Ladbrokes Tip: WA Guineas graduates can back-up in the Kingston Town Classic in the summer
The W.A. Guineas is a Group 2 race run at Ascot Racecourse in late November during the Perth Summer Racing Carnival on Railway Stakes Day.
The first of the major Western Australian race days over the summer season, Railway Stakes Day is headlined by the Group 1 $1 million Railway Stakes (1600m) for milers.
The WA Guineas for three-year-olds is the other key race on the card and is contested over 1600m at set weights. The race offers $500,000 in total prize money and makes a nice lead-up for youngsters looking to take on the older horses in the following months Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) over the extra metres. The latest horses to complete the WA Guineas – Kingston Town Classic double in the same year were Arcadia Queen (2018), Ihtsahymn (2013) and Playing God (2010).
The latest edition of the WA Guineas ran on Saturday November 21, 2020 and was won by the filly Watch Me Dance.
2020 WA Guineas Results
The full WA Guineas 2020 Results & Finishing Order will be detailed here once the showdown is run and won on Railway Stakes Day, Saturday November 21, 2020 .
- 1st: #11 Watch Me Dance
- 2nd: #3 Em Tee Aye
- 3rd: #2 Dom To Shoot
Watch Me Dance ($8.50) enjoyed a quick back-up taking out the 2020 WA Guineas results over the boys just seven days after her lead-up WA Champion Fillies Stakes success, emulating Arcadia Queen (2018) in doing so.
|
Finish |
No. |
Horse |
Trainer |
Jockey |
Margin |
Bar. |
Weight |
Penalty |
Starting Price |
|
1 |
11 |
WATCH ME DANCE |
Steve Wolfe |
Shaun McGruddy |
|
1 |
54.5kg |
|
$8.50 |
|
2 |
3 |
EM TEE AYE |
Trevor Andrews |
Jarrad Noske |
0.35L |
11 |
56.5kg |
|
$31 |
|
3 |
2 |
DOM TO SHOOT |
Sean & Jake Casey |
Paul Harvey |
0.93L |
9 |
56.5kg |
|
$5F |
|
4 |
17e |
WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ) |
Grant & Alana Williams |
William Pike |
1.83L |
15 |
56.5kg |
|
$7 |
|
5 |
10 |
BRAGWELL |
Steve Wolfe |
Peter Knuckey |
3.04L |
3 |
56.5kg |
|
$41 |
|
6 |
1 |
GEMMA’S SON |
David Harrison |
Joseph Azzopardi |
4.14L |
12 |
56.5kg |
|
$6.50 |
|
7 |
16 |
SMASHING |
Neville Parnham |
Jason Whiting |
4.46L |
16 |
54.5kg |
|
$81 |
|
8 |
5 |
REIGN OF FIRE |
Colin Webster |
Jordan Turner |
5.35L |
14 |
56.5kg |
|
$41 |
|
9 |
14 |
BRAVE ANGEL (NZ) |
Simon A Miller |
Patrick Carbery |
6.01L |
6 |
54.5kg |
|
$5.50 |
|
10 |
13 |
SOLAIA |
Darren McAuliffe |
Chris Parnham |
6.18L |
10 |
54.5kg |
|
$20 |
|
11 |
9 |
FIRST LAW (NZ) |
Simon A Miller |
Clint Johnston-Porter |
7.06L |
7 |
56.5kg |
|
$12 |
|
12 |
8 |
PANZDOWN |
Simon A Miller |
Mitchell Pateman |
7.6L |
2 |
56.5kg |
|
$21 |
|
13 |
15 |
ELIMINATE |
Neville Parnham |
Jason Brown |
7.62L |
5 |
54.5kg |
|
$51 |
|
14 |
7 |
PHANTA |
Justin Warwick |
Ms Lucy Warwick |
9.8L |
8 |
56.5kg |
|
$21 |
|
15 |
6 |
ALL DAY SESSION |
Ashley Maley |
Ms Kyra Yuill |
9.83L |
4 |
56.5kg |
|
$31 |
|
16 |
4 |
KALLAROO |
Daniel Morton |
Brad Parnham |
11.99L |
13 |
56.5kg |
|
$31 |
|
|
19e |
FLETCHER ROAD |
Bob McPherson |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
18e |
BLOW ME OUT |
Brett Pope |
|
|
0 |
|
|
|
|
|
12 |
MAGICAL DREAM |
Grant & Alana Williams |
Ms Jade McNaught |
|
0 |
|
|
|
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
WA Guineas Race Info
- Date: Saturday November 21, 2020
- Track: Ascot Racecourse
- Distance: 1600m
- Conditions: 3YOs – Set Weights
- Status: Group 2
- Prize Money: $500,000
- First Run: 1937
WA Guineas Odds & Betting
WA Guineas betting markets open weeks in advance of the Railway Stakes Day support race as soon as early entries close about a month out.
