Australian Guineas 2023

In a hurry? We’ve listed all the quick facts that you need to know about the Australian Guineas:

The Australian Guineas is a Group 1 race which takes place each year in late February or early March. The race in 2023 will be held on Saturday 4th of March at Flemington Racecourse. Looking back to the race in 2022, it was won by Hitotsu.

The Australian Guineas was first run in 1986 for three-year-olds at set weights and was initially a Group 3 event but after the first running was quickly elevated to Group 1 level at the second renewal in 1987.

The first running was won by True Version (1986) but it was in 1990 that we saw Zabeel (NZ) first stamp himself on the Australian racing scene when he was victorious in this race. When he crossed the line to win that day, it was hard to visualise the impact he would have on the Australian turf as a stallion in the future.

Team Williams first one this race with Mahogany back in 1984 when he returned from a devastating Victoria Derby win in the Spring. The team had further success in 2004 when their unbeaten colt Reset had a stirring battle to the line with Starcraft and just proved a touch too strong in a memorable edition. Reset went onto a successful stud career siring Victoria Derby winner Rebel Raider and W.S. Cox Plate winner Pinker Pinker.

The Australian Guineas is an Australian Group 1 held at Flemington Racecourse, it is one of the first major races in the calendar year and the $1 million prizemoney attached to it means the race brings some of the greatest horses from across the country to Melbourne. The Australian Guineas also attracts a lot of interest when it comes to betting as well! If you are looking to have a punt, our expert tipsters will put together a short list of Australian Guineas tips to look out for in the leadup to the big race.

As the nominations are yet to be accepted for the 2023 Australian Guineas, it is difficult to provide any updates in relation to our tips at this time. However, as the new racing season kicks off, the horses targeting this race will become clearer and then we will be able to provide you with updates. If you are after Australian Guineas horse tips in particular, then we will keep you informed with which horses are likely to be running, so you can place your bets on the Australian Guineas with confidence!

As we get more of an idea of the horses that are likely to be targeting the Australian Guineas, then we can provide you with updates. When looking for Australian Guineas tips, we have indicated some vital factors to success in the betting section below!

We will list The Sharks’ Australian Guineas best tips for the race this year closer to the time of the big day. Make sure you check back on this page for updates!

Australian Guineas Tips From Experts

Our tips are not out for the Australian Guineas in 2023 as it is too far out from the event. But the good news is that when the final field for the Australian Guineas is announced, we will provide guidance on each and every runner in the 2023 Australian Guineas.

You will find all this information below, when it becomes available, so make sure you check back here regularly.

There are a lot of important factors to consider before betting on the Australian Guineas. Make sure you have a read on below before you place your bets:

Is Previous Australian Guineas Form a Good Indicator of Future Success?

This race is restricted to three-year-olds only at set weights conditions. The previous running is irrelevant to the following season’s renewal.

Should I Bet On The Favourite in the Australian Guineas?

Favourites have a good record in this race. Three of the last six winners have started the top elect the most recent Alligator Blood in 2020 when the Queenslander started at $2.70.

Formlines from Lead Up Races

The G3 C.S. Hayes is the key lead-up race into this. Alligator Blood is the most recent to complete the double in 2020.

Of the most recent winners only Hitotsu, along with the bonny Tasmanian filly Mystic Journey has not come out of the C.S. Hayes. Hitotsu, the 2022 winner, ran first up, after coming back from a 18 week spell, with his last race being the Victorian Derby, where he won.

Age

The race is restricted to three-year-olds only.

Weight

The race is conducted under the set-weights scale which gives a smart filly the advantage over the boys with a 2kg weight difference.

Gender

Like the Caulfield Guineas this race has become a guide to future stallions with Zabeel (NZ) and Reset being prime examples. Colts and geldings have won the bulk of the runnings of the Australian Guineas but when a good filly takes on the race they have had success.

Since 2006 four fillies have won this race, Miss Finland (2007), Shamrocker (2011), Mosheen (2012) and Mystic Journey (2019).

Australian Guineas Best Bets

Our Australian Guineas best bets for 2023 are not out just yet, make sure you keep an eye out on this page as we will provide more details about our best bets when the final field is announced.

You will find our best bets below once available. Stay tuned!

Before the Australian Guineas field is officially announced – many online bookmakers will open early markets, or all-in markets, for Australian Guineas betting. This is probably the best time to bet on your horse, as you might be able to bet on great runners for the 2023 Australian Guineas at higher odds.

Once the bookies release the 2023 Australian Guineas odds, they will tend to fluctuate in the lead up to the race, especially when we have a better idea of the type of horses that will be targeting the race, as well as their form coming into the race.

Punting early on these markets means you could find the eventual favourite at a price of $10 or more. So, if your chosen horse does go on to win, you will get a much higher return. However, there is increased risk with futures betting and you should be well aware.

Depending on when you put your 2023 Australian Guineas futures bet on, your horse may not even run in the race, but you also won’t get your bet back, this occurs when the market is ‘All-In’ or closer to the starting date. If you place your bets when it says ‘Before Noms’, then you have the security of receiving your funds back if your horse doesn’t run.

The 2023 Australian Guineas odds are yet to be released. We will provide them below once they become available.

A strong field of 15 contested the 2022 Australian Guineas, with the Flemington track being preferred to the two out Group 1s in Sydney the same weekend, due to the extensive amount of rain in Sydney and the heavy 10 track that came with it.

As the marked suggested, it was a pretty open field, with no short price favourite. In fact, Profondo started as the $4.60 favourite, but it wasn’t to be as he finish down in 13th place. Some of the other key runners in this field consisted of Forgot You and Pinstriped.

Forgot You was coming off a solid 4th in the C.S Hayes Stakes, while it was Pinstriped that actually was the winner of that race leading into the Australian Guineas. Both these runners started at odds of $6.50.

The eventual winner, Hitotsu, was sent out at odds of $8.00. But unlike a number of the other runners in the field, he didn’t contest the C.S Hayes Stakes, instead this was he first run after an 18 week spell. In Hitotsu’s last race, he went on to win the Victoria Derby, so there was no surprise he was able to win this race, taking his prizemoney up to almost $2 million!

Talk about an open field! The runner who was the favourite coming into the Australian Guineas was Profondo, but he couldn’t overcome the wide barrier (13) and finish well down the field, in 13th place, 8.5L off the winner.

Instead, it was the $8.00 chance, Hitotsu, that got the chocolates. Jumping from barrier 1, Hitotsu managed to fight off Lightsaber, who was making up some ground late to ensure victory in yet another Group 1. Lightsaber was 2nd at the 400m mark, and ended up finishing just 0.4L behind the winner.

Rounding out the placings was Bon’s A Pearla, who had a starting price of $41. Jockey Brett Prebble put in a peach of a ride to ensure this filly was able to storm home. She was 12th at the 800m mark, and still at the 400m mark, was only in 9th place!

You’ve read the words, now watch the video! Have a squiz below at the 2022 Australian Guineas race:

Australian Guineas Winners

The results for the upcoming Australian Guineas are not yet available, but in the meantime, you can have a look below at all the recent past winners: