Newcastle Gold Cup prize money
The Newcastle Gold Cup is worth AU$300,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 417th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 109th 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 Newcastle Gold Cup is
Group 3 · 2,300 metres · Turf · Newcastle Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
- Racecourse
- Newcastle Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 2,300 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - flat
- Open to
- open
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1898
We hold the total fund for the Newcastle 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.
Every Newcastle Gold Cup winner
10 runnings, 2016 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Soul Of Spain | ||
| 2024 | Etna Rosso | ||
| 2023 | Military Mission | ||
| 2022 | Durston | ||
| 2021 | Great House | ||
| 2020 | Mugatoo | ||
| 2019 | Hush Writer | ||
| 2018 | Carzoff | ||
| 2017 | Broadside | ||
| 2016 | Sacred Master |
0 of the 10 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 Newcastle Gold Cup in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 407 | Lee Steere StakesAscot Racecourse | 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 |
| 418 | P B Lawrence StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 419 | Phar Lap StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 420 | Queen Elizabeth StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 421 | Red Roses StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 422 | Reisling StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 423 | Roman Consul StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 424 | Rubiton StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Sandown Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 425 | Sandown GuineasCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 426 | Sapphire StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 427 | Schillaci StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Newcastle 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 Australia
291 races, 109th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Missile Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Moonee Valley Fillies Classic | Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Moreton Cup | Eagle Farm Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Neville Sellwood Stakes | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| P B Lawrence Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Phar Lap Stakes | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Queen Elizabeth Stakes | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$300,000 |
| Red Roses Stakes | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | 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 Newcastle Gold Cup prize money?
AU$300,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Newcastle Gold Cup rank among the richest races in the world?
417th of 997. 416 races pay more, the nearest of them Lee Steere Stakes. In Australia it is 109th of 291.
When was the Newcastle Gold Cup first run?
1898. This page holds 10 runnings, from 2016 to 2025.
How far is the Newcastle Gold Cup?
2,300 metres, on turf, at Newcastle Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money