Port Adelaide Cup prize money
The Port Adelaide Cup is worth AU$120,240 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 848th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 290th 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 Port Adelaide Cup is
Listed · 2,500 metres · Turf · Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia
- Racecourse
- Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Listed
- Distance
- 2,500 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Horses three years old and older
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1906
We hold the total fund for the Port Adelaide 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 Port Adelaide Cup winner
120 runnings, 1906 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alainge | ||
| 2025 | Sir Kingsford | ||
| 2024 | The Map | ||
| 2023 | Hasta La War | ||
| 2022 | Splendiferous | ||
| 2021 | Wyclif | ||
| 2020 | Oceanex | ||
| 2019 | Valac | ||
| 2018 | Yogi | ||
| 2017 | Time to Test | ||
| 2016 | Zanteca | ||
| 2015 | Go Dreaming | ||
| 2014 | Ominous | ||
| 2012 | Finiguerra | ||
| 2011 | Maunatrice | ||
| 2010 | Right Fong | ||
| 2009 | Foolish Lad | ||
| 2008 | Richracer | ||
| 2007 | Wells Street | ||
| 2006 | Tingirana | ||
| 2005 | race not held | ||
| 2004 | Mr. Tambourineman | ||
| 2003 | Odysseus | ||
| 2002 | Moongara | ||
| 2001 | Astrolante | ||
| 2000 | Rydell High | ||
| 1999 | King's Landing | ||
| 1998 | Vestey | ||
| 1997 | Voodoo Beat | ||
| 1996 | Supercut | ||
| 1995 | Slygo Connection | ||
| 1994 | Ruling Knight | ||
| 1993 | Guessing Game | ||
| 1992 | Rasputin's Revenge | ||
| 1991 | Alphabel | ||
| 1990 | Leahlauda | ||
| 1989 | Master Eclipse | ||
| 1988 | Jolly Good Thought | ||
| 1987 | Hollinger | ||
| 1986 | Keepers | ||
| 1985 | Game Trooper | ||
| 1984 | Noble Falcon | ||
| 1983 | Barmax | ||
| 1982 | Darado Boy | ||
| 1981 | Lady Nurmi | ||
| 1980 | Rock Show | ||
| 1979 | Diecaster | ||
| 1978 | Linkman | ||
| 1977 | Rain Circle | ||
| 1976 | Classic Conquest | ||
| 1975 | Strong Bow | ||
| 1974 | Brugan | ||
| 1973 | Brugan | ||
| 1972 | Caliente | ||
| 1971 | Caliente | ||
| 1970 | Moomba Fox | ||
| 1969 | Cartier | ||
| 1968 | Jovial Knight | ||
| 1967 | Floodbird | ||
| 1966 | Jovial Knight | ||
| 1965 | Bright Blend | ||
| 1964 | Hunting Horn | ||
| 1963 | Barbatook | ||
| 1962 | Delville | ||
| 1961 | Wine Label | ||
| 1960 | Rose Of Summer | ||
| 1959 | Sir Blink | ||
| 1958 | Trois Model | ||
| 1957 | Power Dive | ||
| 1956 | Valpadi | ||
| 1955 | Chatford | ||
| 1954 | Beau Regis | ||
| 1953 | Welloch | ||
| 1952 | Sun Kist | ||
| 1951 | Free Kick | ||
| 1950 | Prince O' Fairies | ||
| 1949 | Sanctus | ||
| 1948 | Chievely | ||
| 1947 | Bannerette | ||
| 1946 | Baycades | ||
| 1945 | Rainbird | ||
| 1944 | Saint Warden | ||
| 1943 | Saint Warden | ||
| 1942 | race not held | ||
| 1941 | Renown | ||
| 1940 | Apostrophe | ||
| 1939 | Indignity | ||
| 1938 | Grecian Princess | ||
| 1937 | St. Fox | ||
| 1936 | Yarro | ||
| 1935 | Amalia | ||
| 1934 | Mellion | ||
| 1933 | Silvado | ||
| 1932 | Mary Spa | ||
| 1931 | Celotex | ||
| 1930 | Madstar | ||
| 1929 | Nadean | ||
| 1928 | Some Quality | ||
| 1927 | Frilford | ||
| 1926 | Parvista | ||
| 1925 | Lemina | ||
| 1924 | Lemina | ||
| 1923 | Stand By | ||
| 1922 | Black Rogue | ||
| 1921 | Pop Pop | ||
| 1920 | Paratoo | ||
| 1919 | Alacrity | ||
| 1918 | Pistol Prince | ||
| 1917 | Bangonie | ||
| 1916 | Admirable Bob | ||
| 1915 | Pistolier | ||
| 1914 | Bangonie | ||
| 1913 | Calamus | ||
| 1912 | Balmoral | ||
| 1911 | Kirn | ||
| 1910 | Fastness | ||
| 1909 | Carl Dour | ||
| 1908 | Becky | ||
| 1907 | Metal Queen | ||
| 1906 | Enigma |
