WA Guineas
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| Class | Group 2 |
|---|---|
| Location | Ascot Racecourse |
| Inaugurated | 1937 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,600 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Left-handed |
| Qualification | Three year old |
| Weight | Set weights Colts and geldings – 56½ kg Fillies – 54½ kg |
| Purse | A$500,000 (2025) |
The Western Australian Guineas is a Perth Racing Group 2 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at set weights run over a distance of 1600 metres at Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia in November.[1] Total prize money is A$500,000.
Grade
The race was first held at Ascot racecourse on 15 November 1937, to mark the official date of the King's Birthday, as a weight-for-age mile race for three-year-olds.[2] It was dropped from the race calendar in 1941 due to wartime economies. It was restored in 1943 and was run on the Saturday of the King's Birthday Meeting in November. In 2003 the race was run at Belmont Park Racecourse.
- 1937–1978 - Principal race
- 1978 onwards - Group 2
Distance
- 1937–1971 - 1 mile (1609 metres)
- 1972 onwards - 1600 metres
