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The Group 2 Queensland Guineas is a 1600m event for all three year old horses and is worth $350,000 in prize money.

Previously held at Eagle Farm Racecourse in early June, the event was cancelled in 2020 due COVID-19 and then moved to its own feature race day in either late April or early May.

The mile event is a set weights race and now serves as a potential lead-up into the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) on Stradbroke Handicap Day.

Kovalica (2023) was the last horse to complete the Queensland Guineas – Queensland Derby double.

Queensland Guineas Day now features two Group 2 events with the other feature on the card being the Group 2 Victory Stakes for Stradbroke Handicap types.

The Queensland Guineas field attracts a line-up of the season’s best three-year-old middle distance gallopers coming off potential lead-up runs from the autumn in Sydney.

A number of times in recent years the Queensland Guineas has been held at Doomben Racecourse due to ongoing track issues at Eagle Farm.

The Queensland Guineas also now offers a ballot exemption to the winner into the $1.2 million Group 2 The Q22 (2200m) run at Eagle Farm on Stradbroke Handicap Day.

The form of the 2021 Queensland Guineas was franked with the winner Private Eye going on to dominate in the spring later that year including winning Sydney’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m).

The 2022 Queensland Guineas form was franked with the runner-up Dark Destroyer winning the Group 3 Rough Habit Plate next start before a fourth in that year’s Queensland Derby and subsequent Group 1 Tarzino Stakes win in New Zealand that September.

The 2023 Queensland Guineas winner Kovalica ran third next-up in the Doomben Cup results against the older horses before winning the Queensland Derby that winter. He also returned in the spring for a Group 1 Epsom Handicap second in Sydney.

The Queensland Guineas 2024 runs on Saturday May 4, 2024 at Eagle Farm Racecourse as an early winter lead-up to the Queensland Derby. 

2024 Queensland Guineas
Date:	Saturday May 4, 2024
Track:	Eagle Farm Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	3YOs – Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prize money:	$350,000

2024 Queensland Guineas Results

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

2024 Queensland Guineas Betting Odds

The season’s best Queensland Guineas 2024 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the Group 2 mile feature will be available below the week of the race.

Kovalica ($2.40 in 2023) was the last favourite in Queensland Guineas betting to salute for the punters.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2024 QUEENSLAND GUINEAS ODDS (Final Field)

2024 Queensland Guineas Form

CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2024 QUEENSLAND GUINEAS FORM GUIDE

2024 Queensland Guineas Tips

Stay tuned for our insider Queensland Guineas 2024 Tips on the lucrative Group 2 event for Queensland Derby hopes this winter season.

• To Win: #1 Kintyre ($7.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

It’s a stacked field for the Guineas, but we like the value offered by Kintyre. Trained by Gary Portelli, this Hallowed Crown gelding has proven his ability over longer distances, recently winning the Group 3 Frank Packer Plate (2000m) on a Heavy track in Sydney. The drop back to 1600m will be a welcome relief after his gutsy performance. He’s a classy horse with a great draw (barrier 3) which gives him a tactical advantage at Eagle Farm. Versatile, he’ll likely settle midfield just off the pace, with plenty left in the tank for a strong finishing kick. Kintyre is a serious contender with a chance to win at a good price.

2024 Queensland Guineas Field

The Queensland Guineas field draws a strong line-up of winter three-year-olds from both local Brisbane stables as well as interstate raiders chasing the riches on offer in the sunshine state. It is a race for gallopers heading towards a step-up in distance for the Group 1 Queensland Derby held, which it was previously on the same day as up until 2021.

The official Queensland Guineas 2024 field and barriers are announced by Racing Queensland the Wednesday of race week and will be published below.

