Australian Guineas Tips, Best Bets, Field and Odds

The Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) will be held at Flemington on Saturday, February 27 and we provide you with a comprehensive guide to the race.

Australian Guineas tips, best bets, field & odds. Below is our complete Australian Guineas guide — race details, history and past winners, lead-in form, betting markets and FAQs. Check back race week for the final field, odds and our best bets.

The Australian Guineas is the premier 3YO mile Group 1 of the Melbourne autumn — a $1 million set-weights contest over 1600m at Flemington on Super Saturday in early March. Part of the three-Group-1 card alongside the Australian Cup and Newmarket Handicap, it is a key form race for three-year-olds targeting autumn and spring middle-distance campaigns. This guide covers the Australian Guineas dates, distance, prize money, betting markets and our full race-day tips. For the full carnival, see our Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival guide.

Australian Guineas Race Details

Detail	Value
Distance	1600m
Class	Group 1 Set Weights
Age / Conditions	Three-year-olds
Venue	Flemington, Melbourne
Prize Money	$1 million
Run Date	Super Saturday — early March

 

Australian Guineas History & Winners

Recent winners include Catalyst, Hitotsu, Aysar, Joust and Switzerland. The 1600m trip at Flemington is a genuine mile test and many Australian Guineas winners have gone on to Cox Plate and Australian Derby success.

Australian Guineas Recent Winners

Year	Winner
2026	Observer
2025	Feroce
2024	Southport Tycoon
2023	Legarto
2022	Hitotsu

 

Lead-In Races

The main lead-ins are the Group 2 C.S. Hayes Stakes (1400m) at Flemington and the Group 3 Autumn Classic (1800m) at Caulfield. Three-year-olds from the Sydney autumn program also target this race.

Australian Guineas Betting Markets

All major Australian bookmakers price the Australian Guineas weeks out, with a full acceptances market released after the final field is declared. The core markets are:

• Fixed-Odds Win & Place — the bread-and-butter markets, with early speculative prices followed by final acceptances pricing.
• Each-Way — typically 1/4 the odds for a place (1-2-3).
• Exotics — quinella, exacta, trifecta and First 4. See our First 4 calculator guide.
• Same Race Multis — combine multiple runners from the same race into one bet. See our Same Race Multi guide.
• Head-to-Head & Group Markets — runner-vs-runner matchups and stable/country markets.

Australian Guineas Betting Trends & Angles

• The 3YO mile championship — 1600m at set weights at Flemington on Super Saturday, the definitive autumn test for three-year-olds.
• Spring Derby form translates — Observer completed the VRC Derby–Australian Guineas double, joining King’s High, Mahogany and Hitotsu; staying-bred 3YOs stepping back to a mile are a live angle.
• Short-priced favourites hold up — Observer ($1.85) and Legarto were well-found in the market; this race rarely produces a roughie.
• A path to the Cox Plate and Australian Derby — recent Guineas winners have gone on to elite spring and staying success.

How to Watch the Australian Guineas in Australia

The Australian Guineas is run at Flemington, so as Victorian metropolitan racing it is broadcast live and free on Racing.com — on free-to-air digital TV (Channel 78 metro, 68 regional), online at racing.com and via the Racing.com app. It is also carried on Sky Racing (Foxtel Channel 522), and most licensed Australian bookmakers stream the race live to logged-in customers so you can watch and bet in one place.

The Guineas is run in early March on Super Saturday — one of the biggest race days of the Melbourne autumn, sharing the Flemington card with the Australian Cup and Newmarket Handicap — so the feature goes around in the afternoon (AEDT). For the other Super Saturday Group 1s, see our Australian Cup tips and All-Star Mile tips, plus our full horse racing tips hub.

Best Bookmakers for the Australian Guineas

For a full comparison of the top Australian racing bookmakers, see our best horse racing betting sites in Australia guide.

Australian Guineas FAQs

When is the Australian Guineas?

Super Saturday in early March at Flemington, run over 1600m at set weights for three-year-olds.

Who won the most recent Australian Guineas?

Observer (2026), who completed the VRC Derby–Australian Guineas double, after Feroce (2025), Southport Tycoon (2024), Legarto (2023) and Hitotsu (2022).

How do I bet on the Australian Guineas from Australia?

All Australian bookmakers offer fixed-odds win and each-way markets; futures markets open through the spring as Derby form unfolds.

How can I watch the Australian Guineas live?

The Australian Guineas airs free on Racing.com (Channel 78 metro, 68 regional, plus the racing.com website and app) and on Sky Racing via Foxtel Channel 522. As a Super Saturday feature it runs in the afternoon (AEDT), and most licensed Australian bookmakers also stream it live to logged-in account holders.