The Queensland Guineas is a mile feature for three-year-olds run during the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival.
2025 Queensland Guineas Results
- 1st: #4 Depth Of Character
- 2nd: #16 Churchill's Choice
- 3rd: #5 Beau Dazzler
Queensland Guineas News
The Group 2 Queensland Guineas is a 1600m event for all three-year-old horses and is worth $350,000 in prize money.
2025 Queensland Guineas Results
- 1st: #4 Depth Of Character ($7)
- 2nd: #16 Churchill’s Choice
- 3rd: #5 Beau Dazzler
Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald’s progressive Deep Field gelding, Depth Of Character ($7), was given a brilliant ride by Noel Callow to surge ahead inside the final furlong to show plenty of tenacity to head the 2025 Queensland Guineas results with an easy two-length romp home over the mile.
Queensland Guineas 2025 Odds & Results
Sky Racing Queensland Guineas (G2)
| Runner Details | Win | Place |
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1st
4. Depth Of Character (4) J: Noel Callow 57kg
T: Annabel & Rob Archibald |
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2nd
16. Churchill's Choice (8) J: Koby Jennings 55kg
T: Nathan Doyle |
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3rd
5. Beau Dazzler (3) J: Jag Guthmann-Chester 57kg
T: Tony & Maddysen Sears |
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4th
1. Shangri La Spring (11) J: Tim Clark 57kg
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
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5th
10. Our Benefactor (13) J: Martin Harley 57kg
T: Bevan Laming |
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6th
2. Wonder Boy (7) J: Jamie Mott 57kg
T: Jerome Hunter |
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7th
3. Boomtown Boss (9) J: Emily Lang 57kg
T: Tony Gollan |
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8th
7. Tardelli (12) J: Michael McNab 57kg
T: Stephen Marsh |
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9th
6. Imperialist (6) J: Alysha Collett 57kg
T: Chris Waller |
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10th
14. Warrior For Peace (5) J: Damien Thornton 57kg
T: Brett Cavanough |
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11th
8. Superalloy (1) J: Bailey Wheeler 57kg
T: Rex Lipp |
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12th
13. Oriente (2) J: Rikki Jamieson 57kg
T: Jeff Dunn |
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13th
9. Interjection (10) J: Craig Williams 57kg
T: John O'Shea & Tom Charlton |
Data retrieved: 16/05/2025 08:11:48 AM (Australia/Brisbane)
Previously held at Eagle Farm Racecourse in early June, the event was cancelled in 2020 due COVID-19 and then moved to its own feature race day in either late April or early May.
The mile event is a set weights race and now serves as a potential lead-up into the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) on Stradbroke Handicap Day.
Kovalica (2023) was the last horse to complete the Queensland Guineas – Queensland Derby double.
Queensland Guineas Day now features two Group 2 events with the other feature on the card being the Group 2 Victory Stakes for Stradbroke Handicap types.
The Queensland Guineas field attracts a line-up of the season’s best three-year-old middle-distance gallopers coming off potential lead-up runs from the autumn in Sydney.
A number of times in recent years the Queensland Guineas has been held at Doomben Racecourse due to ongoing track issues at Eagle Farm.
The Queensland Guineas also now offers a ballot exemption to the winner into the $1.2 million Group 2 The Q22 (2200m) run at Eagle Farm on Stradbroke Handicap Day.
The form of the 2021 Queensland Guineas was franked with the winner Private Eye going on to dominate in the spring later that year including winning Sydney’s Group 1 Epsom Handicap (1600m).
The 2022 Queensland Guineas form was franked with the runner-up Dark Destroyer winning the Group 3 Rough Habit Plate next start before a fourth in that year’s Queensland Derby and subsequent Group 1 Tarzino Stakes win in New Zealand that September.
The 2023 Queensland Guineas winner Kovalica ran third next-up in the Doomben Cup results against the older horses before winning the Queensland Derby that winter. He also returned in the spring for a Group 1 Epsom Handicap second in Sydney.
The Queensland Guineas 2025 ran on Saturday May 3, 2025 at Eagle Farm Racecourse as an early winter lead-up to the Queensland Derby and was won in style by easy champion Depth Of Character ($7) from the Neasham/Archibald yard.
