Percy Sykes Stakes prize money
The Percy Sykes Stakes is worth AU$1,000,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 133rd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 24th 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 Percy Sykes Stakes is
Group 2 · 1,200 metres · Turf · Randwick Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Randwick Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 2
- Distance
- 1,200 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - flat
- Open to
- Two year old fillies
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1960
We hold the total fund for the Percy Sykes 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 Percy Sykes Stakes winner
67 runnings, 1960 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Cherry Bomshell | ||
| 2025 | Tempted | ||
| 2024 | Eneeza | ||
| 2023 | Kristilli | ||
| 2022 | Paris Dior | ||
| 2021 | Jamaea | ||
| 2020 | Away Game | ||
| 2019 | Anaheed | ||
| 2018 | Pure Elation | ||
| 2017 | Shoals | ||
| 2016 | Missrock | ||
| 2015 | Ottoman | ||
| 2014 | Eloping | ||
| 2013 | Everage | ||
| 2012 | Single Style | ||
| 2011 | Streama | ||
| 2010 | Golden Millennium | ||
| 2009 | Readyor | ||
| 2008 | Shoboard | ||
| 2007 | Sliding Cube | ||
| 2006 | Catechuchu | ||
| 2005 | Blizzardly | ||
| 2004 | Strawberry Storm | ||
| 2003 | Bella Corona | ||
| 2002 | Before Too Long | ||
| 2001 | Allez France | ||
| 2000 | Actress | ||
| 1999 | Katima | ||
| 1998 | Emotive | ||
| 1997 | Snapshots | ||
| 1996 | Law Of Logic | ||
| 1995 | Ginzano | ||
| 1994 | Alouette | ||
| 1993 | Miss Prospect | ||
| 1992 | Flitter | ||
| 1991 | Dangerous Seam | ||
| 1990 | Rhythmic Charm | ||
| 1989 | Dazzling Flyer | ||
| 1988 | Paris Weekend | ||
| 1987 | The Cloisters | ||
| 1986 | Magic Flute | ||
| 1985 | Zipella | ||
| 1984 | Stater | ||
| 1983 | Lady Eclipse | ||
| 1982 | I Like Diamonds | ||
| 1981 | Circle Of Song | ||
| 1980 | Gay Rosalind | ||
| 1979 | Charity | ||
| 1978 | Impede | ||
| 1977 | Red Cat | ||
| 1976 | Fleet Princess | ||
| 1975 | La Stupenda | ||
| 1974 | Catkin | ||
| 1973 | Favoured | ||
| 1972 | Admire | ||
| 1971 | Kiss Me Cait | ||
| 1970 | Tumberlua | ||
| 1969 | Obelia | ||
| 1968 | Miss Mink | ||
| 1967 | Surre Queen | ||
| 1966 | Candy Floss | ||
| 1965 | Lone | ||
| 1964 | Anemone | ||
| 1963 | Constant Image | ||
| 1962 | April Wonder | ||
| 1961 | Cymbal | ||
| 1960 | Primrose Lane |
0 of the 67 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 Percy Sykes Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123 | Pat Day Mile StakesChurchill Downs | United States | AU$1,065,789 | $750,000 |
| 124 | Saratoga Derby StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | AU$1,065,789 | $750,000 |
| 125 | Wood Memorial StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | AU$1,065,789 | $750,000 |
| 126 | Deutsches DerbyHorner Rennbahn | Germany | AU$1,050,000 | €650,000 |
| 127 | New Zealand DerbyEllerslie Racecourse | New Zealand | AU$1,041,626 | NZ$1,250,000 |
| 128 | King's PlateWoodbine Racetrack | Canada | AU$1,014,552 | CA$1,000,000 |
| 129 | Arrowfield 3YO SprintRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 130 | Australian GuineasFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 131 | Caulfield StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 132 | Concorde StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 134 | Perth CupAscot Racecourse | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 135 | Premiere StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 136 | Queensland DerbyEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 137 | Randwick GuineasRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 138 | Sires' Produce StakesEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 139 | South Australian DerbyMorphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, Australia | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 140 | Stan Fox StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 141 | The ShortsRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 142 | Winx StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 143 | 2000 Guineas StakesRowley Mile | Great Britain | AU$992,250 | £525,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Percy Sykes 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, 24th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowfield 3YO Sprint | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 2 | AU$1,000,000 |
| Australian Guineas | Flemington Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$1,000,000 |
| Caulfield Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$1,000,000 |
| Concorde Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 2 | AU$1,000,000 |
| Perth Cup | Ascot Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$1,000,000 |
| Premiere Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 2 | AU$1,000,000 |
| Queensland Derby | Eagle Farm Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$1,000,000 |
| Randwick Guineas | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 1 | AU$1,000,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Percy Sykes Stakes prize money?
AU$1,000,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Percy Sykes Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
133rd of 997. 132 races pay more, the nearest of them Pat Day Mile Stakes. In Australia it is 24th of 291.
When was the Percy Sykes Stakes first run?
1960. This page holds 67 runnings, from 1960 to 2026.
How far is the Percy Sykes Stakes?
1,200 metres, on turf, at Randwick Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money