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Randwick Racecourse prize money

60 races at Randwick put up AU$57.6m between them. The Everest leads on AU$20,000,000, 35% of everything the course puts up.

Randwick is the richest of the 34 racecourses on this site, and the richest in Australia. The average race here is worth AU$959,333.

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY AU$57.6m
RICHEST RACE AU$20.0m
RACES 60
GROUP 1 RACES 7
RANK IN AUSTRALIA 1st

The twelve richest races at Randwick

By prize money

Paid in AUD

The Everest $20m Doncaster Handicap $4m
Big Dance $3m
Australian Derby $2m Hill Stakes $2m Spring Champion Stakes $2m Sydney Stakes $2m All Aged Stakes $2m Arrowfield 3YO Sprint $1m Concorde Stakes $1m Percy Sykes Stakes $1m Premiere Stakes $1m

Every race, ranked

60 races, biggest purse first

# Race Grade Prize money Share
1 The Everest 1,200 metres Group 1 AU$20,000,000AU$20.0m 34.7%
2 Doncaster Handicap 1,600 metres (~1 mile) Group 1 AU$4,000,000AU$4.0m 6.9%
3 Big Dance 1,600 metres AU$3,000,000AU$3.0m 5.2%
4 Australian Derby 2,400 metres (~ miles) Group 1 AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m 3.5%
5 Hill Stakes 2000 metres Group 2 AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m 3.5%
6 Spring Champion Stakes 2,000 metres Group 1 AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m 3.5%
7 Sydney Stakes 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m 3.5%
8 All Aged Stakes 1,400 metres Group 1 AU$1,500,000 2.6%
9 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$1,000,000 1.7%
10 Concorde Stakes 1,000 metres Group 2 AU$1,000,000 1.7%
11 Percy Sykes Stakes 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$1,000,000 1.7%
12 Premiere Stakes 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$1,000,000 1.7%
13 Randwick Guineas 1,600 metres Group 1 AU$1,000,000 1.7%
14 Stan Fox Stakes 1,600 metres Group 2 AU$1,000,000 1.7%
15 The Shorts 1,100 metres Group 2 AU$1,000,000 1.7%
16 Winx Stakes 1,400 metres Group 1 AU$1,000,000 1.7%
17 Craven Plate 2,000 metres Group 3 AU$750,000 1.3%
18 Villiers Stakes 1,600 metres Group 2 AU$750,000 1.3%
19 AJC St Leger 2,600 metres (~1 5/8 miles) Group 3 AU$500,000 0.9%
20 Challenge Stakes 1,000 metres Group 2 AU$500,000 0.9%
21 Apollo Stakes 1,400 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 0.5%
22 Chairman's Quality 2,600 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 0.5%
23 Chelmsford Stakes 1,600 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 0.5%
24 Furious Stakes 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 0.5%
25 Guy Walter Stakes 1,400 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 0.5%
26 Light Fingers Stakes 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 0.5%
27 Missile Stakes 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 0.5%
28 Reisling Stakes 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 0.5%
29 Roman Consul Stakes 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 0.5%
30 Sapphire Stakes 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 0.5%
31 Silver Shadow Stakes 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 0.5%
32 Skyline Stakes 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 0.5%
33 Sweet Embrace Stakes 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 0.5%
34 Todman Stakes 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 0.5%
35 Tramway Stakes 1,400 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 0.5%
36 Adrian Knox Stakes 2,000 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
37 Angst Stakes 1,600 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
38 Aspiration Quality 1,600 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
39 Breeders' Plate 1,000 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
40 Carbine Club Stakes 1,600 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
41 Eskimo Prince Stakes 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
42 Frank Packer Plate 2,000 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
43 Gimcrack Stakes 1,000 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
44 Hall Mark Stakes 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
45 James H B Carr Stakes 1,400 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
46 Japan Racing Association Plate 2,000 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
47 Kindergarten Stakes 1,100 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
48 Liverpool City Cup 1,300 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
49 P J Bell Stakes 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
50 Premier's Cup 2,000 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
51 Show County Quality 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
52 Summer Cup 2,000 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
53 Tea Rose Stakes 1,400 metres Group 2 AU$250,000 0.4%
54 The Nivison 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
55 Toy Show Quality 1,100 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
56 Triscay Stakes 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
57 Wenona Girl Quality 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 0.4%
58 Bill Ritchie Handicap 1,400 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 0.3%
59 Kingston Town Stakes 2,000 metres Group 3 AU$200,000 0.3%
60 Randwick City Stakes 2,000 metres Listed AU$160,000 0.3%

The oldest race here is the AJC St Leger, with winners recorded from 1841. The newest is Big Dance, first won in 2022. Every one of them is a flat race.

How the money splits by grade

The 60 races at Randwick, by the grade each is run at

Grade Races Prize money Share Richest
Group 1 7 AU$31,500,000AU$31.5m 55% The Everest
Group 2 25 AU$14,000,000AU$14.0m 24% Hill Stakes
Group 3 26 AU$8,900,000AU$8.9m 15% Sydney Stakes
Listed 1 AU$160,000 0% Randwick City Stakes
Other races 1 AU$3,000,000AU$3.0m 5% Big Dance

Group 1 races are 12% of the races at Randwick and 55% of the money. The average Group 1 race here is worth AU$4,500,000, against AU$959,333 across the course.

Where Randwick 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

Randwick holds 36% of the prize money in the 291 races we hold for Australia.

Racecourses worth about the same

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

Randwick Racecourse $58m
Sha Tin Racecourse $52m Meydan Racecourse $47m Flemington Racecourse $28m Longchamp Racecourse $26m Newmarket Racecourse $2m Iffezheim Racecourse $2m Sandown Park Racecourse $2m Köln-Weidenpesch $1m

The horses that won here more than once

Wins across the 60 races at Randwick

# Horse Wins Span Biggest win
1 Limerick 11 1926 to 1929 Hill Stakes
2 Kingston Town 10 1979 to 1982 Australian Derby
3 Chatham 9 1932 to 1934 Doncaster Handicap
4 Sunline 9 1998 to 2002 Doncaster Handicap
5 Winx 9 2014 to 2019 Doncaster Handicap
6 Yaralla 9 1940 to 1944 Hill Stakes
7 Redzel 8 2017 to 2019 The Everest
8 Emancipation 8 1982 to 1984 Doncaster Handicap
9 Phar Lap 8 1929 to 1931 Australian Derby
10 Lonhro 8 2001 to 2003 Arrowfield 3YO Sprint

Frequently asked questions

What is the richest race at Randwick?

The Everest, at AU$20,000,000. It is 35% of the prize money in the 60 races here and the richest race in the world.

How much prize money is there at Randwick?

AU$57,560,000 across the 60 races on this site that are run there, an average of AU$959,333 a race.

Which is the richest racecourse in Australia?

Randwick. Its races put up AU$57,560,000, 36% of the prize money we hold for Australia.

How many Group 1 races are run at Randwick?

Seven, worth AU$31,500,000 between them. That is 55% of the course's prize money from 12% of its races.

Which horse has won the most big races at Randwick?

Limerick, with 11 wins across six of these races between 1926 and 1929.

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