Hawkesbury Guineas
The Hawkesbury Guineas is a Group 3 open handicap race that takes place on a standalone Saturday each year in early May at Hawkesbury racecourse in New South Wales. The race is run over a distance of 1400 metres and worth $200,000 in prize money. The 2020 Hawkesbury Guineas was won by Dawn Passage from St Covet's Spirit with Icebath third.
The Hawkesbury track is situated about 65km west of Sydney, between Richmond and Windsor, directly opposite the Richmond Air Force Base. The Hawkesbury Guineas is held on Cup day alongside the Group 3 Hawkesbury Gold Cup and Group 3 Hawkesbury Crown. This race was upgraded to Group 3 status for the 2013/2014 racing season.
Hawkesbury Guineas info
| Date: | Saturday 24th April 2021 |
| Track: | Hawkesbury racecourse, Hawkesbury |
| Distance: | 1400 metres |
| Race Type: | Open Handicap |
| Status: | Group 3 |
| Prize Money: | $200,000 |
| 2020 Winner: | Dawn Passage |
The Hawkesbury Guineas is a handicap event for open gallopers that tends to attract more than handy types who may be looking for an easier black type race than those on offer during the recent Sydney autumn racing carnival in metropolitan Sydney.
A race like the Group 3 Hall Mark Stakes on the final day of the Randwick carnival in April is a possible lead up race to the Hawkesbury Guineas and the assmebled field will attract gallopers with varying degrees of ability.
It's worth nothing that the Hawkesbury Gunieas has produced multiple Group 1 winners over the past couple of years. Chautauqua (2014) ran placings in both the Group 1 VRC Sprint Classic & Group 1 Newmarket Handicap at Flemington before winning the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick. Boban (2nd in 2013) went on to win multiple Group 1 races after finishing second in the Hawkesbury Guineas, including the Cantala Stakes at Flemington and the Chipping Norton Stakes at Warwick Farm.
Following his impressive win, Sambro (2018) headed to Brisbane, Queensland to capture the Group 2 Queensland Guineas at Doomben in Brisbane.
Military Zone (2019) ran sixth in a BM84 race over 1200m at Gosford before proving too strong in this event for the Peter & Paul Snowden stable. Recent Hawkesbury Guineas winners include Sambro (2018) and Shazee Lee (2017).
Hawkesbury Track Map
Hawkesbury race track has a circumference of 2070m and there is a slight rise from the home turn to the winning post. The track surface is turf and the straight length is 380m and horses race in a clockwise direction.
2020 Hawkesbury Guineas result
1. $8.00 Dawn Passage 57.0 Adam Hyeronimus
2. $11.00 St Covet's Spirit 54.0 Jason Collett
3. $8.50 Icebath 54.0 Glen Boss
then followed
4. $26.00 Mirra Vision 54.0 Sam Clipperton
5. $31.00 Mo's Crown 56.0 Glyn Schofield
6. $6.50 Spend 56.0 James McDonald
7. $7.00 Eleven Eleven 56.0 Nash Rawiller
8. $19.00 Chat 56.0 Ms Rachel King
9. $7.50 Groundswell 57.0 Joshua Parr
10. $8.00 Rule The World 56.0 Tim Clark
11. $9.00 Battleground 56.0 Hugh Bowman
Margins: 2.8 len, 0.2 len
Time: 1:21.50
Bet now on the Hawkesbury Guineas
We recommended Unibet for the best Hawkesbury Guineas odds.
Terms & conditions apply - Always gamble responsibly.
Hawkesbury Guineas winners & placegetters
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Time |
| 2020 | Dawn Passage | St Covet's Spirit | Icebath | 1:21.5 |
| 2019 | Military Zone | Trope | Quackerjack | 1:21.3 |
| 2018 | Sambro | Victorem | Beau Geste | 1:23.2 |
| 2017 | Shazee Lee | Prompt Response | Salsonic | 1:21.6 |
| 2016 | Spill The Beans | Spill The Beans | Denmagic | 1:22.1 |
| 2015 | Najoom | Federal | Bachman | 1:26.3 |
| 2014 | Chautauqua | Katie's Cove | Barbed | 1:22.4 |
| 2013 | Limes | Boban | Ashokan | 1:22.1 |
| 2012 | Free Wheeling | Pied A Terre | Bound To Blush | 1:21.0 |
| 2011 | Pimpala Secret | Speediness | Steps In Time | 1:24.6 |
| 2010 | Neeson | Khas Kura | All Legal | 1:23.3 |
The 2015 Hawkesbury Guineas was held at Rosehill the following Saturday after the standalone Hawkesbury meeting was washed out.
Recommended Bookmakers
* Conditions apply to all bookmaker offers
Online Betting Guide
Learn how to choose an online bookmaker, open an account, deposit funds, place a bet and collect your winnings.
Find out how bookmaker percentages allow bookies to frame a betting market to gain an edge over punters.
Learn how to price a horse race and set your own odds by framing your own betting market.
What are the different types of racing bets? Learn about the most common horse racing bet types available in Australia.
What is a form guide? Find out how to read and understand a horse racing form guide.
Looking for racing terminology, lingo or slang? Our horse racing glossary explains common terms and sayings.
What is the shortest distance a horse can win by? Horse racing winning margins and distances explained.
Where to Bet
Unibet Bookmaker
Unibet offers a top racing product with excellent fixed priced odds and unique member promotions. Punters can enjoy more than competitive odds for racing, while racehorse owners can are well catered for too.
Betting with bookmakers is subject to terms and conditions.