DWYER STAKES · UNITED STATES
Dwyer Stakes prize money
The Dwyer Stakes is worth $200,000 . That makes it the 455th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 136th 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.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY $200,000
WORLD RANK 455th
RUNNINGS HELD 136
FIRST RUN 1887
What the Dwyer Stakes is
Listed · 1 Mile · Dirt · Aqueduct Racetrack
- Racecourse
- Aqueduct Racetrack
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Listed
- Distance
- 1 Mile
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds
- Direction
- left-handed
- First run
- 1887
We hold the total fund for the Dwyer 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 1:33.86 in 2025, the Dwyer Stakes pays $2,131 for every second of the race, which is 276th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 141st in the United States.
Every Dwyer Stakes winner
136 runnings, 1887 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Disco Time1:33.86 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Juddmonte Farms |
| 2024 | Domestic Product1:33.54 | Flavien Prat | Chad C. Brown | Klaravich Stables |
| 2023 | Fort Bragg1:35.37 | John R. Velazquez | Bob Baffert | SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Stonestreet Stables, Jay A. Schoenfarber, Waves Edge Capital LLC & Catherine Donovan |
| 2022 | Charge It1:34.67 | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Whisper Hill Farm LLC |
| 2021 | First Captain1:36.19 | Jose Ortiz | C. R. McGaughey III | Westpoint Thoroughbreds, Siena Farms, Bobby Flay and Woodford Racing |
| 2019 | Code of Honor1:35.81 | John R. Velazquez | C. R. McGaughey III | William Stamps Farish III |
| 2018 | Firenze Fire1:33.74 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Jason Servis | Mr. Amore Stable |
| 2017 | Practical Joke1:35.16 | Joel Rosario | Chad Brown | Klaravich Stables & William H. Lawrence |
| 2016 | Fish Trappe Road1:34.84 | Luis Saez | W. Bret Calhoun | Martin Racing Stable |
| 2015 | Speightster1:35.13 | Jose Lezcano | William I. Mott | WinStar Farm |
| 2014 | Kid Cruz1:41.12 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Linda Rice | Vina Del Mar Thoroughbreds |
| 2013 | Moreno1:41.07 | José Ortiz | Eric J. Guillot | Southern Equine Stable |
| 2012 | Teeth of the Dog1:41.34 | Joel Rosario | Michael Matz | Jose W. Singer |
| 2011 | Dominus1:41.74 | Julien Leparoux | Steve Asmussen | Bolton/Stonestreet Stable/Spendthrift Farm |
| 2010 | Fly Down1:50.25 | Jose Lezcano | Nick Zito | Richard Pell |
| 2009 | Kensei1:40.47 | Edgar Prado | Steve Asmussen | Stonestreet/Gulf Coast Farms |
| 2008 | Mint Lane1:44.29 | Eibar Coa | James A. Jerkens | Pinebloom Stable |
| 2007 | Any Given Saturday1:40.69 | Garrett Gomez | Todd A. Pletcher | Winstar / Padua |
| 2006 | Strong Contender1:45.24 | Edgar Prado | John T. Ward, Jr | John C. Oxley |
| 2005 | Roman Ruler1:40.83 | Jerry D. Bailey | Bob Baffert | Fog City Stable |
| 2004 | Medallist1:40.02 | Jorge F. Chavez | H. Allen Jerkens | Robert N. Clay |
| 2003 | Strong Hope1:41.76 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Eugene & Laura Melnyk |
| 2002 | Gygistar1:42.59 | John R. Velazquez | Mark A. Hennig | Edward P. Evans |
| 2001 | E Dubai1:40.38 | Jerry D. Bailey | Saeed bin Suroor | Godolphin Racing |
| 2000 | Albert the Great1:42.62 | Richard Migliore | Nick Zito | Tracy Farmer |
| 1999 | Forestry1:41.00 | Jerry D. Bailey | Bob Baffert | Aaron & Marie Jones |
| 1998 | Coronado's Quest1:42.49 | Mike E. Smith | C. R. McGaughey III | Stuart S. Janney III |
| 1997 | Behrens1:42.26 | Jerry D. Bailey | H. James Bond | W. C. Rudlein Stable |
| 1996 | Victory Speech1:41.53 | Jerry D. Bailey | D. Wayne Lukas | Michael Tabor |
| 1995 | Hoolie1:42.74 | Robbie Davis | Willard C. Freeman | R. Leahy/J. Meriwether |
| 1994 | Holy Bull1:41.15 | Mike E. Smith | Warren A. Croll Jr. | Warren A. Croll Jr. |
| 1993 | Cherokee Run1:47.62 | Pat Day | Frank A. Alexander | Jill Robinson |
| 1992 | Agincourt *1:47.84 | Jorge F. Chavez | Nick Zito | Robert Perez |
| 1991 | Lost Mountain1:49.20 | Craig Perret | Thomas Bohannan | Loblolly Stable |
