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The Group 2 2018 WA Guineas is one of the most anticipated events on the Western Australia racing calendar. Held at the picturesque Ascot Racecourse in mid to late November, the WA Guineas is a 1600m middle distance event for three-year-olds at set weights worth a lucrative $500,000 in prize money. It is the first Group status race for three-year-olds held in Perth each season.

Runners in the WA Guineas may progress onto other Perth races run under the same conditions like the Group 3 Lee Steere Classic (1400m) a fortnight later in preparation for the premier set weights race held in Perth, the Group 1 WATC Derby (2400m) in March. Alternatively, the better three-year-olds out of the WA Guineas that season could back-up against the older horses in the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) on the same day as the Lee Steere Classic.

The 2018 WA Guineas ran on Railway Stakes Day, Saturday November 24, 2018 .

2018 WA Guineas
Date:
Track:	Ascot Racecourse
Distance:	1600m
Conditions:	3YO at Set Weights
Status:	Group 2
Prizemoney:	$500,000
Inaugurated:	1937

2018 WA Guineas Results

• 1st: #15 Arcadia Queen
• 2nd: #14 Lady Cosomology
• 3rd: #16 Flirtini

Finish	No.	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Margin	Bar.	Weight
1	15	ARCADIA QUEEN	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike	–	3	54.5kg
2	14	LADY COSMOLOGY	Simon A Miller	Paul Harvey	3L	11	54.5kg
3	16	FLIRTINI	Simon A Miller	Ms Lucy Warwick	3.75L	8	54.5kg
4	9	TRUE ATTRACTION	Grant & Alana Williams	Peter Hall	5.5L	5	56.5kg
5	2	THE VELVET KING	Darren Mcauliffe	Mitchell Pateman	5.75L	13	56.5kg
6	10	JUNIPAL	Darren Weir	Ben Allen (a)	6L	6	56.5kg
7	11	REGAL COUNSEL	Trevor Andrews	Glenn Smith	8L	12	56.5kg
8	17e	THE FUGAZI	Chris Gangemi	Shaun O’Donnell	8.25L	14	56.5kg
9	8	TRUE DEFENDER	Grant & Alana Williams	Craig Newitt	8.5L	2	56.5kg
10	5	PLATOON	Neville Parnham	Steven Parnham	9.25L	16	56.5kg
11	6	BLACKWOOD RIVER	Stephen Miller	Jarrad Noske	9.25L	7	56.5kg
12	12	FINGERMARK	Neville Parnham	Ben Melham	11.5L	4	56.5kg
13	1	LORDHELPMERUN	Steve Wolfe	Shaun Mc Gruddy	12.5L	9	56.5kg
14	3	BLACK SABBATH	Robert & Todd Harvey	Jason Brown	17.25L	15	56.5kg
15	7	ULUSABA	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Damian Lane	17.75L	1	56.5kg
16	13	ZETORIO	Roy Rogers	Jason Whiting	21.25L	10	56.5kg

2018 WA Guineas Betting Odds

The latest WA Guineas 2018 odds will be listed below complete with links to the markets at Ladbrokes.com.au for you to back your W.A. Guineas Betting Tips at the right price this summer racing season.

2018 WA Guineas Field

The Western Australian Guineas field attracts a quality line-up of mainly locally-trained Perth three-year-olds. Good lead-up races into the WA Guineas field including the Listed Fairetha Stakes (1400m) run at Ascot a fortnight prior or for the fillies, the Listed Burgess Queen Stakes (1400m).

The 2018 WA Guineas field and barriers are set for release on the Wednesday before the race and will be published below.

