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Aqueduct Racetrack prize money

Q: What is the richest race at Aqueduct?

The Wood Memorial Stakes, at $750,000. It is 30% of the prize money in the 12 races here and the 125th richest race in the world.

Q: How much prize money is there at Aqueduct?

$2,515,000 across the 12 races on this site that are run there, an average of $209,583 a race.

Q: Which is the richest racecourse in the United States?

Churchill Downs, at $15,475,000. Aqueduct is 11th, on $2,515,000.

Q: How many Grade 2 races are run at Aqueduct?

One, worth $750,000 between them. That is 30% of the course's prize money from 8% of its races.

12 races at Aqueduct put up $2.5m between them. The Wood Memorial Stakes leads on $750,000, 30% of everything the course puts up.

Aqueduct is 29th of the 34 racecourses on this site, and the 11th in the United States. The average race here is worth $209,583.

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY $2.5m

RICHEST RACE $750k

RACES 12

GRADE 2 RACES 1

RANK IN UNITED STATES 11th

Every race at Aqueduct

By prize money

Paid in USD

Wood Memorial Stakes $750k Gotham Stakes $300k Withers Stakes $250k Dwyer Stakes $200k Hill Prince Stakes $200k Bay Shore Stakes $150k Discovery Stakes $150k Jerome Stakes $150k Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes $100k Jimmy Winkfield Stakes $100k Lexington Stakes (NYRA) $100k Count Fleet Stakes $65k

Every race, ranked

12 races, biggest purse first

#	Race	Grade	Prize money	Share
1	Wood Memorial Stakes miles (9 furlongs)	Grade 2	$750,000	29.8%
2	Gotham Stakes 1 mile (8 furlongs)	Grade 3	$300,000	11.9%
3	Withers Stakes miles (9 furlongs)	Listed	$250,000	9.9%
4	Dwyer Stakes 1 Mile	Listed	$200,000	8.0%
5	Hill Prince Stakes miles (9 furlongs)	Grade 3	$200,000	8.0%
6	Bay Shore Stakes 7 furlongs	Listed	$150,000	6.0%
7	Discovery Stakes miles (9 furlongs)	Listed	$150,000	6.0%
8	Jerome Stakes 1 mile	Non-Graded Stakes	$150,000	6.0%
9	Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes 6 furlongs	Discontinued	$100,000	4.0%
10	Jimmy Winkfield Stakes 7 furlongs	Black Type	$100,000	4.0%
11	Lexington Stakes (NYRA) 1⅛ miles (9 furlongs)	Discontinued stakes	$100,000	4.0%
12	Count Fleet Stakes 1 mile, 70 yards	Ungraded Stakes	$65,000	2.6%

The oldest race here is the Jerome Stakes, with winners recorded from 1866. The newest is the Jimmy Winkfield Stakes, first won in 1985. Every one of them is a flat race.

How the money splits by grade

The 12 races at Aqueduct, by the grade each is run at

Grade	Races	Prize money	Share	Richest
Grade 2	1	$750,000	30%	Wood Memorial Stakes
Grade 3	2	$500,000	20%	Gotham Stakes
Listed	4	$750,000	30%	Withers Stakes
Other races	5	$515,000	20%	Jerome Stakes

Grade 2 races are 8% of the races at Aqueduct and 30% of the money.

Where Aqueduct stands in the United States

The richest racecourses in the United States, by what their races put up

#	Racecourse	Races	Prize money
1	Churchill Downs	13	$15,475,000$15.5m
2	Belmont Park	17	$11,500,000$11.5m
3	Keeneland Race Course	17	$10,750,000$10.7m
4	Saratoga Race Course	20	$9,550,000$9.5m
5	Gulfstream Park	12	$6,665,000$6.7m
6	Santa Anita Park	24	$5,795,000$5.8m
7	Kentucky Downs	2	$5,250,000$5.2m
8	Oaklawn Park Race Track	5	$4,750,000$4.7m
9	Del Mar Racetrack	11	$3,900,000$3.9m
10	Parx Racing and Casino	4	$2,600,000$2.6m
11	Aqueduct Racetrack	12	$2,515,000$2.5m
12	Pimlico Race Course	4	$2,350,000$2.3m

Aqueduct holds 2% of the prize money in the 196 races we hold for the United States.

Racecourses worth about the same

The courses either side of Aqueduct in the money order, anywhere in the world

San Siro Racecourse $2.8m Morphettville Racecourse $2.7m Saint-Cloud Racecourse $2.6m Woodbine Racetrack $2.6m

Aqueduct Racetrack $2.5m

Capannelle Racecourse $2.1m Newmarket Racecourse $1.4m Iffezheim Racecourse $1.3m Sandown Park Racecourse $1.1m

Who wins at Aqueduct

Winning rides across every year of the 12 races here

#	Jockey	Wins	Races	Span
1	Eddie Arcaro	29	6	1940 to 1960
2	Ángel Cordero Jr.	21	7	1970 to 1991
3	Richard Migliore	20	10	1985 to 2009
4	Eddie Maple	17	9	1972 to 1990
5	John R. Velazquez	17	4	1994 to 2024
6	Javier Castellano	16	8	2002 to 2026
7	Jerry D. Bailey	15	5	1983 to 2005
8	Jorge Velásquez	14	6	1968 to 1990
9	Mike E. Smith	13	6	1990 to 2025
10	Manuel Franco	13	7	2015 to 2026

The trainers

Winners saddled across the same races

#	Trainer	Wins	Races	Span
1	Todd A. Pletcher	25	8	1998 to 2023
2	James G. Rowe Sr.	16	4	1882 to 1927
3	Jim Fitzsimmons	15	2	1922 to 1961
4	Kiaran McLaughlin	15	7	2006 to 2019
5	Woody Stephens	15	6	1952 to 1989
6	Chad C. Brown	15	7	2014 to 2026
7	D. Wayne Lukas	13	7	1985 to 2004
8	Sam Hildreth	13	3	1899 to 1924
9	H. Allen Jerkens	12	7	1973 to 2004
10	William I. Mott	12	5	1993 to 2025

The horses that won here more than once

Wins across the 12 races at Aqueduct

#	Horse	Wins	Span	Biggest win
1	Flag Raiser	4	1965	Wood Memorial Stakes
2	Native Dancer	4	1953	Wood Memorial Stakes
3	Damascus	3	1967	Wood Memorial Stakes
4	Francis S.	3	1960	Wood Memorial Stakes
5	Hill Prince	3	1950	Wood Memorial Stakes
6	Johnstown	3	1939	Wood Memorial Stakes
7	Rube The Great	3	1974	Wood Memorial Stakes
8	Colonel Moran	3	1980	Gotham Stakes
9	Gone West	3	1987	Gotham Stakes
10	Proud Appeal	3	1981	Gotham Stakes

Frequently asked questions

What is the richest race at Aqueduct?

The Wood Memorial Stakes, at $750,000. It is 30% of the prize money in the 12 races here and the 125th richest race in the world.

How much prize money is there at Aqueduct?

$2,515,000 across the 12 races on this site that are run there, an average of $209,583 a race.

Which is the richest racecourse in the United States?

Churchill Downs, at $15,475,000. Aqueduct is 11th, on $2,515,000.

How many Grade 2 races are run at Aqueduct?

One, worth $750,000 between them. That is 30% of the course's prize money from 8% of its races.

Which horse has won the most big races at Aqueduct?

Flag Raiser, with 4 wins across four of these races in 1965.

Which jockey has won the most big races at Aqueduct?

Eddie Arcaro, with 29 winning rides across six of these races between 1940 and 1960.

Where to next

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