Guineas Day in Sydney and Melbourne – Sale Mail

Tara Madgwick - Friday Mar 4

Both worth $1million, the Group I VRC Australian Guineas (1600m) and ATC Randwick Guineas (1600m) have drawn top class fields with five Group I winners contesting these races along with a plethora of up and comers.

Australian Guineas features lightly raced Group I winning colts Profondo and Hitotsu trying to win the race first up with last season’s G1 Champagne Stakes winner Captivant adding class and undefeated Pinstriped the horse with the x factor!

Randwick Guineas features champion colt Anamoe and last season’s Group I winner Converge, plus Hilal, who is overdue for a G1 win.

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