Each summer the WA Guineas odds are led by class local three-year-olds coming off a top three run in a traditional lead-up race like the Fairetha Stakes or the WA Champion Fillies Classic for the female three-year-olds taking on the boys in the Group 2.
Upsets in the race are not uncommon however and the last winners to jump at double-figures in the WA Guineas betting markets were Rommel ($21 in 2014), Variation ($13 in 2016) and War Saint ($31 in 2019).
2020 WA Guineas Betting
The summer’s latest WA Guineas 2020 odds and betting market links will be provided below once out so stay tuned for access to the best Perth summer racing odds on the top three-year-olds of the season.
WA Guineas Tips
Top WA Guineas tips to consider each summer include looking for local runners with a good record at Ascot that finished in the money at the track last time out in similar company and any runners proven over the mile distance.
Fillies also have a good recent record running top three in the WA Guineas trifecta, including in 2017 when fillies ran first (Perfect Jewel) and third (Art Series) and the win by Arcadia Queen (2018), so taking the better performed females in the race, especially those that ran well in the WA Champion Fillies Classic, is also a good WA Guineas betting tip.
In 2020 the fillies were on top again with Watch Me Dance the latest to complete the WA Champion Fillies Stakes – WA Guineas double.
2020 WA Guineas Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ insider WA Guineas 2020 betting tips and exotic Group 2 Perth racing selections will be detailed below the week of the race so stay tuned for the three-year-olds to back this summer.
WA Guineas Field
The WA Guineas field attracts a quality line-up of mainly local three-year-old staying types looking to bag a Group win in Perth over the summer.
Interstate contenders rarely make the trip west to run in the WA Guineas however in 2012 the Peter Snowden-trained Academus (2012) travelled over from Melbourne and won. One of the key lead-ups to the mile clash is the Listed Fairetha Stakes (1400m) held earlier in the month at the same track.

WA Guineas winner Rommel (2014) went on to enjoy Group success in Melbourne later in his career. Photo Credit: Sarah Ebbett.
Recent WA Guineas winners to come off a Fairetha Stakes run include War Saint (4th in 2019), Man Booker (2nd in 2015), Rommel (2nd in 2014) and Ihtsahymn (6th in 2013) who turned the tables on that year’s Fairetha Stakes winner Saint Bro who ran third next start in the Guineas.
Fillies taking on the boys in the WA Guineas field meanwhile often come off a run in the Group 3 WA Champion Fillies Classic (1600m) the week before, a race that produced the 2015 Guineas runner-up Spirit Bird (4th) and the 2017 third placegetter in the Guineas Art Series (1st). In 2018 Arcadia Queen completed the WA Champion Fillies Classic – WA Guineas double, a feat emulated just two years later by Watch Me Dance (2020).
Graduates out of the WA Guineas field often back-up in the Kingston Town Classic and the double has recently been achieved by Arcadia Queen (2018), Ihtsahymn (2013) and Playing God (2010) who also won the 2011 edition of the Group 1.
W.A. Guineas nominations close the Monday of race week followed by the release of the final field of acceptances and barriers on the Wednesday.
2020 WA Guineas Field
The official WA Guineas 2020 Final Field is announced the week of the race and will be published in full below once released so stay tuned to see what local and / or interstate three-year-olds make the starting line-up in the half-a-million-dollar summer showdown.
