2012 Rosehill Guineas

The Rosehill Guineas is a 2000 metre race for three-year-olds at set weights. It is run by the Australian Turf Club and held at Rosehill during late March.

Race Type: Group 1, 3YO Set Weights
Distance: 2000 metres
Track: Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, New South Wales
Date: Saturday 31 March 2012

Rosehill Guineas Odds
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The Rosehill Guineas was first run in 1910 over 7 furlongs (about 1400 metres) and was won by Electric Wire. The distance rose to nine furlongs in 1915 then increased to a testing 10 furlongs in 1948. It converted to 2000 metres in 1973 and was given Group 1 status in 1980 when it was won by Kingston Town.

In past years the major lead-up race was the Canterbury Guineas over 1900m but in 2006 that race was replaced by the Randwick Guineas over 1600 metres. Good horses then go on to the AJC Australian Derby. These three races are the three-year-old Triple Crown in Sydney. From 2006 only Metal Bender has won both the Randwick Guineas and Rosehill Guineas, and Octagonal was the last horse to win the Triple Crown in 1996.

Rosehill Guineas Final Field & Odds 2012

See below for early markets for this years Rosehill Guineas.

Rosehill Guineas Preview & Tips 2012

Track: Dead    Weather: Overcast

There is a full field of 18 plus 2 emergencies for the $500,000 Flinders Lane Rosehill Guineas. The early favourite is the only filly in the race Silent Achiever who won the Group 1 New Zealand Derby last outing. She has now won four Group level races in a row, but has drawn wide in barrier 17. Next in the betting is Laser Hawk who has won 3 of his 4 starts and was a solid 3rd in the Randwick Guineas.

Ocean Park is another New Zealander raider with an excellent record, while Said Com has 2 wins and 4 places from 6 starts and was a neck 2nd in the Randwick Guineas. Ambidexter, Darci Be Good and Strike The Stars ran 4th, 6th and 7th in the Randwick Guineas, all within 2.2 lengths of the winner, and each has a chance here. Rock’n’Pop is another NZer with two Group 1 placings from his last 2 starts. Highly Recommended has hit form at the right time with a win in the Group 2 Alister Clark last start, while 1st emergency Ethiopia ran 2nd to him and is the only maiden in the field. Other runners include Victoria Derby winner Sangster and Spring Champion Stakes winner Doctor Doom.

The following are the top 4 selections from our tipster panel for this years race.

Past winners of the Rosehill Guineas:

It takes a top class three-year-old to win this race and past winners include great names like Phar Lap, Ajax, Tulloch, Dulcify, Strawberry Road, Naturalism, Tie The Knot and Sky Heights. In over a hundred years of racing less than 10 fillies have managed to win this tough race with the most recent being Riverina Charm in 1989.

Many Rosehill Guineas winners go on to win the AJC Derby and a few have gone on to be successful in the BMW, Caulfield Cup and Cox Plate. Eskimo Prince (1964) is the only Golden Slipper winner to win the Rosehill Guineas and Phar Lap is the only winner to win a Melbourne Cup with a Guineas win in 1929 and the Cup in 1930.