Australian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

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The Australian Triple Crown is a three-race competition for thoroughbred racehorses.

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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.

Australian Triple Crown winners

Key
Winner of all three races
Winner of two of the three races
Australian Triple Crown
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 DundeelIt'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 OctagonalOctagonal
1995SharscayDanewinIvory's Irish
1994Western RedStar of Maple Mahogany
1993Kingston Bay Innocent King Innocent King
1992 Veandercross Naturalism Naturalism
1991St. Jude Surfers Paradise Durbridge
1990InterstellarSolar CircleDr. Grace
1989 Riverina Charm Riverina Charm Research
1988High RegardSky ChaseBeau Zam
1987 Tidal Light Ring JoeMyocard
1986DolcezzaDrawn Bonecrusher
1985 Spirit of Kingston Spirit of Kingston Tristarc
1984BeechcraftAlibhaiProlific
1983Mr. Mcginty Strawberry Road Strawberry Road
1982Rare FormIsle of Man Rose of Kingston
1981 Ring the Bell Deck the HallsOur Paddy Boy
1980Rocky Top Kingston Town Kingston Town
1979Red Nose Dulcify Dulcify
1978no raceno raceno race
1977 Belmura Lad Lefroy Belmura Lad
1976Chasta BellotaFashion BeauGreat Lover
1975Rosie Heir Battle Sign Battle Sign
1974Sydney Cove Taras Bulba Taras Bulba
1973 Imagele ImageleImagele
1972Lord BenLongfellaGold Brick
1971EgyptianLatin KnightClassic Mission
1970 Royal Show Royal Show Silver Sharpe
1969Bogan HeroPortableDivide and Rule
1968Broker's TipRoyal AccountWilton Park
1967HoneylandGrey SpiritSwift Peter
1966GarconDark BriarEl Gordo
1965 Fair Summer Fair Summer Prince Grant
1964StraussEskimo PrinceRoyal Sovereign
1963 Summer Fiesta Castanea Summer Fiesta
1962 Summer Prince Bogan Road Summer Prince
1961KilsheryKing BrianSummer Fair
1960 Persian Lyric Wenona Girl Persian Lyric
1959 Martello Towers Martello TowersMartello Towers
1958Prince KerdieilBold Pilot Skyline
1957Todman Tulloch Tulloch
1956Movie BoyGay LoverMonte Carlo
1955Aboukir Caranna Caranna
1954 Pride of Egypt Pride of Egypt Prince Delville
1953 Prince Morvi Silver Hawk Prince Morvi
1952Prince DakhilIdlewildDeep River
1951Forest Beau Hydrogen Channel Rise
1950French CavalierCarelessAlister
1949 Delta Thracian LadPlayboy
1948RiptideRoyal AndrewCarbon Copy
1947The GroomConductorValiant Crown
1946DecoratePrince StandardConcerto
1945MonmouthQuestingMagnificent
1944Accession Tea Rose Tea Rose
1943 Moorland MoorlandMoorland
1942San SebastianHall StandMain Topic
1941Chatham's Choice Laureate Laureate
1940EnsignTidal WavePandect
1939Bonny Loch High Caste Reading
1938RespiratorAeolusNuffield
1937Bristol Ajax Avenger
1936Billy BoyShakespeareTalking
1935 Hadrian Hadrian Allunga (tie) Homer
1934Silver KingTheo
1933BlixtenHall Mark
1932Bronze Hawk Peter Pan
1931Lightning MarchAmmon Ra
1930Balloon KingTregilla
1929 Phar Lap Phar Lap
1928MollisonPrince Humphrey / Cragsman
1927WinalotTrivalve
1926CromwellRampion
1925 Amounis Manfred
1924Nigger Minstrel Heroic
1923All SunshineBallymena
1922CasertaRivoli
1921FuriousCupidon
1920WirriwaySalitros
1919ElfacreArtilleryman (tie) Richmond Main
1918Woorawa Gloaming
1917 Biplane Biplane
1916WolaroiKilboy
1915Wallace IsinglassCetigne
1914CarlitaMountain Knight
1913Beau SoultBeragoon
1912BurriCider
1911WoolerinaCisco
1910Electric WireTanami
1909Prince Foote
1908Parsee
1907Mountain King
1906 Poseidon
1905Noctuiform
1904Sylvanite
1903Belah
1902Abundance
1901Hautvilliers
1900Malster
1899Cranberry
1898Picture
1897Amberite
1896Charge
1895Bob Ray
1894Bonnie Scotland
1893Trenchant
1892Camoola
1891Stromboli
1890Gibraltar
1889Singapore
1888Melos
1887Abercorn
1886Trident
1885Nordenfeldt
1884Bargo
1883Le Grand
1882Navigator
1881Wheatear
1880 Grand Flaneur
1879Nellie
1878His Lordship
1877Woodlands
1876Robinson Crusoe
1875Richmond
1874Kingsborough
1873Benvolio
1872Loup Garou
1871Javelin
1870Florence
1869Charon
1868The Duke
1867Fireworks
1866 The Barb
1865Clove
1864Yattendon
1863Ramornie
1862Regno
1861Kyogle
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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