LAUNCESTON CUP · AUSTRALIA
Launceston Cup prize money
The Launceston Cup is worth AU$250,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 509th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 171st 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.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY AU$250,000
WORLD RANK 509th
RUNNINGS HELD 162
FIRST RUN 1865
What the Launceston Cup is
Group III · 2400 metres · Turf · Launceston Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Launceston Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group III
- Distance
- 2400 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - Flat racing
- Open to
- Open
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1865
We hold the total fund for the Launceston 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 Launceston Cup winner
162 runnings, 1865 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Asva | ||
| 2025 | Distrustful Award | ||
| 2024 | Excelleration | ||
| 2023 | Aurora's Symphony | ||
| 2022 | Aurora's Symphony | ||
| 2021 | Glass Warrior | ||
| 2020 | Home By Midnight | ||
| 2019 | Eastender | ||
| 2018 | Bondeiger | ||
| 2017 | Big Duke | ||
| 2016 | Up Cups | ||
| 2015 | Genuine Lad | ||
| 2014 | Epingle | ||
| 2013 | Geegees Blackflash | ||
| 2012 | Prevailing | ||
| 2011 | Fast Future | ||
| 2010 | Larrys Never Late | ||
| 2009 | Zavite | ||
| 2008 | Ista Kareem | ||
| 2007 | Hofmeister | ||
| 2006 | Precise Timing | ||
| 2005 | Dakasha | ||
| 2004 | Zacielo | ||
| 2003 | St. Andrews | ||
| 2002 | St. Andrews | ||
| 2001 | Full Of Rhythm | ||
| 2000 | St. Andrews | ||
| 1999 | Streak | ||
| 1998 | King's Landing | ||
| 1997 | Ticking Away | ||
| 1996 | Free Beer | ||
| 1995 | Free Beer | ||
| 1994 | Rich Dreams | ||
| 1993 | Diamond Bases | ||
| 1992 | Star Cheers | ||
| 1991 | Bitter Spring | ||
| 1990 | Down The Pitch | ||
| 1989 | Shykoski | ||
| 1988 | Superior Way | ||
| 1987 | Brave Trespasser | ||
| 1986 | Epigram | ||
| 1985 | Scruples | ||
| 1984 | Martian's Son | ||
| 1983 | Nifty Red | ||
| 1982 | Andrias | ||
| 1981 | Anzaas | ||
| 1980 | Summer | ||
| 1979 | Jessephenie | ||
| 1978 | Recollect | ||
| 1977 | Brallos | ||
| 1976 | Brallos | ||
| 1975 | King Boongarie | ||
| 1974 | Trader | ||
| 1973 | Woodfield | ||
| 1972 | Shipwright | ||
| 1971 | Neamoc | ||
| 1970 | Red Tornado | ||
| 1969 | Rainbow Isle | ||
| 1968 | Limit | ||
| 1967 | San Sebastian | ||
| 1966 | Nicotera | ||
| 1965 | Marco's Folly | ||
| 1964 | Mayno | ||
| 1963 | Juraco | ||
| 1962 | Native Land | ||
| 1961 | Sweet Maine | ||
| 1960 | Overproof | ||
| 1959 | Wing Shades | ||
| 1958 | Tavua | ||
| 1957 | Lord Carrick | ||
| 1956 | Dongarra | ||
| 1955 | Vamos | ||
| 1954 | Vamos | ||
| 1953 | Lord Burleigh | ||
| 1952 | English | ||
| 1951 | Dick Turpin | ||
| 1950 | Tarcombe | ||
| 1949 | The Artist | ||
| 1948 | Manakau | ||
| 1947 | Miss Dart | ||
| 1946 | Gamelin | ||
| 1945 | Hero | ||
| 1944 | Son O'Val | ||
| 1943 | Entitle | ||
| 1942 | Jane Moorhead | ||
| 1941 | Old Days | ||
| 1940 | Beau Roi | ||
| 1939 | Keeping Watch | ||
| 1938 | Radiant Boy | ||
| 1937 | Royal Barb | ||
| 1936 | Coolart | ||
| 1935 | Gabbler | ||
| 1934 | Baanya | ||
| 1933 | Motive | ||
| 1932 | Finsbury | ||
| 1931 | Darpuna | ||
| 1930 | Tarapunga | ||
| 1929 | Laird O'Cockpen | ||
| 1928 | Lycurgides | ||
| 1927 | Head Girl | ||
| 1926 | Spreadeagle | ||
| 1925 | Seignorina | ||
| 1924 | Amazonia | ||
| 1923 | Seignorina | ||
| 1922 | Royal Reserve | ||
| 1921 | Sand Dune | ||
| 1920 | Trusty Blade | ||
| 1919 | Ordella | ||
| 1918 | Ordella | ||
| 1917 | Bucklaw | ||
| 1916 | Rock Temple | ||
| 1915 | Hayston | ||
| 1914 | Hugli | ||
| 1913 | Uncle Matt | ||
| 1912 | Desire | ||
| 1911 | Loyal Blue | ||
| 1910 | Iliad Drumreagh | ||
| 1909 | Golden Gate | ||
| 1908 | Regret | ||
| 1907 | Wathful | ||
| 1906 | Watchful | ||
| 1905 | Hatteras | ||
| 1904 | Southern Cross | ||
| 1903 | Chesterfield | ||
| 1902 | Cordon The Sirdar | ||
| 1901 | Royalty | ||
| 1900 | Eiridsdale | ||
| 1899 | Flintlock | ||
| 1898 | Sortie | ||
| 1897 | Mountaineer | ||
| 1896 | Caller Ou | ||
| 1895 | Golden King | ||
| 1894 | Amadeus | ||
| 1893 | Comedian | ||
