ACORN STAKES · UNITED STATES
Acorn Stakes prize money
The Acorn Stakes is worth $500,000 for the 2023 running . That makes it the 183rd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 65th richest in the United States.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY $500,000
WORLD RANK 183rd
RUNNINGS HELD 100
FIRST RUN 1931
What the Acorn Stakes is
Grade I · miles (8.5 furlongs) · Dirt · Belmont Park
- Racecourse
- Belmont Park
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Grade I
- Distance
- miles (8.5 furlongs)
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-old fillies
- Direction
- left-handed
- First run
- 1931
We hold the total fund for the Acorn Stakes and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Run in 1:48.85 in 2026, the Acorn Stakes pays $4,593 for every second of the race, which is 160th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 83rd in the United States.
Every Acorn Stakes winner
100 runnings, 1931 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Winner's prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Counting Stars1:48.85 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Mark E. Casse | West Point Thoroughbreds | $275,000 |
| 2025 | La Cara1:49.20 | Dylan Davis | Mark E. Casse | Tracy Farmer | $275,000 |
| 2024 | Thorpedo Anna1:49.02 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Kenneth G. McPeek | Nader Alaali, Mark Edwards, Judy B. Hicks & Magdalena Racing | $275,000 |
| 2023 | Pretty Mischievous1:43.33 | Tyler Gaffalione | Brendan Walsh | Godolphin | $275,000 |
| 2022 | Matareya1:35.77 | Flavien Prat | Brad H. Cox | Godolphin | $275,000 |
| 2021 | Search Results1:35.50 | Javier Castellano | Chad Brown | Klaravich Stables | $275,000 |
| 2020 | Gamine1:32.55 | John Velazquez | Bob Baffert | Michael Lund Petersen | $165,000 |
| 2019 | Guarana1:33.58 | José Ortiz | Chad C. Brown | Three Chimneys Farm | $375,000 |
| 2018 | Monomoy Girl1:34.10 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Stuart Grant, Michael Dubb, Monomoy Stables, LLC | $375,000 |
| 2017 | Abel Tasman1:35.37 | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | China Horse Club International Ltd./Clearsky Farms | $375,000 |
| 2016 | Carina Mia1:34.97 | Julien Leparoux | William Mott | Three Chimneys Farm | $375,000 |
| 2015 | Curalina1:35.13 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners (Aron Wellman et al.) | $375,000 |
| 2014 | Sweet Reason1:34.98 | Irad Ortiz Jr | Leah Gyarmati | Treadway Racing Stable | $400,000 |
| 2013 | Midnight Lucky1:35.11 | Rosie Napravnik | Bob Baffert | Mike Pegram, Karl Watson & Paul Weitman | $180,000 |
| 2012 | Contested1:34.61 | Javier Castellano | Bob Baffert | Natalie J. Baffert | $180,000 |
| 2011 | It's Tricky1:35.48 | Eddie Castro | Kiaran McLaughlin | Darley Stable | $180,000 |
| 2010 | Champagne d'Oro1:37.44 | Martin Garcia | Eric Guillot | Southern Equine Stables (Eric Guillot & Mike Moreno) | $180,000 |
| 2009 | Gabby's Golden Gal1:34.79 | Javier Castellano | Bob Baffert | Arnold Zetcher | $180,000 |
| 2008 | Zaftig1:34.50 | John Velazquez | James A. Jerkens | Susan Moore et al. | $150,000 |
| 2007 | Cotton Blossom1:34.70 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | $150,000 |
| 2006 | Bushfire1:35.89 | Alex Solis | Eddie Kenneally | Ron & Ricki Rashinski | $150,000 |
| 2005 | Round Pond1:35.20 | Stewart Elliott | John Servis | Fox Hill Farms, Inc. (Rick Porter) | $150,000 |
| 2004 | Island Sand1:34.80 | Terry J. Thompson | J. Larry Jones | James Osbrone | $150,000 |
| 2003 | Bird Town1:35.20 | Edgar Prado | Nick Zito | Marylou Whitney Stable | $150,000 |
| 2002 | You1:34.00 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | $150,000 |
| 2001 | Forest Secrets1:34.80 | Chris McCarron | John Ward Jr. | Debby M. Oxley | $150,000 |
