The Gold Coast Guineas is a Group 3 sprint held during May on AD Hollindale Stakes Day as a lead-up to the three-years-old races of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival and in 2024 takes place at the Sunshine Coast.
2024 Gold Coast Guineas Results
- 1st: #3 Corniche
- 2nd: #1 Cifrado
- 3rd: #4 Celui
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The Gold Coast Guineas is a 1200m sprint held annually at the Gold Coast Racecourse* on AD Hollindale Stakes Day in early May.
*In 2023 and 224 the AD Hollindale Stakes Day program ran at the Sunshine Coast Racecourse due to heavy rainfall and ongoing track upgrades at the Gold Coast.
With total prize money of $200,000 as of 2023, the Gold Coast Guineas attracts a strong line-up of three-year-olds that could be Brisbane-bound over the Winter Racing Carnival. The Gold Coast Guineas shares its race card with the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes (1800m) as well as the Group 3 Ken Russell Memorial Classic (1200m) for two-year-olds.
There was no 2020 A.D. Hollindale Stakes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Gold Coast Guineas field attracts both local Queensland-trained gallopers as well as interstate visitors out of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival lead-up races. It is a good lead-up into the Group 3 Fred Best Classic (1400m) contested in Brisbane later in the month.
The 2023 Gold Coast Guineas form was franked with the runner-up Lady Laguna going on to run well in a host of events including winning the Group 1 Canterbury Stakes at Randwick in the autumn of 2024.
The 2024 Gold Coast Guineas ran on Saturday May 11, 2024 at the Sunshine Coast Racecourse and was won by the James Cummings-trained favourite, Arrowfield Sprint graduate Corniche ($3.20F), who saluted by a half-length in the wet for the punters.
| 2024 Gold Coast Guineas Info: | |
|---|---|
| Date: | Saturday May 11, 2024 |
| Track: | Gold Coast Racecourse (Sunshine Coast Racecourse in 2023 & 2024) |
| Distance: | 1200m |
| Race Type: | 3YO SWP |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prizemoney: | $200,000 |
2024 Gold Coast Guineas Results
- 1st: #3 Corniche ($3.20F)
- 2nd: #1 Cifrado
- 3rd: #4 Celui
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | CORNICHE | James Cummings | James McDonald | 8 | 57kg | $3.20F | |||
| 2 | 1 | CIFRADO | Rex Lipp | Michael Rodd | 0.5L | 7 | 57kg | $10 | ||
| 3 | 4 | CELUI | Brent Stanley | Opie Bosson | 1L | 5 | 57kg | $12 | ||
| 4 | 7 | MORAVIA | Michael Freedman | Mark Zahra | 1.3L | 2 | 57kg | $4.40 | ||
| 5 | 5 | BASES LOADED | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 2.1L | 3 | 57kg | $14 | ||
| 6 | 6 | XIDAKI | Peter & Paul Snowden | Ryan Maloney | 3.4L | 1 | 57kg | $15 | ||
| 7 | 14 | ROLL ON HIGH | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Vlad Duric | 4.2L | 9 | 55kg | $3.50 | ||
| 8 | 9 | JUNGLE PRINCE (NZ) | Tony & Maddysen Sears | Ms Angela Jones | 7L | 6 | 57kg | $41 | ||
| 9 | 8 | DEEP RESPECT | Kelly Schweida | James Orman | 7.5L | 10 | 57kg | $41 | ||
| 10 | 17 | BERNICE’S SPIRIT | Barry Lockwood | Mark Du Plessis | 9.3L | 4 | 55kg | $201 | ||
| 15 | EMPRESS OF WONDER | Annabel Neasham | Damien Thornton | 0 | ||||||
| 16 | MIXED SPICE | Helen Page | Ms Samantha Collett | 0 | ||||||
| 18 | CATTRALL | Stuart Kendrick | Robbie Dolan | 0 | ||||||
| 2 | CHRYSAOR | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | TIGER SHARK | Natalie McCall | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | ABOUNDING | Robert Heathcote | Martin Harley | 0 | ||||||
| 13 | RUSSIAN ALLIANCE | Kevin Kemp | Kyle Wilson-Taylor | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | STEFI MAGNETICA | Bjorn Baker | Tommy Berry | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Gold Coast Guineas Betting Odds
The season’s top Gold Coast Guineas 2024 betting odds will be provided below the week of the race courtesy of Ladbrokes.com.au.
