The Group 1 Randwick Guineas was a 1,600 metre race worth a total of $500,000 in prize money.

The 2011 Turnpoint Randwick Guineas is the premier event for three-year-olds over a mile on the Sydney horse racing calendar.

Ilovethiscity began well and settled into a nice position in around midfield.

He began to circle the field and made his way towards the lead as they came up to the home turn and showed a nice turn of foot down the home straight to take the win.

Peter Snowden’s Skilled finished second and Gai Waterhouse’s outside chance Light Brigade put in an honest effort to finish third.

Ilovethiscity was odds on favourite at Luxbet in the 2011 Turnpoint Randwick Guineas, paying $1.90.

Ilovethiscity will now go to the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes on Golden Slipper Day at Rosehill Gardens on April 2, 2011, and then to the $1.5 million Doncaster Mile on April 16, 2011.

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There’s a whole host of horses presenting themselves as chances based on career results, but our Randwick Guineas Tips have sorted out the contenders from the pretenders.

Our pick to cross the line first paying $6.50 on Luxbet is Retrieve at very decent value.

The Peter Snowden runner came second in the Hobartville Stakes behind Ilovethiscity, third in last year’s Victoria Derby and hasn’t missed a place ever except for a fourth on debut.

We’ve picked him to get the better of Ilovethiscity ($2.70) based purely on that consistency as the Grahame Begg charger has proved throughout his career he can be a little bit hit and miss.

He’ll certainly be good enough for second spot though with Skilled ($4.60) to grab yet another third place.

Skilled was third in the Hobartville Stakes and third in the Royal Sovereign and from barrier three we’re tipping yet another place.

In essence we’re liking the Hobartville Stakes as a genuine lead up event for the Randwick Guineas with the same three horses to take out the placings, just a switch at the top.

In fourth adding a bit of money to your first four payouts will be the largely overlooked Top Drop.

He’s been consistent running with these horses in previous events and with barrier four we feel he might be able to do a bit of damage despite being a $16 outsider.

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An absolute smorgasbord of talent will be on offer with the 11 starters having already had a number of runs so far on this Autumn campaign.

Leading the way as the best rated runner will be Ilovethiscity, fresh off his tremendous win in the Hobartville Stakes where he accounted for many of the same horses which will line up against him in the 2011 Randwick Guineas.

One of those horses will be the Hobartville Stakes runner up Retrieve, one of the most consistent horses racing in Australia today.

Another big threat is Skilled which beat Ilovethiscity across the line two starts back in the Royal Sovereign and placed third in the Hobartville Stakes.

Others include  Pressday and Masquerader which are both desperate to find some form part way into a so far underwhelming Autumn season.

Not to be forgotten is the underrated Top Drop as well as the ever present Light Brigade which likes to get out quickly and with a bit of non-secular intervention could feature in the money.

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2011 Randwick Guineas Field

There are 14 horses still in contention for the run over 1600m worth up to half a million dollars.

There were whispers the controversial move away from Royal Randwick would lessen the talent on offer but that’s not the case with no shortage of quality to line up behind the gates.

The 2011 Randwick Guineas will be headlined by in form Ilovethiscity which won the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes in impressive style last start.

He’s previously had only the single Group 1 attempt in his career where he didn’t have a lot of luck in the Golden Rose but still managed a third placing.

Retrieve will also be a starter and hoping to turn the tables on his last start nemesis.

Retrieve ran second in the Hobartville Stakes but there was plenty to suggest a different run on a different track and he has the form to topple Ilovethiscity.

Yet again we will see Pressday and Masquerader in the field and they surely will continue to drift with punters.

Two horses which offered so much of the start of the campaign have failed quite badly, amplified by Pressday virtually walking out of the gates last start.

Masquerader did show some form to finish fourth but both horses have disappointed a lot of punters so far this preparation.

One positive is you’re likely to get relatively decent odds for two horses which at one stage were looking like Australian Guineas favourites.

One of the ones to watch in the 2011 Randwick Guineas will be the Michael Moroney trained Absolutelyawesome.

After being emergency in both the Victoria Derby and Australian Guineas Absolutelyawesome will finally get to prove himself in a Group 1 field.

“He missed the derby by one and the guineas by four, and I just want to get him into one of these big races,” said trainer Michael Moroney.

“I have nominated for a midweek race here just in case he doesn’t get a start up there, but I think he is up to running against the best.”

Other noteable nominations include Praecido, Light Brigade and last week’s market mover Top Drop.

Full betting markets and a complete form guide will be available for the Randwick Guineas as soon as final acceptance’s are announced.

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2011 Randwick Guineas Nominations

The AJC has granted permission for the Future Music Festival to take priority over one of the country’s premier three-year-old races on Saturday March 12, forcing the opening Sydney Autumn Carnival race meeting to take place at the substandard Sydney course at Warwick Farm.

The Group 1 Randwick Guineas (1600m) along with the four other Group status races held at the meeting were not able to be moved to another race date.

The move has infuriated local trainers who are now considering bypassing the Randwick Guineas with their star three-year-olds and racing their horses in the Group 1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington a week earlier on March 5.

