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Flemington Racecourse prize money

37 races at Flemington put up AU$28.1m between them. The Melbourne Cup leads on AU$10,000,000, 36% of everything the course puts up.

Flemington is 4th of the 34 racecourses on this site, and the 2nd in Australia. The average race here is worth AU$758,919.

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY AU$28.1m
RICHEST RACE AU$10.0m
RACES 37
GROUP 1 RACES 6
RANK IN AUSTRALIA 2nd

The twelve richest races at Flemington

By prize money

Paid in AUD

Melbourne Cup $10m All-Star Mile $3m Coolmore Stud Stakes $2m Newmarket Handicap $2m Victoria Derby $2m Australian Guineas $1m Carbine Club Stakes $500k The Bart Cummings $500k The Damien Oliver $500k A.V. Kewney Stakes $300k Blamey Stakes $300k Blazer Stakes $300k

Every race, ranked

37 races, biggest purse first

# Race Grade Prize money Share
1 Melbourne Cup 3,200 metres Group 1 AU$10,000,000AU$10.0m 35.6%
2 All-Star Mile 1,600 metres Group 1 AU$2,500,000AU$2.5m 8.9%
3 Coolmore Stud Stakes 1,200 metres Group 1 AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m 7.1%
4 Newmarket Handicap 1,200 metres Group 1 AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m 7.1%
5 Victoria Derby 2,500 metres Group 1 AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m 7.1%
6 Australian Guineas 1,600 metres Group 1 AU$1,000,000 3.6%
7 Carbine Club Stakes 1,600 metres Group 3 AU$500,000 1.8%
8 The Bart Cummings 2,500 metres Group 3 AU$500,000 1.8%
9 The Damien Oliver 1,400 metres Group 2 AU$500,000 1.8%
10 A.V. Kewney Stakes 1,400 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.1%
11 Blamey Stakes 1,600 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.1%
12 Blazer Stakes 1400 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.1%
13 Bobbie Lewis Quality 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.1%
14 Danehill Stakes 1100 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.1%
15 Edward Manifold Stakes 1,600 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.1%
16 Gilgai Stakes 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.1%
17 Let's Elope Stakes 1,400 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.1%
18 Lexus Stakes 2,500 metres Group 3 AU$300,000 1.1%
19 Matriarch Stakes 2,000 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.1%
20 Queen Elizabeth Stakes 2,600 metres Group 3 AU$300,000 1.1%
21 Red Roses Stakes 1,100 metres Group 3 AU$300,000 1.1%
22 Sires' Produce Stakes 1,400 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.1%
23 Wakeful Stakes 2,000 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.1%
24 Begonia Belle Stakes 1,100 metres Group 3 AU$240,000 0.9%
25 Chatham Stakes 1,400 metres Group 3 AU$240,000 0.9%
26 Aurie's Star Handicap 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 0.7%
27 C S Hayes Stakes 1,400 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 0.7%
28 Frances Tressady Stakes 1,400 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 0.7%
29 Maribyrnong Plate 1,000 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 0.7%
30 Maybe Mahal Stakes 1,400 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 0.7%
31 Ottawa Stakes 1,000 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 0.7%
32 Schweppervescence Trophy 1,600 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 0.7%
33 Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap 1,400 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 0.7%
34 Standish Handicap 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 0.7%
35 The Vanity 1,400 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 0.7%
36 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 0.7%
37 VRC St Leger 2,800 metres Listed AU$200,000 0.7%

The oldest race here is the Victoria Derby, with winners recorded from 1855. The newest is the All-Star Mile, first won in 2019. Every one of them is a flat race.

How the money splits by grade

The 37 races at Flemington, by the grade each is run at

Grade Races Prize money Share Richest
Group 1 6 AU$19,500,000AU$19.5m 69% Melbourne Cup
Group 2 12 AU$3,800,000AU$3.8m 14% The Damien Oliver
Group 3 18 AU$4,580,000AU$4.6m 16% Carbine Club Stakes
Listed 1 AU$200,000 1% VRC St Leger

Group 1 races are 16% of the races at Flemington and 69% of the money. The average Group 1 race here is worth AU$3,250,000, against AU$758,919 across the course.

Where Flemington 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

Flemington holds 18% of the prize money in the 291 races we hold for Australia.

Racecourses worth about the same

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

Randwick Racecourse $58m Sha Tin Racecourse $52m Meydan Racecourse $47m
Flemington Racecourse $28m
Longchamp Racecourse $26m Rosehill Gardens Racecourse $25m Caulfield Racecourse $23m Churchill Downs $22m Köln-Weidenpesch $1m

The horses that won here more than once

Wins across the 37 races at Flemington

# Horse Wins Span Biggest win
1 Grandiose 5 1987 to 1991 Newmarket Handicap
2 High Caste 5 1939 to 1941 Coolmore Stud Stakes
3 Comic Court 4 1948 to 1950 Melbourne Cup
4 Makybe Diva 4 2002 to 2005 Melbourne Cup
5 Newhaven 4 1895 to 1896 Melbourne Cup
6 Phar Lap 4 1929 to 1930 Melbourne Cup
7 Aurum 4 1897 to 1898 Coolmore Stud Stakes
8 Beverage 4 1910 Coolmore Stud Stakes
9 Mahogany 4 1993 to 1996 Victoria Derby
10 Navigator 4 1881 to 1883 Coolmore Stud Stakes

Frequently asked questions

What is the richest race at Flemington?

The Melbourne Cup, at AU$10,000,000. It is 36% of the prize money in the 37 races here and the 5th richest race in the world.

How much prize money is there at Flemington?

AU$28,080,000 across the 37 races on this site that are run there, an average of AU$758,919 a race.

Which is the richest racecourse in Australia?

Randwick Racecourse, at AU$54,400,000. Flemington is 2nd, on AU$28,080,000.

How many Group 1 races are run at Flemington?

Six, worth AU$19,500,000 between them. That is 69% of the course's prize money from 16% of its races.

Which horse has won the most big races at Flemington?

Grandiose, with 5 wins across four of these races between 1987 and 1991.

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