Chick Lang Stakes prize money
The Chick Lang Stakes is worth $150,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 567th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 152nd richest in the United States.
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 Chick Lang Stakes is
Listed · 6 furlong sprint · Dirt · Pimlico Race Course,
- Racecourse
- Pimlico Race Course,
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Listed
- Distance
- 6 furlong sprint
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds
- Direction
- left-handed
- First run
- 1975
We hold the total fund for the Chick Lang 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.
Run in 1:09.77 in 2026, the Chick Lang Stakes pays $2,150 for every second of the race, which is 274th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 139th in the United States.
Every Chick Lang Stakes winner
51 runnings, 1975 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Obliteration1:09.77 | José Ortiz | Steven M. Asmussen | Leland Ackerley Racing, LLC, James Sherwood, Jode Shupe & John Cilia | $150,000 |
| 2025 | Retribution1:11.27 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Cherie DeVaux | Belladonna Racing, Twin Brook Stables, Woodford Racing, B.C.W.T. Ltd., Savvy Stables, GRC Racing & Taylor Creek | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Frost Free1:11.39 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Brett Creighton | Keene Thoroughbreds LLC | $200,000 |
| 2023 | Ryvit1:09.33 | Tyler Gaffalione | Steve Asmussen | William L. Heiligbrodt & Corinne Heiligbrodt | $200,000 |
| 2022 | Lightening Larry1:09.86 | Chantal Sutherland | Jorge Delgado | Lea Farms | $200,000 |
| 2021 | Mighty Mischief1:09.74 | Ricardo Santana | Steve Asmussen | William & Corinne Heiligbrodt | $200,000 |
| 2020 | Yaupon1:09.10 | John R. Velazquez | Steve Asmussen | William & Corinne Heiligbrodt | $200,000 |
| 2019 | Lexitonian1:09.74 | José Ortiz | Jack Sisteron | Calumet Farm | $200,000 |
| 2018 | Mitole1:09.29 | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steve Asmussen | Heiligbrodt Racing Stable | $200,000 |
| 2017 | Recruiting Ready1:10.35 | Horacio Karamanos | Horacio DePaz | Sagamore Farm | $200,000 |
| 2016 | Justin Squared1:11.41 | Martin A. Pedroza | Bob Baffert | Zayat Stables | $200,000 |
| 2015 | Holy Boss1:09.61 | Ricardo Santana | Steve Asmussen | Jerry Durant | $100,000 |
| 2014 | Meadowood1:10.11 | Javier Castellano | Derek Ryan | Stonestreet Stables | $100,000 |
| 2013 | Zee Bros1:10.72 | Martin Garcia | Bob Baffert | Zayat Stables | $100,000 |
| 2012 | Il Villano1:10.40 | Jose Flores | Susan Crowell | Chuck Russo | $100,000 |
| 2011 | Vengeful Wildcat1:10.54 | Carlos Marquez | Ben W. Perkins | New Farm (Everett Novak) | $100,000 |
| 2010 | Comedero1:10.16 | Robby Albarado | Michael Stidham | Peter Redekop B. C. | $100,000 |
| 2009 | Everyday Heroes1:09.51 | Jose Caraballo | Timothy F. Ritchey | Cash Counter Stables | $100,000 |
| 2008 | Lantana Mob1:09.10 | Robby Albarado | Steve Asmussen | Vinery Stables/T.Ludt | $100,000 |
| 2007 | Street Magician1:10.97 | Rafael Bejarano | Michael Trombetta | R. Larry Johnson | $100,000 |
| 2006 | Songster1:09.72 | Edgar Prado | Thomas Albertrani | Darley Racing | $100,000 |
| 2004 | Abbondanza1:10.72 | Ramon Domínguez | Timothy Tullock | Germania Farms | $100,000 |
| 2003 | Mt Carson1:10.85 | Ramon Domínguez | Rodney Jenkins | David P. Reynolds | $100,000 |
| 2002 | True Direction1:10.90 | Ramon Domínguez | Carlos Morales | Morton & Marisol Binn | $75,000 |
| 2001 | City Zip1:10.20 | Jorge Chavez | Linda L. Rice | Charles R. Thompson | $75,000 |
| 2000 | Max's Pal1:10.20 | Rick Wilson | Ben W. Perkins | Lambholm South, LLC | $75,000 |
| 1999 | Earlton1:10.60 | Rick Wilson | Ben W. Perkins | New Farm (Everett Novak) | $75,000 |
| 1998 | Klabin's Gold1:11.40 | Rick Wilson | Allen Iwinski | Acclaimed Racing | $55,000 |
| 1997 | Original Gray1:10.80 | Carlos H. Marquez | John J. Tammaro | Thornmar Farm | $55,000 |
| 1996 | Viv1:12.00 | Mark Johnston | Grover G. Delp | Rebecca Anglin | $55,000 |
| 1995 | Ft. Stockton1:10.20 | Jerry Bailey | Ben W. Perkins | New Farm | $55,000 |
| 1994 | Foxie G.1:11.40 | Edgar Prado | Dale Capuano | Hal C.B. Clagett | $55,000 |
| 1993 | Montbrook1:12.00 | Mike Luzzi | Dean Gaudet | Israel Cohen | $55,000 |
| 1992 | Speakerphone1:10.40 | Clarence Ladner | Dean Gaudet | Israel Cohen | $43,500 |
| 1991 | Ameri Run1:10.80 | Greg W. Hutton | Jerry Robb | Hal C.B. Clagett | $43,500 |
| 1990 | Collegian1:10.20 | Harry Vega | John Rigattieri | Michael Jackson | $43,500 |
| 1989 | Pulverizing1:11.20 | Allen T. Stacy | Jerry Robb | Arnold & Sylvia Heft | $55,000 |
| 1988 | Finder's Choice1:12.20 | José A. Santos | Charles Hadry | Stuart S. Janney III | $46,500 |
| 1987 | Green Book1:11.80 | Greg W. Hutton | Ron Alfano | H. Joseph Allen | $47,000 |
| 1986 | Super Delight1:11.80 | John "Jake" Nied | Dennis Heimer | Tartan Farms | $35,000 |
| 1985 | Beat Me Daddy1:11.80 | Vincent Bracciale | Robert E. Wheeler | Napton Hill Farm | $35,000 |
