The Hawkesbury Guineas is a Group 3 race run in late April at Hawkesbury Racecourse following the action of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival.
Contested over 1400m and offering $200,000 in prize money, the event is open only to three-year-old runners and has held Group 3 status since 2014.
First held in 2000, the race originally ran as a handicap over1200m before increasing to its current 1400m distance and changing to set weights with penalties in 2006.
Twice the Hawkesbury Guineas has been held at Rosehill Gardens (2015, 2020).
It is held at the feature race meeting of the year for the Hawkesbury Race Club Clarendon and runs on the same day as the Group 3 Hawkesbury Gold Cup (1600m) and Group 3 Hawkesbury Crown (1300m).
The Hawkesbury Guineas has been won by a number of nice horses over the years, most famously Chautauqua (2014), a subsequent six-time Group 1 winner including his famous TJ Smith Stakes three-peat from 2015-17.
2022 Hawkesbury Guineas Results
The complete Hawkesbury Guineas Results 2022 and Finishing Order will be available below once the race takes place at on Saturday April 30, 2022.
- 1st: #1 Mr Mozart ($2.05F)
- 2nd: #14 Dalchini
- 3rd: #11 Part For One
The in-form Hawkes Racing-trained Mr Mozart ($2.05F) was too good for his rivals even with the top-weight winning the Hawkesbury Guineas 2022 with connections keen to target this year’s $8 million The Golden Eagle in October.
Hawkesbury Guineas Betting
Hawkesbury Guineas betting markets are usually led by in-form Sydney-trained three-year-olds coming off a similar grade run during the autumn.
Favourites have a poor recent record in the race and there have been plenty of upsets including the 2017 win by Shazee Lee at 50/1.
Mr Mozart ($2.05 in 2022) was the last favourite in Hawkesbury Guineas betting to salute.
2022 Hawkesbury Guineas Odds
The season’s top Hawkesbury Guineas 2022 betting odds on the potential winter-bound three-year-olds will be available here on race week so stay tuned for access to the best Hawkesbury racing odds and offers.
Early market betting odds on the 2022 Hawkesbury Guineas will be displayed below once available. Odds are subject to fluctuation. For current odds on all of our live markets, please visit ladbrokes.com.au.
Hawkesbury Guineas Field
The Hawkesbury Guineas field attracts a quality line-up of three-year-olds, many of which may be eyeing a trip to Queensland for the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
Potential targets across the winter for the best out of the Hawkesbury Guineas field include the Group 3 $250,000 Fred Best Classic (1400m) at Eagle Farm in late May and even the Group 1 $1.5 million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at the same track/distance in June.
Military Zone (2019) and Dawn Passage (2020) are the last horse to complete the Hawkesbury Guineas – Fred Best Classic double. Both also ran in the Inglis Guineas between those victories, Dawn Passage successful in the Restricted feature while Military Zone ran second.
In 2022, the Godolphin-raced Vilana improved on a lead-up fifth in the Hawkesbury Guineas to win Brisbane’s Fred Best Classic next start.
Looking further ahead to the spring, the Hawkesbury Guineas graduates may have an eye on the lucrative $8 million The Golden Eagle (1500m) during their four-year-old seasons in Sydney. The 2020 Hawkesbury Guineas winner Dawn Passage would go on to run third in that year’s Golden Eagle trifecta.
Hawkesbury Guineas nominations close the Monday before the race runs on the Saturday and the final field along with barriers are released on the Wednesday.
2022 Hawkesbury Guineas Field
The official Hawkesbury Guineas 2022 Final Field and barrier draw will be available below once announced the Wednesday of race week so stay tuned to see what three-year-olds are in the mix for the Hawkesbury Gold Cup Day support act.
The Hawkes Racing-trained Mr Mozart coming off wins in the Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes and Group 3 Doncaster Prelude headlines the 2022 Hawkesbury Guineas field and betting markets for this weekend.
- Scratched: #2 Coastwatch (4); #9 Minsk Moment (3)
Chautauqua (pictured at Randwick) is the most famous Hawkesbury Guineas winner throughout the race’s history. Photo: Steve Hart.
