Premier's Cup prize money
The Premier's Cup is worth AU$250,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 518th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 180th 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 Premier's Cup is
Group 3 · 2,000 metres · Turf · Randwick Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Randwick Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 2,000 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three years old and older
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1947
We hold the total fund for the Premier's 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 Premier's Cup winner
79 runnings, 1947 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Boniface | ||
| 2025 | Nellie Leylax | ||
| 2024 | Eliyass | ||
| 2023 | Hosier | ||
| 2022 | Arapaho | ||
| 2020 | Mugatoo | ||
| 2019 | Wu Gok | ||
| 2018 | Avilius | ||
| 2017 | Dee I Cee | ||
| 2016 | Sense Of Occasion | ||
| 2015 | Magic Hurricane | ||
| 2014 | Greatwood | ||
| 2013 | Less Is More | ||
| 2012 | Glencadam Gold | ||
| 2011 | Break Card | ||
| 2010 | Snow Alert | ||
| 2009 | Emperor Bonaparte | ||
| 2008 | Red Lord | ||
| 2007 | race not held | ||
| 2006 | Activation | ||
| 2005 | Railings | ||
| 2004 | Bush Honey | ||
| 2003 | Domine | ||
| 2002 | Gamesman | ||
| 2001 | Mulan Princess | ||
| 2000 | Super Revenir | ||
| 1999 | Catapult{{cite web |url=https: | ||
| 1998 | Joss Sticks{{cite web |url=https: | ||
| 1997 | Ask The Waiter{{cite web |url=https: | ||
| 1996 | Meeting abandoned | ||
| 1995 | Ardeed{{cite web |url=https: | ||
| 1994 | Century Reign{{cite web |url=https: | ||
| 1993 | O'Hara{{cite web |url=https: | ||
| 1992 | Donegal Mist{{cite web |url=https: | ||
| 1991 | Hammond | ||
| 1990 | Kessem | ||
| 1989 | Port Kingdom | ||
| 1988 | Natural Habit | ||
| 1987 | Northern Plain | ||
| 1986 | Fix The Date | ||
| 1985 | Colour Page | ||
| 1984 | Just For Tristram | ||
| 1983 | Tulsa Knight | ||
| 1982 | Bourbon Boy | ||
| 1981 | Coe | ||
| 1980 | Diamond Park | ||
| 1979 | In Luck | ||
| 1978 | Leonotis | ||
| 1977 | Such Fun | ||
| 1976 | Northbridge Lad | ||
| 1975 | Americano | ||
| 1974 | Broadway Hit | ||
| 1973 | Drum Roll | ||
| 1972 | Red God | ||
| 1971 | Oncidon | ||
| 1970 | Tails | ||
| 1969 | Tails | ||
| 1968 | By Gee | ||
| 1967 | Tupaki | ||
| 1966 | Victory Roll | ||
| 1965 | Duo | ||
| 1964 | Striking Force | ||
| 1963 | Alpensea | ||
| 1962 | Tamure | ||
| 1961 | Gemstone | ||
| 1960 | Boorala | ||
| 1959 | Bardshah | ||
| 1958 | Caranna | ||
| 1957 | Turkestan | ||
| 1956 | Regal Forest | ||
| 1955 | Talisman | ||
| 1954 | El Ziet | ||
| 1953 | Maynard | ||
| 1952 | Hydrogen | ||
| 1951 | Amused | ||
| 1950 | Hurry Up | ||
| 1949 | Dark Marne | ||
| 1948 | Paktong | ||
| 1947 | Courier |
0 of the 79 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 Premier's Cup more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Tails | 2 | 1969, 1970 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Premier's Cup in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 508 | Kindergarten StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 509 | Launceston CupLaunceston Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 510 | Liverpool City CupRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 511 | Magic Night StakesRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 512 | Maurice McCarten StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 513 | Ming Dynasty Quality HandicapRosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 514 | N E Manion CupRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 515 | Newcastle Newmarket HandicapBroadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 516 | P J Bell StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 517 | Pago Pago StakesRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 519 | Queen of the South StakesMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 520 | Rough Habit PlateDoomben Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 521 | San Domenico StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 522 | Show County QualityRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 523 | Southern Cross StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse or Randwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 524 | Star Kingdom StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 525 | Summer CupRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 526 | T L Baillieu HandicapRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 527 | Tea Rose StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 528 | The Hawkesbury CrownHawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Premier's 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, 180th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| N E Manion Cup | Rosehill Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Newcastle Newmarket Handicap | Broadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| P J Bell Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Pago Pago Stakes | Rosehill Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Queen of the South Stakes | Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Group 2 | AU$250,000 |
| Rough Habit Plate | Doomben Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| San Domenico Stakes | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Show County Quality | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Premier's Cup prize money?
AU$250,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Premier's Cup rank among the richest races in the world?
518th of 997. 517 races pay more, the nearest of them Kindergarten Stakes. In Australia it is 180th of 291.
Which horse has won the Premier's Cup most often?
Tails, 2 times, in 1969, 1970.
When was the Premier's Cup first run?
1947. This page holds 79 runnings, from 1947 to 2026.
How far is the Premier's Cup?
2,000 metres, on turf, at Randwick Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money