The $1 million Randwick Guineas is a Group 1 event held at Randwick Racecourse in early March as one of the early features of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
2025 Randwick Guineas Results
- 1st: #3 Linebacker
- 2nd: #1 Broadsiding
- 3rd: #2 Swiftfalcon
Randwick Guineas News
- 2025 Rosehill Guineas Results: Broadsiding Narrow Winner over Aeliana
- 2025 Randwick Guineas Winner Linebacker Beats Broadsiding in Upset
- Randwick Guineas 2025 Field & Betting Update: Broadsiding Odds-On Favourite
- 2025 Hobartville Stakes Winner Broadsiding Firms in Randwick Guineas Betting
- Doncaster Mile 2024 Results: Celestial Legend Flashes Home Late for Bridge & Schiller
The Randwick Guineas is held at New South Wales’ premier track, Royal Randwick Racecourse, during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival in early to mid-March each year.
Run over 1600m and offering $1 million in prize money, the Randwick Guineas is open to all 3-year-old horses. As a set weight race, colts and geldings carry 56.5kg and fillies must carry 54.5kg.
2025 Randwick Guineas Results
- 1st: #3 Linebacker ($9)
- 2nd: #1 Broadsiding
- 3rd: #2 Swiftfalcon
The Rosehill Guineas on March 22 is calling for John O’Shea & Tom Charlton’s now two-time Group 1 winning son of Super Seth after Linebacker ($9) fought off a late challenge off an on-speed run to deny Broadsiding victory in a thrilling 2025 Randwick Guineas result.
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Randwick Guineas 2025 Odds & Results
The Agency Randwick Guineas (G1)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
3. Linebacker (6)
J: Zac Lloyd 56.5kg
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
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2nd
1. Broadsiding (4)
J: James McDonald 56.5kg
T: James Cummings |
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3rd
2. Swiftfalcon (5)
J: Tyler Schiller 56.5kg
T: M, W & J Hawkes |
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4th
9. Aeliana (3)
J: Jason Collett 54.5kg
T: Chris Waller |
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5th
6. Depth Of Character (8)
J: Josh Parr 56.5kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
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6th
7. Our Benefactor (9)
J: Martin Harley 56.5kg
T: Bevan Laming |
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7th
5. Firm Agreement (1)
J: Tom Sherry 56.5kg
T: Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald |
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8th
8. Tenbury Wells (7)
J: Tommy Berry 56.5kg
T: Brad Widdup |
Data retrieved: 01/05/2025 03:03:37 PM (Australia/Brisbane)
The Randwick Guineas replaced the 1900m Canterbury Guineas after 2005. The Randwick Guineas winner gains automatic qualification for both the Group 1 Australian Derby (2400m) and the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) held in April during Sydney’s ‘The Championships’.
Randwick Guineas Day features two Group 1 races with the marquee event supported by the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m). A host of other Group status races also take place at the meeting including the Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) and two Group 2 status Golden Slipper Stakes lead-up races – the Reisling Stakes and Todman Stakes.
The major lead-up race to the event is the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m). Recent three-year-olds to complete the Hobartville Stakes – Randwick Guineas double include Celestial Legend (2024), The Autumn Sun (2019), Kementari (2018), Hallowed Crown (2015), Dissident (2014), and Ilovethiscity (2011).
The best out of the Randwick Guineas field may continue onto the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) run over more meters a fortnight later on Golden Slipper Stakes Day. The Autumn Sun (2019) and It’s A Dundeel (2013) are the latest horses to win the Randwick – Rosehill Guineas double.
In 2021 the Randwick Guineas runner-up Mo’unga went on to win the Rosehill Guineas next start, while the upset 25/1 Randwick Guineas winner Lion’s Roar finished third in that season’s Group 1 ATC Derby (2400m).
The 2022 Randwick Guineas winner Converge ran second next-up in the Rosehill Guineas. Anamoe meanwhile improved on his Randwick Guineas second to win the Rosehill Guineas before coming back in the spring to win five straight Group 1 races culminating with his Cox Plate victory.
The Randwick Guineas 2023 form was franked by the runner-up Lindermann who won the Rosehill Guineas at his next start.
The 2024 Randwick Guineas form was franked with the winner, Celestial Legend, winning the Doncaster Mile as a three-year-old at his next start, while the runner-up Militarize ran third in both the George Ryder and Doncaster Mile trifectas.
