The latest edition of the Winx Guineas ran on Thursday, July 2, 2026 at the Sunshine Coast on Caloundra Cup Day and saw the Tom Charlton-trained Cellarmaster ($5.50) charge home late to secure his all-important first Group race success.
The Winx Guineas is one of Queensland’s premier mid‑winter mile races for three‑year‑olds, and punters chasing the latest Winx Guineas odds, early market movers, expert Winx Guineas tips, and a full breakdown of the Winx Guineas field turn to Ladbrokes for the strongest betting insights. Run over 1600m at the Sunshine Coast, the race consistently attracts progressive milers, Queensland winter stars and sharp interstate raiders looking to strike during the carnival. With tempo, track pattern, late‑prep improvement and proven mile strength all shaping the contest, the Winx Guineas is a key betting race for punters wanting value and confidence. Check the updated prices, assess the leading contenders and lock in your Winx Guineas bet with Ladbrokes — where smart punters get on first.
Ladbrokes Tip: The Queensland Guineas is a credible lead-up into the Winx Guineas on the Sunshine Coast each winter
2026 Winx Guineas Results
The official Winx Guineas 2026 Results & Finishing Order will be available below once the latest edition of the Group 3 Sunshine Coast race is run and won on Thursday, July 2, 2026.
- #5 Cellarmaster
- #1 Platinum Pantheon
- #6 Rustemo
Tom Charlton’s progressive Bivouac gelding Cellarmaster ($5.50) ran out of his skin the closing stages to head the 2026 Winx Guineas results at the Sunshine Coast. Improving on a lead-up fifth in the Gunsynd Classic, the up-and-comer celebrated his first Group success when making up all the late ground off a patient Ryan Maloney ride to charge right down the outside and run down Platinum Pantheon to secure a thrilling 0.3 length victory. Rustemo ran third.
2026 Winx Guineas Odds & Finishing Order
The latest Winx Guineas 2026 betting odds will be provided below as soon as markets on the end-of-carnival event on Caloundra Cup Day over the winter are announced followed by the official finishing order after the event.
| 5. Cellarmaster (9) J: Ryan Maloney 57kg 13345T: Tom Charlton | ||
| 1. Platinum Pantheon (14) J: Ben Thompson 57kg 26622T: Lisa Latta | ||
| 6. Rustemo (3) J: Michael Rodd 57kg 5×111T: Kris Lees | ||
| 3. Hillier (4) J: Robbie Dolan 57kg 5×105T: Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 12. State Opera (7) J: Cejay Graham 55kg 5×110T: Tony Gollan | ||
| 10. Within The Law (10) J: Dylan Gibbons 55kg 5×327T: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 13. Hush Hush (8) J: Ashley Morgan 55kg 0x153T: Ciaron Maher | ||
| 9. Vandevelde (5) J: Jake Bayliss 57kg x3789T: Paul Jenkins | ||
| 4. Kohler Kid (6) J: Justin P Stanley 57kg x1631T: Michael Lakey | ||
| 11. Tupakara (11) J: Daniel Moor 55kg 21627T: Annabel & Rob Archibald | ||
| 7. Lyneham (12) J: Benjamin Osmond 57kg x5221T: Chris & Corey Munce | ||
| 16. Run To You (2) J: Taylor Marshall 55kg 43115T: Stephen Matthews | ||
| 14. Pink Vixen (13) J: Emily Lang 55kg 65423T: Kevin Kemp | ||
| 8. Special Artist (1) J: Georgina Cartwright 57kg 30008T: Kelly Schweida |
Winx Guineas Tips
Winx Guineas tips include looking for in-form winter gallopers coming off a win in a Brisbane race, graduates that finished in the money in their lead-up assignment and tipping single-figure fancies.
2026 Winx Guineas Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Winx Guineas 2026 betting tips on the Group 3 race at the end of the Queensland winter racing season will be detailed below the week of the race so, stay tuned for those to back and sack this season.
EXPERT 2026 CALOUNDRA CUP DAY TIPS, BEST BETS & PREDICTIONS
| 10. Within The Law (10) J: Dylan Gibbons 55kg 5×327T: Bjorn Baker |
| 2. Call Da Vinci (13) Scratched: | |||
| 6. Rustemo (3) J: Michael Rodd 57kg 5×111T: Kris Lees |
The Winx Guineas is held at the tail-end of the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival the Saturday after Brisbane’s Tattersall’s Tiara Day and takes place at the Corbould Park Racecourse at Caloundra in late June or early July.
A set weights race for three-year-olds contested over 1600m, the event was first run in 2000 and gained its current Group 3 status in 2014.