| 1990 | Profit Key1:47.52 | José A. Santos | D. Wayne Lukas | H. Joseph Allen |
| 1989 | Roi Danzig1:49.27 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Henryk deKwiatkowski |
| 1988 | Seeking The Gold1:48.00 | Pat Day | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps |
| 1987 | Gone West1:48.40 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Hickory Tree Stable |
| 1986 | Ogygian1:48.40 | Walter Guerra | Jan H. Nerud | Tartan Stable |
| 1985 | Stephan's Odyssey1:49.20 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Woody Stephens | Henryk deKwiatkowski |
| 1984 | Track Barron1:47.80 | Jean Cruguet | LeRoy Jolley | Peter M. Brant |
| 1983 | Au Point1:48.20 | Jerry D. Bailey | James W. Maloney | Snowberry Farm |
| 1982 | Conquistador Cielo1:45.80 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Henryk deKwiatkowski |
| 1981 | Noble Nashua1:49.20 | Cash Asmussen | Jose A. Martin | Flying Zee Stable |
| 1980 | Amber Pass1:49.00 | Don MacBeth | Hubert Hine | Entremont |
| 1979 | Coastal1:47.00 | Ruben Hernandez | David A. Whiteley | William Haggin Perry |
| 1978 | Junction1:48.80 | Jeffrey Fell | Patrick J. Kelly | Live Oak Plantation |
| 1977 | Bailjumper1:47.60 | Ruben Hernandez | David A. Whiteley | Pen-Y-Bryn Farm |
| 1976 | Quiet Little Table1:49.00 | Eddie Maple | Philip G. Johnson | Meadowhill |
| 1975 | Valid Appeal1:48.40 | James Long | Thomas F. Root Sr. | Harry T. Mangurian Jr. |
| 1974 | Hatchet Man2:01.20 | Ron Turcotte | John M. Gaver Jr. | Greentree Stable |
| 1973 | Stop The Music2:02.60 | Heliodoro Gustines | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable |
| 1972 | Cloudy Dawn2:03.20 | Bill Hartack | Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. | Pen-Y-Bryn Farm |
| 1971 | Jim French2:01.60 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | John P. Campo | See wiki article |
| 1970 | Judgable2:02.60 | Robert Woodhouse | Herbert Nadler | Saul Nadler |
| 1969 | Gleaming Light2:04.00 | Larry Adams | John P. Campo | Neil Hellman |
| 1968 | Stage Door Johnny2:01.60 | Heliodoro Gustines | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable |
| 1967 | Damascus2:03.00 | Bill Shoemaker | Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. | Edith W. Bancroft |
| 1966 | Mr. Right2:02.80 | Ernest Cardone | Thomas M. Waller | Cheray Duchin |
| 1965 | Staunchness2:01.80 | Bobby Ussery | Pete Mosconi | Red Oak Stable |
| 1964 | Quadrangle2:01.40 | Manuel Ycaza | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stable |
| 1963 | Outing Class2:01.60 | Bobby Ussery | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable |
| 1962 | Cyane2:01.60 | Eldon Nelson | Henry S. Clark | Christiana Stable |
| 1961 | Hitting Away2:03.80 | Hedley Woodhouse | Jim Fitzsimmons | Ogden Phipps |
| 1960 | Francis S.2:03.00 | Paul J. Bailey | Burley Parke | Harbor View Farm |
| 1959 | Waltz1:54.80 | Sam Boulmetis Sr. | Max Hirsch | W. Arnold Hanger |
| 1958 | Victory Morn1:58.80 | Eric Guerin | Woody Stephens | Cain Hoy Stable |
| 1957 | Bureaucracy1:55.40 | William Boland | Jim Fitzsimmons | Ogden Phipps |
| 1956 | Riley1:57.40 | Ted Atkinson | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable |
| 1955 | Nashua2:03.80 | Eddie Arcaro | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud |
| 1954 | High Gun2:05.00 | Eric Guerin | Max Hirsch | King Ranch |
| 1953 | Native Dancer2:05.20 | Eric Guerin | William C. Winfrey | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II |
| 1952 | Blue Man2:01.80 | Conn McCreary | Woody Stephens | White Oak Stable |
| 1951 | Battlefield2:04.40 | Eddie Arcaro | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. |
| 1950 | Greek Song2:03.00 | Ovie Scurlock | Virgil W. Raines | Brandywine Stable |
| 1949 | Shackleton2:07.80 | R. Bernhardt | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud |
| 1948 | My Request2:02.00 | Ted Atkinson | James P. Conway | Ben F. Whitaker |
| 1947 | Phalanx2:05.00 | Ruperto Donoso | Syl Veitch | C. V. Whitney |
| 1946 | Assault2:06.80 | Warren Mehrtens | Max Hirsch | King Ranch |
