Brisbane Cup prize money
The Brisbane Cup is worth AU$400,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 317th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 56th 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 Brisbane Cup is
Group 2 · 3,200 metres · Turf · Eagle Farm Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Eagle Farm Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 2
- Distance
- 3,200 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - Flat racing
- Open to
- Three year old and older
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1866
We hold the total fund for the Brisbane Cup 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 Brisbane Cup winner
157 runnings, 1866 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alalcance | ||
| 2025 | Campaldino | ||
| 2024 | Alegron{{cite web |url=https: | ||
| 2023 | Selino | ||
| 2022 | Irish Sequel | ||
| 2021 | Knights Order | ||
| 2020 | race not held | ||
| 2019 | Sixties Groove | ||
| 2018 | Sedanzer | ||
| 2017 | Chocante | ||
| 2016 | Benzini | ||
| 2015 | Jetset Lad | ||
| 2014 | Floria | ||
| 2013 | Moriarity | ||
| 2012 | Lights Of Heaven | ||
| 2011 | Tullamore | ||
| 2010 | Crossthestart | ||
| 2009 | Scenic Shot | ||
| 2008 | Viewed | ||
| 2007 | Newport | ||
| 2006 | Art Success | ||
| 2005 | Portland Singa | ||
| 2004 | Danestorm | ||
| 2003 | Piachay | ||
| 2002 | Prized Gem | ||
| 2001 | Star Covet | ||
| 2000 | Yippyio | ||
| 1999 | Sheer Kingston | ||
| 1998 | Praise Indeed | ||
| 1997 | Desert Chill | ||
| 1996 | Dupain | ||
| 1995 | Desert Chill | ||
| 1994 | Sky Flyer | ||
| 1993 | Barbut Delcia | ||
| 1992 | Grooming | ||
| 1991 | Just A Dancer | ||
| 1990 | Shuzohra | ||
| 1989 | Coshking | ||
| 1988 | Lord Hybrow | ||
| 1987 | Limitless | ||
| 1986 | Marlon | ||
| 1985 | Foxseal | ||
| 1984 | Chiamare | ||
| 1983 | Amarant | ||
| 1982 | Queen's Road | ||
| 1981 | Four Crowns | ||
| 1980 | Love Bandit | ||
| 1979 | Grey Affair | ||
| 1978 | Muros | ||
| 1977 | Reckless | ||
| 1976 | Balmerino | ||
| 1975 | Herminia | ||
| 1974 | Igloo | ||
| 1973 | Irish Whip | ||
| 1972 | Mode | ||
| 1971 | Royal Shah | ||
| 1970 | Cachondeo | ||
| 1969 | Galleon King | ||
| 1968 | Prominence | ||
| 1967 | Fulmen | ||
| 1966 | Apa | ||
| 1965 | Fair Patton | ||
| 1964 | Fair Patton | ||
| 1963 | Campo | ||
| 1962 | Kamikaze | ||
| 1961 | Tulloch | ||
| 1960 | Valerius | ||
| 1959 | Macdougal | ||
| 1958 | Timor | ||
| 1957 | Cambridge | ||
| 1956 | Redcraze | ||
| 1955 | The Wash | ||
| 1954 | Lancaster | ||
| 1953 | Hydrogen | ||
| 1952 | Putoko | ||
| 1951 | Prince O' Fairies | ||
| 1950 | Silver Buzz | ||
| 1949 | Sanctus | ||
| 1948 | Sicarda | ||
| 1947 | Blue Boots | ||
| 1946 | Good Idea | ||
| 1941 | Lady Buzzard | ||
| 1940 | Tragopan | ||
| 1939 | Spear Chief | ||
| 1938 | Spear Chief | ||
| 1937 | Glen's Spear | ||
| 1936 | Lough Neagh | ||
| 1935 | Rivalli | ||
| 1934 | St. Valorey | ||
| 1933 | Herolage | ||
| 1932 | St. Valorey | ||
| 1931 | Royal Smile | ||
| 1930 | Trainer | ||
| 1929 | In Petto | ||
| 1928 | Canning Queen | ||
| 1927 | Kentle | ||
| 1926 | Piastoon | ||
| 1925 | Te Kara | ||
| 1924 | Balaton | ||
| 1923 | Seremite | ||
| 1922 | Grichka | ||
| 1921 | Impeyan | ||
| 1920 | Golden Sunset | ||
| 1919 | Venerable | ||
| 1918 | Irish Princess | ||
| 1917 | Bunting | ||
| 1916 | Demeranthis | ||
| 1915 | Rue Victoria | ||
| 1914 | Cagou | ||
| 1913 | Rosard | ||
| 1912 | Goard | ||
| 1911 | Black Paint | ||
| 1910 | Curve | ||
| 1909 | Fightaway | ||
| 1908 | Plunder | ||
| 1907 | Haidee | ||
| 1906 | Scorcher | ||
| 1905 | Fitz Grafton | ||
| 1904 | Fitz Grafton | ||
| 1903 | Jessie | ||
| 1902 | Palmer | ||
| 1901 | Rabato | ||
| 1900 | Boreas Ii | ||
| 1899 | Dundonald | ||
| 1898 | Rubydor | ||
| 1897 | Battalion | ||
| 1896 | Tornado | ||
| 1895 | Orville | ||
| 1894 | Yelverton | ||
| 1893 | Tridentate | ||
| 1892 | Splendide | ||
| 1891 | Lurline | ||
| 1890 | Lyndhurst | ||
| 1889 | Quicksilver | ||
| 1888 | Sirius | ||
| 1887 | Wetherondale | ||
| 1886 | Bonnie Bee | ||
| 1885 | Lancer | ||
| 1884 | Legacy | ||
| 1883 | Mozart | ||
| 1882 | Proctor | ||
| 1881 | Lord Clifden | ||
| 1880 | Major | ||
| 1879 | Sydney | ||
