Caulfield Guineas

The Caulfield Guineas is a Melbourne Racing Club Australian Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race held over 1600 metres (approximately 1 mile) at set weights for three-year-old horses, held annually on the second Saturday in October and forms part of the Spring Carnival at Caulfield Racecourse. Total prize money is A$1 million. The Guineas, as the race is affectionately known, starts the three-day Caulfield carnival; the G1 Toorak Handicap and G1 Yalumba Stakes are also held on Guineas day; the fillies equivalent, the G1 The Thousand Guineas, is run on the Wednesday following the Guineas and the G1 Caulfield Cup finishes the carnival the following Saturday.