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The Gold Coast Guineas is a Group 3 sprint held during May on AD Hollindale Stakes Day as a lead-up to the three-years-old races of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
Gold Coast Guineas News
The Gold Coast Guineas is a 1200m sprint held annually at the Gold Coast Racecourse* on AD Hollindale Stakes Day in early May.
*In 2023 and 224 the AD Hollindale Stakes Day program ran at the Sunshine Coast Racecourse due to heavy rainfall and ongoing track upgrades at the Gold Coast.
With total prize money of $200,000, the Gold Coast Guineas attracts a strong line-up of three-year-olds that could be Brisbane-bound over the Winter Racing Carnival. The Gold Coast Guineas shares its race card with the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes (1800m) as well as the Group 3 Ken Russell Memorial Classic (1200m) for two-year-olds.
There was no 2020 A.D. Hollindale Stakes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Gold Coast Guineas field attracts both local Queensland-trained gallopers as well as interstate visitors out of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival lead-up races. It is a good lead-up into the Group 3 Fred Best Classic (1400m) contested in Brisbane later in the month.
The 2023 Gold Coast Guineas form was franked with the runner-up Lady Laguna going on to run well in a host of events including winning the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes at Randwick in the autumn of 2024.
The 2026 Gold Coast Guineas runs on Saturday May 9, 2026 at the Gold Coast Racecourse.Â
| 2026 Gold Coast Guineas Info: | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday May 9, 2026 |
| Track: | Gold Coast Racecourse (Sunshine Coast Racecourse in 2023 & 2024) |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | 3YO SWP |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prizemoney: | $200,000 |
2026 Gold Coast Guineas Results
Stay tuned for the official 2026 Gold Coast Guineas results and finishing order at Aquis Park on Saturday May 9, 2026.
- 1st: TBD
- 2nd: TBD
- 3rd: TBD
Winning Margin: TBD
Winning Time: TBD
2026 Gold Coast Guineas Betting
The season’s top Gold Coast Guineas 2026 betting odds will be provided at Races.com.au the week of the race courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au.
Hightail ($3.60 in 2020), the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Marboosha ($3.10 in 2021), Rob Heathcote’s Prince Of Boom ($2.70 in 2022), Yellow Brick ($2.40 in 2023) from Toowoomba, and the Godolphin-raced Corniche ($3.20 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Gold Coast Guineas betting to salute for the punters.
2026 Gold Coast Guineas Form
CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2026 GOLD COAST GUINEAS FORM GUIDE
2026 Gold Coast Guineas Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Gold Coast Guineas 2026 Tips on the A.D. Hollindale Stakes Day support act this May.
2026 Gold Coast Guineas Field
The official Gold Coast Guineas 2026 Final Field & Barrier Draw are announced by Racing Queensland on the Wednesday before the race is run and won on AD Hollindale Stakes Day and will be provided below in full.
2026 Gold Coast Guineas Nominations
The early Gold Coast Guineas Nominations 2026 close on the Monday of race week.
Gold Coast Guineas History
The Gold Coast Guineas was established in 2000, and as such lacks the long illustrious history of many more renowned races. However, it only took until 2008 for the race to be elevated to Group 3 status as a result of increasing prize money and prestige. Today, the Gold Coast Guineas is one of the more highly anticipated races on the Gold Coast racing calendar.
The inaugural running of the race, in 2000, was in March and held over 1400m, as opposed to the current 1200m (2006 onwards). One of the most notable winners of the Gold Coast Guineas is Make Mine Magic, who made the race his sixth straight win, impressive considering the horse had only 6 races under his belt.
Gold Coast Guineas results since the race’s inauguration in 2000 are listed below.
A new track record was set in the 2018 Gold Coast Guineas results by the filly Champagne Cuddles who won in a speedy 1:07.65.
In 2023 and 2024 the Gold Coast Guineas was moved from the Gold Coast Racecourse to the Sunshine Coast Racecourse.
In 2025 Bosustow won the Gold Coast Guineas by six lengths on a Heavy (9) track.
Gold Coast Guineas Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | TBD | TBD |
| 2nd | TBD | ||
| 3rd | TBD | ||
| 2025 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Bosustow | 1:10.72 |
| 2nd | Merchant Gold | ||
| 3rd | Tuned | ||
| 2024 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Corniche | 1:12.02 |
| 2nd | Cifrado | ||
| 3rd | Celui | ||
| 2023 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Yellow Brick | 1:10.51 |
| 2nd | Lady Laguna | ||
| 3rd | Sooth Sayer | ||
| 2022 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Prince Of Boom | 1:13.52 |
| 2nd | Sword Of State | ||
| 3rd | Grey Defence | ||
| 2021 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Marboosha | 1:11.84 |
| 2nd | Tramonto | ||
| 3rd | Kisukano | ||
| 2020 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Hightail | 1:08.71 |
| 2nd | The Odyssey | ||
| 3rd | Exhilarates | ||
| 2019 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Pennino | 1:14.89 |
| 2nd | Defence Missile | ||
| 3rd | Million | ||
| 2018 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Champagne Cuddles | 1:07.65 |
| 2nd | Whypeeo | ||
| 3rd | Marble | ||
| 2017 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Savanna Amour | 1:08.42 |
| 2nd | Heroic Valour | ||
| 3rd | Tessera | ||
| 2016 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Takedown | 1:09.49 |
| 2nd | Sold For Song | ||
| 3rd | Always Sacred | ||
| 2015 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Nostradamus | 1:10.26 |
| 2nd | Time For War | ||
| 3rd | Traveston Girl | ||
| 2014 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Dothraki | 1:13.36 |
| 2nd | Safeguard | ||
| 3rd | Palmera Lad | ||
| 2013 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Academus | 1:8.72 |
| 2nd | Al Aneed | ||
| 3rd | Dances On Stars | ||
| 2012 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Florentina | 1:14.46 |
| 2nd | Punch On | ||
| 3rd | Double Impact | ||
| 2011 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Military Rose | 1:11.89 |
| 2nd | Celtic Dancer | ||
| 3rd | Skating On Ice | ||
| 2010 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Beethog | 1:10.53 |
| 2nd | Temple of Boom | ||
| 3rd | Fifteen Carat | ||
| 2009 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Chakvetadze | 1:8.81 |
| 2nd | Leapfrog | ||
| 3rd | Desuetude | ||
| 2008 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | El Cambio | 1:7.95 |
| 2nd | Xaardante | ||
| 3rd | Heart Of The Citi | ||
| 2007 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Gold Edition | 1:8.44 |
| 2nd | Grand Reve | ||
| 3rd | J’Adane | ||
| 2006 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Fashions Afield | 1:8.79 |
| 2nd | Rumbird | ||
| 3rd | Captain Kurt | ||
| 2005 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Eremein | 1:24.58 |
| 2nd | Legendary Man | ||
| 3rd | Sydney Express | ||
| 2004 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | King’s Chapel | 1:20.89 |
| 2nd | Drunken Joker | ||
| 3rd | Power And Gold | ||
| 2003 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Tahitian Star | 1:22.98 |
| 2nd | Exquisitely | ||
| 3rd | Striking Victory | ||
| 2002 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Miss Bussell | 1:22.64 |
| 2nd | Alibarber | ||
| 3rd | Jar Jar Binks | ||
| 2001 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Ceffyl | 1:22.09 |
| 2nd | Skarloey | ||
| 3rd | Katenian | ||
| 2000 Gold Coast Guineas | 1st | Make Mine Magic | 1:22.27 |
| 2nd | Gold Dredge | ||
| 3rd | The Kildare Kid | ||
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