| 1878 | The Dean | ||
| 1877 | Sunrise | ||
| 1876 | Irish Stew | ||
| 1875 | Carbine | ||
| 1874 | Zanco | ||
| 1873 | Wanderer | ||
| 1872 | Zanco | ||
| 1871 | Greyskim | ||
| 1870 | Dandy | ||
| 1869 | Premier | ||
| 1868 | Sydney | ||
| 1867 | North Australian | ||
| 1866 | Forester |
0 of the 157 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 Brisbane Cup more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Desert Chill | 2 | 1995, 1997 |
| Fair Patton | 2 | 1964, 1965 |
| Spear Chief | 2 | 1938, 1939 |
| St. Valorey | 2 | 1932, 1934 |
| Fitz Grafton | 2 | 1904, 1905 |
| Sydney | 2 | 1868, 1879 |
| Zanco | 2 | 1872, 1874 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Brisbane Cup in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 307 | Spinaway StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | AU$426,316 | $300,000 |
| 308 | Thorndon MileTrentham | New Zealand | AU$416,651 | NZ$500,000 |
| 309 | Zabeel ClassicEllerslie Racecourse | New Zealand | AU$416,651 | NZ$500,000 |
| 310 | Prince of Wales StakesFort Erie Race Track | Canada | AU$405,821 | CA$400,000 |
| 311 | Critérium de Saint-CloudSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | AU$403,846 | €250,000 |
| 312 | Critérium InternationalSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | AU$403,846 | €250,000 |
| 313 | Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan)Longchamp Racecourse | France | AU$403,846 | €250,000 |
| 314 | Prix Jean et Louis RomanetDeauville Racecourse | France | AU$403,846 | €250,000 |
| 315 | Prix Saint-AlaryLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$403,846 | €250,000 |
| 316 | Cape Metropolitan StakesKenilworth Racecourse | South Africa | AU$403,515 | R5,000,000 |
| 318 | Crystal MileMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Australia | AU$400,000 | AU$400,000 |
| 319 | Golden PendantRosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$400,000 | AU$400,000 |
| 320 | Herbert Power StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$400,000 | AU$400,000 |
| 321 | Hobartville StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$400,000 | AU$400,000 |
| 322 | Moonee Valley VaseMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Australia | AU$400,000 | AU$400,000 |
| 323 | WATC DerbyAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$400,000 | AU$400,000 |
| 324 | Gran Premio di MilanoSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | AU$390,923 | €242,000 |
| 325 | Premio RomaCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | AU$390,923 | €242,000 |
| 326 | Holy Bull StakesGulfstream Park | United States | AU$390,789 | $275,000 |
| 327 | Al Maktoum Challenge (thoroughbreds)Meydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | AU$381,213 | AED 1,000,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Brisbane Cup 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, 56th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Young Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$500,000 |
| The Bart Cummings | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$500,000 |
| The Damien Oliver | Flemington Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$500,000 |
| WA Guineas | Ascot Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$500,000 |
| Crystal Mile | Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Group 2 | AU$400,000 |
| Golden Pendant | Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 2 | AU$400,000 |
| Herbert Power Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$400,000 |
| Hobartville Stakes | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$400,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Brisbane Cup prize money?
AU$400,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Brisbane Cup rank among the richest races in the world?
317th of 997. 316 races pay more, the nearest of them Spinaway Stakes. In Australia it is 56th of 291.
Which horse has won the Brisbane Cup most often?
Desert Chill, 2 times, in 1995, 1997.
When was the Brisbane Cup first run?
1866. This page holds 157 runnings, from 1866 to 2026.
How far is the Brisbane Cup?
3,200 metres, on turf, at Eagle Farm Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money