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The Australian Guineas is a Group 1 race for three-year-olds held at Flemington Racecourse in late February or early March during the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.

The Australian Guineas is a 1600m set weights race and attracts the country’s best middle distance youngsters racing for a share in the $1 million in total prize money. It is the only Group 1 race at the meeting but is accompanied by a number of Group status support acts including the Group 2 Blamey Stakes (1600m).

Runners in the Australian Guineas field may come via earlier autumn lead-ups including the Group 3 Manfred Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield in early February and the Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes (1200m) for the three-year-old colts and geldings run a fortnight before at Flemington. The latest horses to win the CS Hayes Stakes – Australian Guineas double are Alligator Blood (2020) and Grunt (2018).

After the Australian Guineas the top three-year-olds may continue onto the Group 2 Alister Clark Stakes (2040m) held two weeks later at Moonee Valley. Alternatively the Australian Guineas graduates will head up to Sydney to chase the autumn riches of races like the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) and Group 1 ATC Derby (2400m).

Another new feature race targeted by the best Australian Guineas three-year-olds is the Special Condition $5 million The All-Star Mile (1600m) held at varying racetracks around Melbourne. In 2019 the gun filly Mystic Journey completed the Australian Guineas – The All-Star Mile double at Flemington.

The 2022 Australian Guineas form was franked with the winner Hitotsu, who had won Flemington’s VRC Derby the spring prior, going on to win Sydney’s Group 1 Australian Derby next start.

The 2023 Australian Guineas ran on Saturday February 25, 2023 at Flemington and was won narrowly by the Group 1 winning New Zealand filly Legarto ($6.50). 

Australian Guineas 2023
Date:	Saturday February 25, 2023
Track:	Flemington Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Race Type:	3YO Set Weights
Status:	Group 1
Prize Money:	$1 million

2023 Australian Guineas Results

• 1st: #15 Legarto ($6.50)
• 2nd: #14 Attrition
• 3rd: #17e Japanese Emperor

A dramatic edition of the Australian Guineas 2023 saw the Ken & Bev Kelso-trained New Zealand filly Legarto ($6.50) produce a brilliant late turn of foot to lunge late and defeat Attrition ($7) right on the line, while 100/1 shot Japanese Emperor ran a close third. The event was marred by the race fall of the front-running Maximillius and Holymanz, with both horses escaping serious injury.

Click here to read more on the amazing 2023 Australian Guineas victory by Kiwi filly Legarto.

2023 Australian Guineas Results & Finishing Order

	Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight	Penalty	Starting Price
	1	15	LEGARTO (NZ)	Ken & Bev Kelso	Michael Dee		9	55kg		$6.50
	2	14	ATTRITION	Mitchell Freedman	Ms Jamie Kah	0.2L	7	57kg		$7
	3	17e	JAPANESE EMPEROR (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Daniel Stackhouse	0.6L	8	57kg		$101
	4	7	BANK MAUR	Richard Laming	Jye McNeil	1.35L	15	57kg		$31
	5	8	AMENABLE	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Damien Oliver	1.45L	1	57kg		$17
	6	1	JACQUINOT	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Damian Lane	1.65L	11	57kg		$2.70F
	7	2	ELLIPTICAL	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Blake Shinn	2.4L	2	57kg		$5.50
	8	5	VIRTUOUS CIRCLE (NZ)	Liam Howley	Blaike McDougall	2.6L	10	57kg		$101
	9	9	ELKINGTON ROAD	Michael Moroney	Jamie Mott	3.35L	4	57kg		$31
	10	6	THE FORTUNE TELLER	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	4.85L	6	57kg		$31
	11	16	LACED UP HEELS	Luke Fernie	Chris Parnham	5.6L	12	55kg		$51
	12	4	MR MAESTRO (NZ)	Andrew Forsman	Ben Melham	6.85L	13	57kg		$31
	13	11	MURAMASA	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Daniel Moor	6.95L	14	57kg		$51
	F	12	MAXIMILLIUS	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Ethan Brown		3	57kg		$26
	F	13	HOLYMANZ (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Mark Zahra		5	57kg		$19
		3	OSIPENKO (NZ)	Chris Waller	Luke Nolen		0
		10	LINDERMANN	Chris Waller	Luke Nolen		0

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Australian Guineas Betting Odds

The latest Australian Guineas 2023 betting odds provided by Ladbrokes.com.au will be published below complete with market links as soon as released.

Favourites in Australian Guineas betting have an excellent recent record with five saluting from 2007-2021 including most recently: Hey Doc (2017), Mystic Journey (2019) and Alligator Blood (2020).

In 2021 Lunar Fox made history as the country’s longest-priced Group 1 winner with a 300/1 upset in the Australian Guineas. In 2023 100/1 pop Japanese Emperor ran a close third in the Australian Guineas results.

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST 2023 AUSTRALIAN GUINEAS ODDS (Final Field)

2023 Australian Guineas Form

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2023 Australian Guineas Tips

Stay tuned for our exclusive Australian Guineas 2023 Tips on the million-dollar mile showdown this autumn.

