AJC St Leger prize money
AJC St Leger is worth AU$500,000 for the 2024 running . That makes it the 251st richest of the 997 races on this site and the 42nd 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 AJC St Leger is
Group 3 · 2,600 metres (~1 5/8 miles) · Turf · Randwick Racecourse,
- Racecourse
- Randwick Racecourse,
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 2,600 metres (~1 5/8 miles)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, flat
- Open to
- three years and older
- Direction
- right-handed
- First run
- 1841
We hold the total fund for AJC St Leger 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 AJC St Leger winner
152 runnings, 1841 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Travolta | ||
| 2024 | Athabascan | ||
| 2023 | Land Legend | ||
| 2022 | Stockman | ||
| 2021 | Warning | ||
| 2020 | Fun Fact | ||
| 2019 | Hush Writer | ||
| 2018 | Big Blue | ||
| 2017 | Big Duke | ||
| 2002 | 2016 | ||
| 2001 | Sky Heights | ||
| 2000 | Tie The Knot | ||
| 1999 | Inshallah | ||
| 1998 | Bridleman | ||
| 1997 | Interval | ||
| 1996 | Linesman | ||
| 1995 | Beaux Art | ||
| 1994 | Gold Sovereign | ||
| 1993 | Te Akau Nick | ||
| 1992 | Tuff Enuff | ||
| 1991 | Castletown | ||
| 1990 | Chaleyer | ||
| 1989 | Tawrrific | ||
| 1988 | Beau Zam | ||
| 1987 | Argonaut Style | ||
| 1986 | Handy Proverb | ||
| 1985 | Duanettes Girl | ||
| 1984 | Port Fair | ||
| 1983 | Forward Charge | ||
| 1982 | Gurner's Lane | ||
| 1981 | November Rain | ||
| 1980 | Shogun | ||
| 1960 | 1979 | ||
| 1959 | Bardshah | ||
| 1958 | Tulloch | ||
| 1957 | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1956 | Sailor's Guide | ||
| 1955 | Pride Of Egypt | ||
| 1954 | Monarch | ||
| 1953 | Sea Sovereign | ||
| 1952 | Hydrogen | ||
| 1951 | Aristocrat | ||
| 1950 | Playboy | ||
| 1949 | Carbon Copy | ||
| 1948 | Cronides | ||
| 1947 | Vigaro | ||
| 1946 | Gay Lad | ||
| 1945 | Accession | ||
| 1944 | Mayfowl | ||
| 1943 | Modulation | ||
| 1942 | Its Funny | ||
| 1941 | Lucrative | ||
| 1940 | Reading | ||
| 1939 | Mosaic | ||
| 1938 | John Wilkes | ||
| 1937 | Gold Rod | ||
| 1936 | Allunga | ||
| 1935 | Sylvandale | ||
| 1934 | Limarch | ||
| 1933 | Peter Pan | ||
| 1932 | Middle Watch | ||
| 1931 | Veilmond | ||
| 1930 | Phar Lap | ||
| 1929 | Strephon | ||
| 1928 | Winalot | ||
| 1927 | Limerick | ||
| 1926 | Belgamba | ||
| 1925 | Windbag | ||
| 1924 | Lady Valais | ||
| 1923 | Sir Andrew | ||
| 1922 | Harvest King | ||
| 1921 | Salitros | ||
| 1920 | Millieme | ||
| 1919 | Finmark | ||
| 1918 | Prince Viridis | ||
| 1917 | Thana | ||
| 1916 | Kandos | ||
| 1915 | Mountain Knight | ||
| 1914 | Radnor | ||
| 1913 | Wolawa | ||
| 1912 | Jacamar | ||
| 1911 | Cadonia | ||
| 1910 | Prince Foote | ||
| 1909 | Lord Nolan | ||
| 1908 | Mountain King | ||
| 1907 | Poseidon | ||
| 1906 | Lady Wallace | ||
| 1905 | Dividend | ||
| 1904 | Emir | ||
| 1903 | Abundance | ||
| 1902 | Sir Leonard | ||
| 1901 | Clean Sweep | ||
| 1900 | Parthian | ||
| 1899 | Johansen | ||
| 1898 | Amberite | ||
| 1897 | Newhaven | ||
| 1896 | Wallace | ||
| 1895 | Cobbity | ||
| 1894 | The Sailor Prince | ||
| 1893 | Camoola | ||
| 1892 | La Tosca | ||
| 1891 | Correze | ||
| 1890 | Dreadnought | ||
| 1889 | Melos | ||
| 1888 | Abercorn | ||
| 1887 | Trident | ||
| 1886 | Matchlock | ||
| 1885 | Silver King | ||
| 1884 | Legrand | ||
| 1883 | Navigator | ||
| 1882 | Wheatear | ||
| 1881 | Progress | ||
| 1880 | Petrea | ||
| 1879 | Bosworth | ||
| 1878 | Cap-A-Pie | ||
| 1877 | Robinson Crusoe | ||
| 1876 | Robin Hood | ||
| 1875 | Kingsborough | ||
| 1874 | Goldsbrough | ||
| 1873 | Commodore | ||
| 1872 | Hamlet | ||
| 1871 | Lady Clifden | ||
| 1870 | Moselle | ||
| 1869 | Coquette | ||
| 1868 | Glencoe | ||
| 1867 | Fishhook | ||
| 1866 | The Pitsford | ||
| 1865 | Yattendon | ||
| 1864 | Ramornie | ||
| 1863 | Regno | ||
