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Sandown Park Racecourse prize money

9 races at Sandown Park put up £863k between them. The Bet365 Gold Cup leads on £175,000, 20% of everything the course puts up.

Sandown Park is 33rd of the 34 racecourses on this site, and the 6th in Great Britain. The average race here is worth £95,833.

TOTAL PRIZE MONEY £863k
RICHEST RACE £175k
RACES 9
GRADE 1 RACES 3
RANK IN GREAT BRITAIN 6th

Every race at Sandown Park

By prize money

Paid in GBP

Bet365 Gold Cup £175k Celebration Chase £175k Tingle Creek Chase £175k Henry VIII Novices' Chase £100k Sandown Classic Trial £85k Esher Cup £45k Heron Stakes £45k Centenary Novices' Handicap Chase £40k Jane Seymour Mares' Novices' Hurdle £23k

Every race, ranked

9 races, biggest purse first

# Race Grade Prize money Share
1 Bet365 Gold Cup 3m 4½f (5,766 metres) Premier Handicap £175,000 20.3%
2 Celebration Chase 1m 7f 99yd (3,108 metres) Grade 1 £175,000 20.3%
3 Tingle Creek Chase 1 mile 7 furlongs and 99 yards (3,108 metres) Grade 1 £175,000 20.3%
4 Henry VIII Novices' Chase 1 mile 7 furlongs 99 yards (3,108 metres) Grade 1 £100,000 11.6%
5 Sandown Classic Trial 1m 1f 209y (2,002 m) Group 3 £85,000 9.9%
6 Esher Cup 1m (1,609m) Handicap £45,000 5.2%
7 Heron Stakes 1m (1,609m) Listed £45,000 5.2%
8 Centenary Novices' Handicap Chase 2m 4f 10y (4,033 metres) Premier Handicap £40,000 4.6%
9 Jane Seymour Mares' Novices' Hurdle 2m 3f 173y (3,980 metres) Grade 2 £22,500 2.6%

The oldest race here is the Esher Cup, with winners recorded from 1906. The newest is the Jane Seymour Mares' Novices' Hurdle, first won in 2013. Three are flat races and six are jumps races.

How the money splits by grade

The 9 races at Sandown Park, by the grade each is run at

Grade Races Prize money Share Richest
Grade 1 3 £450,000 52% Celebration Chase
Grade 2 1 £22,500 3% Jane Seymour Mares' Novices' Hurdle
Group 3 1 £85,000 10% Sandown Classic Trial
Listed 1 £45,000 5% Heron Stakes
Other races 3 £260,000 30% Bet365 Gold Cup

Grade 1 races are 33% of the races at Sandown Park and 52% of the money. The average Grade 1 race here is worth £150,000, against £95,833 across the course.

Where Sandown Park 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

Sandown Park holds 4% of the prize money in the 122 races we hold for Great Britain.

Racecourses worth about the same

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

Randwick Racecourse £30m Sha Tin Racecourse £27m Meydan Racecourse £25m 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 Sandown Park

Winning rides across every year of the 9 races here

# Jockey Wins Races Span
1 Pat Eddery 12 3 1971 to 2000
2 Ruby Walsh 11 5 2001 to 2016
3 Frankie Dettori 11 3 1990 to 2019
4 Barry Geraghty 10 6 2002 to 2019
5 Richard Dunwoody 10 3 1985 to 1996
6 Tony McCoy 10 5 1997 to 2011
7 Nico de Boinville 9 3 2016 to 2025
8 Ryan Moore 9 3 2005 to 2025
9 William Buick 9 3 2010 to 2026
10 Ray Cochrane 8 3 1986 to 1997

The trainers

Winners saddled across the same races

# Trainer Wins Races Span
1 Paul Nicholls 32 6 1998 to 2022
2 Nicky Henderson 21 6 1989 to 2025
3 John Gosden 14 3 1992 to 2019
4 Michael Stoute 12 3 1980 to 2011
5 David Nicholson 11 3 1977 to 1998
6 Richard Hannon Sr. 9 2 1991 to 2013
7 Fulke Walwyn 8 2 1958 to 1984
8 Alan King 7 4 2008 to 2026
9 Fred Winter 7 3 1972 to 1986
10 Gary Moore 7 4 2013 to 2023

The horses that won here more than once

Wins across the 9 races at Sandown Park

# Horse Wins Span Biggest win
1 Altior 5 2016 to 2019 Celebration Chase
2 Jonbon 5 2022 to 2024 Celebration Chase
3 Sire De Grugy 4 2013 to 2015 Celebration Chase
4 Cenkos 3 2002 to 2004 Celebration Chase
5 Desert Orchid 3 1985 to 1988 Bet365 Gold Cup
6 Edwardstone 3 2021 to 2026 Celebration Chase
7 Flagship Uberalles 3 1999 to 2001 Tingle Creek Chase
8 Greaneteen 3 2021 to 2022 Celebration Chase
9 Twist Magic 3 2007 to 2009 Celebration Chase
10 Ad Hoc 2 2001 to 2003 Bet365 Gold Cup

Frequently asked questions

What is the richest race at Sandown Park?

The Bet365 Gold Cup, at £175,000. It is 20% of the prize money in the 9 races here and the 365th richest race in the world.

How much prize money is there at Sandown Park?

£862,500 across the 9 races on this site that are run there, an average of £95,833 a race.

Which is the richest racecourse in Great Britain?

Cheltenham Racecourse, at £5,633,080. Sandown Park is 6th, on £862,500.

How many Grade 1 races are run at Sandown Park?

Three, worth £450,000 between them. That is 52% of the course's prize money from 33% of its races.

Which horse has won the most big races at Sandown Park?

Altior, with 5 wins across three of these races between 2016 and 2019.

Which jockey has won the most big races at Sandown Park?

Pat Eddery, with 12 winning rides across three of these races between 1971 and 2000.

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