ARLINGTON CLASSIC · UNITED STATES
Arlington Classic prize money
The Arlington Classic is worth $100,000 . That makes it the 748th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 167th 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 $100,000
WORLD RANK 748th
RUNNINGS HELD 83
FIRST RUN 1929
What the Arlington Classic is
Grade III · miles · Turf · Arlington Park
- Racecourse
- Arlington Park
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Grade III
- Distance
- miles
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1929
We hold the total fund for the Arlington Classic 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 1:45.52 in 2018, the Arlington Classic pays $948 for every second of the race, which is 421st of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 187th in the United States.
Every Arlington Classic winner
83 runnings, 1929 to 2018, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Ezmosh1:45.52 | Jose Valdivia Jr. | Brad H. Cox | Madaket Stables, Zayat Stables, Ten Strike Racing | $100,000 |
| 2017 | Cowboy Culture1:46.81 | Shaun Bridgmohan | |Brad H. Cox | Head of Plains Partners/Cheyenne Stables | $100,000 |
| 2016 | Surgical Strike1:47.51 | James Graham | Ben Colebrook | Seltzer/Anderson | $100,000 |
| 2014 | ¶Istanford1:43.60 | James Graham | Michael Stidham | Thrash/Alley | $150,000 |
| 2013 | General Election1:45.48 | Joseph Rocco Jr. | Kellyn Gorder | WinStar Farm | $150,000 |
| 2012 | Silver Max1:41.87 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Dale Romans | Bacon/Wells | $125,000 |
| 2011 | Willcox Inn1:49.51 | Robby Albarado | Michael Stidham | All In Stable | $100,000 |
| 2010 | Workin for Hops1:45.43 | Robby Albarado | Michael Stidham | Estrorace LLC | $100,000 |
| 2009 | Giant Oak1:43.59 | Eusebio Razo Jr. | Chris M. Block | Virginia H. Tarra Trust | $150,000 |
| 2008 | Meal Penalty1:41.97 | José Vélez Jr. | Todd Pletcher | Sassafras Racing/Gulf Coast Farms | $150,000 |
| 2007 | Pleasant Strike1:42.05 | René Douglas | Todd A. Pletcher | Edward P. Evans | $150,000 |
| 2006 | Kingship1:43.57 | Robby Albarado | Ronny Werner | Oxbow Racing | $150,000 |
| 2005 | Purim1:42.65 | Mark Guidry | Thomas F. Proctor | Edward J. Sukley | $150,000 |
| 2004 | Toasted1:50.91 | René Douglas | Laura de Seroux | Sidney L. Port | $200,000 |
| 2003 | Lismore Knight1:42.73 | René Douglas | Todd A. Pletcher | J. J. Pletcher & B. Simon | $175,000 |
| 2002 | Mr. Mellon1:41.95 | René Douglas | W. Elliott Walden | WinStar Farm/T. Van Meter II | $175,000 |
| 2001 | Baptize1:48.80 | Mark Guidry | William I. Mott | Mary & Gary West | $200,000 |
| 2000 | King Cugat1:48.16 | Robby Albarado | William I. Mott | Centennial Farms | $150,000 |
| 1997 | Honor Glide1:47.59 | Garrett Gomez | Jim Day | Robert Schaedle III | $125,000 |
| 1996 | Trail City1:48.61 | Pat Day | William I. Mott | W. I. Mott & R. Verchota | $200,000 |
| 1995 | Hawk Attack1:48.04 | Pat Day | W. Elliott Walden | Cavalier Stable | $200,000 |
| 1994 | Eagle Eyed1:48.46 | Corey Nakatani | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | $300,000 |
| 1993 | Boundlessly1:49.89 | Pat Day | Jere R. Smith Jr. | Panic Stable | $300,000 |
| 1992 | Saint Ballado1:46.82 | Julie Krone | Clint Goodrich | Lothenbach/Herold/Goodrich | $300,000 |
| 1991 | Whadjathink1:49.18 | Jorge Velásquez | Michael Whittingham | Richard L. Duchossois | $300,000 |
| 1990 | Sound Of Cannons1:47.60 | Pat Day | George R. Arnold II | B. Wilkinson/L.G. Robey | $250,000 |
| 1989 | Clever Trevor1:49.40 | Don Pettinger | Donnie K. Von Hemel | D. C. McNeil | $200,000 |
| 1987 | Lost Code1:49.60 | Gene St. Leon | L. William Donovan | Wendover Stable | $150,000 |
| 1986 | Sumptious1:49.40 | Randy Romero | Phil Hauswald | John A. Bell III | $100,000 |
| 1985 | Smile1:51.20 | Jacinto Vásquez | Frank Gomez | Frances A. Genter | $150,000 |
| 1984 | At The Threshold1:50.20 | Pat Day | Lynn S. Whiting | W. Cal Partee | $100,000 |
| 1983 | Play Fellow1:49.00 | Pat Day | Harvey L. Vanier | Vanier, Lauer, Victor | $100,000 |
| 1982 | Wolfie's Rascal1:49.00 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Howard Tesher | Sidney L. Port et al. | $125,000 |
| 1981 | Fairway Phantom1:53.40 | John L. Lively | Carl Nafzger | William H. Floyd | $125,000 |
| 1980 | Spruce Needles1:49.20 | Mike Morgan | Smiley Adams | Golden Chance Farm | $125,000 |
| 1979 | Steady Growth2:00.60 | Brian Swatuk | John J. Tammaro Jr. | Kinghaven Farm | $100,000 |