Hightail ($3.60 in 2020), the Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Marboosha ($3.10 in 2021), Rob Heathcote’s Prince Of Boom ($2.70 in 2022), Yellow Brick ($2.40 in 2023) from Toowoomba, and the Godolphin-raced Corniche ($3.20 in 2024) are the latest favourites in Gold Coast Guineas betting to salute for the punters.
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2024 Gold Coast Guineas Form
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2024 Gold Coast Guineas Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Gold Coast Guineas 2024 Tips on the A.D. Hollindale Stakes Day support act this May.
- To Win: #3 Corniche ($4.80 at time of publish) – BET NOW
We’re sticking with the favourite in the Gold Coast Guineas (run this year at the Sunshine Coast) – Godolphin’s Corniche. This talented Fastnet Rock colt, trained by James Cummings, is a proven performer at the Group 2 level and finds himself nicely placed here after a freshen-up. His last run resulted in a commendable fourth-place finish, just 1.5 lengths behind the winner, in the prestigious $1 million Group 2 Arrowfield Sprint at Randwick back in April. While he has drawn barrier 11 again, the acquisition of jockey James McDonald for the ride is a significant boost to his chances. Corniche has the class and the right preparation to conquer this field.
2024 Gold Coast Guineas Field
The official Gold Coast Guineas 2024 Final Field & Barrier Draw are announced by Racing Queensland on the Wednesday before the race is run and won on AD Hollindale Stakes Day and will be provided below in full.
The 2024 Gold Coast Guineas field features a quality line-up of potential Queensland Guineas-bound three-year-olds led in betting by Group 2 winner Corniche for Godolphin.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | Hcp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16x40619x6 | CIFRADO | Rex Lipp | Michael Rodd | 10 | 57kg | 92 | ||
| 2 | 37x981x20x | CHRYSAOR | Chris Waller | Nash Rawiller | 15 | 57kg | 88 | ||
| 3 | 3231x5x234 | CORNICHE | James Cummings | James McDonald | 11 | 57kg | 92 | ||
| 4 | 0x1104x331 | CELUI | Brent Stanley | Opie Bosson | 7 | 57kg | 79 | ||
| 5 | 13352x | BASES LOADED | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 4 | 57kg | 91 | ||
| 6 | 2x32211x | XIDAKI | Peter & Paul Snowden | Ryan Maloney | 1 | 57kg | 77 | ||
| 7 | 12260x44x | MORAVIA | Michael Freedman | Mark Zahra | 3 | 57kg | 88 | ||
| 8 | 121x404x | DEEP RESPECT | Kelly Schweida | James Orman | 14 | 57kg | 69.5 | ||
| 9 | 144x | JUNGLE PRINCE (NZ) | Tony & Maddysen Sears | Ms Angela Jones (late alt) | 8 | 57kg | 62 | ||
| 10 | 223x1211x5 | ABOUNDING | Robert Heathcote | Martin Harley | 6 | 55kg | 92 | ||
| 11 | 411x444x81 | TIGER SHARK | Natalie McCall | Michael Dee | 17 | 55kg | 82 | ||
| 12 | 331x12342x | STEFI MAGNETICA | Bjorn Baker | Tommy Berry | 9 | 55kg | 96 | ||
| 13 | x111116x38 | RUSSIAN ALLIANCE | Kevin Kemp | Kyle Wilson-Taylor | 13 | 55kg | 81.5 | ||
| 14 | 2211×647 | ROLL ON HIGH | Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman | Vlad Duric | 12 | 55kg | 84 | ||
| 15 | 22735×31 | EMPRESS OF WONDER | Annabel Neasham | Damien Thornton | 2 | 55kg | 67 | ||
| 16 | x14x1308x4 | MIXED SPICE | Helen Page | Ms Samantha Collett | 16 | 55kg | 67 | ||
| 17 | 42×05129 | BERNICE’S SPIRIT | Barry Lockwood | Mark Du Plessis | 5 | 55kg | 62 | ||
| 18 | 52x0x145 | CATTRALL | Stuart Kendrick | Robbie Dolan | 18 | 55kg | 61 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2024 Gold Coast Guineas Nominations
The early Gold Coast Guineas Nominations 2024 close on the Monday of race week.
