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Caulfield Racecourse prize money

Q: What is the richest race at Caulfield?

The Caulfield Cup, at AU$5,000,000. It is 21% of the prize money in the 49 races here and the 17th richest race in the world.

Q: How much prize money is there at Caulfield?

AU$23,270,000 across the 49 races on this site that are run there, an average of AU$474,898 a race.

Q: Which is the richest racecourse in Australia?

Randwick Racecourse, at AU$54,400,000. Caulfield is 3rd, on AU$23,270,000.

Q: How many Group 1 races are run at Caulfield?

Five, worth AU$11,750,000 between them. That is 50% of the course's prize money from 10% of its races.

49 races at Caulfield put up AU$23.3m between them. The Caulfield Cup leads on AU$5,000,000, 21% of everything the course puts up.

Caulfield is 7th of the 34 racecourses on this site, and the 3rd in Australia. The average race here is worth AU$474,898.

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY AU$23.3m

RICHEST RACE AU$5.0m

RACES 49

GROUP 1 RACES 5

RANK IN AUSTRALIA 3rd

The twelve richest races at Caulfield

By prize money

Paid in AUD

Caulfield Cup $5m Caulfield Guineas $3m Blue Diamond Stakes $2m Caulfield Stakes $1m Oakleigh Plate $750k Zipping Classic $750k Peter Young Stakes $500k Herbert Power Stakes $400k Blue Diamond Prelude C&G $350k Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies $350k Angus Armanasco Stakes $300k Autumn Stakes $300k

Every race, ranked

49 races, biggest purse first

#	Race	Grade	Prize money	Share
1	Caulfield Cup 2,400 metres	Group 1	AU$5,000,000AU$5.0m	21.5%
2	Caulfield Guineas 1,600 metres (1 mile)	Group 1	AU$3,000,000AU$3.0m	12.9%
3	Blue Diamond Stakes 1,200 metres	Group 1	AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m	8.6%
4	Caulfield Stakes 2,000 metres	Group 1	AU$1,000,000	4.3%
5	Oakleigh Plate 1,100 metres	Group 1	AU$750,000	3.2%
6	Zipping Classic 2,400 metres	Group 2	AU$750,000	3.2%
7	Peter Young Stakes 1,800 metres	Group 2	AU$500,000	2.1%
8	Herbert Power Stakes 2,400 metres	Group 2	AU$400,000	1.7%
9	Blue Diamond Prelude C&G 1,100 metres	Group 3	AU$350,000	1.5%
10	Blue Diamond Prelude Fillies 1,100 metres	Group 2	AU$350,000	1.5%
11	Angus Armanasco Stakes 1,400 metres	Group 2	AU$300,000	1.3%
12	Autumn Stakes 1,400 metres	Group 2	AU$300,000	1.3%
13	Caulfield Autumn Classic 1,800 metres	Group 2	AU$300,000	1.3%
14	Caulfield Guineas Prelude 1,400 metres	Group 3	AU$300,000	1.3%
15	Caulfield Sprint 1,000 metres	Group 2	AU$300,000	1.3%
16	P B Lawrence Stakes 1,400 metres	Group 2	AU$300,000	1.3%
17	Rubiton Stakes 1100 metres	Group 2	AU$300,000	1.3%
18	Sandown Guineas 1,600 metres	Group 2	AU$300,000	1.3%
19	Schillaci Stakes 1,100 metres	Group 2	AU$300,000	1.3%
20	Thousand Guineas Prelude 1,400 metres	Group 2	AU$300,000	1.3%
21	Tristarc Stakes 1,400 metres	Group 2	AU$300,000	1.3%
22	Blue Diamond Preview (C&G) 1,000 metres	Listed	AU$250,000	1.1%
23	Blue Diamond Preview Fillies 1,000 metres	Group 3	AU$250,000	1.1%
24	Blue Sapphire Stakes 1,200 metres	Group 3	AU$250,000	1.1%
25	Caulfield Classic 2,000 metres	Group 3	AU$240,000	1.0%
26	Ladies Day Vase 1,600 metres	Group 3	AU$240,000	1.0%
27	Northwood Plume Stakes 1,200 metres	Group 3	AU$240,000	1.0%
28	Bletchingly Stakes 1,200 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
29	Chairman's Stakes 1,000 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
30	Coongy Cup 2,000 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
31	Courtza Stakes 1,200 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
32	Easter Cup 2,000 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
33	Ethereal Stakes 2,000 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
34	Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes 1,200 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
35	HDF McNeil Stakes 1,200 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
36	How Now Stakes 1,200 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
37	Kevin Hayes Stakes 1,100 metres (previously 1,200 metres)	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
38	Manfred Stakes 1,200 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
39	Mannerism Stakes 1,400 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
40	Moonga Stakes 1,400 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
41	Naturalism Stakes 2,000 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
42	Quezette Stakes 1,100 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
43	Sir John Monash Stakes 1100 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
44	T.S. Carlyon Cup 1,600 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
45	The Heath 1100 1,100 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
46	Thoroughbred Club Stakes 1,200 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
47	Vain Stakes 1,100 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
48	Victoria Handicap 1,400 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%
49	Zeditave Stakes 1,200 metres	Group 3	AU$200,000	0.9%