The 2025 Randwick Guineas ran on Saturday March 8, 2025 offering $1 million in total prize money and saw the John O’Shea & Tom Charlton trained Linebacker ($9) turn the tables on Broadsiding to win in a narrow half-length upset.Â
| Randwick Guineas 2025 | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday March 8, 2025 |
| Track: | Randwick Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Race Type: | 3YO Set Weights C&G 56.5kg F 54.5kg |
| Status: | Group 1 |
| Prizemoney: | $1,000,000 |
2025 Randwick Guineas Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | LINEBACKER (NZ) | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Zac Lloyd | 5 | 56.5kg | $9 | |||
| 2 | 1 | BROADSIDING | James Cummings | James McDonald | 0.53L | 3 | 56.5kg | $1.60F | ||
| 3 | 2 | SWIFTFALCON | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | Tyler Schiller | 0.9L | 4 | 56.5kg | $5 | ||
| 4 | 9 | AELIANA (NZ) | Chris Waller | Jason Collett | 2.34L | 2 | 54.5kg | $6 | ||
| 5 | 6 | DEPTH OF CHARACTER | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Joshua Parr | 4.57L | 7 | 56.5kg | $81 | ||
| 6 | 7 | OUR BENEFACTOR (NZ) | Bevan Laming | Martin Harley | 5.74L | 8 | 56.5kg | $41 | ||
| 7 | 5 | FIRM AGREEMENT | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Tom Sherry | 9.16L | 1 | 56.5kg | $61 | ||
| 8 | 8 | TENBURY WELLS | Brad Widdup | Tommy Berry | 12.82L | 6 | 56.5kg | $151 | ||
| 4 | CHINA SEA | John Sargent | Tim Clark | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Randwick Guineas Betting
The latest Randwick Guineas 2025 betting odds will be available at Ladbrokes.com.au and also published here at Races.com.au.
The Autumn Sun ($1.80 in 2019) was the last favourite in Randwick Guineas betting to salute for the punters.
In 2022 the odds-on favourite Anamoe ($1.90) was narrowly denied when second to Converge ($6.50).
There was a notable upset in 2023 with Communist winning at Randwick Guineas odds of $16, while in 2025 Linebacker ($9) beat home the odds-on favourite Broadsiding.
2025 Randwick Guineas Form
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2025 Randwick Guineas Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Randwick Guineas 2025 Tips on the million-dollar mile clash for three-year-olds this autumn.
- To Win: #1 Broadsiding ($1.60 at time of publish) – BET NOW
There’s a couple of promising 3YOs in the Randwick Guineas field outside of Broadsiding, but how can you tip against the favourite? He’s a class above the rest of these and won his resuming run dominating the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes fresh last time out. Presents fitter now and ready to post his fourth Group 1 success back up to a mile, which he is well proven at. Two-from-two at the distance including two of his elite level victories. Cox Plate third in the spring showed he could match it with the big guns at WFA. Won’t be beaten now.
2025 Randwick Guineas Field
The Randwick Guineas field attracts a line-up of the season’s best middle-distance three-year-olds and is released by Racing NSW on the Wednesday before the race.
The 2025 Randwick Guineas field and barriers will be announced on Wednesday March 5, 2025, and published in full below.
The Randwick Guineas 2025 final field features nine runners dominated by the odds-on favourite Broadsiding chasing his fourth Group 1 victory.
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| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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| 1 | 111x1430x1 | BROADSIDING | James Cummings | James McDonald | 4 | 56.5kg | 111 | ||
| 2 | 521x1126x2 | SWIFTFALCON | Michael, John & Wayne Hawkes | Tyler Schiller | 5 | 56.5kg | 97 | ||
| 3 | 112x46x26 | LINEBACKER (NZ) | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Zac Lloyd | 6 | 56.5kg | 93 | ||
| 4 | 10x9623x9 | CHINA SEA | John Sargent | Tim Clark | 2 | 56.5kg | 88 | ||
| 5 | 2133×7 | FIRM AGREEMENT | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Tom Sherry | 1 | 56.5kg | 86 | ||
| 6 | 131x798x52 | DEPTH OF CHARACTER | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | Joshua Parr | 8 | 56.5kg | 73 | ||
| 7 | 7511×1 | OUR BENEFACTOR (NZ) | Bevan Laming | Martin Harley | 9 | 56.5kg | 71 | ||
| 8 | 7x261150x0 | TENBURY WELLS | Brad Widdup | Tommy Berry | 7 | 56.5kg | 69 | ||
| 9 | 416112×3 | AELIANA (NZ) | Chris Waller | Jason Collett | 3 | 54.5kg | 96 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Randwick Guineas Nominations
The 2025 Randwick Guineas nominations attract in excess of 60 three-year-old hopefuls and will be published in full below.
The Randwick Guineas 2025 nominations close at midday on Tuesday the 11th of February 2025.
The 2025 Randwick Guineas nominations attracted 68 hopeful three-year-old milers led in all-in betting by Godolphin’s Cox Plate third placegetter Broadsiding.
