Hawkesbury Guineas Race Information

The Hawkesbury Guineas is a 1400 metre set weights and penalties race for three-year-olds run by the Hawkesbury Race Club in late April or early May. It is held at Hawkesbury as a feature event of their carnival.

  • Race Type: Group 3
  • Distance: 1400 metres
  • Conditions: Set weights and penalties, 3YOs
  • Track: Hawkesbury Racecourse, Hawkesbury, New South Wales
  • Prizemoney: $200,000
  • Date: Saturday 22 April 2023

Hawkesbury Guineas Race History

See the 2023 Hawkesbury Guineas Preview and results.

See the 2022 Hawkesbury Guineas Preview and results.

The race was first held as a Listed handicap race over 1200 metres in 2000 and was won by a horse called Hire. In 2006 the conditions were changed to set weights with penalties and the distance was increased to 1400 metres.  In 2014 it was upgraded to the current Group 3 status.

In 2015 and 2020 it was held at Rosehill.

Useful Facts

Fastest time (1400m): Military Zone (2019) 1:21:34

Interesting trivia: In 2015 the meeting was abandoned after the first race due to heavy rain that affected parts of the track and the race was held the following week at Rosehill. Race not held in 2005.

Past winners of the Hawkesbury Guineas

Winners of past Hawkesbury Guineas include horses that go on to win major spring races.

Year Winner Second Third
2023 Hawaii Five Oh Atmosphere Razeta
2022 Mr Mozart Dalchini Party For One
2021 Exoboom Rainbow Connection Black Duke
2020 Dawn Passage St Covet’s Spirit Icebath
2019 Military Zone Trope Quackerjack
2018 Sambro Victorem Beau Geste
2017 Shazee Lee Prompt Response Salsonic
2016 Spill The Beans Denmagic Serene Majesty
2015 Najoom Federal Bachman
2014 Chatauqua Katie’s Cove Barbed
2013 Limes Boban Ashokan
2012 Free Wheeling Pied A Terre Bound To Blush
2011 Pimpala Secret Speediness Steps In Time
2010 Neeson Khas Kura All Legal
2009 Related Rollins The Astronomer
2008 Royal Discretion Turffontein Acey Ducey
2007 Alverta Five Ways Eight Moons
2006 The Free Stater Spy Zaim Commemorating
2005   ** Race not run
2004 Roadagain Loftily Devil’s Diamond
2003 (Dec) Sweet Marmalade Lundasong Happy Ways
2003 (Feb) Pearly Kings Maskerado Miz Riocee
2002 Shags Shouq Gordo
2001 De Valmont Zedivain Kingsgate
2000 Hire Martree Condotti