The oldest race here is the Oakleigh Plate, with winners recorded from 1884. The newest is the Caulfield Guineas, first won in 2010. Every one of them is a flat race.

How the money splits by grade

The 49 races at Caulfield, by the grade each is run at

Grade	Races	Prize money	Share	Richest
Group 1	5	AU$11,750,000AU$11.8m	50%	Caulfield Cup
Group 2	14	AU$5,000,000AU$5.0m	21%	Zipping Classic
Group 3	29	AU$6,270,000AU$6.3m	27%	Blue Diamond Prelude C&G
Listed	1	AU$250,000	1%	Blue Diamond Preview (C&G)

Group 1 races are 10% of the races at Caulfield and 50% of the money. The average Group 1 race here is worth AU$2,350,000, against AU$474,898 across the course.

Where Caulfield stands in Australia

The richest racecourses in Australia, by what their races put up

#	Racecourse	Races	Prize money
1	Randwick Racecourse	58	AU$54,400,000AU$54.4m
2	Flemington Racecourse	37	AU$28,080,000AU$28.1m
3	Caulfield Racecourse	49	AU$23,270,000AU$23.3m
4	Rosehill Gardens Racecourse	35	AU$15,450,000AU$15.4m
5	Ascot Racecourse, Perth	20	AU$7,150,000AU$7.2m
6	Eagle Farm Racecourse	16	AU$6,050,000AU$6.1m
7	Moonee Valley Racecourse	13	AU$4,540,000AU$4.5m
8	Morphettville Racecourse	17	AU$3,860,240AU$3.9m
9	Gold Coast Turf Club	1	AU$3,000,000AU$3.0m
10	Doomben Racecourse	7	AU$2,850,000AU$2.9m
11	Broadmeadow Racecourse	4	AU$950,000
12	Gold Coast Racecourse	3	AU$900,000

Caulfield holds 15% of the prize money in the 291 races we hold for Australia.

Racecourses worth about the same

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

Meydan Racecourse $47m Flemington Racecourse $28m Longchamp Racecourse $26m Rosehill Gardens Racecourse $25m

Caulfield Racecourse $23m

Churchill Downs $22m Belmont Park $17m Keeneland Race Course $15m Saratoga Race Course $14m

The horses that won here more than once

Wins across the 49 races at Caulfield

#	Horse	Wins	Span	Biggest win
1	Lord	7	1958 to 1960	Caulfield Stakes
2	Super Elegant	7	2003 to 2005	P B Lawrence Stakes
3	Wakeful	6	1901 to 1903	Caulfield Stakes
4	Northerly	5	2001 to 2003	Caulfield Cup
5	Sepoy	5	2011	Blue Diamond Stakes
6	Eurythmic	5	1920 to 1922	Caulfield Stakes
7	Winfreux	5	1965 to 1968	Caulfield Stakes
8	Zipping	5	2006 to 2010	Zipping Classic
9	Apache Cat	5	2005 to 2007	Autumn Stakes
10	Elvstroem	4	2003 to 2005	Caulfield Cup

Frequently asked questions

What is the richest race at Caulfield?

The Caulfield Cup, at AU$5,000,000. It is 21% of the prize money in the 49 races here and the 17th richest race in the world.

How much prize money is there at Caulfield?

AU$23,270,000 across the 49 races on this site that are run there, an average of AU$474,898 a race.

Which is the richest racecourse in Australia?

Randwick Racecourse, at AU$54,400,000. Caulfield is 3rd, on AU$23,270,000.

How many Group 1 races are run at Caulfield?

Five, worth AU$11,750,000 between them. That is 50% of the course's prize money from 10% of its races.

Which horse has won the most big races at Caulfield?

Lord, with 7 wins across four of these races between 1958 and 1960.

Where to next

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