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Newmarket Racecourse prize money

Q: What is the richest race at Newmarket?

The 2000 Guineas Stakes, at £525,000. It is 52% of the prize money in the 8 races here and the 143rd richest race in the world.

Q: How much prize money is there at Newmarket?

£1,017,240 across the 8 races on this site that are run there, an average of £127,155 a race.

Q: Which is the richest racecourse in Great Britain?

Cheltenham Racecourse, at £5,633,080. Newmarket is 5th, on £1,017,240.

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

One, worth £525,000 between them. That is 52% of the course's prize money from 13% of its races.

8 races at Newmarket put up £1.0m between them. The 2000 Guineas Stakes leads on £525,000, 52% of everything the course puts up.

Newmarket is 31st of the 34 racecourses on this site, and the 5th in Great Britain. The average race here is worth £127,155.

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY £1.0m

RICHEST RACE £525k

RACES 8

GROUP 1 RACES 1

RANK IN GREAT BRITAIN 5th

Every race at Newmarket

By prize money

Paid in GBP

2000 Guineas Stakes £525k Bahrain Trophy £197k Craven Stakes £85k Feilden Stakes £55k Newmarket Stakes £55k Fairway Stakes £40k European Free Handicap £35k Sir Henry Cecil Stakes £26k

Every race, ranked

8 races, biggest purse first

#	Race	Grade	Prize money	Share
1	2000 Guineas Stakes 1 mile (1,609 metres)	Group 1	£525,000	51.6%
2	Bahrain Trophy 1m 5f (2,615 metres)	Group 3	£196,740	19.3%
3	Craven Stakes 1 mile (1,609 metres)	Group 3	£85,000	8.4%
4	Feilden Stakes 1m 1f (1,811 metres)	Listed	£55,000	5.4%
5	Newmarket Stakes 1m 2f (2,012 metres)	Listed	£55,000	5.4%
6	Fairway Stakes 1m 2f (2,012m)	Listed	£40,000	3.9%
7	European Free Handicap 7f (1,408 metres)	Listed	£35,000	3.4%
8	Sir Henry Cecil Stakes 1 mile (1,609 metres)	Listed	£25,500	2.5%

The oldest race here is the 2000 Guineas Stakes, with winners recorded from 1809. The newest is the Sir Henry Cecil Stakes, first won in 2007. Every one of them is a flat race.

How the money splits by grade

The 8 races at Newmarket, by the grade each is run at

Grade	Races	Prize money	Share	Richest
Group 1	1	£525,000	52%	2000 Guineas Stakes
Group 3	2	£281,740	28%	Bahrain Trophy
Listed	5	£210,500	21%	Feilden Stakes

Group 1 races are 13% of the races at Newmarket and 52% of the money.

Where Newmarket stands in Great Britain

The richest racecourses in Great Britain, by what their races put up

#	Racecourse	Races	Prize money
1	Cheltenham Racecourse	36	£5,633,080£5.6m
2	Aintree Racecourse	16	£3,025,000£3.0m
3	Ascot Racecourse	14	£2,818,750£2.8m
4	Epsom Downs	2	£1,550,000£1.6m
5	Newmarket Racecourse	8	£1,017,240£1.0m
6	Sandown Park Racecourse	9	£862,500
7	Doncaster Racecourse	2	£735,000
8	York Racecourse	3	£512,200
9	Goodwood Racecourse	4	£460,000
10	Kempton Park Racecourse	4	£445,000
11	Newbury Racecourse	3	£405,000
12	Haydock Park	3	£405,000

Newmarket holds 5% of the prize money in the 122 races we hold for Great Britain.

Racecourses worth about the same

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

Randwick Racecourse £30m Saint-Cloud Racecourse £1.9m Woodbine Racetrack £1.9m Aqueduct Racetrack £1.9m Capannelle Racecourse £1.6m

Newmarket Racecourse £1.0m

Iffezheim Racecourse £1.0m Sandown Park Racecourse £863k Köln-Weidenpesch £597k

Who wins at Newmarket

Winning rides across every year of the 8 races here

#	Jockey	Wins	Races	Span
1	Frankie Dettori	25	8	1989 to 2023
2	Pat Eddery	25	6	1974 to 2002
3	William Buick	23	7	2008 to 2025
4	Lester Piggott	15	5	1957 to 1992
5	Ryan Moore	14	7	2005 to 2025
6	Richard Hughes	13	6	2000 to 2015
7	Gordon Richards	12	4	1933 to 1954
8	Kieren Fallon	12	6	1998 to 2014
9	Steve Cauthen	12	6	1979 to 1992
10	Willie Carson	12	5	1970 to 1995

The trainers

Winners saddled across the same races

#	Trainer	Wins	Races	Span
1	Henry Cecil	26	6	1975 to 2011
2	Charlie Appleby	22	8	2014 to 2025
3	Richard Hannon Sr.	17	6	1973 to 2013
4	John Gosden	17	6	1990 to 2020
5	Michael Stoute	16	5	1980 to 2007
6	Aidan O'Brien	15	4	1998 to 2025
7	Barry Hills	14	6	1978 to 2010
8	Cecil Boyd-Rochfort	14	3	1928 to 1961
9	Noel Murless	13	4	1949 to 1972
10	John Dunlop	13	6	1976 to 2010

The horses that won here more than once

Wins across the 8 races at Newmarket

#	Horse	Wins	Span	Biggest win
1	Colombo	2	1934	2000 Guineas Stakes
2	Dancing Brave	2	1986	2000 Guineas Stakes
3	Diamond Jubilee	2	1900	2000 Guineas Stakes
4	Doyoun	2	1988	2000 Guineas Stakes
5	Haafhd	2	2004	2000 Guineas Stakes
6	Kennymore	2	1914	2000 Guineas Stakes
7	My Babu	2	1948	2000 Guineas Stakes
8	Mystiko	2	1991	2000 Guineas Stakes
9	Neil Gow	2	1910	2000 Guineas Stakes
10	Pay Up	2	1936	2000 Guineas Stakes

Frequently asked questions

What is the richest race at Newmarket?

The 2000 Guineas Stakes, at £525,000. It is 52% of the prize money in the 8 races here and the 143rd richest race in the world.

How much prize money is there at Newmarket?

£1,017,240 across the 8 races on this site that are run there, an average of £127,155 a race.

Which is the richest racecourse in Great Britain?

Cheltenham Racecourse, at £5,633,080. Newmarket is 5th, on £1,017,240.

How many Group 1 races are run at Newmarket?

One, worth £525,000 between them. That is 52% of the course's prize money from 13% of its races.

Which horse has won the most big races at Newmarket?

Colombo, with 2 wins across two of these races in 1934.

Which jockey has won the most big races at Newmarket?

Frankie Dettori, with 25 winning rides across eight of these races between 1989 and 2023.

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