Hill Stakes prize money
The Hill Stakes is worth AU$2,000,000 for the 2024 running . That makes it the 56th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 12th 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 Hill Stakes is
Group 2 · 2000 metres · Turf · Randwick Racecourse,
- Racecourse
- Randwick Racecourse,
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 2
- Distance
- 2000 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - flat
- Open to
- Horses three years old and older
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1921
We hold the total fund for the Hill 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 Hill Stakes winner
105 runnings, 1921 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Lindermann | ||
| 2024 | Attrition | ||
| 2023 | Montefilia | ||
| 2022 | Cascadian | ||
| 2021 | Think It Over | ||
| 2020 | Kolding | ||
| 2019 | Verry Elleegant | ||
| 2018 | Ace High | ||
| 2017 | Classic Uniform | ||
| 2016 | Hartnell | ||
| 2015 | Preferment | ||
| 2014 | Junoob | ||
| 2013 | Moriarty | ||
| 2012 | Lamasery | ||
| 2011 | Trusting | ||
| 2010 | Descarado | ||
| 2009 | Miss Marielle | ||
| 2008 | Fiumicino | ||
| 2007 | race not held | ||
| 2006 | Desert War | ||
| 2005 | Desert War | ||
| 2004 | Natural Blitz | ||
| 2003 | Excellerator | ||
| 2002 | Dress Circle | ||
| 2001 | Mulan Princess | ||
| 2000 | Pasta Express | ||
| 1999 | Tie The Knot | ||
| 1998 | Arena | ||
| 1997 | Ebony Grosve | ||
| 1996 | Saintly | ||
| 1995 | Stony Bay | ||
| 1994 | Slight Chance | ||
| 1993 | Silk Ali | ||
| 1992 | Muirfield Village | ||
| 1991 | Super Impose | ||
| 1990 | Eastern Classic | ||
| 1989 | Riverina Charm | ||
| 1988 | Natural Habit | ||
| 1987 | Beau Zam | ||
| 1986 | Colour Page | ||
| 1985 | Greatness | ||
| 1984 | Trissaro | ||
| 1983 | Emancipation | ||
| 1982 | Cossack Prince | ||
| 1981 | Canarthus | ||
| 1980 | Silver Wraith | ||
| 1979 | Imposing | ||
| 1978 | Marceau | ||
| 1977 | Carlaw | ||
| 1976 | Ngawyni | ||
| 1975 | Skyjack | ||
| 1974 | Leica Lover | ||
| 1973 | Grand Cidium | ||
| 1972 | Gunsynd | ||
| 1971 | Baguette | ||
| 1970 | Flagrante | ||
| 1969 | Black Onyx | ||
| 1968 | Eternal Youth | ||
| 1967 | Winfreux | ||
| 1966 | Prince Grant | ||
| 1965 | Eskimo Prince | ||
| 1964 | Toi Port | ||
| 1963 | Toi Port | ||
| 1962 | Sky High | ||
| 1961 | Lord Fury | ||
| 1960 | Waipari | ||
| 1959 | Noholme | ||
| 1958 | Skyline | ||
| 1957 | Redcraze | ||
| 1956 | Redcraze | ||
| 1955 | Somerset Fair | ||
| 1954 | Prince Cortauld | ||
| 1953 | Hydrogen | ||
| 1952 | Hydrogen | ||
| 1951 | San Domenico | ||
| 1950 | Playboy | ||
| 1949 | Vagabond | ||
| 1948 | Dark Marne | ||
| 1947 | Columnist | ||
| 1946 | Bernborough | ||
| 1945 | Shannon | ||
| 1944 | Mayfowl | ||
| 1943 | Yaralla | ||
| 1942 | Yaralla | ||
| 1941 | High Caste | ||
| 1940 | Beau Vite | ||
| 1939 | Gold Rod | ||
| 1938 | Gold Rod | ||
| 1937 | Talking | ||
| 1936 | Silver Ring | ||
| 1935 | Peter Pan | ||
| 1934 | Chatham | ||
| 1933 | Chatham | ||
| 1932 | Peter Pan | ||
| 1931 | Phar Lap | ||
| 1930 | Phar Lap | ||
| 1929 | Winalot | ||
| 1928 | Limerick | ||
| 1927 | Limerick | ||
| 1926 | Valicare | ||
| 1925 | The Hawk | ||
| 1924 | Ballymena | ||
| 1923 | The Hawk | ||
| 1922 | Gloaming | ||
| 1921 | Beauford |
0 of the 105 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 Hill Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Desert War | 2 | 2005, 2006 |
| Toi Port | 2 | 1963, 1964 |
| Redcraze | 2 | 1956, 1957 |
| Hydrogen | 2 | 1952, 1953 |
| Yaralla | 2 | 1942, 1943 |
| Gold Rod | 2 | 1938, 1939 |
| Peter Pan | 2 | 1932, 1935 |
| Chatham | 2 | 1933, 1934 |
| Phar Lap | 2 | 1930, 1931 |
| Limerick | 2 | 1927, 1928 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Hill Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Hong Kong Champions & Chater CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | AU$2,334,150AU$2.3m | HK$13,000,000 |
| 47 | Centenary Sprint CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | AU$2,154,600AU$2.2m | HK$12,000,000 |
| 48 | Hong Kong Gold CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | AU$2,154,600AU$2.2m | HK$12,000,000 |
| 49 | Hong Kong Stewards' CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | AU$2,154,600AU$2.2m | HK$12,000,000 |
| 50 | Queen's Silver Jubilee CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | AU$2,154,600AU$2.2m | HK$12,000,000 |
| 51 | Kentucky OaksChurchill Downs | United States | AU$2,131,579AU$2.1m | $1,500,000 |
| 52 | Turf Classic StakesChurchill Downs | United States | AU$2,131,579AU$2.1m | $1,500,000 |
| 53 | Australian DerbyRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 54 | Blue Diamond StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 55 | Coolmore Stud StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 57 | Newmarket HandicapFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 58 | Spring Champion StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 59 | Sydney StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 60 | Victoria DerbyFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 62 | Grand NationalAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$1,890,000AU$1.9m | £1,000,000 |
| 63 | Apple Blossom HandicapOaklawn Park | United States | AU$1,776,316 | $1,250,000 |
| 64 | Arkansas DerbyOaklawn Park Race Track, | United States | AU$1,776,316 | $1,250,000 |
| 65 | Blue Grass StakesKeeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky, USA | United States | AU$1,776,316 | $1,250,000 |
| 66 | Coolmore Turf Mile StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | AU$1,776,316 | $1,250,000 |
| 67 | Japan Breeding Farms' Cup ClassicChanges yearly | Japan | AU$1,619,352 | ¥170,000,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Hill 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, 12th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-Star Mile | Flemington Racecourse, Caulfield Racecourse and The Valley | Group 1 | AU$2,500,000AU$2.5m |
| Australian Derby | Randwick Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m |
| Blue Diamond Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m |
| Coolmore Stud Stakes | Flemington Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m |
| Newmarket Handicap | Flemington Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m |
| Spring Champion Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 1 | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m |
| 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 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Hill Stakes prize money?
AU$2,000,000, for the 2024 running.
Where does the Hill Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
56th of 997. 55 races pay more, the nearest of them Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup. In Australia it is 12th of 291.
Which horse has won the Hill Stakes most often?
Desert War, 2 times, in 2005, 2006.
When was the Hill Stakes first run?
1921. This page holds 105 runnings, from 1921 to 2025.
How far is the Hill Stakes?
2000 metres, on turf, at Randwick Racecourse,.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money