Eagle Farm Cup prize money
The Eagle Farm Cup is worth AU$1,200,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 110th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 19th 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 Eagle Farm Cup is
Group 2 · 2,200 metres · Turf · Doomben Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Doomben Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 2
- Distance
- 2,200 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - Flat racing
- Open to
- Three years old and older
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1947
We hold the total fund for the Eagle Farm Cup 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 Eagle Farm Cup winner
80 runnings, 1947 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Royal Supremacy | ||
| 2025 | Kovalica | ||
| 2024 | Fawkner Park | ||
| 2023 | Without A Fight | ||
| 2022 | Numerian | ||
| 2021 | Zaaki | ||
| 2020 | Race not held | ||
| 2019 | Kenedna | ||
| 2018 | Egg Tart | ||
| 2017 | Single Gaze | ||
| 2016 | Race not held | ||
| 2015 | Werther | ||
| 2014 | Moriarty | ||
| 2013 | Quintessential | ||
| 2012 | Lights Of Heaven | ||
| 2011 | Glass Harmonium | ||
| 2010 | Triple Honour | ||
| 2009 | Scenic Shot | ||
| 2008 | Scenic Shot | ||
| 2007 | Pentathon | ||
| 2006 | Mahtoum | ||
| 2005 | Natural Blitz | ||
| 2004 | Pentastic | ||
| 2003 | Maguire | ||
| 2002 | Hey Pronto | ||
| 2001 | Yippyio | ||
| 2000 | Ken's Joy | ||
| 1999 | Sharscay | ||
| 1998 | Intergaze | ||
| 1997 | Pakaraka Star | ||
| 1996 | The Phantom Chance | ||
| 1995 | Rough Habit | ||
| 1994 | Full Suit | ||
| 1993 | Dark Ksar | ||
| 1992 | Mountain Rule | ||
| 1991 | Magnolia Hall | ||
| 1990 | Shuzohra | ||
| 1989 | Card Shark | ||
| 1988 | Lord Hybrow | ||
| 1987 | Our Silver Elm | ||
| 1986 | Rising Fear | ||
| 1985 | Our Boyfriend | ||
| 1984 | Godarchi | ||
| 1983 | Prince Majestic | ||
| 1982 | Shamrock | ||
| 1981 | Four Crowns | ||
| 1980 | Iko | ||
| 1979 | Belmura Lad | ||
| 1978 | Tod Bay | ||
| 1977 | Ngawyni | ||
| 1976 | Balmerino | ||
| 1975 | Nourishing | ||
| 1974 | Passetreul | ||
| 1973 | Baghdad Note | ||
| 1972 | Tails | ||
| 1971 | Bluelough | ||
| 1970 | Roman Consul | ||
| 1969 | Roman Consul | ||
| 1968 | Swift Peter | ||
| 1967 | Striking Force | ||
| 1966 | Striking Force | ||
| 1965 | Fair Patton | ||
| 1964 | Count Radiant | ||
| 1963 | Oakland | ||
| 1962 | Rural Loch | ||
| 1961 | Tulloch | ||
| 1960 | Tulloch | ||
| 1959 | Caesar | ||
| 1958 | Sailor's Guide | ||
| 1957 | Redcraze | ||
| 1956 | Redcraze | ||
| 1955 | Surprise Ending | ||
| 1954 | Gallant Archer | ||
| 1953 | Hydrogen | ||
| 1952 | Spellman | ||
| 1951 | Voussoir | ||
| 1950 | Persist | ||
| 1949 | Dark Marne | ||
| 1948 | On Cor | ||
| 1947 | Russia |
0 of the 80 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 Eagle Farm Cup more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Scenic Shot | 2 | 2008, 2009 |
| Roman Consul | 2 | 1969, 1970 |
| Striking Force | 2 | 1966, 1967 |
| Tulloch | 2 | 1960, 1961 |
| Redcraze | 2 | 1956, 1957 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Eagle Farm Cup in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Whitney StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | AU$1,421,053 | $1,000,000 |
| 101 | Grand Steeple-Chase de ParisAuteuil Racecourse | France | AU$1,373,077 | €850,000 |
| 102 | Commonwealth CupAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$1,371,668 | £725,750 |
| 103 | Mile Championship Nambu HaiMorioka Racecourse | Japan | AU$1,333,584 | ¥140,000,000 |
| 104 | St Leger StakesDoncaster Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$1,323,000 | £700,000 |
| 105 | Japan Breeding Farms' Cup SprintChanges yearly | Japan | AU$1,295,482 | ¥136,000,000 |
| 106 | Kashiwa KinenFunabashi Racecourse, Funabashi, Chiba | Japan | AU$1,295,482 | ¥136,000,000 |
| 107 | Teio ShoOhi | Japan | AU$1,295,482 | ¥136,000,000 |
| 108 | St James's Palace StakesAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$1,228,500 | £650,000 |
| 109 | Cheltenham Gold CupCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$1,222,603 | £646,880 |
| 111 | First Lady StakesKeeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky United States | United States | AU$1,136,842 | $800,000 |
| 112 | Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | AU$1,136,842 | $800,000 |
| 113 | Japan Dirt ClassicOhi Racecourse | Japan | AU$1,133,546 | ¥119,000,000 |
| 114 | Gran Premio LotteriaAgnano Racetrack, Naples, | AU$1,129,737 | $795,000 | |
| 116 | Jeff Ruby SteaksTurfway Park | United States | AU$1,104,158 | $777,000 |
| 117 | Kranji MileSingapore Turf Club | Singapore | AU$1,098,846 | S$1,000,000 |
| 118 | Singapore Gold CupSingapore Turf Club | Singapore | AU$1,098,846 | S$1,000,000 |
| 119 | Belmont DerbyBelmont Park | United States | AU$1,065,789 | $750,000 |
| 120 | Christophe Clement Turf StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | AU$1,065,789 | $750,000 |
| 121 | Fourstardave StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | AU$1,065,789 | $750,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Eagle Farm Cup 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, 19th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 3 | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m |
| Victoria Derby | Flemington Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m |
| All Aged Stakes | Randwick Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$1,500,000 |
| The Gold Rush | Ascot Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$1,500,000 |
| Arrowfield 3YO Sprint | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 2 | AU$1,000,000 |
| Australian Guineas | Flemington Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$1,000,000 |
| Caulfield Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$1,000,000 |
| Concorde Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 2 | AU$1,000,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Eagle Farm Cup prize money?
AU$1,200,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Eagle Farm Cup rank among the richest races in the world?
110th of 997. 109 races pay more, the nearest of them Whitney Stakes. In Australia it is 19th of 291.
Which horse has won the Eagle Farm Cup most often?
Scenic Shot, 2 times, in 2008, 2009.
When was the Eagle Farm Cup first run?
1947. This page holds 80 runnings, from 1947 to 2026.
How far is the Eagle Farm Cup?
2,200 metres, on turf, at Doomben Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money