| 2025 Queensland Guineas | |
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| Date: | Saturday May 3, 2025 |
| Track: | Eagle Farm Racecourse |
| Distance: | 1600m |
| Race Type: | 3YOs – Set Weights |
| Status: | Group 2 |
| Prize money: | $350,000 |
2025 Queensland Guineas Finishing Order
| Finish | No. | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Margin | Bar. | Weight | Penalty | Starting Price | |
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| 1 | 4 | DEPTH OF CHARACTER | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Noel Callow | 4 | 57kg | $7 | |||
| 2 | 16 | CHURCHILL’S CHOICE | Nathan Doyle | Koby Jennings | 2.35L | 8 | 55kg | $9 | ||
| 3 | 5 | BEAU DAZZLER (NZ) | Tony & Maddysen Sears | Jag Guthmann-Chester | 2.88L | 3 | 57kg | $26 | ||
| 4 | 1 | SHANGRI LA SPRING | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 3.58L | 11 | 57kg | $3.40F | ||
| 5 | 10 | OUR BENEFACTOR (NZ) | Bevan Laming | Martin Harley | 4.92L | 13 | 57kg | $17 | ||
| 6 | 2 | WONDER BOY | Jerome Hunter | Jamie Mott | 5.15L | 7 | 57kg | $3.80 | ||
| 7 | 3 | BOOMTOWN BOSS | Tony Gollan | Ms Emily Lang (a) | 5.21L | 9 | 57kg | $8.50 | ||
| 8 | 7 | TARDELLI | Stephen Marsh | Michael McNab | 5.46L | 12 | 57kg | $21 | ||
| 9 | 6 | IMPERIALIST (NZ) | Chris Waller | Ms Alysha Collett | 6.44L | 6 | 57kg | $41 | ||
| 10 | 14 | WARRIOR FOR PEACE | Brett Cavanough | Damien Thornton | 7.55L | 5 | 57kg | $61 | ||
| 11 | 8 | SUPERALLOY | Rex Lipp | Bailey Wheeler (a) | 8.07L | 1 | 57kg | $101 | ||
| 12 | 13 | ORIENTE | Jeff Dunn | Ms Rikki Jamieson | 12.41L | 2 | 57kg | $201 | ||
| 13 | 9 | INTERJECTION | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Craig Williams | 12.61L | 10 | 57kg | $12 | ||
| 17 | ALABAMA FOX | Annabel & Rob Archibald | Ms Alysha Collett | 0 | ||||||
| 15 | REAL CLASS (NZ) | Chris Waller | Kyle Wilson-Taylor | 0 | ||||||
| 12 | CROUPIER (NZ) | Andrew Campbell | Mark Du Plessis | 0 | ||||||
| 11 | LIBERTY PARK (NZ) | Chris Waller | Andrew Mallyon | 0 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Queensland Guineas Betting
The season’s best Queensland Guineas 2025 betting odds and market links to Ladbrokes.com.au on the Group 2, mile feature will be available at Races.com.au the week of the race.
Kovalica ($2.40 in 2023) was the last favourite in Queensland Guineas betting to salute for the punters.
2025 Queensland Guineas Form
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2025 Queensland Guineas Tips
Stay tuned for our insider Queensland Guineas 2025 Tips on the lucrative Group 2 event for Queensland Derby hopes this winter season.
- To Win: #4 Depth Of Character ($6.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Open edition of the QLD Guineas but Depth Of Character looks right up to this having been competitive at the highest level in Sydney this prep. The Eagle Farm based, Annabel & Rob Archibald trained son of Deep Field was far from disgraced at 60/1 when fifth in the Group 1 Randwick Guineas over the mile in early March. He went on to race out of his skin for third to the very good horse Evaporate in the Carbine, also at blowout odds, before winning his Eagle Farm lead-up when carting a hefty 61.5kg to victory over the 1600m in Brisbane on April 19. Will relish coming back to 57kg here at set weights with Noel Callow to ride from a favourable gate four draw. Good record at the distance, thrives at the track (3:2-0-1) and looks every chance to go back-to-back now.
2025 Queensland Guineas Field
The Queensland Guineas field draws a strong line-up of winter three-year-olds from both local Brisbane stables as well as interstate raiders chasing the riches on offer in the sunshine state. It is a race for gallopers heading towards a step-up in distance for the Group 1 Queensland Derby held, which it was previously on the same day as up until 2021.
The official Queensland Guineas 2025 field and barriers are announced by Racing Queensland the Wednesday of race week and will be published below.
The 2025 Queensland Guineas final field features 17 top-line three-year-olds including Group 3 Frank Packer Plate winning colt Shangri La Spring from the Waterhouse/Bott yard, Jerome Hunters’ Bendigo Guineas winner Wonder Boy, and the local Tony Gollan trained Boomtown Boss chasing a hat-trick.
