Kingston Town Stakes prize money
The Kingston Town Stakes is worth AU$200,000 for the 2022 running . That makes it the 637th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 237th 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 Kingston Town Stakes is
Group 3 · 2,000 metres · Turf · Randwick Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Randwick Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 2,000 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - flat
- Open to
- Three year old and older
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1948
We hold the total fund for the Kingston Town 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 Kingston Town Stakes winner
75 runnings, 1948 to 2022, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Alegron | ||
| 2021 | She's Ideel | ||
| 2020 | Taikomochi | ||
| 2019 | Finche | ||
| 2018 | Avilius | ||
| 2017 | Libran | ||
| 2016 | McCreery | ||
| 2015 | Silverball | ||
| 2014 | He's Your Man | ||
| 2013 | Prince Cheri | ||
| 2012 | Stout Hearted | ||
| 2011 | Lamasery | ||
| 2010 | Herculian Prince | ||
| 2009 | Ready To Lift | ||
| 2008 | Hurrah | ||
| 2007 | race not held | ||
| 2006 | Mr Martini | ||
| 2005 | Stormhill | ||
| 2004 | Just Polite | ||
| 2003 | Ariante | ||
| 2002 | Dress Circle | ||
| 2001 | Swiss Echo | ||
| 2000 | Dashing Scene | ||
| 1999 | Vita Man | ||
| 1998 | Greenmailer | ||
| 1997 | Classy Fella | ||
| 1996 | Yobro | ||
| 1995 | Balmeressa | ||
| 1994 | Century Reign | ||
| 1993 | Never Say | ||
| 1992 | Regal Sea | ||
| 1991 | Lord Revenir | ||
| 1990 | Brixton Town | ||
| 1989 | Copatonic | ||
| 1988 | Kruthoffer | ||
| 1987 | Easy Life | ||
| 1986 | Wineglass | ||
| 1985 | Pekamagess | ||
| 1984 | Our Compromise | ||
| 1983 | Tulsa Knight | ||
| 1982 | Lordship | ||
| 1981 | Kingston Town | ||
| 1980 | Kingston Town | ||
| 1979 | French Command | ||
| 1978 | Lavache | ||
| 1977 | Saramore | ||
| 1976 | Gold and Black | ||
| 1975 | Nourishing | ||
| 1974 | History | ||
| 1973 | Analie | ||
| 1972 | With A Will | ||
| 1971 | Tails | ||
| 1970 | Regal Jane | ||
| 1969 | Tails | ||
| 1968 | Pirate Bird | ||
| 1967 | El Gordo | ||
| 1966 | Clovelly | ||
| 1965 | Amusement Park | ||
| 1964 | Piper's Son | ||
| 1963 | Alpensea | ||
| 1962 | River Seine | ||
| 1961 | Sharply | ||
| 1960 | Valerius | ||
| 1959 | Valerius | ||
| 1958 | Monte Carlo | ||
| 1957 | Aqua Boy | ||
| 1956 | Advocate | ||
| 1955 | Sobriquet | ||
| 1954 | Sir Pilot | ||
| 1953 | Alinga | ||
| 1952 | Aristocrat | ||
| 1951 | Yeoval | ||
| 1950 | Carapooe | ||
| 1949 | Foxzami | ||
| 1948 | Columnist |
0 of the 75 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 Kingston Town Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston Town | 2 | 1980, 1981 |
| Tails | 2 | 1969, 1971 |
| Valerius | 2 | 1959, 1960 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Kingston Town Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 627 | Gimcrack StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 628 | Glenlogan Park StakesEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 629 | Gold Coast GuineasGold Coast Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 630 | Gunsynd ClassicEagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 631 | HDF McNeil StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 632 | How Now StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 633 | Hyperion StakesBelmont Park Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 634 | Ken Russell Memorial ClassicGold Coast Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 635 | Kevin Hayes StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Sandown Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 636 | Kevin Heffernan StakesCaulfield Racecourse & Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 638 | La Trice ClassicAscot Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 639 | Lord Mayor's CupEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 640 | Manfred StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 641 | Mannerism StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 642 | Maribyrnong PlateFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 643 | Maybe Mahal StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 644 | Moonga StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 645 | Naturalism StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 646 | Northam StakesNortham Racecourse, Northam, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 647 | Ottawa StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Kingston Town 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, 237th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hyperion Stakes | Belmont Park Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Ken Russell Memorial Classic | Gold Coast Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Kevin Hayes Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse, Sandown Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Kevin Heffernan Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse & Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| La Trice Classic | Ascot Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Lord Mayor's Cup | Eagle Farm Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Manfred Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Mannerism Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Kingston Town Stakes prize money?
AU$200,000, for the 2022 running.
Where does the Kingston Town Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
637th of 997. 636 races pay more, the nearest of them Gimcrack Stakes. In Australia it is 237th of 291.
Which horse has won the Kingston Town Stakes most often?
Kingston Town, 2 times, in 1980, 1981.
When was the Kingston Town Stakes first run?
1948. This page holds 75 runnings, from 1948 to 2022.
How far is the Kingston Town Stakes?
2,000 metres, on turf, at Randwick Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money