Thousand Guineas Tips, Best Bets, Field & Odds

The Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) will be held at Caulfield on Wednesday, October 13 and Bettingpro.com.au provides you with a comprehensive guide to the race.

Thousand Guineas tips, best bets, field & odds. Below is our complete Thousand 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 Thousand Guineas is the fillies’ counterpart to the Caulfield Guineas — a $1.5 million Group 1 set-weights mile at Caulfield for three-year-old fillies, run in mid-October. It is Victoria’s premier 3YO fillies’ race and the traditional route to the VRC Oaks in Melbourne Cup week. This guide covers the Thousand Guineas dates, distance, prize money, betting markets and our full race-day tips. For the full carnival, see our Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival guide, and follow the colts and the open milers at the Caulfield Cup and Caulfield Stakes.

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Thousand Guineas Race Details

Detail Value
Distance 1600m
Class Group 1 Set Weights
Age / Conditions Three-year-old fillies
Venue Caulfield, Melbourne
Prize Money $1.5 million
Run Date Mid-October

 

Thousand Guineas History & Winners

Recent winners include Ole Dancer (2025), Flit, Hungry Heart, Never Been Kissed, Pinstriped, Tempted and Autumn Glow. Many Thousand Guineas winners progress to VRC Oaks success, with the 1600m trip providing the ideal mile benchmark for the step up to 2500m in Cup week.

Lead-In Races

The main lead-ins are the Group 2 Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m) and the Group 3 Ethereal Stakes (2000m) for fillies stretching out in trip. The Group 1 Flight Stakes at Randwick is also a key form line.

Thousand Guineas Betting Markets

All major Australian bookmakers price the Thousand 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.

How to Watch the Thousand Guineas in Australia

The Thousand Guineas is broadcast live on Sky Racing and streamed on Racing.com, the home of Victorian thoroughbred racing. Most major bookmakers also stream the race live to logged-in account holders on race day. The Thousand Guineas is run on a Saturday in mid-October at Caulfield during the Caulfield Cup carnival, with the Group 1 fillies’ mile a feature of the afternoon program (AEDT). For the wider program, see our horse racing tips hub.

 

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Thousand Guineas FAQs

When is the Thousand Guineas?

The Thousand Guineas is run in mid-October at Caulfield Racecourse, often on Caulfield Guineas Day or the following Saturday.

What distance is the Thousand Guineas?

The Thousand Guineas is run over 1600m at Caulfield.

What age horses run in the Thousand Guineas?

The Thousand Guineas is restricted to three-year-old fillies at set weights.

How much is the Thousand Guineas worth?

The Thousand Guineas carries $1.5 million in total prize money.

Who has won the Thousand Guineas recently?

Ole Dancer won the 2025 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield. Other recent winners include Flit, Hungry Heart, Never Been Kissed, Pinstriped, Tempted and Autumn Glow.

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