Hawkesbury Guineas 2024

Ladbrokes Tip: The Hawkesbury Guineas serves as a nice lead-up into the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival events for three-year-olds.

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 $250,000 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 over 1200m 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.

The latest edition of the Hawkesbury Guineas ran on Saturday May 4, 2024 as part of Hawkesbury Gold Cup Day and was won in emphatic fashion by the John O’Shea-trained Zoustar colt Schwarz ($2.40F).

2024 Hawkesbury Guineas Results

The complete Hawkesbury Guineas Results 2024 and Finishing Order will be available below once the race takes place at on Saturday May 4, 2024.

2024 Hawkesbury Guineas winner Schwarz was strong saluting for the punters in the Group 3. Photo: Steve Hart.

• 1st: #1 Schwarz
• 2nd: #11 Bojangles
• 3rd: #9 Mchale

Jockey James McDonald crafted another masterful ride getting the John O’Shea-trained favourite, Schwarz ($2.40F), first past the post by nearly two lengths to salute for the punters in the Hawkesbury Guineas 2024 results on the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint graduate.

2024 Hawkesbury Guineas Odds

The season’s top Hawkesbury Guineas 2024 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.

Hawkesbury Guineas Race Info

• Date: Saturday May 4, 2024
• Track: Hawkesbury Racecourse
• Distance: 1400m
• Conditions: Three-year-olds; Set Weights with Penalties
• Status: Group 3
• Prize Money: $250,000
• First Run: 2000

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) and Schwarz ($2.40 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Hawkesbury Guineas betting to salute. 

Hawkesbury Guineas Field

The Hawkesbury Guineas race 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 Fred Best Classic (1400m) at Eagle Farm in late May and even the Group 1 $3 million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at the same track/distance in June. 

Military Zone (2019), Dawn Passage (2020), and Hawaii Five Oh (2023) are the latest horses to complete the Hawkesbury Guineas – Fred Best Classic double.

Looking further ahead to the spring, the Hawkesbury Guineas graduates may have an eye on the lucrative $10 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.

2024 Hawkesbury Guineas Field

The official Hawkesbury Guineas 2024 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. 

John O’Shea’s Group 2 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint graduate Schwarz is favourite to win in easier company taking on a good Hawkesbury Guineas 2024 field from a gun gate on Saturday. 

Chautauqua (pictured at Randwick) is the most famous Hawkesbury Guineas winner throughout the race’s history. Photo: Steve Hart.

2024 Hawkesbury Guineas Nominations

The Hawkesbury Guineas nominations 2024 nominations close the Monday of race week.

	Last 10	Horse	Sex	Age	Trainer	Ballot	Weight	True Weight	Penalty	Hcp Rating
1	13352x	BASES LOADED	C	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	1	56kg			90
2	141×26	SCHWARZ	C	3	John O’Shea	2	57kg			88
3	08x3448x64	BUTCH CASSIDY	C	3	Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott	3	56kg			86
4	x5x132162x	SNOWMAN	C	3	Chris Waller	4	56kg			83
5	1931x46x0x	AMUR	G	3	James Cummings	5=	58kg			82
6	1×10147841	MATERIAL DREAMS	F	3	Nick Ryan	5=	55kg			82
7	12250×4310	INHIBITIONS	F	3	James Cummings	5=	54kg			82
8	2812×1288	ROBRICK	G	3	Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)	8	56kg			81
9	x12L12x332	RAZORS	G	3	James Cummings	9	56kg			80
10	1x42147x51	KONASANA	F	3	Chris Waller	10	56kg			78
11	1351×11	PANIC (NZ)	G	3	Michael Freedman	11=	57kg			77
12	3x1x4602x6	GENERAL SALUTE	G	3	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	11=	56kg			77
13	2×32211	XIDAKI	G	3	Peter & Paul Snowden	13=	57kg			76
14	1x446x115	MCHALE	G	3	Chris Waller	13=	56kg			76
15	9140×62438	FRENCH ENDEAVOUR	F	3	Matthew Smith	13=	54kg			76
16	62110×9188	WOLFY (NZ)	C	3	Nick Ryan	16	56kg			74
17	114×757	MIDNIGHT OPAL	C	3	Nathan Doyle	17	56kg			72
18	44x116x1	BOJANGLES	G	3	Kim Waugh	18=	56kg			70
19	220×11	KEEP YOUR COOL	F	3	Ciaron Maher	18=	54kg			70
20	2x5280x011	CHEVRON	C	3	Kristen Buchanan	20	56kg			69
21	20×23112	KHUMBILA	G	3	Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou	21=	56kg			68
22	5x0491x513	HASTY HONEY	F	3	Brad Widdup	21=	54kg			68
23	29x18x214	SOME PEOPLE CALLME	G	3	Ciaron Maher	23	56kg			67
24	22735×31	EMPRESS OF WONDER	F	3	Annabel Neasham	24	54kg			66
25	415×2241	FIDDLERS GREEN	G	3	Annabel Neasham	25	56kg			65
26	1426×91	O’ZIGGY (NZ)	G	3	Bjorn Baker	26=	56kg			64
27	21	HERE THE CROWD	F	3	Ciaron Maher	26=	54kg			64
28	16313	MONTE SUPREME	F	3	Robert & Luke Price	26=	54kg			64
29	807729×752	MAKE A CALL	G	3	Joseph Pride	29=	56kg			62
30	20×11	GENTILESCHI	F	3	Paul Messara & Leah Gavranich	29=	54kg			62
31	1	HIYAAM PROUD	G	3	Matt Laurie	31	56kg			60
32	88x29x1	KIRKUK	G	3	Jim & Greg Lee	32	56kg			59

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 five previous Hawkesbury Guineas winners, most recently Dawn Passage in 2020 and Hawaii Five Oh (2023), so looking for the Waterhouse/Bott runners on the form guide can be a nice tip. 

2024 Hawkesbury Guineas Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Hawkesbury Guineas 2024 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: #7 Konasana ($6.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW

Classy Chris Waller-trained Dundeel filly who looks a big chance to beat home the boys at Hawkesbury today. She is a three-time winner from eight starts and is proven at this distance and further. Group 3 Randwick win in the wet by a runaway margin last time out over 1400m. Group 2 performed, flying and can beat this field.

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. 

Mr Mozart franked the 2022 Hawkesbury Guineas form going on to run well in a number of events including that spring’s $1 million Silver Eagle. 

Hawaii Five Oh won the Hawkesbury Guineas in 2023 before a third in that year’s Stradbroke Handicap trifecta in Brisbane. 

 2024 Hawkesbury Guineas Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Hawkesbury Guineas 2024 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), Dawn Passage (2020), and Hawaii Five Oh (2023). 

Shazee Lee (2017) was the last Hawkesbury Guineas winning filly. 

Past Hawkesbury Guineas Winners

Recent Hawkesbury Guineas winners and place-getters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.