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Rosehill Gardens Racecourse prize money

36 races at Rosehill Gardens put up AU$25.4m between them. Golden Eagle leads on AU$10,000,000, 39% of everything the course puts up.

Rosehill Gardens is 6th of the 34 racecourses on this site, and the 4th in Australia. The average race here is worth AU$706,944.

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY AU$25.4m
RICHEST RACE AU$10.0m
RACES 36
GROUP 1 RACES 3
RANK IN AUSTRALIA 4th

The twelve richest races at Rosehill Gardens

By prize money

Paid in AUD

Golden Eagle $10m
Golden Slipper Stakes $5m Rosehill Guineas $750k Breeders Classic $500k Gloaming Stakes $500k Golden Pendant $400k Hobartville Stakes $400k Sky High Stakes $350k Ajax Stakes $300k Emancipation Stakes $300k Expressway Stakes $300k Millie Fox Stakes $300k

Every race, ranked

36 races, biggest purse first

# Race Grade Prize money Share
1 Golden Eagle 1,500 metres Group 1 AU$10,000,000AU$10.0m 39.3%
2 Golden Slipper Stakes 1,200 metres Group 1 AU$5,000,000AU$5.0m 19.6%
3 Rosehill Guineas 2,000 metres Group 1 AU$750,000 2.9%
4 Breeders Classic 1,400 metres Group 2 AU$500,000 2.0%
5 Gloaming Stakes 1,800 metres Group 3 AU$500,000 2.0%
6 Golden Pendant 1,400 metres Group 2 AU$400,000 1.6%
7 Hobartville Stakes 1,400 metres Group 2 AU$400,000 1.6%
8 Sky High Stakes 2,000 metres Group 3 AU$350,000 1.4%
9 Ajax Stakes 1,500 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.2%
10 Emancipation Stakes 1,500 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.2%
11 Expressway Stakes 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.2%
12 Millie Fox Stakes 1,300 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.2%
13 Neville Sellwood Stakes 2,000 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.2%
14 Phar Lap Stakes 1,500 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.2%
15 Shannon Stakes 1,500 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.2%
16 Sheraco Stakes 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.2%
17 Silver Slipper Stakes 1,100 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.2%
18 The Run To The Rose 1,200 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.2%
19 Tulloch Stakes 2,000 metres Group 2 AU$300,000 1.2%
20 Birthday Card Stakes 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 1.0%
21 Canonbury Stakes 1,100 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 1.0%
22 Colin Stephen Quality Handicap 2,400 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 1.0%
23 Doncaster Prelude 1,500 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 1.0%
24 Epona Stakes 1,900 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 1.0%
25 Festival Stakes 1,500 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 1.0%
26 Magic Night Stakes 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 1.0%
27 Maurice McCarten Stakes 1,100 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 1.0%
28 Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap 1,400 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 1.0%
29 N E Manion Cup 2,400 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 1.0%
30 Pago Pago Stakes 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 1.0%
31 San Domenico Stakes 1,100 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 1.0%
32 Star Kingdom Stakes 1,200 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 1.0%
33 T L Baillieu Handicap 1,400 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 1.0%
34 Theo Marks Stakes 1,300 metres Group 2 AU$250,000 1.0%
35 Up and Coming Stakes 1,300 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 1.0%
36 Widden Stakes 1,100 metres Group 3 AU$250,000 1.0%

The oldest race here is the Colin Stephen Quality Handicap, with winners recorded from 1870. The newest is Golden Eagle, first won in 2019. Every one of them is a flat race.

How the money splits by grade

The 36 races at Rosehill Gardens, by the grade each is run at

Grade Races Prize money Share Richest
Group 1 3 AU$15,750,000AU$15.8m 62% Golden Eagle
Group 2 15 AU$4,850,000AU$4.9m 19% Breeders Classic
Group 3 18 AU$4,850,000AU$4.8m 19% Gloaming Stakes

Group 1 races are 8% of the races at Rosehill Gardens and 62% of the money. The average Group 1 race here is worth AU$5,250,000, against AU$706,944 across the course.

Where Rosehill Gardens 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

Rosehill Gardens holds 16% of the prize money in the 291 races we hold for Australia.

Racecourses worth about the same

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

Sha Tin Racecourse $52m Meydan Racecourse $47m Flemington Racecourse $28m Longchamp Racecourse $26m
Rosehill Gardens Racecourse $25m
Caulfield Racecourse $23m Churchill Downs $22m Belmont Park $17m Keeneland Race Course $15m

The horses that won here more than once

Wins across the 36 races at Rosehill Gardens

# Horse Wins Span Biggest win
1 Catkins 7 2014 to 2015 Breeders Classic
2 Sir Dapper 6 1983 to 1984 Golden Slipper Stakes
3 More Joyous 5 2010 to 2012 Breeders Classic
4 Luskin Star 4 1976 to 1978 Golden Slipper Stakes
5 Pierro 4 2012 to 2013 Golden Slipper Stakes
6 Paratroopers 4 2005 to 2008 Expressway Stakes
7 Shogun Lodge 4 1998 to 2001 Tulloch Stakes
8 Adam 4 1997 to 2000 Doncaster Prelude
9 Time And Tide 4 1962 to 1966 Canonbury Stakes
10 Autumn Glow 3 2024 to 2025 Golden Eagle

Frequently asked questions

What is the richest race at Rosehill Gardens?

Golden Eagle, at AU$10,000,000. It is 39% of the prize money in the 36 races here and the 4th richest race in the world.

How much prize money is there at Rosehill Gardens?

AU$25,450,000 across the 36 races on this site that are run there, an average of AU$706,944 a race.

Which is the richest racecourse in Australia?

Randwick Racecourse, at AU$54,400,000. Rosehill Gardens is 4th, on AU$25,450,000.

How many Group 1 races are run at Rosehill Gardens?

Three, worth AU$15,750,000 between them. That is 62% of the course's prize money from 8% of its races.

Which horse has won the most big races at Rosehill Gardens?

Catkins, with 7 wins across four of these races between 2014 and 2015.

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