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Morphettville Racecourse prize money

17 races at Morphettville put up AU$3.9m between them. The South Australian Derby leads on AU$1,000,000, 26% of everything the course puts up.

Morphettville is 26th of the 34 racecourses on this site, and the 8th in Australia. The average race here is worth AU$227,073.

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY AU$3.9m
RICHEST RACE AU$1.0m
RACES 17
GROUP 1 RACES 1
RANK IN AUSTRALIA 8th

The twelve richest races at Morphettville

By prize money

Paid in AUD

South Australian Derby $1m Adelaide Cup $350k Euclase Stakes $250k Queen of the South Stakes $250k The Cummings Stakes $220k SA Fillies Classic $170k Auraria Stakes $150k Behemoth Stakes $150k Breeders' Stakes (SAJC) $150k Chairman's Stakes (SAJC) $150k D. C. McKay Stakes $150k David Coles AM Stakes $150k

Every race, ranked

17 races, biggest purse first

# Race Grade Prize money Share
1 South Australian Derby 2,500 metres Group 1 AU$1,000,000 25.9%
2 Adelaide Cup 3200 metres Group 2 AU$350,000 9.1%
3 Euclase Stakes 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$250,000 6.5%
4 Queen of the South Stakes 1,600 metres Group 2 AU$250,000 6.5%
5 The Cummings Stakes 1,600 metres Group 3 AU$220,000 5.7%
6 SA Fillies Classic 2,500 metres Group 3 AU$170,000 4.4%
7 Auraria Stakes 1,800 metres Group 3 AU$150,000 3.9%
8 Behemoth Stakes 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$150,000 3.9%
9 Breeders' Stakes (SAJC) 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$150,000 3.9%
10 Chairman's Stakes (SAJC) 2,000 metres Group 3 AU$150,000 3.9%
11 D. C. McKay Stakes 1,100 metres Group 3 AU$150,000 3.9%
12 David Coles AM Stakes 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$150,000 3.9%
13 Lord Reims Stakes 2600 metres (~ miles) Group 3 AU$150,000 3.9%
14 Proud Miss Stakes 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$150,000 3.9%
15 R. N. Irwin Stakes 1,100 metres Group 3 AU$150,000 3.9%
16 Sires' Produce Stakes (SAJC) 1,400 metres Group 3 AU$150,000 3.9%
17 Port Adelaide Cup 2,500 metres Listed AU$120,240 3.1%

The oldest race here is the South Australian Derby, with winners recorded from 1860. The newest is the Proud Miss Stakes, first won in 2004. Every one of them is a flat race.

How the money splits by grade

The 17 races at Morphettville, by the grade each is run at

Grade Races Prize money Share Richest
Group 1 1 AU$1,000,000 26% South Australian Derby
Group 2 3 AU$850,000 22% Adelaide Cup
Group 3 12 AU$1,890,000AU$1.9m 49% The Cummings Stakes
Listed 1 AU$120,240 3% Port Adelaide Cup

Group 1 races are 6% of the races at Morphettville and 26% of the money.

Where Morphettville 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

Morphettville holds 2% of the prize money in the 291 races we hold for Australia.

Racecourses worth about the same

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

Del Mar Racetrack $6m Ascot Racecourse $5m Ellerslie Racecourse $5m San Siro Racecourse $4m
Morphettville Racecourse $4m
Saint-Cloud Racecourse $4m Woodbine Racetrack $4m Aqueduct Racetrack $4m Capannelle Racecourse $3m

The horses that won here more than once

Wins across the 17 races at Morphettville

# Horse Wins Span Biggest win
1 Lord Reims 5 1987 to 1989 Adelaide Cup
2 Rebel Raider 4 2008 to 2010 South Australian Derby
3 Sylvaner 4 2002 to 2003 Queen of the South Stakes
4 Hero Wind 4 1994 to 1997 Behemoth Stakes
5 Redelva 4 1988 to 1990 Behemoth Stakes
6 Super Elegant 4 2000 to 2005 Behemoth Stakes
7 Hunting Horn 3 1963 to 1965 South Australian Derby
8 Our Pompeii 3 1993 to 1994 South Australian Derby
9 Vakeel 3 1892 to 1893 South Australian Derby
10 Fulmen 3 1967 to 1968 Adelaide Cup

Frequently asked questions

What is the richest race at Morphettville?

The South Australian Derby, at AU$1,000,000. It is 26% of the prize money in the 17 races here and the 139th richest race in the world.

How much prize money is there at Morphettville?

AU$3,860,240 across the 17 races on this site that are run there, an average of AU$227,073 a race.

Which is the richest racecourse in Australia?

Randwick Racecourse, at AU$54,400,000. Morphettville is 8th, on AU$3,860,240.

How many Group 1 races are run at Morphettville?

One, worth AU$1,000,000 between them. That is 26% of the course's prize money from 6% of its races.

Which horse has won the most big races at Morphettville?

Lord Reims, with 5 wins across two of these races between 1987 and 1989.

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