JAMES W. MURPHY STAKES · UNITED STATES
James W. Murphy Stakes prize money
The James W. Murphy Stakes is worth $100,000 . That makes it the 755th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 174th richest in the United States.
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.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY $100,000
WORLD RANK 755th
RUNNINGS HELD 70
FIRST RUN 1966
What the James W. Murphy Stakes is
Listed · 1 mile (8 furlongs) · Turf · Pimlico Race Course,
- Racecourse
- Pimlico Race Course,
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Listed
- Distance
- 1 mile (8 furlongs)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1966
We hold the total fund for the James W. Murphy 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.
Run in 1:35.82 in 2026, the James W. Murphy Stakes pays $1,044 for every second of the race, which is 396th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 178th in the United States.
Every James W. Murphy Stakes winner
70 runnings, 1966 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Turf Star1:35.82 | Jorge Ruiz | H. Graham Motion | Calumet Farm | $100,000 |
| 2025 | Reagan’s Wit1:40.25 | José Ortiz | Cherie DeVaux | West Point Thoroughbreds, David Ingordo & CJ Stables | $100,000 |
| 2024 | Fulmineo1:44.78 | Flavien Prat | Arnaud Delacour | Starlight Racing & Mark B. Grier | $100,000 |
| 2023 | Nagirroc1:33.11 | Flavien Prat | H. Graham Motion | Little Red Feather Racing, Madaket Stables & William Strauss | $100,000 |
| 2022 | Joe1:35.26 | Victor R. Carrasco | Michael J. Trombetta | The Elkstone Group | $100,000 |
| 2021 | T D Dance1:34.89 | Javier Castellano | Brad H. Cox | Madakeet Stables, LLC | $100,000 |
| 2020 | Don Juan Kitten1:42.24 | Gabriel Saez | Danny Gargan | Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey | $100,000 |
| 2019 | English Bee1:35.60 | José Ortiz | H. Graham Motion | Calumet Farm | $100,000 |
| 2018 | Tap Daddy1:43.67 | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steve Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds | $100,000 |
| 2017 | Yoshida1:36.83 | Joel Rosario | William Mott | WinStar Farm & China Horse | $100,000 |
| 2016 | Marengo Road1:39.04 | Julian Pimentel | Michael Trombetta | Harry & Tom Meyerhoff | $100,000 |
| 2015 | Woodwin W1:34.32 | Jevian Toledo | Jamie Ness | Woody Weeks | $100,000 |
| 2014 | Wallyanna1:39.09 | Javier Castellano | Michael Pino | Tim O'Donahue Racing | $100,000 |
| 2013 | Redwood Kitten1:35.17 | Joel Rosario | Wesley Ward | Kenneth Ramsey | $100,000 |
| 2012 | Skyring1:35.64 | Joel Rosario | D. Wayne Lukas | Bluegrass Hall | $100,000 |
| 2011 | Chinglish1:40.05 | John Velazquez | Mark Hennig | Jerry & Ron Frankel | $100,000 |
| 2010 | Beau Choix1:34.93 | Javier Castellano | Barclay Tagg | Belle Meadows Farm | $70,000 |
| 2009 | Affirmatif1:35.70 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Wertheimer et Frère | $50,000 |
| 2008 | Termsofengagement1:45.64 | Rosie Napravnik | Nancy Alberts | Chance Romance Rac. | $75,000 |
| 2007 | Rebel Yeller1:37.56 | Erick Rodriguez | Rodney Jenkins | Centennial Farms | $75,000 |
| 2006 | Rock Lobster1:44.06 | Joseph Rocco Jr. | Michael Dickinson | Flatbird Stable | $100,000 |
| 2005 | English Channel1:45.55 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | James Scatuorchio | $100,000 |
| 2004 | Artie Schiller1:41.86 | Richard Migliore | James A. Jerkens | Timber Bay Farm | $100,000 |
| 2003 | Christmas Away1:45.73 | Ramon Domínguez | Robbie Bailes | Elmon Gray | $100,000 |
| 2002 | Mr. O'Brien1:40.33 | Pat Day | Michael Dickinson | Skeedattle Associates | $75,000 |
| 2001 | Unaccountedlea1:45.73 | Mario Pino | Anthony Dutrow | Skeedattle Associates | $75,000 |
| 2000 | Blaze and Blues1:41.20 | Rick Wilson | H. Graham Motion | Lazy Lane Farms | $75,000 |
| 1999 | Holditholditholdit1:42.60 | Steve Hamilton | Jeffrey Carle | Rocky Richter | $75,000 |
| 1998 | Poolman1:44.20 | Joseph Rocco Jr. | Steve Klesaris | Victoria Racing Stables | $75,000 |
