The Rosehill Guineas was first contested in 1910 and won by the Maltster colt Electric Wire and was run over 1400m.

The race today is the second leg of the autumn Triple Crown for three-year-olds and run over 2000m.

1915 saw the race contested over 1800m for the first time and the winner was the useful colt Wallace Isinglass.

Wolaroi would win in 1916 and this versatile galloper, amongst his numerous other quality wins over the years, was able to prevail at the 1200m of the VRC Sires' Produce, take out an Epsom Handicap (1600m) and also the VRC Derby (2400m).

The wonder filly Furious would score in 1921 and the daughter of The Welkin (GB) won at stakes level from 1000m up to 2800m over her career, showing why the public loved the galloper.

Amounis won in 1925 and what a force this Magpie (GB) gelding was for racegoers of this era, with amongst his vast stakes wins a Caulfield Cup, a Cox Plate and two Epsom Handicaps.

The 1920's were tough times but some good gallopers were around in this era and apart from the mighty Amounis, the Rosehill Guineas was also won by the likes of Winalot (1927) and Mollison (1928).

1929 however saw the pride of the people in Phar Lap take out the Guineas and what an influence on life in general this gelding by Night Raid (GB) turned out to be for historians doing research.

Phar Lap won the VRC Derby and AJC Derby along with the Rosehill Guineas to show his burgeoning champion qualities as a younger horse.

He would go on and capture two Cox Plates, a Melbourne Cup and a mountain of stakes races that enthralled a nation and gave rise to hope, when you thought none could possibly surface.

Hadrian would win the Canterbury Guineas and the Rosehill Guineas in 1935, while the powerhouse galloper of the 1930's in Ajax just took out the latter feature in 1937.

Ajax was simply an awesome galloper, with the son of Heroic a prolific winner up to and including 1940, when he captured thirty three stakes level events in total, including a Cox Plate in 1938.

The very gifted High Caste would win the Rosehill Guineas in 1939 and the Bulandshar (GB) colt would end up winning 28 stakes events including the Epsom Handicap in 1940.

The 1920's and 30's each had a superstar galloper, namely Phar Lap and Ajax respectively but also had the sheer quality performers in Amounis and High Caste.

1948 saw the Rosehill Guineas first run at the 2000m, a distance it remains at today and the winner was Royal Andrew.

The 1950's were a decade of being spoilt for brilliance, with the turf titan Tulloch winning the Rosehill Guineas in 1957 and the forgotten great grey Martello Towers (1959).

Tulloch would win 31 times at stakes level over a career broken into two parts through injury and there would not be many tougher gallopers to have graced the Australian turf, if indeed any.

Martello Towers would go on and capture the autumn Triple Crown for three-year-olds in 1959 and in doing so take his place in history, as achieving a task that has proven attainable for only three others.

Wenona Girl won the Guineas on 1960 and the chestnut daughter of Wilkes (FR) had a glorious three-year-old filly season but kept delivering at the highest level for three more years.

1968 saw Royal Account win by half a length and post 2:03, which was the fastest time since Prince Of Egypt (1954) had clocked a blistering race record of 2:01.7.

Imagele won the Rosehill Guineas in 1973 and the Sostenuto (ITY) colt would go on and capture the Triple Crown for trainer Tommy Smith.

Tara's Bulba would win the event in 1974 then in 1979 the brilliant Dulcify would add this race and the AJC Derby to go with the VRC Derby.

Dulcify later that year would win at G1, the Mackinnon Stakes and then distance his opposition in the Cox Plate before a tragic demise, after the running of the Melbourne Cup.

The best of this son of Decies (GB) was sadly never seen on the track, which is a scary thought indeed considering just how potent his performances that we did get to see truly were.

1980 saw the Rosehill Guineas gain official G1 status and the benchmark galloper of Australasian turf excellence in Kingston Town would prevail.

Kingston Town would win 27 races at black type level over his career and fourteen of them came at G1 level.

The gelding by Bletchingly would win three Cox Plates in a row (1980-82) and is the ratings Mount Everest for many.

Mick "the enforcer" Dittman would ride Deck The Halls to victory in the 1981 Rosehill Guineas then would win it back-to-back in 1983-84 on Strawberry Road and Alibhai.

Strawberry Road would win at G1 level six times and two of those came in France and Germany.

Alibhai would end up a four-time winner at G1 but the son of Noble Bijou (USA) would only leave winners at stud up to G2 level.

The filly Spirit Of Kingston won in 1985 for the trainer/rider combination of Bob Hoystead and John Marshall and this Bletchingly filly would end up as a broodmare leaving the 1996 G1 VRC Derby winner Portland Player.

Triple G1 winners in Drawn (1986) and Sky Chase (1988) would take out the Rosehill feature, with the latter at stud siring the four-time G1 winner Saintly, which won the Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup in 1996.

The last filly to win the Rosehill Guineas was Riverina Charm (1989), a daughter of Sir Tristram (IRE) and winner of four at G1 level over her racing career.

Riverina Charm has left the G2 winners Sarwatch and Paolino.

Some other notable winners of the Rosehill Guineas in the early 1990's include Surfer's Paradise (1991), Naturalism (1992) and Danewin (1994).

Surfer's Paradise would end up a five-time winner at G1, including the 1991 Cox Plate, while Naturalism would end up a three-time winner at that level.

Danewin would win five times at G1 level and at stud sire the G1 winners County Tyrone and Elegant Fashion.

1996 saw Octagonal win for trainer John Hawkes and rider Darren Beadman, with the son of Zabeel (NZ) going on to capture the triple crown, with the STC Mercedes Classic (2400m) scored in between for a fantastic G1 four-haul.

He is the only horse to win three G1 races in one STC Golden Slipper carnival (Canterbury Guineas, Rosehill Guineas and Mercedes Classic), with the AJC Derby not long after actually giving him the age group triple crown.

Octagonal never won by much but "the big O" won and that is what matters at the highest level, with ten G1 wins to his name when retired to stud.

His stud career has produced three individual G1 winners but undoubtedly his star son is Lonhro, already the winner of eight at G1 and still racing.

The recent more notable Rosehill Guineas winners have included Tie The Knot (1998), Sky Heights (1999) and Diatribe (2000), with the latter pair going on to win the Caulfield Cup.

Helenus last year came with the best run in a gripping finish but the colt never quite found his form again as a four-year-old and was retired, with three G1 wins beside his name.

He won the Rosehill Guineas by a long neck and survived a protest, with the second, third and fourth finishers behind him making spectacular G1 reading since.

Mummify, Sunday Joy and Clangalang finished in that order behind Helenus, with the former going on since to take out the SA Derby, Underwood Stakes and Caulfield Cup at G1 level.

Sunday Joy would go on and capture the G1 AJC Oaks and Clangalang the G1 AJC Derby and Epsom Handicap.

It is compelling form threads like last year's Rosehill Guineas turned out to be, which make punters fiscally confident, breeders black type buoyant and bookmakers downright nervous!