| 1945 | Wildlife2:05.20 | Ted Atkinson | Andy Schuttinger | Joseph M. Roebling |
| 1944 | By Jimminy2:03.40 | Ted Atkinson | James W. Smith | Alfred P. Parker |
| 1943 | Vincentive2:05.00 | John Gilbert | Edward A. Christmas | William L. Brann |
| 1942 | Valdina Orphan2:01.40 | Carroll Bierman | Frank Catrone | Valdina Farms |
| 1941 | Whirlaway2:03.40 | Eddie Arcaro | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm |
| 1940 | Your Chance *2:03.80 | Wayne D. Wright | Jack Creevy | Mrs. G. D. Widener Jr. |
| 1939 | Johnstown1:48.40 | James Stout | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud |
| 1938 | The Chief1:48.40 | George Woolf | Earl Sande | Maxwell Howard |
| 1937 | Strabo1:51.40 | Sam Renick | Roy Waldron | Hope Goddard Iselin |
| 1936 | Mr. Bones1:49.80 | John Gilbert | John M. Gaver Sr. | John Hay Whitney |
| 1935 | Omaha1:49.20 | Wayne D. Wright | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud |
| 1934 | Rose Cross2:32.00 | Silvio Coucci | William Brennan | Manhasset Stable |
| 1933 | War Glory2:31.80 | John Gilbert | George Conway | Glen Riddle Farm |
| 1932 | Faireno2:31.40 | Thomas Malley | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud |
| 1931 | Twenty Grand2:34.40 | Charley Kurtsinger | James G. Rowe Jr. | Greentree Stable |
| 1930 | Gallant Fox2:32.40 | Earl Sande | |Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud |
| 1929 | Grey Coat2:34.00 | Steve O'Donnell | William M. Garth | Samuel Ross |
| 1928 | Genie2:31.60 | Willie Kelsay | Henry McDaniel | Gifford A. Cochran |
| 1927 | Kentucky II2:31.80 | John Maiben | Max Hirsch | A. Charles Schwartz |
| 1926 | Crusader2:29.60 | Earl Sande | George Conway | Glen Riddle Farm |
| 1925 | American Flag2:10.60 | Albert Johnson | Gwyn R. Tompkins | Glen Riddle Farm |
| 1924 | Ladkin1:49.80 | John Maiben | Louis Feustel | August Belmont Jr. |
| 1923 | Dunlin1:51.20 | Chick Lang | William M. Garth | Joshua S. Cosden |
| 1922 | Ray Jay1:52.60 | Clyde Ponce | Jim Fitzsimmons | Quincy Stable |
| 1921 | Grey Lag1:49.00 | Earl Sande | Sam Hildreth | Rancocas Stable |
| 1920 | Man o' War1:49.20 | Clarence Kummer | Louis Feustel | Glen Riddle Farm |
| 1919 | Purchase1:52.60 | Willie Knapp | Sam Hildreth | Sam Hildreth |
| 1918 | War Cloud1:50.20 | Merritt C. Buxton | Walter B. Jennings | A. K. Macomber |
| 1917 | Omar Khayyam1:54.20 | Arthur Collins | Richard F. Carmen | Wilfrid Viau |
| 1916 | Chicle1:51.60 | Thomas McTaggart | James G. Rowe Sr. | Harry Payne Whitney |
| 1915 | Norse King1:54.00 | James Butwell | Max Hirsch | Frederick B. Lemaire |
| 1914 | Roamer2:05.60 | James Butwell | A. J. Goldsborough | Andrew Miller |
| 1913 | Rock View2:07.60 | Thomas McTaggart | Louis Feustel | August Belmont Jr. |
| 1910 | Dalmatian2:07.00 | Carroll Shilling | Sam Hildreth | Sam Hildreth |
| 1909 | Joe Madden2:37.80 | Eddie Dugan | Sam Hildreth | Sam Hildreth |
| 1908 | Fair Play2:37.80 | Eddie Dugan | A. Jack Joyner | August Belmont Jr. |
| 1907 | Peter Pan2:41.00 | Walter Miller | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. Keene |
| 1906 | Belmere2:37.00 | Frank O'Neill | Fred Burlew | Fred Burlew |
| 1905 | Cairngorm2:34.60 | Willie Davis | A. Jack Joyner | Sydney Paget |
| 1904 | Bryn Mawr2:35.00 | Lucien Lyne | W. Fred Presgrave | Goughacres Stable (B. Frank Clyde & Thomas C. Clyde) |
| 1903 | Whorler2:39.20 | Frank O'Neill | John E. Madden | H. P. Whitney & H. B. Duryea |
| 1902 | Major Daingerfield2:37.00 | Matthew M. Allen | George M. Odom | F. C. McLewee & Co. |
| 1901 | Bonnibert2:33.80 | Henry Spencer | Thomas Welsh | Frank Farrell |
| 1900 | Petruchio2:34.00 | Henry Spencer | James G. Rowe Sr. | James R. & Foxhall P. Keene |
| 1899 | Ahom2:36.00 | H. Martin | Walter C. Jennings | George E. Smith |
| 1898 | The Huguenot2:39.25 | Henry Spencer | James G. Rowe Sr. | L. S. & W. P. Thompsom |
| 1897 | Octagon2:10.75 | Willie Simms | John J. Hyland | August Belmont Jr. |
| 1896 | Handspring2:10.50 | Samuel Doggett | Frank McCabe | Philip J. Dwyer |
| 1895 | Keenan2:10.50 | Henry Griffin | John J. Hyland | John Daly |
