Ajax Stakes prize money
The Ajax Stakes is worth AU$300,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 378th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 70th richest in Australia.
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.
What the Ajax Stakes is
Group 2 · 1,500 metres · Turf · Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Rosehill Gardens Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 2
- Distance
- 1,500 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds and older
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1974
We hold the total fund for the Ajax 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.
Every Ajax Stakes winner
53 runnings, 1974 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cristal Clear | ||
| 2025 | Iowna Merc | ||
| 2024 | Democracy Manifest | ||
| 2023 | Cepheus | ||
| 2022 | Just Folk | ||
| 2021 | I Am Superman | ||
| 2020 | Imaging | ||
| 2019 | Fifty Stars | ||
| 2018 | Comin' Through | ||
| 2017 | It's Somewhat | ||
| 2016 | It's Somewhat | ||
| 2015 | Burbero | ||
| 2014 | Messene | ||
| 2013 | Havana Rey | ||
| 2012 | Niagara | ||
| 2011 | Pureness | ||
| 2010 | Brilliant Light | ||
| 2009 | Solo Flyer | ||
| 2008 | All Silent | ||
| 2007 | High Cee | ||
| 2006 | Malcolm | ||
| 2005 | River To The Sea | ||
| 2004 | True Glo | ||
| 2003 | Grand Armee | ||
| 2002 | Mowerman | ||
| 2001 | Galiano | ||
| 2000 | Normal Practice | ||
| 1999 | Confiscate | ||
| 1998 | Confiscate | ||
| 1997 | Catalan Opening | ||
| 1996 | Catalan Opening | ||
| 1995 | Protara's Bay | ||
| 1994 | Poetic King | ||
| 1993 | Soho Square | ||
| 1992 | Alderson | ||
| 1991 | From The Planet | ||
| 1990 | Windsor's Pal | ||
| 1989 | Jondolar | ||
| 1988 | Imprimatur | ||
| 1987 | Mac's Treasure | ||
| 1986 | Sea Pictures | ||
| 1985 | Royal Troubador | ||
| 1984 | Vite Cheval | ||
| 1983 | C'Est Si Bon | ||
| 1982 | Winter's Dance | ||
| 1981 | Thumb Print | ||
| 1980 | Lowan Star | ||
| 1979 | Lloyd Boy | ||
| 1978 | Count Rajan | ||
| 1977 | Tiger Town | ||
| 1976 | Wayne's Bid | ||
| 1975 | Helmsman | ||
| 1974 | Tontonan |
0 of the 53 runnings name the rider, 0 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Ajax Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| It's Somewhat | 2 | 2016, 2017 |
| Confiscate | 2 | 1998, 1999 |
| Catalan Opening | 2 | 1996, 1997 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Ajax Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 368 | Grand Prix de DeauvilleDeauville Racecourse | France | AU$323,077 | €200,000 |
| 369 | Prix ChaudenayLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$323,077 | €200,000 |
| 370 | Prix Daniel WildensteinLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$323,077 | €200,000 |
| 371 | Prix DollarLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$323,077 | €200,000 |
| 372 | Prix LupinLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$323,077 | €200,000 |
| 373 | Welsh Grand NationalChepstow Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$321,300 | £170,000 |
| 374 | Critérium de Maisons-LaffitteChantilly | France | AU$306,923 | €190,000 |
| 375 | Midlands Grand NationalUttoxeter Racecourse, | Great Britain | AU$302,400 | £160,000 |
| 376 | Paddy Power Gold CupCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$302,400 | £160,000 |
| 377 | A.V. Kewney StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 379 | Angus Armanasco StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 380 | Apollo StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 381 | Autumn StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Sandown | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 382 | B J McLachlan StakesDoomben Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 383 | Belle of the Turf StakesGosford Racetrack | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 384 | Bill Stutt StakesMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 385 | Blamey StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 386 | Blazer StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 387 | Bobbie Lewis QualityFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 388 | BRC SprintDoomben Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Ajax 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 Australia
291 races, 70th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies | Caulfield Racecourse, Sandown Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$350,000 |
| Queensland Guineas | Eagle Farm Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$350,000 |
| Sky High Stakes | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$350,000 |
| A.V. Kewney Stakes | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Angus Armanasco Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Apollo Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Autumn Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse, Sandown | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| B J McLachlan Stakes | Doomben Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$300,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Ajax Stakes prize money?
AU$300,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Ajax Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
378th of 997. 377 races pay more, the nearest of them Grand Prix de Deauville. In Australia it is 70th of 291.
Which horse has won the Ajax Stakes most often?
It's Somewhat, 2 times, in 2016, 2017.
When was the Ajax Stakes first run?
1974. This page holds 53 runnings, from 1974 to 2026.
How far is the Ajax Stakes?
1,500 metres, on turf, at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money