| 1892 | Retreat | ||
| 1891 | Dundas | ||
| 1890 | Macquarie | ||
| 1889 | Chaldean | ||
| 1888 | Ruby | ||
| 1887 | The Knave | ||
| 1886 | Duration | ||
| 1885 | Hobart | ||
| 1884 | Sheet Anchor | ||
| 1883 | Rhesus | ||
| 1882 | Stockwell | ||
| 1881 | race not held | ||
| 1880 | Swiveller | ||
| 1879 | Swiveller | ||
| 1878 | Aldinga | ||
| 1877 | Spark | ||
| 1876 | Strop | ||
| 1875 | Ella | ||
| 1874 | Strop | ||
| 1873 | Leo | ||
| 1872 | Misty Morn | ||
| 1871 | Romula | ||
| 1870 | race not held | ||
| 1869 | Strop | ||
| 1868 | Fireworks | ||
| 1867 | Fishhook | ||
| 1866 | Strop | ||
| 1865 | Panic |
0 of the 162 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 Launceston Cup more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Strop has won it 4 times, which is more than any other horse.
9 horses have won it more than once across 162 runnings.
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Strop | 4 | 1866, 1869, 1874, 1876 |
| St. Andrews | 3 | 2000, 2002, 2003 |
| Aurora's Symphony | 2 | 2022, 2023 |
| Free Beer | 2 | 1995, 1996 |
| Brallos | 2 | 1976, 1977 |
| Vamos | 2 | 1954, 1955 |
| Seignorina | 2 | 1923, 1925 |
| Ordella | 2 | 1918, 1919 |
| Swiveller | 2 | 1879, 1880 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Launceston Cup in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 499 | Frank Packer PlateRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 500 | Gimcrack StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 501 | Hall Mark StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 502 | Hawkesbury Gold CupHawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 503 | Hawkesbury GuineasHawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 504 | Hobart CupElwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 505 | James H B Carr StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 506 | Japan Racing Association PlateRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 507 | Kembla Grange ClassicKembla Grange Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 508 | Kindergarten StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 510 | Liverpool City CupRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 511 | Magic Night StakesRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 512 | Maurice McCarten StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 513 | Ming Dynasty Quality HandicapRosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 514 | N E Manion CupRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 515 | Newcastle Newmarket HandicapBroadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 516 | P J Bell StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 517 | Pago Pago StakesRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 518 | Premier's CupRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 519 | Queen of the South StakesMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Launceston 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, 171st of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| James H B Carr Stakes | Randwick Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Japan Racing Association Plate | Randwick Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Kembla Grange Classic | Kembla Grange Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Kindergarten Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Liverpool City Cup | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Magic Night Stakes | Rosehill Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Maurice McCarten Stakes | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Launceston Cup prize money?
AU$250,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Launceston Cup rank among the richest races in the world?
509th of 997. 508 races pay more, the nearest of them Frank Packer Plate. In Australia it is 171st of 291.
Which horse has won the Launceston Cup most often?
Strop, 4 times, in 1866, 1869, 1874, 1876.
When was the Launceston Cup first run?
1865. This page holds 162 runnings, from 1865 to 2026.
How far is the Launceston Cup?
2400 metres, on turf, at Launceston Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money