Chairman's Quality prize money
Chairman's Quality is worth AU$300,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 392nd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 84th 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 Quality is
Group 2 · 2,600 metres · Turf · Randwick Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Randwick Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 2
- Distance
- 2,600 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three years old and older
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1979
We hold the total fund for Chairman's Quality 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 Quality winner
48 runnings, 1979 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Newlook | ||
| 2025 | Alalcance | ||
| 2024 | Circle Of Fire | ||
| 2023 | Surefire | ||
| 2022 | Nerve Not Verve | ||
| 2021 | Quick Thinker | ||
| 2020 | Raheen House | ||
| 2019 | Gallic Chieftain | ||
| 2018 | Sir Charles Road | ||
| 2017 | Big Duke | ||
| 2016 | Libran | ||
| 2015 | Tremec | ||
| 2014 | The Offer | ||
| 2013 | Tremec | ||
| 2012 | Permit | ||
| 2011 | Once Were Wild | ||
| 2010 | Jessicabeel | ||
| 2009 | Divine Rebel | ||
| 2008 | No Wine No Song | ||
| 2007 | No Wine No Song | ||
| 2006 | Fooram | ||
| 2005 | Philosophe | ||
| 2004 | Mummify | ||
| 2003 | Grey Song | ||
| 2002 | Henderson Bay | ||
| 2001 | Steel Phoenix | ||
| 2000 | Pravda | ||
| 1999 | Steel Phoenix | ||
| 1998 | Joss Sticks | ||
| 1997 | Linesman | ||
| 1996 | Cornwall King | ||
| 1995 | Spiritual Star | ||
| 1994 | Paris Fire | ||
| 1993 | Te Akau Nick | ||
| 1992 | Demerit | ||
| 1991 | Prizaan | ||
| 1990 | King Aussie | ||
| 1989 | Just Trish | ||
| 1988 | Round The World | ||
| 1987 | Major Drive | ||
| 1986 | Marooned | ||
| 1985 | Duanette's Girl | ||
| 1984 | What A Nuisance | ||
| 1983 | Lord Mop | ||
| 1982 | Bianco Lady | ||
| 1981 | Gatcombe | ||
| 1980 | Just Jealous | ||
| 1979 | Lady Dignitas |
0 of the 48 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 Quality more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Tremec | 2 | 2013, 2015 |
| No Wine No Song | 2 | 2007, 2008 |
| Steel Phoenix | 2 | 1999, 2001 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of Chairman's Quality in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 389 | Caulfield Autumn ClassicCaulfield 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 |
| 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 |
| 400 | Expressway StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 401 | Fred Best ClassicEagle Farm Racecourse or Doomben Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 402 | Furious StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
The 20 races closest to Chairman's Quality 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, 84th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRC Sprint | Doomben Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$300,000 |
| Caulfield Autumn Classic | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 2 | 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 |
| Champagne Classic | Doomben Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Chelmsford Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Dane Ripper Stakes | Eagle Farm Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Danehill Stakes | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | 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 Chairman's Quality prize money?
AU$300,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Chairman's Quality rank among the richest races in the world?
392nd of 997. 391 races pay more, the nearest of them B J McLachlan Stakes. In Australia it is 84th of 291.
Which horse has won the Chairman's Quality most often?
Tremec, 2 times, in 2013, 2015.
When was the Chairman's Quality first run?
1979. This page holds 48 runnings, from 1979 to 2026.
How far is the Chairman's Quality?
2,600 metres, on turf, at Randwick Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money