A capacity line-up of three-year-olds will face off in the 2020 WA Guineas field at Ascot on Saturday including Watch Me Dance coming off her upset win at 20/1 in last weekend’s Group 3 WA Champion Fillies Classic.
No |
Last 10 |
Horse |
Trainer |
Jockey |
Barrier |
Weight |
Penalty |
Hcp Rating |
1 |
11114×1344 |
GEMMA’S SON |
David Harrison |
Joseph Azzopardi |
13 |
56.5kg |
|
83 |
2 |
2182×23127 |
DOM TO SHOOT |
Sean & Jake Casey |
Paul Harvey |
9 |
56.5kg |
|
80 |
3 |
75213×1103 |
EM TEE AYE |
Trevor Andrews |
Jarrad Noske |
12 |
56.5kg |
|
74 |
4 |
35341×431 |
KALLAROO |
Daniel Morton |
Brad Parnham |
14 |
56.5kg |
|
65 |
5 |
11×878 |
REIGN OF FIRE |
Colin Webster |
Jordan Turner |
15 |
56.5kg |
|
71 |
6 |
8x5812x31 |
ALL DAY SESSION |
Ashley Maley |
Steven Parnham |
4 |
56.5kg |
|
68 |
7 |
1×4 |
PHANTA |
Justin Warwick |
Ms Lucy Warwick |
8 |
56.5kg |
|
66 |
8 |
12×325 |
PANZDOWN |
Simon A Miller |
Mitchell Pateman |
2 |
56.5kg |
|
65 |
9 |
41×23 |
FIRST LAW (NZ) |
Simon A Miller |
Clint Johnston-Porter |
7 |
56.5kg |
|
65 |
10 |
2×126 |
BRAGWELL |
Steve Wolfe |
Peter Knuckey |
3 |
56.5kg |
|
63 |
11 |
1221x3x381 |
WATCH ME DANCE |
Steve Wolfe |
Shaun McGruddy |
1 |
54.5kg |
|
76 |
12 |
1×1136 |
MAGICAL DREAM |
Grant & Alana Williams |
Ms Jade McNaught |
18 |
54.5kg |
|
72 |
13 |
157×3144 |
SOLAIA |
Darren McAuliffe |
Chris Parnham |
11 |
54.5kg |
|
62 |
14 |
7×213 |
BRAVE ANGEL (NZ) |
Simon A Miller |
Patrick Carbery |
6 |
54.5kg |
|
58 |
15 |
1558 |
ELIMINATE |
Neville Parnham |
Jason Brown |
5 |
54.5kg |
|
60 |
16 |
254×12 |
SMASHING |
Neville Parnham |
|
19 |
54.5kg |
|
58 |
17e |
32 |
WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ) |
Grant & Alana Williams |
William Pike |
16 |
56.5kg |
|
60 |
18e |
35×109 |
BLOW ME OUT |
Brett Pope |
|
17 |
54.5kg |
|
58 |
19e |
85419 |
FLETCHER ROAD |
Bob McPherson |
|
10 |
56.5kg |
|
62 |
2020 WA Guineas Nominations
The early WA Guineas 2020 Nominations are taken by Perth Racing about a month out from race day and will be provided below as soon as available.
Eighty three-year-olds make-up the official 2020 WA Guineas nominations with the fillies out of the Burgess Queen Stakes trifecta leading all-in betting.
