Eclipse Stakes prize money
The Eclipse Stakes is worth AU$200,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 621st richest of the 997 races on this site and the 221st 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 Eclipse Stakes is
Group 3 · 1,800 metres · Turf · Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
- Racecourse
- Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,800 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Maidens ineligible
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1937
We hold the total fund for the Eclipse 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.
Every Eclipse Stakes winner
89 runnings, 1937 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Casino Seventeen | ||
| 2024 | New Energy | ||
| 2023 | Just Folk | ||
| 2022 | Milford | ||
| 2021 | Regalo Di Gaetano | ||
| 2020 | So Si Bon | ||
| 2019 | Pacodali | ||
| 2018 | Tally | ||
| 2017 | Payroll | ||
| 2016 | Turnitaround | ||
| 2015 | Casino Dancer | ||
| 2014 | Zabisco | ||
| 2013 | Mouro | ||
| 2012 | Eclair Surprise | ||
| 2011 | Rothera | ||
| 2010 | Viking Hero | ||
| 2009 | Bashful Girl | ||
| 2008 | Eskimo Dan | ||
| 2007 | Like It Is | ||
| 2006 | Utility | ||
| 2005 | Aqua D'Amore | ||
| 2004 | Requisite | ||
| 2003 | Zazzman | ||
| 2002 | Damaschino | ||
| 2001 | Fields Of Omagh | ||
| 2000 | Tickle My | ||
| 1999 | Taberann | ||
| 1998 | Prime Address | ||
| 1997 | Burning Embers | ||
| 1996 | Gold City | ||
| 1995 | Broann | ||
| 1994 | Innocent King | ||
| 1993 | Palareign | ||
| 1992 | Fraar | ||
| 1991 | Luisant Bijou | ||
| 1990 | Gamine | ||
| 1989 | Eastern Classic | ||
| 1988 | Super Impose | ||
| 1987 | Prince Gano | ||
| 1986 | So Vague | ||
| 1985 | So Vague | ||
| 1984 | Brave Salute | ||
| 1983 | Allez Bijou | ||
| 1982 | Range Rover | ||
| 1981 | Pride Of Century | ||
| 1980 | Raspadora | ||
| 1979 | Bit Of A Skite | ||
| 1978 | Minuetto | ||
| 1977 | Princess Veronica | ||
| 1976 | Better Draw | ||
| 1975 | Shiftmar | ||
| 1974 | Leica Lover | ||
| 1973 | Perfect Time | ||
| 1972 | Adrian | ||
| 1971 | Sky Call | ||
| 1970 | What's Brewing | ||
| 1969 | Our Faith | ||
| 1968 | Wings Of The Morning | ||
| 1967 | Sunhaven | ||
| 1966 | Gala Crest | ||
| 1965 | Beau Guard | ||
| 1964 | Tobacco Leaf | ||
| 1963 | Bengal Tiger | ||
| 1962 | Delville | ||
| 1961 | Teppo Star | ||
| 1960 | Savage | ||
| 1959 | Dawdie | ||
| 1958 | Famed | ||
| 1957 | Roman Holiday | ||
| 1956 | Baystone | ||
| 1955 | Kosciusko | ||
| 1954 | Veiled Peak | ||
| 1953 | Rio Janeiro | ||
| 1952 | Morse Code | ||
| 1951 | Merry Scout | ||
| 1950 | Morse Code | ||
| 1949 | Bruin | ||
| 1948 | Kongmeng | ||
| 1947 | Fine Fettle | ||
| 1946 | Propontis | ||
| 1945 | Don Pedro | ||
| 1944 | Peter | ||
| 1943 | race not held | ||
| 1942 | race not held | ||
| 1941 | Lucrative | ||
| 1940 | True Flight | ||
| 1939 | Maikai | ||
| 1938 | Manolive | ||
| 1937 | Balkan Prince |
0 of the 89 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 Eclipse Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| So Vague | 2 | 1985, 1986 |
| Morse Code | 2 | 1950, 1952 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Eclipse Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611 | Black Opal StakesCanberra Racecourse, Canberra, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 612 | Bletchingly StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 613 | C S Hayes StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 614 | Chairman's HandicapDoomben Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 615 | Chairman's StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 616 | Champagne Stakes (MVRC)Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 617 | Colonel Reeves StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 618 | Coongy CupCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 619 | Courtza StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 620 | Easter CupCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 622 | Ethereal StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 623 | Eurythmic StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 624 | Frances Tressady StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 625 | Geoffrey Bellmaine StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 626 | George Moore StakesEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 627 | Gimcrack StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 628 | Glenlogan Park StakesEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 629 | Gold Coast GuineasGold Coast Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 630 | Gunsynd ClassicEagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 631 | HDF McNeil StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Eclipse 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 Australia
291 races, 221st of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel Reeves Stakes | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Coongy Cup | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Courtza Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Easter Cup | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Ethereal Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Eurythmic Stakes | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Frances Tressady Stakes | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Eclipse Stakes prize money?
AU$200,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Eclipse Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
621st of 997. 620 races pay more, the nearest of them Black Opal Stakes. In Australia it is 221st of 291.
Which horse has won the Eclipse Stakes most often?
So Vague, 2 times, in 1985, 1986.
When was the Eclipse Stakes first run?
1937. This page holds 89 runnings, from 1937 to 2025.
How far is the Eclipse Stakes?
1,800 metres, on turf, at Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money