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2026 Australian Guineas Preview
Scheduled to take place in March of each year at the Flemington racecourse is the Australian Guineas, this Group 1 race is contested over 1,600m and is restricted to three-year-old runners who run off set weight, the race currently holds a purse of A$1m.
Australian Guineas Information:
- Australian Guineas Past Winners
- Australian Guineas Trainer Statistics
- Australian Guineas Jockey Statistics
Our dedicated Flemington tips page will not only bring you predictions from the OLBG racing tipsters for the upcoming card that includes the Australian Guineas but will also have predictions for each meeting at Flemington throughout the season so be sure to head over there. You may also be interested in other preview blogs that we have packed full of information, head down to the Other Principal Races in Australia section for links to these.
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How competitive is the Australian Guineas market? When looking at the over-rounds for the last 10 renewals, the most competitive market was in 2021 when the race had an over-round of 112%. The race in 2024 was a race that was most in the bookie's favour with an over-round of 120%, whilst on average over the last 10 renewals of the Australian Guineas, the over-round has been 117%, which means the bookie expects to pay out £100 for every £117 which is bet.
Below you will find the 2026 Australian Guineas Trends, see which patterns have occurred over the recent renewals that you may be able to use for the next renewal, we also have a section that looks at the Australian Guineas Trend Analysis.
These are the top three quickest-run Australian Guineas over the last 10 renewals:
- Hey Doc (1:34.01) in 2017
- Alligator Blood (1:34.92) in 2020
- Grunt (1:34.99) in 2018
Looking at the future form, is the winner worth following next time out? From the past 10 if you had followed the winner of the Australian Guineas next time out then you would have backed a total of 2 winners. Backing all 9 runners who have been out since to win at SP next time out, would have returned an LSP of -2.10. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Australian Guineas see which other runners today are being backed on the racing predictions page.
When looking over the past 10 renewals, a time of 1:34.01 was set by Hey Doc in 2017, which is the quickest time over that period, the runner was trained by Tony McEvoy and ridden by Luke Currie. The slowest winning time was set in 2022 when Hitotsu won in a time of 1:36.83, booked to ride was John Allen by the trainer Ciaron Maher & David Eustace.
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Australian Guineas Past Winners
Here are the Australian Guineas past winners for the last 10 renewals. Each row details the year of the race, the horse which won along with the age & weight of the horse. Also detailed is the stall where the horse came from and the total number of runners in the race. The horse's trainer and the jockey at the time of winning the Australian Guineas are also displayed, along with the starting price at which the horse was sent off.
| Year | Horse (Drawn) | Info |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 1:35.46 | Feroce (NZ) 3yo 9-0 (9 of 15) 13/1 | Billy Egan Dominic Sutton (AUS) |
| 2024 1:35.48 | Southport Tycoon (AUS) 3yo 9-0 (4 of 16) 18/1 | Jamie Kah Ciaron Maher (AUS) |
| 2023 1:36.34 | Legarto (NZ) 3yo 8-9 (9 of 15) 11/2 | Michael Dee Ken & Bev Kelso (NZ) |
| 2022 1:36.83 | Hitotsu (AUS) 3yo 9-0 (1 of 15) 7/1 | John Allen Ciaron Maher & David Eustace (AUS) |
| 2021 1:35.86 | Lunar Fox (AUS) 3yo 9-0 (5 of 15) 300/1 | Michael Dee Paul Preusker (AUS) |
| 2020 1:34.92 | Alligator Blood (AUS) 3yo 8-13 (2 of 8) 17/10F | Ryan Maloney David Vandyke (AUS) |
| 2019 1:35.79 | Mystic Journey (AUS) 3yo 8-8 (1 of 16) 3/1F | Anthony Darmanin Adam Trinder (AUS) |
| 2018 1:34.99 | Grunt (NZ) 3yo 8-13 (16 of 16) 9/2 | Damien Oliver Mick Price (AUS) |
| 2017 1:34.01 | Hey Doc (AUS) 3yo 8-13 (1 of 16) 12/5F | Luke Currie Tony McEvoy (AUS) |
| 2016 1:35.28 | Palentino (AUS) 3yo 8-13 (15 of 15) 9/1 | Mark Zahra Darren Weir (AUS) |
Where have the winning runners come from?
Here are the countries where the winning trainers of the Australian Guineas have been based:
- AUS: 9 winners with an additional 19 placings from 139 runners
- NZ: 1 winner with an additional 1 placing from 6 runners
- SIN: 0 winners with an additional 0 placings from 2 runners
Australian Guineas Trainer Statistics
Here are some of the top Australian Guineas trainer statistics over the last 10 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Trainer | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ciaron Maher & David Eustace | 6-1-1 | +2.00 | -0.80 |
| Mick Price | 6-1-2 | -0.50 | -1.50 |
| Ciaron Maher | 5-1-1 | +14.00 | +5.00 |
| Darren Weir | 5-1-2 | +5.00 | +1.90 |
| Tony McEvoy | 3-1-2 | +0.40 | -0.30 |
| Dominic Sutton | 2-1-1 | +12.00 | +6.80 |
| Paul Preusker | 1-1-1 | +300.00 | +180.00 |
| Ken & Bev Kelso | 1-1-1 | +5.50 | +3.30 |
| Adam Trinder | 1-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.50 |
| David Vandyke | 1-1-1 | +1.70 | +1.02 |
Australian Guineas Jockey Statistics
The leading jockey in the Australian Guineas over the last 10 renewals is Michael Dee who has won the race two times with those two winners coming from Lunar Fox (2021) and Legarto (2023). There is one jockey who has not had the best of times in the Australian Guineas, Damian Lane has ridden 10 runners to the race without recording any wins.
