Looking for this year’s Gold Coast Guineas betting odds, field and race day tips? The experts at Neds have put together everything you need to know before this year’s race.
Gold Coast Guineas 2026 Tips
Our exclusive 2026 Gold Coast Guineas tips will be detailed here the week of the race and a full betting preview published on the Neds Blog.
Run over 1,200 metres, the Gold Coast Guineas is a Group 3 race taking place at the Gold Coast* in May as a lead-up into the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival features.
*In 2024 the A.D. Hollindale Stakes Day card again ran at the Sunshine Coast Racecourse.
Carrying a $200,000 prize purse, the Gold Coast Guineas is usually contested by a line-up of both local interstate three-year-olds heading towards the tougher Group 1 events in Queensland over the coming months.
A set weights event, the Gold Coast Guineas is one of the more recent additions to the Australian racing calendar having first been run and won in 2000.
In 2025 Bosustow won the Gold Coast Guineas by six lengths on a Heavy (9) track having earlier taken out that summer’s Magic Millions Guineas.
Gold Coast Guineas 2026 – Quick Information
- Race Day: Saturday, May 9, 2026
- Track Location: Gold Coast Racecourse
- Track Surface: Turf
- Track Direction: Right-handed
- Race Distance: 1,200 metres
- Weight Conditions: Set Weights
- Qualification: Three-year-olds
- Type: Thoroughbred
- Grade: Group 3
- Operator: Gold Coast Turf Club
- Prize Purse: $200,000
- Inaugural Race: 2000
- 2026 Gold Coast Guineas Winner: TBD
Gold Coast Guineas 2026 Results
The official 2026 Gold Coast Guineas results will be available below once the race takes place on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
Gold Coast Guineas Betting 2026
There are many different ways to bet on the Gold Coast Guineas, and we have included some of the most popular options below:
| Bet Type | How To Place This Type of Bet on This Year’s Gold Coast Guineas |
|---|---|
| Win Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will take first place in this year’s Gold Coast Guineas. |
| Place Bet | Place your bet on the horse you think will place in the top three finishers at this year’s Gold Coast Guineas. Pays less than a win bet but offers safer odds. |
| Each-Way Bet | If your runner finishes 1st in the Gold Coast Guineas, you will collect both the Win and the Place dividend. If your horse finishes 2nd or 3rd you will collect the Place dividend. |
| Quinella Bet | You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in any order, within the Gold Coast Guineas, in order to win the Quinella. |
| Exacta Bet | You must select the runners that finish 1st and 2nd in the correct order, within the Gold Coast Guineas to win the Exacta. |
| Trifecta Bet | You must select runners to finish 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order, within the Gold Coast Guineas to win the Trifecta. |
| First Four | You must select runners that finish 1st, 2nd ,3rd and 4th in the correct order, within the Gold Coast Guineas to win the First 4. |
| Quadrella Bet (Quaddie) | You must select the winners of four nominated races to win the Quaddie. This means you would have to select three other races apart from the Gold Coast Guineas, in order to be eligible to place a Quaddie. |
How To Bet on the Gold Coast Guineas
- Join up at neds.com.au
- Make a deposit, using your credit card, PayPal or other safe electronic method
- Make sure to check out form guide, once it’s released
- Decide what kind of bet you’re going to place (Win, Place, Each-Way, Trifecta + more betting options, please read our section on Gold Coast Guineas Betting above).
- Select the horse(s) for the race.
Which Horse Will Win the Gold Coast Guineas in 2026
The best way to pick which horse will win the Gold Coast Guineas in 2026 is to take into account their lead-up autumn / winter racing form, assess the barriers, consider the weight scale and look for the proven Group performers.
Additional factors to consider when picking the Gold Coast Guineas winner include:
- Interstate Raiders: The interstate-trained horses in the Gold Coast Guineas field have a gun record over the local Queenslanders.
- Filly Factor: The three-year-old fillies have a solid recent strike rate over the boys in the event including four wins in the five years from 2017-2021 most recently with Marboosha (2021).
Gold Coast Guineas Favourites 2026
Favourites in 2026 Gold Coast Guineas betting will be updated here the week of the race.
Hightail ($3.60 in 2020), the fellow Peter & Paul Snowden-trained Marboosha ($3.10 in 2021), the Rob Heathcote-trained Prince Of Boom ($2.70 in 2022), Yellow Brick ($2.40 in 2023), and James Cummings’ Corniche ($3.20 in 2024) are the latest Gold Coast Guineas favourites to win.
Gold Coast Guineas Field 2026
The 2026 Gold Coast Guineas field of final acceptances is set for release on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in full below once announced.