| 1894 | Dobbins2:14.50 | Willie Simms | Hardy Campbell Jr. | Richard Croker |
| 1893 | Rainbow2:09.25 | Fred Littlefield | R. Wyndham Walden | J. A. & A. H. Morris |
| 1892 | Patron2:10.25 | William Hayward | Lewis Stuart | Lewis Stuart |
| 1891 | Russell2:10.00 | George Taylor | R. Wyndham Walden | J. A. & A. H. Morris |
| 1890 | Burlington2:12.75 | Shelby Barnes | Albert Cooper | Hough Brothers |
| 1889 | Cynosure2:10.50 | William Fitzpatrick | John Moran | David D. Withers |
| 1888 | Emperor of Norfolk2:08.75 | Isaac Murphy | Robert W. Thomas | E. J. "Lucky" Baldwin |
| 1887 | Hanover2:43.50 | Jim McLaughlin | Frank McCabe | Dwyer Brothers Stable |
136 of the 136 runnings name the rider, 136 name the trainer and 136 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Dwyer Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the Dwyer Stakes twice in the 136 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Dwyer Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444 | Tulloch StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | $211,111 | AU$300,000 |
| 445 | Victory StakesEagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia | Australia | $211,111 | AU$300,000 |
| 446 | Vo Rogue PlateDoomben Racecourse or Eagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | $211,111 | AU$300,000 |
| 447 | W H Stocks StakesMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | $211,111 | AU$300,000 |
| 448 | WA Champion Fillies StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | $211,111 | AU$300,000 |
| 449 | WA OaksAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | $211,111 | AU$300,000 |
| 450 | Wakeful StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | $211,111 | AU$300,000 |
| 451 | Tokyo KinenOhi Racecourse | Japan | $201,096 | ¥30,000,000 |
| 453 | Colonel Liam StakesGulfstream Park | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 454 | Commonwealth Turf CupLaurel Park | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 457 | Hill Prince StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 458 | Lone Star DerbyLone Star Park | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 459 | Mathis Mile StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 460 | Peter Pan StakesBelmont Park | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 461 | Robert B. Lewis StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 462 | San Vicente StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 463 | Smarty Jones Stakes (Parx)Parx Casino and Racing | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 464 | Sunshine Millions ClassicSanta Anita Park, Arcadia, California & | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 465 | Twilight DerbySanta Anita Park | United States | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| 466 | Baring Bingham Novices' HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | $199,500 | £150,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Dwyer 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, 136th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Super Derby | Louisiana Downs | non-Graded | $250,000 |
| Withers Stakes | Aqueduct Racetrack | Listed | $250,000 |
| Colonel Liam Stakes | Gulfstream Park | Listed | $200,000 |
| Commonwealth Turf Cup | Laurel Park | $200,000 | |
| Hill Prince Stakes | Aqueduct Racetrack | Grade III stakes | $200,000 |
| Lone Star Derby | Lone Star Park | Ungraded stakes | $200,000 |
| Mathis Mile Stakes | Santa Anita Park | Grade II | $200,000 |
| Peter Pan Stakes | Belmont Park | Grade III | $200,000 |
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 Dwyer Stakes prize money?
$200,000.
Where does the Dwyer Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
455th of 997. 454 races pay more, the nearest of them Tulloch Stakes. In the United States it is 136th of 196.
Which jockey has won the Dwyer Stakes most often?
Jerry D. Bailey, with 6 wins between 1983 and 2005.
When was the Dwyer Stakes first run?
1887. This page holds 136 runnings, from 1887 to 2025.
How far is the Dwyer Stakes?
1 Mile, on dirt, at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money