Pago Pago Stakes prize money
The Pago Pago Stakes is worth AU$250,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 517th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 179th 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 Pago Pago Stakes is
Group 3 · 1,200 metres · Turf · Rosehill Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Rosehill Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,200 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - flat
- Open to
- Two-year-old colts and geldings
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1978
We hold the total fund for the Pago Pago 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 Pago Pago Stakes winner
49 runnings, 1978 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Warwoven | ||
| 2025 | Skyhook | ||
| 2024 | Dublin Down | ||
| 2023 | Shinzo | ||
| 2022 | Rise Of The Masses | ||
| 2021 | Shaquero | ||
| 2020 | Prague | ||
| 2019 | Cosmic Force | ||
| 2018 | Written By | ||
| 2017 | Single Bullet | ||
| 2016 | Souchez | ||
| 2015 | Tarquin | ||
| 2014 | Time For War | ||
| 2013 | Sidestep | ||
| 2012 | All Too Hard | ||
| 2011 | Salade | ||
| 2010 | Brightexpectations | ||
| 2009 | Tickets | ||
| 2008 | Sidereus | ||
| 2007 | Deferential | ||
| 2006 | Tarleton | ||
| 2005 | Stratum | ||
| 2004 | Genius And Evil | ||
| 2003 | Danbird | ||
| 2002 | Planchet | ||
| 2001 | Red Hannigan | ||
| 2000 | De France | ||
| 1999 | Shogun Lodge | ||
| 1998 | Paris Dream | ||
| 1997 | Encounter | ||
| 1996 | Babu's Boy | ||
| 1995 | Strategic | ||
| 1994 | Lord Jim | ||
| 1993 | Jetball | ||
| 1992 | Yachtie | ||
| 1991 | Big Dreams | ||
| 1990 | Pagan Jest | ||
| 1989 | Straussbrook | ||
| 1988 | Zeditave | ||
| 1987 | Christmas Tree | ||
| 1986 | Imperial Baron | ||
| 1985 | Rory's Jester | ||
| 1984 | Inspired | ||
| 1983 | Te Puninga | ||
| 1982 | Grosvenor | ||
| 1981 | Lead Role | ||
| 1980 | John's Hero | ||
| 1979 | Dawn Command | ||
| 1978 | Cheval De Volee |
0 of the 49 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 Pago Pago Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 524 | Star Kingdom StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 525 | Summer CupRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 526 | T L Baillieu HandicapRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 527 | Tea Rose StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Pago Pago 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, 179th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | 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 |
| Premier's Cup | Randwick Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Queen of the South Stakes | Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Group 2 | AU$250,000 |
| Rough Habit Plate | Doomben Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| San Domenico Stakes | Rosehill Gardens 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 Pago Pago Stakes prize money?
AU$250,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Pago Pago Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
517th of 997. 516 races pay more, the nearest of them Kembla Grange Classic. In Australia it is 179th of 291.
When was the Pago Pago Stakes first run?
1978. This page holds 49 runnings, from 1978 to 2026.
How far is the Pago Pago Stakes?
1,200 metres, on turf, at Rosehill Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money