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Moonee Valley Racecourse prize money

14 races at Moonee Valley put up AU$10.5m between them. The W. S. Cox Plate leads on AU$6,000,000, 57% of everything the course puts up.

Moonee Valley is 14th of the 34 racecourses on this site, and the 7th in Australia. The average race here is worth AU$752,857.

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY AU$10.5m
RICHEST RACE AU$6.0m
RACES 14
GROUP 1 RACES 1
RANK IN AUSTRALIA 7th

The twelve richest races at Moonee Valley

By prize money

Paid in AUD

W. S. Cox Plate $6m
Moonee Valley Gold Cup $750k John F. Feehan Stakes $500k Crystal Mile $400k Moonee Valley Vase $400k Australia Stakes $350k Bill Stutt Stakes $300k Ian McEwen Trophy $300k Moonee Valley Fillies Classic $300k Tesio Stakes $300k W H Stocks Stakes $300k JRA Cup $240k

Every race, ranked

14 races, biggest purse first

# Race Grade Prize money Share
1 W. S. Cox Plate 2,040 metres Group 1 AU$6,000,000AU$6.0m 56.9%
2 Moonee Valley Gold Cup 2,500 metres Group 2 AU$750,000 7.1%
3 John F. Feehan Stakes 1,600 metres Group 2 AU$500,000 4.7%
4 Crystal Mile 1,600 metres Group 2 AU$400,000 3.8%
5 Moonee Valley Vase 2,040 metres Group 2 AU$400,000 3.8%
6 Australia Stakes 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$350,000 3.3%
7 Bill Stutt Stakes 1,600 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 2.8%
8 Ian McEwen Trophy 1,000 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 2.8%
9 Moonee Valley Fillies Classic 1,600 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 2.8%
10 Tesio Stakes 1,600 metres Group 3 AU$300,000 2.8%
11 W H Stocks Stakes 1,500 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 2.8%
12 JRA Cup 2,040 metres Group 3 AU$240,000 2.3%
13 Champagne Stakes (MVRC) 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 1.9%
14 Telstra Phonewords Stakes 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 1.9%

The oldest race here is the Moonee Valley Gold Cup, with winners recorded from 1883. The newest is the JRA Cup, first won in 1996. Every one of them is a flat race.

How the money splits by grade

The 14 races at Moonee Valley, by the grade each is run at

Grade Races Prize money Share Richest
Group 1 1 AU$6,000,000AU$6.0m 57% W. S. Cox Plate
Group 2 9 AU$3,600,000AU$3.6m 34% Moonee Valley Gold Cup
Group 3 4 AU$940,000 9% Tesio Stakes

Group 1 races are 7% of the races at Moonee Valley and 57% of the money.

Where Moonee Valley 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

Moonee Valley holds 7% of the prize money in the 291 races we hold for Australia.

Racecourses worth about the same

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

Keeneland Race Course $15m Saratoga Race Course $14m Ascot Racecourse, Perth $12m Cheltenham Racecourse $11m
Moonee Valley Racecourse $11m
Gulfstream Park $9m Santa Anita Park $8m Deauville Racecourse $8m Chantilly Racecourse $7m

The horses that won here more than once

Wins across the 14 races at Moonee Valley

# Horse Wins Span Biggest win
1 Whobegotyou 4 2008 to 2010 John F. Feehan Stakes
2 Precedence 3 2010 to 2013 Moonee Valley Gold Cup
3 El Segundo 3 2005 to 2007 John F. Feehan Stakes
4 Lad of the Manor 3 2004 to 2006 John F. Feehan Stakes
5 Shorengro 3 1968 to 1970 John F. Feehan Stakes
6 The Cleaner 3 2014 to 2015 John F. Feehan Stakes
7 Yell 3 2002 to 2003 Australia Stakes
8 Gilltown 2 1939 to 1940 Moonee Valley Gold Cup
9 Gladwyn 2 1914 to 1915 Moonee Valley Gold Cup
10 Grand Scale 2 1972 to 1973 Moonee Valley Gold Cup

Frequently asked questions

What is the richest race at Moonee Valley?

The W. S. Cox Plate, at AU$6,000,000. It is 57% of the prize money in the 14 races here and the 14th richest race in the world.

How much prize money is there at Moonee Valley?

AU$10,540,000 across the 14 races on this site that are run there, an average of AU$752,857 a race.

Which is the richest racecourse in Australia?

Randwick Racecourse, at AU$54,400,000. Moonee Valley is 7th, on AU$10,540,000.

How many Group 1 races are run at Moonee Valley?

One, worth AU$6,000,000 between them. That is 57% of the course's prize money from 7% of its races.

Which horse has won the most big races at Moonee Valley?

Whobegotyou, with 4 wins across three of these races between 2008 and 2010.

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