2022 Hawkesbury Guineas Nominations
The Hawkesbury Guineas nominations 2022 nominations close the Monday of race week.
| |
Last 10 |
Horse |
Sex |
Age |
Trainer |
Hcp Rating |
| 1 |
128x5x |
ANAGAIN |
F |
3 |
Garry Frazer |
70 |
| 2 |
521324×177 |
COASTWATCH |
G |
3 |
Chris Waller |
92 |
| 3 |
1x2110x459 |
CONTRIBUTINGFACTOR |
G |
3 |
David Atkins |
66 |
| 4 |
137x147x44 |
COTEHELE (NZ) |
G |
3 |
John O’Shea |
73 |
| 5 |
342×31475 |
DALCHINI |
F |
3 |
Lee & Cherie Curtis |
66 |
| 6 |
4272×2211 |
DEVIL’S THROAT |
G |
3 |
Peter & Paul Snowden |
70 |
| 7 |
337×419161 |
FLYING CRAZY |
G |
3 |
Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou |
86 |
| 8 |
4x214110x4 |
I AM LETHAL |
C |
3 |
John O’Shea |
74 |
| 9 |
227×112 |
LOCH EAGLE |
C |
3 |
Kris Lees |
75 |
| 10 |
x47x458372 |
MAURICE’S MEDAD |
G |
3 |
Bjorn Baker |
82 |
| 11 |
1x137x56 |
MINSK MOMENT |
C |
3 |
Chris Waller |
72 |
| 12 |
46129×7811 |
MR MOZART |
C |
3 |
Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes |
101 |
| 13 |
68125×5415 |
NEVER CRY |
G |
3 |
Brad Widdup |
62 |
| 14 |
4x314x652 |
PARTY FOR ONE |
F |
3 |
Joseph Pride |
75 |
| 15 |
25×416 |
PUBLICIST |
G |
3 |
Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
64 |
| 16 |
5x212370x1 |
SAMARKAND (NZ) |
G |
3 |
Bjorn Baker |
67 |
| 17 |
x221x40164 |
SEBRENCO |
F |
3 |
Tracey Bartley |
70 |
| 18 |
12×319 |
SHORT SHORTS (NZ) |
F |
3 |
Brad Widdup |
65 |
| 19 |
6×1361 |
SILVER CITY |
G |
3 |
Paul Messara |
58 |
| 20 |
x4380x500x |
SUBTERRANEAN |
G |
3 |
Matthew Dunn |
73 |
| 21 |
21×11 |
VILANA |
C |
3 |
James Cummings |
78 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Hawkesbury Guineas Tips
Top Hawkesbury Guineas tips include looking for proven performers at the track / distance and those three-year-olds coming out of tougher Sydney autumn lead-ups.
Trainer Gai Waterhouse has prepared four previous Hawkesbury Guineas winners, most recently Dawn Passage in 2020, so looking for the Waterhouse/Bott runners on the form guide can be a nice tip.
2022 Hawkesbury Guineas Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Hawkesbury Guineas 2022 betting tips and Group 3 racing selections will be detailed below leading up to the Hawkesbury showdown so bookmark this page for the end-of-autumn three-year-olds to back and sack.
- To Win: #1 Mr Mozart ($2.20 at time of publish)
Mr Mozart has the class edge over his rivals in the Hawkesbury Guineas field and his short quote in betting reflects that. Team Hawkes’ son of Snitzel has hit a rich vein of form this preparation and has been strong winning the Group 2 Phar Lap Stakes (1500m) by nearly two lengths two back at Rosehill and the Group 3 Doncaster Prelude last start over the same distance at Newcastle. Obviously carrying more weight here and gives the kilos away, but he’s the horse to beat fresh off a month break between runs with Willie Pike aboard.
Hawkesbury Guineas Form Guide
The Hawkesbury Guineas form guide features all the must know info like saddlecloth numbers, barriers, jockeys, trainers and lead-up form for all horses in the field. Studying the Hawkesbury Guineas form for three-year-olds with good form over 1400m, previous Group 3 or even Group 2 performers from the Sydney Autumn Carnival and local hopes with a nice Hawkesbury strike-rate can help with tipping.
The Hawkesbury Guineas form has gone on to hold in tougher grade races many times over the years, most notably with the 2014 winner Chautauqua who went on to win a host of elite level races in Australian as well as a Group 1 race in Hong Kong.
2022 Hawkesbury Guineas Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Hawkesbury Guineas 2022 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Hawkesbury Guineas Results
Notable Hawkesbury Guineas winners include Royal Discretion (2008), Chautauqua (2014), Spill The Beans (2016) and Dawn Passage (2020).
Hawkesbury Guineas Winners