The 2024 Winx Guineas was postponed due to heavy rain and poor track conditions and was rescheduled for Sunday the 14th of July, 2024 The Winx Guineas is a Group 3 mile feature for three-year-olds run on Caloundra Cup Day at the tail end of the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.
2024 Winx Guineas Results
- 1st: #2 Xidaki
- 2nd: #10 Miss Aria
- 3rd: #5 Know Thyself
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The Sunshine Coast Guineas – now known as the Winx Guineas in honour of the event’s 2015 champion Winx – is a Group 3 race held annually at Sunshine Coast Racecourse. The Sunshine Coast Guineas brings up the tail end of the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival and represents some of the last black-type racing in Queensland before the break for the winter.
The Winx Guineas is traditionally held on Caloundra Cup Day, alongside the Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m) and the Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m).
Offering $300,000 in prize money as of 2023, the Winx Guineas is a mile event raced over 1600m. Entrants tend to be the three-year-old horses at the end of their winter campaign looking to collect one last black-type trophy before resting for the winter.
The Group 2 Queensland Guineas held at Eagle Farm is considered a solid lead up race, along with the Listed Daybreak Lover Stakes (1400m).
In 2020 the Sunshine Coast Guineas was renamed the Winx Guineas in honour of the 2015 champion Winx who went on to become the sole four-time Cox Plate champion in history.
The 2020 Winx Guineas also ran as the feature race at Caloundra without a 2020 edition of the Caloundra Cup taking place due to COVID-19 and a number of restrictions and reductions to the entire Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. It was also worth a reduced $125,000 in prize money before enjoying a prize money boost the following season.
The 2023 Winx Guineas form was franked the following winter with the winner, Knight’s Choice, running a nice second in the 2024 Group 2 $1.2 million The Q22 in Brisbane.
The rescheduled 2024 Winx Guineas ran on Sunday, July 14th, 2024 at the Sunshine Coast in Queensland and was won in a gutsy display by the progressive Peter & Paul Snowden-trained mudlark Xidaki ($3.50).
Winx Guineas | |
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Date: | Sunday, July 14th, 2024 |
Track: | Sunshine Coast Racecourse, Caloundra |
Distance: | 1600m |
Race Type: | 3YO Set Weights |
Status: | Group 3 |
Prizemoney: | $300,000 |
2024 Winx Guineas Results
- 1st: #2 Xidaki ($3.50)
- 2nd: #10 Miss Aria
- 3rd: #5 Know Thyself
In a thrilling come-from-behind victory on the heavy Sunshine Coast track, Peter and Paul Snowden’s Xidaki ($3.50) stormed to victory in the 2024 Winx Guineas results. Ridden by Vlad Duric, the progressive young gelding made up significant ground from the back of the pack to claim a narrow win over Danny O’Brien’s Miss Aria in an all-Zoustar quinella.
Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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1 | 2 | XIDAKI | Peter & Paul Snowden | Vlad Duric | 11 | 57kg | $3.50 | |||
2 | 10 | MISS ARIA | Danny O’Brien | Damien Thornton | 0.1L | 10 | 55kg | $9.50 | ||
3 | 5 | KNOW THYSELF | Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich | Zac Lloyd (a) | 1.1L | 12 | 57kg | $2.70F | ||
4 | 12 | EMMADELLA | John Thompson | Jye McNeil | 1.4L | 9 | 55kg | $8 | ||
5 | 1 | CIFRADO | Rex Lipp | Michael Rodd | 3.9L | 3 | 57kg | $5.50 | ||
6 | 4 | MORE TROUBLE (NZ) | Jack Bruce | Ms Rachel King | 4L | 6 | 57kg | $61 | ||
7 | 6 | WINSOME STAR | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | Robbie Dolan | 6L | 1 | 57kg | $21 | ||
8 | 13 | DANGEROUS LIAISONS (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Andrew Mallyon | 9.3L | 5 | 55kg | $51 | ||
9 | 3 | SHARP DAZZLER | Tony & Maddysen Sears | Ms Angela Jones | 9.6L | 8 | 57kg | $41 | ||
10 | 8 | BECAMO | Shaun Dwyer | Ms Cejay Graham (a) | 9.9L | 13 | 57kg | $101 | ||
11 | 9 | WATERMELON | Ray Dart | Jim Byrne | 10.9L | 4 | 57kg | $101 | ||
12 | 11 | RINGER’S REWARD | Kevin Kemp | Ms Samantha Collett | 11.9L | 2 | 55kg | $101 | ||
13 | 7 | MEAT PIE ARTIE | Robert Heathcote | Ron Stewart | 12.4L | 7 | 57kg | $81 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Winx Guineas Betting Odds
The winter’s latest Winx Guineas 2024 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au this Caloundra Cup Day will be available below once the field is released.
