Inaugurated 1946 Surface Turf Qualification Three year old fillies Sponsor Schweppes (2016) | Race type Thoroughbred Track Left-handed Distance 1,600 m Purse 500,000 USD (2016) | |
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Location Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | ||
The Thousand Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies at set weights run over a distance of 1600 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in early October. Total prize money for the race is A$500,000.
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Race history
Between 1988 and 2013 the race was scheduled on the second day of the MRC Spring Carnival which is held on a Wednesday but it was moved to the first day in 2014. Prior to 1988 the race was run on the third day of the carnival on the Caulfield Cup racecard.
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References
The Thousand Guineas Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA