JOCKEY CLUB GOLD CUP · UNITED STATES
Jockey Club Gold Cup prize money
The Jockey Club Gold Cup is worth $1,000,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 90th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 35th 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 $1,000,000
WORLD RANK 90th
RUNNINGS HELD 107
FIRST RUN 1919
What the Jockey Club Gold Cup is
Grade I · miles (10 furlongs) · Dirt · Belmont Park
- Racecourse
- Belmont Park
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Grade I
- Distance
- miles (10 furlongs)
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-years-old and up
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1919
We hold the total fund for the Jockey Club Gold 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.
Run in 2:02.16 in 2025, the Jockey Club Gold Cup pays $8,186 for every second of the race, which is 90th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 46th in the United States.
Every Jockey Club Gold Cup winner
107 runnings, 1919 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Winner's prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Antiquarian4 · 2:02.16 | John R. Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Centennial Farms | $550,000 |
| 2024 | Highland Falls4 · 2:03.00 | Flavien Prat | Brad H. Cox | Godolphin | $550,000 |
| 2023 | Bright Future4 · 2:03.25 | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable & St. Elias Stable | $600,000 |
| 2022 | Olympiad4 · 2:02.11 | Junior Alvarado | William I. Mott | Grandview Equine, Cheyenne Stables & LNJ Foxwoods | $600,000 |
| 2021 | Max Player4 · 2:02.49 | Ricardo Santana Jr. | Steve Asmussen | George E. Hall & SportBLX Thoroughbreds Crop. | $600,000 |
| 2020 | Happy Saver3 · 2:01.77 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Todd A. Pletcher | Wertheimer et Frere | $250,000 |
| 2019 | Code of Honor13 · 2:00.30 | John Velazquez | Shug McGaughey | William S. Farish III | $433,125 |
| 2018 | Discreet Lover5 · 1:59.99 | Manuel Franco | Uriah St. Lewis | Uriah St. Lewis | $433,125 |
| 2017 | Diversify4 · 2:00.96 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | Richard Violette Jr. | Lauren & Ralph Evans | $450,000 |
| 2016 | Hoppertunity5 · 2:00.68 | John Velazquez | Bob Baffert | Karl Watson, Mile Pegram, Paul Weitman | $600,000 |
| 2015 | Tonalist4 · 2:02.16 | John Velazquez | Christophe Clement | Robert S. Evans | $600,000 |
| 2014 | Tonalist3 · 2:02.12 | Joel Rosario | Christophe Clement | Robert S. Evans | $600,000 |
| 2013 | Ron the Greek6 · 1:59.70 | Jose Lezcano | William I. Mott | Brous Stable/Wachtel Stable et al. | $600,000 |
| 2012 | Flat Out6 · 2:01.44 | Joel Rosario | William I. Mott | Preston Stables LLC (Art Preston) | $600,000 |
| 2011 | Flat Out5 · 2:03.17 | Alex Solis | Scooter Dickey | Preston Stables LLC (Art Preston) | $450,000 |
| 2010 | Haynesfield4 · 2:02.48 | Ramon Domínguez | Steve Asmussen | Turtle Bird Stable (Harvey & Bernice Weinstein) | $450,000 |
| 2009 | Summer Bird3 · 2:02.51 | Kent J. Desormeaux | Tim A. Ice | Kalarikkal K. & Vilasini D. Jayaraman | $450,000 |
| 2008 | Curlin4 · 2:01:93 | Robby Albarado | Steve Asmussen | Stonestreet Stables et al. | $450,000 |
| 2007 | Curlin3 · 2:01.20 | Robby Albarado | Steve Asmussen | Stonestreet Stables et al. | $450,000 |
| 2006 | Bernardini3 · 2:01.02 | Javier Castellano | Thomas Albertrani | Darley Stable | $450,000 |
| 2005 | Borrego4 · 2:02.86 | Garrett Gomez | C. Beau Greely | Jon S. Kelly, Ralls & Foster LLC, Brad Scott, et al. | $600,000 |
| 2004 | Funny Cide4 · 2:02.44 | José A. Santos | Barclay Tagg | Sackatoga Stable (Tony Everard) | $600,000 |
| 2003 | Mineshaft4 · 2:00.25 | Robby Albarado | Neil J. Howard | Farish, Elkins, Webber | $600,000 |
| 2002 | Evening Attire4 · 1:59.58 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Patrick J. Kelly | Joseph & Mary Grant, Thomas J. Kelly | $600,000 |
| 2001 | Aptitude4 · 2:01.49 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farm | $600,000 |
| 2000 | Albert the Great3 · 1:59.24 | Jorge Chavez | Nick Zito | Tracy Farmer | $600,000 |
| 1999 | River Keen7 · 2:01.40 | Chris Antley | Bob Baffert | Hugo Reynolds | $600,000 |
| 1998 | Wagon Limit4 · 2:00.62 | Robbie Davis | H. Allen Jerkens | Joseph V. Shields Jr. | $600,000 |
| 1997 | Skip Away4 · 1:58.89 | Jerry Bailey | Hubert Hine | Carolyn Hine | $600,000 |
| 1996 | Skip Away3 · 2:00.70 | Shane Sellers | Hubert Hine | Carolyn Hine | $600,000 |
| 1995 | Cigar5 · 2:01.29 | Jerry Bailey | William I. Mott | Allen Paulson | $450,000 |
| 1994 | Colonial Affair4 · 2:02.19 | José A. Santos | Flint S. Schulhofer | Centennial Farms (Don Little Sr. racing partnership) | $450,000 |
| 1993 | Miner's Mark3 · 2:02.79 | Chris McCarron | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | $510,000 |
| 1992 | Pleasant Tap5 · 1:58.95 | Gary Stevens | Christopher Speckert | Buckland Farm | $510,000 |
| 1991 | Festin5 · 2:00.69 | Ed Delahoussaye | Ron McAnally | Kinerk Burton | $510,000 |
| 1990 | Flying Continental4 · 2:00.60 | Corey Black | Jay M. Robbins | Jack Kent Cooke | $503,100 |
| 1989 | Easy Goer3 · 2:29.20 | Pat Day | C. R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | $659,400 |
| 1988 | Waquoit5 · 2:27.60 | José A. Santos | Guido Federico | Joseph Federico | $637,800 |
| 1987 | Creme Fraiche5 · 2:30.80 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Woody Stephens | Brushwood Stable | $650,400 |
| 1986 | Creme Fraiche4 · 2:28.00 | Randy Romero | Woody Stephens | Brushwood Stable | $510,300 |
| 1985 | Vanlandingham4 · 2:27.00 | Pat Day | C. R. McGaughey III | Loblolly Stable | $516,600 |
| 1984 | Slew o' Gold4 · 2:28.80 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | John O. Hertler | Equusequitey Stable (Jim & Sally Hill / Mickey & Karen Taylor) | $1,350,400$1.4m |
| 1983 | Slew o' Gold3 · 2:26.20 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Sidney Watters Jr. | Equusequitey Stable (Jim & Sally Hill / Mickey & Karen Taylor) | $342,000 |
| 1982 | Lemhi Gold4 · 2:31.20 | Chris McCarron | Laz Barrera | Aaron U. Jones | $337,800 |
| 1981 | John Henry6 · 2:28.40 | Bill Shoemaker | Victor J. Nickerson | Dotsam Stable | $340,800 |
| 1980 | Temperence Hill3 · 2:30.20 | Eddie Maple | Joseph B. Cantey | Loblolly Stable | $329,400 |
