Cape Metropolitan Stakes prize money
The Cape Metropolitan Stakes is worth £213,500 . That makes it the 316th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 2nd richest in South Africa.
The race announces its purse as R5,000,000, and every figure here is that money converted. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Cape Metropolitan Stakes is
Grade One · 2,000 metres · Turf · Kenilworth Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Kenilworth Racecourse
- Country
- South Africa
- Grade
- Grade One
- Distance
- 2,000 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - Flat racing
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1883
- As published
- R5,000,000
We hold the total fund for the Cape Metropolitan Stakes 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 Cape Metropolitan Stakes winner
66 runnings, 1959 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Eight On Eighteen | Richard Fourie | Justin Snaith |
| 2024 | Double Superlative | Daniel Muscutt | Justin Snaith |
| 2023 | Jet Dark | Richard Fourie | Justin Snaith |
| 2022 | Kommetdieding | Gavin Lerena | H W Crawford & M Rix |
| 2021 | Rainbow Bridge | Luke Ferraris | Eric Sands |
| 2020 | One World | MJ Byleveld | Vaughan Marshall |
| 2019 | Rainbow Bridge | Anton Marcus | Eric Sands |
| 2018 | Oh Susanna | Grant Van Niekerk | Justin Snaith |
| 2017 | Whisky Baron | Greg Cheyne | Brett Crawford |
| 2016 | Smart Call | Juan Paul V'd Merwe | Alec Laird |
| 2015 | Futura | B Fayd'herbe | Brett Crawford |
| 2014 | Hill Fifty Four | Anton Marcus | Vaughan Marshall |
| 2013 | Martial Eagle | Aldo Domeyer | Yogas Govender |
| 2012 | Igugu | Anthony Delpech | Mike de Kock |
| 2011 | Past Master | Gerrit Schlechter | Darryl Hodgson |
| 2010 | River Jetez | Glen Hatt | Mike Bass |
| 2009 | Pocket Power | Bernard Faydherbe | Mike Bass |
| 2008 | Pocket Power | Bernard Faydherbe | Mike Bass |
| 2007 | Pocket Power | Jeff Lloyd | Mike Bass |
| 2006 | Zebra Crossing | Jeff Lloyd | Neil Bruss |
| 2005 | Alastor | Garth Puller | Sean Tarry |
| 2004 | Yard-Arm | Mark Khan | Geoff Woodruff |
| 2003 | Angus | Piere Strydom | Brett Crawford |
| 2002 | Polo Classic | Barend Vorster | Eric Sands |
| 2001 | Bunter Barlow | Glen Hatt | Mike Bass |
| 2000 | Badger’s Coast | Guillermo Figueroa | Mike de Kock |
| 1999 | Horse Chestnut | Waichong Marwing | Mike de Kock |
| 1998 | Imperious Sue | Anthony Delpech | David Payne |
| 1997 | London News | Douglas Whyte | Alec Laird |
| 1996 | La Fabulous | Robbie Fradd | Vaughan Marshall |
| 1995 | Surfing Home | Jeff Lloyd | Tony Millard |
| 1994 | Pas De Quoi | Garth Puller | Peter Kannemeyer |
| 1993 | Empress Club | Anton Marcus | Tony Millard |
| 1992 | Divine Master | Jeff Lloyd | Peter Kannemeyer |
| 1991 | Olympic Duel | Felix Coetzee | Terrance Millard |
| 1990 | Jungle Warrior | Felix Coetzee | Eric Sands |
| 1989 | Fearless Streaker | Felix Coetzee | |
| 1988 | Mark Anthony | Felix Coetzee | Terrance Millard |
| 1987 | Model Man | Basil Marcus | Patrick Lunn |
| 1986 | Wild West | Greg Holme | Ralph Rixon |
| 1985 | Charles Fortune | Grant Kotzen | Michael Airey |
| 1984 | Wolf Power | Jeff Lloyd | Ricky Maingard |
| 1983 | Arctic Cove | Terrance Millard | |
| 1982 | Foveros | Basil Marcus | Herman Brown snr |
| 1981 | Queen’s Elect | ||
| 1980 | Sunshine Man | Felix Coetzee | Peter Kannemeyer |
| 1979 | Politician | Bertie Hayden | Syd Laird |
| 1978 | Politician | Bertie Hayden | Syd Laird |
| 1977 | Bahadur | ||
| 1976 | Gatecrasher | Garth Puller | Herman Brown |
| 1975 | Sledgehammer | Michael Roberts | Fred Rickaby |
| 1974 | Yataghan | Bertie Hayden | Syd Laird |
| 1973 | Gold Flame | Terence D’Arcy | |
| 1972 | Force Ten | ||
| 1971 | Night Off | ||
| 1970 | Snow Fun | Duncan Alexander | J Bell |
| 1969 | Peter Beware | Terrance Millard | |
| 1967 | Ding Dong | James Maree | |
