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The WA Guineas (1600m) is a Group 2 event held at Ascot Racecourse in November during the Perth Summer Racing Carnival on Railway Stakes Day.
The Group 2 2020 WA Guineas is one of the most anticipated events on the Western Australia racing calendar. Held at 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. Star filly Arcadia Queen was the last runner to complete the WA Guineas – Kingston Town Classic double, the then three-year-old taking out the Guineas by three lengths before smashing her older rivals by 4.5 lengths in the 2018 Kingston Town Classic.
The 2020 WA Guineas ran on Railway Stakes Day, Saturday November 21, 2020 and was won by the filly Watch Me Dance.
2020 WA Guineas | |
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Date: | Saturday November 21, 2020 |
Track: | Ascot Racecourse |
Distance: | 1600m |
Conditions: | 3YO at Set Weights |
Status: | Group 2 |
Prizemoney: | $500,000 |
Inaugurated: | 1937 |
The Steve Wolfe-trained Watch Me Dance ($8.50) became the second filly in three years to back-up off a win in the Group 3 WA Champion Fillies Stakes and beat home the boys when she emulated Arcadia Queen (2018) with her narrow victory in the 2020 WA Guineas results.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 11 | WATCH ME DANCE | Steve Wolfe | Shaun McGruddy | 1 | 54.5kg | $8.50 | |||
2 | 3 | EM TEE AYE | Trevor Andrews | Jarrad Noske | 0.35L | 11 | 56.5kg | $31 | ||
3 | 2 | DOM TO SHOOT | Sean & Jake Casey | Paul Harvey | 0.93L | 9 | 56.5kg | $5F | ||
4 | 17e | WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ) | Grant & Alana Williams | William Pike | 1.83L | 15 | 56.5kg | $7 | ||
5 | 10 | BRAGWELL | Steve Wolfe | Peter Knuckey | 3.04L | 3 | 56.5kg | $41 | ||
6 | 1 | GEMMA’S SON | David Harrison | Joseph Azzopardi | 4.14L | 12 | 56.5kg | $6.50 | ||
7 | 16 | SMASHING | Neville Parnham | Jason Whiting | 4.46L | 16 | 54.5kg | $81 | ||
8 | 5 | REIGN OF FIRE | Colin Webster | Jordan Turner | 5.35L | 14 | 56.5kg | $41 | ||
9 | 14 | BRAVE ANGEL (NZ) | Simon A Miller | Patrick Carbery | 6.01L | 6 | 54.5kg | $5.50 | ||
10 | 13 | SOLAIA | Darren McAuliffe | Chris Parnham | 6.18L | 10 | 54.5kg | $20 | ||
11 | 9 | FIRST LAW (NZ) | Simon A Miller | Clint Johnston-Porter | 7.06L | 7 | 56.5kg | $12 | ||
12 | 8 | PANZDOWN | Simon A Miller | Mitchell Pateman | 7.6L | 2 | 56.5kg | $21 | ||
13 | 15 | ELIMINATE | Neville Parnham | Jason Brown | 7.62L | 5 | 54.5kg | $51 | ||
14 | 7 | PHANTA | Justin Warwick | Ms Lucy Warwick | 9.8L | 8 | 56.5kg | $21 | ||
15 | 6 | ALL DAY SESSION | Ashley Maley | Ms Kyra Yuill | 9.83L | 4 | 56.5kg | $31 | ||
16 | 4 | KALLAROO | Daniel Morton | Brad Parnham | 11.99L | 13 | 56.5kg | $31 | ||
19e | FLETCHER ROAD | Bob McPherson | 0 | |||||||
18e | BLOW ME OUT | Brett Pope | 0 | |||||||
12 | MAGICAL DREAM | Grant & Alana Williams | Ms Jade McNaught | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
The latest WA Guineas 2020 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.
Arcadia Queen ($1.90 in 2018) was the last favourite in WA Guineas betting to salute for the punters, while in 2019 War Saint ($31) scored one of the biggest recent upsets.
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). In 2018 Arcadia Queen ran third in the Burgess Queen Stakes before taking out the WA Champion Fillies Stakes – WA Guineas – Kingston Town Classic treble.
