Thousand Guineas Prelude
Thousand Guineas Prelude
Group Two Betting Guide
| Date: | Saturday, October 18, 2025 |
| Location: | Caulfield Racecourse |
| Prize Money: | $300,000 |
| Distance: | 1400m |
The Thousand Guineas Prelude is a Group 2 for three-year-old fillies and is run every October in preparation for the Group 1 Thousand Guineas.
Run over 1400m for a purse of $200,000, the Thousand Guineas Prelude is a key lead-in race to the Thousand Guineas and punters should use the prelude as a guide to betting the feature which happens nearly four weeks later.
Legless Veuve won the 2016 running of the Thousand Guineas Prelude on September 25, with this race run and won at Flemington, which is arguably the premier horse racing track in Victoria.
Past winners have included the likes of Miss Finland and Ortensia, but the Thousand Guineas Prelude isn’t a career-making race so be weary when following the form out of this race later in the fillies’ career.
2025 Thousand Guineas Prelude odds
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Best Thousand Guineas Prelude bookmakers
With the Thousand Guineas being one of the biggest races during the Melbourne Spring carnival, any lead-up race is worth betting on.
The Thousand Guineas Prelude is the best guide for punters and the horse racing bookmakers take the race very seriously. Expect markets for the Prelude to be open in mid-September and punters can bet into Thousand Guineas markets any time throughout the year.
The following online bookmakers provide betting on the Thousand Guineas Prelude.
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2025 Thousand Guineas Prelude Final Field
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Previous Thousand Guineas Prelude Fields
No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 
Ameena Anthony & Sam Freedman Jye McNeil 12 58kg 2 Tobeornottobe Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock Zac Purton 7 58kg 3 Geegees Mistruth Stuart Gandy Ben Melham 13 57kg 4 Too Darn Lizzie Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 1 56kg 5 Matisse Anthony & Sam Freedman Michael Dee 8 56kg 6 Zeitung James Cummings Andrea Atzeni 9 56kg 7 In Her Eyes Leon & Troy Corstens & Will Larkin Ben Allen 5 56kg 8 Benagil Michael Moroney & Glen Thompson Luke Currie 2 56kg 9 JelliciousCiaron MaherThomas Stockdale456kg10 Another Prophet Ciaron Maher Ethan Brown 3 56kg 11 Rapid Cheval Bevan Laming Jamie Mott 6 56kg 12 Exuberance Mark Walker Joao Moreira 10 56kg 13 FluentAndrew NobletJohn Allen1156kgNo. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 Lazzago Chris Waller Kerrin McEvoy 4 58kg 2 Bossy Nic Tony & Calvin McEvoy Harry Coffey 10 58kg 3 Coeur Volante Mike Moroney Blake Shinn 17 58kg 4 Zourion Mark Walker Michael Dee 9 58kg 5 Oz Empress Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Winona Costin 12 57kg 6 ZoukeretteCiaron Maher & David EustaceJohn Allen557kg7 Azula Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Tim Clark 6 57kg 8 Inhibitions James Cummings James McDonald 3 56kg 9 Rose Of Shalaa Matthew Williams Dean Yendall 14 56kg 10 Apache Song Michael Trott Craig Williams 7 56kg 11 NodachiMathew EllertonDamian Lane1656kg12 Lovely Lookin’ Andrew Gluyas Jamie Kah 8 56kg 13 Vivy Air Archie Alexander Declan Bates 11 56kg 14 Moesha Peter Moody & Katherine Coleman Billy Egan 13 56kg 15 FloozieMick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr)Mark Zahra256kg16 Matawai Mick Price & Michael Kent (Jnr) Ben Melham 1 56kg 17 Stellar Mofeed (1E) Kevin Corstens Daniel Stackhouse 15 56kg No. Silks Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 She’s Licketysplit Andrew Forsman Damian Lane 8 59kg 2 Revolutionary Miss Peter & Paul Snowden Jye McNeil 14 58kg 3 Seven Veils Mark Newnham Craig Williams 9 58kg 4 Russian Conquest Peter & Paul Snowden Jamie Kah 7 56kg 5 Boogie Dancer Peter Moody Luke Nolen 16 56kg 6 Miss Hellfire Peter & Paul Snowden Zac Spain 4 56kg 7 Mumbai Jewel Annabel Neasham Mark Zahra 13 56kg 8 Madame Pommery Chris Waller Brett Prebble 15 56kg 9 Hope At Hand Leon Macdonald & Andrew Gluyas Jason Holder 17 56kg 10 Proscenium Arch Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Daniel Moor 3 56kg 11 Sumatra James Cummings Damien Oliver 18 56kg 12 Vagrant Mitchell Freedman John Allen 10 56kg 13 Bonheur Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young Ben Melham 5 56kg 14 Denied Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr Patrick Moloney 1 56kg 15 Celestial Spirit Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott Jordan Childs 2 56kg 16 Foxy Gold Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock Ethan Brown 6 59kg 17 Love Nest (1E) Liam Howley Michael Dee 11 56kg 18 Callsign Charlie Simon Zahra Fred Kersley 4 57kg