0 of the 120 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 Port Adelaide Cup more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Brugan | 2 | 1973, 1974 |
| Caliente | 2 | 1971, 1972 |
| Jovial Knight | 2 | 1966, 1968 |
| Saint Warden | 2 | 1943, 1944 |
| Lemina | 2 | 1924, 1925 |
| Bangonie | 2 | 1914, 1917 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Port Adelaide Cup in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 838 | G A Towton CupAscot Racecourse | Australia | AU$125,000 | AU$125,000 |
| 839 | Lee Steere ClassicAscot Racecourse | Australia | AU$125,000 | AU$125,000 |
| 840 | Easter HandicapEllerslie Racecourse | New Zealand | AU$124,995 | NZ$150,000 |
| 841 | Great New Zealand HurdleTe Aroha | New Zealand | AU$124,995 | NZ$150,000 |
| 842 | Premio Carlo ChiesaCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | AU$124,385 | €77,000 |
| 843 | Premio Elena e Sergio CumaniSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | AU$124,385 | €77,000 |
| 844 | Premio Guido BerardelliCapannelle Racecourse | Italy | AU$124,385 | €77,000 |
| 845 | Premio Primi PassiSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | AU$124,385 | €77,000 |
| 846 | Premio VerziereSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | AU$124,385 | €77,000 |
| 847 | Ulster DerbyDown Royal, County Down | Ireland | AU$121,154 | €75,000 |
| 849 | Grey StakesWoodbine Racetrack | Canada | AU$115,705 | CA$114,045 |
| 850 | Nad Al Sheba TrophyMeydan Racecourse | United Arab Emirates | AU$114,364 | AED 300,000 |
| 851 | Premio ChiusuraSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | AU$113,723 | €70,400 |
| 852 | Tom Ridge StakesPresque Isle Downs | United States | AU$113,684 | $80,000 |
| 853 | Cocked Hat StakesGoodwood Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$113,400 | £60,000 |
| 854 | Lingfield Derby TrialLingfield Park | Great Britain | AU$113,400 | £60,000 |
| 855 | Badener MeileIffezheim Racecourse | Germany | AU$113,077 | €70,000 |
| 856 | Bavarian ClassicMunich Racecourse | Germany | AU$113,077 | €70,000 |
| 857 | Gerling-PreisKöln-Weidenpesch | Germany | AU$113,077 | €70,000 |
| 858 | Goldene PeitscheIffezheim Racecourse | Germany | AU$113,077 | €70,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Port Adelaide 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, 290th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sires' Produce Stakes (SAJC) | Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Group 3 | AU$150,000 |
| Vamos Stakes | Launceston Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$150,000 |
| G A Towton Cup | Ascot Racecourse | Listed Race | AU$125,000 |
| Lee Steere Classic | Ascot Racecourse | Listed Race | AU$125,000 |
| Burrumbeet Cup | Burrumbeet racecourse | AU$30,000 | |
| The Everest | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 1 | AU$20,000,000AU$20.0m |
| Melbourne Cup | Flemington Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$10,000,000AU$10.0m |
| Caulfield Cup | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 1 | AU$5,000,000AU$5.0m |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Port Adelaide Cup prize money?
AU$120,240, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Port Adelaide Cup rank among the richest races in the world?
848th of 997. 847 races pay more, the nearest of them G A Towton Cup. In Australia it is 290th of 291.
Which horse has won the Port Adelaide Cup most often?
Brugan, 2 times, in 1973, 1974.
When was the Port Adelaide Cup first run?
1906. This page holds 120 runnings, from 1906 to 2026.
How far is the Port Adelaide Cup?
2,500 metres, on turf, at Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money