PAT DAY MILE STAKES · UNITED STATES
Pat Day Mile Stakes prize money
The Pat Day Mile Stakes is worth $750,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 123rd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 53rd richest in the United States.
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 $750,000
WORLD RANK 123rd
RUNNINGS HELD 103
FIRST RUN 1924
What the Pat Day Mile Stakes is
Grade II · 1 mile · Dirt · Churchill Downs
- Racecourse
- Churchill Downs
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Grade II
- Distance
- 1 mile
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - Flat racing
- Open to
- three-year-olds
- Direction
- left-handed
- First run
- 1924
We hold the total fund for the Pat Day Mile 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.
Run in 1:33.87 in 2026, the Pat Day Mile Stakes pays $7,990 for every second of the race, which is 93rd of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 48th in the United States.
Every Pat Day Mile Stakes winner
103 runnings, 1924 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Crude Velocity1:33.87 | Florent Geroux | Bob Baffert | CSLR Racing Partners | $741,330 |
| 2025 | Macho Music1:35.65 | Javier Castellano | Rohan Crichton | Mark F. Taylor, Rohan Crichton & Daniel L. Walters | $539,500 |
| 2024 | Seize the Grey1:35.96 | Jaime Torres | D. Wayne Lukas | MyRacehorse | $594,710 |
| 2023 | General Jim1:34.43 | Luis Saez | Claude R. McGaughey III | Courtlandt Farms | $500,000 |
| 2022 | Jack Christopher1:34.81 | José Ortiz | Chad C. Brown | White Birch Farm, Jim Bakke, Gerry Isbister Gerald Isbister | $500,000 |
| 2021 | Jackie's Warrior1:34.39 | Joel Rosario | Steven M. Asmussen | J. Kirk Robison and Judy Robison | $500,000 |
| 2020 | Rushie1:34.41 | Javier Castellano | Michael W. McCarthy | Jim Daniell & Donna Daniell | $500,000 |
| 2019 | Mr. Money1:35.21 | Gabriel Saez | W. Bret Calhoun | Allied Racing Stable (Chester Thomas) | $400,000 |
| 2018 | Funny Duck1:37.16 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | George R. Arnold II | Calumet Farm | $300,000 |
| 2017 | Wild Shot1:35.58 | Corey Lanerie | George R. Arnold II | Calumet Farm | $250,000 |
| 2016 | Sharp Azteca1:34.37 | Edgard J. Zayas | Jorge Navarro | Gelfenstein Farm | $250,000 |
| 2015 | Competitive Edge1:34.18 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Favreau Psoinos/Tabor | $200,000 |
| 2014 | Embellishing Bob1:36.73 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | Steve Margolis | Martin L. Cherry | $150,000 |
| 2013 | Forty Tales1:35.77 | Joel Rosario | Todd A. Pletcher | Perretti Racing Stable | $231,400 |
| 2012 | Hierro1:35.27 | Julien Leparoux | Steven M. Asmussen | Stonestreet Stables | $231,400 |
| 2011 | Machen1:35.47 | Edgar Prado | Neil Howard | Courtlandt Farm | $231,400 |
| 2010 | Hurricane Ike1:36.35 | Calvin Borel | John W. Sadler | Ike & Dawn Thrash | $200,000 |
| 2009 | Hull1:30.21 | Miguel Mena | Dale L. Romans | Heiligbrodt Racing Stable | $112,000 |
| 2008 | Macho Again1:28.45 | Julien Leparoux | Dallas Stewart | West Point Thoroughbreds | $115,200 |
| 2007 | Flying First Class1:29.28 | Mark Guidry | D. Wayne Lukas | Ellwood W. Johnston | $117,800 |
| 2006 | Record1:36.32 | Rafael Bejarano | Bob Baffert | Sunset Stables | $114,939 |
| 2005 | Don't Get Mad1:36.00 | Gary Stevens | Ronald W. Ellis | B. Wayne Hughes | $113,100 |
| 2004 | Sir Shackleton1:37.61 | Rafael Bejarano | Nick Zito | Tracy Farmer | $110,800 |
| 2003 | Midas Eyes1:36.22 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Edmund A. Gann | $167,400 |
| 2002 | Sky Terrace1:36.87 | Craig Perret | Vickie Foley | Vickie Foley & T. Thieneman | $112,800 |
| 2001 | Meetyouathebrig1:36.22 | Robby Albarado | W. Elliott Walden | Mansell Stable & James Stone | $117,000 |