2024 Thousand Guineas Prelude result
1st – Too Darn Lizzie (+650)
2nd – Zeitung (+110)
3rd – Geegees Mistruth (-166.67)
Thousand Guineas Prelude – Recent runnings
- Too Darn Lizzie ($7.50) has shown her rivals a clean pair of heels over the 1400m in the Group 2 Thousand Guineas Prelude, leading from barrier to box at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, which gave Tim Clark, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott their first success in the race. As the key speed influence, the daughter of Too Darn Hot flew out of the barriers and found the lead with ease for Clark, while Geegees Mistruth ($3) settled behind her, at least two lengths away for most of the journey. Clark clicked the leader up at the 500m mark, and the sprint went on, with most of her rivals coming off the bit back in the field. Turning for home, Too Darn Lizzie was still going as strong as ever, and she continued to pull away from the likes of Zeitung ($5.50) and Geegees Mistruth, who fought out the placings, but it was all honours to the winner as she claimed a two-length victory.
- Coeur Volante ($4.60) proved too strong in the Group 2 Thousand Guineas Prelude (1400m), with the Michael Moroney-trained filly announcing herself as a genuine contender for the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) on November 18. It was an impressive victory for the daughter of Proisir, as Blake Shinn pressed across from the wide draw to find the one-one position throughout the 1400m contest. The Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott-trained pair of Oz Empress ($14.00) and Azula ($9.00) ensured a genuine galloper, allowing the eventual winner to click through her gears, getting the better of her rivals at the winning post. Two closers caught the eye at big odds to secure the minor money, as both Vivy Air ($26.00) and Zourion ($26.00) added some value for multiples players. Coeur Volante was able to hold all challengers in the end, proving her win in the Group 3 Scarborough Stakes (1200m) on September 29 was no abnormality.
- Boogie Dancer flew by her rivals to take out the Thousand Guineas Prelude relishing in the heavy conditions winning by 3.25 lengths in the Group 2 event at Caulfield. Luke Nolen had the three-year-old filly out the back from the get-go and made sure that she was out of trouble as they came around the corner. As the rest of the field were flat to the boards, the Peter Moody-trained daughter of Sooboog made them look like they were standing still as she flew by them with 150m to go, wrapping up the race there and then.
- Bon’s A Pearla entered Group 1 Thousand Guineas calculations enjoying a boilover success thanks to a perfectly timed ride by Jason Maskiell in the 2021 Thousand Guineas Prelude. Kevin Corstens’ underrated Bon Hoffa filly Bon’s A Pearla went around at big odds in the Group 2 $300,000 Prelude over the 1400m at Caulfield rising notably in grade off a maiden win at Sandown on September 1. At her fourth start she made her Black-Type debut and took on a nice field of fellow three-year-old fillies including the Godolphin-raced favourite Hersey. After racing wide early stages, well-performed Street Boss filly Hersey looked to have things wrapped up hitting the front inside the final furlong. But quick on the scene to rain on the punters’ parade was the eventual winner, Bon’s A Pearla letting down in a brilliant late burst of speed to run down the favourite and win.
- Teaming up with Phillip Stokes, who is striking at a win-rate of close to 25% over the last week leading into the Prelude, Craig Williams found himself back inside the winner’s stall with the champion trainer after the pair won the 2016 Thousand Guineas with Miss Gunpowder. While Instant Celebrity was installed as the $2.80 favourite with Ladbrokes, Williams didn’t have things all his own way after missing the start. The pair were forced to settle towards the back of the field in the early stages, but still managed to track into the race well with cover as Williams moved up under hands and heels.
- Acting had won her past two starts at Echuca and Sandown and made the step up to stakes grade in the Thousand Guineas Prelude, leading throughout in the 1400m event. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained filly, ridden by visiting Sydney jockey Tommy Berry, started at $21 and controlled the race to beat Southbank by 1.5-lengths with a short-head to Barbie’s Fox third.
- The market favoured Smart Melody heavily leading into the Prelude and the Kris Lees-trained runner didn’t let backers down. Racing on the speed Smart Melody kicked away from the field at the 200m and did enough to hold off all comers to deliver strongly.