Here are some of the top Australian Guineas jockey statistics over the last 10 renewals (R = Runners, W = Winners, P = Places including winners, Win LSP is based on 1pt Win and EW LSP is based on 0.5pt Win & 0.5pt Place):
| Jockey | R-W-P | Win | EW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Dee | 9-2-3 | +298.50 | +177.80 |
| Mark Zahra | 9-1-2 | +1.00 | -2.10 |
| Damien Oliver | 8-1-1 | -2.50 | -4.75 |
| Luke Currie | 7-1-3 | -3.60 | -3.55 |
| Jamie Kah | 6-1-2 | +13.00 | +5.10 |
| John Allen | 6-1-1 | +2.00 | -0.80 |
| Billy Egan | 2-1-2 | +12.00 | +8.20 |
| Anthony Darmanin | 1-1-1 | +3.00 | +1.50 |
| Ryan Maloney | 1-1-1 | +1.70 | +1.02 |
| Damian Lane | 10-0-2 | -10.00 | -7.40 |
2026 Australian Guineas Trends
Favourites finishing positions (oldest to latest): 8, 1, 7, 1, 1, 3, 13, 6, 3, 4
The percentage shown is the percentage of the total number of runners who fell under that factor. High percentages are less appealing than lower ones as you would expect them to do well. The trend information is based on the available information on the racing post in terms of previous runs etc.
- 10 / 10 (65%) - Carried 118 - 128lbs (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (67%) - Not on HY/SFT/GF/STD (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (68%) - Had 1 - 3 wins (Career)
- 10 / 10 (71%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (71%) - Ran over 6f - 1m4½f (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (71%) - No bigger than 25/1 (Career Win)
- 10 / 10 (72%) - In a field of 6 - 16 (Last Win)
- 10 / 10 (74%) - Highest Won is not
- 10 / 10 (78%) - Highest Placed is not LST/Cl2
- 10 / 10 (79%) - Not in a G1-2/Cl4-5 (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (82%) - Ran over 4½f - 7f (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (86%) - Furthest Placed 7f - 1m4½f
- 10 / 10 (86%) - Ran in 1 - 5 races (180 Days)
- 10 / 10 (86%) - Not on HY/SFT/GF/STD (Debut)
- 10 / 10 (89%) - Off a break of 14 - 126 days
Remember to use the trends listed above along with the Flemington racing predictions to see if you can find the winner of the Australian Guineas. Did you know that we have an OLBG Betting School section on OLBG? It is a place to help you improve your betting experience with articles covering numerous topics.
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Australian Guineas Trend Analysis
✅ The trend factor which had produced 5+ winners and shows the best LSP, an LSP of +309.20 is when runners ran on Good To Soft ground when last winning.
❌ The worst performing factor that has failed to produce a single winner is when runners last place was 2 starts ago, when backing these the trend shows a record of 0-40.
Here are the most recent winning draws along with the further placings in brackets:
- 2025: Winner in 9 (6,5) [15 Runners]
- 2024: Winner in 4 (6,9) [16 Runners]
- 2023: Winner in 9 (7,8) [15 Runners]
- 2022: Winner in 1 (3,11) [15 Runners]
- 2021: Winner in 5 (15,9) [15 Runners]
The course which has produced the most winners of the Australian Guineas is Flemington, there has been a total number of 7 winners of this race who ran at Flemington last time out.
The race is open to both sexes with the Male runners having produced a total of 8 winners from a total of 130 runners whilst the Female runners have produced 2 winners from a total of 17 runners.
These are the stallions whose offspring have not produced a winner of the Australian Guineas despite multiple attempts:
- Dundeel (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Fastnet Rock (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Savabeel (0 Wins from 6 runners)
- Snitzel (0 Wins from 5 runners)
Looking at the winning odds over the last 10 renewals, the biggest-priced winner was Lunar Fox in 2021, winning for Paul Preusker at odds of 300/1 under the guidance of Michael Dee. Looking at the runners at the head of the market over the last 10 renewals there have been 3 winning favourites in the race. Before placing your bet on the 2026 Australian Guineas head over to see which other runners today are being backed by the best racing tipsters today. All figures and trends above, such as the horse's previous runs are based on the information that is available on the racing post.
Article Contributor Information
We are blessed with an excellent team of specialists and experts at OLBG. Contributing to creating and maintaining this Australian Guineas Preview are at hand, Andy and James. They both work on the Horse racing tips team team looking after the tipsters and managing the tips settlement, whilst also creating and managing all of the horse racing event previews for International racing.
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