Perth Cup prize money
The Perth Cup is worth AU$1,000,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 134th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 25th 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 Perth Cup is
Group 2 · 2,400 metres · Turf · Ascot Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Ascot Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 2
- Distance
- 2,400 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three year olds and older
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1887
We hold the total fund for the Perth 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 Perth Cup winner
128 runnings, 1887 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Apulia | ||
| 2025 | Hemlock Stone | ||
| 2024 | Casino Seventeen | ||
| 2023 | Buster Bash | ||
| 2022 | Midnight Blue | ||
| 2021 | Neufbosc | ||
| 2020 | Mississippi Delta | ||
| 2019 | Star Exhibit | ||
| 2018 | Material Man | ||
| 2015 | Real Love | ||
| 2014 | Black Tycoon | ||
| 2013 | Talent Show | ||
| 2010 | Lords Ransom | ||
| 2009 | Guyno | ||
| 2008 | Cats Fun | ||
| 2007 | Respect | ||
| 2006 | Black Tom | ||
| 2005 | Crown Prosecutor | ||
| 2004 | King Canute | ||
| 2003 | Tumeric | ||
| 2002 | Cardinal Colours | ||
| 2001 | Lottila Bay | ||
| 2000 | Luna Tudor | ||
| 1999 | King Of Saxony | ||
| 1998 | Heed The Toll | ||
| 1997 | Time Frame | ||
| 1996 | Crying Game | ||
| 1995 | Ros Reef | ||
| 1994 | Palatious | ||
| 1993 | Field Officer | ||
| 1992 | Mirror Magic | ||
| 1991 | Zamlight | ||
| 1990 | Word Of Honour | ||
| 1989 | Saratov | ||
| 1988 | Linc The Leopard | ||
| 1987 | Rocket Racer | ||
| 1986 | Ullyatt | ||
| 1985 | Phizam | ||
| 1984 | Moss Kingdom | ||
| 1983 | Bianco Lady | ||
| 1982 | Magistrate | ||
| 1981 | Magistrate | ||
| 1980 | Rothschild | ||
| 1979 | Meliador | ||
| 1978 | Golden Centre | ||
| 1977 | Muros | ||
| 1976 | Philomel | ||
| 1975 | Runyon | ||
| 1974 | Allegation | ||
| 1973 | Dayana | ||
| 1972 | Fait Accompli | ||
| 1971 | Artello Bay | ||
| 1970 | Fait Accompli | ||
| 1969 | Jenark | ||
| 1968 | Lintonmarc | ||
| 1967 | Special Reward | ||
| 1966 | Royal Coral | ||
| 1965 | Fair's Print | ||
| 1964 | Resolution | ||
| 1963 | Bay Count | ||
| 1962 | Royal Khora | ||
| 1961 | England's Dust | ||
| 1960 | Rendition | ||
| 1959 | Fairetha | ||
| 1958 | Fairetha | ||
| 1957 | Elmsfield | ||
| 1955 | Yabaroo | ||
| 1954 | Beau Scot | ||
| 1953 | Raconteur | ||
| 1952 | Avarna | ||
| 1950 | Azennis | ||
| 1949 | Beau Vasse | ||
| 1948 | Kingscote | ||
| 1947 | Sydney James | ||
| 1946 | Maddington | ||
| 1945 | Gay Parade | ||
| 1944 | Loyalist | ||
| 1942 | Ragtime | ||
| 1941 | Fernridge | ||
| 1939 | Tomito | ||
| 1938 | Maikai | ||
| 1937 | Manolive | ||
| 1936 | Picaro | ||
| 1935 | Cueesun | ||
| 1933 | Cueesun | ||
| 1932 | Alienist | ||
| 1931 | The Dimmer | ||
| 1930 | Coolbarro | ||
| 1929 | Jemidar | ||
| 1927 | Au Fait | ||
| 1925 | Mercato | ||
| 1923 | Lilypond | ||
| 1922 | Jolly Cosy | ||
| 1921 | Earl Of Seafield | ||
| 1920 | Seigneur | ||
| 1919 | Rivose | ||
| 1918 | Macadam | ||
| 1917 | Downing Street | ||
| 1916 | Lucky Escape | ||
| 1915 | Irish Knight | ||
| 1914 | Dollar Dictator | ||
| 1913 | Artesian | ||
| 1912 | Sparkle | ||
| 1911 | Artesian | ||
| 1910 | Jolly Beggar | ||
| 1909 | Loch Shiel | ||
| 1908 | Scorcher | ||
| 1907 | Post Town | ||
| 1906 | May King | ||
| 1905 | Czarovitch | ||
| 1904 | Blue Spec | ||
| 1903 | Cypher | ||
| 1902 | Novitiate | ||
| 1901 | Flintlock | ||
| 1900 | Carbineer | ||
| 1899 | Mural | ||
| 1898 | Le Var | ||
| 1897 | Snapshot | ||
| 1896 | Inverary | ||
| 1895 | Durable | ||
| 1894 | Scarpia | ||
| 1893 | Scarpia | ||
| 1892 | Wandering Willie | ||
| 1891 | The Duke | ||
| 1890 | Wandering Willie | ||
| 1889 | Aim | ||
| 1888 | Telephone | ||
| 1887 | First Prince |
0 of the 128 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.
Who wins the Perth Cup more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Magistrate | 2 | 1981, 1982 |
| Fait Accompli | 2 | 1970, 1972 |
| Fairetha | 2 | 1958, 1959 |
| Cueesun | 2 | 1933, 1935 |
| Artesian | 2 | 1911, 1913 |
| Scarpia | 2 | 1893, 1894 |
| Wandering Willie | 2 | 1890, 1892 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Perth Cup in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 133 | Percy Sykes StakesRandwick 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 |
| 144 | Haneda HaiOhi Racecourse | Japan | AU$971,611 | ¥102,000,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Perth 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, 25th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Percy Sykes Stakes | Randwick 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 |
| Sires' Produce Stakes | Eagle Farm Racecourse | Group 2 | 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 Perth Cup prize money?
AU$1,000,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Perth Cup rank among the richest races in the world?
134th of 997. 133 races pay more, the nearest of them Saratoga Derby Stakes. In Australia it is 25th of 291.
Which horse has won the Perth Cup most often?
Magistrate, 2 times, in 1981, 1982.
When was the Perth Cup first run?
1887. This page holds 128 runnings, from 1887 to 2026.
How far is the Perth Cup?
2,400 metres, on turf, at Ascot Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money