Pegasus Stakes prize money
The Pegasus Stakes is worth $150,000 for the 2021 running . That makes it the 574th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 158th 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.
What the Pegasus Stakes is
Listed · One and one-sixteenth miles (8.5 furlongs) · Dirt · Monmouth Park Racetrack
- Racecourse
- Monmouth Park Racetrack
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Listed
- Distance
- One and one-sixteenth miles (8.5 furlongs)
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds
- Direction
- left-handed
- First run
- 1980
We hold the total fund for the Pegasus 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 1:44.64 in 2025, the Pegasus Stakes pays $1,433 for every second of the race, which is 328th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 164th in the United States.
Every Pegasus Stakes winner
45 runnings, 1980 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bracket Buster3 · 1:44.64 | Axel Concepcion | Victoria H. Oliver | BBN Racing | $150,000 |
| 2024 | Tuscan Sky3 · 1:43.31 | Javier Castellano | Todd Pletcher | Spendthrift Farm LLC | $150,000 |
| 2023 | Salute the Stars3 · 1:43.87 | Joel Rosario | Brad H. Cox | Gary and Mary West | $150,000 |
| 2022 | Home Brew3 · 1:43.20 | Paco Lopez | Brad H. Cox | Gary and Mary West | $150,000 |
| 2021 | Mandaloun3 · 1:44.63 | Florent Geroux | Brad H. Cox | Juddmonte Farms | $150,000 |
| 2020 | Pneumatic3 · 1:44.76 | Joe Bravo | Steve Asmussen | Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC | $155,000 |
| 2019 | King For A Day3 · 1:42.59 | Joe Bravo | Todd Pletcher | Red Oak Stable (John J. Brunetti Sr.) | $150,000 |
| 2018 | Supreme Aura3 · 1:46.84 | Joe Bravo | Michael Stidham | Stallionaire Enterprises LLC (Rick Kanter) | $102,000 |
| 2017 | Timeline3 · 1:41.32 | Javier Castellano | Chad Brown | Woodford Racing LLC (William S. Farish IV, mn.ptr.) | $100,000 |
| 2016 | Donegal Moon3 · 1:44.15 | Joe Bravo | Todd Pletcher | Donegal Racing (Jerry Crawford, mn.ptr.) | $150,000 |
| 2015 | Mr. Jordan3 · 1:42.71 | Paco Lopez | Edward Plesa Jr. | David Melin, Leon Ellman, Laurie Plesa | $150,000 |
| 2014 | Albano3 · 1:44.17 | Kerwin D. Clark | J. Larry Jones | Brereton C. Jones | $150,000 |
| 2013 | Verrazano3 · 1:41.72 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Let's Go Stable (Michael Tabor, Susan Magnier, Derrick Smith) | $150,000 |
| 2012 | Le Bernardin3 · 1:44.51 | Mike Luzzi | Kiaran McLaughlin | Darley Stable | $100,000 |
| 2011 | Pants On Fire3 · 1:42.89 | Rosie Napravnik | Kelly Breen | George & Lori Hall | $200,000 |
| 2010 | Afleet Express3 · 1:45.44 | Javier Castellano | Jimmy Jerkens | Gainesway Farm, Martin L. Cherry | $200,000 |
| 2009 | Bad Action3 · 1:49.16 | David Cohen | Gary Contessa | Winning Move Stable (Steve Sigler, mn.ptr.), Sanford H. Robbins LLC, P. & D. Kaplan Racing LLC | $150,000 |
| 2008 | Atoned3 · 1:49.40 | Chris DeCarlo | Todd Pletcher | Dogwood Stable | $200,000 |
| 2007 | Actin Good3 · 1:51.54 | Cornelio Velásquez | Robert Dibona | Leo-Sag Stables, Gus Goldsmith, Greg and Jerrich Stable | $250,000 |
| 2006 | Diamond Stripes3 · 1:47.30 | Edgar Prado | Rick Dutrow | Four Roses Thoroughbreds (Kassem Masri) | $250,000 |
| 2005 | Magna Graduate3 · 1:47.40 | John Velazquez | Todd Pletcher | Elizabeth H. Alexander | $250,000 |
| 2004 | Pies Prospect3 · 1:48.40 | Edgar Prado | Nick Zito | Robert V. LaPenta | $300,000 |
| 2002 | Regal Sanction3 · 1:49.80 | José A. Santos | James A. Jerkens | Susan & John Moore | $350,000 |
| 2001 | Volponi3 · 1:46.80 | Shaun Bridgmohan | Philip G. Johnson | Amherst Stable (Kathy Johnson), Spruce Pond Stable (Edward Baier) | $250,000 |
| 2000 | Kiss A Native3 · 1:48.20 | Mickey Walls | David R. Bell | John A. Franks | $250,000 |
| 1999 | Forty One Carats3 · 1:45.40 | Jorge Chavez | David Fawkes | Jack T. Hammer & Walter L. New | $400,000 |
| 1998 | Tomorrows Cat3 · 1:46.80 | Joe Bravo | Mark A. Hennig | Donald S. & Roberta Mary Zuckerman & Camelia J. Casby | $500,000 |
| 1997 | Behrens3 · 1:46.60 | Jerry Bailey | H. James Bond | William Clifton Jr. | $1,000,000 |
| 1996 | Allied Forces3 · 1:47.00 | Richard Migliore | Kiaran McLaughlin | Ahmed Al Tayer | $200,000 |
| 1995 | Flying Chevron3 · 1:40.80 | Robbie Davis | James J. Toner | Kimran Stable (Ronald Nicholson) | $200,000 |
| 1994 | Brass Scale3 · 1:49.20 | Edgar Prado | Charles Peoples | Bayard Sharp | $200,000 |
| 1993 | Diazo3 · 1:47.00 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | Bill Shoemaker | Allen E. Paulson | $250,000 |
| 1992 | Scuffleburg3 · 1:49.00 | Julie Krone | Scotty Schulhofer | William H. Perry | $500,000 |
| 1991 | Scan3 · 1:46.40 | José A. Santos | Scotty Schulhofer | William H. Perry | $300,000 |
| 1990 | Silver Ending3 · 1:47.20 | Ed Delahoussaye | Ron McAnally | Angelo Costanza & Ron McAnally | $300,000 |