Randwick Guineas History
The Randwick Guineas has been run and won since the event inaugurated in 1935 as the Canterbury Guineas. It changed to the Randwick Guineas from 2006 onwards and offers the winner a ballot free ride into the Doncaster Mile and Australian Derby
The Randwick Guineas is the opening leg of the Sydney Three Year Old Triple Crown series of races held during the autumn. The second leg is the Rosehill Guineas followed by the Australian Derby held during The Championships over the mile and a half in April.
The race has undergone a number of distance changes over the years and has been run over the current 1600m mile format from 2006. It began as a Principle status race until 1980 when it gained its current Group 1 title.
There’s also been a number of different venue changes for the Randwick Guineas including previous editions run at Canterbury Park, Rosehill Gardens and Warwick Farm.
Notable recent Randwick Guineas winners include Weekend Hussler (2008), Mosheen (2012), Le Romain (2016), The Autumn Sun (2019), and next up Doncaster Mile champion Celestial Legend (2024).
See below for the Randwick Guineas results going back to 2000m.
Recent Randwick Guineas Winners
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Linebacker | 1 minute 33.65 seconds |
| 2nd | Broadsiding | ||
| 3rd | Swiftfalcon | ||
| 2024 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Celestial Legend | 1 minute 33.94 seconds |
| 2nd | Militarize | ||
| 3rd | Cafe Millenium | ||
| 2023 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Communist | 1 minute 36.06 seconds |
| 2nd | Lindermann | ||
| 3rd | Zou Tiger | ||
| 2022 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Converge | 1 minute 39.13 seconds |
| 2nd | Anamoe | ||
| 3rd | Hilal | ||
| 2021 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Lion’s Roar | 1 minute 33.39 seconds |
| 2nd | Mo’unga | ||
| 3rd | Harmony Rose | ||
| 2020 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Shadow Hero | 1 minute 37.30 seconds |
| 2nd | Microphone | ||
| 3rd | Brandenburg | ||
| 2019 Randwick Guineas |
1st | The Autumn Sun | 1 minute 33.72 seconds |
| 2nd | Fundamentalist | ||
| 3rd | Nakeeta Jane | ||
| 2018 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Kementari | 1 minute 33.72 seconds |
| 2nd | Pierata | ||
| 3rd | Trapeze Artist | ||
| 2017 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Inference | 1 minute 40.91 seconds |
| 2nd | Invincible Gem | ||
| 3rd | Comin’ Through | ||
| 2016 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Le Romain | 1 minute 33.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Press Statement | ||
| 3rd | Gold Ambition | ||
| 2015 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Hallowed Crown | 1 minute 35.06 seconds |
| 2nd | Sweynesse | ||
| 3rd | Shooting To Win | ||
| 2014 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Dissident | 1 minute 36.33 seconds |
| 2nd | El Roca | ||
| 3rd | Eurozone | ||
| 2013 Randwick Guineas |
1st | It’s A Dundeel | 1 minute 35.14 seconds |
| 2nd | Proisir | ||
| 3rd | Tatra | ||
| 2012 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Mosheen | 1 minute 37.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Said Com | ||
| 3rd | Laser Hawk | ||
| 2011 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Ilovethiscity | 1 minute 35.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Skilled | ||
| 3rd | Light Brigade | ||
| 2010 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Shoot Out | 1 minute 34.94 seconds |
| 2nd | Viking Legend | ||
| 3rd | Captain Sonador | ||
| 2009 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Metal Bender | 1 minute 36.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Rock Kingdom | ||
| 3rd | Caymans | ||
| 2008 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Weekend Hussler | 1 minute 36.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Triple Honour | ||
| 3rd | Arlington | ||
| 2007 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Mentality | 1 minute 35.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Teranaba | ||
| 3rd | Sniper’s Bullet | ||
| 2006 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Hotel Grand | 1 minute 35.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Flying Pegasus | ||
| 3rd | Primus | ||
| 2005 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Jymcarew | 1 minute 57.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Eremein | ||
| 3rd | Cheval De Troy | ||
| 2004 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Niello | 1 minute 57.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Timbourina | ||
| 3rd | Dancing Daggers | ||
| 2003 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Fine Society | 1 minute 57 seconds |
| 2nd | Beaver | ||
| 3rd | Hydrometer | ||
| 2002 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Carnegie Express | 1 minute 56.2 seconds |
| 2nd | Pentastic | ||
| 3rd | Another Warrior | ||
| 2001 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Universal Prince | 1 minute 57.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Danamite | ||
| 3rd | Scenic Warrior | ||
| 2000 Randwick Guineas |
1st | Fairway | 1 minute 58.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Oval Office | ||
| 3rd | Cloth Of God | ||
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