No	Last 10	Horse	Trainer	Jockey	Barrier	Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	2131×202	LORDHELPMERUN	Steve Wolfe	Shaun Mc Gruddy	9	56.5kg	–	79
2	131×1	THE VELVET KING	Darren Mcauliffe	Mitchell Pateman	15	56.5kg	–	75
3	11×273	BLACK SABBATH	Robert & Todd Harvey	Jason Brown	17	56.5kg	–	73
4	x655x41232	ORCEIN	Chris Waller	Craig Williams	10	56.5kg	–	–
5	3x4263x125	PLATOON	Neville Parnham	Steven Parnham	18	56.5kg	–	66
6	5×2221	BLACKWOOD RIVER	Stephen Miller	Jarrad Noske	7	56.5kg	–	67
7	28×2131	ULUSABA	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	Damian Lane	1	56.5kg	–	–
8	2x11x7	TRUE DEFENDER	Grant & Alana Williams	Craig Newitt	2	56.5kg	–	66
9	1314	TRUE ATTRACTION	Grant & Alana Williams	Peter Hall	5	56.5kg	–	66
10	342142	JUNIPAL	Darren Weir	Ben Allen (a)	6	56.5kg	–	–
11	4x33364x18	REGAL COUNSEL	Trevor Andrews	Glenn Smith	14	56.5kg	–	62
12	7x2144x485	FINGERMARK	Neville Parnham	Ben Melham	4	56.5kg	–	63
13	5×611366	ZETORIO	Roy Rogers	Jason Whiting	12	56.5kg	–	65
14	122×3412	LADY COSMOLOGY	Simon A Miller	Paul Harvey	13	54.5kg	–	78
15	1131	ARCADIA QUEEN	Grant & Alana Williams	William Pike	3	54.5kg	–	78
16	13324	FLIRTINI	Simon A Miller	Ms Lucy Warwick	8	54.5kg	–	66
17e	2×12	THE FUGAZI	Chris Gangemi	Shaun O’Donnell	16	56.5kg	–	63
18e	61×89	REGAL POWER	Grant & Alana Williams	–	11	56.5kg	–	62

2018 WA Guineas Nominations

The WA Guineas nominations usually attract some fairly top quality horses from local stables, and a few from eastern states.

The 2018 WA Guineas nominations will be provided below once released by Perth Racing around a month before the Group 2 support act on Railway Stakes Day.

WA Guineas History

The inaugural winner of the WA Guineas was Footmark in 1937. The event originated as a principal race of eight furlongs and remained the same until 1972 when the distance was converted to 1600m. The race reached Group 3 status in 1979 and then became a Group 2 event only two years later in 1981.

In 2003 the WA Guineas was held at Belmont Park Racecourse, which is the other major track in Perth.

Recent WA Guineas Winners

Year	Place	Horse	Time
2018 WA Guineas	1st	Arcadia Queen	1 minute 34.95 seconds
	2nd	Lady Cosmology
	3rd	Flirtini
2017 WA Guineas	1st	Perfect Jewel	1 minute 36.62 seconds
	2nd	Achernar Star
	3rd	Art Series
2016 WA Guineas	1st	Variation	1 minute 37.08 seconds
	2nd	Ellicazoom
	3rd	Ragazzo D’Oro
2015 WA Guineas	1st	Man Booker	1 minute 34.73 seconds
	2nd	Spirit Bird
	3rd	The Cobbla
2014 WA Guineas	1st	Rommel	1 minute 36.04
	2nd	Disposition
	3rd	Say Geronimo
2013 WA Guineas	1st	Ihtsahymn	1 minute 37.65 seconds
	2nd	Miss Rose De Lago
	3rd	Saint Bro
2012 WA Guineas	1st	Academus	1 minute 35.97 seconds
	2nd	Bippo No Bungus
	3rd	Darlington Abbey
2011 WA Guineas	1st	King Saul	1 minute 36.11 seconds
	2nd	Caiguna
	3rd	Red Hot Sax
2010 WA Guineas	1st	Playing God	1 minute 36.21 seconds
	2nd	Lauradane
	3rd	Hoegaarden
2009 WA Guineas	1st	Clueless Angel	1 minute 35.06 seconds
	2nd	Thorn Dancer
	3rd	The Corporation
2008 WA Guineas	1st	Moccasin Bend	1 minute 33.7 seconds
	2nd	Locus Standi
	3rd	Saxon Palace
2007 WA Guineas	1st	Megatic	1 minute 35.6 seconds
	2nd	Perestroika
	3rd	Moisture
2006 WA Guineas	1st	Vain Crusader	1 minute 35.8 seconds
	2nd	Real Cheeky
	3rd	Translate
2005 WA Guineas	1st	Cape North	1 minute 36 seconds
	2nd	Lock The Vault
	3rd	Geil
2004 WA Guineas	1st	Dr John	1 minute 36.7 seconds
	2nd	Moet Magic
	3rd	Stormy Nova
2003 WA Guineas	1st	River Mist	1 minute 37.3 seconds
	2nd	Changing Lanes
	3rd	Laetare
2002 WA Guineas	1st	The Right Money	1 minute 36.8 seconds
	2nd	Trimagic
	3rd	Amphritite
2001 WA Guineas	1st	Royal Retrieve	1 minute 36 seconds
	2nd	Kentiara
	3rd	Dexian
2000 WA Guineas	1st	Kalatiara	1 minute 37.5 seconds
	2nd	Mr Tanzania
	3rd	Eutectic
1999 WA Guineas	1st	Devilish Dealer	1 minute 37.6 seconds
	2nd	Mulga King
	3rd	Major Metal