| 1978 | Alydar2:00.40 | Jeffrey Fell | John M. Veitch | Calumet Farm | $100,000 |
| 1977 | Private Thoughts1:59.40 | Ramon Perez | Greg Sanders | Sandera Farm | $150,000 |
| 1973 | Linda's Chief1:44.60 | Braulio Baeza | Al Scotti | Neil Hellman | |
| 1972 | King's Bishop1:35.00 | Eddie Maple | Thomas J. Kelly | Craig F. Cullinan Jr. | |
| 1971 | Son Ange1:36.00 | Chuck Baltazar | Reggie Cornell | Calumet Farm | |
| 1970 | Corn Off The Cob1:35.40 | Eddie Belmonte | Arnold N. Winick | Fence Post Farm | |
| 1969 | Ack Ack1:34.40 | Braulio Baeza | Frank A. Bonsal | Cain Hoy Stable | |
| 1968 | Exclusive Native1:36.00 | Ismael Valenzuela | Ivan H. Parke | Harbor View Farm | |
| 1967 | Dr. Fager1:36.00 | Braulio Baeza | John A. Nerud | Tartan Stable | |
| 1966 | Buckpasser1:32.60 | Braulio Baeza | Edward A. Neloy | Ogden Phipps | |
| 1965 | Tom Rolfe1:34.80 | Bill Shoemaker | Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. | Powhatan Stable | |
| 1964 | ¶Tosmah1:36.20 | Sam Boulmetis Sr. | Joseph Mergler | Anthony Imbesi | |
| 1963 | Candy Spots1:35.80 | Bill Shoemaker | Mesh Tenney | Rex C. Ellsworth | |
| 1962 | Ridan1:38.00 | Avelino Gomez | LeRoy Jolley | J. G. W. Stable | |
| 1961 | Globemaster1:35.40 | John L. Rotz | Thomas J. Kelly | Leonard P. Sasso | |
| 1960 | T. V. Lark1:36.20 | Johnny Sellers | Paul K. Parker | C. R. Mac Stable | |
| 1959 | Dunce1:35.00 | Lois C. Cook | Moody Jolley | Claiborne Farm | |
| 1958 | A Dragon Killer1:36.40 | Jimmy Combest | Norman L. Haymaker | Mrs. S. Helene Sadacca | |
| 1957 | Clem1:36.60 | Conn McCreary | William W. Stephens | Adele L. Rand | |
| 1956 | Swoon's Son1:36.80 | David Erb | Lex Wilson | E. G. Drake | |
| 1955 | Nashua1:35.20 | Eddie Arcaro | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | |
| 1954 | Errard King1:35.00 | Sam Boulmetis Sr. | Thomas J. Barry | Joseph Gavegnano | |
| 1953 | Native Dancer1:38.00 | Eric Guerin | William C. Winfrey | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | |
| 1952 | Mark-Ye-Well1:39.20 | Eddie Arcaro | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | |
| 1951 | Hall Of Fame2:03.20 | Ted Atkinson | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | |
| 1950 | Greek Song2:01.80 | Ovie Scurlock | Virgil W. Raines | Brandywine Stable | |
| 1949 | Ponder2:03.20 | Steve Brooks | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | |
| 1948 | Papa Redbird2:03.00 | Robert L. Baird | John M. Goode | J. A. Goodwin | |
| 1947 | ¶But Why Not2:01.80 | Warren Mehrtens | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | |
| 1946 | The Dude2:02.60 | Melvin Duhon | Al Gaal | Mrs. Al Gaal | |
| 1945 | Pot O'Luck2:05.80 | Douglas Dodson | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | |
| 1944 | ¶Twilight Tear2:03.60 | Leon Haas | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | |
| 1943 | Slide Rule2:04.60 | Ferril Zufelt | Cecil Wilhelm | William E. Boeing | |
| 1942 | Shut Out2:01.40 | Eddie Arcaro | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | |
| 1941 | Attention2:02.80 | Carroll Bierman | Max Hirsch | Mrs. Parker Corning | |
| 1940 | Sirocco2:03.00 | George Woolf | James W. Smith | Dixiana Farm | |
| 1939 | Challedon2:02.00 | Harry Richards | Louis Schaefer | William L. Brann | |
| 1938 | Nedayr2:06.20 | Wayne D. Wright | William A. Crawford | Willis Sharpe Kilmer | |
| 1937 | Flying Scot2:05.80 | John Gilbert | James W. Healy | John Hay Whitney | |
| 1936 | Granville2:03.20 | James Stout | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | |
| 1935 | Omaha2:01.40 | Wayne D. Wright | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | |
| 1934 | Cavalcade2:02.80 | Mack Garner | Robert A. Smith | Brookmeade Stable | |
| 1933 | Inlander2:02.00 | Robert Jones | Robert A. Smith | Brookmeade Stable | |
| 1932 | Gusto2:03.60 | Silvio Coucci | Max Hirsch | Morton L. Schwartz | $88,100 |
| 1931 | Mate2:02.40 | Alfred Robertson | James W. Healy | Albert C. Bostwick Jr. | |
| 1930 | Gallant Fox2:03.80 | Earl Sande | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | $78,750 |
| 1929 | Blue Larkspur2:14.40 | Mack Garner | Herbert J. Thompson | Edward R. Bradley |
83 of the 83 runnings name the rider, 83 name the trainer and 83 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to. 40 carry the total prize money for that year, converted here the same way the purse above is.