| 2000 | Performing Magic1:35.99 | Pat Day | Alex Hassinger, Jr. | The Thoroughbred Corp. | $114,000 |
| 1999 | Patience Game1:37.86 | Corey Nakatani | Alex Hassinger Jr. | The Thoroughbred Corp. | $118,626 |
| 1998 | Souvenir Copy1:37.80 | David Flores | Bob Baffert | John & Betty Mabee | $113,300 |
| 1997 | Richter Scale1:36.00 | Shane Sellers | Patrick B. Byrne | Richard Kaster | $116,870 |
| 1996 | Valid Expectations1:36.81 | Don Pettinger | Steve Asmussen | Robert & Leland Ackerley | $128,375 |
| 1995 | Peaks and Valleys1:36.53 | Julie Krone | James E. Day | Pin Oak Stable | $113,100 |
| 1994 | Numerous1:37.34 | Chris McCarron | Charlie Whittingham | Howard B. Keck | $111,600 |
| 1993 | Cherokee Run1:37.40 | Pat Day | Frank A. Alexander | Jill E. Robinson | $100,000 |
| 1992 | Alydeed1:36.20 | Craig Perret | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | $86,550 |
| 1991 | Alydavid1:36.40 | Pat Day | Philip M. Hauswald | David's Farm | $75,000 |
| 1990 | Housebuster1:37.60 | Craig Perret | Warren A. Croll Jr. | Robert P. Levy | $75,000 |
| 1989 | Houston1:36.20 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | D. Wayne Lukas | B. Beal / L.R. French / D. W. Lukas | $85,000 |
| 1988 | Jim's Orbit1:38.60 | Shane Romero | Clarence Picou | James Cottrell | $60,000 |
| 1987 | On The Line1:36.60 | Pat Day | D. Wayne Lukas | Eugene V. Klein | $65,000 |
| 1986 | Savings1:35.60 | Patrick Johnson | Gary Hartlage | Diana & Keith Wiseman | $65,000 |
| 1985 | Creme Fraiche1:37.60 | Randy Romero | Woody Stephens | Brushwood Stable | $65,000 |
| 1984 | Devil's Bag1:35.60 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Hickory Tree Stable | $60,000 |
| 1983 | Caveat1:37.80 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Woody Stephens | August Belmont IV | $60,000 |
| 1982 | Listcapade1:36.20 | Darrell Haire | Dewey P. Smith | Dorothy Dorsett Brown | $50,000 |
| 1981 | What It Is1:24.60 | Julio Espinoza | Mark E. Casse | Norman E. Casse | $30,000 |
| 1980 | Royal Sporan1:25.60 | Don Brumfield | Don Jeffries | Dan Logan | $25,000 |
| 1979 | Dreamy Prospect1:24.40 | Richard DePass | Lyle Whiting | Edwin Whittaker | $28,166 |
| 1978 | Braze and Bold1:25.40 | Jim McKnight | Lyle Whiting | Charles Viar | $20,000 |
| 1977 | Kodiack1:25.20 | Rudy L. Turcotte | Harvey L. Vanier | Louis F. Aitken | $20,000 |
| 1976 | Justa Bad Boy1:38.00 | William Gavidia | Anthony L. Basile | Emil A. Dust | $20,000 |
| 1975 | Round Stake1:36.40 | Michael Hole | H. Allen Jerkens | Hobeau Farm | $20,000 |
| 1974 | Ga Hai1:38.00 | Mike Manganello | Gene Cleveland | Laguna Seca Ranch | $20,000 |
| 1973 | Settecento1:37.00 | Larry Adams | Lefty Nickerson | Martin J. Wygod | $15,000 |
| 1972 | Key to the Mint1:36.20 | Braulio Baeza | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stables | $15,000 |
| 1971 | Vegas Vic1:37.00 | Howard Grant | Randy Sechrest | Sechrest & Fritz | $20,000 |
| 1970 | Admiral's Shield1:37.20 | Jimmy Nichols | Harvey L. Vanier | William C. Robinson Jr. | $15,000 |
| 1969 | Ack Ack1:34.40 | Manuel Ycaza | Frank A. Bonsal | Cain Hoy Stable | $15,000 |
| 1968 | Proper Proof1:36.00 | Johnny Sellers | Jim Mosbacher | Mrs. Montgomery Fisher | $15,000 |
| 1967 | Barbs Delight1:35.40 | Bill Hartack | Hal Steele | Huguelet Jr. et al. | $15,000 |
| 1966 | Exhibitionist1:36.00 | Eddie Belmonte | Hirsch Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | $25,000 |
| 1965 | Bold Lad1:35.20 | Bill Hartack | William C. Winfrey | Wheatley Stable | $17,500 |
| 1964 | Hill Rise1:35.20 | Bill Shoemaker | William B. Finnegan | El Peco Ranch | $15,000 |
| 1963 | Bonjour1:36.40 | Bill Shoemaker | Hirsch Jacobs | Patrice Jacobs | $15,000 |
| 1962 | Roman Line1:37.20 | Jimmy Combest | Vester R. Wright | T. Alie Grissom | $15,000 |
