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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. For 2020 there was no A.D. Hollindale Stakes due to COVID-19.
The Gold Coast Guineas is a 1200m sprint held annually at the Gold Coast Racecourse on AD Hollindale Stakes Day in early May. With total prize money of $140,000, 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.
For the 2020 edition of the Gold Coast Guineas, the prize money was down to $125,000 and there is 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 2020 Gold Coast Guineas ran on Saturday May 16, 2020 as the feature race on an A.D. Hollindale-free card due to COVID-19 and was won by the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained favourite Hightail.
2020 Gold Coast Guineas Info: | |
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Date: | Saturday May 16, 2020 |
Track: | Gold Coast Racecourse |
Distance: | 1200m |
Race Type: | 3YO SWP |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prizemoney: | $140,000 ($125,000 in 2020 due to COVID-19) |
The Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Magic Millions Guineas fourth placegetter from the summer, Hightail ($3.60F) saluted for the punters in a high-pressure edition of the Gold Coast Guineas in 2020 with a late lunge to defeat The Odyssey ($7.50) right on the line ahead of a potential Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap bid.
Click here to read more on the 2020 Gold Coast Guineas results dominated by Hightail.
Place | # | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Barrier | Weight | SP |
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1 | 2 | HIGHTAIL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Ryan Maloney | – | 8 | 57kg | $3.60F |
2 | 1 | THE ODYSSEY | Kelly Schweida | Ms Stephanie Thornton (a) | 0.1L | 12 | 57kg | $7.50 |
3 | 10 | EXHILARATES | James Cummings | Robbie Fradd | 1.1L | 13 | 55kg | $4 |
4 | 7 | SCATHING | Chris Munce | Justin Huxtable (a) | 1.9L | 6 | 57kg | $41 |
5 | 15 | READY BABE | Mark Currie | Matthew McGillivray | 2.4L | 14 | 55kg | $51 |
6 | 6 | RUUCA | Toby & Trent Edmonds | Brad Stewart | 2.7L | 7 | 57kg | $31 |
7 | 5 | GARIBALDI | Tony Gollan | Jim Byrne | 2.8L | 4 | 57kg | $19 |
8 | 8 | COMMAND’N’CONQUER | Steve Tregea | James Orman | 3.3L | 9 | 57kg | $6 |
9 | 4 | BELLEVUE HILL | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Michael Cahill | 4L | 2 | 57kg | $13 |
10 | 3 | STAMPE | Chris Munce | Sean Cormack | 5L | 1 | 57kg | $26 |
11 | 13 | ZAC ATTACK | Toby & Trent Edmonds | Baylee Nothdurft (a) | 6.5L | 5 | 55kg | $51 |
12 | 12 | BARODA | Toby & Trent Edmonds | Andrew Mallyon | 7.3L | 11 | 55kg | $21 |
13 | 16 | ELEGANT GRACE | Kris Lees | Larry Cassidy | 10.5L | 10 | 55kg | $151 |
14 | 17e | FINAL DECLARATION | Kacy Fogden | Jag Guthmann-Chester | 11.5L | 3 | 57kg | $151 |
– | 9 | FISTICUFFS | Toby & Trent Edmonds | Matthew McGillivray | – | 0 | – | – |
– | 14 | SWAN ISLAND | Beau Gorman | – | – | 0 | – | – |
– | 11 | NIEDORP | Tony Gollan | – | – | 0 | – | – |
The season’s top Gold Coast Guineas 2020 betting odds will be provided below the week of the race courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au.
Hightail ($3.60 in 2020) was the last favourite in Gold Coast Guineas betting to salute for the punters.
The official Gold Coast Guineas 2020 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.
A capacity line-up of three-year-olds will face off in the 2020 Gold Coast Guineas field this season including the consistent Toowoomba-trained favourite Command’N’Conquer and Team Snowden’s Gosford Guineas winner Hightail.
Click here to read more on the best fancied three-year-olds in the 2020 Gold Coast Guineas field and betting markets.
# | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Hcp. Rating |
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1 | 4631348111 | THE ODYSSEY | Kelly Schweida | Ms Stephanie Thornton (a) | 14 | 57kg | 93 |
2 | 2x28x214x1 | HIGHTAIL | Peter & Paul Snowden | Ryan Maloney | 8 | 57kg | 89.5 |
3 | 12×0132314 | STAMPE | Chris Munce | Sean Cormack | 1 | 57kg | 83 |
4 | 1217x8x | BELLEVUE HILL | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Michael Cahill | 2 | 57kg | 84 |
5 | 6430x50x22 | GARIBALDI | Tony Gollan | Jim Byrne | 4 | 57kg | 75 |
6 | 1x310x42 | RUUCA | Toby & Trent Edmonds | Brad Stewart | 7 | 57kg | 70 |
7 | 12223×11 | SCATHING | Chris Munce | Justin Huxtable (a) | 6 | 57kg | 74 |
8 | 1112 | COMMAND’N’CONQUER | Steve Tregea | James Orman | 10 | 57kg | 74.5 |
9 | 03x113x124 | FISTICUFFS | Toby & Trent Edmonds | Matthew McGillivray | 11 | 57kg | 73 |
10 | 0x1127x53x | EXHILARATES | James Cummings | Robbie Fradd | 15 | 55kg | 96 |
11 | 3x26024x11 | NIEDORP | Tony Gollan | – | 9 | 55kg | 82 |
12 | 6x3111x31 | BARODA | Toby & Trent Edmonds | Andrew Mallyon | 13 | 55kg | 77.5 |
13 | 1x91170x15 | ZAC ATTACK | Toby & Trent Edmonds | Baylee Nothdurft (a) | 5 | 55kg | 76.5 |
14 | 337×592161 | SWAN ISLAND | Beau Gorman | TBA | 16 | 55kg | 61 |
15 | 1×12 | READY BABE | Mark Currie | TBA | 17 | 55kg | 66 |
16 | 34×241 | ELEGANT GRACE | Kris Lees | Larry Cassidy | 12 | 55kg | 61 |
17e | 1 | FINAL DECLARATION | Kacy Fogden | Jag Guthmann-Chester | 3 | 57kg | 63 |
The early Gold Coast Guineas Nominations 2020 close on the Monday of race week and will be published below.
The 2020 Gold Coast nominations attracted 26 smart three-year-olds including local Epaulette filly Baroda who won at the track and distance earlier in the month, the Godolphin-raced Magic Millions 3YO Guineas third placed Exhilarates and Peter & Paul Snowden’s Gosford Guineas winner Hightail.
# | Form (Last 10) | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer |
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1 | 22×1 | ALL TO DO | G | 3 | Stuart Kendrick |
2 | 426×2261 | ASTRALIS | F | 3 | Matthew Dunn |
3 | 6x3111x31 | BARODA | F | 3 | Toby & Trent Edmonds |
4 | 1x20x0x | BELLA ROSA | F | 3 | Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
5 | 1217x8x | BELLEVUE HILL | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
6 | 1112 | COMMAND’N’CONQUER | G | 3 | Steve Tregea |
7 | 34×241 | ELEGANT GRACE | F | 3 | Kris Lees |
8 | 0x1127x53x | EXHILARATES | F | 3 | James Cummings |
9 | 1 | FINAL DECLARATION | G | 3 | Kacy Fogden |
10 | 03x113x124 | FISTICUFFS | G | 3 | Toby & Trent Edmonds |
11 | 6430x50x22 | GARIBALDI | C | 3 | Tony Gollan |
12 | 2x28x214x1 | HIGHTAIL | G | 3 | Peter & Paul Snowden |
13 | 8x110x3 | LADY APPLETON | F | 3 | Barry Baldwin |
14 | 3x26024x11 | NIEDORP | F | 3 | Tony Gollan |
15 | 1×12 | READY BABE | F | 3 | Mark Currie |
16 | 1x4432456x | ROTHENBURG | G | 3 | Matthew Dunn |
17 | 1x310x42 | RUUCA | C | 3 | Toby & Trent Edmonds |
18 | 12223×11 | SCATHING | G | 3 | Chris Munce |
19 | x111626x45 | SCOUT | G | 3 | Toby & Trent Edmonds |
20 | 12×0132314 | STAMPE | G | 3 | Chris Munce |
21 | x12x1110x5 | SUGAR BOOM | F | 3 | Tony Gollan |
22 | 6x1x219x43 | SUKWHINDER | F | 3 | Michael Costa |
23 | 337×592161 | SWAN ISLAND | F | 3 | Beau Gorman |
24 | 4631348111 | THE ODYSSEY | C | 3 | Kelly Schweida |
25 | 4x1132521x | VIOLET | F | 3 | Michael Nolan |
26 | 1x91170x15 | ZAC ATTACK | F | 3 | Toby & Trent Edmonds |
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.
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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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 |