Premiere Stakes prize money
The Premiere Stakes is worth AU$1,000,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 135th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 26th 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 Premiere 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
- Three year olds and older
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1972
We hold the total fund for the Premiere 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 Premiere Stakes winner
54 runnings, 1972 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Briasa | ||
| 2024 | Airman | ||
| 2023 | Think About It | ||
| 2022 | Lost And Running | ||
| 2021 | Masked Crusader | ||
| 2020 | Libertini | ||
| 2019 | Brutal | ||
| 2018 | Santa Ana Lane | ||
| 2017 | In Her Time | ||
| 2016 | Takedown | ||
| 2015 | Terravista | ||
| 2014 | Famous Seamus | ||
| 2013 | Arinosa | ||
| 2012 | Red Tracer | ||
| 2011 | Neeson | ||
| 2010 | Hot Danish | ||
| 2009 | Mentality | ||
| 2008 | Triple Honour | ||
| 2007 | German Chocolate | ||
| 2006 | Paratroopers | ||
| 2005 | Shania Dane | ||
| 2004 | Spark Of Life | ||
| 2003 | Thorn Park | ||
| 2002 | Century Kid | ||
| 2001 | On Type | ||
| 2000 | Mr. Innocent | ||
| 1999 | Mr. Innocent | ||
| 1998 | Masked Party | ||
| 1997 | King Ivor | ||
| 1996 | Legal Agent | ||
| 1995 | Light Up The World | ||
| 1994 | Stormy Regent | ||
| 1993 | Klokka | ||
| 1992 | Joanne | ||
| 1991 | Joanne | ||
| 1990 | Integra | ||
| 1989 | High Regard | ||
| 1988 | Sky Chase | ||
| 1987 | Campaign King | ||
| 1986 | Imperial Baron | ||
| 1985 | Avon Angel | ||
| 1984 | March Magic | ||
| 1983 | Emancipation | ||
| 1982 | Latin Saint | ||
| 1981 | Kingston Town | ||
| 1980 | Silver Wraith | ||
| 1979 | Salaam | ||
| 1978 | Monakea | ||
| 1977 | Makara | ||
| 1976 | Purple Patch | ||
| 1975 | Go Mod | ||
| 1974 | Favoured | ||
| 1973 | Zambari | ||
| 1972 | Outback |
0 of the 54 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 Premiere Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Mr. Innocent | 2 | 1999, 2000 |
| Joanne | 2 | 1991, 1992 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Premiere Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 134 | Perth CupAscot 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 |
| 145 | Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Ladies' ClassicChanges yearly | Japan | AU$971,611 | ¥102,000,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Premiere 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, 26th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Perth Cup | Ascot 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 |
| South Australian Derby | Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, Australia | 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 Premiere Stakes prize money?
AU$1,000,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Premiere Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
135th of 997. 134 races pay more, the nearest of them Wood Memorial Stakes. In Australia it is 26th of 291.
Which horse has won the Premiere Stakes most often?
Mr. Innocent, 2 times, in 1999, 2000.
When was the Premiere Stakes first run?
1972. This page holds 54 runnings, from 1972 to 2025.
How far is the Premiere Stakes?
1,200 metres, on turf, at Randwick Racecourse,.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money