Gold Coast Guineas History
The Gold Coast Guineas was established in 2000, and as such lacks the long illustrious history of many more renowned races. However, it only took until 2008 for the race to be elevated to Group 3 status as a result of increasing prize money and prestige. Today, the Gold Coast Guineas is one of the more highly anticipated races on the Gold Coast racing calendar.
The inaugural running of the race, in 2000, was in March and held over 1400m, as opposed to the current 1200m (2006 onwards). One of the most notable winners of the Gold Coast Guineas is Make Mine Magic, who made the race his sixth straight win, impressive considering the horse had only 6 races under his belt.
Gold Coast Guineas results since the race’s inauguration in 2000 are listed below.
A new track record was set in the 2018 Gold Coast Guineas results by the filly Champagne Cuddles who won in a speedy 1:07.65.
In 2023 and 2024 the Gold Coast Guineas was moved from the Gold Coast Racecourse to the Sunshine Coast Racecourse.
Gold Coast Guineas Results
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Corniche | 1:12.02 |
| 2nd | Cifrado | ||
| 3rd | Celui | ||
| 2023 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Yellow Brick | 1:10.51 |
| 2nd | Lady Laguna | ||
| 3rd | Sooth Sayer | ||
| 2022 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Prince Of Boom | 1:13.52 |
| 2nd | Sword Of State | ||
| 3rd | Grey Defence | ||
| 2021 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Marboosha | 1:11.84 |
| 2nd | Tramonto | ||
| 3rd | Kisukano | ||
| 2020 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Hightail | 1:08.71 |
| 2nd | The Odyssey | ||
| 3rd | Exhilarates | ||
| 2019 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Pennino | 1:14.89 |
| 2nd | Defence Missile | ||
| 3rd | Million | ||
| 2018 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Champagne Cuddles | 1:07.65 |
| 2nd | Whypeeo | ||
| 3rd | Marble | ||
| 2017 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Savanna Amour | 1:08.42 |
| 2nd | Heroic Valour | ||
| 3rd | Tessera | ||
| 2016 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Takedown | 1:09.49 |
| 2nd | Sold For Song | ||
| 3rd | Always Sacred | ||
| 2015 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Nostradamus | 1:10.26 |
| 2nd | Time For War | ||
| 3rd | Traveston Girl | ||
| 2014 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Dothraki | 1:13.36 |
| 2nd | Safeguard | ||
| 3rd | Palmera Lad | ||
| 2013 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Academus | 1:8.72 |
| 2nd | Al Aneed | ||
| 3rd | Dances On Stars | ||
| 2012 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Florentina | 1:14.46 |
| 2nd | Punch On | ||
| 3rd | Double Impact | ||
| 2011 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Military Rose | 1:11.89 |
| 2nd | Celtic Dancer | ||
| 3rd | Skating On Ice | ||
| 2010 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Beethog | 1:10.53 |
| 2nd | Temple of Boom | ||
| 3rd | Fifteen Carat | ||
| 2009 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Chakvetadze | 1:8.81 |
| 2nd | Leapfrog | ||
| 3rd | Desuetude | ||
| 2008 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | El Cambio | 1:7.95 |
| 2nd | Xaardante | ||
| 3rd | Heart Of The Citi | ||
| 2007 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Gold Edition | 1:8.44 |
| 2nd | Grand Reve | ||
| 3rd | J’Adane | ||
| 2006 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Fashions Afield | 1:8.79 |
| 2nd | Rumbird | ||
| 3rd | Captain Kurt | ||
| 2005 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Eremein | 1:24.58 |
| 2nd | Legendary Man | ||
| 3rd | Sydney Express | ||
| 2004 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | King’s Chapel | 1:20.89 |
| 2nd | Drunken Joker | ||
| 3rd | Power And Gold | ||
| 2003 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Tahitian Star | 1:22.98 |
| 2nd | Exquisitely | ||
| 3rd | Striking Victory | ||
| 2002 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Miss Bussell | 1:22.64 |
| 2nd | Alibarber | ||
| 3rd | Jar Jar Binks | ||
| 2001 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Ceffyl | 1:22.09 |
| 2nd | Skarloey | ||
| 3rd | Katenian | ||
| 2000 Gold Coast Guineas |
1st | Make Mine Magic | 1:22.27 |
| 2nd | Gold Dredge | ||
| 3rd | The Kildare Kid | ||
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