Queensland Guineas Race Information
The Queensland Guineas is a 1600 metre set weight race for three-year-olds run by the Brisbane Racing Club. It is normally run at Eagle Farm in June as part of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival, but was moved to a late April-early May timeslot in 2021.
- Race Type: Group 2
- Distance: 1600 metres
- Conditions: Set weights, 3YOs
- Track: Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Queensland
- Prizemoney: $350,000
- Date: Saturday 4 May 2024
Queensland Guineas Race History
See the 2024 Queensland Guineas Preview and results.
See the 2023 Queensland Guineas Preview and results.
See the 2022 Queensland Guineas Preview and results.
See the 2021 Queensland Guineas Preview and results.
The race was first held as a Principal Race over a mile (about 1600 metres) in October 1896 and was won by College Cap.
Queensland Guineas Facts
Last filly to win: Tsaritsa (2016)
Fastest time (1600m): Tru Glo (2003) 1:33:3
Interesting trivia: The Queensland Guineas was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Past winners of the Queensland Guineas
Winners of past Queensland Guineas include horses that go on to win major spring races.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2024 | Kintyre | Razors | Press Link |
| 2023 | Kovalica | Perfect Thought | The Vowels |
| 2022 | Character | Dark Destroyer | Ashgrove |
| 2021 | Private Eye | Apache Chase | Kukeracha |
| 2020 | ** Race not held ** | ||
| 2019 | Kolding | Baccarat Baby | Pohutukawa |
| 2018 | Sambro | Seaway | Magnufighter |
| 2017 | Salsonic | Volpino | Niccanova |
| 2016 | Tsaritsa | Denmagic | Sold For Song |
| 2015 | Jabali | Bachman | Merion |
| 2014 | Sir Moments | Liberty’s Choice | Ryker |
| 2013 | Sizzling | Dances On Stars | Lucky Hussler |
| 2012 | Pear Tart | Free Wheeling | Stradon |
| 2011 | Torio’s Quest | Benny’s Buttons | Spot The Rock |
| 2010 | Rothesay | Launay | Fifteen Carat |
| 2009 | Express Air | Marveen | La Etoile |
| 2008 | Turffontein | Royal Discretion | Pepperwood |
| 2007 | Sequential Charm | J Adane | Danleigh |
| 2006 | Nova Star | Fashions Afield | Funlove |
| 2005 | Saxon | Hit The Road | Special Times |
| 2004 | Winning Belle | Toulouse Lautrec | Little Punc |
| 2003 | True Glo | Sportsman | King Of Them All |
| 2002 | Regent Street | Galroof | Deuxienne |
| 2001 | Heroism | Yoruba | Pimpala Player |
| 2000 | Magnifier | Fairway | Make Mine Magic |
| 1999 | Camarena | Arimathea | Go Flash Go |
| 1998 | Insecure | Enforced | Count Scenario |
| 1997 | Yippyio | Crystal Palace | Might Gold |
| 1996 | ** Race not held ** | ||
| 1995 | Turridu | Juggler | Brave Warrior |
| 1994 | Paris Lane | Our Fiction | Waikikamukau |
| 1993 | Cuidado | Play Or Pay | Slight Chance |
| 1992 | Coolong Road | Baggio | Soho Square |
| 1991 | Triscay | Blalock’s Bull | Sure Cute |
| 1990 | Solar Circle | Dr Grace | Castletown |
| 1989 | Cole Diesel | Molokai Prince | Aces And Kings |
| 1988 | Planet Ruler | Our Poetic Prince | Judyann |
| 1987 | Magic Flute | Atlantic Mission | Adraanette Princess Gracious |
| 1986 | Persian World | Leonurus | Grand Cindy |
| 1985 | Phoenix Rising | Canterbury Belle | Pago’s Yarn |
| 1984 | Vite Cheval | Gallant Royale | La Caissiere Bring Home |
| 1983 | ** Race not held ** | ||
| 1982 | Star Of The Knight | Fast Blood | Foreign Invest |
| 1981 | Bermuda Bird | Circle Of Song | Viva Rose |
| 1980 | Cloud Pink | Definately Ours | Emu Court |
| 1979 | Zephyr Zip | Prince Ruling | Durham Lodge |
| 1978 | He’ll Do | Regular | Star Gina |
| 1977 | Bay Duke | Lord Pembroke | Royal Damsel |
