Queensland Guineas
Horse race
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The Queensland Guineas is a Brisbane Racing Club Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race held over 1600 metres, at set weights, for three-year-old horses held at Eagle Farm Racecourse in Brisbane, Australia in June during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival.[1]
ClassGroup 2
LocationEagle Farm Racecourse
Brisbane, Australia
Brisbane, Australia
Inaugurated1896
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
Aboukir, 1955 winner | |
| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Eagle Farm Racecourse Brisbane, Australia |
| Inaugurated | 1896 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Sky Racing (2023-2025) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three year old |
| Weight | Set Weights Colts and geldings – 57 kg Fillies – 55 kg |
| Purse | A$350,000 (2025) |
Due to track reconstruction of Eagle Farm Racecourse for the 2014–15 racing season the event was transferred to Doomben Racecourse.[2]
History
Prior to 2005 the race was held in early May. From 2006 to 2008 the race was held on the Queen's Birthday holiday in June. Since 2009 it is held in early June.
Grade
Distance
- 1896–1972 - 1 mile[3]
- 1973–2011 – 1600 metres
- 2012–2014 – 1400 metres
- 2015 – 1600 metres
Venue
- 2017 Doomben Racecourse
- 2018 Doomben Racecourse
Recent multiple winners
Trainers
- Chris Waller in 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2023.
- Gerald Ryan in 2000, 2002, 2005 and 2010
Jockeys
- Stathi Katsidis in 2001 and 2007
Winners
The following are past winners of the race.[4]
- 2025 - Depth Of Character
- 2024 - Kintyre
- 2023 - Kovalica
- 2022 - Character[5]
- 2021 - Private Eye[6]
- 2020 - ‡race not held[7]
- 2019 - Kolding[8]
- 2018 - Sambro[9]
- 2017 - Salsonic[10]
- 2016 - Tsaritsa[11]
- 2015 - Jabali[12]
- 2014 - Sir Moments[13]
- 2013 - Sizzling[14]
- 2012 - Pear Tart[15]
- 2011 - Torio's Quest[16]
- 2010 - Rothesay[17]
- 2009 - Express Air[18]
- 2008 - Turffontein[19]
- 2007 - Sequential Charm[20]
- 2006 - Nova Star[21]
- 2005 - Saxon[22]
- 2004 - Winning Belle[23]
- 2003 - True Glo[24]
- 2002 - Regent Street[25]
- 2001 - Heroism[26]
- 2000 - Magnifier[27]
- 1999 - Camarena[28]
- 1998 - Insecure[29]
- 1997 - Yippyio[30]
- 1996 - race not held
- 1995 - Turridu[31]
- 1994 - Paris Lane[32]
- 1993 - Cuidado[33]
- 1992 - Coolong Road[34]
- 1991 - Trisca[35]
- 1990 - Solar Circle[36]
- 1989 - Cole Diesel[37]
- 1988 - Planet Ruler[38]
- 1987 - Magic Flute[39]
- 1986 - Persian World[40]
- 1985 - Phoenix Rising[41]
- 1984 - Vite Cheval[42]
- 1983 - race not held
- 1982 - Star Of The Knight
- 1981 - Bermuda Bird
- 1980 - Cloud Pink
- 1979 - Zephyr Zip
- 1978 - He'll Do
- 1977 - Bay Duke
- 1976 - Night Charmer
- 1975 - Gentle Jim
- 1974 - Spinnelli
- 1973 - Dalrello
- 1972 - Beau Cera
- 1971 - Charlton Boy
- 1970 - Waminda
- 1969 - Paola Pisani
- 1968 - Flying Ace
- 1967 - Dual Control
- 1966 - Lord Kearsey
- 1965 - Maybe Lad
- 1964 - Rocky Court
- 1963 - Confidence
- 1962 - Persian King
- 1961 - Ivanhoe
- 1960 - Royal Bore
- 1959 - Countwood
- 1958 - Earlwood
- 1957 - Neptunist
- 1956 - Book Link
- 1955 - Aboukir
- 1954 - Cool Gent
- 1953 - Kev Mar
- 1952 - Kashmir
- 1951 - Friar's Frolic
- 1950 - Coniston
- 1949 - Mr. Sunray
- 1948 - Blue Slipper
- 1947 - Sefiona
- 1946 - Maytown
- 1942–45 - race not held
- 1941 - Felt Yet
- 1940 - Bold Step
- 1939 - Spearace
- 1938 - Seven Fifty
- 1937 - Spear Chief
- 1936 - Brownfelt
- 1935 - Auto Buz
- 1934 - Pandion
- 1933 - Soft Step
- 1932 - Some Cure
- 1931 - Lough Neagh
- 1930 - Irish Smile
- 1929 - Bernfield
- 1928 - Hourly
- 1927 - High Syce
- 1926 - Chryso
- 1925 - Taupo
- 1924 - Mountain Song
- 1923 - Ardglen
- 1922 - Kingslot
- 1921 - Ladomond
- 1920 - Syceonelle
- 1919 - Eudor Furly
- 1918 - Molly's Robe
- 1917 - Master Warkon
- 1916 - Lord Acre
- 1915 - Irish Colleen
- 1914 - Delinacre
- 1913 - Lord Burnside
- 1912 - Koatanui
- 1911 - Yeena Lad
- 1910 - Havocorn
- 1909 - Mischief
- 1908 - Flaxen
- 1907 - Euroa
- 1906 - Headlight
- 1905 - Alexis
- 1904 - Joyance
- 1903 - Fitz Grafton
- 1902 - Balfour
- 1901 - Grattan
- 1900 - Araxes
- 1899 - Lauri
- 1898 - Boreas II
- 1897 - Boscobel
- 1896 - College Cap
‡ Not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia