| Group 3 race | |
| Location | Gold Coast Racecourse Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia |
|---|---|
| Inaugurated | 2000 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Brandons (2023) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 1,200 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Set Weights colts and geldings – 57kg fillies – 55kg |
| Purse | A$200,000 (2023) |
The Gold Coast Guineas is a Gold Coast Turf Club Group 3 Australian Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, under set weights conditions, over a distance of 1200 metres at Gold Coast Racecourse, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia during the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. [1] Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
The inaugural running of the race was in March 2000 over a distance of 1400 metres. [2] The race is now part of the Prime Minister's Cup racecard in May. [1]
The Australian Guineas is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds, run at set weights, over a distance of 1600 metres at Flemington Racecourse, in Melbourne, Australia in March during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival. Total prize money is A$1,000,000.
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The Thousand Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for three year old fillies at set weights run over a distance of 1600 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in early October. Total prize money for the race is A$1,000,000.
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The Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes is a Victoria Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for fillies aged two years old, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1200 metres. It is held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, Australia in March during the VRC Autumn Racing Carnival. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
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The Ladies' Day Vase is a registered Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for mares four years old and older, run at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1600 metres at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in October. Prizemoney is A$200,000.
The James H B Carr Stakes is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race under set weights with penalties conditions for three-year-old fillies, held over a distance of 1400 metres at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia in April. Prizemoney is A$200,000.
Ken Russell Memorial Classic is a Gold Coast Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for two-year-olds run at set weights over a distance of 1,200 metres (1,300 yd) at Gold Coast Racecourse, Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia in May. Total prizemoney is A$200,000.
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The Blue Sapphire Stakes is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race held over 1200 metres at set weights for three-year-old horses at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
The Breeders' Plate is an Australian Turf Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race, for two-year-old colts and geldings, held with set weight conditions, over a distance of 1000 metres at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia in early October. Total prize money for the race is A$200,000.
