Alister Clark Stakes prize money
The Alister Clark Stakes is worth AU$500,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 252nd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 43rd 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 Alister Clark Stakes is
Group 2 · 2,040 metres · Turf · Caulfield or Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne
- Racecourse
- Caulfield or Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 2
- Distance
- 2,040 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three-year-olds
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1939
We hold the total fund for the Alister Clark 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 Alister Clark Stakes winner
88 runnings, 1939 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Roulette King | ||
| 2025 | Shanwah | ||
| 2024 | Antrim Coast | ||
| 2023 | Bank Maur | ||
| 2022 | Prix De Turn | ||
| 2021 | Grandslam | ||
| 2020 | Nonconformist | ||
| 2019 | Global Exchange | ||
| 2018 | Cliff's Edge | ||
| 2017 | Hardham | ||
| 2016 | Tally | ||
| 2015 | Chill Party | ||
| 2014 | Pheidon | ||
| 2013 | Philippi | ||
| 2012 | Highly Recommended | ||
| 2011 | Domesky | ||
| 2010 | Linton | ||
| 2009 | Pre Eminence | ||
| 2008 | Sound Journey | ||
| 2007 | Casino Prince | ||
| 2006 | Spinney | ||
| 2005 | Lieutenant | ||
| 2004 | Speedy King | ||
| 2003 | Titanic Jack | ||
| 2002 | Royal Code | ||
| 2001 | Mr. Murphy | ||
| 2000 | Pins | ||
| 1999 | Dignity Dancer | ||
| 1998 | Zonda | ||
| 1997 | Flak Jacket | ||
| 1996 | Scenic Royale | ||
| 1995 | Blevic | ||
| 1994 | Tristalove | ||
| 1993 | Sarason | ||
| 1992 | Naturalism | ||
| 1991 | Durbridge | ||
| 1990 | Zabeel | ||
| 1989 | Bar Landy | ||
| 1988 | Flotilla | ||
| 1987 | Vo Rogue | ||
| 1986 | Lockley's Tradition | ||
| 1985 | King Phoenix | ||
| 1984 | Penny Edition | ||
| 1983 | My Evita | ||
| 1982 | Fearless Pride | ||
| 1981 | My Brown Jug | ||
| 1980 | Bit of a Skite | ||
| 1979 | Family Of Man | ||
| 1978 | race not held | ||
| 1977 | Family Of Man | ||
| 1976 | Leica Show | ||
| 1975 | race not held | ||
| 1974 | Toltrice | ||
| 1973 | The Frigate | ||
| 1972 | Upstairs | ||
| 1971 | Tauto | ||
| 1970 | Cyron | ||
| 1969 | Begonia Belle | ||
| 1968 | Heroic Stone | ||
| 1967 | race not held | ||
| 1966 | Bowl King | ||
| 1965 | Sir Dane | ||
| 1964 | Sometime | ||
| 1963 | Sometime | ||
| 1962 | Aquanita | ||
| 1961 | Dhaulagiri | ||
| 1960 | Stormy Passage | ||
| 1959 | Wiggle | ||
| 1958 | Baron Boissier | ||
| 1957 | Mac's Amber | ||
| 1956 | Glitzern | ||
| 1955 | St. Joel | ||
| 1954 | Gallant Archer | ||
| 1953 | Hydrogen | ||
| 1952 | Step Aside | ||
| 1951 | Chicquita | ||
| 1950 | Comic Court | ||
| 1949 | Filipino | ||
| 1948 | Money Moon | ||
| 1947 | St. Fairy | ||
| 1946 | Reperio | ||
| 1945 | Simmering | ||
| 1944 | Lilette | ||
| 1943 | Athol Belle | ||
| 1942 | Tranquil Star | ||
| 1941 | Zonda | ||
| 1940 | Pure Gold | ||
| 1939 | Amiable |
0 of the 88 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 Alister Clark Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Zonda | 2 | 1941, 1998 |
| Family Of Man | 2 | 1977, 1979 |
| Sometime | 2 | 1963, 1964 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Alister Clark Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 251 | AJC St LegerRandwick Racecourse, | 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 |
| 262 | The Bart CummingsFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Alister Clark 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, 43rd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| AJC St Leger | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 3 | 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 |
| Challenge Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 2 | 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 Alister Clark Stakes prize money?
AU$500,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Alister Clark Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
252nd of 997. 251 races pay more, the nearest of them Tampa Bay Derby. In Australia it is 43rd of 291.
Which horse has won the Alister Clark Stakes most often?
Zonda, 2 times, in 1941, 1998.
When was the Alister Clark Stakes first run?
1939. This page holds 88 runnings, from 1939 to 2026.
How far is the Alister Clark Stakes?
2,040 metres, on turf, at Caulfield or Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money