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Australian Guineas

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Location
  
Flemington Racecourse

Race type
  
Thoroughbred

Surface
  
Turf

Inaugurated
  
1986

Distance
  
1,600 metres

Qualification
  
Three year old

The Australian Guineas is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run at set weights, over a distance of 1600 metres at Flemington Racecourse, in Melbourne, Australia in March during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival. Total prize money is A$750,000.

Contents

Race name

  • 1986–2004 - Australian Guineas
  • 2005–2009 - Cadbury Guineas
  • 2010 - Crown Guineas
  • 2011 onwards - Australian Guineas

    • Race distance

  • 1986–1997 - 1600 metres
  • 1998–2000 - 2000 metres
  • 2001 onwards - 1600 metres

    • Race grade

  • 1986 - Group 3
  • 1987 onwards - Group 1

    • Race venue

  • The race was run at Caulfield Racecourse in 2007 due to reconstruction of the Flemington racetrack.

    • References

    Australian Guineas Wikipedia
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