Sandown Guineas
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The Sandown Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club
Group 2
Australia
n Thoroughbred
horse race for three year olds at set weights run over a distance of 1600 metres (1 mile) at Sandown Racecourse
, Melbourne
in November. Prize money is A$401,000.
Melbourne Racing Club
The Melbourne Racing Club is one of three metropolitan horse racing clubs in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. It began life as the Victoria Amateur Turf Club in 1875 with Mr. E.C. Moore as the Club's first Secretary. The Dowling Forest Racecourse in Ballarat was the location for the first VATC race...
Group 2
Group races
Group races are the highest standard of Thoroughbred horseraces in Australia. The Australian Pattern Committee recommends to the Australian Racing Board which races shall be designated as Group races...
Australia
Australia
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n Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
horse race for three year olds at set weights run over a distance of 1600 metres (1 mile) at Sandown Racecourse
Sandown Racecourse
Sandown Racecourse is one of the four horse racing venues located in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Built for the Victoria Amateur Turf Club, it is the only metropolitan racecourse built in the 20th century and was opened before a crowd of 52,000, in June 1965.Sandown Racecourse is situated 25...
, Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
in November. Prize money is A$401,000.
Race history
- From 1968 to 1969 the race was run over 10½ furlongs (2,112 m).
- From 1957 to 1967 it was a fillies only race.
- From 1957 to 1964 the race was run at Caulfield RacecourseCaulfield RacecourseCaulfield Racecourse is one of Melbourne, Australia's best-known horse-racing tracks. Commonly known as "The Heath" by local racegoers, it is located eight kilometres from the Melbourne CBD, on the boundary of Caulfield and Caulfield East in Melbourne's south eastern suburbs...
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Past winners
- 2011 So Swift
- 2010 Pressday
- 2009 Kidnapped
- 2008 Caymans
- 2007 Schilling
- 2006 Sender
- 2005 Cayambe
- 2004 Binding
- 2003 Pay Keys
- 2002 Dextrous
- 2001 Moon Dragon
- 2000 Scenic Warrior
- 1999 Over
- 1998 Sedation
- 1997 Special Dane
- 1996 King Ivor
- 1995 Peep On The Sly
- 1994 Baryshnikov
- 1993 Voting
- 1992 Navy Seal
- 1991 Star Video
- 1990 Durbridge
- 1989 Stargazer
- 1988 Blixen
- 1987 Ascot Lane
- 1986 Sea Swell
- 1985 Shankhill Lass
- 1984 Brave Salute
- 1983 Mr. Ironclad
- 1982 Cossack Prince
- 1981 Galleon
- 1980 Polar Air
- 1979 Snowing
- 1978 Just A Steal
- 1977 So Called
- 1976 Opposition
- 1975 Better Draw
- 1974 Shiftmar
- 1973 Taj Rossi
- 1972 Carnation For Me
- 1971 Andros
- 1970 Abdul
- 1969 Top Flat
- 1968 Always There
- 1967 Begonia Belle
- 1966 Hialeah
- 1965 Fire Band
- 1964 Light FingersLight FingersLight Fingers was a New Zealand bred thoroughbred racehorse who won the Melbourne Cup in 1965.The lightly built chestnut was by the highly successful sire of stayers, Le Filou, from Cuddlesome by Red Mars , by Hyperion...
- 1963 Ripa
- 1962 Birthday Card
- 1961 Indian Summer
- 1960 Lady Sybil
- 1959 Twilight Glow
- 1958 But Beautiful
- 1957 Orient