The Group 1 $750,000 Australian Guineas is a set weight race for three-year-olds over 1600 metres held in autumn each year. It is run at Flemington racecourse and will be held on Saturday 6 March. At this stage there are 97 nominations and it looks like being one of the best races of the 2010 Melbourne Festival of Racing.
Sportsbet Australian Guineas Market
You can bet on any of the 97 nominated three-year-olds with SportsBet. The early favourite at $2.60 is Denman who has won 8 from 10 with his latest win in the Listed Wellington Racing Club Stakes over 1400m at Caulfield by over 3 lengths. Next is Tatts Cox plate winner So You Think at $5 followed by Cox Plate runner-up Manhattan Rain and quality filly Set For Fame both at $10. Next is We’re Gonna Rock at $11, Kidnapped at $13, Starspangledbanner at $17 then Shamoline Warrior, Black Caviar, Demerit, Carrara, Extra Zero and Irish Lights all at $21. The rest of the field is at $26 or longer with Hostile Element outsider at $501.
Australian Guineas First Declarations Out Soon
First declarations for the field are on Tuesday, 16 February at 12 noon and final declarations are on Wednesday, 3 March at 9am. Several of the top class three-year olds are also nominated for the $1,000,000 Newmarket Handicap over 1200m on the same day, with trainers having to decide which distance suits their horses and where they will have a better chance of getting a place in the field. They include We’re Gonna Rock, Denman, Manhattan Rain, Black Caviar, Irish Lights and Shellscrape.
Bet Early to Get the Best Australian Guineas Price
If you’ve already picked a horse you like in the Australian Guineas then why not bet early at fixed prices before the fields reduce and the prices come down.
