Lee Steere Stakes prize money
The Lee Steere Stakes is worth AU$300,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 407th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 99th 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 Lee Steere Stakes is
Group 2 · 1,400 metres · Turf · Ascot Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Ascot Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 2
- Distance
- 1,400 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three year old and older
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1978
We hold the total fund for the Lee Steere 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 Lee Steere Stakes winner
119 runnings, 1893 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Super Smink | ||
| 2024 | Casino Seventeen | ||
| 2023 | Valour Road | ||
| 2022 | Massimo | ||
| 2021 | Massimo | ||
| 2020 | Kay Cee | ||
| 2019 | Star Exhibit | ||
| 2018 | Gatting | ||
| 2017 | Silverstream | ||
| 2016 | Perfect Reflection | ||
| 2015 | Black Heart Bart | ||
| 2014 | Magnifisio | ||
| 2013 | Conservatorium | ||
| 2012 | Luckygray | ||
| 2011 | Ranger | ||
| 2010 | Famous Roman | ||
| 2009 | Idyllic Prince | ||
| 2008 | Marasco | ||
| 2007 | Grasspatch Girl | ||
| 2006 | Belle Bizarre | ||
| 2005 | Avenida Madero | ||
| 2004 | Ellicorsam | ||
| 2003 | Early Express{{cite web | ||
| 2002 | Hardrada | ||
| 2001 | Tribula | ||
| 2000 | Umrum | ||
| 1999 | Slavonic | ||
| 1998 | Pennyweight Point | ||
| 1997 | Willoughby | ||
| 1996 | Bradson | ||
| 1995 | Century Blazer | ||
| 1994 | Jacks Or Better | ||
| 1993 | Wabasso | ||
| 1992 | Welcome Knight | ||
| 1991 | M'Lady's Jewel | ||
| 1990 | Mister Till | ||
| 1989 | Carry A Smile | ||
| 1988 | Sky Filou | ||
| 1987 | Denver Dame | ||
| 1986 | Fair Sir | ||
| 1985 | Concrete | ||
| 1984 | Coal Pak | ||
| 1983 | Argentine Gold | ||
| 1982 | Getting Closer | ||
| 1981 | Iko | ||
| 1980 | Scarlet Gem | ||
| 1979 | Asian Beau | ||
| 1978 | Romantic Dream | ||
| 1977 | Burgess Queen | ||
| 1976 | Detonator | ||
| 1975 | Merry Heart | ||
| 1974 | Starglow | ||
| 1972 | Millefleurs | ||
| 1971 | La Trice | ||
| 1970 | Sherolythe | ||
| 1969 | Chemech | ||
| 1968 | Paper Cap | ||
| 1967 | Railway Boy | ||
| 1966 | Railway Boy | ||
| 1965 | Norval Boy | ||
| 1964 | All India | ||
| 1963 | Big Bob | ||
| 1962 | Big Bob | ||
| 1961 | First Orl | ||
| 1960 | Aquanita | ||
| 1959 | Young Filipino | ||
| 1958 | Ultramatic | ||
| 1957 | Mcharry | ||
| 1956 | Maniana | ||
| 1955 | Chestnut Lady | ||
| 1954 | Copper Beech | ||
| 1953 | Winker | ||
| 1952 | Letorna | ||
| 1950 | Fawzia | ||
| 1949 | St. Falcon | ||
| 1948 | Westralian | ||
| 1947 | Santheine | ||
| 1946 | Frangus | ||
| 1944 | Lord Treat | ||
| 1943 | Skyro | ||
| 1942 | Dear Brutus | ||
| 1941 | Azoth | ||
| 1939 | Winbyie | ||
| 1938 | Gay Gipsy | ||
| 1936 | Cetotis | ||
| 1935 | Old Story | ||
| 1933 | Cetotis | ||
| 1931 | Einga | ||
| 1930 | Pure Blend | ||
| 1929 | Peggy Poet | ||
| 1927 | Kongoni | ||
| 1926 | Tich | ||
| 1925 | Egyptian Idol | ||
| 1924 | Honneur | ||
| 1923 | Lilypond | ||
| 1922 | Scorpius | ||
| 1921 | Easingwold | ||
| 1920 | Jolly Cosy | ||
| 1919 | Haud | ||
| 1917 | Bardeur | ||
| 1916 | Mistico | ||
| 1914 | Lucky Beggar | ||
| 1912 | Saturate | ||
| 1911 | Artesian | ||
| 1910 | Jolly Beggar | ||
| 1908 | Lady Bobadil | ||
| 1907 | May King | ||
| 1905 | Lady Agnes | ||
| 1904 | Betsy Burke | ||
| 1903 | Manlock | ||
| 1901 | Cardinal | ||
| 1900 | Tarquin | ||
| 1899 | Aqua | ||
| 1898 | Tarquin | ||
| 1897 | Tarquin | ||
| 1896 | Carbonate | ||
| 1895 | Scarpia | ||
| 1894 | Scarpia | ||
| 1893 | Scarpia |
0 of the 119 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 Lee Steere Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Tarquin | 3 | 1897, 1898, 1900 |
| Scarpia | 3 | 1893, 1894, 1895 |
| Massimo | 2 | 2021, 2022 |
| Railway Boy | 2 | 1966, 1967 |
| Big Bob | 2 | 1962, 1963 |
| Cetotis | 2 | 1933, 1936 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Lee Steere Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 397 | Doomben RosesDoomben Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 398 | Edward Manifold StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 399 | Emancipation StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 400 | Expressway StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 401 | Fred Best ClassicEagle Farm Racecourse or Doomben Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 402 | Furious StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 403 | Gilgai StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 404 | Grand Prix StakesEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 405 | Guy Walter StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 406 | Ian McEwen TrophyMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 408 | Let's Elope StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 409 | Lexus StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 410 | Light Fingers StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 411 | Matriarch StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 412 | Millie Fox StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 413 | Missile StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 414 | Moonee Valley Fillies ClassicMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 415 | Moreton CupEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 416 | Neville Sellwood StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 417 | Newcastle Gold CupNewcastle Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Lee Steere 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, 99th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilgai Stakes | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Grand Prix Stakes | Eagle Farm Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$300,000 |
| Guy Walter Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Ian McEwen Trophy | Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Let's Elope Stakes | Flemington Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Lexus Stakes | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$300,000 |
| Light Fingers Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Matriarch Stakes | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Lee Steere Stakes prize money?
AU$300,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Lee Steere Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
407th of 997. 406 races pay more, the nearest of them Doomben Roses. In Australia it is 99th of 291.
Which horse has won the Lee Steere Stakes most often?
Tarquin, 3 times, in 1897, 1898, 1900.
When was the Lee Steere Stakes first run?
1978. This page holds 119 runnings, from 1893 to 2025.
How far is the Lee Steere Stakes?
1,400 metres, on turf, at Ascot Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money