Gold Coast Guineas Race Day 2026
The 2026 Gold Coast Guineas takes place on Saturday, May 9, 2026 as part of the 2026 AD Hollindale Stakes Day card at the Gold Coast.
The Group 2 A.D. Hollindale Stakes is the marquee race on the card and is accompanied by the Group 3 Gold Coast Guineas and the Group 3 Ken Russell Memorial Classic for the JJ Atkins-bound two-year-olds.
Gold Coast Guineas Barrier Draw 2026
The 2026 Gold Coast Guineas barrier draw will be released to the public a few days before the race and published in our above Gold Coast Guineas Field section.
Gold Coast Guineas Nominations 2026
The Gold Coast Guineas 2026 nominations close at 11:00 AM on the Monday of race week.
Gold Coast Guineas Weights 2026
Set weights conditions apply to this race. Colts and geldings must carry 57kg and fillies 55kg. Final weights are announced at 4:00 PM on the Tuesday of race week with the official 2026 Gold Coast Guineas weights on the final acceptors to be published in our above Gold Coast Guineas Field section.
Gold Coast Guineas Acceptances 2026
2026 Gold Coast Guineas final acceptances must be declared before 9:00 AM on the Wednesday of race week and will be published in our above Gold Coast Guineas Field section.
Gold Coast Guineas Jockeys 2026
The final riders’ announcement is at 12:00 PM on the Wednesday of race week with the official 2026 Gold Coast Guineas jockeys to be published in our above Gold Coast Guineas Field section.
Gold Coast Guineas Scratchings 2026
2026 Gold Coast Guineas scratchings close at 7:30 AM on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
Gold Coast Guineas Prize Money 2026
The 2026 Gold Coast Guineas prize purse is worth $200,000 in total, distributed from places first through to tenth.
| Place | Prize Money |
|---|---|
| 1st | $116,000 |
| 2nd | $37,000 |
| 3rd | $18,000 |
| 4th | $9,750 |
| 5th | $5,500 |
| 6th | $2,750 |
| 7th | $2,750 |
| 8th | $2,750 |
| 9th | $2,750 |
| 10th | $2,750 |
Gold Coast Guineas Race Number 2026
The 2026 Gold Coast Guineas race number is TBC for Saturday, May 9, 2026. There are nine races in total that day at the Gold Coast Racecourse.
Gold Coast Guineas Form Guide 2026
The final form guide will be available the week of the race. You can check below for a link to our full 2026 Gold Coast Guineas Form Guide following final acceptances.
Gold Coast Guineas Live 2026
You can watch or listen to the 2026 Gold Coast Guineas live, across the following mediums.
Pay television: Sky Racing 1 (channel 526 on Foxtel)
Radio: Radio Sport National
Gold Coast Guineas Winners
Winners of the Gold Coast Guineas going back to the year 2000 are displayed in the table below.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Bosustow | Merchant Gold | Tuned |
| 2024 | Corniche | Cifrado | Celui |
| 2023 | Yellow Brick | Lady Laguna | Sooth Sayer |
| 2022 | Prince Of Boom | Sword Of State | Grey Defence |
| 2021 | Marboosha | Tramonto | Kisukano |
| 2020 | Hightail | The Odyssey | Exhilarates |
| 2019 | Pennino | Defence Missile | Million |
| 2018 | Champagne Cuddles | Whypeeo | Marble |
| 2017 | Savanna Amour | Heroic Valour | Tessera |
| 2016 | Takedown | Sold For Song | Always Sacred |
| 2015 | Nostradamus | Time For War | Traveston Girl |
| 2014 | Dothraki | Safeguard | Palmera Lad |
| 2013 | Academus | Al Aneed | Dances On Stars |
| 2012 | Florentina | Punch On | Double Impact |
| 2011 | Military Rose | Celtic Dancer | Skating On Ice |
| 2010 | Beethog | Temple Of Doom | Fifteen Carat |
| 2009 | Chakvetadze | Leapfrog | Desuetude |
| 2008 | El Cambio | Xaardante | Heart Of The Citi |
| 2007 | Gold Edition | Grand Reve | Danleigh |
| 2006 | Fashions Afield | Rumbird | Captain Kurt |
| 2005 | Eremein | Legendary Man | Sydney Express |
| 2004 | Kings Chapel | Drunken Joker | Power And Gold |
| 2003 | Tahitian Star | Exquisitely | Striking Victory |
| 2002 | Miss Bussell | Alibarber | Jar Jar Binks |
| 2001 | Ceffyl | Skarloey | Katenian |
| 2000 | Make Mine Magic | Gold Dredge | The Kildare Kid |