| 1984 | Mickey Mall1:10.80 | Rick Wilson | Sal Campo | Stanley Joselson | $35,000 |
| 1983 | Imperial Age1:10.80 | John "Jake" Nied | J. William Boniface | Bonita Farm | $35,000 |
| 1982 | Mortgage Man1:10.60 | Anthony S. Black | Richard Dutrow | Dr. Rifat Hussain | $35,000 |
| 1981 | Century Prince1:10.60 | Vincent Bracciale | Ronald A. Alfano | Dick Woolley | $32,350 |
| 1980 | Amber Pass1:10.80 | Don MacBeth | Sonny Hine | Entremont Stable | $35,000 |
| 1979 | Breezing On1:11.80 | William Passmore | Laz Barrera | Harbor View Farm | $35,000 |
| 1978 | Shelter Half1:11.00 | Gunnar Lindberg | Douglas R. Peterson | Four Brothers Stable | $36,075 |
| 1977 | Iron Derby1:11.20 | Danny R. Wright | H. Steward Mitchell | Mario Stable | $29,800 |
| 1976 | Zen1:11.40 | Jorge Vasquez | David A. Whiteley | Pen Y Bryn Farm | $29,200 |
| 1975 | Bombay Duck1:11.20 | Menotti Aristone | Ben W. Perkins | Shelly Meredith | $31,000 |
51 of the 51 runnings name the rider, 51 name the trainer and 51 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to. 51 carry the total prize money for that year, converted here the same way the purse above is.
What the Chick Lang Stakes has paid, season by season
Total prize money, 1975 to 2026
The total prize money went from $31,000 in 1975 to $150,000 in 2026, 4.8 times more. Every year is converted at today's rate, so the line is the money the race puts up rather than the money the exchange rate did.
Who wins the Chick Lang Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a jockey
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Chick Lang Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 555 | David Nicholson Mares' HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | $165,186 | £124,200 |
| 557 | Maghull Novices' ChaseAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | $159,600 | £120,000 |
| 558 | Manifesto Novices' ChaseAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | $159,600 | £120,000 |
| 559 | Sun Racing Plate Handicap ChaseCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | $159,600 | £120,000 |
| 561 | The Cummings StakesMorphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, Australia | Australia | $154,815 | AU$220,000 |
| 562 | Jebel Ali MileJebel Ali Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | $154,250 | AED 575,000 |
| 563 | Fighting Fifth HurdleNewcastle Racecourse | Great Britain | $152,950 | £115,000 |
| 564 | Premio Federico TesioSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | $150,051 | €132,000 |
| 565 | Bay Shore StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 566 | Carry Back StakesGulfstream Park | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 568 | Discovery StakesAqueduct Racetrack, | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 569 | Hawthorne DerbyHawthorne Race Course | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 570 | Jerome StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 572 | La Jolla HandicapDel Mar Racetrack | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 573 | New York DerbyFinger Lakes Race Track | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 574 | Pegasus StakesMonmouth Park Racetrack | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 575 | San Rafael StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 576 | Saranac StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 577 | International HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | $148,960 | £112,000 |
| 578 | Grand Prix de ChantillyChantilly Racecourse | France | $147,778 | €130,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Chick Lang 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 the United States
196 races, 152nd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quick Call Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Grade III | $175,000 |
| Swale Stakes | Gulfstream Park | Listed | $175,000 |
| Bay Shore Stakes | Aqueduct Racetrack | Listed | $150,000 |
| Carry Back Stakes | Gulfstream Park | Listed | $150,000 |
| Discovery Stakes | Aqueduct Racetrack, | Listed | $150,000 |
| Hawthorne Derby | Hawthorne Race Course | Grade III | $150,000 |
| Jerome Stakes | Aqueduct Racetrack | Non-Graded Stakes | $150,000 |
| La Jolla Handicap | Del Mar Racetrack | Listed | $150,000 |
Every race in the United States we hold a purse for is on the United States prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Chick Lang Stakes prize money?
$150,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Chick Lang Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
567th of 997. 566 races pay more, the nearest of them David Nicholson Mares' Hurdle. In the United States it is 152nd of 196.
Which jockey has won the Chick Lang Stakes most often?
Rick Wilson, with 4 wins between 1984 and 2000.
When was the Chick Lang Stakes first run?
1975. This page holds 51 runnings, from 1975 to 2026.
How far is the Chick Lang Stakes?
6 furlong sprint, on dirt, at Pimlico Race Course,.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money