Breeders' Cup Distaff prize money
The Breeders' Cup Distaff is worth $2,000,000 . That makes it the 33rd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 7th 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 Breeders' Cup Distaff is
Grade I · miles (9 Furlongs) · Dirt · North America
- Racecourse
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Grade I
- Distance
- miles (9 Furlongs)
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Fillies & Mares, three-years-old & up
- Direction
- left-handed
- First run
- 1984
We hold the total fund for the Breeders' Cup Distaff 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 1:48.07 in 2025, the Breeders' Cup Distaff pays $18,507 for every second of the race, which is 36th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 12th in the United States.
Every Breeders' Cup Distaff winner
42 runnings, 1984 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Scylla5 · 1:48.07 | Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | Juddmonte | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2024 | Thorpedo Anna3 · 1:49.10 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Kenneth McPeek | Brookdale Racing, Mark Edwards, Judy B. Hicks, et al. | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2023 | Idiomatic4 · 1:50.57 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Juddmonte | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2022 | Malathaat4 · 1:49.07 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Shadwell Stable | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2021 | Marche Lorraine (JPN)5 · 1:47.67 | Oisin Murphy | Yoshito Yahagi | U. Carrot Farm | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2020 | Monomoy Girl5 · 1:47.84 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Michael Dubb, Monomoy Stables, Carcone Holdings, The Elkstone Group and Bethlehem Stables | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2019 | Blue Prize (ARG)6 · 1:50.50 | Joe Bravo | Ignacio Correas IV | Merriebelle Stable | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2018 | Monomoy Girl3 · 1:49.79 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Michael Dubb, Monomoy Stables, Carcone Holdings, The Elkstone Group and Bethlehem Stables | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2017 | Forever Unbridled5 · 1:50.25 | John R. Velazquez | Dallas Stewart | Charles E. Fipke | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2016 | Beholder6 · 1:49.22 | Gary Stevens | Richard Mandella | Spendthrift Farm | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2015 | Stopchargingmaria4 · 1:48.98 | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | Town And Country Farms | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2014 | Untapable3 · 1:48.68 | Rosie Napravnik | Steven M. Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2013 | Beholder3 · 1:47.77 | Gary Stevens | Richard Mandella | Spendthrift Farm | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2012 | Royal Delta4 · 1:48.80 | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Besilu Stables | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2011 | Royal Delta3 · 1:50.78 | Jose Lezcano | William I. Mott | Palides Investments | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2010 | Unrivaled Belle4 · 1:50.04 | Kent Desormeaux | William I. Mott | Gary Seidler & Pete Vegso | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2009 | Life Is Sweet4 · 1:48.58 | Garrett K. Gomez | John Shirreffs | Pam & Martin Wygod | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2008 | Zenyatta4 · 1:46.85 | Mike E. Smith | John Shirreffs | Ann & Jerry Moss | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2007 | Ginger Punch4 · 1:50.11 | Rafael Bejarano | Robert J. Frankel | Stronach Stables | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2006 | Round Pond4 · 1:50.50 | Edgar Prado | Michael R. Matz | Fox Hill Farm | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2005 | Pleasant Home4 · 1:48.34 | Cornelio Velásquez | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| 2004 | Ashado3 · 1:48.26 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Starlight Stables | $1,000,000 |
| 2003 | Adoration4 · 1:49.17 | Pat Valenzuela | David Hofmans | Amerman Racing | $1,000,000 |
| 2002 | Azeri4 · 1:48.64 | Mike E. Smith | Laura de Seroux | Allen E. Paulson | $1,000,000 |
| 2001 | Unbridled Elaine3 · 1:49.21 | Pat Day | Dallas Stewart | Roger J. Devenport | $1,000,000 |
| 2000 | Spain3 · 1:47.66 | Victor Espinoza | D. Wayne Lukas | The Thoroughbred Corp. | $1,000,000 |
| 1999 | Beautiful Pleasure4 · 1:47.56 | Jorge F. Chavez | John T. Ward Jr. | John C. Oxley | $1,000,000 |
| 1998 | Escena5 · 1:49.89 | Gary Stevens | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | $1,000,000 |
| 1997 | Ajina3 · 1:47.20 | Mike E. Smith | William I. Mott | Allen E. Paulson | $1,000,000 |
| 1996 | Jewel Princess4 · 1:48.40 | Corey Nakatani | Wallace Dollase | M & R Stephen & The Thoroughbred Corp. | $1,000,000 |
| 1995 | Inside Information4 · 1:46.15 | Mike E. Smith | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Mills Phipps | $1,000,000 |
| 1994 | One Dreamer6 · 1:50.79 | Gary Stevens | Thomas F. Proctor | Glen Hill Farm | $1,000,000 |
| 1993 | Hollywood Wildcat3 · 1:48.35 | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil Drysdale | Irving & Marjorie Cowan | $1,000,000 |
| 1992 | Paseana (ARG)5 · 1:48.17 | Chris McCarron | Ron McAnally | Sidney H. Craig | $1,000,000 |
| 1991 | Dance Smartly3 · 1:50.95 | Pat Day | James E. Day | Sam-Son Farm | $1,000,000 |
| 1990 | Bayakoa (ARG)6 · 1:49.20 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Ron McAnally | Frank & Janis Whitham | $1,000,000 |
| 1989 | Bayakoa (ARG)5 · 1:47.40 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Ron McAnally | Frank & Janis Whitham | $1,000,000 |
| 1988 | Personal Ensign4 · 1:52.00 | Randy Romero | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | $1,000,000 |
| 1987 | Sacahuista3 · 2:02.80† | Randy Romero | D. Wayne Lukas | B. A. Beal & L. R. French | $1,000,000 |
| 1986 | Lady's Secret4 · 2:01.20† | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Gene Klein | $1,000,000 |
| 1985 | Life's Magic4 · 2:02.00† | Ángel Cordero Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | Mel Hatley & Gene Klein | $1,000,000 |
| 1984 | Princess Rooney4 · 2:02.40† | Ed Delahoussaye | Neil Drysdale | Paula J. Tucker | $1,000,000 |
42 of the 42 runnings name the rider, 42 name the trainer and 42 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to. 42 carry the total prize money for that year, converted here the same way the purse above is.
