Geelong Cup prize money
The Geelong Cup is worth AU$500,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 257th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 48th 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 Geelong Cup is
Group 3 · 2,400 metres · Turf · Geelong Racecourse, Geelong, Australia
- Racecourse
- Geelong Racecourse, Geelong, Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 2,400 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Open
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1872
We hold the total fund for the Geelong 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 Geelong Cup winner
144 runnings, 1872 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Torranzino | ||
| 2024 | Onesmoothoperator | ||
| 2023 | Amade | ||
| 2022 | Emissary | ||
| 2021 | Tralee Rose | ||
| 2020 | Steel Prince | ||
| 2019 | Prince of Arran | ||
| 2018 | Runaway | ||
| 2017 | Vengeur Masque | ||
| 2016 | Qewy | ||
| 2015 | Almoonqith | ||
| 2014 | Caravan Rolls On | ||
| 2013 | Ibicenco | ||
| 2012 | Gatewood | ||
| 2011 | Dunaden | ||
| 2010 | Americain | ||
| 2009 | Leica Ding | ||
| 2008 | Bauer | ||
| 2007 | The Fuzz | ||
| 2006 | Mandela | ||
| 2005 | On A Jeune | ||
| 2004 | Pacific Dancer | ||
| 2003 | Zazzman | ||
| 2002 | Media Puzzle | ||
| 2001 | Karasi | ||
| 2000 | Savrocca | ||
| 1999 | Bohemiath | ||
| 1998 | Ancient City | ||
| 1997 | Oregon Star | ||
| 1996 | Hereditas | ||
| 1995 | Anfitrion | ||
| 1994 | Grass Valley | ||
| 1993 | Ultimate Aim | ||
| 1992 | Ali Boy | ||
| 1991 | Newbury Star | ||
| 1990 | Mr. Brooker | ||
| 1989 | Pacific Mirage | ||
| 1988 | Our Classic Bay | ||
| 1987 | Beau Trist | ||
| 1986 | Fil De Roi | ||
| 1985 | Koiro Corrie May | ||
| 1984 | Chagemar | ||
| 1983 | Deb's Mate | ||
| 1982 | Gujarat | ||
| 1981 | Allez Bijou | ||
| 1980 | Summer Fleur | ||
| 1979 | Hauberk | ||
| 1978 | Puramaka | ||
| 1977 | Brallos | ||
| 1976 | Taminga | ||
| 1975 | Dowling Girl | ||
| 1974 | Special Test | ||
| 1973 | Australasia | ||
| 1972 | Hayburner | ||
| 1971 | Gnapur | ||
| 1970 | Vansittart | ||
| 1969 | Double Steel | ||
| 1968 | Bergman | ||
| 1967 | Royal Coral | ||
| 1966 | Craftsman | ||
| 1965 | Pleasanton | ||
| 1964 | Jamagne | ||
| 1963 | Nivek | ||
| 1962 | Napoleon | ||
| 1961 | Ursalon | ||
| 1960 | Tabess | ||
| 1959 | Paratone | ||
| 1958 | Mac | ||
| 1957 | King Boru | ||
| 1956 | Prince Abbott | ||
| 1955 | November Moon | ||
| 1954 | Chidden | ||
| 1953 | meeting abandoned | ||
| 1952 | Welkin Sun | ||
| 1951 | Trust Me | ||
| 1950 | Purple Prince | ||
| 1949 | Blank Music | ||
| 1948 | Royal Scot | ||
| 1947 | Bruin | ||
| 1938 | 46 | ||
| 1937 | Lord Carrington | ||
| 1935 | 36 | ||
| 1934 | Viol D'Amour | ||
| 1933 | Bay of Islands | ||
| 1932 | Glaive | ||
| 1931 | El Rey | ||
| 1930 | race not held | ||
| 1929 | Sea Pilot | ||
| 1928 | Anan Louise | ||
| 1927 | Victorian King | ||
| 1926 | Bombard | ||
| 1925 | Glaxy | ||
| 1924 | Lillirie | ||
| 1923 | Mount Bernard | ||
| 1922 | Tresco | ||
| 1921 | Rahda | ||
| 1920 | race not held | ||
| 1919 | Luteplayer | ||
| 1918 | Blackwood | ||
| 1917 | Mnesarchus | ||
| 1916 | Lady Mooltan | ||
| 1915 | Pouter | ||
| 1914 | Roseview | ||
| 1913 | Porch | ||
| 1912 | Roseview | ||
| 1911 | Crete | ||
| 1910 | Orline | ||
| 1909 | Tantalla | ||
| 1907 | 08 | ||
| 1906 | Maninga | ||
| 1905 | Cluster | ||
| 1904 | Mallard | ||
| 1903 | Telemachus | ||
| 1902 | Merryman | ||
| 1901 | Marie Corelli | ||
| 1900 | Model | ||
| 1899 | Relic | ||
| 1898 | Chit Chat | ||
| 1897 | race not held | ||
| 1896 | Pivot | ||
| 1895 | J5 | ||
| 1894 | The Clown | ||
| 1893 | Newman | ||
| 1892 | Norbert | ||
| 1891 | Tantallon | ||
| 1890 | Britannia | ||
| 1889 | Malua | ||
| 1888 | Gardenia | ||
| 1887 | Camerine | ||
| 1886 | Claptrap | ||