| 1862 | Exeter | ||
| 1861 | Alfred | ||
| 1860 | Race not held | ||
| 1859 | The Don | ||
| 1858 | Chevalier | ||
| 1857 | Lauristina | ||
| 1856 | Stumpy | ||
| 1855 | Bay Camden | ||
| 1854 | Race not held | ||
| 1853 | Cooramin | ||
| 1852 | Surplice | ||
| 1851 | Plover | ||
| 1850 | Cossack | ||
| 1849 | Pastile | ||
| 1848 | Snake | ||
| 1847 | Whalebone | ||
| 1846 | Lady Theorem | ||
| 1845 | Peter From Athlone | ||
| 1844 | Blue Bonnet | ||
| 1843 | Marchioness | ||
| 1842 | Beeswing | ||
| 1841 | Eleanor |
0 of the 152 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.
Races worth about the same
Either side of AJC St Leger in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 239 | San Felipe StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | AU$568,421 | $400,000 |
| 240 | Tampa Bay DerbyTampa Bay Downs | United States | AU$568,421 | $400,000 |
| 241 | West Virginia DerbyMountaineer Park | United States | AU$568,421 | $400,000 |
| 243 | Grande Course de Haies d'AuteuilAuteuil Racecourse | France | AU$565,385 | €350,000 |
| 244 | Prix de l'Abbaye de LongchampLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$565,385 | €350,000 |
| 245 | Prix de la ForêtLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$565,385 | €350,000 |
| 246 | Prix MornyDeauville Racecourse | France | AU$565,385 | €350,000 |
| 247 | Prix Royal-OakLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$565,385 | €350,000 |
| 249 | Breeders' StakesWoodbine Racetrack | Canada | AU$507,276 | CA$500,000 |
| 250 | A D Hollindale StakesGold Coast Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 252 | Alister Clark StakesCaulfield or Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 253 | Bendigo CupBendigo Racecourse, Bendigo, Australia | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 254 | Breeders ClassicRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 255 | Carbine Club StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 256 | Challenge StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 257 | Geelong CupGeelong Racecourse, Geelong, Australia | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 258 | Gloaming StakesRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 259 | John F. Feehan StakesMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 260 | Karrakatta PlateAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 261 | Peter Young StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
The 20 races closest to AJC St Leger 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, 42nd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Villiers Stakes | Randwick Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$750,000 |
| Zipping Classic | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 2 | AU$750,000 |
| Queensland Oaks | Eagle Farm Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$700,000 |
| A D Hollindale Stakes | Gold Coast Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$500,000 |
| Alister Clark Stakes | Caulfield or Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Group 2 | AU$500,000 |
| Bendigo Cup | Bendigo Racecourse, Bendigo, Australia | Group 3 | AU$500,000 |
| Breeders Classic | Rosehill Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$500,000 |
| Carbine Club Stakes | Flemington Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$500,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total AJC St Leger prize money?
AU$500,000, for the 2024 running.
Where does the AJC St Leger rank among the richest races in the world?
251st of 997. 250 races pay more, the nearest of them San Felipe Stakes. In Australia it is 42nd of 291.
When was the AJC St Leger first run?
1841. This page holds 152 runnings, from 1841 to 2025.
How far is the AJC St Leger?
2,600 metres (~1 5/8 miles), on turf, at Randwick Racecourse,.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money