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Eagle Farm Racecourse prize money

16 races at Eagle Farm put up AU$6.1m between them. The Queensland Derby leads on AU$1,000,000, 17% of everything the course puts up.

Eagle Farm is 20th of the 34 racecourses on this site, and the 6th in Australia. The average race here is worth AU$378,125.

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY AU$6.1m
RICHEST RACE AU$1.0m
RACES 16
GROUP 1 RACES 2
RANK IN AUSTRALIA 6th

The twelve richest races at Eagle Farm

By prize money

Paid in AUD

Queensland Derby $1m Sires' Produce Stakes $1m Queensland Oaks $700k Brisbane Cup $400k Queensland Guineas $350k Dane Ripper Stakes $300k Grand Prix Stakes $300k Moreton Cup $300k Victory Stakes $300k George Moore Stakes $200k Glenlogan Park Stakes $200k Gunsynd Classic $200k

Every race, ranked

16 races, biggest purse first

# Race Grade Prize money Share
1 Queensland Derby 2,400 metres Group 1 AU$1,000,000 16.5%
2 Sires' Produce Stakes 1,400 metres Group 2 AU$1,000,000 16.5%
3 Queensland Oaks 2,200 metres Group 1 AU$700,000 11.6%
4 Brisbane Cup 3,200 metres Group 2 AU$400,000 6.6%
5 Queensland Guineas 1,600 metres Group 2 AU$350,000 5.8%
6 Dane Ripper Stakes 1,300 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 5.0%
7 Grand Prix Stakes 1,800 metres Group 3 AU$300,000 5.0%
8 Moreton Cup 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 5.0%
9 Victory Stakes 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 5.0%
10 George Moore Stakes 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 3.3%
11 Glenlogan Park Stakes 1,600 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 3.3%
12 Gunsynd Classic 1,600 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 3.3%
13 Lord Mayor's Cup 1,800 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 3.3%
14 Premier's Cup 2,400 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 3.3%
15 Tattersall's Cup 2,400 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 3.3%
16 W J Healy Stakes 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 3.3%

The oldest race here is the Brisbane Cup, with winners recorded from 1866. The newest is the Premier's Cup, first won in 2006. Every one of them is a flat race.

How the money splits by grade

The 16 races at Eagle Farm, by the grade each is run at

Grade Races Prize money Share Richest
Group 1 2 AU$1,700,000 28% Queensland Derby
Group 2 6 AU$2,650,000AU$2.7m 44% Sires' Produce Stakes
Group 3 8 AU$1,700,000 28% Grand Prix Stakes

Group 1 races are 13% of the races at Eagle Farm and 28% of the money. The average Group 1 race here is worth AU$850,000, against AU$378,125 across the course.

Where Eagle Farm 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

Eagle Farm holds 4% of the prize money in the 291 races we hold for Australia.

Racecourses worth about the same

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

Santa Anita Park $8m Deauville Racecourse $8m Chantilly Racecourse $7m Ohi Racecourse $6m
Eagle Farm Racecourse $6m
Aintree Racecourse $6m Del Mar Racetrack $6m Ascot Racecourse $5m Ellerslie Racecourse $5m

The horses that won here more than once

Wins across the 16 races at Eagle Farm

# Horse Wins Span Biggest win
1 Lough Neagh 5 1931 to 1936 Queensland Derby
2 Spear Chief 5 1937 to 1939 Queensland Derby
3 Fitz Grafton 4 1903 to 1905 Queensland Derby
4 Cool Gent 4 1954 to 1958 Queensland Guineas
5 Ardglen 3 1923 Queensland Derby
6 Auto Buz 3 1935 Queensland Derby
7 Book Link 3 1956 to 1958 Queensland Derby
8 Boreas II 3 1898 to 1900 Queensland Derby
9 Earlwood 3 1958 to 1959 Queensland Derby
10 Handy Proverb 3 1986 Queensland Derby

Frequently asked questions

What is the richest race at Eagle Farm?

The Queensland Derby, at AU$1,000,000. It is 17% of the prize money in the 16 races here and the 136th richest race in the world.

How much prize money is there at Eagle Farm?

AU$6,050,000 across the 16 races on this site that are run there, an average of AU$378,125 a race.

Which is the richest racecourse in Australia?

Randwick Racecourse, at AU$54,400,000. Eagle Farm is 6th, on AU$6,050,000.

How many Group 1 races are run at Eagle Farm?

Two, worth AU$1,700,000 between them. That is 28% of the course's prize money from 13% of its races.

Which horse has won the most big races at Eagle Farm?

Lough Neagh, with 5 wins across five of these races between 1931 and 1936.

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