Auraria Stakes prize money
The Auraria Stakes is worth AU$150,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 730th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 276th 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 Auraria Stakes is
Group 3 · 1,800 metres · Turf · Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia
- Racecourse
- Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,800 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - Flat racing
- Open to
- Three year old fillies
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1944
We hold the total fund for the Auraria 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 Auraria Stakes winner
83 runnings, 1944 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mating Call | ||
| 2025 | Cinch | ||
| 2024 | Wings Of Song | ||
| 2023 | Jennilala | ||
| 2022 | My Whisper | ||
| 2021 | Tyche Goddess | ||
| 2020 | Silent Sovereign | ||
| 2019 | Mirette | ||
| 2018 | Sopressa | ||
| 2017 | Kenedna | ||
| 2016 | Silent Sedition | ||
| 2015 | Fitocracy | ||
| 2014 | Girl In Flight | ||
| 2013 | Global Balance | ||
| 2012 | Crucial | ||
| 2011 | Shylight | ||
| 2010 | Fairy Oak | ||
| 2009 | Princess Pulse | ||
| 2008 | Moment In Time | ||
| 2007 | Devil Moon | ||
| 2006 | Purde | ||
| 2005 | Overclock | ||
| 2004 | Dane Belltar | ||
| 2003 | Yvonne | ||
| 2002 | Clothilde | ||
| 2001 | Shelbourne Lass | ||
| 2000 | Grand Echezeaux | ||
| 1999 | Episode | ||
| 1998 | La Volta | ||
| 1997 | Exalted Miss | ||
| 1996 | Miss Margaret | ||
| 1995 | Tranquility | ||
| 1994 | Ascona | ||
| 1993 | Prime Again | ||
| 1992 | Gatherneaux | ||
| 1991 | Shavano Miss | ||
| 1990 | Alleged Lady | ||
| 1989 | Our Libra Lady | ||
| 1988 | Faithful Thought | ||
| 1987 | Flaming Wonder | ||
| 1986 | Miss Clipper | ||
| 1985 | Katikate | ||
| 1984 | Maintenon | ||
| 1983 | race not held | ||
| 1982 | Irish Heiress | ||
| 1981 | Sheraco | ||
| 1980 | Kaupo | ||
| 1979 | Hot Silk | ||
| 1978 | Laurente | ||
| 1977 | Pushy | ||
| 1976 | Marist Lady | ||
| 1975 | Yaraandoo | ||
| 1974 | Soma | ||
| 1973 | Hi Maralie | ||
| 1972 | Tressi | ||
| 1971 | Quseir | ||
| 1970 | Rain Amore | ||
| 1969 | Goliette | ||
| 1968 | Anthony's Daughter | ||
| 1967 | Kasota | ||
| 1966 | Lady Twilight | ||
| 1965 | Te Parae | ||
| 1964 | Nickel Shot | ||
| 1963 | Raindear | ||
| 1962 | Kirksite | ||
| 1961 | Shady Lass | ||
| 1960 | Serene Princess | ||
| 1959 | Mintaway | ||
| 1958 | Demeter | ||
| 1957 | Cherete | ||
| 1956 | Sleep Tight | ||
| 1955 | Wine Lover | ||
| 1954 | Everest Victory | ||
| 1953 | Nokomis | ||
| 1952 | Naetor | ||
| 1951 | Gay Comedy | ||
| 1950 | Carry Abbie | ||
| 1949 | Classee | ||
| 1948 | Could Be | ||
| 1947 | Gallery Girl | ||
| 1946 | Look | ||
| 1945 | Maraken | ||
| 1944 | Chariot |
0 of the 83 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 the Auraria Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720 | 1965 ChaseAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$151,200 | £80,000 |
| 721 | Cathcart Challenge CupCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$151,200 | £80,000 |
| 722 | Champion BumperCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$151,200 | £80,000 |
| 723 | Fred Winter Juvenile Handicap HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$151,200 | £80,000 |
| 724 | Hyde Novices' HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$151,200 | £80,000 |
| 725 | Old Roan ChaseAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$151,200 | £80,000 |
| 726 | Pavilion StakesAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$151,200 | £80,000 |
| 727 | Prestbury Juvenile HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$151,200 | £80,000 |
| 728 | Sharp Novices' HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$151,200 | £80,000 |
| 729 | Swinton Handicap HurdleHaydock Park, | Great Britain | AU$151,200 | £80,000 |
| 731 | Behemoth StakesMorphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, Australia | Australia | AU$150,000 | AU$150,000 |
| 732 | Breeders' Stakes (SAJC)Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | AU$150,000 | AU$150,000 |
| 733 | Chairman's Stakes (SAJC)Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | AU$150,000 | AU$150,000 |
| 734 | D. C. McKay StakesMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | AU$150,000 | AU$150,000 |
| 735 | David Coles AM StakesMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | AU$150,000 | AU$150,000 |
| 736 | Lord Reims StakesMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | AU$150,000 | AU$150,000 |
| 737 | Mystic Journey StakesTattersall's Park | Australia | AU$150,000 | AU$150,000 |
| 738 | Proud Miss StakesMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | AU$150,000 | AU$150,000 |
| 739 | R. N. Irwin StakesMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | AU$150,000 | AU$150,000 |
| 740 | Sires' Produce Stakes (SAJC)Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | AU$150,000 | AU$150,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Auraria 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, 276th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| VRC St Leger | Flemington Racecourse | Listed | AU$200,000 |
| W J Healy Stakes | Eagle Farm | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Zeditave Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| SA Fillies Classic | Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Group 3 | AU$170,000 |
| Behemoth Stakes | Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, Australia | Group 3 | AU$150,000 |
| Breeders' Stakes (SAJC) | Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Group 3 | AU$150,000 |
| Chairman's Stakes (SAJC) | Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Group 3 | AU$150,000 |
| D. C. McKay Stakes | Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Group 3 | AU$150,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Auraria Stakes prize money?
AU$150,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Auraria Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
730th of 997. 729 races pay more, the nearest of them 1965 Chase. In Australia it is 276th of 291.
When was the Auraria Stakes first run?
1944. This page holds 83 runnings, from 1944 to 2026.
How far is the Auraria Stakes?
1,800 metres, on turf, at Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money