Caulfield Autumn Classic prize money
The Caulfield Autumn Classic is worth AU$300,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 389th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 81st 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 Caulfield Autumn Classic is
Group 2 · 1,800 metres · Turf · Caulfield Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Caulfield Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 2
- Distance
- 1,800 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three-year-olds
- First run
- 1957
We hold the total fund for the Caulfield Autumn Classic 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 Caulfield Autumn Classic winner
70 runnings, 1957 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Single Choice | ||
| 2025 | Shanwah | ||
| 2024 | Immediacy | ||
| 2023 | Pericles | ||
| 2022 | Castlereagh Kid | ||
| 2021 | Parure | ||
| 2020 | Adelaide Ace | ||
| 2019 | Global Exchange | ||
| 2018 | Valiant Spirit | ||
| 2017 | Farson | ||
| 2016 | Tally | ||
| 2015 | Alpine Eagle | ||
| 2014 | Vilanova | ||
| 2013 | Super Cool | ||
| 2012 | Upbeat | ||
| 2011 | Folding Gear | ||
| 2010 | Extra Zero | ||
| 2009 | Stokehouse | ||
| 2008 | Brom Brom | ||
| 2007 | Ambitious General | ||
| 2006 | Spinney | ||
| 2005 | Renewable | ||
| 2004 | Elvstroem | ||
| 2003 | Natural Blitz | ||
| 2002 | Don Eduardo | ||
| 2001 | Fubu | ||
| 2000 | Pins | ||
| 1999 | Dignity Dancer | ||
| 1998 | Gold Guru | ||
| 1997 | Silver Glade | ||
| 1996 | Iron Horse | ||
| 1995 | Hurricane Sky | ||
| 1994 | Waikikamukau | ||
| 1993 | Redding | ||
| 1992 | Laranto | ||
| 1991 | Triscay | ||
| 1990 | Stylish Century | ||
| 1989 | King’s High | ||
| 1988 | Mr.Danamite | ||
| 1987 | Myocard | ||
| 1986 | Normandy Bay | ||
| 1985 | Playful Monarch | ||
| 1984 | Tri-Flow | ||
| 1983 | Admiral Lincoln | ||
| 1982 | Gurner's Lane | ||
| 1981 | Find The Gold | ||
| 1980 | Mr.Independent | ||
| 1979 | Double Century | ||
| 1978 | Father’s Day | ||
| 1977 | Blue Monarch | ||
| 1976 | Ready O’Ready | ||
| 1975 | Classic Conquest | ||
| 1974 | Sequester | ||
| 1973 | Red Cast | ||
| 1972 | Hampton’s Pride | ||
| 1971 | Royal Guardsman | ||
| 1970 | Voleur | ||
| 1969 | Aventyl | ||
| 1968 | Chosen Lady | ||
| 1967 | Pharaon | ||
| 1966 | Naval Brass | ||
| 1965 | Matloch | ||
| 1964 | Spotted | ||
| 1963 | Soldate | ||
| 1962 | Blue Era | ||
| 1961 | Reinsman | ||
| 1960 | Nilarco | ||
| 1959 | High Peal | ||
| 1958 | Wool Man | ||
| 1957 | Lord Gavin |
0 of the 70 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.
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Caulfield Autumn Classic in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 379 | Angus Armanasco StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 380 | Apollo StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 381 | Autumn StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Sandown | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 382 | B J McLachlan StakesDoomben Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 383 | Belle of the Turf StakesGosford Racetrack | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 384 | Bill Stutt StakesMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 385 | Blamey StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 386 | Blazer StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 387 | Bobbie Lewis QualityFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 388 | BRC SprintDoomben Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 390 | Caulfield Guineas PreludeCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 391 | Caulfield SprintCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 392 | Chairman's QualityRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 393 | Champagne ClassicDoomben Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 394 | Chelmsford StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 395 | Dane Ripper StakesEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 396 | Danehill StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 397 | Doomben RosesDoomben Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 398 | Edward Manifold StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 399 | Emancipation StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Caulfield Autumn Classic 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, 81st of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blamey Stakes | Flemington Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Blazer Stakes | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Bobbie Lewis Quality | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| BRC Sprint | Doomben Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$300,000 |
| Caulfield Guineas Prelude | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$300,000 |
| Caulfield Sprint | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Chairman's Quality | Randwick Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Champagne Classic | Doomben Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Caulfield Autumn Classic prize money?
AU$300,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Caulfield Autumn Classic rank among the richest races in the world?
389th of 997. 388 races pay more, the nearest of them Angus Armanasco Stakes. In Australia it is 81st of 291.
When was the Caulfield Autumn Classic first run?
1957. This page holds 70 runnings, from 1957 to 2026.
How far is the Caulfield Autumn Classic?
1,800 metres, on turf, at Caulfield Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money