Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap prize money
The Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap is worth AU$250,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 513th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 175th 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 Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap is
Group 3 · 1,400 metres · Turf · Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney, Australia
- Racecourse
- Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney, Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,400 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - flat
- Open to
- Three year olds
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1986
We hold the total fund for the Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap 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 Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap winner
40 runnings, 1986 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sixties | ||
| 2024 | Lady Shenandoah | ||
| 2023 | Encap | ||
| 2022 | Golden Mile | ||
| 2021 | Coastwatch | ||
| 2020 | Holyfield | ||
| 2019 | Quick Thinker | ||
| 2018 | Danawi | ||
| 2017 | Addictive Nature | ||
| 2016 | Swear | ||
| 2015 | Metallic Crown | ||
| 2014 | Panzer Division | ||
| 2013 | Aussies Love Sport | ||
| 2012 | Tatra | ||
| 2011 | Ambidexter | ||
| 2010 | Lion Tamer | ||
| 2009 | More Than Great | ||
| 2008 | Predatory Pricer | ||
| 2007 | race not held | ||
| 2006 | Mearas | ||
| 2005 | Primus | ||
| 2004 | Dane Shadow | ||
| 2003 | Play Around | ||
| 2002 | Half Hennessy | ||
| 2001 | Lonhro | ||
| 2000 | Continuum | ||
| 1999 | Hire | ||
| 1998 | Kenwood Melody | ||
| 1997 | Adam | ||
| 1996 | Magic Of Sydney | ||
| 1995 | Follow Through | ||
| 1994 | Obsessed | ||
| 1993 | Matrinaman | ||
| 1992 | Muirfield Village | ||
| 1991 | Kinjite | ||
| 1990 | What A Hit | ||
| 1989 | Cool Credit | ||
| 1988 | Royal Pardon | ||
| 1987 | Nickson | ||
| 1986 | Imperial Majesty |
0 of the 40 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.
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 509 | Launceston CupLaunceston 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 |
| 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 |
| 520 | Rough Habit PlateDoomben Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 521 | San Domenico StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 522 | Show County QualityRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 523 | Southern Cross StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse or Randwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap 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, 175th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launceston Cup | Launceston Racecourse | Group III | 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 |
| N E Manion Cup | Rosehill Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Newcastle Newmarket Handicap | Broadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| P J Bell Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Pago Pago Stakes | Rosehill Racecourse | 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 Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap prize money?
AU$250,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap rank among the richest races in the world?
513th of 997. 512 races pay more, the nearest of them Hawkesbury Guineas. In Australia it is 175th of 291.
When was the Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap first run?
1986. This page holds 40 runnings, from 1986 to 2025.
How far is the Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap?
1,400 metres, on turf, at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney, Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money