AUSTRALIAN DERBY · AUSTRALIA
Australian Derby prize money
The Australian Derby is worth AU$2,000,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 53rd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 9th 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.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY AU$2,000,000
WORLD RANK 53rd
RUNNINGS HELD 166
What the Australian Derby is
Group 1 · 2,400 metres (~ miles) · Turf · Randwick Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Randwick Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 1
- Distance
- 2,400 metres (~ miles)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds
- Direction
- Right-handed
We hold the total fund for the Australian Derby 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 Australian Derby winner
166 runnings, 1861 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Green Spaces | ||
| 2025 | Aeliana | ||
| 2024 | Riff Rocket | ||
| 2023 | Major Beel | ||
| 2022 | Hitotsu | ||
| 2021 | Explosive Jack | ||
| 2020 | Quick Thinker | ||
| 2019 | Angel Of Truth | ||
| 2018 | Levendi | ||
| 2017 | Jon Snow | ||
| 2016 | Tavago | ||
| 2015 | Mongolian Khan | ||
| 2014 | Criterion | ||
| 2013 | It's A Dundeel | ||
| 2012 | Ethiopia | ||
| 2011 | Shamrocker | ||
| 2010 | Shoot Out | ||
| 2009 | Roman Emperor | ||
| 2008 | Nom Du Jeu | ||
| 2007 | Fiumicino | ||
| 2006 | Headturner | ||
| 2005 | Eremein | ||
| 2004 | Starcraft | ||
| 2003 | Clangalang | ||
| 2002 | Don Eduardo | ||
| 2001 | Universal Prince | ||
| 2000 | Fairway | ||
| 1999 | Sky Heights | ||
| 1998 | Gold Guru | ||
| 1997 | Ebony Grosve | ||
| 1996 | Octagonal | ||
| 1995 | Ivory's Irish | ||
| 1994 | Mahogany | ||
| 1993 | Innocent King | ||
| 1992 | Naturalism | ||
| 1991 | Durbridge | ||
| 1990 | Dr. Grace | ||
| 1989 | Research | ||
| 1988 | Beau Zam | ||
| 1987 | Myocard | ||
| 1986 | Bonecrusher | ||
| 1985 | Tristarc | ||
| 1984 | Prolific | ||
| 1983 | Strawberry Road | ||
| 1982 | Rose Of Kingston | ||
| 1981 | Our Paddy Boy | ||
| 1980 | Kingston Town | ||
| 1979 | Dulcify | ||
| 1978 | Race not held | ||
| 1977 | Belmura Lad | ||
| 1976 | Great Lover | ||
| 1975 | Battle Sign | ||
| 1974 | Taras Bulba | ||
| 1973 | Imagele | ||
| 1972 | Gold Brick | ||
| 1971 | Classic Mission | ||
| 1970 | Silver Sharpe | ||
| 1969 | Divide And Rule | ||
| 1968 | Wilton Park | ||
| 1967 | Swift Peter | ||
| 1966 | El Gordo | ||
| 1965 | Prince Grant | ||
| 1964 | Royal Sovereign | ||
| 1963 | Summer Fiesta | ||
| 1962 | Summer Prince | ||
| 1961 | Summer Fair | ||
| 1960 | Persian Lyric | ||
| 1959 | Martello Towers | ||
| 1958 | Skyline | ||
| 1957 | Tulloch | ||
| 1956 | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1955 | Caranna | ||
| 1954 | Prince Delville | ||
| 1953 | Prince Morvi | ||
| 1952 | Deep River | ||
| 1951 | Channel Rise | ||
| 1950 | Alister | ||
| 1949 | Playboy | ||
| 1948 | Carbon Copy | ||
| 1947 | Valiant Crown | ||
| 1946 | Concerto | ||
| 1945 | Magnificent | ||
| 1944 | Tea Rose | ||
| 1943 | Moorland | ||
| 1942 | Main Topic | ||
| 1941 | Laureate | ||
| 1940 | Pandect | ||
| 1939 | Reading | ||
| 1938 | Nuffield | ||
| 1937 | Avenger | ||
| 1936 | Talking | ||
| 1935 | Allunga | ||
| 1934 | Theo | ||
| 1933 | Hall Mark | ||
| 1932 | Peter Pan | ||
| 1931 | Ammon Ra | ||
| 1930 | Tregilla | ||
| 1929 | Phar Lap | ||
| 1928 | Prince Humphrey | ||
| 1927 | Trivalve | ||
| 1926 | Rampion | ||
| 1925 | Manfred | ||
| 1924 | Heroic | ||
| 1923 | Ballymena | ||
| 1922 | Rivoli | ||
| 1921 | Cupidon | ||
| 1920 | Salitros | ||
| 1919 | Artilleryman | ||
| 1918 | Gloaming | ||
| 1917 | Biplane | ||
| 1916 | Kilboy | ||
| 1915 | Cetigne | ||
| 1914 | Mountain Knight | ||
| 1913 | Beragoon | ||
| 1912 | Cider | ||
| 1911 | Cisco | ||
| 1910 | Tanami | ||
| 1909 | Prince Foote | ||
| 1908 | Parsee | ||
| 1907 | Mountain King | ||
| 1906 | Poseidon | ||
| 1905 | Noctuiform | ||
| 1904 | Sylvanite | ||
| 1903 | Belah | ||
| 1902 | Abundance | ||
| 1901 | Hautvilliers | ||
| 1900 | Malster | ||
| 1899 | Cranberry | ||
| 1898 | Picture | ||
| 1897 | Amberite | ||
| 1896 | Charge | ||
| 1895 | Bob Ray | ||
| 1894 | Bonnie Scotland | ||
| 1893 | Trenchant | ||