| 1979 | Affirmed4 · 2:27.40 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Laz Barrera | Harbor View Farm | $225,000 |
| 1978 | Exceller5 · 2:27.20 | Bill Shoemaker | Charles Whittingham | Nelson Bunker Hunt | $193,080 |
| 1977 | On The Sly4 · 2:28.20 | Gregg McCarron | Mel W. Gross | Balmak Stable (Mary Streit) | $208,080 |
| 1976 | Great Contractor3 · 2:28.80 | Pat Day | Roger Laurin | Howard P. Wilson | $201,360 |
| 1975 | Group Plan5 · 3:23.20 | Jorge Velásquez | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | $95,850 |
| 1974 | Forego4 · 3:21.20 | Heliodoro Gustines | Sherrill W. Ward | Lazy F Ranch | $67,140 |
| 1973 | Prove Out4 · 3:20.00 | Jorge Velásquez | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | $66,060 |
| 1972 | Autobiography4 · 3:21.40 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Pancho Martin | Sigmund Sommer | $68,220 |
| 1971 | Shuvee5 · 3:20.40 | Jorge Velásquez | Willard C. Freeman | Anne Minor Stone | $66,900 |
| 1970 | Shuvee4 · 3:21.60 | Ron Turcotte | Willard C. Freeman | Anne Minor Stone | $70,785 |
| 1969 | Arts and Letters3 · 3:22.40 | Braulio Baeza | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stables | $69,030 |
| 1968 | Quicken Tree5 · 3:22.80 | William Hartack | Clyde Turk | Louis R. Rowan & Wheelock Whitney Jr. | $71,370 |
| 1967 | Damascus3 · 3:20.20 | Bill Shoemaker | Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. | Edith W. Bancroft | $69,290 |
| 1966 | Buckpasser3 · 3:26.20 | Braulio Baeza | Edward A. Neloy | Ogden Phipps | $71,825 |
| 1965 | Roman Brother4 · 3:22.60 | Braulio Baeza | Burley Parke | Harbor View Farm | $71,500 |
| 1964 | Kelso7 · 3:19.20 | Ismael Valenzuela | Carl Hanford | Bohemia Stable | $70,785 |
| 1963 | Kelso6 · 3:22.00 | Ismael Valenzuela | Carl Hanford | Bohemia Stable | $70,785 |
| 1962 | Kelso5 · 3:19.80 | Ismael Valenzuela | Carl Hanford | Bohemia Stable | $70,785 |
| 1961 | Kelso4 · 3:25.80 | Eddie Arcaro | Carl Hanford | Bohemia Stable | $68,770 |
| 1960 | Kelso3 · 3:19.40 | Eddie Arcaro | Carl Hanford | Bohemia Stable | $70,205 |
| 1959 | Sword Dancer3 · 3:22.20 | Eddie Arcaro | J. Elliott Burch | Brookmeade Stable | $70,790 |
| 1958 | Inside Tract4 · 3:23.40 | Conn McCreary | John J. Weipert Jr. | D & M Stable (Raymond da Brino & Joseph Martino) | $52,417 |
| 1957 | Gallant Man3 · 3:23.00 | Bill Shoemaker | John A. Nerud | Ralph Lowe | $53,850 |
| 1956 | Nashua4 · 3:20.40 | Eddie Arcaro | Jim Fitzsimmons | Leslie Combs II | $36,600 |
| 1955 | Nashua3 · 3:24.80 | Eddie Arcaro | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | $52,850 |
| 1954 | High Gun3 · 3:25.80 | Eddie Arcaro | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | $55,150 |
| 1953 | Level Lea3 · 3:27.00 | William Boland | Max Hirsch | John Shaffer Phipps | $55,100 |
| 1952 | One Count3 · 3:24.20 | Dave Gorman | Oscar White | Mrs. Walter M. Jeffords | $52,100 |
| 1951 | Counterpoint3 · 3:21.60 | Dave Gorman | Sylvester Veitch | C. V. Whitney | $35,600 |
| 1950 | Hill Prince3 · 3:22.40 | Eddie Arcaro | Casey Hayes | Christopher Chenery | $36,006 |
| 1949 | Ponder3 · 3:22.80 | Eddie Arcaro | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | $36,300 |
