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Belmont Park prize money

18 races at Belmont Park put up $12.0m between them. The Belmont Stakes leads on $2,000,000, 17% of everything the course puts up.

Belmont Park is 9th of the 34 racecourses on this site, and the 2nd in the United States. The average race here is worth $666,667.

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY $12.0m
RICHEST RACE $2.0m
RACES 18
GRADE 1 RACES 15
RANK IN UNITED STATES 2nd

The twelve richest races at Belmont Park

By prize money

Paid in USD

Belmont Stakes $2.0m Jockey Club Gold Cup $1.0m Manhattan Stakes $1.0m Metropolitan Handicap $1.0m Belmont Derby $750k New York Stakes $750k Belmont Oaks $600k Acorn Stakes $500k Champagne Stakes $500k Jaipur Stakes $500k
Jockey Club Derby Invitational Stakes $500k
Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes $500k

Every race, ranked

18 races, biggest purse first

# Race Grade Prize money Share
1 Belmont Stakes 1 1/2 miles Grade 1 $2,000,000$2.0m 16.7%
2 Jockey Club Gold Cup miles (10 furlongs) Grade 1 $1,000,000 8.3%
3 Manhattan Stakes 1 1/4 miles Grade 1 $1,000,000 8.3%
4 Metropolitan Handicap 1 mile (8 furlongs) Grade 1 $1,000,000 8.3%
5 Belmont Derby miles (10 furlongs) Grade 1 $750,000 6.2%
6 New York Stakes miles (10 furlongs) Grade 1 $750,000 6.2%
7 Belmont Oaks 1 3/16 miles Grade 1 $600,000 5.0%
8 Acorn Stakes miles (8.5 furlongs) Grade 1 $500,000 4.2%
9 Champagne Stakes 1 mile (8 furlongs) Grade 1 $500,000 4.2%
10 Jaipur Stakes 6 furlong sprint Grade 1 $500,000 4.2%
11 Jockey Club Derby Invitational Stakes miles Grade 2 $500,000 4.2%
12 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes miles Grade 1 $500,000 4.2%
13 Just a Game Stakes 1 mile (8 furlongs) Grade 1 $500,000 4.2%
14 Ogden Phipps Stakes miles (8.5 furlongs) Grade 1 $500,000 4.2%
15 Woody Stephens Stakes 7 Furlongs Grade 1 $500,000 4.2%
16 Frizette Stakes One Mile (8 furlongs) Grade 1 $400,000 3.3%
17 Pennine Ridge Stakes miles Grade 3 $300,000 2.5%
18 Peter Pan Stakes miles (9 furlongs) Grade 3 $200,000 1.7%

The oldest race here is the Belmont Stakes, with winners recorded from 1867. The newest is the Jockey Club Derby Invitational Stakes, first won in 2019. Every one of them is a flat race.

How the money splits by grade

The 18 races at Belmont Park, by the grade each is run at

Grade Races Prize money Share Richest
Grade 1 15 $11,000,000$11.0m 92% Belmont Stakes
Grade 2 1 $500,000 4% Jockey Club Derby Invitational Stakes
Grade 3 2 $500,000 4% Pennine Ridge Stakes

Grade 1 races are 83% of the races at Belmont Park and 92% of the money. The average Grade 1 race here is worth $733,333, against $666,667 across the course.

Where Belmont Park 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

Belmont Park holds 10% of the prize money in the 196 races we hold for the United States.

Racecourses worth about the same

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

Longchamp Racecourse $18m Rosehill Gardens Racecourse $18m Caulfield Racecourse $16m Churchill Downs $16m
Belmont Park $12m
Keeneland Race Course $11m Saratoga Race Course $9.5m Ascot Racecourse, Perth $8.5m Cheltenham Racecourse $7.7m

Who wins at Belmont Park

Winning rides across every year of the 18 races here

# Jockey Wins Races Span
1 Eddie Arcaro 40 10 1935 to 1961
2 John R. Velazquez 38 15 1995 to 2026
3 Jerry D. Bailey 36 10 1982 to 2005
4 Javier Castellano 35 14 2004 to 2023
5 Joel Rosario 30 14 2012 to 2026
6 Irad Ortiz Jr. 29 13 2013 to 2026
7 Mike E. Smith 29 12 1990 to 2021
8 Jorge Velásquez 28 11 1970 to 1985
9 Ángel Cordero Jr. 26 12 1972 to 1991
10 Pat Day 26 14 1976 to 2004

The trainers

Winners saddled across the same races

# Trainer Wins Races Span
1 Chad C. Brown 47 13 2009 to 2026
2 Todd A. Pletcher 43 15 1998 to 2025
3 William I. Mott 36 11 1984 to 2025
4 D. Wayne Lukas 30 10 1985 to 2000
5 H. Allen Jerkens 25 12 1969 to 2007
6 Christophe Clement 24 13 2001 to 2024
7 Robert J. Frankel 23 13 1986 to 2008
8 Bob Baffert 20 8 1999 to 2026
9 Max Hirsch 19 7 1924 to 1961
10 Woody Stephens 19 9 1956 to 1987

The horses that won here more than once

Wins across the 18 races at Belmont Park

# Horse Wins Span Biggest win
1 Kelso 6 1960 to 1964 Jockey Club Gold Cup
2 High Gun 5 1954 to 1955 Belmont Stakes
3 Bolingbroke 5 1940 to 1944 Jockey Club Gold Cup
4 Gallant Man 4 1957 to 1958 Belmont Stakes
5 The Finn 4 1915 to 1916 Belmont Stakes
6 Tonalist 4 2014 to 2015 Belmont Stakes
7 Dark Secret 4 1933 to 1934 Jockey Club Gold Cup
8 Devil Diver 4 1943 to 1945 Manhattan Stakes
9 Mad Hatter 4 1921 to 1922 Jockey Club Gold Cup
10 Shuvee 4 1968 to 1971 Jockey Club Gold Cup

Frequently asked questions

What is the richest race at Belmont Park?

The Belmont Stakes, at $2,000,000. It is 17% of the prize money in the 18 races here and the 32nd richest race in the world.

How much prize money is there at Belmont Park?

$12,000,000 across the 18 races on this site that are run there, an average of $666,667 a race.

Which is the richest racecourse in the United States?

Churchill Downs, at $15,475,000. Belmont Park is 2nd, on $12,000,000.

How many Grade 1 races are run at Belmont Park?

Fifteen, worth $11,000,000 between them. That is 92% of the course's prize money from 83% of its races.

Which horse has won the most big races at Belmont Park?

Kelso, with 6 wins across two of these races between 1960 and 1964.

Which jockey has won the most big races at Belmont Park?

Eddie Arcaro, with 40 winning rides across ten of these races between 1935 and 1961.

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