Randwick Guineas 2025

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The Randwick Guineas is a highlight race of the annual Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival and takes place at Royal Randwick Racecourse on a Saturday in early March. The mile feature runs over 1600m and is part of a Group 1 double-header on Randwick Guineas Day supported by the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes (1300m).

2022 Randwick Guineas winner Converge. Photo: Steve Hart.

Open only to three-year-old runners the feature is worth $1 million in prize money and is run at set weights with colts and geldings carrying 56.5kg and fillies allocated 54.5kg. The Randwick Guineas winner is exempt from ballot for both the Doncaster Mile run over the same track and distance during Sydney’s The Championships in April as well as the ATC Derby held over 2400m.

Celestial Legend (2024) was the last horse to complete the Randwick Guineas – Doncaster Mile double as a three-year-old. 

The season’s premier three-year-olds often run in the Randwick Guineas before backing-up in the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) over 400m further in a fortnight’s time. The Autumn Sun (2019) was the last horse to complete the Randwick Guineas – Rosehill Guineas double. The race is also a great guide to the ATC Derby held over 2400m. It’s A Dundeel (2013) was the last Randwick Guineas winner to continue on and win the Australian Derby.

Upset 25/1 Randwick Guineas winner Lion’s Roar in 2021 finished third in that season’s ATC Derby trifecta, while the Randwick Guineas runner-up Mo’unga franked the form winning the Rosehill Guineas next start.

In 2022 the Randwick Guineas runner-up Anamoe turned the tables on the winner Converge with the duo running one-two in the Rosehill Guineas results in reverse order next start.

The 2023 Rosehill Guineas winner Lindermann meanwhile came via a lead-up second in the Randwick Guineas results.

The next edition of the Randwick Guineas runs on Saturday March 8, 2025 as a key early feature for three-year-olds during the autumn. 

2025 Randwick Guineas Odds

The latest Randwick Guineas 2025 betting odds for this autumn’s Group 1 classic in early March will be available below once out so punters can back their favourite three-year-old milers at the right price.

Randwick Guineas Race Info

• Date: Saturday March 8, 2025
• Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
• Distance: 1600m
• Conditions: 3YO – Set Weights
• Status: Group 1
• Prize Money: $1 million
• First Run: 1935

2025 Randwick Guineas Results

The 2025 Randwick Guineas Results will be published as soon as the race runs on Saturday March 8, 2025.

• 1st: TBD
• 2nd: TBD
• 3rd: TBD

Randwick Guineas Betting

Randwick Guineas betting is dominated at online bookmakers like us here at Ladbrokes by the best three-year-olds of the season coming off winning lead-up runs.

Last start winners have a gun record in the Randwick Guineas with seven winners from 2011 – 2024 having won their lead-up race.

The Hobartville Stakes winner usually opens near the top of the Randwick Guineas odds if accepted.

Favourites have only a solid recent record in the Group 1 with the latest to salute for the punters being The Autumn Sun (2019) and Kementari (2018) who both came off a Hobartville Stakes win.

Communist (7th in 2023) was the last Randwick Guineas winner to come off a run in the Hobartville Stakes before Celestial Legend (2024) did the double. 

Fillies are often further down the Randwick Guineas betting odds with the first filly to win since Fine Society (2003) being Mosheen (2012).

There was a notable upset in 2021 with Lion’s Roar won the race at Randwick Guineas odds of $26 and again in 2023 with Communist ($16).

Randwick Guineas Field

The Randwick Guineas race field attracts the best three-year-old milers and staying types of the season however is rarely run at capacity.

Many of the top contenders in the Randwick Guineas field come via a run in the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) at Rosehill a fortnight before.

The Hobartville Stakes – Randwick Guineas double was won three times from 2011 – 2015 with Ilovethiscity (2011), Dissident (2014) and Hallowed Crown (2015) all successful in both races, and again in 2018 by Kementari and 2019 by The Autumn Sun.

Celestial Legend (2024) was the last three-year-old to do the Hobartville – Randwick Guineas race double.

Earlier, the Group 3 Eskimo Prince Stakes (1200m) at Randwick makes a nice starting point for horses eyeing a run in the Randwick Guineas field and Kementari (2018) was the last to do the double.

In 2022 Converge won the Randwick Guineas having placed third in both the Eskimo Prince Stakes and Hobartville Stakes. That year’s Hobartville Stakes winner Anamoe finished second in the Randwick Guineas as the beaten odds-on favourite, while the Hobartville runner-up Hilal placed third in the Group 1 over the mile.