| 1892 | Camoola | ||
| 1891 | Stromboli | ||
| 1890 | Gibraltar | ||
| 1889 | Singapore | ||
| 1888 | Melos | ||
| 1887 | Abercorn | ||
| 1886 | Trident | ||
| 1885 | Nordenfeldt | ||
| 1884 | Bargo | ||
| 1883 | Le Grand | ||
| 1882 | Navigator | ||
| 1881 | Wheatear | ||
| 1880 | Grand Flaneur | ||
| 1879 | Nellie | ||
| 1878 | His Lordship | ||
| 1877 | Woodlands | ||
| 1876 | Robinson Crusoe | ||
| 1875 | Richmond | ||
| 1874 | Kingsborough | ||
| 1873 | Benvolio | ||
| 1872 | Loup Garou | ||
| 1871 | Javelin | ||
| 1870 | Florence | ||
| 1869 | Charon | ||
| 1868 | The Duke | ||
| 1867 | Fireworks | ||
| 1866 | The Barb | ||
| 1865 | Clove | ||
| 1864 | Yattendon | ||
| 1863 | Ramornie | ||
| 1862 | Regno | ||
| 1861 | Kyogle |
0 of the 166 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 Australian Derby in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | All-Star MileFlemington Racecourse, Caulfield Racecourse and The Valley | Australia | AU$2,500,000AU$2.5m | AU$2,500,000 |
| 44 | Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint StakesKentucky Downs | United States | AU$2,486,842AU$2.5m | $1,750,000 |
| 45 | Prix du Jockey ClubChantilly Racecourse | France | AU$2,423,077AU$2.4m | €1,500,000 |
| 46 | Hong Kong Champions & Chater CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | AU$2,334,150AU$2.3m | HK$13,000,000 |
| 47 | Centenary Sprint CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | AU$2,154,600AU$2.2m | HK$12,000,000 |
| 48 | Hong Kong Gold CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | AU$2,154,600AU$2.2m | HK$12,000,000 |
| 49 | Hong Kong Stewards' CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | AU$2,154,600AU$2.2m | HK$12,000,000 |
| 50 | Queen's Silver Jubilee CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | AU$2,154,600AU$2.2m | HK$12,000,000 |
| 51 | Kentucky OaksChurchill Downs | United States | AU$2,131,579AU$2.1m | $1,500,000 |
| 52 | Turf Classic StakesChurchill Downs | United States | AU$2,131,579AU$2.1m | $1,500,000 |
| 54 | Blue Diamond StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 55 | Coolmore Stud StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 56 | Hill StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 57 | Newmarket HandicapFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 58 | Spring Champion StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 59 | Sydney StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 60 | Victoria DerbyFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 62 | Grand NationalAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$1,890,000AU$1.9m | £1,000,000 |
| 63 | Apple Blossom HandicapOaklawn Park | United States | AU$1,776,316 | $1,250,000 |
| 64 | Arkansas DerbyOaklawn Park Race Track, | United States | AU$1,776,316 | $1,250,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Australian Derby 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, 9th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doncaster Handicap | Randwick Racecourse, | Group I | AU$4,000,000AU$4.0m |
| Caulfield Guineas | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 1 | AU$3,000,000AU$3.0m |
| Magic Millions Classic | Gold Coast Turf Club | Restricted Listed | AU$3,000,000AU$3.0m |
| All-Star Mile | Flemington Racecourse, Caulfield Racecourse and The Valley | Group 1 | AU$2,500,000AU$2.5m |
| Blue Diamond Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m |
| Coolmore Stud Stakes | Flemington Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m |
| Hill Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 2 | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m |
| Newmarket Handicap | Flemington Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Australian Derby prize money?
AU$2,000,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Australian Derby rank among the richest races in the world?
53rd of 997. 52 races pay more, the nearest of them All-Star Mile. In Australia it is 9th of 291.
When was the Australian Derby first run?
This page holds 166 runnings, from 1861 to 2026.
How far is the Australian Derby?
2,400 metres (~ miles), on turf, at Randwick Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money