On Monday Racing Victoria took nominations for a trio of upcoming Group 1 autumn features at Flemington including those for the 2022 Australian Guineas that attracted 111 entries led by Victoria Derby champion Hitotsu.

Victoria Derby winner Hitotsu headlines the 2022 Australian Guineas nominations this autumn. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.
Early entries for the Group 1 $1 million Australian Guineas (1600m), running at HQ on March 5, along with those for the both the Group 1 $1.5 million Newmarket Handicap (1200m) and Group 1 $1.5 million Australian Cup (2000m) the following weekend on ‘Super Saturday’ have all now been released.
This year’s Australian Guineas nominations were down from 122 last Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival but still chock-full of star young three-year-olds including seven individual Group 1 winners.
The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace-trained Maurice colt Hitotsu heads updated all-in Australian Guineas betting markets at $3 through Ladbrokes.com.au.
He enjoyed a turnaround of form during the spring after transferring from Wendy Kelly to the powerhouse Maher/Eustace stable and went from a debut win at Donald to Victoria Derby champion in just three runs.
The other all-in favourite at Australian Guineas odds of $3.50 is Anamoe for Godolphin.
The James Cummings-trained Street Boss colt enjoyed a stellar spring headlined by his Caulfield Guineas win over the mile and devastatingly close second to State Of Rest in the Ladbrokes Cox Plate over 2040m at The Valley.
He resumed in Sydney last Saturday running a credible third in the Group 2 Expressway Stakes (1200m) and will only improve on that with more fitness and distance.
Anamoe however is an unlikely final acceptor for the Australian Guineas with the Group 1 $1 million Randwick Guineas (1600m) run on the same day in Sydney.
The other top chance for the Royal Blue brigade is Telofilo gelding Alegron ($15), third in Sydney’s Group 1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) before his Victoria Derby second over the 2500m at Flemington last October.
Ahead of the better Australian Guineas lead-up races scheduled over the coming weeks, the third single-figure fancy at a current quote of $9 is the Anthony & Sam Freedman-trained Artorius.
The Flying Spur colt has not won a race since the Blue Diamond Stakes as a two-year-old last February but he’s been competitive in plenty since including a Golden Rose fourth, Caulfield Guineas third and third also in the Coolmore Stud Stakes down the ‘Straight Six’ here on Derby Day.
Since 2010 three fillies have beaten home the boys in the Australian Guineas results, most recently Mystic Journey (2019), and there are 26 in the mix this season.
Some of the standout fillies looking to take on the colts and geldings include the Hawkes Racing-trained Thousand Guineas winner Yearning; third in the same mile feature last October Barb Raider; Flight Stakes champ and Spring Champion Stakes runner-up Never Been Kissed for Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott; and the Chris Waller-trained Hinged who ran second in the Flight Stakes at Randwick.
Waller is yet to prepare an Australian Guineas winner and is in with eight entries with his Golden Rose third placegetter Coastwatch the other early standout.
Other notable entries including Stan Fox Stakes – $1 million Bondi Stakes double winner Hilal, Peter & Paul Snowden’s Caulfield Guineas runner-up Captivant, the Waterhouse/Bott JJ Atkins winner Converge and the consistent Peter Moody-trained Zoustar colt Lightsaber.
The Queensland contingent is led by Naughty Harry for the race’s 2020 winning trainer with Alligator Blood, David Vandyke.
As for the Kiwis, Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman have nominated their consistent New Zealander White Noise who has won four straight at home.
The 2022 Australian Guineas first acceptances close on Tuesday, February 22, with the latest all-in markets courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au available here.
2022 Australian Guineas Nominations
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Hcp Rating | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3x | AIR BLUE | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
2 | x2812540x7 | AKIHIRO | C | 3 | Gary Portelli | |
3 | 8142x | AKTOLGALI | G | 3 | Robert Hickmott | |
4 | 025x15432x | ALEGRON | G | 3 | James Cummings | |
5 | 224x | ALONTRO | C | 3 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | |
6 | ALWAYS ON MY MIND | F | 3 | Ben & JD Hayes | ||
7 | 121x1212x3 | ANAMOE | C | 3 | James Cummings | |
8 | 148x | ANCIENT GIRL (NZ) | F | 3 | Clinton McDonald | |
9 | 1x8x | ARGENTIA | F | 3 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
10 | 1 | ARKTIKA | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | |
11 | 47x144853x | ARNAQUEUR | G | 3 | Jean Dubois | |
12 | 116x22433x | ARTORIUS | C | 3 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
13 | ASTERNA ATTITUDE | F | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | ||
14 | 93×113 | ATTRACTABLE | G | 3 | Peter G Moody | |
15 | 724x31203x | AUDREY GIRL | F | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
16 | 2x212x | BAMYAN BUDDHA | C | 3 | Grant Young | |
17 | 321135x | BARB RAIDER | F | 3 | Jerome Hunter | |
18 | 16×2 | BENCZKOWSKI (NZ) | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
19 | 67×4121 | BON VIVANT | G | 3 | James Cummings | |
20 | 53110x | BON’S A PEARLA | F | 3 | Kevin Corstens | |
21 | CAPTAIN GEORGE | C | 3 | Anthony Cummings | ||
22 | 531x36728x | CAPTIVANT | C | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | |
23 | 753241428x | CHARACTER | G | 3 | James Cummings | |
24 | 10x521324x | COASTWATCH | G | 3 | Chris Waller | |
25 | 16x496x2 | COMMANDS THE FIELD | F | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
26 | x35130x250 | CONSTRUCT | G | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden | |
27 | x621321x8x | CONVERGE | G | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
28 | 11x | CORONA LAD | G | 3 | Nathan Dunn | |
29 | 2119x | CUBAN LINK | F | 3 | Greg Eurell | |
30 | 61 | DAYAN STAR | C | 3 | Leon & Troy Corstens | |
31 | 1643361231 | DECENT RAINE | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | |
32 | 61 | DEMON BLOOD | G | 3 | Clinton McDonald | |
33 | 1x | DRAFT DAY (NZ) | G | 3 | Leon & Troy Corstens | |
34 | 2621629x | DUFRESNE | G | 3 | Anthony Cummings | |
35 | 33128x | EL PATRONESS | F | 3 | Danny O’Brien | |
36 | 2 | ELITE ICON | G | 3 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | |
37 | 17 | ELZAMEE | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | |
38 | 11x | ESPIONA | F | 3 | Chris Waller | |
39 | 361110x | EXTREME FLIGHT | C | 3 | Anthony & Sam Freedman | |
40 | 4x3111x | FANGIRL | F | 3 | Chris Waller | |
41 | 114×1124 | FAR TOO EASY | G | 3 | David McColm | |
42 | 1200x | FOOTLIGHTS (NZ) | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
43 | 88x311615x | FORGOT YOU (NZ) | C | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
44 | 3107×1 | FRENCH EMPEROR | G | 3 | David Payne | |
45 | 1x | GALLEON (NZ) | C | 3 | Ben & JD Hayes | |
46 | 3x752x190x | GIANNIS | G | 3 | Chris Waller | |
47 | 72323x | GWAN SO (GB) | C | 3 | Annabel Neasham | |
48 | 21x23204x | HERESY | F | 3 | James Cummings | |
49 | 29x519x51 | HE’S THE ULTIMATE (NZ) | G | 3 | Peter G Moody | |
50 | 225x14353x | HE’S XCEPTIONAL | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
51 | 722x53011x | HILAL | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | |
52 | 2x2111026x | HINGED | F | 3 | Chris Waller | |
53 | 706x151x | HITOTSU | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | |
54 | 31 | IMA SHELBY | G | 3 | Ben & JD Hayes | |
55 | 253x12938x | INGRATIATING | C | 3 | James Cummings | |
56 | 190x | INVERELL (NZ) | G | 3 | Clayton Douglas | |
57 | 1x | LET’S SAY GRACE (NZ) | F | 3 | Michael Moroney | |
58 | 119x6414x4 | LIGHTSABER | C | 3 | Peter G Moody | |
59 | 23x113x | LINAS LEGEND | C | 3 | Danny O’Brien | |
60 | 5×11 | LUCKY DECISION (NZ) | G | 3 | Peter G Moody | |
61 | 1×3 | MAHREZ (NZ) | G | 3 | Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) | |
62 | 8x1164x | MANA NUI (NZ) | C | 3 | Chris Waller | |
63 | 12446x | MAOTAI | C | 3 | Kacy Fogden | |
64 | 12 | MATRON BULLWINKEL | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | |
65 | 833126x47x | MAURICE’S MEDAD | G | 3 | Bjorn Baker | |
66 | MAWKEB | F | 3 | Ben & JD Hayes | ||
67 | 24123×5 | MILITARY EXPERT | C | 3 | Annabel Neasham | |
68 | 3106×7 | MORIDAN | C | 3 | Anthony Cummings | |
69 | 412x | MOUNTAIN RANGE | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | |
70 | 14x46129x | MR MOZART | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | |
71 | 1 | NAUGHTY HARRY (NZ) | G | 3 | David Vandyke | |
72 | 11912x | NEVER BEEN KISSED (NZ) | F | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
73 | 1140x846x1 | OVERPASS | C | 3 | Bjorn Baker | |
74 | 1x | PASCERO | C | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
75 | 5 | PHAREAL | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
76 | 1×1 | PINSTRIPED | G | 3 | Enver Jusufovic | |
77 | 12 | PLACE OF GOLD | G | 3 | Cliff Brown | |
78 | 450x441x21 | POUNDING | G | 3 | Peter G Moody | |
79 | 278x | PRIX DE TURN (NZ) | C | 3 | Matthew Brown | |
80 | x200x1745x | RANCH HAND | C | 3 | Chris Waller | |
81 | 14x | REIGATE | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
82 | 1171 | REJOICED | C | 3 | Annabel Neasham | |
83 | 84218117×4 | RHINOCEROS (NZ) | C | 3 | Emma-Lee & David Browne | |
84 | ROMAN HISTORY | G | 3 | Anthony Cummings | ||
85 | 1x | ROYAL DRESS | F | 3 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | |
86 | 815111308x | ROYALZEL | C | 3 | Gary Portelli | |
87 | 5x | SARSEN | C | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | |
88 | 23x115x | SCARLET PRINCE | C | 3 | Mitchell Beer | |
89 | 12x525x | SECRET GLAMOUR | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | |
90 | 1×5 | SECRET ISLE | G | 3 | Louise Bonella | |
91 | 1215×23 | SHARP RESPONSE | G | 3 | Julius Sandhu | |
92 | 3x132x880x | SHE’S ALL CLASS | F | 3 | Chris Waller | |
93 | 117×1 | SILENT IMPACT | G | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | |
94 | 3 | SKYBEAM (NZ) | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
95 | x52157x123 | SOCIALIST | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | |
96 | 23 | SONOFTHEBEAST | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
97 | 5x151x | SPIRIT OF GAYLARD (NZ) | C | 3 | Mitchell Freedman | |
98 | SUPARAZI | G | 3 | Ben Brisbourne | ||
99 | 6x15x0x | TAMETOMO (NZ) | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
100 | 1 | TAVISTORM (NZ) | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
101 | 513x1258x7 | TIGER OF MALAY | C | 3 | Richard & Michael Freedman | |
102 | 1 | TIPITINA (NZ) | G | 3 | James Cummings | |
103 | 7036×12 | TITAN OF CHOICE | G | 3 | Peter Gelagotis | |
104 | TWELVE BELLS | C | 3 | John Price | ||
105 | 5x0x212x22 | UMGAWA | G | 3 | Leon & Troy Corstens | |
106 | 521x792x | WAR ETERNAL (NZ) | C | 3 | Bjorn Baker | |
107 | 31111 | WHITE NOISE (NZ) | G | 3 | Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman | |
108 | 25x491214x | YEARNING | F | 3 | Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes | |
109 | 31x7740x | ZERELLE | G | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | |
110 | 2117×44 | ZETARITA | F | 3 | Kris Lees | |
111 | 1417x | ZOUMON | G | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.