The 2020 WA Guineas final field features a capacity line-up of three-year-olds including last weekend’s upset WA Champion Fillies Stakes winner Watch Me Dance and the ultra-consistent Gemma’s Son drawn out in barrier 13.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 11114×1344 | GEMMA’S SON | David Harrison | Joseph Azzopardi | 13 | 56.5kg | 83 | |
2 | 2182×23127 | DOM TO SHOOT | Sean & Jake Casey | Paul Harvey | 9 | 56.5kg | 80 | |
3 | 75213×1103 | EM TEE AYE | Trevor Andrews | Jarrad Noske | 12 | 56.5kg | 74 | |
4 | 35341×431 | KALLAROO | Daniel Morton | Brad Parnham | 14 | 56.5kg | 65 | |
5 | 11×878 | REIGN OF FIRE | Colin Webster | Jordan Turner | 15 | 56.5kg | 71 | |
6 | 8x5812x31 | ALL DAY SESSION | Ashley Maley | Steven Parnham | 4 | 56.5kg | 68 | |
7 | 1×4 | PHANTA | Justin Warwick | Ms Lucy Warwick | 8 | 56.5kg | 66 | |
8 | 12×325 | PANZDOWN | Simon A Miller | Mitchell Pateman | 2 | 56.5kg | 65 | |
9 | 41×23 | FIRST LAW (NZ) | Simon A Miller | Clint Johnston-Porter | 7 | 56.5kg | 65 | |
10 | 2×126 | BRAGWELL | Steve Wolfe | Peter Knuckey | 3 | 56.5kg | 63 | |
11 | 1221x3x381 | WATCH ME DANCE | Steve Wolfe | Shaun McGruddy | 1 | 54.5kg | 76 | |
12 | 1×1136 | MAGICAL DREAM | Grant & Alana Williams | Ms Jade McNaught | 18 | 54.5kg | 72 | |
13 | 157×3144 | SOLAIA | Darren McAuliffe | Chris Parnham | 11 | 54.5kg | 62 | |
14 | 7×213 | BRAVE ANGEL (NZ) | Simon A Miller | Patrick Carbery | 6 | 54.5kg | 58 | |
15 | 1558 | ELIMINATE | Neville Parnham | Jason Brown | 5 | 54.5kg | 60 | |
16 | 254×12 | SMASHING | Neville Parnham | 19 | 54.5kg | 58 | ||
17e | 32 | WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ) | Grant & Alana Williams | William Pike | 16 | 56.5kg | 60 | |
18e | 35×109 | BLOW ME OUT | Brett Pope | 17 | 54.5kg | 58 | ||
19e | 85419 | FLETCHER ROAD | Bob McPherson | 10 | 56.5kg | 62 |
The WA Guineas nominations usually attract some fairly top quality horses from local stables, and a few from eastern states.
The 2020 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.
The WA Guineas 2020 nominations feature 80 hopefuls dominated by the best fillies coming out of the Burgess Queen Stakes.
Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating | |
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1 | 8x5812x3 | ALL DAY SESSION | G | 3 | Ashley Maley | 56.5kg | 68 | ||
2 | 3×41 | BEAU ROSSA | G | 3 | Will Clarken | 56.5kg | |||
3 | 30 | BIG SCREEN | G | 3 | Meryl Hayley | 56.5kg | 59 | ||
4 | 2230 | BILLY RAY | G | 3 | Grant & Alana Williams | 56.5kg | 60 | ||
5 | 9×45 | BOONDI ROCKS | G | 3 | Colin Webster | 56.5kg | 59 | ||
6 | 2×126 | BRAGWELL | G | 3 | Steve Wolfe | 56.5kg | 63 | ||
7 | 35×13320 | CAPTAIN BURGLAR | G | 3 | Neville Parnham | 56.5kg | 63 | ||
8 | 31111×42 | CHARLETON EDDIE | G | 3 | Sean & Jake Casey | 56.5kg | 77 | ||
9 | 8x57x02 | COMEALILBITCLOSER | G | 3 | Lou Luciani | 56.5kg | 60 | ||