| 1997 | Two Smart1:43.40 | Edgar Prado | H. Graham Motion | Herringswell Stables | $75,000 |
| 1996 | Allied Forces1:42.60 | Edgar Prado | Kiaran McLaughlin | Stavloi Anavisou | $75,000 |
| 1995 | Ops Smile1:43.20 | Alberto Delgado | J. William Boniface | Karp Warfield | $75,000 |
| 1994 | Honorable Flight1:44.20 | Larry C. Reynolds | Dale Capuano | Costas Triantafilos | $75,000 |
| 1993 | P. J. Higgins1:43.80 | Edgar Prado | Mary E. Eppler | Mary E. Eppler | $75,000 |
| 1992 | Binary Light1:48.80 | Herb McCauley | Patrick J. Kelly | Live Oak Plantation Racing | $75,000 |
| 1991 | Link1:42.20 | Jacinto Vásquez | Howard M. Tesher | Stewart Madison | $75,000 |
| 1990 | Baron de Vaux1:45.40 | Joe Rocco | Charles Peoples | Dormello Stud | $75,000 |
| 1989 | Pulverizing1:43.40 | Allen T. Stacy | Jerry Robb | Herbert Allen | $100,000 |
| 1988 | Freezees1:45.20 | Donnie Miller Jr. | James W. Murphy | Jane du Pont Lunger | $66,500 |
| 1987 | Phantom Jet1:36.00 | Keith K. Allen | Philip A. Gleaves | Mill Creek Farm | $66,500 |
| 1986 | Tropical Whip1:35.80 | Mike Hunter | Marvin Moncrief | Stanley S. Bender et al. | $66,500 |
| 1986 | Fork Union Cadet1:36.80 | Allen T. Stacy | Ferris Allen | David Popofsky | $66,500 |
| 1985 | Tent Up1:40.00 | Vincent Bracciale | Howard M. Tesher | Geoffrey A. Huguely | $66,500 |
| 1985 | Rappashod1:39.20 | Donnie Miller Jr. | Phil Gleaves | Not Found | $66,500 |
| 1984 | Nagurski1:44.60 | Larry Saumell | Michael J. Doyle | Dogwood Stable | $66,500 |
| 1983 | Disarco's Rib1:39.00 | Julie Krone | Richard Dutrow | Not Found | $66,500 |
| 1982 | Give Me Strength1:39.80 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Luis Barrera | Happy Valley Farm | $66,500 |
| 1981 | Thirty Eight Paces1:44.40 | William Passmore | King T. Leatherbury | Double Paces Stable | $66,500 |
| 1981 | Timely Counsel1:44.40 | William Passmore | Not Found | Not Found | $66,500 |
| 1980 | Blue Ensign1:44.60 | Vincent Bracciale | Del W. Carroll | Locust Hill Farm | $66,500 |
| 1979 | Smarten1:41.80 | Sam Maple | Woody Stephens | Ryehill Farm | $66,500 |
| 1978 | Iron Legend1:44.20 | Michael Sim | Victor Coladonato | Victor Coladonato | $38,800 |
| 1977 | Important Reason1:42.00 | Tommy Lee | Not Found | Not Found | $31,800 |
| 1976 | Impeccable1:45.20 | Leroy Moyers | Not Found | Not Found | $31,800 |
| 1975 | Dancing Champ1:45.20 | Chuck Baltazar | Bud Delp | Windfields Farm | $50,000 |
| 1975 | Naturally Bold1:45.20 | Anthony Agnello | Judith Zouck | P. Tiano | $50,000 |
| 1974 | Neapolitan Way1:38.00 | Herb Hinojosa | Lawrence W. Jennings | Elizabeth F. Thomas | $50,000 |
| 1974 | Conesaba1:36.80 | Buck Thornburg | W. Burling Cocks | Joy Valentine | $50,000 |
| 1973 | Roman Numerals1:40.20 | Vincent Bracciale | Not Found | Not Found | $50,000 |
| 1973 | London Company1:39.60 | Eldon Nelson | LeRoy Jolley | Chance Hill Farm | $50,000 |
| 1972 | Dubassoff1:41.60 | Ron Turcotte | Thomas J. Kelly | John M. Schiff | $35,500 |
| 1971 | Lord Hussar1:37.20 | George Cusimano | Edward J. Yowell | Harry Frelinghuysen | $50,000 |
| 1971 | Bold Statement1:38.60 | William Hartack | Eddie Anspach | Frank E. Power | $50,000 |
| 1970 | Needle's Noose1:40.60 | Eldon Nelson | Del W. Carroll | William S. Farish III | $38,100 |
| 1969 | Greengrass Greene1:37.40 | George Cusimano | Del W. Carroll | Michael Grace Phipps | $25,300 |
| 1969 | Spring Morn1:37.80 | William Passmore | Eddie Anspach | Frank E. Power | $25,300 |
| 1968 | Mara Lark1:37.00 | Robert Wholey Jr. | Pancho Martin | Sigmund Sommer | $25,300 |
| 1968 | Hand to Hand1:37.60 | Jorge Velásquez | Not Found | Not Found | $25,300 |
| 1967 | Top Bid1:44.00 | Eldon Nelson | Edward A. Neloy | Gladys Mills Phipps | $31,800 |
| 1966 | Exhibitionist1:42.00 | Heliodoro Gustines | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | $31,800 |
70 of the 70 runnings name the rider, 70 name the trainer and 70 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to. 70 carry the total prize money for that year, converted here the same way the purse above is.