| No | Last 10 | Horse | Trainer | Jockey | Barrier | Weight | Probable Weight | Penalty | H Rating |
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| 1 | 2x111x341 | SHANGRI LA SPRING | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | Tim Clark | 12 | 57kg | 92 | ||
| 2 | x325x65321 | WONDER BOY | Jerome Hunter | Jamie Mott | 8 | 57kg | 87.5 | ||
| 3 | 1x12673x11 | BOOMTOWN BOSS | Tony Gollan | Ms Emily Lang (a) | 10 | 57kg | 85 | ||
| 4 | x798x52531 | DEPTH OF CHARACTER | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 4 | 57kg | 83.5 | |||
| 5 | 0045x7411x | BEAU DAZZLER (NZ) | Tony & Maddysen Sears | Jag Guthmann-Chester | 3 | 57kg | 82 | ||
| 6 | 0x78x73320 | IMPERIALIST (NZ) | Chris Waller | 7 | 57kg | 81 | |||
| 7 | x5x1323172 | TARDELLI | Stephen Marsh | Michael McNab | 15 | 57kg | 79.5 | ||
| 8 | 3x34518x57 | SUPERALLOY | Rex Lipp | Bailey Wheeler (a) | 1 | 57kg | 77 | ||
| 9 | 4x1152x843 | INTERJECTION | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | Craig Williams | 11 | 57kg | 74 | ||
| 10 | 7511×169 | OUR BENEFACTOR (NZ) | Bevan Laming | Martin Harley | 16 | 57kg | 71.5 | ||
| 11 | 341×91 | LIBERTY PARK (NZ) | Chris Waller | 6 | 57kg | 66 | |||
| 12 | 511 | CROUPIER (NZ) | Andrew Campbell | Mark Du Plessis | 14 | 57kg | 66 | ||
| 13 | 4x22x12242 | ORIENTE | Jeff Dunn | Ms Rikki Jamieson | 2 | 57kg | 61 | ||
| 14 | 12 | WARRIOR FOR PEACE | Brett Cavanough | Damien Thornton | 5 | 57kg | 59 | ||
| 15 | 8131×76 | REAL CLASS (NZ) | Chris Waller | 17 | 55kg | 85 | |||
| 16 | 111×4 | CHURCHILL’S CHOICE | Nathan Doyle | Koby Jennings | 9 | 55kg | 77.5 | ||
| 17 | 3119 | ALABAMA FOX | Annabel & Rob Archibald | 13 | 55kg | 65 |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
2025 Queensland Guineas Nominations
The Queensland Guineas 2025 nominations are out the Monday leading-up to race day.
| Last 10 | Horse | Sex | Age | Trainer | Ballot | H Rating | |
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| 1 | 3119 | ALABAMA FOX | F | 3 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 65 | |
| 2 | 0045x7411x | BEAU DAZZLER (NZ) | C | 3 | Tony & Maddysen Sears | 82 | |
| 3 | 1x12673x11 | BOOMTOWN BOSS | G | 3 | Tony Gollan | 85 | |
| 4 | 111×4 | CHURCHILL’S CHOICE | F | 3 | Nathan Doyle | ||
| 5 | 511 | CROUPIER (NZ) | G | 3 | Andrew Campbell | ||
| 6 | x798x52531 | DEPTH OF CHARACTER | G | 3 | Annabel Neasham & Rob Archibald | 83.5 | |
| 7 | 1225×42619 | FRENCH RULER | G | 3 | John Sargent | ||
| 8 | 4x113212x7 | GIVE ME SPACE | G | 3 | Barry Lockwood | 88 | |
| 9 | 0x78x73320 | IMPERIALIST (NZ) | G | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 10 | 4x1152x843 | INTERJECTION | G | 3 | John O’Shea & Tom Charlton | ||
| 11 | 341×91 | LIBERTY PARK (NZ) | G | 3 | Chris Waller | 66 | |
| 12 | 21×25 | MODELLA | F | 3 | Lee & Cherie Curtis | ||
| 13 | 35×1112 | NOSTRINGSATTACHED | C | 3 | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young | ||
| 14 | 4x22x12242 | ORIENTE | G | 3 | Jeff Dunn | 61 | |
| 15 | 7511×169 | OUR BENEFACTOR (NZ) | C | 3 | Bevan Laming | ||
| 16 | 9144×07014 | RAMP IT UP | C | 3 | Lindsay Gough | ||
| 17 | 8131×76 | REAL CLASS (NZ) | F | 3 | Chris Waller | ||
| 18 | 2x111x341 | SHANGRI LA SPRING | C | 3 | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 19 | 3x34518x57 | SUPERALLOY | G | 3 | Rex Lipp | 77 | |
| 20 | x5x1323172 | TARDELLI | C | 3 | Stephen Marsh | ||
| 21 | 12 | WARRIOR FOR PEACE | G | 3 | Brett Cavanough | 59 | |
| 22 | x325x65321 | WONDER BOY | G | 3 | Jerome Hunter |
Table Credit: Racing Australia.