What the Arlington Classic has paid, season by season
Total prize money, 1930 to 2018
$79k 30
$88k 32
$150k 77
$100k 78
$100k 79
$125k 80
$125k 81
$125k 82
$100k 83
$100k 84
$150k 85
$100k 86
$150k 87
$200k 89
$250k 90
$300k 91
$300k 92
$300k 93
$300k 94
$200k 95
$200k 96
$125k 97
$150k 00
$200k 01
$175k 02
$175k 03
$200k 04
$150k 05
$150k 06
$150k 07
$150k 08
$150k 09
$100k 10
$100k 11
$125k 12
$150k 13
$150k 14
$100k 16
$100k 17
$100k 18
The total prize money went from $78,750 in 1930 to $100,000 in 2018, 27% 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 Arlington Classic more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the Arlington Classic twice in the 83 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Arlington Classic in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 737 | Mystic Journey StakesTattersall's Park | Australia | $105,556 | AU$150,000 |
| 738 | Proud Miss StakesMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | $105,556 | AU$150,000 |
| 739 | R. N. Irwin StakesMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | $105,556 | AU$150,000 |
| 740 | Sires' Produce Stakes (SAJC)Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | $105,556 | AU$150,000 |
| 742 | Vamos StakesLaunceston Racecourse | Australia | $105,556 | AU$150,000 |
| 743 | Hawke's Bay GuineasHastings Racecourse | New Zealand | $102,619 | NZ$175,000 |
| 744 | Abu Dhabi ChampionshipAbu Dhabi Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | $101,939 | AED 380,000 |
| 745 | Premio TudiniCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | $100,034 | €88,000 |
| 746 | Affirmed Stakes (LATC)Santa Anita Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 747 | American DerbyChurchill Downs | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 749 | Baldwin StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 750 | Barbaro Stakes at Delaware ParkDelaware Park Racetrack | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 751 | Cinema StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 752 | El Camino Real DerbyGolden Gate Fields | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 753 | Forerunner StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 754 | Fred "Cappy" Capossela StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 755 | James W. Murphy StakesPimlico Race Course, | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 756 | Jefferson Cup StakesChurchill Downs | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 757 | Jersey DerbyMonmouth Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 758 | Jimmy Winkfield StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Arlington Classic 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, 167th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Lee Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Restricted | $125,000 |
| Northern Dancer Stakes | Churchill Downs | Grade III | $125,000 |
| Affirmed Stakes (LATC) | Santa Anita Park | Listed | $100,000 |
| American Derby | Churchill Downs | Listed | $100,000 |
| Baldwin Stakes | Santa Anita Park | Grade III | $100,000 |
| Barbaro Stakes at Delaware Park | Delaware Park Racetrack | Ungraded stakes | $100,000 |
| Cinema Stakes | Santa Anita Park | Ungraded | $100,000 |
| El Camino Real Derby | Golden Gate Fields | Listed | $100,000 |
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 Arlington Classic prize money?
$100,000.
Where does the Arlington Classic rank among the richest races in the world?
748th of 997. 747 races pay more, the nearest of them Mystic Journey Stakes. In the United States it is 167th of 196.
Which jockey has won the Arlington Classic most often?
Pat Day, with 6 wins between 1983 and 1996.
When was the Arlington Classic first run?
1929. This page holds 83 runnings, from 1929 to 2018.
How far is the Arlington Classic?
miles, on turf, at Arlington Park.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money