Wapiti ($2.45 in 2020) was the last favourite in Winx Guineas betting to salute for the punters.
There was a notable upset in 2023 with Knight’s Choice scoring victory at Winx Guineas odds of $15.
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2024 Winx Guineas Tips
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- To Win: #5 Know Thyself ($2.60 at time of publish)
The rescheduled Winx Guineas on the Heavy Caloundra track looks tailor-made for the favourite, Know Thyself. This gelding by The Autumn Sun boasts an impressive record of three wins from four starts. His most recent victory was a dominant display, thrashing his rivals by over five lengths in a Highway Class 3 over 1400m on a Heavy (9) track at Rosehill. A proven mudlark, the wider draw shouldn’t trouble him and might even be an advantage in these conditions. Know Thyself is the clear horse to beat.
2024 Winx Guineas Field
The Sunshine Coast Guineas field features 18 runners and attracts a host of end-of-winter three-year-olds coming off lead-up races held during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
Gallopers may have had a lead-up run in a race like the Queensland Guineas, or the fillies in the Sunshine Coast Guineas field may be graduates out of the Group 2 Dane Ripper Stakes (1400m) from Stradbroke Handicap Day.
The official Sunshine Coast Winx Guineas 2024 Field & Barriers are released by Racing Queensland the Wednesday of race week and will be listed below.
*Rescheduled 2024 Winx Guineas final acceptances close at 10:00am on Thursday, July 11th, 2024.
The rescheduled 2024 Winx Guineas field features 13 young milers led in betting by Know Thyself coming off a five length win in the wet at Rosehill last month.
No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
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1 | 40619×6202 | CIFRADO | Rex Lipp | Michael Rodd | 3 | 57kg | 94 | ||
2 | 2x32211x62 | XIDAKI | Peter & Paul Snowden | Vlad Duric | 11 | 57kg | 79 | ||
3 | x6331113x9 | SHARP DAZZLER | Tony & Maddysen Sears | Ms Angela Jones | 8 | 57kg | 72.5 | ||
4 | 3x4211x040 | MORE TROUBLE (NZ) | Jack Bruce | Ms Rachel King | 6 | 57kg | 67 | ||
5 | 11×21 | KNOW THYSELF | Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich | Aaron Bullock | 12 | 57kg | 72 | ||
6 | 223644×435 | WINSOME STAR | John Symons & Sheila Laxon | Robbie Dolan | 1 | 57kg | 65 | ||
7 | 48234×41 | MEAT PIE ARTIE | Robert Heathcote | Ron Stewart (late alt) | 7 | 57kg | 63 | ||
8 | 7x32831x81 | BECAMO | Shaun Dwyer | Ms Cejay Graham (a) | 13 | 57kg | 63 | ||
9 | 0843418624 | WATERMELON | Ray Dart | Jim Byrne | 4 | 57kg | 60 | ||
10 | 530×132114 | MISS ARIA | Danny O’Brien | Damien Thornton | 10 | 55kg | 82 | ||
11 | 3322036886 | RINGER’S REWARD | Kevin Kemp | Ms Samantha Collett | 2 | 55kg | 70 | ||
12 | 3121×54221 | EMMADELLA | John Thompson | Jye McNeil | 9 | 55kg | 74 | ||
13 | 21×8210 | DANGEROUS LIAISONS (NZ) | Ben, Will & JD Hayes | Andrew Mallyon | 5 | 55kg | 68 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Winx Guineas Nominations
The Sunshine Coast Winx Guineas 2024 nominations are taken the Monday leading-up to the race and will be available below as soon as released.
*Rescheduled 2024 Winx Guineas nominations close at 11:00am on Tuesday, July 9th, 2024.
Sunshine Coast Guineas History
The Sunshine Coast Guineas ran as a listed race for the last time in 2012, as it was upgraded to Group 3 shortly after and ran as such for the 2013 edition. Prior to 2006, the race was unlisted; improving fields and its standing as a decent mile event led to the decision to upgrade its standing.
