The Australian Triple Crown is a three-race competition for thoroughbred racehorses.
The Australian Triple Crown consists of the Randwick Guineas (1600 metres) (previously the Canterbury Guineas), the Rosehill Guineas (2000m), and the Australian Derby (2400m). [1]
The first leg of the Australian Triple Crown is the Randwick Guineas. It is run at the Randwick Racecourse in Sydney. The race replaced the former Canterbury Guineas (1900 metres), which was discontinued after the 2005 racing season. That race, which originated in 1935, was run at the Canterbury Park Racecourse, also at Sydney, New South Wales. [2]
The second leg of the Australian Triple Crown is the Rosehill Guineas. A horse race since 1910, it is run at the Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, located in Sydney.
The third and last leg of the Australian Triple Crown is the Australian Derby. This race, established in 1861, is run at the Randwick Racecourse, in Sydney.
All three Group One races are open to three-year-olds and all are located at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Winner of all three races | |
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Winner of two of the three races | |
Australian Triple Crown | |||
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Year | Randwick Guineas | Rosehill Guineas | Australian Derby |
2021 | Lion's Roar | ||
2020 | Shadow Hero | Castelvecchio | Quick Thinker |
2019 | The Autumn Sun | The Autumn Sun | Angel of Truth |
2018 | Kementari | D'Argento | Levendi |
2017 | Inference | Gingernuts | Jon Snow |
2016 | Le Romain | Tarzino | Tavago |
2015 | Hallowed Crown | Volkstok'n'barrell | Mongolian Khan |
2014 | Dissident | Criterion | Criterion |
2013 | It's a Dundeel | It's a Dundeel | It's a Dundeel |
2012 | Mosheen ♥ | Laser Hawk | Ethiopia |
2011 | Ilovethiscity | Jimmy Choux | Shamrocker ♥ |
2010 | Shoot Out | Zabrasive | Shoot Out |
2009 | Metal Bender | Metal Bender | Roman Emperor |
2008 | Weekend Hussler | Dealer Principal | Nom Du Jeu |
2007 | Mentality | He's No Pie Eater | Fiumicino |
2006 | Hotel Grand | De Beers | Headturner |
2005 | Jymcarew | Eremein | Eremein |
2004 | Niello | Niello | Starcraft |
2003 | Fine Society ♥ | Helenus | Clangalang |
2002 | Carnegie Express | Carnegie Express | Don Eduardo |
2001 | Universal Prince | Sale of Century | Universal Prince |
2000 | Fairway | Diatribe | Fairway |
1999 | Arena | Sky Heights | Sky Heights |
1998 | Tycoon Lil ♥ | Tie the Knot | Gold Guru |
1997 | Intergaze | Tarnpir Lane | Ebony Grosve |
1996 | Octagonal | Octagonal | Octagonal |
1995 | Sharscay | Danewin | Ivory's Irish |
1994 | Western Red | Star of Maple | Mahogany |
1993 | Kingston Bay | Innocent King | Innocent King |
1992 | Veandercross | Naturalism | Naturalism |
1991 | St. Jude | Surfers Paradise | Durbridge |
1990 | Interstellar | Solar Circle | Dr. Grace |
1989 | Riverina Charm ♥ | Riverina Charm ♥ | Research ♥ |
1988 | High Regard | Sky Chase | Beau Zam |
1987 | Tidal Light ♥ | Ring Joe | Myocard |
1986 | Dolcezza♥ | Drawn | Bonecrusher |
1985 | Spirit of Kingston ♥ | Spirit of Kingston ♥ | Tristarc♥ |
1984 | Beechcraft | Alibhai | Prolific |
1983 | Mr. Mcginty | Strawberry Road | Strawberry Road |
1982 | Rare Form | Isle of Man | Rose of Kingston ♥ |
1981 | Ring the Bell | Deck the Halls♥ | Our Paddy Boy |
1980 | Rocky Top | Kingston Town | Kingston Town |
1979 | Red Nose | Dulcify | Dulcify |
1978 | no race | no race | no race |
1977 | Belmura Lad | Lefroy | Belmura Lad |
1976 | Chasta Bellota | Fashion Beau | Great Lover |
1975 | Rosie Heir | Battle Sign | Battle Sign |
1974 | Sydney Cove | Taras Bulba | Taras Bulba |
1973 | Imagele | Imagele | Imagele |
1972 | Lord Ben | Longfella | Gold Brick |
1971 | Egyptian | Latin Knight | Classic Mission |
