The next edition of the Gold Coast Guineas runs on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at the Gold Coast Racecourse.
2026 Gold Coast Guineas Odds
The top Gold Coast Guineas 2026 odds on the potential Group 1 -bound winter gallopers contesting the Group 3 will be available below as soon as released so stay tuned for the best racing markets on the three-years-old features.
The Gold Coast Guineas is a Group 3 race held at the Gold Coast Racecourse* during the early stages of the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival on a Saturday at the start of May.
*The 2024 Gold Coast Guineas and entire A.D. Hollindale Stakes Day card ran at the Sunshine Coast Racecourse.
The feature event at the meeting, the A.D. Hollindale Stakes is run over 1400m under weight-for-age conditions and now offers a generous $500,000 in prize money. The Group 3 Ken Russell Memorial Classic (1200m) for JJ Atkins-bound two-year-olds is the other major event on the card.
The Gold Coast Guineas is the key support act on AD Hollindale Stakes Day and is contested over 1200m. The event is run at set weights and is open only to three-year-olds. Offering $200,000 in prize money, the Gold Coast Guineas serves as a key lead-up into tougher feature races over the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
Gold Coast Guineas Race Info
- Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026
- Track: Gold Coast Racecourse
- Distance: 1200m
- Conditions: Set Weights – Three-Year-Olds only
- Status: Group 3
- Prize Money: $200,000
- First Run: 2000
Gold Coast Guineas 2026 Results
The official 2026 Gold Coast Guineas Results & Finishing Order will be announced below once the race is run and won on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
Gold Coast Guineas Betting
Gold Coast Guineas betting markets are usually dominated by interstate-trained horses coming off good lead-up runs in class races in Sydney or Queensland over the autumn.
Three-year-olds with proven form at the 1200m distance and further sit high up the Gold Coast Guineas odds.
The favourites have a strong recent record in the event including five straight wins between 2020 and 2024 with the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained stablemates Hightail (2020) and Marboosha (2021), followed by Spirit Of Boom ($2.70 in 2022) for Robert Heathcote, Yellow Brick ($2.40 in 2023) for Toowoomba trainers Tony & Maddysen Sears, and the James Cummings-trained Godolphin galloper Corniche ($3.20 in 2024).
Gold Coast Guineas Field
The Gold Coast Guineas race field attracts a collection of the season’s best young three-year-old sprint types, many coming off lead-up runs in Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
Horses that contested the Gold Coast Magic Millions races during the summer often do well in the Gold Coast Guineas later in the year. For example, in 2020 the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Hightail won the Gold Coast Guineas having run a nice third in that January’s $2 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas. In 2023 Yellow Brick won the Gold Coast Guineas (held that year at the Sunshine Coast) first-up off a second in that season’s Magic Millions 3YO Guineas.
Bosustow (2025) was the last horse to complete the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas / Gold Coast Guineas double at the track.
In 2024 Corniche won the Gold Coast Guineas at the Sunshine Coast on the back of a fourth in the Group 2 $1 million Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (1200m) in Sydney the month before.
Gold Coast Guineas nominations close the Monday before the race with the final field and barriers out two days later on the Wednesday.
2026 Gold Coast Guineas Field
The official Gold Coast Guineas 2026 field & barrier draw will be released by Racing Queensland on the Wednesday of race week and announced in full below so stay tuned to see what gallopers are in the mix.
2026 Gold Coast Guineas Nominations
The early 2026 Gold Coast Guineas nominations are taken on the Monday of race week.
Gold Coast Guineas Form Guide
The Gold Coast Guineas form guide details essential information for punters like the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs of all the horses in the field.
Checking the form for runners that come off a Sydney lead-up, those with winning form over the distance and interstate raiders – who have a good strike-rate in the event – is also important.
In 2023 the Gold Coast Guineas for was franked with the second placed filly, Lady Laguna, running top three in a host of tougher races including winning Sydney’s Group 1 Canterbury Stakes in March of 2024.
2026 Gold Coast Guineas Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Gold Coast Guineas 2026 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Gold Coast Guineas Tips
Gold Coast Guineas tips include looking for horses proven at around 1200m and those with good lead-up form in Sydney.
Previous experience at the track isn’t crucial, so instead of tipping a local runner look at interstate raiders heading towards the Brisbane Winter Carnival features.
2026 Gold Coast Guineas Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ insider Gold Coast Guineas 2026 betting tips and Group 3 racing selections will be detailed below leading up to the race so bookmark this page for the horses to back and sack heading into the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
Past Gold Coast Guineas Results
Gold Coast Guineas race results in recent years have been dominated by Sydney raiders and in-form fillies with three of the eight winners from 2017-2025 being fillies, most recently Marboosha (2021).
Notable Gold Coast Guineas winners from the past decade include six-length champion Bosustow (2025), Champagne Cuddles (2018), Takedown (2016), and Dothraki (2014).
Recent Gold Coast Guineas Winners
Past Gold Coast Guineas winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Bosustow | Merchant Gold | Tuned |
| 2024 | Corniche | Cifrado | Celui |
| 2023 | Yellow Brick | Lady Laguna | Sooth Sayer |
| 2022 | Prince Of Boom | Sword Of State | Grey Defence |
| 2021 | Marboosha | Tramonto | Kisukano |
| 2020 | Hightail | The Odyssey | Exhilarates |
| 2019 | Pennino | Defence Missile | Million |
| 2018 | Champagne Cuddles | Whypeeo | Marble |
| 2017 | Savanna Amour | Heroic Valour | Tessera |
| 2016 | Takedown | Sold For Song | Always Sacred |
| 2015 | Nostradamus | Time For War | Traveston Girl |
| 2014 | Dothraki | Safeguard | Palmera Lad |
| 2013 | Academus | Al Aneed | Dances On Stars |
| 2012 | Florentina | Punch On | Double Impact |
| 2011 | Military Rose | Celtic Dancer | Skating On Ice |
| 2010 | Beethog | Temple Of Doom | Fifteen Carat |
| 2009 | Chakvetadze | Leapfrog | Desuetude |
| 2008 | El Cambio | Xaardante | Heart Of The Citi |
| 2007 | Gold Edition | Grand Reve | Danleigh |
| 2006 | Fashions Afield | Rumbird | Captain Kurt |
| 2005 | Eremein | Legendary Man | Sydney Express |
| 2004 | Kings Chapel | Drunken Joker | Power And Gold |
| 2003 | Tahitian Star | Exquisitely | Striking Victory |
| 2002 | Miss Bussell | Alibarber | Jar Jar Binks |
| 2001 | Ceffyl | Skarloey | Katenian |
| 2000 | Make Mine Magic | Gold Dredge | The Kildare Kid |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 Gold Coast Guineas?
The 2025 Gold Coast Guineas was won by three-year-old Blue Point colt Bosustow at $7.50 for trainers Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald with jockey Joshua Parr aboard on 57kg from barrier 4 to win by a dominant six lengths in a time of 1:10.72.
When is the Gold Coast Guineas 2026?
Saturday, May 9, 2026What is the prize money for the Gold Coast Guineas 2026?
$200,000
Where is the Gold Coast Guineas 2026?
Gold Coast Racecourse, Racecourse Drive, Bundall, QLD 4217.
How do I bet on the 2026 Gold Coast Guineas?
Bet online or via the latest iOS/Android apps with Ladbrokes.
The first step is to create an account at ladbrokes.com.au. The process is quick and easy!
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Next up, head to the racing page and find the race and runner that's right for you.
Which horse will win the 2026 Gold Coast Guineas?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Gold Coast Guineas is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors). Check out ladbrokes.com.au in the lead up to the race for full form information.