The 2024 Queensland Guineas final field features a capacity line-up of three-year-olds for the last in Brisbane on Saturday and the Michael Freedman-trained Ducasse is narrow favourite at time of publish despite a wide draw.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the Queensland Guineas 2024 field and betting markets.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Probable Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	8473×33431	KINTYRE	Gary Portelli	Ms Cejay Graham (a)	3	57kg			84
2	4763×18771	DUCASSE	Michael Freedman	Tommy Berry	16	57kg			87
3	2812×1288	ROBRICK	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Ryan Maloney	11	57kg			82
4	x3114612x0	ENCODER	Lee Freedman	Damien Thornton	12	57kg			76
5	0x840x9307	CAFE MILLENIUM	John O’Shea	Martin Harley	17	57kg			96
6	x12L12x332	RAZORS	James Cummings	Robbie Dolan	13	57kg			81
7	1145×21031	IN EVIDENCE	John Wigginton	Nikita Beriman	7	57kg			76
8	331515×26	PORT LOCKROY	Annabel Neasham	Adam Hyeronimus	19	57kg			76
9	312×7132	TRANSATLANTIC	Tony Gollan	James Orman	14	57kg			72.5
10	x6283412x7	KIRIKAN (NZ)	Chris Waller	Mark Du Plessis	6	57kg			66
11	1×113	PRESS LINK (NZ)	Robert Heathcote	Michael Rodd	8	57kg			72
12	000x4536x0	FELIX THE SCAT	Tony Gollan	Kyle Wilson-Taylor	10	57kg			64
13	2119×4	CAPTAIN FENKEL	Marcus Wilson	Vlad Duric	9	57kg			68
14	212x	CARACAS (NZ)	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Jim Byrne	4	57kg			73
15	1220×10	PURVEYOR	Bevan Laming	Michael Cahill	15	57kg			65
16	129	EASY DUN	Andrew Noblet	John Allen	18	57kg			65
17	9139730×4	CHICA MOJITO (NZ)	Chris Waller	Jake Bayliss	1	55kg			77
18e	6x4x1x9	MISTERKIPCHOGE (NZ)	Chris Waller		5	57kg			65
19e	1	HIYAAM PROUD	Matt Laurie		2	57kg			64

Table Credit: Racing Australia.

2024 Queensland Guineas Nominations

The Queensland Guineas 2024 nominations are out the Monday leading-up to race day.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Hcp Rating
1	8473×33431	KINTYRE	G	3	Gary Portelli	1	83
2	4763×18771	DUCASSE	C	3	Michael Freedman	2	86
3	2812×1288	ROBRICK	G	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	3	81
4	x3114612x0	ENCODER	G	3	Lee Freedman	4	76
5	0x840x9307	CAFE MILLENIUM	G	3	John O’Shea	5	95
6	x12L12x332	RAZORS	G	3	James Cummings	6	80
7	1145×21031	IN EVIDENCE	G	3	John Wigginton	7	76
8	1x1230x502	SCENTIFY	C	3	Ciaron Maher	8	77
9	1351×11	PANIC (NZ)	G	3	Michael Freedman	9	77
10	2x5280x011	CHEVRON	C	3	Kristen Buchanan	10	69
11	331515×26	PORT LOCKROY	C	3	Annabel Neasham	11	75
12	312×7132	TRANSATLANTIC	C	3	Tony Gollan	12	72.5
13	x6283412x7	KIRIKAN (NZ)	G	3	Chris Waller	13	66
14	1×113	PRESS LINK (NZ)	G	3	Robert Heathcote	14	72
15	000x4536x0	FELIX THE SCAT	G	3	Tony Gollan	15	64
16	1x446x115	MCHALE	G	3	Chris Waller	16	76
17	2119×4	CAPTAIN FENKEL	G	3	Marcus Wilson	17	67
18	43x82402x0	WAVERLEY	G	3	John Sargent	18
19	212x	CARACAS (NZ)	G	3	Anthony & Sam Freedman	19	72
20	061313×5	IMEZAAKI (NZ)	G	3	Bjorn Baker	20	64
21	1220×10	PURVEYOR	G	3	Bevan Laming	21	65
22	6xP222x1	ZERKHAN	C	3	John Thompson	22	60
23	9139730×4	CHICA MOJITO (NZ)	F	3	Chris Waller	23	79
24	129	EASY DUN	G	3	Andrew Noblet	24	65
25	6x4x1x9	MISTERKIPCHOGE (NZ)	G	3	Chris Waller	25	64
26	1	HIYAAM PROUD	G	3	Matt Laurie	26	63

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Queensland Guineas History

First raced in 1896 and won by College Cap, the Queensland Guineas was originally an 8 Furlong Principal race until 1973 when it was changed to 1600m. Shortly after in 1979 the race was elevated to Group 3 status until 1988 when it was once again raised to Group Two status.

The Queensland Guineas was not held from 1942 to 1945, 1983 or in 1996.