|
Last 10 |
Horse |
Sex |
Age |
Trainer |
Ballot |
Weight |
Penalty |
Hcp Rating |
1 |
8x5812x3 |
ALL DAY SESSION |
G |
3 |
Ashley Maley |
|
56.5kg |
|
68 |
2 |
3×41 |
BEAU ROSSA |
G |
3 |
Will Clarken |
|
56.5kg |
|
|
3 |
30 |
BIG SCREEN |
G |
3 |
Meryl Hayley |
|
56.5kg |
|
59 |
4 |
2230 |
BILLY RAY |
G |
3 |
Grant & Alana Williams |
|
56.5kg |
|
60 |
5 |
9×45 |
BOONDI ROCKS |
G |
3 |
Colin Webster |
|
56.5kg |
|
59 |
6 |
2×126 |
BRAGWELL |
G |
3 |
Steve Wolfe |
|
56.5kg |
|
63 |
7 |
35×13320 |
CAPTAIN BURGLAR |
G |
3 |
Neville Parnham |
|
56.5kg |
|
63 |
8 |
31111×42 |
CHARLETON EDDIE |
G |
3 |
Sean & Jake Casey |
|
56.5kg |
|
77 |
9 |
8x57x02 |
COMEALILBITCLOSER |
G |
3 |
Lou Luciani |
|
56.5kg |
|
60 |
10 |
31×95 |
CONGREVE ROCKET |
G |
3 |
David Harrison |
|
56.5kg |
|
62 |
11 |
40x23x3 |
CONVALESCE |
G |
3 |
Steve Wolfe |
|
56.5kg |
|
|
12 |
|
COUNT GRUNDY |
G |
3 |
Ross Price |
|
56.5kg |
|
|
13 |
4231×84 |
DAD’S BIGHEADED |
G |
3 |
Colin Webster |
|
56.5kg |
|
65 |
14 |
2182×23127 |
DOM TO SHOOT |
G |
3 |
Sean & Jake Casey |
|
56.5kg |
|
80 |
15 |
11×608 |
DUNBAR |
G |
3 |
Grant & Alana Williams |
|
56.5kg |
|
64 |
16 |
775213×110 |
EM TEE AYE |
G |
3 |
Trevor Andrews |
|
56.5kg |
|
74 |
17 |
213×290 |
EMPIRE REIGN |
G |
3 |
Daniel Morton |
|
56.5kg |
|
66 |
18 |
04 |
FAMOUS JURNEY |
G |
3 |
Jim Taylor |
|
56.5kg |
|
|
19 |
06 |
FEAR THE WIND |
G |
3 |
Daniel & Ben Pearce |
|
56.5kg |
|
|
20 |
41×23 |
FIRST LAW (NZ) |
G |
3 |
Simon A Miller |
|
56.5kg |
|
65 |
21 |
85419 |
FLETCHER ROAD |
G |
3 |
Bob McPherson |
|
56.5kg |
|
62 |
22 |
349 |
FRIDAY KNIGHT |
G |
3 |
Chris & Michael Gangemi |
|
56.5kg |
|
59 |
23 |
11114×1344 |
GEMMA’S SON |
C |
3 |
David Harrison |
|
56.5kg |
|
83 |
24 |
517×4230 |
GRANDSLAM |
C |
3 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
56.5kg |
|
|
25 |
6×418 |
HALOGEN |
G |
3 |
Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
|
56.5kg |
|
|
26 |
46 |
HOIST THE COLOURS |
G |
3 |
Graeme Evans |
|
56.5kg |
|
|
27 |
92×4137 |
HOLY ENCHANTMENT |
G |
3 |
Stephen Miller |
|
56.5kg |
|
62 |
28 |
53×2 |
IRON SHARP |
G |
3 |
Simon A Miller |
|
56.5kg |
|
60 |
29 |
35341×431 |
KALLAROO |
G |
3 |
Daniel Morton |
|
56.5kg |
|
65 |
30 |
7124983 |
KERMAN ROCK |
G |
3 |
Chris Willis |
|
56.5kg |
|
62 |
31 |
22 |
NICCONI EXPRESS |
G |
3 |
Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
|
56.5kg |
|
|
32 |
429×5221 |
NO SURRENDER |
G |
3 |
Darren McAuliffe |
|
56.5kg |
|
62 |
33 |
2113 |
OUTBACK JACK |
G |
3 |
Stephen Miller |
|
56.5kg |
|
66 |
34 |
12×325 |
PANZDOWN |
G |
3 |
Simon A Miller |
|
56.5kg |
|
65 |
35 |
1×4 |
PHANTA |
G |
3 |
Justin Warwick |
|
56.5kg |
|
66 |
36 |
2×1 |
POWERFUL |
G |
3 |
