Ladbrokes Tip: The premier Randwick Guineas lead-up is the Hobartville Stakes run at Rosehill
The latest edition of the Randwick Guineas ran on Saturday, March 7, 2026 as a key early feature for three-year-olds during the autumn and saw Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman’s flying filly Sheza Alibi ($2.10F) easily account for her male rivals in a big three length win for the punters.
2026 Randwick Guineas Results
The 2026 Randwick Guineas Results will be published as soon as the race runs on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
- #9 Sheza Alibi
- #1 Autumn Boy
- #2 Attica
Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman’s outstanding filly Sheza Alibi ($2.10F) gave the boys a galloping lesson when saluting for the punters by a huge 3.2 length margin in Saturday’s 2026 Randwick Guineas results. The sole filly in the field, she became the first of her kind since Mosheen (2012) to beat home the colts and geldings when rated to perfection by Luke Nolen – now a 2000-time winning hoop – to level up to the front runners and race away for her fourth straight victory.
2026 Randwick Guineas Odds
The latest Randwick Guineas 2026 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 followed by the official Randwick Guineas results after the event.
| 9. Sheza Alibi (4) J: Luke Nolen 54.5kg 311×1T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | ||
| 1. Autumn Boy (3) J: James McDonald 56.5kg 271×3T: Chris Waller | ||
| 2. Attica (9) J: Adam Hyeronimus 56.5kg 211×4T: Joseph Pride | ||
| 4. Rivellino (5) J: Jason Collett 56.5kg 82×55T: Kris Lees | ||
| 3. Ninja (8) J: Tommy Berry 56.5kg x3121T: Michael Freedman | ||
| 5. Green Spaces (7) J: Rachel King 56.5kg 411×6T: Bjorn Baker | ||
| 6. Providence (2) J: Chad Schofield 56.5kg 825×1T: Chris Waller | ||
| 8. Dusty Bay (1) J: Alysha Collett 56.5kg 440×6T: Tracey Bartley | ||
| 7. Decorum (6) J: Nash Rawiller 56.5kg 21×11T: Michael Freedman |
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 six 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, 2023 with the Hobartville seventh place-getter Communist improving notably, and 2025 with Linebacker winning off a Hobartville Stakes sixth.
Fillies are often a danger Randwick Guineas tip to take as they have only a fare record over the boys in the race, although Sheza Alibi (2026) did win as a filly by over three lengths!
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 barrier since 1983 with eight Randwick Guineas winners is barrier four and Kementari (2018), The Autumn Sun (2019), Converge (2022) and Sheza Alibi (2026) are the latest to salute from the gate.
2026 Randwick Guineas Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Randwick Guineas 2026 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.
| 1. Autumn Boy (3) J: James McDonald 56.5kg 271×3T: Chris Waller |
| 9. Sheza Alibi (4) J: Luke Nolen 54.5kg 311×1T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman |
| 7. Decorum (6) J: Nash Rawiller 56.5kg 21×11T: Michael Freedman |
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).
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 2025 Randwick Guineas also proved a strong form race, with runner‑up Broadsiding stepping straight out and winning the Rosehill Guineas at his next start when rising in trip.
Randwick Guineas Race Info
- Date: Saturday, March 7, 2026
- Track: Royal Randwick Racecourse
- Distance: 1600m
- Conditions: 3YO – Set Weights
- Status: Group 1
- Prize Money: $1 million
- First Run: 1935
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 eight winners from 2011 – 2026 having won their lead-up race, most recently the filly Sheza Alibi (2026) who made it four wins on the trot second-up off a lead-up win fresh in the Group 2 Angus Armanasco Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
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, followed by the filly Sheza Alibit ($2.10 in 2026).
Celestial Legend (2024) did the Hobartville Stakes / Randwick Guineas double.
Linebacker (6th in 2025) was the last Randwick Guineas winner to come off a run in the Hobartville Stakes.
Fillies are often further down the Randwick Guineas betting odds with the only fillies to win since Fine Society (2003) being Mosheen (2012) and Sheza Alibi (2026).
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).
In 2025 Linebacker won at Randwick Guineas odds of $9 beating the odds-on favourite Broadsiding in another upset.
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.
2026 Randwick Guineas Field
The official Randwick Guineas field 2026 and barrier draw will be available on the Wednesday of race week and published in full below once announced.
The Randwick Guineas 2026 final field features a small but class line-up of three-year-old mile types including Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman’s Group 2 Angus Armanasco winning filly Sheza Alibi chasing her fourth victory on the trot and the Michael Freedman-trained Ninja coming off a Group 2 Hobartville Stakes triumph.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1. Autumn Boy
J: James McDonald
T: Chris Waller |
x271x3 | C | 3 | 56.5kg | |
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2. Attica
J: Adam Hyeronimus
T: Joseph Pride |
1211x4 | C | 9 | 56.5kg | |
|
3. Ninja
J: Tommy Berry
T: Michael Freedman |
1x3121 | G | 8 | 56.5kg | |
|
4. Rivellino
J: Jason Collett
T: Kris Lees |
682x55 | C | 5 | 56.5kg | |
|
5. Green Spaces
J: Rachel King
T: Bjorn Baker |
x411x6 | C | 7 | 56.5kg | |
|
6. Providence
J: Chad Schofield
T: Chris Waller |
3825x1 | C | 2 | 56.5kg | |
|
7. Decorum
J: Nash Rawiller
T: Michael Freedman |
21x11 | C | 6 | 56.5kg | |
|
8. Dusty Bay
J: Alysha Collett
T: Tracey Bartley |
0440x6 | G | 1 | 56.5kg | |
|
9. Sheza Alibi
J: Luke Nolen
T: Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman |
x311x1 | F | 4 | 54.5kg |
2026 Randwick Guineas Nominations
The early Randwick Guineas 2026 nominations close at midday on Tuesday the 10th of February 2026.