10 | 31×95 | CONGREVE ROCKET | G | 3 | David Harrison | 56.5kg | 62 | ||
11 | 40x23x3 | CONVALESCE | G | 3 | Steve Wolfe | 56.5kg | |||
12 | COUNT GRUNDY | G | 3 | Ross Price | 56.5kg | ||||
13 | 4231×84 | DAD’S BIGHEADED | G | 3 | Colin Webster | 56.5kg | 65 | ||
14 | 2182×23127 | DOM TO SHOOT | G | 3 | Sean & Jake Casey | 56.5kg | 80 | ||
15 | 11×608 | DUNBAR | G | 3 | Grant & Alana Williams | 56.5kg | 64 | ||
16 | 775213×110 | EM TEE AYE | G | 3 | Trevor Andrews | 56.5kg | 74 | ||
17 | 213×290 | EMPIRE REIGN | G | 3 | Daniel Morton | 56.5kg | 66 | ||
18 | 04 | FAMOUS JURNEY | G | 3 | Jim Taylor | 56.5kg | |||
19 | 06 | FEAR THE WIND | G | 3 | Daniel & Ben Pearce | 56.5kg | |||
20 | 41×23 | FIRST LAW (NZ) | G | 3 | Simon A Miller | 56.5kg | 65 | ||
21 | 85419 | FLETCHER ROAD | G | 3 | Bob McPherson | 56.5kg | 62 | ||
22 | 349 | FRIDAY KNIGHT | G | 3 | Chris & Michael Gangemi | 56.5kg | 59 | ||
23 | 11114×1344 | GEMMA’S SON | C | 3 | David Harrison | 56.5kg | 83 | ||
24 | 517×4230 | GRANDSLAM | C | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 56.5kg | |||
25 | 6×418 | HALOGEN | G | 3 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 56.5kg | |||
26 | 46 | HOIST THE COLOURS | G | 3 | Graeme Evans | 56.5kg | |||
27 | 92×4137 | HOLY ENCHANTMENT | G | 3 | Stephen Miller | 56.5kg | 62 | ||
28 | 53×2 | IRON SHARP | G | 3 | Simon A Miller | 56.5kg | 60 | ||
29 | 35341×431 | KALLAROO | G | 3 | Daniel Morton | 56.5kg | 65 | ||
30 | 7124983 | KERMAN ROCK | G | 3 | Chris Willis | 56.5kg | 62 | ||
31 | 22 | NICCONI EXPRESS | G | 3 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 56.5kg | |||
32 | 429×5221 | NO SURRENDER | G | 3 | Darren McAuliffe | 56.5kg | 62 | ||
33 | 2113 | OUTBACK JACK | G | 3 | Stephen Miller | 56.5kg | 66 | ||
34 | 12×325 | PANZDOWN | G | 3 | Simon A Miller | 56.5kg | 65 | ||
35 | 1×4 | PHANTA | G | 3 | Justin Warwick | 56.5kg | 66 | ||
36 | 2×1 | POWERFUL | G | 3 | Neville Parnham | 56.5kg | 62 | ||
37 | 216370×875 | RATHLIN | G | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 56.5kg | |||
38 | 11×878 | REIGN OF FIRE | G | 3 | Colin Webster | 56.5kg | 71 | ||
39 | 12×33 | SASSY TRADER | G | 3 | Sean & Jake Casey | 56.5kg | 68 | ||
40 | 14 | SECRET PLAN | G | 3 | Grant & Alana Williams | 56.5kg | 62 | ||
41 | 1×337 | SO LET’S TOAST | C | 3 | John McArdle | 56.5kg | |||
42 | 5 | SOLAMENTE | G | 3 | Adam Durrant | 56.5kg | |||
43 | x860x75415 | TANKER | G | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 56.5kg | |||
44 | 58×1294 | TRODAIRE | G | 3 | Lloyd Kennewell | 56.5kg | |||
45 | 32 | WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ) | G | 3 | Grant & Alana Williams | 56.5kg | 60 | ||
46 | 162 | AIRLIE QUEEN | F | 3 | Grant & Alana Williams | 54.5kg | 59 | ||
47 | 521 | ALPHA AND OMEGA | F | 3 | Steve Wolfe | 54.5kg | 56 | ||
48 | 3x2465x616 | AMERICAN CHOICE | F | 3 | Simon A Miller | 54.5kg | 70 | ||