Neville Parnham |
|
56.5kg |
|
62 |
37 |
216370×875 |
RATHLIN |
G |
3 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
56.5kg |
|
|
38 |
11×878 |
REIGN OF FIRE |
G |
3 |
Colin Webster |
|
56.5kg |
|
71 |
39 |
12×33 |
SASSY TRADER |
G |
3 |
Sean & Jake Casey |
|
56.5kg |
|
68 |
40 |
14 |
SECRET PLAN |
G |
3 |
Grant & Alana Williams |
|
56.5kg |
|
62 |
41 |
1×337 |
SO LET’S TOAST |
C |
3 |
John McArdle |
|
56.5kg |
|
|
42 |
5 |
SOLAMENTE |
G |
3 |
Adam Durrant |
|
56.5kg |
|
|
43 |
x860x75415 |
TANKER |
G |
3 |
Ciaron Maher & David Eustace |
|
56.5kg |
|
|
44 |
58×1294 |
TRODAIRE |
G |
3 |
Lloyd Kennewell |
|
56.5kg |
|
|
45 |
32 |
WESTERN EMPIRE (NZ) |
G |
3 |
Grant & Alana Williams |
|
56.5kg |
|
60 |
46 |
162 |
AIRLIE QUEEN |
F |
3 |
Grant & Alana Williams |
|
54.5kg |
|
59 |
47 |
521 |
ALPHA AND OMEGA |
F |
3 |
Steve Wolfe |
|
54.5kg |
|
56 |
48 |
3x2465x616 |
AMERICAN CHOICE |
F |
3 |
Simon A Miller |
|
54.5kg |
|
70 |
49 |
35×10 |
BLOW ME OUT |
F |
3 |
Brett Pope |
|
54.5kg |
|
58 |
50 |
7×21 |
BRAVE ANGEL (NZ) |
F |
3 |
Simon A Miller |
|
54.5kg |
|
58 |
51 |
4321 |
CELEBRITY WITNESS |
F |
3 |
Daniel & Ben Pearce |
|
54.5kg |
|
58 |
52 |
44×21510 |
CHICLETT |
F |
3 |
Daniel & Ben Pearce |
|
54.5kg |
|
62 |
53 |
1111 |
CLAIRVOYANCE |
F |
3 |
Darren McAuliffe |
|
54.5kg |
|
80 |
54 |
48×06 |
CROWN OF FLOWERS (NZ) |
F |
3 |
Simon A Miller |
|
54.5kg |
|
52 |
55 |
155 |
ELIMINATE |
F |
3 |
Neville Parnham |
|
54.5kg |
|
60 |
56 |
6×7 |
EVEN MAGIC |
F |
3 |
Neville Parnham |
|
54.5kg |
|
|
57 |
0x242 |
GAZE GRISE |
F |
3 |
Will Clarken |
|
54.5kg |
|
|
58 |
14 |
GIANCANA |
F |
3 |
Simon A Miller |
|
54.5kg |
|
58 |
59 |
41730 |
IAN’S SPECIAL |
F |
3 |
Sharon Miller |
|
54.5kg |
|
58 |
60 |
21436 |
INDIGO BLUE |
F |
3 |
Adam Durrant |
|
54.5kg |
|
62 |
61 |
6x211x12 |
KISSONALLFORCHEEKS |
F |
3 |
Daniel Morton |
|
54.5kg |
|
72 |
62 |
633×555 |
LASTING IMPACT |
F |
3 |
Neville Parnham |
|
54.5kg |
|
54 |
63 |
7 |
LET’S CUT LOOSE |
F |
3 |
Simon A Miller |
|
54.5kg |
|
|
64 |
1×113 |
MAGICAL DREAM |
F |
3 |
Grant & Alana Williams |
|
54.5kg |
|
72 |
65 |
3525×158 |
MIYAGI |
F |
3 |
Darren McAuliffe |
|
54.5kg |
|
57 |
66 |
1×127 |
MYSTICAL VIEW |
F |
3 |
Grant & Alana Williams |
|
54.5kg |
|
67 |
67 |
16×520 |
NUHAD |
F |
3 |
Simon A Miller |
|
54.5kg |
|
62 |
68 |
13x611x269 |
QUEEN BROWN |
F |
3 |
Daniel Morton |
|
54.5kg |
|
73 |
69 |
51×188 |
REAL GRACE |
F |
3 |
Grant & Alana Williams |
|
54.5kg |
|
63 |
70 |
5×3 |
ROCABELLA |
F |
3 |
Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
|
54.5kg |
|
|
71 |
126 |
SCREAM DREAM |
F |
3 |
Lloyd Kennewell |
|
54.5kg |
|
|
72 |
254×1 |
SMASHING |
F |
3 |
Neville Parnham |
|
54.5kg |
|
58 |
73 |