The fastest winning time since 1988 was recorded by Sizzling in 2013 with 1 minute 24.3 seconds while the slowest time was 1 minute 43.8 seconds by Insecure in 1998.

In 2013 the Queensland Guineas moved race days, from Stradbroke Handicap Day to Queensland Oaks Day. The race distance was also changed from 1600m to 1400m. For 2017 the Queensland Guineas was contested over 1600m at Doomben Racecourse with the state of the Eagle Farm track deemed unsuitable for racing earlier in the carnival.

The 2020 Queensland Guineas was cancelled due to COVID-19 and moved forward on the winter carnival schedule from 2021.

Queensland Guineas Results

Queensland Guineas results since 2000 are listed below.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2024 Queensland Guineas	1st	TBD	TBD
	2nd	TBD
	3rd	TBD
2023 Queensland Guineas	1st	Kovalica	1 minute 36.45 seconds
	2nd	Perfect Thought
	3rd	The Vowels
2022 Queensland Guineas	1st	Character	1 minute 35.80 seconds
	2nd	Dark Destroyer
	3rd	Ashgrove
2021 Queensland Guineas	1st	Private Eye	1 minute 37.60 seconds
	2nd	Apache Chase
	3rd	Kukeracha
2020 Queensland GuineasRace Not Run (Due to COVID-19)	1st	–	–
	2nd	–
	3rd	–
2019 Queensland Guineas	1st	Kolding	1 minute 35.38 seconds
	2nd	Baccarat Baby
	3rd	Pohutukawa
2018 Queensland Guineas	1st	Sambro	1 minute 38.0 seconds
	2nd	Seaway
	3rd	Magnufighter
2017 Queensland Guineas	1st	Salsonic	1 minute 34.85 seconds
	2nd	Volpino
	3rd	Niccanova
2016 Queensland Guineas	1st	Tsaritsa	1 minute 34.13 seconds
	2nd	Denmagic
	3rd	Sold For Song
2015 Queensland Guineas	1st	Jabali	1 minute 34.61 seconds
	2nd	Bachman
	3rd	Merion
2014 Queensland Guineas	1st	Sir Moments	1 minute 23.0 seconds
	2nd	Liberty’s Choice
	3rd	Ryker
2013 Queensland Guineas	1st	Sizzling	1 minute 24.3 seconds
	2nd	Dances On Stars
	3rd	Lucky Hussler
2012 Queensland Guineas	1st	Pear Tart	1 minute 26.1 seconds
	2nd	Free Wheeling
	3rd	Stradon
2011 Queensland Guineas	1st	Torio’s Quest	1 minute 35.4 seconds
	2nd	Benny’s Buttons
	3rd	Spot The Rock
2010 Queensland Guineas	1st	Rothesay	1 minute 33.7 seconds
	2nd	Launay
	3rd	Fifteen Carat
2009 Queensland Guineas	1st	Express Air	1 minute 39.8 seconds
	2nd	Marveen
	3rd	La Etoile
2008 Queensland Guineas	1st	Turffontein	1 minute 40.4 seconds
	2nd	Royal Discretion
	3rd	Pepperwood
2007 Queensland Guineas	1st	Sequential Charm	1 minute 35.5 seconds
	2nd	J Adane
	3rd	Danleigh
2006 Queensland Guineas	1st	Nova Star	1 minute 36.5 seconds
	2nd	Fashions Afield
	3rd	Funlove
2005 Queensland Guineas	1st	Saxon	1 minute 35.9 seconds
	2nd	Hit The Road
	3rd	Special Times
2004 Queensland Guineas	1st	Winning Belle	1 minute 40.3 seconds
	2nd	Toulouse Lautrec
	3rd	Little Punc
2003 Queensland Guineas	1st	True Glo	1 minute 33.3 seconds
	2nd	Sportsman
	3rd	King Of Them All
2002 Queensland Guineas	1st	Regent Street	1 minute 35.6 seconds
	2nd	Galroof
	3rd	Deuxienne
2001 Queensland Guineas	1st	Heroism	1 minute 34.3 seconds
	2nd	Yoruba
	3rd	Pimpala Player
2000 Queensland Guineas	1st	Magnifier	1 minute 34.8 seconds
	2nd	Fairway
	3rd	Make Mine Magic

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