Hawkesbury Guineas

Hawkesbury Guineas
ClassGroup 3
LocationHawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia
Inaugurated2000
Race typeThoroughbred - flat
SponsorElite Sand & Soil (2025 & 2026)
Race information
Distance1,400 metres
SurfaceTurf
TrackRight-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
WeightSet weights with penalties
PurseA$250,000 (2026)

The Hawkesbury Guineas is a Hawkesbury Racing Club Group 3 Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at set weights with penalties, over a distance of 1600 metres, held at Hawkesbury Racecourse in Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia.[1]

History

Distance

  • 2000–2004 – 1200 metres
  • 2006 onwards - 1400 metres

Grade

  • 2000–2013 - Listed Race
  • 2014 onwards - Group 3

Conditions

  • 2000–2004 - Handicap
  • 2006 onwards - Set weights with penalties

Other venues

Recent multiple victories

Jockeys

Trainers

  • Peter Snowden in 2012, 2013 and 2025 and in partnership with Paul Snowden in 2019 and 2021
  • Gai Waterhouse in 2005, 2008 and 2015 and in partnership with Adrian Bott in 2020 and 2023
  • John Hawkes in 2000 and 2003 and in partnership with Michael & Wayne Hawkes in 2014 and 2022.

Winners

The following are past winners of the race.[2]

  • 2026 - Skyhook
  • 2025 - Media World[3]
  • 2024 - Schwarz[4]
  • 2023 - Hawaii Five Oh[5]
  • 2022 - Mr Mozart[6]
  • 2021 - Exoboom[7]
  • 2020 - Dawn Passage[8]
  • 2019 - Military Zone[9]
  • 2018 - Sambro[10]
  • 2017 - Shazee Lee[11]
  • 2016 - Spill The Beans[12]
  • 2015 - ‡Najoom[13]
  • 2014 - Chautauqua[14]
  • 2013 - Limes[15]
  • 2012 - Free Wheeling[16]
  • 2011 - Pimpala Secret[17]
  • 2010 - Neeson[18]
  • 2009 - Related[19]
  • 2008 - Royal Discretion[20]
  • 2007 - Alverta[21]
  • 2006 - The Free Stater[22]
  • 2005 - †race not held
  • 2004 - Roadagain[23]
  • 2003 (Dec.) - Sweet Marmalade[24]
  • 2003 (Feb.) - Pearly Kings[25]
  • 2002 - Shags[26]
  • 2001 - De Valmont
  • 2000 - Hire

† Not held because of schedule change in racing calendar
‡ Race meeting abandoned after the first race on the card due to prolonged rain that affected the state of the track[27] Race held the following week at Rosehill Racecourse.[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Hawkesbury Guineas | Past Winners | Results | Australia | Racing and Sports".
  2. ↑ "Racing Australia". www.racingaustralia.horse.
  3. ↑ "2025 Result – Elite Sand & Soil Hawkesbury Guineas (held 3 May 2025)". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "2024 Result – Blacktown Workers Club Group Hawkesbury Guineas (held 4 May 2024)". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 6 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "2023 Result – Blacktown Workers Club Group Hawkesbury Guineas (held 22 April 2023)". racingpost.com. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "2022 Result – Blacktown Workers Club Group Hawkesbury Guineas (held 30 April 2022)". breednet.com.au. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  7. ↑ "2021 Result – Blacktown Workers Club Group Hawkesbury Guineas (held 1 May 2021)". breednet.com. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  8. ↑ "2020 Result – Blacktown Workers Club Group Hawkesbury Guineas (held 25 April 2020)". breednet.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
  9. ↑ "2019 Result – Blacktown Workers Club Group Hawkesbury Guineas (held 27 April 2019)". breednet.com. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  10. ↑ "2018 Result – 2018 Blacktown Workers Hawkesbury Guineas (held 28 April 2018)". breednet.com. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  11. ↑ "2017 Result – 2017 Blacktown Workers H'bury Gneas (held 29 April 2017)". breednet.com. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "2016 Result – 2016 Blacktown Workers H'bury Gneas (held 29 April 2016)". breednet.com. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  13. 1 2 "2015 Result – Blacktown Workers H'bury Gneas (held 9 May 2015)". breednet.com. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  14. ↑ "2014 Result – Blacktown Workers H'bury Gneas (held 3 May 2014)". breednet.com. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  15. ↑ "2013 Result – Workers Blacktown Hawkesbury Guineas (held 4 May 2013)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  16. ↑ "2012 Result – Workers Blacktown Hawkesbury Guineas (held 5 May 2012)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  17. ↑ "2011 Result – Workers Blacktown Hawkesbury Guineas (held 30 April 2011)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  18. ↑ "2010 Result – Blacktown Workers Hawkesbury Guineas (held 1 May 2010)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  19. ↑ "2009 Result – Blacktown Workers Hawkesbury Guineas (held 9 May 2009)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  20. ↑ "2008 Result – Bookmaker's Super Fund Hawkesbury Guineas (held 10 May 2008)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  21. ↑ "2007 Result – Rooty Hill RSL Club & Resort Hawkesbury Guineas (held 21 April 2007)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  22. ↑ "2006 Result – Rooty Hill RSL Club & Resort Hawkesbury Guineas (held 29 April 2006)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  23. ↑ "2004 Result – Hawkesbury 3YO Guineas (held 2 December 2004)". Racing Vic. (Aus.). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  24. ↑ "2003 December Result – Hawkesbury Guineas (held 4 December 2003)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  25. ↑ "2003 February Result – Hawkesbury Guineas (held 13 February 2003)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  26. ↑ "2002 Result – Hawkesbury 3YO Guineas (held 20 January 2002)". Racing NSW (Aus.). Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  27. ↑ Hackett, Thomas (2 May 2015). "2015 Hawkesbury Gold Cup Day Meeting Postponed". horseracing.com.au (Australia). Archived from the original on 12 June 2015. Retrieved 2 May 2015.