311×51 |
SNICKERDOODLEDANDY |
F |
3 |
Daniel Morton |
|
54.5kg |
|
74 |
74 |
157×314 |
SOLAIA |
F |
3 |
Darren McAuliffe |
|
54.5kg |
|
62 |
75 |
31 |
TEMPTACION |
F |
3 |
Daniel Morton |
|
54.5kg |
|
|
76 |
26×83 |
THE WHITE WITCH |
F |
3 |
Sarah Evans |
|
54.5kg |
|
58 |
77 |
6×2485 |
TYPE WON |
F |
3 |
Kieran McDonagh |
|
54.5kg |
|
55 |
78 |
42×18 |
VIOLINIST |
F |
3 |
Tony & Calvin McEvoy |
|
54.5kg |
|
|
79 |
31221x3x38 |
WATCH ME DANCE |
F |
3 |
Steve Wolfe |
|
54.5kg |
|
76 |
80 |
46 |
YOUDOYOU |
F |
3 |
Justin Warwick |
|
54.5kg |
|
|
WA Guineas Form Guide
The WA Guineas form guide details all the crucial information including the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs of the three-year-olds in the Group 2 race field.
In recent years the WA Guineas form has stacked up in the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m) the next month back at Ascot Racecourse with plenty of three-year-olds running top three in both races.
2020 WA Guineas Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive WA Guineas 2020 Form Guide will be provided below the week of the race.
WA Guineas Results
The WA Guineas results over the past decade have been dominated by single-figure fancies, but not the favourites, and local runners have a top strike-rate in the feature.
Notable recent WA Guineas winners include Arcadia Queen (2018), Ihtsahymn (2013), Academus (2012), Playing God (2010) and Megatic (2007).
WA Guineas Winners
Year |
Winner |
2nd |
3rd |
Time |
2020 |
Watch Me Dance |
Em Tee Aye |
Dom To Shoot |
1:35.8 |
2019 |
War Saint |
Kay Cee |
Red Can Man |
1:37.8 |
2018 |
Arcadia Queen |
Lady Cosmology |
Flirtini |
1:34.9 |
2017 |
Perfect Jewel |
Achener Star |
Art Series |
1:36.6 |
2016 |
Variation |
Ellicazoom |
Ragazzo D’Oro |
1:37.0 |
2015 |
Man Booker |
Spirit Bird |
The Cobbla |
1:34.7 |
2014 |
Rommel |
Disposition |
Say Geronimo |
1:36.0 |
2013 |
Ihtsahymn |
Miss Rose De lago |
Saint Bro |
1:37.6 |
2012 |
Academus |
Bippo No Bungus |
Darlington Abbey |
1:35.9 |
2011 |
King Saul |
Caiguna |
Red Hot Sax |
1:36.1 |
2010 |
Playing God |
Lauradane |
Hoegaarden |
1:36.2 |
2009 |
Clueless Angel |
Thorn Dancer |
The Corporation |
1:35.0 |
2008 |
Moccasin Bend |
Locus Standi |
Saxon Palace |
1:33.7 |
2007 |
Megatic |
Perestroika |
Moisture |
1:35.6 |
2006 |
Vain Crusader |
Real Cheeky |
Translate |
1:35.8 |
2005 |
Cape North |
Lock The Vault |
Geil |
1:36.0 |
2004 |
Dr John |
Moet Magic |
Stormy Nova |
1:36.7 |
2003 |
River Mist |
Changing Lanes |
Laetare |
1:37.3 |
2002 |
The Right Money |
Trimagic |
Amphritite |
1:36.8 |
2001 |
Royal Retrieve |
Kentiara |
Dexian |
1:36.0 |
2000 |
Kalatiara |
Mr Tanzania |
Eutectic |
1:37.5 |