Queensland Guineas History
First raced in 1896 and won by College Cap, the Queensland Guineas was originally an 8 Furlong Principal race until 1973 when it was changed to 1600m. Shortly after in 1979 the race was elevated to Group 3 status until 1988 when it was once again raised to Group Two status.
The Queensland Guineas was not held from 1942 to 1945, 1983 or in 1996.
The fastest winning time since 1988 was recorded by Sizzling in 2013 with 1 minute 24.3 seconds while the slowest time was 1 minute 43.8 seconds by Insecure in 1998.
In 2013 the Queensland Guineas moved race days, from Stradbroke Handicap Day to Queensland Oaks Day. The race distance was also changed from 1600m to 1400m. For 2017 the Queensland Guineas was contested over 1600m at Doomben Racecourse with the state of the Eagle Farm track deemed unsuitable for racing earlier in the carnival.
The 2020 Queensland Guineas was cancelled due to COVID-19 and moved forward on the winter carnival schedule from 2021.
Queensland Guineas Results
Queensland Guineas results since 2000 are listed below.
| Year | Place | Horse | Time |
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| 2025 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Depth Of Character | 1 minute 34.93 seconds |
| 2nd | Churchill’s Choice | ||
| 3rd | Beau Dazzler | ||
| 2024 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Kintyre | 1 minute 35.50 seconds |
| 2nd | Razors | ||
| 3rd | Press Link | ||
| 2023 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Kovalica | 1 minute 36.45 seconds |
| 2nd | Perfect Thought | ||
| 3rd | The Vowels | ||
| 2022 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Character | 1 minute 35.80 seconds |
| 2nd | Dark Destroyer | ||
| 3rd | Ashgrove | ||
| 2021 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Private Eye | 1 minute 37.60 seconds |
| 2nd | Apache Chase | ||
| 3rd | Kukeracha | ||
| 2020 Queensland GuineasRace Not Run (Due to COVID-19) |
1st | – | – |
| 2nd | – | ||
| 3rd | – | ||
| 2019 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Kolding | 1 minute 35.38 seconds |
| 2nd | Baccarat Baby | ||
| 3rd | Pohutukawa | ||
| 2018 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Sambro | 1 minute 38.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Seaway | ||
| 3rd | Magnufighter | ||
| 2017 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Salsonic | 1 minute 34.85 seconds |
| 2nd | Volpino | ||
| 3rd | Niccanova | ||
| 2016 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Tsaritsa | 1 minute 34.13 seconds |
| 2nd | Denmagic | ||
| 3rd | Sold For Song | ||
| 2015 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Jabali | 1 minute 34.61 seconds |
| 2nd | Bachman | ||
| 3rd | Merion | ||
| 2014 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Sir Moments | 1 minute 23.0 seconds |
| 2nd | Liberty’s Choice | ||
| 3rd | Ryker | ||
| 2013 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Sizzling | 1 minute 24.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Dances On Stars | ||
| 3rd | Lucky Hussler | ||
| 2012 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Pear Tart | 1 minute 26.1 seconds |
| 2nd | Free Wheeling | ||
| 3rd | Stradon | ||
| 2011 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Torio’s Quest | 1 minute 35.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Benny’s Buttons | ||
| 3rd | Spot The Rock | ||
| 2010 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Rothesay | 1 minute 33.7 seconds |
| 2nd | Launay | ||
| 3rd | Fifteen Carat | ||
| 2009 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Express Air | 1 minute 39.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Marveen | ||
| 3rd | La Etoile | ||
| 2008 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Turffontein | 1 minute 40.4 seconds |
| 2nd | Royal Discretion | ||
| 3rd | Pepperwood | ||
| 2007 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Sequential Charm | 1 minute 35.5 seconds |
| 2nd | J Adane | ||
| 3rd | Danleigh | ||
| 2006 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Nova Star | 1 minute 36.5 seconds |
| 2nd | Fashions Afield | ||
| 3rd | Funlove | ||
| 2005 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Saxon | 1 minute 35.9 seconds |
| 2nd | Hit The Road | ||
| 3rd | Special Times | ||
| 2004 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Winning Belle | 1 minute 40.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Toulouse Lautrec | ||
| 3rd | Little Punc | ||
| 2003 Queensland Guineas |
1st | True Glo | 1 minute 33.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Sportsman | ||
| 3rd | King Of Them All | ||
| 2002 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Regent Street | 1 minute 35.6 seconds |
| 2nd | Galroof | ||
| 3rd | Deuxienne | ||
| 2001 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Heroism | 1 minute 34.3 seconds |
| 2nd | Yoruba | ||
| 3rd | Pimpala Player | ||
| 2000 Queensland Guineas |
1st | Magnifier | 1 minute 34.8 seconds |
| 2nd | Fairway | ||
| 3rd | Make Mine Magic | ||
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