| 2000 | Finder's Fee1:37.20 | John Velazquez | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | $120,000 |
| 1999 | Three Ring1:36.00 | Jerry Bailey | Edward Plesa Jr. | Barry K. Schwartz | $150,000 |
| 1998 | Jersey Girl1:36.20 | Mike E. Smith | Todd A. Pletcher | Ackerley Bros. Farm | $90,000 |
| 1997 | Sharp Cat1:34.40 | Gary Stevens | D. Wayne Lukas | The Thoroughbred Corp. | $90,000 |
| 1996 | Star de Lady Ann1:34.60 | Mike E. Smith | William W. Perry | John D. Murphy | $90,000 |
| 1995 | Cat's Cradle1:37.40 | Chris Antley | David Hofmans | Georgia B. Ridder | $90,000 |
| 1994 | Inside Information1:34.26 | Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | $90,000 |
| 1993 | Sky Beauty1:35.40 | Mike E. Smith | H. Allen Jerkens | Georgia E. Hofmann | $90,000 |
| 1992 | Prospectors Delite1:35.00 | Pat Day | Neil J. Howard | James Elkins, W. S. Farish III & W. Temple Webber | $113,400 |
| 1991 | Meadow Star1:37.40 | Jerry Bailey | LeRoy Jolley | Carl Icahn | $103,680 |
| 1990 | Stella Madrid1:36.00 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Peter M. Brant | $104,580 |
| 1989 | Open Mind1:35.40 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | $111,960 |
| 1988 | Aptostar1:34.80 | Robbie Davis | H. Allen Jerkens | Centennial Farms (Donald Little) | $109,980 |
| 1987 | Grecian Flight1:35.20 | Craig Perret | Joseph H. Pierce Jr. | Henry C. Lindh | $113,580 |
| 1986 | Lotka1:35.20 | Jerry Bailey | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | $109,080 |
| 1985 | Mom's Command1:35.80 | Abigail Fuller | Edward T. Allard | Peter D. Fuller | $113,040 |
| 1984 | Miss Oceana1:35.80 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Newstead Farm | $108,720 |
| 1983 | Ski Goggle1:35.00 | Chris McCarron | A. Thomas Doyle | Zenya Yoshida | $69,360 |
| 1982 | Cupecoy's Joy1:34.20 | Angel Santiago | Alfredo Callejas | Ri-Ma-Ro Stables (Robert DeFilippis) & Robert Perez | $51,750 |
| 1981 | Heavenly Cause1:35.20 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Woody Stephens | Ryehill Farm (Jim & Eleanor Ryan) | $50,850 |
| 1980 | Bold 'n Determined1:36.80 | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil Drysdale | Saron Stable | $50,400 |
| 1979 | Davona Dale1:36.00 | Jorge Velásquez | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | $50,130 |
| 1978 | Tempest Queen1:35.40 | Jorge Velásquez | Lou Rondinello | Darby Dan Farm | $31,920 |
| 1977 | Bring Out The Band1:36.80 | Don Brumfield | James W. Murphy | Hickory Tree Stable | $33,690 |
| 1976 | Dearly Precious1:35.80 | Jorge Velásquez | Stephen A. DiMauro | Richard E. Bailey | $33,390 |
| 1975 | Ruffian1:34.40 | Jacinto Vásquez | Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. | Locust Hill Farm | $33,660 |
| 1974 | Chris Evert1:36.00 | Jorge Velásquez | Joseph A. Trovato | Carl Rosen | $33,960 |
| 1974 | Special Team1:35.40 | Miguel A. Rivera | James E. Picou | Fred W. Hooper | $33,960 |
| 1973 | Windy's Daughter1:35.40 | Braulio Baeza | Laz Barrera | Bernice Blackman | $36,540 |
| 1972 | Susan's Girl1:34.60 | Victor Tejada | John W. Russell | Fred W. Hooper | $33,720 |
| 1971 | Deceit1:36.60 | John L. Rotz | Del W. Carroll | Windfields Farm | $38,970 |
| 1970 | Royal Signal1:36.20 | Garth Patterson | Stephen A. DiMauro | Mary Louise Knapp Jr. | $36,967 |
| 1970 | Cathy Honey1:36.00 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Evan S. Jackson | Hastings Harcourt | $36,967 |
| 1969 | Shuvee1:35.60 | Jesse Davidson | Willard C. Freeman | Anne Minor Stone | $38,707 |
| 1968 | Dark Mirage1:34.80 | Manuel Ycaza | Everett W. King | Lloyd I. Miller | $39,065 |
| 1967 | Furl Sail1:35.60 | Jacinto Vásquez | John L. Winans | Emma Louise Thomas | $44,330 |
| 1966 | Marking Time1:36.00 | Bill Shoemaker | Edward A. Neloy | Ogden Phipps | $38,642 |
| 1965 | Ground Control1:37.20 | Donald Pierce | Edward A. Neloy | Jules D. Michaels | $38,220 |