49 | 35×10 | BLOW ME OUT | F | 3 | Brett Pope | 54.5kg | 58 | ||
50 | 7×21 | BRAVE ANGEL (NZ) | F | 3 | Simon A Miller | 54.5kg | 58 | ||
51 | 4321 | CELEBRITY WITNESS | F | 3 | Daniel & Ben Pearce | 54.5kg | 58 | ||
52 | 44×21510 | CHICLETT | F | 3 | Daniel & Ben Pearce | 54.5kg | 62 | ||
53 | 1111 | CLAIRVOYANCE | F | 3 | Darren McAuliffe | 54.5kg | 80 | ||
54 | 48×06 | CROWN OF FLOWERS (NZ) | F | 3 | Simon A Miller | 54.5kg | 52 | ||
55 | 155 | ELIMINATE | F | 3 | Neville Parnham | 54.5kg | 60 | ||
56 | 6×7 | EVEN MAGIC | F | 3 | Neville Parnham | 54.5kg | |||
57 | 0x242 | GAZE GRISE | F | 3 | Will Clarken | 54.5kg | |||
58 | 14 | GIANCANA | F | 3 | Simon A Miller | 54.5kg | 58 | ||
59 | 41730 | IAN’S SPECIAL | F | 3 | Sharon Miller | 54.5kg | 58 | ||
60 | 21436 | INDIGO BLUE | F | 3 | Adam Durrant | 54.5kg | 62 | ||
61 | 6x211x12 | KISSONALLFORCHEEKS | F | 3 | Daniel Morton | 54.5kg | 72 | ||
62 | 633×555 | LASTING IMPACT | F | 3 | Neville Parnham | 54.5kg | 54 | ||
63 | 7 | LET’S CUT LOOSE | F | 3 | Simon A Miller | 54.5kg | |||
64 | 1×113 | MAGICAL DREAM | F | 3 | Grant & Alana Williams | 54.5kg | 72 | ||
65 | 3525×158 | MIYAGI | F | 3 | Darren McAuliffe | 54.5kg | 57 | ||
66 | 1×127 | MYSTICAL VIEW | F | 3 | Grant & Alana Williams | 54.5kg | 67 | ||
67 | 16×520 | NUHAD | F | 3 | Simon A Miller | 54.5kg | 62 | ||
68 | 13x611x269 | QUEEN BROWN | F | 3 | Daniel Morton | 54.5kg | 73 | ||
69 | 51×188 | REAL GRACE | F | 3 | Grant & Alana Williams | 54.5kg | 63 | ||
70 | 5×3 | ROCABELLA | F | 3 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 54.5kg | |||
71 | 126 | SCREAM DREAM | F | 3 | Lloyd Kennewell | 54.5kg | |||
72 | 254×1 | SMASHING | F | 3 | Neville Parnham | 54.5kg | 58 | ||
73 | 311×51 | SNICKERDOODLEDANDY | F | 3 | Daniel Morton | 54.5kg | 74 | ||
74 | 157×314 | SOLAIA | F | 3 | Darren McAuliffe | 54.5kg | 62 | ||
75 | 31 | TEMPTACION | F | 3 | Daniel Morton | 54.5kg | |||
76 | 26×83 | THE WHITE WITCH | F | 3 | Sarah Evans | 54.5kg | 58 | ||
77 | 6×2485 | TYPE WON | F | 3 | Kieran McDonagh | 54.5kg | 55 | ||
78 | 42×18 | VIOLINIST | F | 3 | Tony & Calvin McEvoy | 54.5kg | |||
79 | 31221x3x38 | WATCH ME DANCE | F | 3 | Steve Wolfe | 54.5kg | 76 | ||
80 | 46 | YOUDOYOU | F | 3 | Justin Warwick | 54.5kg |
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.
A host of outstanding subsequent Group 1 winners won the WA Guineas during their three-year-old seasons including Playing God (2010), Ihtsahymn (2013) and Arcadia Queen (2018) who all beat home the older horses next-up in the Kingston Town Classic.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2020 WA Guineas |
1st | Watch Me Dance | 1 minute 35.80 seconds |
2nd | Em Tee Aye | ||
3rd | Dom To Shoot | ||
2019 WA Guineas |
1st | War Saint | 1 minute 37.84 seconds |
2nd | Kay Cee | ||
3rd | Red Can Man | ||
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 |