The 2026 Randwick Guineas nominations attracted 74 hopeful three-year-olds led in all-in betting by Chris Waller’s Caulfield Guineas winning colt Autumn Boy and Sandown Guineas winning filly Sheza Alibi for Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman.
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 19 of the past 28 winners including most recently The Autumn Sun (1st in 2019), Shadow Hero (5th in 2020), Converge (3rd in 2022), Communist (7th in 2023), Celestial Legend (1st in 2024), and Linebacker (6th in 2025).
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 fillies to win the Randwick Guineas since 2003 were Mosheen (2012) and Sheza Alibi (2026).
- Last start winners dominated the Randwick Guineas results from 2011 – 2026 with eight saluting, most recently the Angus Armanasco Stakes winning filly Sheza Alibi (2026).
- The only favourites to get the job done for the punters since Ilovethiscity (2011) were Kementari (2018), The Autumn Sun (2019) and Sheza Alibi (2026).
- Barrier 12 produced two of the 10 Randwick Guineas winners from 2012 – 2026.
- Barrier 4 produced back-to-back Randwick Guineas winners in 2018-19 and also produced the 2022 champion Converge followed in 2026 by Sheza Alibi.
2026 Randwick Guineas Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Randwick Guineas 2026 Form Guide will be provided below the week of the race.
CLICK HERE TO VIEW OUR FULL 2026 RANDWICK GUINEAS FORM GUIDE
Past 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).
Sheza Alibi (2026) was the last Randwick Guineas winning filly.
Recent Randwick Guineas Winners
Past Randwick Guineas winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Runner-Up | Third | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Sheza Alibi | Autumn Boy | Attica | 1:33.44 |
| 2025 | Linebacker | Broadsiding | Swiftfalcon | 1:33.64 |
| 2024 | Celestial Legend | Militarize | Cafe Millenium | 1:33.94 |
| 2023 | Communist | Lindermann | Zou Tiger | 1:36.0 |
| 2022 | Converge | Anamoe | Hilal | 1:39.1 |
| 2021 | Lion’s Roar | Mo’unga | Harmony Rose | 1:33.3 |
| 2020 | Shadow Hero | Microphone | Brandenburg | 1:37.3 |
| 2019 | The Autumn Sun | Fundamentalist | Nakeeta Jane | 1:33.7 |
| 2018 | Kementari | Pierata | Trapeze Artist | 1:33.7 |
| 2017 | Inference | Invincible Gem | Comin’ Through | 1:40.9 |
| 2016 | Le Romain | Press Statement | Gold Ambition | 1:33.8 |
| 2015 | Hallowed Crown | Sweynesse | Shooting To Win | 1:15.1 |
| 2014 | Dissident | El Roca | Eurozone | 1:36.3 |
| 2013 | It’s A Dundeel | Proisir | Tatra | 1:35.1 |
| 2012 | Mosheen | Said Com | Laser Hawk | 1:37.6 |
| 2011 | Ilovethiscity | Skilled | Light Brigade | 1:35.3 |
| 2010 | Shoot Out | Viking Legend | Captain Sonador | 1:34.9 |
| 2009 | Metal Bender | Rock Kingdom | Caymans | 1:36.5 |
| 2008 | Weekend Hussler | Triple Honour | Arlington | 1:36.3 |
| 2007 | Mentality | Teranaba | Sniper’s Bullet | 1:35.7 |
| 2006 | Hotel Grand | Flying Pegasus | Primus | 1:35.8 |
| 2005 | Jymcarew | Eremein | Cheval De Troy | 1:57.4 |
| 2004 | Niello | Timbourina | Dancing Daggers | 1:57.2 |
| 2003 | Fine Society | Beaver | Hydrometer | 1:57.0 |
| 2002 | Carnegie Express | Pentastic | Another Warrior | 1:56.2 |
| 2001 | Universal Prince | Danamite | Scenic Warrior | 1:57.4 |
| 2000 | Fairway | Oval Office | Cloth Of God | 1:58.7 |
FAQ
Who won the 2026 Randwick Guineas?
The 2026 Randwick Guineas was won by three-year-old Saxon Warrior filly Sheza Alibi at $2.10 favouritism who beat home the boys for her fourth win on the trot for trainers Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman with jockey Luke Nolen aboard on 54.5kg from barrier 4 to win by 3.2 lengths on a Good (4) track in a time of 1:33.44.
Who won the 2025 Randwick Guineas?
The 2025 Randwick Guineas was won by Linebacker at $9 for trainers John O’Shea & Tom Charlton with jockey Zac Lloyd aboard on 56.5kg from barrier 5 to win by 0.53 lengths in a time of 1:33.64.
When is the Randwick Guineas 2026?
Saturday, March 7, 2026What is the prize money for the Randwick Guineas 2026?
$1,000,000
Where is the Randwick Guineas 2026?
Randwick Racecourse, Alison Rd, Randwick NSW 2031.
How do I bet on the 2026 Randwick Guineas?
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Which horse will win the 2026 Randwick Guineas?
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