- Matthew Ellerton and Simon Zahra-trained Booker delivered a strong front-running performance to win the Thousand Guineas Prelude. After taking to the front early in the piece the horse maintained the rage to lead the field into the final 200m. She was there to be beaten as the post approached but did enough to cling to victory.
- Legless Veuve, trained by Stuart Webb, had been backed from $17 into $12 on course and he didn’t disappoint his many passengers. The three-year-old, ridden by Mark Zahra, pressed forward and had enough tickets in the tank to hold off La Luna Rossa ($17) and Sword of Light ($51). Read the full report.
- Miss Gunpowder landed the betting plunge when it scored by a length for trainer Phillip Stokes. The filly from Adelaide had been well backed throughout the week and it closed at $4.25. It jumped well with Craig Williams in the saddle and despite being taken on in the early stages, held off Payroll and quality filly Jameka in the run to the line. Horses that finished out of the placings included Pasadena Girl and Stay With Me which went on to win notable races.
- Afleet Esprit continued its good form in 2014 with a win in the Prelude. The Hayes/Dabernig-trained filly was supported into $6.50 with bookmakers having performed well throughout the season and it showed its class on race day. The daughter of Bel Esprit received the benefit of a plumb Damien Oliver ride and punters were cheering it home. Amicus and Go Indy Go filled the placings and again the Prelude would be a great form guide to races later in the Melbourne spring.
- The favoured runners notched another win in 2013 when Gregers held on gamely to record the narrow win. David Hayes trained the Commands filly which needed a 10/10 ride from young Chad Schofield to pull off the win at odds of $6.50. Schofield stayed along the inside of runners and put Gregers into a winning position. Race-favourite Politeness loomed in the straight, but managed only third as Marianne ($8) launched late.
Thousand Guineas Prelude past winners
| Thousand Guineas PreludePast Winners | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | Jockey | Trainer |
| 2024 | Too Darn Lizzie | Tim Clark | Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
| 2023 | Coeur Volante | Blake Shinn | Mike Moroney |
| 2022 | Boogie Dancer | Luke Nolen | Peter Moody |
| 2021 | Bon’s A Pearla | Jason Maskiell | Kevin Corstens |
| 2020 | Instant Celebrity | Craig Williams | Phillip Stokes |
| 2019 | Acting | Tommy Berry | Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young |
| 2018 | Smart Melody | Brenton Avdulla | Kris Lees |
| 2017 | Booker | Dwayne Dunn | Lee & Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra |
| 2016 | Legless Veuve | Mark Zahra | Stuart Webb |
| 2015 | Miss Gunpowder | Craig Williams | Phillip Stokes |
| 2014 | Afleet Esprit | Damien Oliver | David Hayes & Tom Dabernig |
| 2013 | Gregers | Chad Schofield | David Hayes |
| 2012 | Lady Of Harrods | Steven Arnold | Russell Cameron |
| 2011 | Bliss Street | Steven Arnold | Dan Morton |
| 2010 | Divorces | Mark Zahra | Peter Snowden |
| 2009 | Irish Lights | Glen Boss | David Hayes |
| 2008 | Ortensia | Danny Nikolic | Tony Noonan |
| 2007 | Gabbidon | Stathi Katsidis | Gary Kennewell |
| 2006 | Miss Finland | Craig Williams | David Hayes |
| 2005 | Doubting | Steven King | Mick Price |
| 2004 | Hollow Bullet | David Taggart | John McArdle |
| 2003 | Hinting | Brett Prebble | Bill Mitchell |
| 2002 | La Bella Dame | Danny Nikolic | Mick Price |
| 2001 | Haste Ye Back | Brett Prebble | Leon Corstens |
| 2000 | So Gorgeous | Nash Rawiller | Dan O’Sullivan |
Thousand Guineas Prelude winners pre-2000
| Thousand Guineas Prelude Past Winners Pre 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Horse | ||
| 1999 | Miss Pennymoney | ||
| 1998 | Danelagh | ||
| 1997 | Cornwall Queen | ||
| 1996 | Derobe | ||
| 1995 | Rubidium | ||
| 1994 | Majestic Dawn | ||
| 1993 | Brompton Cross | ||
| 1992 | Azzurro | ||
| 1991 | Chador | ||
| 1990 | Century Pike | ||
| 1989 | Pleasure Bandit | ||
| 1988 | Imposing Bloom | ||
| 1987 | Bianco Flyer | ||
| 1986 | Shackle | ||
| 1985 | Jewel In The Crown | ||
| 1984 | Christmas Hamper | ||
| 1983 | My Marseillaise | ||
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