• To Win: #15 Legarto ($9 at time of publish) 

Going for a bit of value with the visiting Kiwi-trained filly Legarto on top at a nice price. Good mid-field draw with Michael Dee aboard Ken & Bev Kelso’s New Zealand raider who is a Group 1 winner across the Tasman. This daughter of Proisir has won five from six to date and is proven at a mile. With two wins from three runs at the 1600m she holds an advantage on a number of these who are chasing their first victory at the distance. She won the Group 1 NZ Thousand Guineas (1600m) by nearly five lengths last November, won at Group 2 level over the same distance in December and was last seen finishing a credible fourth in January’s Karaka Magic Millions. Kept fresh for this notable test down under where she can surprise a few.

2023 Australian Guineas Field

Each autumn the most promising three-year-old milers / stayers face off in the Australian Guineas field in Melbourne, which is released by Racing Victoria on the Wednesday before the race runs.

The official 2023 Australian Guineas field and barriers are released on Wednesday the 1st of March, 2023 and will be published in full below.

The Australian Guineas 2023 final field features a near capacity line-up of three-year-old milers led in betting by last start CF Orr Stakes winner on protest Jacquinot and Anthony & Sam Freedman’s first-up CS Hayes Stakes winner Elliptical drawn a treat in barrier two.

Click here to read more on the key runners in the 2023 Australian Guineas field and betting markets.

• Scratchings Update: #3 Osipenko (13) and #10 Lindermann (14) have both been scratched from the Waller stable in favour of a run in Randwick’s Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) in Sydney.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	36x1159x11	JACQUINOT	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Damian Lane	11	57kg		114
2	1x43227x1	ELLIPTICAL	Anthony & Sam Freedman	Blake Shinn	2	57kg		104
3	12x73x51	OSIPENKO (NZ)	Chris Waller		13	57kg		99
4	5411149×52	MR MAESTRO (NZ)	Andrew Forsman	Ben Melham	15	57kg		90
5	91x132x8	VIRTUOUS CIRCLE (NZ)	Liam Howley	Blaike McDougall	10	57kg		82
6	152732×3	THE FORTUNE TELLER	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	John Allen	6	57kg		77
7	17x218x27	BANK MAUR	Richard Laming	Jye McNeil	17	57kg		78
8	1x436x2	AMENABLE	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Damien Oliver	1	57kg		80
9	1102×4	ELKINGTON ROAD	Michael Moroney	Jamie Mott	4	57kg		78
10	16x2292x51	LINDERMANN	Chris Waller		14	57kg		80
11	1725×9	MURAMASA	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	Daniel Moor	16	57kg		78
12	x41x00x453	MAXIMILLIUS	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	Ethan Brown	3	57kg		78
13	127×12	HOLYMANZ (NZ)	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	Mark Zahra	5	57kg		78
14	33×115	ATTRITION	Mitchell Freedman	Ms Jamie Kah	7	57kg		72
15	1×11114	LEGARTO (NZ)	Ken & Bev Kelso	Michael Dee	9	55kg		104
16	816112×74	LACED UP HEELS	Luke Fernie	Chris Parnham	12	55kg		80
17e	10×6	JAPANESE EMPEROR (NZ)	Michael Moroney	Daniel Stackhouse	8	57kg		65

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

2023 Australian Guineas Nominations

The 2023 Australian Guineas nominations close on Monday February 27, 2023 and will be published below as soon as available.

The Australian Guineas 2023 nominations attracted 21 autumn milers led in pre-field betting by gun three-year-old Jacquinot coming off a protest victory in the C.F. Orr Stakes.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	1x43227x1	ELLIPTICAL	C	3	Anthony & Sam Freedman	1=	57kg		104
2	3x123x3111	WOLLOMBI	F	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	1=	55kg		84
3	36x1159x11	JACQUINOT	C	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	3	57kg		114
4	12x73x51	OSIPENKO (NZ)	C	3	Chris Waller	4	57kg		99
5	12x9731x22	SEE YOU IN HEAVEN	F	3	Richard & Chantelle Jolly	5	55kg		92
6	5411149×52	MR MAESTRO (NZ)	C	3	Andrew Forsman	6	57kg		90
7	1×11114	LEGARTO (NZ)	F	3	Ken & Bev Kelso	7	55kg		104
8	91x132x8	VIRTUOUS CIRCLE (NZ)	C	3	Liam Howley	8	57kg		82
9	63332×1621	GLINT OF SILVER	G	3	David Pfieffer	9	57kg		84
10	1102×4	ELKINGTON ROAD	G	3	Michael Moroney	10	57kg		78
11	17x218x27	BANK MAUR	C	3	Richard Laming	11	57kg		78
12	816112×74	LACED UP HEELS	F	3	Luke Fernie	12	55kg		80
13	16x2292x51	LINDERMANN	C	3	Chris Waller	13	57kg		80
14	x41x00x453	MAXIMILLIUS	G	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	14	57kg		78
15	152732×3	THE FORTUNE TELLER	C	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	15	57kg		77
16	1x436x2	AMENABLE	C	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	16	57kg		80
17	1725×9	MURAMASA	C	3	Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young	17	57kg		78
18	127×12	HOLYMANZ (NZ)	G	3	Ciaron Maher & David Eustace	18	57kg		78
19	33×115	ATTRITION	C	3	Mitchell Freedman	19	57kg		72
20	10×6	JAPANESE EMPEROR (NZ)	G	3	Michael Moroney	20	57kg		65
21	1225	ACOSTA	G	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	21	57kg		65

Table Credit: Racing Australia. 