| 1948 | Citation3 · 3:21.60 | Eddie Arcaro | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | $72,700 |
| 1947 | Phalanx3 · 3:21.60 | Ruperto Donoso | Sylvester Veitch | C. V. Whitney | $17,850 |
| 1946 | Pavot4 · 3:22.60 | Eddie Arcaro | Oscar White | Walter M. Jeffords Sr. | $18,250 |
| 1945 | Pot o'Luck3 · 3:27.40 | Douglas Dodson | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | $18,335 |
| 1944 | Bolingbroke7 · 3:27.20 | Robert Permane | Walter Burrows | Townsend B. Martin | $17,645 |
| 1943 | Princequillo3 · 3:23.80 | Conn McCreary | Horatio Luro | Boone Hall Stable | $18,350 |
| 1942 | Whirlaway4 · 3:21.60 | George Woolf | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | $18,350 |
| 1941 | Market Wise3 · 3:20.80 | Basil James | George W. Carroll | Louis Tufano | $7,325 |
| 1940 | Fenelon3 · 3:24.40 | James Stout | James E. Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | $6,700 |
| 1939 | Cravat4 · 3:23.00 | Basil James | Walter Burrows | Townsend B. Martin | $5,550 |
| 1938 | War Admiral4 · 3:24.80 | Wayne D. Wright | George Conway | Glen Riddle Farm | $5,500 |
| 1937 | Firethorn5 · 3:26.00 | Harry Richards | Preston M. Burch | Walter M. Jeffords Sr. | $6,050 |
| 1936 | Count Arthur4 · 3:24.40 | James Stout | Lon Johnson | Fannie Hertz | $6,750 |
| 1935 | Firethorn3 · 3:24.20 | Eddie Arcaro | Preston M. Burch | Walter M. Jeffords Sr. | $6,550 |
| 1934 | Dark Secret5 · 3:24.60 | Charles Kurtsinger | Jim Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | $6,200 |
| 1933 | Dark Secret4 · 3:25.20 | Hank Mills | Jim Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | $6,400 |
| 1932 | Gusto3 · 3:25.20 | Buddy Hanford | Max Hirsch | Morton L. Schwartz | $9,950 |
| 1931 | Twenty Grand3 · 3:23.40 | Charles Kurtsinger | James G. Rowe Jr. | Greentree Stable | $10,400 |
| 1930 | Gallant Fox3 · 3:24.40 | Earl Sande | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | $10,300 |
| 1929 | Diavolo4 · 3:24.00 | John Maiben | Jim Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | $10,900 |
| 1928 | Reigh Count3 · 3:23.00 | Chick Lang | Bert S. Michell | Fannie Hertz | $10,850 |
| 1927 | Chance Play24 · 3:23.00 | Earl Sande | John I. Smith | Log Cabin Stable | $12,000 |
| 1926 | Crusader3 · 3:26.00 | Albert Johnson | George Conway | Glen Riddle Farm | $13,300 |
| 1925 | Altawood4 · 3:26.00 | John Maiben | G. Hamilton Keene | Joseph E. Widener | $13,050 |
| 1924 | My Play5 · 3:25.60 | Andy Schuttinger | Roy Waldron | Lexington Stable (Edward F. Simms & Henry W. Oliver) | $14,150 |
| 1923 | Homestretch3 · 3:24.20 | Chick Lang | Ernest Sletas | Herman Alterman | $11,300 |
| 1922 | Mad Hatter6 · 3:22.60 | Earl Sande | Sam Hildreth | Rancocas Stable | $12,700 |
| 1921 | Mad Hatter5 · 3:22.40 | Earl Sande | Sam Hildreth | Rancocas Stable | $12,100 |
| 1920 | Man o' War33 · 2:28.80 | Clarence Kummer | Louis Feustel | Glen Riddle Farm | $5,850 |
| 1919 | Purchase3 · 2:28.80 | Clarence Kummer | Sam Hildreth | Glen Riddle Farm | $5,350 |
107 of the 107 runnings name the rider, 107 name the trainer and 107 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to. 107 carry the winner's prize for that year, converted here the same way the purse above is.