| 1964 | Castle Forbes1:37.00 | John L. Rotz | Edward A. Neloy | Wheatley Stable | $39,098 |
| 1963 | Spicy Living1:37.20 | Jimmy Combest | Jimmy Rowe | Eleonora Sears | $39,098 |
| 1962 | Cicada1:35.60 | Bill Shoemaker | Casey Hayes | Meadow Stable | $37,992 |
| 1961 | Bowl of Flowers1:37.40 | Eddie Arcaro | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable | $37,537 |
| 1960 | Irish Jay1:35.80 | Hedley Woodhouse | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | $38,292 |
| 1959 | Quill1:37.40 | Bobby Ussery | Lucien Laurin | Reginald N. Webster | $38,075 |
| 1958 | Big Effort1:37.40 | Pete D. Anderson | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable | $22,952 |
| 1957 | Bayou1:37.00 | Bobby Ussery | Moody Jolley | Claiborne Farm | $26,000 |
| 1956 | Beyond (DH)1:37.80 | Conn McCreary | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | $12,650 |
| 1955 | High Voltage1:38.80 | Eddie Arcaro | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | $22,900 |
| 1954 | Happy Mood (DH)1:38.80 | Pete Moreno | Monte S. Parke | Fannie Hertz | $10,925 |
| 1954 | Riverina (DH)1:38.80 | William Boland | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | $10,925 |
| 1953 | Secret Meeting1:39.40 | James Nichols | Robert L. Dotter | James Cox Brady Jr. | $18,450 |
| 1952 | Parading Lady1:38.80 | James Hardinbrook | John B. Theall | Joe W. Brown | $18,650 |
| 1951 | Kiss Me Kate1:36.40 | Warren Mehrtens | Oscar White | Walter M. Jeffords | $16,750 |
| 1951 | Nothirdchance1:38.80 | Bennie Green | Hirsch Jacobs | Isidor Bieber | $16,550 |
| 1950 | Siama1:37.20 | Ted Atkinson | Moody Jolley | Cain Hoy Stable | $12,600 |
| 1949 | Nell K1:38.00 | Douglas Dodson | John B. Partridge | Spring Hill Farm | $13,725 |
| 1948 | Watermill1:37.00 | Eddie Arcaro | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. | $12,525 |
| 1947 | But Why Not1:38.00 | Warren Mehrtens | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | $14,300 |
| 1946 | Earshot1:37.20 | Eddie Arcaro | Willie Booth | William G. Helis Sr. | $9,840 |
| 1945 | Gallorette1:37.20 | Eddie Arcaro | Edward A. Christmas | William L. Brann | $9,480 |
| 1944 | Twilight Tear1:37.00 | Conn McCreary | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | $10,815 |
| 1943 | Nellie L1:38.60 | Wendell Eads | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | $10,650 |
| 1942 | Zaca Rosa1:38.20 | Charles Wahler | Frank J. Baker | William W. Crenshaw | $11,300 |
| 1941 | Proud One1:37.60 | Wendell Eads | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | $7,275 |
| 1940 | Damaged Goods1:37.00 | John Gilbert | John M. Milburn | Starmount Stable (Edward Benjamin) | $12,025 |
| 1939 | Hostility1:39.80 | Leon Haas | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | $12,100 |
| 1938 | Handcuff1:39.80 | Charley Kurtsinger | Hugh L. Fontaine | Brookmeade Stable | $10,325 |
| 1937 | Dawn Play1:38.80 | Lester Balaski | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | $10,100 |
| 1936 | Blue Sheen1:38.80 | James Stout | James E. Fitzsimmons | Whitney A. Stone | $10,600 |
| 1935 | Good Gamble1:39.00 | Sam Renick | Bud Stotler | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | $7,325 |
| 1934 | Fleam1:38.00 | James Stout | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | $8,575 |
| 1933 | Iseult1:40.60 | Hank Mills | James E. Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | $10,650 |
| 1932 | Top Flight1:39.00 | Raymond Workman | Thomas J. Healey | C. V. Whitney | $12,850 |
| 1931 | Baba Kenney1:41.00 | Willie Cannon | Herbert J. Thompson | Edward R. Bradley | $3,375 |
100 of the 100 runnings name the rider, 100 name the trainer and 100 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to. 100 carry the winner's prize for that year, converted here the same way the purse above is.