Australian Guineas History

Australian Guineas racing began in 1986 and in its short time on the track, has already become the third leg of the inaugural 1998 Australian Triple Crown for three year olds. As a result, the race distance was changed to 2000m between 1998 and 2000 and offered a total prize money of $750,000.

In 2001, the Australian Guineas returned to its original distance of 1600m and fillies were given an allowance of 2.5kg.

Notable recent Australian Guineas winners include Alligator Blood (2020), subsequent All-Star Mile winning filly Mystic Journey (2019), Shamus Award (2014), the filly Mosheen (2012), Apache Cat (2006) and Reset (2004).

Australian Group 1 history was made in 2021 when Lunar Fox ($301) became the country’s longest-priced Group 1 winner in the Australian Guineas results.

Hitotsu also made Australian Guineas history in 2022 becoming the event’s maiden first-up winner and the third Victoria Derby champion to return and win the mile classic.

In 2023 the 38th edition of the Australian Guineas was marred by a dramatic race fall, with jockeys Ethan Brown (Maximillius) and Mark Zahra (Holymanz) thrown from their horses.

Recent Australian Guineas Winners

See below for a full list of Australian Guineas results & winners dating back to 2000.

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2023 Australian Guineas	1st	Legarto	1 minute 36.34 seconds
	2nd	Attrition
	3rd	Japanese Emperor
2022 Australian Guineas	1st	Hitotsu	1 minute 36.88 seconds
	2nd	Lightsaber
	3rd	Bon’s A Pearla
2021 Australian Guineas	1st	Lunar Fox	1 minute 35.86 seconds
	2nd	Cherry Tortoni
	3rd	Tagaloa
2020 Australian Guineas	1st	Alligator Blood	1 minute 34.92 seconds
	2nd	Superstorm
	3rd	Soul Patch
2019 Australian Guineas	1st	Mystic Journey	1 minute 35.79 seconds
	2nd	Hawkshot
	3rd	Amphitrite
2018 Australian Guineas	1st	Grunt	1 minute 34.99 seconds
	2nd	Peaceful State
	3rd	Bring Me Roses
2017 Australian Guineas	1st	Hey Doc	1 minute 34.01 seconds
	2nd	Prized Icon
	3rd	Snitzon
2016 Australian Guineas	1st	Palentino	1 minute 35.2 seconds
	2nd	Tarzino
	3rd	Risque
2015 Australian Guineas	1st	Wandjina	1 minute 35.14 seconds
	2nd	Alpine Eagle
	3rd	Stratum Star
2014 Australian Guineas	1st	Shamus Award	1 minute 36.41 seconds
	2nd	Criterion
	3rd	Thunder Fantasy
2013 Australian Guineas	1st	Ferlax	1 minute 35.09 seconds
	2nd	You’re So Good
	3rd	Sheer Talent
2012 Australian Guineas	1st	Mosheen	1 minute 37.0 seconds
	2nd	Strike the Stars
	3rd	Mister Milton
2011 Australian Guineas	1st	Shamrocker	1 minute 35.3 seconds
	2nd	Bullbars
	3rd	Playing God
2010 Australian Guineas	1st	Rock Classic	1 minute 36.8 seconds
	2nd	Set For Fame
	3rd	Linton
2009 Australian Guineas	1st	Heart Of Dreams	1 minute 35.8 seconds
	2nd	Von Costa De Hero
	3rd	Lucky Thunder
2008 Australian Guineas	1st	Light Fantastic	1 minute 36.4 seconds
	2nd	Marching
	3rd	Playwright
2007 Australian Guineas	1st	Miss Finland	1 minute 36 seconds
	2nd	Casino Prince
	3rd	Jokers Wild
2006 Australian Guineas	1st	Apache Cat	1 minute 34 seconds
	2nd	Darcy Brahma
	3rd	Thin And Crispy
2005 Australian Guineas	1st	Al Maher	1 minute 34.4 seconds
	2nd	Danehill Express
	3rd	Econsul
2004 Australian Guineas	1st	Reset	1 minute 34.5 seconds
	2nd	Starcraft
	3rd	Under The Bridge
2003 Australian Guineas	1st	Delago Brom	1 minute 35.9 seconds
	2nd	Tycoon Ruler
	3rd	Thorn Park
2002 Australian Guineas	1st	Dash For Cash	1 minute 35.3 seconds
	2nd	Royal Code
	3rd	Ustinov
2001 Australian Guineas	1st	Mr Murphy	1 minute 34.4 seconds
	2nd	Neptunes Journey
	3rd	Outgate
2000 Australian Guineas	1st	Pins	2 minutes 2.3 seconds
	2nd	Freemason
	3rd	Hades