What the James W. Murphy Stakes has paid, season by season
Total prize money, 1966 to 2026
$32k 66
$32k 67
$25k 68
$25k 69
$38k 70
$50k 71
$36k 72
$50k 73
$50k 74
$50k 75
$32k 76
$32k 77
$39k 78
$67k 79
$67k 80
$67k 81
$67k 82
$67k 83
$67k 84
$67k 85
$67k 86
$67k 87
$67k 88
$100k 89
$75k 90
$75k 91
$75k 92
$75k 93
$75k 94
$75k 95
$75k 96
$75k 97
$75k 98
$75k 99
$75k 00
$75k 01
$75k 02
$100k 03
$100k 04
$100k 05
$100k 06
$75k 07
$75k 08
$50k 09
$70k 10
$100k 11
$100k 12
$100k 13
$100k 14
$100k 15
$100k 16
$100k 17
$100k 18
$100k 19
$100k 20
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$100k 24
$100k 25
$100k 26
The total prize money went from $31,800 in 1966 to $100,000 in 2026, 3.1 times more. Every year is converted at today's rate, so the line is the money the race puts up rather than the money the exchange rate did.
Who wins the James W. Murphy Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the James W. Murphy Stakes twice in the 70 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a jockey
Races worth about the same
Either side of the James W. Murphy Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 745 | Premio TudiniCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | $100,034 | €88,000 |
| 746 | Affirmed Stakes (LATC)Santa Anita Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 747 | American DerbyChurchill Downs | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 748 | Arlington ClassicArlington Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 749 | Baldwin StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 750 | Barbaro Stakes at Delaware ParkDelaware Park Racetrack | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 751 | Cinema StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 752 | El Camino Real DerbyGolden Gate Fields | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 753 | Forerunner StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 754 | Fred "Cappy" Capossela StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 756 | Jefferson Cup StakesChurchill Downs | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 757 | Jersey DerbyMonmouth Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 758 | Jimmy Winkfield StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 759 | Kentucky Cup Sprint StakesTurfway Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 760 | Lazaro Barrera StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 761 | Lexington Stakes (NYRA)Aqueduct Racetrack, | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 762 | Long Branch StakesMonmouth Park Racetrack | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 763 | Los Alamitos DerbyLos Alamitos Race Course | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 765 | Round Table StakesArlington Park, | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
| 766 | Sham StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $100,000 | $100,000 |
The 20 races closest to the James W. Murphy 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 the United States
196 races, 174th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinema Stakes | Santa Anita Park | Ungraded | $100,000 |
| El Camino Real Derby | Golden Gate Fields | Listed | $100,000 |
| Forerunner Stakes | Keeneland Race Course | Discontinued Stakes | $100,000 |
| Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes | Aqueduct Racetrack | Discontinued | $100,000 |
| Jefferson Cup Stakes | Churchill Downs | Grade III | $100,000 |
| Jersey Derby | Monmouth Park | Listed | $100,000 |
| Jimmy Winkfield Stakes | Aqueduct Racetrack | Black Type | $100,000 |
| Kentucky Cup Sprint Stakes | Turfway Park | Grade III | $100,000 |
Every race in the United States we hold a purse for is on the United States prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total James W. Murphy Stakes prize money?
$100,000.
Where does the James W. Murphy Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
755th of 997. 754 races pay more, the nearest of them Premio Tudini. In the United States it is 174th of 196.
Which jockey has won the James W. Murphy Stakes most often?
Javier Castellano, with 3 wins between 2010 and 2021.
When was the James W. Murphy Stakes first run?
1966. This page holds 70 runnings, from 1966 to 2026.
How far is the James W. Murphy Stakes?
1 mile (8 furlongs), on turf, at Pimlico Race Course,.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money