Chairman's Handicap prize money
The Chairman's Handicap is worth AU$200,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 614th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 214th 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 Chairman's Handicap is
Group 3 · 2,000 metres · Turf · Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia
- Racecourse
- Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 2,000 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - Flat racing
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1978
We hold the total fund for the Chairman's Handicap 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 Chairman's Handicap winner
49 runnings, 1978 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Middle Earth | ||
| 2025 | Sir Delius | ||
| 2024 | Spirit Ridge | ||
| 2023 | Kalapour | ||
| 2022 | Yonkers | ||
| 2021 | Warning | ||
| 2020 | Le Juge | ||
| 2019 | Le Juge | ||
| 2018 | Anton En Avant | ||
| 2017 | Stampede | ||
| 2016 | Real Love | ||
| 2015 | Epingle | ||
| 2014 | Pretty Pins | ||
| 2013 | Quintessential | ||
| 2012 | Hume | ||
| 2011 | Humma | ||
| 2010 | Crossthestart | ||
| 2009 | Ballack | ||
| 2008 | Fulmonti | ||
| 2007 | Mandela | ||
| 2006 | Art Success | ||
| 2005 | Zingam | ||
| 2004 | So Assertive | ||
| 2003 | Another Warrior | ||
| 2002 | Society Beau | ||
| 2001 | Citi Habit | ||
| 2000 | Kazakh Belle | ||
| 1999 | Cronus | ||
| 1998 | Yacquina Bay | ||
| 1997 | Iron Horse | ||
| 1996 | Juggler | ||
| 1995 | Arborea | ||
| 1994 | Salcantay | ||
| 1993 | Silk Ali | ||
| 1992 | Full Suit | ||
| 1991 | Majestic Boy | ||
| 1990 | Sir Nova | ||
| 1989 | Miss Fleet | ||
| 1988 | Miss Stephenson | ||
| 1987 | Greatness | ||
| 1986 | Noble Son | ||
| 1985 | Crawford | ||
| 1984 | I Will | ||
| 1983 | Lord Seaman | ||
| 1982 | Astrolin | ||
| 1981 | Pelican Point | ||
| 1980 | Lowan Star | ||
| 1979 | Brazen Gambler | ||
| 1978 | Proficient |
0 of the 49 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 Chairman's Handicap more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Le Juge | 2 | 2019, 2020 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Chairman's Handicap in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 609 | Belmont SprintBelmont Park Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | 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 |
| 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 |
| 620 | Easter CupCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 621 | Eclipse StakesSandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 622 | Ethereal StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 623 | Eurythmic StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 624 | Frances Tressady StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Chairman's Handicap 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, 214th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Chairman's Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Champagne Stakes (MVRC) | Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Colonel Reeves Stakes | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Coongy Cup | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | 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 Chairman's Handicap prize money?
AU$200,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Chairman's Handicap rank among the richest races in the world?
614th of 997. 613 races pay more, the nearest of them German 1,000 Guineas. In Australia it is 214th of 291.
Which horse has won the Chairman's Handicap most often?
Le Juge, 2 times, in 2019, 2020.
When was the Chairman's Handicap first run?
1978. This page holds 49 runnings, from 1978 to 2026.
How far is the Chairman's Handicap?
2,000 metres, on turf, at Doomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money