In 2023 the upset Randwick Guineas winner Communist ran third in the Eskimo Prince and seventh in the Hobartville leading up to his Group 1 success.

Many three-year-olds coming out of the Randwick Guineas field go on to compete in the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) later in March, which is another popular betting double most recently completed by The Autumn Sun (2019).

Randwick Guineas nominations close on a Tuesday in early February and the final field of acceptors are announced on the Wednesday of race week.

2025 Randwick Guineas Field

The official Randwick Guineas field 2025 and barrier draw will be available on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below once announced.

2025 Randwick Guineas Nominations

The early Randwick Guineas 2025 nominations close at midday on Tuesday the 11th of February 2025. 

Randwick Guineas Tips

The top Randwick Guineas tips are to look at the lead-up form of the three-year-olds in the field and look for horses that ran in the top three in their latest run.

Only five Randwick Guineas winners in over a decade ran worse than fourth in their last Group race start with Jymcarew (11th in 2005), Inference who improved on a Hobartville Stakes fifth to salute in 2017, 2020 Hobartville fifth placed Shadow Hero, 2021 when Lion’s Roar backed-up off a Hobartville fifth, and 2023 with the Hobartville seventh place-getter Communist improving notably.

Fillies are often a danger Randwick Guineas tip to take as they have only a fare record over the boys in the race.

2024 Randwick Guineas winner Celestial Legend went on to win the Doncaster at his next start. Photo: Steve Hart.

Barriers seem to matter little when it comes to Randwick Guineas tipping with an even spread of winners from single and double digit gates.

The most popular barriers since 1983 with seven Randwick Guineas winners is barrier four and Kementari (2018), The Autumn Sun (2019) and Converge (2022) are the latest to salute from the gate.

2025 Randwick Guineas Tips

Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Randwick Guineas 2025 tips and exotic Royal Randwick Group 1 betting selections will be detailed below the week of the race so bookmark this page to see who to back and sack in the autumn feature.

• To Win: TBD

Randwick Guineas Form Guide

The Randwick Guineas form guide shows the saddlecloth numbers, starting barriers, trainers and jockeys of all the three-year-olds in the field. It also shows the lead-up form of the Randwick Guineas runners including what races they last ran in and where they finished.

The best Randwick Guineas form line to follow over the past two decades is that coming out of the Hobartville Stakes, a race that has produced 18 of the past 26 winners including most recently The Autumn Sun (1st in 2019), Shadow Hero (5th in 2020), Converge (3rd in 2022), Communist (7th in 2023), and Celestial Legend (1st in 2024).

John Hawkes is the most successful Randwick Guineas trainer in the past 30 years with six winners including the two he prepared in partnership with his sons Michael & Wayne – Mentality (2007) and Inference (2017).

Anamoe franked the Randwick Guineas form improving on a second to win the Rosehill Guineas next start before a spring return winning five consecutive Group 1 events including the Cox Plate at The Valley.

Randwick Guineas Form Facts

• The only filly to win the Randwick Guineas since 2003 was Mosheen (2012).
• Last start winners dominated the Randwick Guineas results from 2011 – 2024 with seven saluting.
• The only favourite to get the job done for the punters since Ilovethiscity (2011) are Kementari (2018) and The Autumn Sun (2019).
• Barrier 12 produced two of the 10 Randwick Guineas winners from 2012 – 2024.
• Barrier 4 produced back-to-back Randwick Guineas winners in 2018-19 and also produced the 2022 champion Converge.

2025 Randwick Guineas Form Guide

A link to our comprehensive Randwick Guineas 2025 Form Guide will be provided below the week of the race.

Randwick Guineas Results

The Randwick Guineas race results and finishing order of the full field are out when the classic runs as Randwick Race 6 or 7 on the first Saturday in March.

Along with the Randwick Guineas winner the results reveal the successful trifecta and first four combinations for punters as well as the winning time and margins.

Notable recent Randwick Guineas winners include Celestial Legend (2024), Shadow Hero (2020), The Autumn Sun (2019), Hallowed Crown (2015), It’s A Dundeel (2013), Shoot Out (2010), and Weekend Hussler (2008).

Recent Randwick Guineas Winners

Past Randwick Guineas winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.

FAQ

When is the Randwick Guineas 2025?

What is the prize money for the Randwick Guineas 2025?

$1,000,000

Where is the Randwick Guineas 2025?

Randwick Racecourse, Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031.