Gold Coast Guineas
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ClassGroup 3
LocationGold Coast Racecourse
Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
Inaugurated2000
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Gold Coast Racecourse Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 2000 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Brandons (2025) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Set Weights colts and geldings – 57kg fillies – 55kg |
| Purse | A$200,000 (2025) |
The Gold Coast Guineas is a Gold Coast Turf Club Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, under set weights conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres at Gold Coast Racecourse, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.[1]
Distance
The inaugural running of the race was in March 2000 over a distance of 1400 metres.[2] The race is now part of the Prime Minister's Cup racecard in May.
- 2000–2005 – 1400 metres[3]
- 2006 onwards - 1200 metres
Venue
- 2023 & 2024 - Sunshine Coast Racecourse[4]
Grade
- 2006–2007 - Listed race[5]
- 2008 onwards - Group 3