The Winx Guineas currently offers a total of $300,000 in prize money and attracts a strong line-up of winter three-year-olds each year. It takes place on the same day as the Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m) and was renamed in 2020 to honour the 2015 champion Winx who went on to win her next 32 straight races.
A good lead-up race is the Group 2 Queensland Guineas (1600m) now held in May.
Winx Guineas Race Info
- Date: Thursday, July 2, 2026
- Track: Sunshine Coast Racecourse, Caloundra
- Distance: 1600m
- Conditions: Set Weights – Three-year-olds
- Status: Group 3
- Prize Money: $300,000
- First Run: 2000
Winx Guineas Betting
The Winx Guineas betting markets are dominated by in-form three-year-old milers coming off good lead-up runs in events during the lead-up Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival races.
Favourites have a solid strike-rate in the race with Wapiti ($2.45 in 2020) the last to salute for the punters.
Winx Guineas Field
The Winx Guineas race field draws a quality line-up of winter three-year-olds from both local and interstate stables.
Runners may come via a number of different lead-up races including the Group 2 Dane Ripper Stakes (1400m) for fillies and mares held on Stradbroke Handicap Day.
Also held on Stradbroke Handicap Day at Eagle Farm in mid-June, the Group 3 Gunsynd Classic (1600m) serves as another potential lead-up into the Winx Guineas field each winter.
Cellarmaster (5th in 2026) was the last Winx Guineas winner to come via the Gunsynd Classic.
Winx Guineas nominations close the Monday of race week with final acceptances revealing the field released on the Wednesday before the race runs on the Saturday.
2026 Winx Guineas Field
The official Winx Guineas 2026 field of final acceptors is announced by the Sunshine Coast Turf Club on the Wednesday of race week and will be published below along with the confirmed jockeys and barriers.
The 2026 Winx Guineas final field features a bumper line-up of classy 3YO milers including the Kris Lees-trained Rustemo chasing a fourth win on the trot and Lisa Latta’s widely drawn Kiwi raider Platinum Pantheon presenting fit off a lead-up second in Ipswich.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1. Platinum Pantheon
J: Ben Thompson
T: Lisa Latta |
126622 | G | 14 | 57kg | |
| 2. Call Da Vinci (13) Scratched: | |||||
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3. Hillier
J: Robbie Dolan
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
35x105 | G | 4 | 57kg | |
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4. Kohler Kid
J: Justin P Stanley
T: Michael Lakey |
7x1631 | G | 6 | 57kg | |
|
5. Cellarmaster
J: Ryan Maloney
T: Tom Charlton |
213345 | G | 9 | 57kg | |
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6. Rustemo
J: Michael Rodd
T: Kris Lees |
55x111 | G | 3 | 57kg | |
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7. Lyneham
J: Benjamin Osmond
T: Chris & Corey Munce |
1x5221 | C | 12 | 57kg | |
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8. Special Artist
J: Georgina Cartwright
T: Kelly Schweida |
x30008 | G | 1 | 57kg | |
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9. Vandevelde
J: Jake Bayliss
T: Paul Jenkins |
8x3789 | G | 5 | 57kg | |
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10. Within The Law
J: Dylan Gibbons
T: Bjorn Baker |
x5x327 | F | 10 | 55kg | |
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11. Tupakara
J: Daniel Moor
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
x21627 | F | 11 | 55kg | |
|
12. State Opera
J: Cejay Graham
T: Tony Gollan |
95x110 | F | 7 | 55kg | |
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13. Hush Hush
J: Ashley Morgan
T: Ciaron Maher |
40x153 | F | 8 | 55kg | |
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14. Pink Vixen
J: Emily Lang
T: Kevin Kemp |
365423 | F | 13 | 55kg | |
| 15. Tinklejazz (10) Scratched: | |||||
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16. Run To You
J: Taylor Marshall
T: Stephen Matthews |
x43115 | F | 2 | 55kg | |
2026 Winx Guineas Nominations
Early Winx Guineas 2026 Nominations close the Monday leading-up to Caloundra Cup Day, which is one of the very last events of the wider Queensland Winter Racing Carnival and will be provided in full below.
Winx Guineas Form Guide
The Winx Guineas form guide lists for punters all the crucial pre-betting information like the jockeys, trainers, barriers and lead-up runs of the three-year-old runners in the field.
Runners trained out of Brisbane have a credible recent record the race, so looking at the local Queensland runners with a lead-up run in a Brisbane event is essential when doing the Winx Guineas form.
The 2023 Winx Guineas winner Knight’s Choice went on to frank the form the next winter when second in the Group 2 $1.2 million The Q22 race in 2024.
