Horse racing prize money per second in Canada
The 24 races we hold in Canada pay £2.8m across 42:47.12 of running. the King's Plate pays the most for its time, at £4,400 a second.
The median race here pays £2,621,159 an hour of running, below the £4,549,800 median across all 611 races we rank, which puts Canada 12th of 14 countries. None of its races reach the world's hundred best paid seconds.
The best paid seconds in Canada
Prize money per hour of running
Every race in Canada, ranked per second
24 races, with each one's place in the world order
| # | Race | Time | Purse | Per second | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King's Plate CA$1,000,000 | 2:02.012026 | £536,800 | £4,400 | 126 |
| 2 | Canadian Pacing Derby CA$690,000 | 1:48.202025 | £370,392 | £3,423 | 167 |
| 3 | Prince of Wales Stakes CA$400,000 | 1:55.642025 | £214,720 | £1,857 | 242 |
| 4 | Breeders' Stakes CA$500,000 | 2:31.802025 | £268,400 | £1,768 | 252 |
| 5 | Coronation Futurity Stakes CA$250,000 | 1:52.702024 | £134,200 | £1,191 | 315 |
| 6 | Queenston Stakes CA$150,000 | 1:20.972010 | £80,520 | £994 | 342 |
| 7 | Bold Ruckus Stakes CA$125,000 | 1:09.422019 | £67,100 | £967 | 350 |
| 8 | Canadian Derby CA$200,000 | 2:06.942026 | £107,360 | £846 | 384 |
| 9 | Marine Stakes CA$150,000 | 1:44.942026 | £80,520 | £767 | 399 |
| 10 | Woodstock Stakes CA$97,488 | 1:10.222016 | £52,332 | £745 | 406 |
| 11 | Toronto Cup Stakes CA$150,000 | 1:48.072018 | £80,520 | £745 | 407 |
| 12 | British Columbia Derby CA$150,000 | 1:50.302025 | £80,520 | £730 | 411 |
| 13 | Ontario Derby CA$150,000 | 1:50.882025 | £80,520 | £726 | 413 |
| 14 | Plate Trial Stakes CA$150,000 | 1:51.122024 | £80,520 | £725 | 415 |
| 15 | Ontario Lassie Stakes CA$131,385 | 1:45.052016 | £70,527 | £671 | 444 |
| 16 | Duchess Stakes CA$96,363 | 1:22.912015 | £51,728 | £624 | 459 |
| 17 | Deputy Minister Stakes CA$96,000 | 1:23.712016 | £51,533 | £616 | 462 |
| 18 | Manitoba Derby CA$125,000 | 1:53.932025 | £67,100 | £589 | 473 |
| 19 | Grey Stakes CA$114,045 | 1:46.572025 | £61,219 | £574 | 474 |
| 20 | Valedictory Stakes CA$150,000 | 2:34.402025 | £80,520 | £522 | 493 |
| 21 | Mohawk Gold Cup CA$100,000 | 1:47.802025 | £53,680 | £498 | 502 |
| 22 | Vice Regent Stakes CA$95,200 | 1:44.492016 | £51,103 | £489 | 508 |
| 23 | Victoria Park Stakes CA$94,788 | 1:51.422015 | £50,882 | £457 | 520 |
| 24 | Charlie Barley Stakes CA$77,440 | 1:33.632016 | £41,570 | £444 | 529 |
Canada against the other 13
Median prize money per hour of running
| # | Country | Races | Median per hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 11 | £59,338,377£59.3m |
| 2 | Hong Kong | 15 | £55,272,727£55.3m |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | £18,175,311£18.2m |
| 4 | Singapore | 3 | £17,376,837£17.4m |
| 5 | the United States | 197 | £10,478,145£10.5m |
| 6 | Japan | 24 | £7,907,679£7.9m |
| 7 | New Zealand | 37 | £6,278,639£6.3m |
| 8 | Great Britain | 42 | £3,475,821£3.5m |
| 9 | Italy | 32 | £3,274,638£3.3m |
| 10 | France | 127 | £2,952,683£3.0m |
| 11 | the United Arab Emirates | 31 | £2,622,995£2.6m |
| 12 | Canada | 24 | £2,621,159£2.6m |
| 13 | Germany | 50 | £1,653,197£1.7m |
| 14 | Ireland | 10 | £1,365,201£1.4m |
Frequently asked questions
Which race in Canada pays the most per second?
the King's Plate, at £4,400 a second. Its £536,800 purse was run in 2:02.01 in 2026, and it is 126th of the 611 races we rank worldwide.
How does Canada compare with the rest of the world?
The median race in Canada pays £2,621,159 an hour of running, below the £4,549,800 median across all 611 races. That makes it 12th of the 14 countries with a page here.
How long do the races in Canada take to hand over their prize money?
The 24 races here pay out £2,814,286 across 42:47.12 of running, an average of £1,096 a second.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money