What the Jockey Club Gold Cup has paid, season by season
The winner's prize, 1919 to 2025
$5,350 19
$5,850 20
$12k 21
$13k 22
$11k 23
$14k 24
$13k 25
$13k 26
$12k 27
$11k 28
$11k 29
$10k 30
$10k 31
$9,950 32
$6,400 33
$6,200 34
$6,550 35
$6,750 36
$6,050 37
$5,500 38
$5,550 39
$6,700 40
$7,325 41
$18k 42
$18k 43
$18k 44
$18k 45
$18k 46
$18k 47
$73k 48
$36k 49
$36k 50
$36k 51
$52k 52
$55k 53
$55k 54
$53k 55
$37k 56
$54k 57
$52k 58
$71k 59
$70k 60
$69k 61
$71k 62
$71k 63
$71k 64
$71k 65
$72k 66
$69k 67
$71k 68
$69k 69
$71k 70
$67k 71
$68k 72
$66k 73
$67k 74
$96k 75
$201k 76
$208k 77
$193k 78
$225k 79
$329k 80
$341k 81
$338k 82
$342k 83
$1.4m 84
$517k 85
$510k 86
$650k 87
$638k 88
$659k 89
$503k 90
$510k 91
$510k 92
$510k 93
$450k 94
$450k 95
$600k 96
$600k 97
$600k 98
$600k 99
$600k 00
$600k 01
$600k 02
$600k 03
$600k 04
$600k 05
$450k 06
$450k 07
$450k 08
$450k 09
$450k 10
$450k 11
$600k 12
$600k 13
$600k 14
$600k 15
$600k 16
$450k 17
$433k 18
$433k 19
$250k 20
$600k 21
$600k 22
$600k 23
$550k 24
$550k 25
The winner's prize went from $5,350 in 1919 to $550,000 in 2025, 102.8 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 Jockey Club Gold Cup more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Kelso has won it 5 times, which is more than any other horse.
10 horses have won it more than once across 107 runnings.
Most wins by a trainer
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Kelso | 5 | 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 |
| Tonalist | 2 | 2014, 2015 |
| Flat Out | 2 | 2011, 2012 |
| Curlin | 2 | 2007, 2008 |
| Skip Away | 2 | 1996, 1997 |
| Creme Fraiche | 2 | 1986, 1987 |
| Slew o' Gold | 2 | 1983, 1984 |
| Shuvee | 2 | 1970, 1971 |
| Nashua | 2 | 1955, 1956 |
| Firethorn | 2 | 1935, 1937 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Jockey Club Gold Cup in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies TurfUnited States | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 81 | Breeders' Cup Juvenile TurfUnited States, United States | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 82 | Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf SprintUnited States | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 83 | Breeders' Cup Turf SprintUnited States | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 84 | Churchill Downs StakesChurchill Downs | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 85 | Cotillion HandicapParx Racing and Casino | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 86 | Derby City Distaff StakesChurchill Downs | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 87 | Florida DerbyGulfstream Park | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 88 | Godolphin MileMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 89 | Haskell StakesMonmouth Park Racetrack | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 91 | La Troienne StakesChurchill Downs | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 92 | Louisiana DerbyFair Grounds Race Course | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 93 | Manhattan StakesBelmont Park | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 94 | Metropolitan HandicapBelmont Park | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 95 | Pacific Classic StakesDel Mar Racetrack | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 96 | Pegasus World Cup Turf InvitationalGulfstream Park | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 97 | Pennsylvania DerbyParx Racing and Casino, | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 98 | Rebel StakesOaklawn Park Race Track | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 99 | Southwest StakesOaklawn Park Race Track | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
| 100 | Whitney StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Jockey Club Gold 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 the United States
196 races, 35th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotillion Handicap | Parx Racing and Casino | Grade I | $1,000,000 |
| Derby City Distaff Stakes | Churchill Downs | Grade I | $1,000,000 |
| Florida Derby | Gulfstream Park | Grade I | $1,000,000 |
| Haskell Stakes | Monmouth Park Racetrack | Grade I | $1,000,000 |
| La Troienne Stakes | Churchill Downs | Grade I | $1,000,000 |
| Louisiana Derby | Fair Grounds Race Course | Grade II | $1,000,000 |
| Manhattan Stakes | Belmont Park | Grade I | $1,000,000 |
| Metropolitan Handicap | Belmont Park | Grade 1 | $1,000,000 |
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 Jockey Club Gold Cup prize money?
$1,000,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Jockey Club Gold Cup rank among the richest races in the world?
90th of 997. 89 races pay more, the nearest of them Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf. In the United States it is 35th of 196.
Which horse has won the Jockey Club Gold Cup most often?
Kelso, 5 times, in 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964.
Which jockey has won the Jockey Club Gold Cup most often?
Eddie Arcaro, with 11 wins between 1935 and 1961.
When was the Jockey Club Gold Cup first run?
1919. This page holds 107 runnings, from 1919 to 2025.
How far is the Jockey Club Gold Cup?
miles (10 furlongs), on dirt, at Belmont Park.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money