Belmont Oaks prize money
The Belmont Oaks is worth $600,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 156th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 61st 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.
What the Belmont Oaks is
Grade I · 1 3/16 miles · Turf · Belmont Park
- Racecourse
- Belmont Park
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Grade I
- Distance
- 1 3/16 miles
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-old fillies
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1979
We hold the total fund for the Belmont Oaks 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 1:47.77 in 2026, the Belmont Oaks pays $5,567 for every second of the race, which is 135th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 70th in the United States.
Every Belmont Oaks winner
48 runnings, 1979 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Winner's prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kensington Lane (IRE)1:47.77 | Joel Rosario | Donnacha O'Brien | Agave Racing Stable, Medallion Racing & Evan Trommer | $275,000 |
| 2025 | Fionn1:44.84 | Flavien Prat | Brad H. Cox | George Messina and Michael Lee | $275,000 |
| 2024 | Cinderella's Dream (GB)1:53.42 | William Buick | Charles Appleby | Godolphin | $275,000 |
| 2023 | Aspen Grove (IRE)2:04.09 | Oisin Murphy | James Stack | Glen Hill Farm and Mrs. John Magnier | $275,000 |
| 2022 | McKulick (GB)1:59.62 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Chad Brown | Klaravich Stables | $375,000 |
| 2021 | Santa Barbara (IRE)2:03.76 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Derrick Smith, Mrs. John Magnier, Michael Tabor, & Westerberg | $375,000 |
| 2020 | Magic Attitude2:01.14 | Javier Castellano | Arnaud Delacour | Lael Stables | $137,500 |
| 2019 | Concrete Rose1:59.97 | Julien Leparoux | George R. Arnold II | Ashbrook Farm | $400,000 |
| 2018 | Athena1:58.71 | Ryan Moore | Aidan O'Brien | Tabor, Magnier & Smith | $600,000 |
| 2017 | New Money Honey1:59.89 | Javier Castellano | Chad C. Brown | E Five Racing | $600,000 |
| 2016 | Catch A Glimpse1:59.87 | Florent Geroux | Mark E. Casse | Barber, Ambler and Windways Farm | $600,000 |
| 2015 | Lady Eli1:59.27 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Chad C. Brown | Sheep Pond Partners | $600,000 |
| 2014 | Minorette2:01.64 | Joel Rosario | Chad C. Brown | Tabor, Magnier and Smith | $600,000 |
| 2013 | Alterite (FR)1:50.55 | John R. Velazquez | Chad C. Brown | Martin S. Schwartz | $300,000 |
| 2012 | Samitar1:48.74 | Ramon Domínguez | Chad C. Brown | Martin S. Schwartz | $180,000 |
| 2011 | Winter Memories1:51.06 | Javier Castellano | James J. Toner | Phillips Racing Partnership | $150,000 |
| 2010 | Check the Label1:51.41 | Ramon Domínguez | H. Graham Motion | Lael Stables | $150,000 |
| 2009 | Miss World1:53.55 | Cornelio Velásquez | Christophe Clement | Waratah Thoroughbreds | $180,000 |
| 2008 | Backseat Rhythm1:51.82 | Javier Castellano | Patrick L. Reynolds | Paul P. Pompa Jr. | $150,000 |
| 2007 | Alexander Tango1:48.97 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Tommy Stack | Noel O' Callaghan | $120,000 |
| 2006 | Magnificent Song1:48.48 | Garrett Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher | Parrish, Malcolm, Edward | $150,000 |
| 2005 | Luas Line1:45.62 | John Velazquez | David Wachman | Evelyn M. Stockwell | $180,000 |
| 2004 | Lucifer's Stone1:48.88 | José A. Santos | Linda L. Rice | Team Solaris Stable | $180,000 |
| 2003 | Indy Five Hundred1:48.44 | Pat Day | Robert Barbara | Georgica Stable | $150,000 |
| 2002 | Wonder Again1:47.33 | Edgar Prado | James J. Toner | |Joan G. & John W. Phillips | $150,000 |
| 2001 | Voodoo Dancer1:47.69 | Corey Nakatani | Christophe Clement | Green Hills Farms | $150,000 |
| 2000 | Gaviola1:48.89 | Jerry D. Bailey | William H. Turner Jr. | Twilite Farms | $150,000 |
| 1999 | Perfect Sting1:49.41 | Pat Day | Joseph Orseno | Stronach Stable | $129,900 |
| 1998 | Pharatta-IR1:47.10 | Corey Nakatani | Carlos Laffon-Parias | Hinojosa Dario | $129,720 |
| 1997 | Auntie Mame1:48.49 | Jerry D. Bailey | Angel Penna Jr. | Lazy F Ranch | $128,040 |
| 1996 | True Flare1:42.58 | Gary Stevens | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | $128,460 |
| 1995 | Perfect Arc1:42.35 | John Velazquez | Angel Penna Jr. | Brazil Stables | $101,070 |
| 1994 | Jade Flush1:46.79 | Robbie Davis | Nicholas P. Zito | Condren, et al. | $67,140 |
| 1993 | Sky Beauty1:35.76 | Mike E. Smith | H. Allen Jerkens | Georgia E. Hofmann | $68,400 |
| 1992 | November Snow1:35.91 | Chris Antley | H. Allen Jerkens | Earle I. Mack | $66,480 |
| 1991 | Dazzle Me Jolie1:35.61 | José A. Santos | Willard J. Thompson | Jolie Stanzione | $72,000 |
| 1990 | Aishah1:35.40 | José A. Santos | Flint S. Schulhofer | Helen K. Groves | $57,690 |
| 1989 | Highest Glory1:37.20 | José A. Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | H. Joseph Allen | $70,440 |
