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Since the Randwick Guineas came into existence in its own right, it has become an elite race.

Weekend Hussler score in one of the closest finishes ever. Hopefully the 2019 Randwick Guineas (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday is as competitive.

2019 RANDWICK GUINEAS - RACE HISTORY AND BACKGROUND

The Randwick Guineas is a Group 1 race over 1600m for three-year-olds at Randwick conducted by the Australian Turf Club.

The Randwick Guineas is run under Set Weights conditions.

Previously run as the Canterbury Guineas over 1900m, it’s been a good horse’s race since the revamp and step back to the mile.

The race was run at Warwick Farm in 2011 and 2013. It is the first peg of the Triple Crown but being at the mile becomes an important race in its own right.

Since the Randwick Guineas became a mile race, only Dundeel has won the 3yo Triple Crown.

In the last 29 runnings (Rand/Cant/WF), fillies have only won 3 times and only once over the mile. That was Mosheen in 2012.

There have been 14 Randwick (Canterbury) Guineas winners go on to win the Rosehill Guineas.

There have been 13 Randwick (Canterbury) Guineas winners go on to win the ATC Australian Derby.

Only two Derby winners, Shoot Out and Dundeel, won the Randwick Guineas at the mile.

Weekend Hussler did the Caulfield Guineas/Randwick (Canterbury) Guineas double in 2007/08. The previous horse to do it was Beechcraft in 1983/84.

Weekend Hussler and Mentality have used Open Age races as lead ups to win at Randwick.

The 2019 Randwick Guineas is worth $1,000,000 in prize money.

When you include the old Canterbury Guineas, the notable winners are Delta (1949), Todman (1957), Martello Towers (1959), Imagele (1973), Veandercross (1992), Octagonal (1996), Intergaze (1997), Fairway (2000), Universal Prince (2001), Weekend Hussler (2008), Shoot Out (2010), Dundeel (2013), Dissident (2014) and Le Romain (2016).

The 2018 Randwick Guineas was won by Kementari from Pierata and Trapeze Artist.