What the Acorn Stakes has paid, season by season
The winner's prize, 1931 to 2026
$3,375 31
$13k 32
$11k 33
$8,575 34
$7,325 35
$11k 36
$10k 37
$10k 38
$12k 39
$12k 40
$7,275 41
$11k 42
$11k 43
$11k 44
$9,480 45
$9,840 46
$14k 47
$13k 48
$14k 49
$13k 50
$17k 51
$19k 52
$18k 53
$11k 54
$23k 55
$13k 56
$26k 57
$23k 58
$38k 59
$38k 60
$38k 61
$38k 62
$39k 63
$39k 64
$38k 65
$39k 66
$44k 67
$39k 68
$39k 69
$37k 70
$39k 71
$34k 72
$37k 73
$34k 74
$34k 75
$33k 76
$34k 77
$32k 78
$50k 79
$50k 80
$51k 81
$52k 82
$69k 83
$109k 84
$113k 85
$109k 86
$114k 87
$110k 88
$112k 89
$105k 90
$104k 91
$113k 92
$90k 93
$90k 94
$90k 95
$90k 96
$90k 97
$90k 98
$150k 99
$120k 00
$150k 01
$150k 02
$150k 03
$150k 04
$150k 05
$150k 06
$150k 07
$150k 08
$180k 09
$180k 10
$180k 11
$180k 12
$180k 13
$400k 14
$375k 15
$375k 16
$375k 17
$375k 18
$375k 19
$165k 20
$275k 21
$275k 22
$275k 23
$275k 24
$275k 25
$275k 26
The winner's prize went from $3,375 in 1931 to $275,000 in 2026, 81.5 times more. Every year is converted at today's rate, so the line is the money the race puts up rather than the money the exchange rate did.
Who wins the Acorn Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the Acorn Stakes twice in the 100 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Acorn Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171 | Sha Tin TrophySha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | $536,988 | HK$4,250,000 |
| 172 | Queen Mother Champion ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | $532,000 | £400,000 |
| 173 | Craven PlateRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | $527,778 | AU$750,000 |
| 174 | Moonee Valley Gold CupMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | $527,778 | AU$750,000 |
| 175 | Oakleigh PlateCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | $527,778 | AU$750,000 |
| 176 | Rosehill GuineasRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | $527,778 | AU$750,000 |
| 177 | Villiers StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | $527,778 | AU$750,000 |
| 178 | Zipping ClassicCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | $527,778 | AU$750,000 |
| 181 | Irish 2,000 GuineasCurragh Racecourse | Ireland | $522,906 | €460,000 |
| 182 | Prix du Moulin de LongchampLongchamp Racecourse | France | $511,538 | €450,000 |
| 184 | Ashland StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 185 | Ballerina HandicapSaratoga Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 186 | Beholder Mile StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 187 | Champagne StakesBelmont Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 188 | Coaching Club American OaksSaratoga Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 189 | Diana StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 190 | Forego StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 191 | H. Allen Jerkens Memorial StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 192 | Jaipur StakesBelmont Park | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
| 193 | Jenny Wiley StakesKeeneland Racecourse | United States | $500,000 | $500,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Acorn Stakes in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in the United States
196 races, 65th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Oaks | Belmont Park | Grade I | $600,000 |
| Bryan Station Stakes | Keeneland | Grade II | $600,000 |
| Maker's Mark Mile Stakes | Keeneland Race Course | Grade 1 | $600,000 |
| Transylvania Stakes | Keeneland | Grade III | $600,000 |
| Ashland Stakes | Keeneland Race Course | Grade I | $500,000 |
| Ballerina Handicap | Saratoga Race Course | Grade I | $500,000 |
| Beholder Mile Stakes | Santa Anita Park | Grade I | $500,000 |
| Champagne Stakes | Belmont Park | Grade I | $500,000 |
Every race in the United States we hold a purse for is on the United States prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Acorn Stakes prize money?
$500,000, for the 2023 running.
Where does the Acorn Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
183rd of 997. 182 races pay more, the nearest of them Sha Tin Trophy. In the United States it is 65th of 196.
Which jockey has won the Acorn Stakes most often?
Mike E. Smith, with 5 wins between 1993 and 2017.
When was the Acorn Stakes first run?
1931. This page holds 100 runnings, from 1931 to 2026.
How far is the Acorn Stakes?
miles (8.5 furlongs), on dirt, at Belmont Park.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money