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Shoot Out began as the odds-on favourite at $3, but looked uncertain to score after missing the start and then settling well back in the field before copping interference on the straight.

But the impressive High Chaparral gelding fought back for the win and defeated the Gai Waterhouse-trained Viking Legend ($12) by three quarters of a length with Captain Sonador ($12) claiming another third place in a Group status race just a short-neck away.

After a troublesome run, Shoot Out showed great determination and pulled out an extraordinary late burst to overtake three of his rivals in the closing stages of the race, after nearly falling at the 250m mark, to come away with the win.

Other fancied runners also had a poor run but were not able to fight back and make up the ground including sixth placegetter Monton ($7.50) who defeated Shoot Out last start in the Hobartville Stakes, and Sir Hallowell ($8) who finished a well beaten 12th.

Wallace had not won a Group 1 feature since 1982 when his filly Mother Of Pearl took out the Queensland Oaks.

Shoot Out has now won four of his nine career starts and Saturday’s victory elevated his career earnings to $549, 700.

He will next contest the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas on March 27 where Wallace will see how Shoot Out handles a run over 2000m before making a decision on whether to run his new stable star in the $1.3million AJC Derby (2400m) on April 10, or wait until the following week for the $1.5million Doncaster Handicap (1600m).

The bumper Randwick meeting on Saturday also included the $150, 000 Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) won by De Lightning Ridge, and the $125, 000 Group 3 Skyline Stakes (1200m) where Hinchinbrook burst into Golden Slipper contention with their upset win.

2010 Randwick Guineas Results:

17 top three-year-olds are engaged to star in the 2010 Randwick Guineas including Hobartville Stakes winner Monton.

Trained by Tim Martin, Monton won the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes at Rosehill last start giving the Catbird gelding his third career win from seven starts. The consistent runner has drawn wide for Saturday with barrier 16 and will have to pull out career best speed and form if he is to secure his maiden Group 1 victory.

Runner-up in the Hobartville, Shoot Out, will again face off against Monton on Saturday in the Randwick Guineas. The John Wallace-trained High Chaparral gelding has drawn better with barrier five and is a strong contender with the Group 2 Royal Sovereign Stakes win two starts ago to his name. If successful, Shoot Out will give Wallace his first Group 1 victory in 28 years, the promising three-year-old on his way to the AJC Derby on April 10.

Captain Sonador, third placegetter in the Hobartville Stakes last start, is another Randwick Guineas starter and will start on the outside of Shoot Out in barrier six.

Another classy Randwick Guineas hopeful is Royal Sovereign Stakes runner-up More Than Great. Prepared David Payne, the More Than Ready colt will be looking to improve on his last start tenth place in the Hobartville Stakes.

The Gai Waterhouse-trained Viking Legend has secured the coveted barrier one and will be ridden by big race specialist Brad Rawiller.

There are just two fillies in the Randwick Guineas this year, Run For Naara and Monton’s stablemate Indian Ocean. Both fillies have drawn ideally with barriers four and two respectively.

The 2010 Turnpoint Royal Randwick Guineas is scheduled to run as the sixth race on the day’s great eight-event programme and is due to commence at 4:10pm (NSW time).

Other highlights at the meeting are the $125, 000 Group 3 Randwick City Stakes (Race 1 – 12:50pm), $125, 000 Group 3 Skyline Stakes (Race 2 – 1:30pm), $150, 000 Group 2 Challenge Stakes (Race 4 – 2:50pm) and the $125, 000 Group 3 Sweet Embrace Stakes (Race 5 – 3:30pm).

2010 Randwick Guineas Final Field & Barriers:

Five group race features will run on the day including the Group 2 Challenge Stakes. But it is the Randwick Guineas that the bulk of punters and spectators will be there to see, and as the race always lures the finest gallopers this year will not disappoint.

As the winner of the Randwick Guineas is exempt from ballot for two of the Sydney Autumn Carnival’s premier events, the Group 1 AJC Derby on April 10 and the Group 1 Doncaster Handicap on April 17, the race is sure to be hotly contested affair with some intense betting markets open.

One of the key preparatory races to the Randwick Guineas is the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m). This year’s Hobartville Stakes is due to take place at Rosehill on Saturday February 27 and many of the three-year-olds who contest this earlier set weights event are sure to back it up with a run in the Randwick Guineas.

Keeping an eye on three-year-olds who perform well in the carnival’s prior races is a good way to get a heads up on Randwick Guineas betting markets.

The Peter Snowden-trained Demerit is a possible starter for the 2010 Randwick Guineas. The Lonhro Colt impressed when he won the Guineas Prelude in September last year but has not placed in a race since. Snowden will first run him in the Royal Sovereign Stakes and the Hobartville Stakes before the Group 1 feature.

On the path to the AJC Derby is John Wallace’s promising three-year-old Shoot Out. Shoot Out will also follow the traditional Royal Sovereign, Hobartville Stakes campaign before being nominated for the Randwick Guineas as Wallace aims for his first Group 1 success in 28 years.

Nominations for the 2010 Randwick Guineas, and the other seven great races running on the March 13 meeting, will close on Monday March 8.

The final acceptances must then be declared before 9am Wednesday March 10 so the final field can be announced later that day.