Rosehill Guineas
| Group 1 race | |
1925 winner – Amounis
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| Location |
Rosehill Gardens Racecourse Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
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| Inaugurated | 1910 |
| Race type | Thoroughbred – Flat racing |
| Sponsor | Sky Racing (2017) |
| Race information | |
| Distance | 2,000 metres |
| Surface | Turf |
| Track | Right-handed |
| Qualification | Three-year-olds |
| Weight | Set weights colts and geldings - 56 1⁄2 kg fillies 54 1⁄2 kg |
| Purse | AUD$600,000 (2017) |
| Bonuses | Exempt from ballot in Australian Derby |
The Rosehill Guineas is an Australian Turf Club Group One Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds at set weights run over a distance of 2000 metres at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse in Sydney, Australia annually in March. Total prize money for the race is A$600,000.
Many champions have been victorious in this race, including Phar Lap, Ajax, Tulloch, Dulcify, Kingston Town, Octagonal, Naturalism and Tie The Knot.
Time record:
† Change in scheduling of race from spring to autumn
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