The Caulfield Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held over 1600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at set weights for three-year-old horses, held annually on the second Saturday in October and forms part of the Spring Carnival at Caulfield Racecourse. Total prize money is A$1 million. The Guineas, as the race is affectionately known, starts the three-day Caulfield carnival; the G1 Toorak Handicap and G1 Yalum...
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The Caulfield Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held over 1600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at set weights for three-year-old horses, held annually on the second Saturday in October and forms part of the Spring Carnival at Caulfield Racecourse. Total prize money is A$1 million. The Guineas, as the race is affectionately known, starts the three-day Caulfield carnival; the G1 Toorak Handicap and G1 Yalumba Stakes are also held on Guineas day; the fillies equivalent, the G1 The Thousand Guineas, is run on the Wednesday following the Guineas and the G1 Caulfield Cup finishes the carnival the following Saturday.
Regarded as one of the blue riband events for three year olds, the Guineas is regarded as a stallion making race for the winner, and has been won by a host of star gallopers who gave gone on to multiple G1 success; the past three years, for example, have included Starspangledbanner (2010 G1 Oakleigh Plate, 2010 G1 Golden Jubilee Stakes),...
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