| 1976 | Night Charmer | Northern Player | Alchemy |
| 1975 | Gentle Jim | Chateauroux | Tagen |
| 1974 | Spinnelli | Wild Irish Rose | Star Of Kashmir |
| 1973 | Dalrello | Strong Plea | Dual Light |
| 1972 | Beau Cera | Forest Prince | Hard Case |
| 1971 | Charlton Boy | Bengalla Lad | Manilove |
| 1970 | Waminda | Prince Olympus | Sunset Gem |
| 1969 | Paola Pisani | Belle Of Burgundy | Intrepid Clipper |
| 1968 | Flying Ace | Tails | Golven |
| 1967 | Dual Control | Bright Shadow | Right Formula |
| 1966 | Lord Kearsey | Snatchem | Compositor |
| 1965 | Maybe Lad | Big Seas | Nieve’s Choice |
| 1964 | Rocky Court | Todwana | Harmonise |
| 1963 | Confidence | Eye Shadow | Kiwanis |
| 1962 | Persian King | Aspalita | Honest Man |
| 1961 | Ivanhoe | Tandawanna | Maspero |
| 1960 | Royal Bore | Royal Exhibit | Pale Ale |
| 1959 | Countwood | Midswain | Intrigued |
| 1958 | Earlwood | Espalier | Drumcondra |
| 1957 | Neptunist | Beau Pierre | Mon Frere |
| 1956 | Book Link | New Joy | Duchesne |
| 1955 | Aboukir | French Charm | Regal Dignity |
| 1954 | Cool Gent | The Wash | Electric Glance |
| 1953 | Kev Mar | Toshah | Forest Chief |
| 1952 | Kashmir | Kagaru | English Port |
| 1951 | Friar’s Frolic | Maltmaid | Khazana |
| 1950 | Coniston | Mr Standby | Recompense |
| 1949 | Mr. Sunray | Tres Vite | Pocket Money |
| 1948 | Blue Slipper | Lucky Ring | Moneith |
| 1947 | Sefiona | Proud Monash | Prismatic |
| 1946 | Maytown | Bon Vite | Te Tana |
| 1945 | ** Race not held ** | ||
| 1944 | ** Race not held ** | ||
| 1943 | ** Race not held ** | ||
| 1942 | ** Race not held ** | ||
| 1941 | Felt Yet | Lord Spear | Moondarewa |
| 1940 | Bold Step | Abspear | Fearless Fox |
| 1939 | Spearace | Brisbane River | Spearvale |
| 1938 | Seven Fifty | Hendra Lad | Karait |
| 1937 | Spear Chief | Donarium | Hybol |
| 1936 | Brown Felt | Blandon | Jovial Monk |
| 1935 | Auto Buzz | Happyland | Lominga |
| 1934 | Pandion | Sir Monarch | Dux |
| 1933 | Soft Step | Hak Char | Strongbird |
| 1932 | Some Cure | Exaltation | Star Deer |
| 1931 | Lough Neagh | Bellbee | Ocean Force |
| 1930 | Irish Smile | Monash Valley | Poy Patrol |
| 1929 | Bernfield | Amble Boy | Great Idea |
| 1928 | Hourly | Royal Flavour | Ambershire |
| 1927 | High Syce | Stripling | Amberlitre |
| 1926 | Chryso | Oedipus | Zoteena |
| 1925 | Taupo | Lord Redfern | Wee Glen |
| 1924 | Mountain Song | Highland | Persee’s Double |
| 1923 | Ardglen | Pallene | Penchant |
| 1922 | Kingslot | Elpes | Lineive |
| 1921 | Ladomond | Lawnmover | Laneffe |
| 1920 | Syceonelle | Karamu | Bonnie Wasa |
| 1919 | Eudor Furley | Ercanil | Boy Syce |
| 1918 | Molly’s Robe | Littlebourne | Syce Lad |
| 1917 | Master Warkon | Symposium | The Bounce |
| 1916 | Lord Acre | Amberdown | Lord Vindex |
| 1915 | Irish Colleen | Bugilbar | Alurm |
| 1914 | Delinacre | Sweet Sixteen | Rolad |
| 1913 | Lord Burnside | Scottish Prince | Signal Lamp |
| 1912 | Koatanui | Bronze King | Louvette |
| 1911 | Yeena Lad | Forward Lady | Braw Lady |
| 1910 | Havocorn | Persian Jewel | Palme |
| 1909 | Mischief | Lazy Lad | Braw Laddie |
| 1908 | Flaxen | Mackamoor | Barallan |
| 1907 | Euroa | The Moulder | Jack Tar |
| 1906 | Headlight | Inglewood | Tarara |
| 1905 | Alexis | Dalliance | Royal Blue |
| 1904 | Joyance | Lord Bernie | Archives |
| 1903 | Fitz Grafton | Sir Patrick | Little Boy |
| 1902 | Balfour | Ivan | Nimbus |
| 1901 | Grattan | Petalite | Narelle |
| 1900 | Araxes | Donald Bernie | Treachery |
| 1899 | Lauri | Lotos | Master Bernie |
| 1898 | Boreas | Dundonald | Rock |
| 1897 | Boscobel | Brazen Lady | Neapolitan |
| 1896 | College Cap | Oxford | Crater |