2026 Winx Guineas Form
A link to our comprehensive Winx Guineas 2026 form guide and race betting preview will be provided for punters below the week of the event.
FULL 2026 WINX GUINEAS FORM GUIDE & RACE COMMENTARY
Past Winx Guineas Results
Recent Winx Guineas race results show a mix of both local and interstate winners with some of the better known champions of the race including Winx (2015) and The Bostonian (2018).
Baccarat Baby (2019) was the last filly to win the Winx Guineas.
Smart Chariot holds the current 1600m Winx Guineas race record winning in 2002 in a time of 1 minute 35:08 seconds.
Recent Winx Guineas Winners
Recent Winx Guineas winners dating back to the year 2007 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Trainer/s | Jockey | Weight | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cellarmaster | Tom Charlton | Ryan Maloney | 57 kgs | 1:39.46 |
| 2025 | The Three Hundred | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Angela Jones | 57 kgs | 1:36.92 |
| 2024 | Xidaki | Peter & Paul Snowden | Vlad Duric | 57 kgs | 1:38.81 |
| 2023 | Knight’s Choice | John Symons & Shelia Laxon | Jaden Lloyd | 57 kgs | 1:36.48 |
| 2022 | Majestic Colour | Kelly Schweida | James Orman | 57 kgs | 1:41.44 |
| 2021 | Our Playboy | Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr. | Robbie Fradd | 57 kgs | 1:37.85 |
| 2020 | Wapiti | Gary Duncan | Sean Cormack | 57 kgs | 1:40.32 |
| 2019 | Baccarat Baby | David Vandyke | Micheal Hellyer | 55 kgs | 1:41.81 |
| 2018 | The Bostonian | Tony Pike | Michael Cahill | 57 kgs | 1:41.10 |
| 2017 | Crack Me Up | Liam Birchley | Damian Browne | 57 kgs | 1:37.20 |
| 2016 | Tivaci | Michael Moroney | Damian Browne | 57 kgs | 1:36.59 |
| 2015 | Winx | Chris Waller | Larry Cassidy | 55 kgs | 1:36.19 |
| 2014 | Hopfgarten | Robert Heathcote | Damian Browne | 57 kgs | 1:35.93 |
| 2013 | Eximius | Mick Price | Larry Cassidy | 57 kgs | 1:43.70 |
| 2012 | Tuskegee Hawk | Len Treloar | Micheal Hellyer | 55 kgs | 1:42.43 |
| 2011 | Shenzhou Steeds | Michael Moroney | Chad Ormsby | 56 kgs | 1:38.71 |
| 2010 | Fifteen Carat | Howard Wilson | Stathi Katsidis | 56 kgs | 1:37.59 |
| 2009 | Za Magic | Maryann Thexton | Glen Colless | 56 kgs | 1:45.82 |
| 2008 | Sam’s Express | Michael Nolan | Glyn Schofield | 56.5 kgs | 1:36.83 |
| 2007 | Maslins Beach | Anthony Cummings | Corey Brown | 54 kgs | 1:41.74 |
FAQs
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Which horse will win the 2026 Winx Guineas?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Winx 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.
When is the Winx Guineas 2026?
The 2026 Winx Guineas is set to run on Saturday the 4th of July. It is scheduled to run as the Sunshine Coast Race 6 at 3:23pm (AEST) taking place one race before the Caloundra Cup.
What is the prize money for the Winx Guineas 2026?
The 2026 Winx Guineas prize money is set at $300,000 which is paid from 1st to 10th place including $174,000 going to the Winx Guineas winner.
Where is the Winx Guineas 2026?
The Winx Guineas takes place at the Sunshine Coast Racecourse, which is located at 170 Pierce Avenue, Caloundra QLD 4551.
What distance is the Winx Guineas run over?
The Winx Guineas is run over 1,600m which is a mile.
How many horses run in the Winx Guineas?
The Winx Guineas has a field limit size of 18 runners plus five emergencies which can gain a start if one of the original 18 final acceptors is scratched.
Who won the 2026 Winx Guineas?
The 2026 Winx Guineas was won by three-year-old Bivouac gelding Cellarmaster at $5.50 for trainer Tom Charlton with jockey Ryan Maloney aboard on 57kg from barrier 9 to win by 0.3 lengths on a Soft (6) track in a time of 1:39.46.
Who won the 2025 Winx Guineas?
The 2025 Winx Guineas was won by three-year-old I Am Invincible gelding The Three Hundred at $11 odds for trainers Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott with jockey Angela Jones aboard on 57kg from barrier 12 to win by 1.53 lengths in a time of 1:36.92.