Belmont Sprint prize money
The Belmont Sprint is worth AU$200,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 609th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 209th 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 Belmont Sprint is
Group 3 · 1,400 metres · Turf · Belmont Park Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia
- Racecourse
- Belmont Park Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,400 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Open
- First run
- 1963
We hold the total fund for the Belmont Sprint 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 Belmont Sprint winner
64 runnings, 1963 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Western Empire | ||
| 2025 | The Boss Lady | ||
| 2024 | Western Empire | ||
| 2023 | Bustler | ||
| 2022 | God Has Chosen | ||
| 2021 | The Velvet King | ||
| 2020 | Perfect Jewel | ||
| 2019 | Galaxy Star | ||
| 2018 | Material Man | ||
| 2017 | Rock Magic | ||
| 2016 | Wink And A Nod | ||
| 2015 | Shining Knight | ||
| 2014 | Elite Belle | ||
| 2013 | Kerrific | ||
| 2012 | Luckygray | ||
| 2011 | Grand Nirvana | ||
| 2010 | Grand Nirvana | ||
| 2009 | Universal Ruler | ||
| 2008 | Marasco | ||
| 2007 | Beat The Storm | ||
| 2006 | Let Go Thommo | ||
| 2005 | Who Did It | ||
| 2004 | Modem | ||
| 2003 | Tribula | ||
| 2002 | Dark 'N' Dangerous | ||
| 2001 | Corporate Bruce | ||
| 2000 | News Review | ||
| 1999 | True Lover | ||
| 1998 | San Salvador | ||
| 1997 | Cash In The Bank | ||
| 1996 | Bar Dreamer | ||
| 1995 | Craft Memory | ||
| 1994 | Bold Extreme | ||
| 1993 | Dynamor | ||
| 1992 | Blonde Jev | ||
| 1991 | Global Impact | ||
| 1990 | Tsaritsyn | ||
| 1989 | Il Ferrari | ||
| 1988 | Snowy Kitty | ||
| 1987 | Another Omen | ||
| 1986 | Soft As Snow | ||
| 1985 | Casshoney | ||
| 1984 | Misty Shell | ||
| 1983 | Art Roy | ||
| 1982 | Kiwi Bride | ||
| 1981 | Echoes Of Spring | ||
| 1980 | Tangiers | ||
| 1979 | National Boy | ||
| 1978 | National Boy | ||
| 1977 | Burgess Queen | ||
| 1976 | Interchange | ||
| 1975 | Craigie Boy | ||
| 1974 | Minor Control | ||
| 1973 | Clear Mak | ||
| 1972 | All Legal | ||
| 1971 | Baywana | ||
| 1970 | Countlike | ||
| 1969 | Firelight | ||
| 1968 | Santaland | ||
| 1967 | Aquitania | ||
| 1966 | Cosy Comet | ||
| 1965 | De Gaullio | ||
| 1964 | Covanus | ||
| 1963 | Free Style |
0 of the 64 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 Belmont Sprint more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Western Empire | 2 | 2024, 2026 |
| Grand Nirvana | 2 | 2010, 2011 |
| National Boy | 2 | 1978, 1979 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Belmont Sprint in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 599 | Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile HurdleAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$207,900 | £110,000 |
| 600 | BetMGM CupCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$207,900 | £110,000 |
| 601 | Jersey StakesAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$207,900 | £110,000 |
| 602 | King George V StakesAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$207,900 | £110,000 |
| 603 | Canadian DerbyCentury Mile Racetrack and Casino - Leduc County, Alberta (2019-present) | Canada | AU$202,910 | CA$200,000 |
| 604 | German 1,000 GuineasDüsseldorf Racecourse | Germany | AU$201,923 | €125,000 |
| 605 | Preis von EuropaKöln-Weidenpesch | Germany | AU$201,923 | €125,000 |
| 606 | Alexandra Stakes (MVRC)Caulfield or Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 607 | Asian Beau StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 608 | Aurie's Star HandicapFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 610 | Bill Ritchie HandicapRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 611 | Black Opal StakesCanberra Racecourse, Canberra, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 612 | Bletchingly StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 613 | C S Hayes StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 614 | Chairman's HandicapDoomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 615 | Chairman's StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 616 | Champagne Stakes (MVRC)Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 617 | Colonel Reeves StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 618 | Coongy CupCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 619 | Courtza StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Belmont Sprint 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, 209th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cummings Stakes | Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, Australia | Group 3 | AU$220,000 |
| Alexandra Stakes (MVRC) | Caulfield or Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Asian Beau Stakes | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Aurie's Star Handicap | Flemington Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Bill Ritchie Handicap | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Black Opal Stakes | Canberra Racecourse, Canberra, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Bletchingly Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| C S Hayes Stakes | Flemington Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Belmont Sprint prize money?
AU$200,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Belmont Sprint rank among the richest races in the world?
609th of 997. 608 races pay more, the nearest of them Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle. In Australia it is 209th of 291.
Which horse has won the Belmont Sprint most often?
Western Empire, 2 times, in 2024, 2026.
When was the Belmont Sprint first run?
1963. This page holds 64 runnings, from 1963 to 2026.
How far is the Belmont Sprint?
1,400 metres, on turf, at Belmont Park Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money