Hawkesbury Guineas
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ClassGroup 3
LocationHawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia
Inaugurated2000
Race typeThoroughbred - flat
| Class | Group 3 |
|---|---|
| Location | Hawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 2000 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - flat |
| Sponsor | Elite Sand & Soil (2025) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,400 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Set weights with penalties |
| Purse | A$250,000 (2025) |
The Hawkesbury Guineas is a Hawkesbury Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1600 metres, held at Hawkesbury Racecourse in Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia.[1]
Distance
- 2000–2004 – 1200 metres
- 2006 onwards - 1400 metres
Grade
- 2000–2013 - Listed Race
- 2014 onwards - Group 3
Conditions
- 2000–2004 - Handicap
- 2006 onwards - Set weights with penalties
Venue
- 2015 - Rosehill Racecourse
- 2020 - Rosehill Racecourse
Recent multiple victories
Jockeys
- James McDonald in 2014, 2019 and 2024.
Trainers
- Peter Snowden in 2012, 2013 and 2025 and in partnership with Paul Snowden in 2019 and 2021
- Gai Waterhouse in 2005, 2008 and 2015 and in partnership with Adrian Bott in 2020 and 2023
- John Hawkes in 2000 and 2003 and in partnership with Michael & Wayne Hawkes in 2014 and 2022.