Horse racing prize money per second in Italy
The 32 races we hold in Italy pay £3.6m across 1 hours 0 minutes of running. the Derby Italiano pays the most for its time, at £3,202 a second.
The median race here pays £3,192,772 an hour of running, below the £4,482,396 median across all 611 races we rank, which puts Italy 9th of 14 countries. None of its races reach the world's hundred best paid seconds.
The best paid seconds in Italy
Prize money per hour of running
Every race in Italy, ranked per second
32 races, with each one's place in the world order
| # | Race | Time | Purse | Per second | World |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby Italiano €523,800 | 2:16.302026 | £436,500 | £3,202 | 175 |
| 2 | Gran Criterium €275,000 | 1:33.002025 | £229,167 | £2,464 | 210 |
| 3 | Premio Vittorio di Capua €275,000 | 1:46.302025 | £229,167 | £2,156 | 222 |
| 4 | Premio Lydia Tesio €275,000 | 2:00.902025 | £229,167 | £1,896 | 237 |
| 5 | Oaks d'Italia €285,000 | 2:06.802026 | £237,500 | £1,873 | 239 |
| 6 | Gran Premio di Milano €242,000 | 2:01.302026 | £201,667 | £1,663 | 262 |
| 7 | Premio Roma €242,000 | 2:02.002025 | £201,667 | £1,653 | 267 |
| 8 | Gran Premio del Jockey Club €275,000 | 2:28.002025 | £229,167 | £1,548 | 280 |
| 9 | Premio Presidente della Repubblica €163,800 | 1:51.002026 | £136,500 | £1,230 | 307 |
| 10 | Premio Tudini €88,000 | 1:06.502025 | £73,333 | £1,103 | 323 |
| 11 | Premio Carlo Vittadini €121,000 | 1:36.402026 | £100,833 | £1,046 | 332 |
| 12 | Premio Dormello €121,000 | 1:36.902025 | £100,833 | £1,041 | 334 |
| 13 | Premio Carlo Chiesa €77,000 | 1:08.102018 | £64,167 | £942 | 352 |
| 14 | Premio Parioli €106,768 | 1:35.402026 | £88,973 | £933 | 353 |
| 15 | Premio Primi Passi €77,000 | 1:09.302022 | £64,167 | £926 | 356 |
| 16 | Premio Regina Elena €106,768 | 1:36.602026 | £88,973 | £921 | 359 |
| 17 | Premio Omenoni €61,600 | 1:00.202019 | £51,333 | £853 | 374 |
| 18 | Premio Carlo e Francesco Aloisi €61,600 | 1:09.032021 | £51,333 | £744 | 403 |
| 19 | Premio Federico Tesio €132,000 | 2:29.802025 | £110,000 | £734 | 408 |
| 20 | Premio Chiusura €70,400 | 1:24.802023 | £58,667 | £692 | 427 |
| 21 | Premio Elena e Sergio Cumani €77,000 | 1:39.902022 | £64,167 | £642 | 450 |
| 22 | Premio Guido Berardelli €77,000 | 1:49.102025 | £64,167 | £588 | 470 |
| 23 | Premio Verziere €77,000 | 2:01.102025 | £64,167 | £530 | 485 |
| 24 | Premio del Piazzale €64,900 | 1:44.502025 | £54,083 | £518 | 492 |
| 25 | Premio del Giubileo €61,600 | 2:01.202026 | £51,333 | £424 | 535 |
| 26 | Premio Ambrosiano €61,600 | 2:02.802026 | £51,333 | £418 | 539 |
| 27 | Premio Ribot €40,375 | 1:35.202025 | £33,646 | £353 | 570 |
| 28 | Premio Carlo d'Alessio €61,600 | 2:31.302025 | £51,333 | £339 | 575 |
| 29 | St. Leger Italiano €64,900 | 3:35.702025 | £54,083 | £251 | 593 |
| 30 | Gran Premio d'Italia €44,000 | 2:29.102019 | £36,667 | £246 | 594 |
| 31 | Premio Mario Incisa della Rocchetta €34,200 | 2:02.202021 | £28,500 | £233 | 596 |
| 32 | Coppa d'Oro di Milano €41,800 | 3:15.502019 | £34,833 | £178 | 605 |
Italy against the other 13
Median prize money per hour of running
| # | Country | Races | Median per hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 11 | £58,411,215£58.4m |
| 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 | £10,322,914£10.3m |
| 6 | Japan | 24 | £7,907,679£7.9m |
| 7 | New Zealand | 37 | £6,278,639£6.3m |
| 8 | Great Britain | 42 | £3,449,707£3.4m |
| 9 | Italy | 32 | £3,192,772£3.2m |
| 10 | France | 127 | £2,878,866£2.9m |
| 11 | the United Arab Emirates | 31 | £2,622,995£2.6m |
| 12 | Canada | 24 | £2,621,159£2.6m |
| 13 | Germany | 50 | £1,611,867£1.6m |
| 14 | Ireland | 10 | £1,331,071£1.3m |
Frequently asked questions
Which race in Italy pays the most per second?
the Derby Italiano, at £3,202 a second. Its £436,500 purse was run in 2:16.30 in 2026, and it is 175th of the 611 races we rank worldwide.
How does Italy compare with the rest of the world?
The median race in Italy pays £3,192,772 an hour of running, below the £4,482,396 median across all 611 races. That makes it 9th of the 14 countries with a page here.
How long do the races in Italy take to hand over their prize money?
The 32 races here pay out £3,571,426 across 1 hours 0 minutes of running, an average of £979 a second.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money