| 1966 | Renounce | Duncan Alexander | Cookie Amos |
| 1965 | Speciality | ||
| 1964 | The Giant | Colin Palm | Cookie Amos |
| 1963 | Polar Bear | ||
| 1962 | Jerez | Stanley Amos | Cookie Amos |
| 1961 | Frantic | ||
| 1960 | Appeal Court | ||
| 1959 | Bulbul | Colin Palm | Cookie Amos |
55 of the 66 runnings name the rider, 56 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Cape Metropolitan Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a trainer
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Pocket Power | 3 | 2007, 2008, 2009 |
| Rainbow Bridge | 2 | 2019, 2021 |
| Politician | 2 | 1978, 1979 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Cape Metropolitan Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 306 | Shoemaker Mile StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | £225,564 | $300,000 |
| 307 | Spinaway StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | £225,564 | $300,000 |
| 308 | Thorndon MileTrentham | New Zealand | £220,450 | NZ$500,000 |
| 309 | Zabeel ClassicEllerslie Racecourse | New Zealand | £220,450 | NZ$500,000 |
| 310 | Prince of Wales StakesFort Erie Race Track | Canada | £214,720 | CA$400,000 |
| 311 | Critérium de Saint-CloudSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | £213,675 | €250,000 |
| 312 | Critérium InternationalSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | £213,675 | €250,000 |
| 313 | Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan)Longchamp Racecourse | France | £213,675 | €250,000 |
| 314 | Prix Jean et Louis RomanetDeauville Racecourse | France | £213,675 | €250,000 |
| 315 | Prix Saint-AlaryLongchamp Racecourse | France | £213,675 | €250,000 |
| 317 | Brisbane CupEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | £211,640 | AU$400,000 |
| 318 | Crystal MileMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Australia | £211,640 | AU$400,000 |
| 319 | Golden PendantRosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | £211,640 | AU$400,000 |
| 320 | Herbert Power StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | £211,640 | AU$400,000 |
| 321 | Hobartville StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | £211,640 | AU$400,000 |
| 322 | Moonee Valley VaseMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Australia | £211,640 | AU$400,000 |
| 323 | WATC DerbyAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | £211,640 | AU$400,000 |
| 324 | Gran Premio di MilanoSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | £206,838 | €242,000 |
| 325 | Premio RomaCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | £206,838 | €242,000 |
| 326 | Holy Bull StakesGulfstream Park | United States | £206,767 | $275,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Cape Metropolitan Stakes 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 South Africa
3 races, 2nd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durban July Handicap | Greyville Racecourse | Group I | £427,000 |
| Gold Cup at Greyville | Greyville Racecourse | Grade 3 | £17,080 |
Every race in South Africa we hold a purse for is on the South Africa prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Cape Metropolitan Stakes prize money?
£213,500. The race announces it as R5,000,000.
Where does the Cape Metropolitan Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
316th of 997. 315 races pay more, the nearest of them Shoemaker Mile Stakes. In South Africa it is 2nd of 3.
Which horse has won the Cape Metropolitan Stakes most often?
Pocket Power, 3 times, in 2007, 2008, 2009.
Which jockey has won the Cape Metropolitan Stakes most often?
Jeff Lloyd, with 5 wins between 1984 and 2007.
When was the Cape Metropolitan Stakes first run?
1883. This page holds 66 runnings, from 1959 to 2025.
How far is the Cape Metropolitan Stakes?
2,000 metres, on turf, at Kenilworth Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money