| 1885 | Camerine | ||
| 1884 | Linda | ||
| 1883 | Gudarz | ||
| 1882 | Guinea | ||
| 1881 | Progress | ||
| 1880 | Zambesi | ||
| 1879 | Lord Harry | ||
| 1878 | Newminster | ||
| 1877 | Pride of the Hills | ||
| 1876 | Emulation | ||
| 1875 | Melbourne | ||
| 1874 | Mccallum Mohn | ||
| 1873 | Leo | ||
| 1872 | Flying Scud |
0 of the 144 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 Geelong Cup more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Roseview | 2 | 1912, 1914 |
| Camerine | 2 | 1885, 1887 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Geelong Cup in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 246 | Prix MornyDeauville Racecourse | France | AU$565,385 | €350,000 |
| 247 | Prix Royal-OakLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$565,385 | €350,000 |
| 249 | Breeders' StakesWoodbine Racetrack | Canada | AU$507,276 | CA$500,000 |
| 250 | A D Hollindale StakesGold Coast Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 251 | AJC St LegerRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 252 | Alister Clark StakesCaulfield or Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 253 | Bendigo CupBendigo Racecourse, Bendigo, Australia | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 254 | Breeders ClassicRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 255 | Carbine Club StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 256 | Challenge StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 258 | Gloaming StakesRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 259 | John F. Feehan StakesMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 260 | Karrakatta PlateAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 261 | Peter Young StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 262 | The Bart CummingsFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 263 | The Damien OliverFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 264 | WA GuineasAscot Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 265 | New Zealand 1000 GuineasRiccarton Park | New Zealand | AU$499,981 | NZ$600,000 |
| 266 | New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders StakesTrentham, Ellerslie, Te Aroha or Te Rapa | New Zealand | AU$499,981 | NZ$600,000 |
| 267 | Perryville StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | AU$497,368 | $350,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Geelong 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, 48th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bendigo Cup | Bendigo Racecourse, Bendigo, Australia | Group 3 | AU$500,000 |
| Breeders Classic | Rosehill Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$500,000 |
| Carbine Club Stakes | Flemington Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$500,000 |
| Challenge Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 2 | AU$500,000 |
| Gloaming Stakes | Rosehill Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$500,000 |
| John F. Feehan Stakes | Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Group 2 | AU$500,000 |
| Karrakatta Plate | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 2 | AU$500,000 |
| Peter Young Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$500,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Geelong Cup prize money?
AU$500,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Geelong Cup rank among the richest races in the world?
257th of 997. 256 races pay more, the nearest of them Prix Morny. In Australia it is 48th of 291.
Which horse has won the Geelong Cup most often?
Roseview, 2 times, in 1912, 1914.
When was the Geelong Cup first run?
1872. This page holds 144 runnings, from 1872 to 2025.
How far is the Geelong Cup?
2,400 metres, on turf, at Geelong Racecourse, Geelong, Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money