G A Towton Cup prize money
The G A Towton Cup is worth AU$125,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 838th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 288th 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 G A Towton Cup is
Listed Race · 2,200 metres · Turf · Ascot Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Ascot Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Listed Race
- Distance
- 2,200 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three year old and older
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1983
We hold the total fund for the G A Towton 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 G A Towton Cup winner
43 runnings, 1983 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Buckets Ridge | ||
| 2024 | Playhouse Patron | ||
| 2023 | Black Fantasy | ||
| 2022 | Buster Bash | ||
| 2021 | Black Shadow | ||
| 2020 | Trap For Fools | ||
| 2019 | Taxagano | ||
| 2018 | Cappo D'Oro | ||
| 2017 | Trap For Fools | ||
| 2016 | Kia Ora Koutou | ||
| 2015 | Dust Me Off | ||
| 2014 | Real Love | ||
| 2013 | Knightlike | ||
| 2012 | Global Flirt | ||
| 2011 | race not held | ||
| 2010 | Brandy Lane | ||
| 2009 | race not held | ||
| 2008 | Exhilarating | ||
| 2007 | Luskin Dancer | ||
| 2006 | Ramiro | ||
| 2005 | Miss Copycat | ||
| 2004 | Reigning Fort | ||
| 2003 | Celtus | ||
| 2002 | So Canny | ||
| 2001 | Cardinal Colours | ||
| 2000 | Noble Cavalier | ||
| 1999 | Kim Angel | ||
| 1998 | Master Touch | ||
| 1997 | Big Cloud | ||
| 1996 | Maestro's Mischief | ||
| 1995 | True Russian | ||
| 1994 | Big Al | ||
| 1993 | Sir Vole | ||
| 1992 | Red Javelin | ||
| 1991 | Red Javelin | ||
| 1990 | All Spark | ||
| 1989 | William's Ghost | ||
| 1988 | Betoota | ||
| 1987 | Linc The Leopard | ||
| 1986 | Nippie's Dream | ||
| 1985 | Ullyatt | ||
| 1984 | Swift Knight | ||
| 1983 | Rosamoss |
0 of the 43 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 G A Towton Cup more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Trap For Fools | 2 | 2017, 2020 |
| Red Javelin | 2 | 1991, 1992 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the G A Towton Cup in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 828 | Prix NoaillesLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$129,231 | €80,000 |
| 829 | Prix Paul de MoussacChantilly Racecourse | France | AU$129,231 | €80,000 |
| 830 | Prix PenelopeSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | AU$129,231 | €80,000 |
| 831 | Prix PerthSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | AU$129,231 | €80,000 |
| 832 | Prix SigyChantilly Racecourse | France | AU$129,231 | €80,000 |
| 833 | Prix TexanitaMaisons-Laffitte | France | AU$129,231 | €80,000 |
| 834 | Prix Thomas BryonSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | AU$129,231 | €80,000 |
| 835 | Prix VanteauxLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$129,231 | €80,000 |
| 836 | Bold Ruckus StakesWoodbine Racetrack | Canada | AU$126,819 | CA$125,000 |
| 837 | Manitoba DerbyAssiniboia Downs | Canada | AU$126,819 | CA$125,000 |
| 839 | Lee Steere ClassicAscot Racecourse | Australia | AU$125,000 | AU$125,000 |
| 840 | Easter HandicapEllerslie Racecourse | New Zealand | AU$124,995 | NZ$150,000 |
| 841 | Great New Zealand HurdleTe Aroha | New Zealand | AU$124,995 | NZ$150,000 |
| 842 | Premio Carlo ChiesaCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | AU$124,385 | €77,000 |
| 843 | Premio Elena e Sergio CumaniSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | AU$124,385 | €77,000 |
| 844 | Premio Guido BerardelliCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | AU$124,385 | €77,000 |
| 845 | Premio Primi PassiSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | AU$124,385 | €77,000 |
| 846 | Premio VerziereSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | AU$124,385 | €77,000 |
| 847 | Ulster DerbyDown Royal, County Down | Ireland | AU$121,154 | €75,000 |
| 848 | Port Adelaide CupMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | AU$120,240 | AU$120,240 |
The 20 races closest to the G A Towton 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, 288th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Proud Miss Stakes | Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Group 3 | AU$150,000 |
| R. N. Irwin Stakes | Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Group 3 | AU$150,000 |
| Sires' Produce Stakes (SAJC) | Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Group 3 | AU$150,000 |
| Vamos Stakes | Launceston Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$150,000 |
| Lee Steere Classic | Ascot Racecourse | Listed Race | AU$125,000 |
| Port Adelaide Cup | Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Listed | AU$120,240 |
| Burrumbeet Cup | Burrumbeet racecourse | AU$30,000 | |
| The Everest | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 1 | AU$20,000,000AU$20.0m |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total G A Towton Cup prize money?
AU$125,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the G A Towton Cup rank among the richest races in the world?
838th of 997. 837 races pay more, the nearest of them Prix Noailles. In Australia it is 288th of 291.
Which horse has won the G A Towton Cup most often?
Trap For Fools, 2 times, in 2017, 2020.
When was the G A Towton Cup first run?
1983. This page holds 43 runnings, from 1983 to 2025.
How far is the G A Towton Cup?
2,200 metres, on turf, at Ascot Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money