| 1961 | Crozier1:34.60 | Braulio Baeza | Charles R. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | $15,000 |
| 1960 | Beau Purple1:35.60 | Eric Guerin | George P. Odom | Jack Dreyfus | $15,000 |
| 1959 | Open View (1st)1:35.60 | Karl Korte | Raymond F. Metcalf | Elkcam Stable | $15,000 |
| 1959 | First Landing (2nd)1:36.20 | Eddie Arcaro | Casey Hayes | Meadow Stable | $15,000 |
| 1958 | Tim Tam1:39.20 | Ismael Valenzuela | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | $15,000 |
| 1957 | Federal Hill1:36.20 | Willie Carstens | Milton Rieser | Clifford Lussky | $15,000 |
| 1956 | Fabius1:36.60 | Bill Hartack | Horace A. Jones | Calumet Farm | $15,000 |
| 1955 | Flying Fury1:38.00 | Conn McCreary | Loyd Gentry Jr. | Cain Hoy Stable | $15,000 |
| 1954 | Hasty Road1:35.00 | John H. Adams | Harry Trotsek | Hasty House Farm | $15,000 |
| 1953 | Dark Star1:36.00 | Henry E. Moreno | Eddie Hayward | Cain Hoy Stable | $15,000 |
| 1952 | Hill Gail1:35.40 | Eddie Arcaro | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | $15,000 |
| 1951 | Fanfare1:36.60 | Douglas Dodson | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | $15,000 |
| 1950 | Black George1:38.00 | Eric Nelson | Raymond Barnett | William H. Veeneman | $10,000 |
| 1949 | Olympia1:37.40 | Eddie Arcaro | Ivan H. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | $12,500 |
| 1948 | Citation1:37.40 | Eddie Arcaro | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | $10,000 |
| 1947 | Faultless1:37.60 | Douglas Dodson | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | $10,000 |
| 1946 | Rippey1:40.20 | Ferril Zufelt | Edward L. Snyder | William G. Helis | $10,000 |
| 1945 | Burning Dream1:38.20 | Douglas Dodson | James W. Smith | Edward R. Bradley | $5,000 |
| 1944 | Broadcloth1:37.20 | Ferril Zufelt | Charles T. Leavitt | Mrs. George Poulsen | $4,500 |
| 1943 | Ocean Wave1:38.20 | Wendell Eads | Ben A. Jones | Calumet Farm | $2,500 |
| 1942 | Valdina Orphan1:36.80 | Carroll Bierman | Frank Catrone | Valdina Farms | $2,500 |
| 1941 | Blue Pair1:36.60 | Harry Richards | Willie Crump | Vera S. Bragg | $2,500 |
| 1940 | Bimelech1:38.00 | Fred A. Smith | William A. Hurley | Edward R. Bradley | $2,500 |
| 1939 | Viscounty1:38.40 | Carroll Bierman | John J. Flanigan | Valdina Farms | $2,500 |
| 1938 | The Chief1:35.80 | George Woolf | Earl Sande | Col. Maxwell Howard | $2,500 |
| 1937 | Dellor1:38.20 | Basil James | John Milton Goode | James W. Parrish | $1,500 |
| 1936 | He Did1:37.40 | Charley Kurtsinger | J. Thomas Taylor | Suzanne Mason | $1,100 |
| 1935 | Whiskolo1:37.80 | Willie Garner | Robert McGarvey | Milky Way Farm Stable | $1,100 |
| 1934 | Peace Chance1:35.80 | Wayne Wright | Pete Coyne | Joseph E. Widener | $800 |
| 1933 | Head Play1:39.40 | Herb Fisher | Willie Crump | Ruth Crump | $800 |
| 1932 | Adobe Post1:38.80 | Charles Landolt | C. E. Gross | Knebelkamp & Morris | $1,200 |
| 1931 | Boys Howdy1:38.20 | Gilbert Riley | Loyd Gentry Sr. | Harry C. Hatch | $2,000 |
| 1930 | Uncle Luther1:41.80 | Robert Creese | Robert L. Stivers | Luther Stivers | $1,500 |
| 1929 | Windy City1:42.20 | Earl L. Pool | Mose Lowenstein | Fred Grabner | $1,500 |
| 1927 | Rolled Stocking1:38.60 | Willie Pool | Charles C. Van Meter | James W. Parrish | $1,500 |
| 1926 | Rhinock1:39.00 | Mack Garner | William D. Covington | Mrs. George B. Cox | $2,000 |
| 1925 | Kentucky Cardinal1:38.80 | Mack Garner | Mose F. Shapoff | G. Frank Croissant | $2,000 |
| 1924 | Black Gold1:37.80 | J. D. Mooney | Hanley Webb | Rosa M. Hoots | $2,000 |
103 of the 103 runnings name the rider, 103 name the trainer and 103 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to. 103 carry the total prize money for that year, converted here the same way the purse above is.