What the Breeders' Cup Distaff has paid, season by season
Total prize money, 1984 to 2025
The total prize money went from $1,000,000 in 1984 to $2,000,000 in 2025, 2.0 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 Breeders' Cup Distaff more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a trainer
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Monomoy Girl | 2 | 2018, 2020 |
| Beholder | 2 | 2013, 2016 |
| Royal Delta | 2 | 2011, 2012 |
| Bayakoa | 2 | 1989, 1990 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Breeders' Cup Distaff in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Hong Kong SprintSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | $3,285,100$3.3m | HK$26,000,000 |
| 22 | Hong Kong DerbySha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | $3,032,400$3.0m | HK$24,000,000 |
| 23 | Hong Kong VaseSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | $3,032,400$3.0m | HK$24,000,000 |
| 24 | Pegasus World Cup Invitational StakesGulfstream Park | United States | $3,000,000$3.0m | $3,000,000 |
| 25 | Doncaster HandicapRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | $2,814,815$2.8m | AU$4,000,000 |
| 26 | Chairman's Sprint PrizeSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | $2,527,000$2.5m | HK$20,000,000 |
| 28 | UAE DerbyMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | $2,500,000$2.5m | $2,500,000 |
| 30 | Caulfield GuineasCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | $2,111,111$2.1m | AU$3,000,000 |
| 31 | Magic Millions ClassicGold Coast Turf Club | Australia | $2,111,111$2.1m | AU$3,000,000 |
| 32 | Belmont StakesBelmont Park | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 34 | Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare TurfNorth America | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 35 | Breeders' Cup JuvenileNorth America | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 36 | Breeders' Cup Juvenile FilliesNorth America | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 37 | Breeders' Cup MileNorth America | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 38 | Breeders' Cup SprintNorth America | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 39 | Dubai Golden ShaheenMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 40 | Preakness StakesPimlico Race Course | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 41 | Stephen Foster StakesChurchill Downs | United States | $2,000,000$2.0m | $2,000,000 |
| 42 | Epsom DerbyEpsom Downs | Great Britain | $1,995,000$2.0m | £1,500,000 |
| 43 | All-Star MileFlemington Racecourse, Caulfield Racecourse and The Valley | Australia | $1,759,259$1.8m | AU$2,500,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Breeders' Cup Distaff 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, 7th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Derby | Churchill Downs | Grade I | $5,000,000$5.0m |
| Nashville Derby | Kentucky Downs | Grade II | $3,500,000$3.5m |
| Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes | Gulfstream Park | Grade I | $3,000,000$3.0m |
| Belmont Stakes | Belmont Park | Grade I | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf | North America | Grade 1 | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile | North America | Grade I | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies | North America | Grade I | $2,000,000$2.0m |
| Breeders' Cup Mile | North America | Grade I | $2,000,000$2.0m |
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 Breeders' Cup Distaff prize money?
$2,000,000.
Where does the Breeders' Cup Distaff rank among the richest races in the world?
33rd of 997. 32 races pay more, the nearest of them Hong Kong Sprint. In the United States it is 7th of 196.
Which horse has won the Breeders' Cup Distaff most often?
Monomoy Girl, 2 times, in 2018, 2020.
Which jockey has won the Breeders' Cup Distaff most often?
Mike E. Smith, with 5 wins between 1995 and 2012.
When was the Breeders' Cup Distaff first run?
1984. This page holds 42 runnings, from 1984 to 2025.
How far is the Breeders' Cup Distaff?
miles (9 Furlongs), on dirt, at North America.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money