1970 | Royal Show | Royal Show | Silver Sharpe |
1969 | Bogan Hero | Portable | Divide and Rule |
1968 | Broker's Tip | Royal Account | Wilton Park |
1967 | Honeyland | Grey Spirit | Swift Peter |
1966 | Garcon | Dark Briar | El Gordo |
1965 | Fair Summer | Fair Summer | Prince Grant |
1964 | Strauss | Eskimo Prince | Royal Sovereign |
1963 | Summer Fiesta | Castanea | Summer Fiesta |
1962 | Summer Prince | Bogan Road | Summer Prince |
1961 | Kilshery | King Brian | Summer Fair |
1960 | Persian Lyric | Wenona Girl ♥ | Persian Lyric |
1959 | Martello Towers | Martello Towers | Martello Towers |
1958 | Prince Kerdieil | Bold Pilot | Skyline |
1957 | Todman | Tulloch | Tulloch |
1956 | Movie Boy | Gay Lover | Monte Carlo |
1955 | Aboukir | Caranna | Caranna |
1954 | Pride of Egypt | Pride of Egypt | Prince Delville |
1953 | Prince Morvi | Silver Hawk | Prince Morvi |
1952 | Prince Dakhil | Idlewild | Deep River |
1951 | Forest Beau | Hydrogen | Channel Rise |
1950 | French Cavalier | Careless | Alister |
1949 | Delta | Thracian Lad | Playboy |
1948 | Riptide | Royal Andrew | Carbon Copy |
1947 | The Groom | Conductor | Valiant Crown |
1946 | Decorate | Prince Standard | Concerto |
1945 | Monmouth | Questing♥ | Magnificent |
1944 | Accession | Tea Rose ♥ | Tea Rose ♥ |
1943 | Moorland | Moorland | Moorland |
1942 | San Sebastian | Hall Stand | Main Topic |
1941 | Chatham's Choice | Laureate | Laureate |
1940 | Ensign | Tidal Wave | Pandect |
1939 | Bonny Loch | High Caste | Reading |
1938 | Respirator | Aeolus | Nuffield |
1937 | Bristol | Ajax | Avenger |
1936 | Billy Boy | Shakespeare | Talking |
1935 | Hadrian | Hadrian | Allunga (tie) Homer |
1934 | Silver King | Theo | |
1933 | Blixten | Hall Mark | |
1932 | Bronze Hawk | Peter Pan | |
1931 | Lightning March | Ammon Ra | |
1930 | Balloon King | Tregilla | |
1929 | Phar Lap | Phar Lap | |
1928 | Mollison | Prince Humphrey / Cragsman | |
1927 | Winalot | Trivalve | |
1926 | Cromwell | Rampion | |
1925 | Amounis | Manfred | |
1924 | Nigger Minstrel | Heroic | |
1923 | All Sunshine | Ballymena | |
1922 | Caserta | Rivoli | |
1921 | Furious♥ | Cupidon | |
1920 | Wirriway | Salitros | |
1919 | Elfacre | Artilleryman (tie) Richmond Main | |
1918 | Woorawa | Gloaming | |
1917 | Biplane | Biplane | |
1916 | Wolaroi | Kilboy | |
1915 | Wallace Isinglass | Cetigne | |
1914 | Carlita♥ | Mountain Knight | |
1913 | Beau Soult | Beragoon | |
1912 | Burri | Cider | |
1911 | Woolerina | Cisco | |
1910 | Electric Wire | Tanami | |
1909 | Prince Foote | ||
1908 | Parsee | ||
1907 | Mountain King | ||
1906 | Poseidon | ||
1905 | Noctuiform | ||
1904 | Sylvanite | ||
1903 | Belah | ||
1902 | Abundance | ||
1901 | Hautvilliers | ||
1900 | Malster | ||
1899 | Cranberry | ||
1898 | Picture♥ | ||
1897 | Amberite | ||
1896 | Charge | ||
1895 | Bob Ray | ||
1894 | Bonnie Scotland | ||
1893 | Trenchant | ||
1892 | Camoola | ||
1891 | Stromboli | ||
1890 | Gibraltar | ||
1889 | Singapore | ||
1888 | Melos | ||
1887 | Abercorn | ||
1886 | Trident | ||
1885 | Nordenfeldt | ||
1884 | Bargo | ||
1883 | Le Grand | ||
1882 | Navigator | ||
1881 | Wheatear | ||
1880 | Grand Flaneur | ||
1879 | Nellie♥ | ||
1878 | His Lordship | ||
1877 | Woodlands | ||
1876 | Robinson Crusoe | ||
1875 | Richmond | ||
1874 | Kingsborough | ||
1873 | Benvolio | ||
1872 | Loup Garou | ||
1871 | Javelin | ||
1870 | Florence♥ | ||
1869 | Charon | ||
1868 | The Duke | ||
1867 | Fireworks | ||
1866 | The Barb | ||
1865 | Clove♥ | ||
1864 | Yattendon | ||
1863 | Ramornie | ||
1862 | Regno | ||
1861 | Kyogle | ||
♥ denotes filly | |||
1919 and 1935: dead-heat
1928: Prince Humphrey recorded as race winner, though his brother Cragsman had won the race
1978: no races, due to racing change from spring to autumn
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