Notable winners of the Sunshine Coast Guineas include Shenzhou Steeds (2011), Diamondsondinside (2006) and Sunset (2000).
Of course the standout Sunshine Coast winner in history is Winx (2015) who would go on to become Australian racing’s greatest horse.
The 2018 Sunshine Coast Guineas winner The Bostonian also franked the form of the race the following winter in Brisbane winning the Group 1 Doomben 10,0000 / Kingsford-Smith Cup double. Sunshine Guineas results since 2000 are listed below.
In 2020 the Sunshine Coast Guineas was renamed the Winx Guineas to honour the 2015 winning filly Winx who went on to make history over her brilliant career that included a record four Cox Plate victories.
Sunshine Coast / Winx Guineas Results
Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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2024 Winx Guineas |
1st | Xidaki | 1 minute 38.81 seconds |
2nd | Miss Aria | ||
3rd | Know Thyself | ||
2023 Winx Guineas |
1st | Knight’s Choice | 1 minute 36.48 seconds |
2nd | Fashion Legend | ||
3rd | Grebeni | ||
2022 Winx Guineas |
1st | Majestic Colour | 1 minute 41.44 seconds |
2nd | Tarex | ||
3rd | Rayjen | ||
2021 Winx Guineas |
1st | Our Playboy | 1 minute 37.85 seconds |
2nd | Dzsenifer | ||
3rd | Not An Option | ||
2020 Winx Guineas |
1st | Wapiti | 1 minute 40.32 seconds |
2nd | Knight Mariner | ||
3rd | Love Express | ||
2019 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Baccarat Baby | 1 minute 41.81 seconds |
2nd | Junipal | ||
3rd | Zavance | ||
2018 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | The Bostonian | 1 minute 41.1 seconds |
2nd | Bold Assassin | ||
3rd | Go Dixie | ||
2017 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Crack Me Up | 1 minute 37.2 seconds |
2nd | My True Love | ||
3rd | Flow | ||
2016 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Tivaci | 1 minute 36.5 seconds |
2nd | High Spirit | ||
3rd | Sold For Song | ||
2015 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Winx | 1 minute 36.1 seconds |
2nd | Ulmann | ||
3rd | Worthy Cause | ||
2014 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Hopfgarten | 1 minute 35.93 seconds |
2nd | Miss Husson | ||
3rd | Fast Arrow | ||
2013 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Eximius | 1 minute 43.7 seconds |
2nd | Casino Card | ||
3rd | Luke’s Luck | ||
2012 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Tuskegee Hawk | 1 minute 42.43 seconds |
2nd | Double Impact | ||
3rd | Goldslick | ||
2011 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Shenzhou Steeds | 1 minute 38.71 seconds |
2nd | Under The Eiffel | ||
3rd | Benny’s Buttons | ||
2010 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Fifteen Carat | 1 minute 37.59 seconds |
2nd | Startling Pleasure | ||
3rd | Carrara | ||
2009 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Za Magic | 1 minute 45.82 seconds |
2nd | Walk In The Park | ||
3rd | Syndrome | ||
2008 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Sam’s Express | 1 minute 36.83 seconds |
2nd | Save A Buck | ||
3rd | Prima Nova | ||
2007 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Maslins Beach | 1 minute 41.74 seconds |
2nd | Sequential Charm | ||
3rd | Danehill Princess | ||
2006 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Diamondsondinside | 1 minute 39.51 seconds |
2nd | Fulmonti | ||
3rd | Newgrange | ||
2005 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Atapi | 1 minute 42.33 seconds |
2nd | Thee Auld Hussie | ||
3rd | Argyle Lass | ||
2004 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Au Chocolat | 1 minute 36.56 seconds |
2nd | Sahara Jay | ||
3rd | Beat That | ||
2003 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Paper Kings | 1 minute 38.95 seconds |
2nd | Amex | ||
3rd | Lamond | ||
2002 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Smart Chariot | 1 minute 35.08 seconds |
2nd | Astana | ||
3rd | Lady With The Lamp | ||
2001 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Amaizcay | 1 minute 37.25 seconds |
2nd | Major Force | ||
3rd | Awesome Edge | ||
2000 Sunshine Coast Guineas |
1st | Sunset | 1 minute 38.97 seconds |
2nd | Sun Screen | ||
3rd | Midshipmen All |
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