What the Pat Day Mile Stakes has paid, season by season
Total prize money, 1924 to 2026
$2,000 24
$2,000 25
$2,000 26
$1,500 27
$1,500 29
$1,500 30
$2,000 31
$1,200 32
$800 33
$800 34
$1,100 35
$1,100 36
$1,500 37
$2,500 38
$2,500 39
$2,500 40
$2,500 41
$2,500 42
$2,500 43
$4,500 44
$5,000 45
$10k 46
$10k 47
$10k 48
$12k 49
$10k 50
$15k 51
$15k 52
$15k 53
$15k 54
$15k 55
$15k 56
$15k 57
$15k 58
$15k 59
$15k 60
$15k 61
$15k 62
$15k 63
$15k 64
$18k 65
$25k 66
$15k 67
$15k 68
$15k 69
$15k 70
$20k 71
$15k 72
$15k 73
$20k 74
$20k 75
$20k 76
$20k 77
$20k 78
$28k 79
$25k 80
$30k 81
$50k 82
$60k 83
$60k 84
$65k 85
$65k 86
$65k 87
$60k 88
$85k 89
$75k 90
$75k 91
$87k 92
$100k 93
$112k 94
$113k 95
$128k 96
$117k 97
$113k 98
$119k 99
$114k 00
$117k 01
$113k 02
$167k 03
$111k 04
$113k 05
$115k 06
$118k 07
$115k 08
$112k 09
$200k 10
$231k 11
$231k 12
$231k 13
$150k 14
$200k 15
$250k 16
$250k 17
$300k 18
$400k 19
$500k 20
$500k 21
$500k 22
$500k 23
$595k 24
$539k 25
$741k 26
The total prize money went from $2,000 in 1924 to $741,330 in 2026, 370.7 times more. Every year is converted at today's rate, so the line is the money the race puts up rather than the money the exchange rate did.
Who wins the Pat Day Mile Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the Pat Day Mile Stakes twice in the 103 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Pat Day Mile Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112 | Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 113 | Japan Dirt ClassicOhi Racecourse | Japan | $797,681 | ¥119,000,000 |
| 114 | Gran Premio LotteriaAgnano Racetrack, Naples, | $795,000 | $795,000 | |
| 116 | Jeff Ruby SteaksTurfway Park | United States | $777,000 | $777,000 |
| 117 | Kranji MileSingapore Turf Club | Singapore | $773,262 | S$1,000,000 |
| 118 | Singapore Gold CupSingapore Turf Club | Singapore | $773,262 | S$1,000,000 |
| 119 | Belmont DerbyBelmont Park | United States | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 120 | Christophe Clement Turf StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 121 | Fourstardave StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 122 | New York StakesBelmont Park | United States | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 124 | Saratoga Derby StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 125 | Wood Memorial StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 126 | Deutsches DerbyHorner Rennbahn | Germany | $738,889 | €650,000 |
| 127 | New Zealand DerbyEllerslie Racecourse | New Zealand | $732,996 | NZ$1,250,000 |
| 128 | King's PlateWoodbine Racetrack | Canada | $713,944 | CA$1,000,000 |
| 129 | Arrowfield 3YO SprintRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | $703,704 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 130 | Australian GuineasFlemington Racecourse | Australia | $703,704 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 131 | Caulfield StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | $703,704 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 132 | Concorde StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | $703,704 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 133 | Percy Sykes StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | $703,704 | AU$1,000,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Pat Day Mile 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 the United States
196 races, 53rd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Derby | Belmont Park | Grade I | $750,000 |
| Christophe Clement Turf Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Grade 1 | $750,000 |
| Fourstardave Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Grade I | $750,000 |
| New York Stakes | Belmont Park | Grade I | $750,000 |
| Saratoga Derby Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Grade I | $750,000 |
| Wood Memorial Stakes | Aqueduct Racetrack | Grade II | $750,000 |
| Alcibiades Stakes | Keeneland Race Course | Grade I | $650,000 |
| Breeders' Futurity Stakes | Keeneland Race Course | Grade I | $650,000 |
Every race in the United States we hold a purse for is on the United States prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Pat Day Mile Stakes prize money?
$750,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Pat Day Mile Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
123rd of 997. 122 races pay more, the nearest of them Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes. In the United States it is 53rd of 196.
Which jockey has won the Pat Day Mile Stakes most often?
Pat Day, with 4 wins between 1987 and 2000.
When was the Pat Day Mile Stakes first run?
1924. This page holds 103 runnings, from 1924 to 2026.
How far is the Pat Day Mile Stakes?
1 mile, on dirt, at Churchill Downs.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money