Dark Jewel Classic prize money
The Dark Jewel Classic is worth AU$250,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 493rd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 155th 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 Dark Jewel Classic is
Group 3 · 1,400 metres · Turf · Scone Racecourse, Scone, New South Wales, Australia
- Racecourse
- Scone Racecourse, Scone, New South Wales, Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,400 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - flat
- Open to
- Fillies and mares
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1996
We hold the total fund for the Dark Jewel 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 Dark Jewel Classic winner
31 runnings, 1996 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Tuileries | ||
| 2025 | Melody Again | ||
| 2024 | Fall For Cindy | ||
| 2023 | More Prophets | ||
| 2022 | Bring The Ransom | ||
| 2021 | Rocha Clock | ||
| 2020 | Irithea | ||
| 2019 | Con Te Partiro | ||
| 2018 | Siren's Fury | ||
| 2017 | Daysee Doom | ||
| 2016 | Danish Twist | ||
| 2015 | Divertire | ||
| 2014 | Seaside | ||
| 2013 | Arctic Flight | ||
| 2012 | Upon This Rock | ||
| 2011 | Shannara | ||
| 2010 | So Anyway | ||
| 2009 | Rio Osa | ||
| 2008 | Sung | ||
| 2007 | Rosa’s Spur | ||
| 2006 | Really Flying | ||
| 2005 | Kosta Nothin' | ||
| 2004 | Romare | ||
| 2003 | Chuckle | ||
| 2002 | Hot Riff | ||
| 2001 | Nanny Maroon | ||
| 2000 | Stella Marie | ||
| 1999 | Little Pattie | ||
| 1998 | Amber | ||
| 1997 | Timeless Winds | ||
| 1996 | Tripping |
0 of the 31 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 Dark Jewel Classic in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483 | Aspiration QualityRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 484 | Birthday Card StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 485 | Blue Diamond Preview (C&G)Caulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 486 | Blue Diamond Preview FilliesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 487 | Blue Sapphire StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 488 | Breeders' PlateRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 489 | Cameron HandicapBroadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 490 | Canonbury StakesRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 491 | Carbine Club StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 492 | Colin Stephen Quality HandicapRosehill Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 494 | Doncaster PreludeRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 495 | Epona StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 496 | Eskimo Prince StakesRandwick, Rosehill, Warwick Farm Racecourse, Canterbury Park Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 497 | Euclase StakesMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 498 | Festival StakesRosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 499 | Frank Packer PlateRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 500 | Gimcrack StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 501 | Hall Mark StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 502 | Hawkesbury Gold CupHawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 503 | Hawkesbury GuineasHawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Dark Jewel 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, 155th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Handicap | Broadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Canonbury Stakes | Rosehill Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Carbine Club Stakes | Randwick Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Colin Stephen Quality Handicap | Rosehill Racecourse, | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Doncaster Prelude | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Epona Stakes | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Eskimo Prince Stakes | Randwick, Rosehill, Warwick Farm Racecourse, Canterbury Park Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Euclase Stakes | Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Group 2 | AU$250,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Dark Jewel Classic prize money?
AU$250,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Dark Jewel Classic rank among the richest races in the world?
493rd of 997. 492 races pay more, the nearest of them Aspiration Quality. In Australia it is 155th of 291.
When was the Dark Jewel Classic first run?
1996. This page holds 31 runnings, from 1996 to 2026.
How far is the Dark Jewel Classic?
1,400 metres, on turf, at Scone Racecourse, Scone, New South Wales, Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money