| 1988 | Topicount1:38.00 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | H. Allen Jerkens | Centennial Farms | $82,260 |
| 1987 | Personal Ensign1:36.60 | Randy Romero | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | $82,140 |
| 1986 | Life At The Top1:34.40 | Chris McCarron | D. Wayne Lukas | Lloyd R. French | $51,210 |
| 1985 | Kamikaze Rick1:36.00 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | John Parisella | Theodore M. Sabarese | $50,490 |
| 1984 | Given1:43.40 | Matthew Vigliotti | Alfino Pepino | Ronald S. Green | $42,960 |
| 1983 | Pretty Sensible1:37.80 | Alfredo Smith Jr. | George Travers | John Zervas | $33,600 |
| 1982 | Nafees1:38.40 | Jorge Velásquez | Richard T. DeStasio | Albert Fried Jr. | $33,120 |
| 1981 | Banner Gala1:35.60 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Angel Penna Sr. | Ogden Phipps | $33,900 |
| 1980 | Mitey Lively1:36.40 | Jorge Velásquez | Douglas R. Peterson | Tayhill Stable | $33,480 |
| 1979 | Danielle B.1:45.40 | Ruben Hernandez | John O. Hertler | Our Precious Stable | $33,000 |
48 of the 48 runnings name the rider, 48 name the trainer and 48 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to. 48 carry the winner's prize for that year, converted here the same way the purse above is.
What the Belmont Oaks has paid, season by season
The winner's prize, 1979 to 2026
The winner's prize went from $33,000 in 1979 to $275,000 in 2026, 8.3 times 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 Belmont Oaks more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a jockey
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Belmont Oaks in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 145 | Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Ladies' ClassicChanges yearly | Japan | $683,726 | ¥102,000,000 |
| 146 | Grand Prix de ParisLongchamp Racecourse | France | $682,051 | €600,000 |
| 147 | Poule d'Essai des PoulainsLongchamp Racecourse | France | $682,051 | €600,000 |
| 148 | Prix VermeilleLongchamp Racecourse | France | $682,051 | €600,000 |
| 149 | Alcibiades StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | $650,000 | $650,000 |
| 150 | Breeders' Futurity StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | $650,000 | $650,000 |
| 151 | Madison StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | $650,000 | $650,000 |
| 152 | Spinster StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | $650,000 | $650,000 |
| 154 | Al Maktoum ClassicMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | $600,000 | $600,000 |
| 155 | Alabama StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $600,000 | $600,000 |
| 157 | Bryan Station StakesKeeneland | United States | $600,000 | $600,000 |
| 158 | Maker's Mark Mile StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | $600,000 | $600,000 |
| 159 | Transylvania StakesKeeneland | United States | $600,000 | $600,000 |
| 160 | Champion HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | $598,500 | £450,000 |
| 161 | Derby ItalianoCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | $595,431 | €523,800 |
| 162 | Prix La Haye JousselinAuteuil Racecourse | France | $591,111 | €520,000 |
| 163 | Karaka MillionEllerslie Racecourse | New Zealand | $586,397 | NZ$1,000,000 |
| 164 | New Zealand OaksEllerslie, Auckland | New Zealand | $586,397 | NZ$1,000,000 |
| 165 | New Zealand Trotting CupAddington Raceway | New Zealand | $586,397 | NZ$1,000,000 |
| 167 | Poule d'Essai des PoulichesLongchamp Racecourse | France | $568,376 | €500,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Belmont Oaks 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, 61st of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breeders' Futurity Stakes | Keeneland Race Course | Grade I | $650,000 |
| Madison Stakes | Keeneland Race Course | Grade I | $650,000 |
| Spinster Stakes | Keeneland Race Course | Grade I | $650,000 |
| Alabama Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Grade I stakes | $600,000 |
| Bryan Station Stakes | Keeneland | Grade II | $600,000 |
| Maker's Mark Mile Stakes | Keeneland Race Course | Grade 1 | $600,000 |
| Transylvania Stakes | Keeneland | Grade III | $600,000 |
| Acorn Stakes | Belmont Park | Grade I | $500,000 |
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 Belmont Oaks prize money?
$600,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Belmont Oaks rank among the richest races in the world?
156th of 997. 155 races pay more, the nearest of them Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Ladies' Classic. In the United States it is 61st of 196.
Which jockey has won the Belmont Oaks most often?
Javier Castellano, with 4 wins between 2008 and 2020.
When was the Belmont Oaks first run?
1979. This page holds 48 runnings, from 1979 to 2026.
How far is the Belmont Oaks?
1 3/16 miles, on turf, at Belmont Park.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money