| 1989 | Norquestor3 · 1:49.60 | Julie Krone | Hubert Hine | Scott C. Savin | $300,000 |
| 1988 | Brian's Time3 · 1:47.00 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | John M. Veitch | Joan W. Phillips | $300,000 |
| 1987 | Cryptoclearance3 · 1:48.60 | José A. Santos | Scotty Schulhofer | Philip Teinowitz | $300,000 |
| 1986 | Danzig Connection3 · 1:49.00 | Pat Day | Woody Stephens | Henryk de Kwiatkowski | $300,000 |
| 1985 | Skip Trial3 · 1:51.00 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Hubert Hine | Zelda Cohen | $300,000 |
| 1984 | Hail Bold King3 · 1:49.20 | Jorge Velásquez | William E. Burch | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney | $200,000 |
| 1983 | World Appeal3 · 1:46.60 | Antonio Graell | Scotty Schulhofer | Elton D. Kohr Sr. | $200,000 |
| 1982 | Fast Gold3 · 1:49.00 | Jean-Luc Samyn | Sally A. Bailie | Aisco Stable | $200,000 |
| 1981 | Summing3 · 1:51.00 | George Martens | Luis S. Barrera | Charles T. Wilson Jr. | $200,000 |
| 1980 | Dr. Blum3 · 1:11.00 | Ruben Hernandez | Howard M. Tesher | H. Joseph Allen | $25,000 |
45 of the 45 runnings name the rider, 45 name the trainer and 45 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to. 45 carry the total prize money for that year, converted here the same way the purse above is.
What the Pegasus Stakes has paid, season by season
Total prize money, 1980 to 2025
The total prize money went from $25,000 in 1980 to $150,000 in 2025, 6.0 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 Pegasus Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a jockey
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Pegasus Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 563 | Fighting Fifth HurdleNewcastle Racecourse | Great Britain | $152,950 | £115,000 |
| 564 | Premio Federico TesioSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | $150,051 | €132,000 |
| 565 | Bay Shore StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 566 | Carry Back StakesGulfstream Park | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 567 | Chick Lang StakesPimlico Race Course, | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 568 | Discovery StakesAqueduct Racetrack, | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 569 | Hawthorne DerbyHawthorne Race Course | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 570 | Jerome StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 572 | La Jolla HandicapDel Mar Racetrack | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 573 | New York DerbyFinger Lakes Race Track | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 575 | San Rafael StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 576 | Saranac StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $150,000 | $150,000 |
| 577 | International HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | $148,960 | £112,000 |
| 578 | Grand Prix de ChantillyChantilly Racecourse | France | $147,778 | €130,000 |
| 579 | Prix CorridaSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | $147,778 | €130,000 |
| 580 | Prix d'HarcourtLongchamp Racecourse | France | $147,778 | €130,000 |
| 581 | Prix de la NonetteDeauville Racecourse | France | $147,778 | €130,000 |
| 582 | Prix de MalleretSaint-Cloud Racecourse | France | $147,778 | €130,000 |
| 583 | Prix de PomoneDeauville Racecourse | France | $147,778 | €130,000 |
| 584 | Prix de SandringhamChantilly Racecourse | France | $147,778 | €130,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Pegasus 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, 158th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawthorne Derby | Hawthorne Race Course | Grade III | $150,000 |
| Jerome Stakes | Aqueduct Racetrack | Non-Graded Stakes | $150,000 |
| La Jolla Handicap | Del Mar Racetrack | Listed | $150,000 |
| New York Derby | Finger Lakes Race Track | Restricted | $150,000 |
| San Rafael Stakes | Santa Anita Park | Grade III | $150,000 |
| Saranac Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Listed | $150,000 |
| Tropical Park Derby | Gulfstream Park | Listed | $140,000 |
| Federico Tesio Stakes | Laurel Park, | Ungraded Stakes | $125,000 |
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 Pegasus Stakes prize money?
$150,000, for the 2021 running.
Where does the Pegasus Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
574th of 997. 573 races pay more, the nearest of them Fighting Fifth Hurdle. In the United States it is 158th of 196.
Which jockey has won the Pegasus Stakes most often?
Joe Bravo, with 5 wins between 1998 and 2020.
When was the Pegasus Stakes first run?
1980. This page holds 45 runnings, from 1980 to 2025.
How far is the Pegasus Stakes?
One and one-sixteenth miles (8.5 furlongs), on dirt, at Monmouth Park Racetrack.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money