Rosehill Guineas Tips, Best Bets, Field and Odds

The Group 1 Rosehill Guineas (1600m) will be held at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, March 27 and we provide you with a comprehensive guide to the feature race for fillies and mares.

Rosehill Guineas tips, best bets, field & odds. Below is our complete Rosehill 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 Rosehill Guineas is the premier middle-distance Group 1 for three-year-olds in the Sydney autumn, run over 2000m at Rosehill Gardens on Golden Slipper Day. Worth $1 million, it is the traditional form race for three-year-olds targeting the Australian Derby and the Cox Plate later in the year. This guide covers the Rosehill Guineas dates, distance, prize money, betting markets and our full race-day tips. For the broader autumn schedule, see our Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival guide.

 

Rosehill Guineas Race Details

Detail	Value
Distance	2000m
Class	Group 1 Set Weights
Age / Conditions	Three-year-olds
Venue	Rosehill Gardens, Sydney
Prize Money	$1 million
Run Date	Golden Slipper Day (late March)

 

Rosehill Guineas History & Winners

First run in 1910, the Rosehill Guineas has produced a long list of subsequent Derby and Cox Plate winners. Modern winners include Octagonal, Lonhro, Grand Armee, Criterion, Levendi, Lucky Vega, Explosive Jack, Head Of State and Communist. It has a strong record of producing genuine middle-distance talents.

Lead-In Races

The main 3YO lead-ins are the Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) the fortnight before, the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m), and the Group 2 Tulloch Stakes (2000m) which runs at Rosehill the day before the Guineas for many Derby-bound stayers.

How to Watch the Rosehill Guineas in Australia

The Rosehill Guineas is run on Golden Slipper Day at Rosehill Gardens in late March, during the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival. Live racing from Rosehill is broadcast on Sky Racing (available through Foxtel and Kayo, and in TAB venues) and streamed on Racing.com, while most online bookmakers live-stream the race to logged-in account holders. For the wider autumn programme see our Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival hub, the same-day Golden Slipper and the Australian Derby it leads into, or browse all our horse racing tips and guides.

Rosehill Guineas Betting Markets

All major Australian bookmakers price the Rosehill 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.

Best Bookmakers for the Rosehill Guineas

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

Rosehill Guineas FAQs

When is the Rosehill Guineas?

The Rosehill Guineas is run on Golden Slipper Day at Rosehill Gardens, traditionally the third or fourth Saturday in March.

What distance is the Rosehill Guineas?

The Rosehill Guineas is run over 2000m at Rosehill Gardens.

What age horses run in the Rosehill Guineas?

The Rosehill Guineas is restricted to three-year-olds, run at set weights — colts and geldings carry 57kg and fillies 55kg.

How much is the Rosehill Guineas worth?

The Rosehill Guineas carries $1 million in total prize money.

Who has won the Rosehill Guineas recently?

Recent winners include Lucky Vega, Explosive Jack, Head Of State, Communist and Celestial Legend. The race is a strong Derby lead-in, with many winners progressing to the Australian Derby.