Railway Stakes prize money
The Railway Stakes is worth £308,630 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 225th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 6th richest in New Zealand.
The race announces its purse as NZ$700,000, and every figure here is that money converted. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Railway Stakes is
Group I · 1200m (6 furlongs) · Turf · Ellerslie Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Ellerslie Racecourse
- Country
- New Zealand
- Grade
- Group I
- Distance
- 1200m (6 furlongs)
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds and up
- Direction
- Right-handed
- As published
- NZ$700,000
We hold the total fund for the Railway Stakes and no separate winner's cheque. What the winner takes is a rule the racecourse sets rather than a national one, and it varies race by race.
Run in 1:09.55 in 2026, the Railway Stakes pays £4,438 for every second of the race, which is 125th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 3rd in New Zealand.
Every Railway Stakes winner
57 runnings, 1970 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jigsaw 571:09.55 (soft) | Logan Bates (a) | Cindy Alderson, Cranbourne, Victoria |
| 2025 | Crocetti 56.51:10.22 (soft) | Warren Kennedy | Danny Walker & Arron Tata |
| 2024 | Waitak 551:09.76 (Pukekohe) | Warren Kennedy | Lance O'Sullivan & Andrew Scott |
| 2023 | Imperatriz 561:08.90 (Te Rapa) | Opie Bosson | Mark Walker |
| 2022 | Entriviere 551:09.36 | Opie Bosson | Jamie Richards, Matamata |
| 2021 | Avantage 571:08.91 | Opie Bosson | Jamie Richards, Matamata |
| 2020 | Julius 561:09.70 | Jason Waddell | John Bell, Cambridge |
| 2019 | Santa Monica 531:09.47 | Trudy Thornton | Stephen Ralph, Te Awamutu |
| 2018 | Volpe Veloce 541:10.65 | Jake Bayliss | Graham Richardson, Matamata |
| 2017 | Start Wondering 55.51:08.84 | Johnathan Parkes | J J & Evan Rayner, Whanganui |
| 2016 | Ryan Mark 561:11.04 | Opie Bosson | John Morell, Te Rapa |
| 2015 | In Style 541:10.34 | Leith Innes | Danica Guy, Matamata |
| 2014 | Bounding 521:10.25 | Mark Du Plessis | Ken & Bev Kelso, Matamata |
| 2013 | Fleur de Lune 541:09.21 | Jason Jago | Lee Somerville, Cambridge |
| 2012 | Atomic Force 581:11.57 | Nash Rawiller | Gai Waterhouse, Randwick (AUS) |
| 2011 | Miss Raggedy Ann 531:09.87 | Natasha Collett | Andrew Scott, Matamata |
| 2010 | A Gold Trail 571:09.34 | Michael Rodd | Gary Portelli, Warwick Farm Racecourse (AUS) |
| 2009 | Jacowils 55.51:09.60 | Mark Hills | Kristin Stead, Te Rapa |
| 2008 | Imananabaa 541:09.04 | Andrew Calder | Don Sellwood, Cambridge |
| 2007 | Donna Rosita 511:09.74 | Lisa Cropp | Piri Ranui, Tauranga |
| 2006 | Baldessarini 53.51:08.85 | Lisa Cropp | Anne Herbert |
| 2005 | Recurring 561:10.12 | Hayden Tinsley | Gerald Ryan, Rosehill (AUS) |
| 2004 | Vinaka1:08.66 | Opie Bosson | Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata |
| 2003 | Egyptian Raine 521:08.66 | Lance O'Sullivan | Kenny Rae, Ruakaka |
| 2002 | Sound The Alarm1:09.97 | Gary Grylls | Richard Otto, Te Aroha |
| 2001 | Fritz 581:10.45 | Noel Harris | Neil Coulbeck, Leithfield |
| 2000 | Cannsea 53.51:09.63 | Michael Coleman | Michael Moroney & Andrew Scott, Matamata |
| 1999 | Bawalaksana 50.51:09.69 | Chris Munce | Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata |
| 1998 | Coogee Walk 511:08.55 | Shane Dye | Dave & Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata |
| 1997 | Kailey 50.51:08.50 | Lisa Cropp | Graham Richardson, Matamata |
| 1996 | Loader 52.51:08.83 | Chris Johnson | Peter & Dawn Williams |
| 1995 | Coberger 48.51:09.74 | Matthew Williamson | Chris & Jim Gibbs, Matamata |
| 1993 | Hypervain 541:08.42 | David Peake | Charlie Faulkner, Takanini |
| 1992 | Vain Sovereign 551:10.68 | Brian Hibberd | Maurice Campbell, Wanganui |
| 1991 | Mr Tiz 58.51:10.28 | Lance O'Sullivan | Dave & Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata |
| 1990 | Mr Tiz 52.51:09.83 | Lance O'Sullivan | Dave & Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata |
| 1989 | Mr Tiz 48.51:10.57 | Lisa Cropp | Dave & Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata |
| 1989 | Westminster 54.51:10.57 | Maurice Campbell | Ngaire Fraser |
| 1988 | Alynda 48.51:08.47 | Cathrine Treymane | Alan Jones, Cambridge |
| 1987 | Diamond Lover 51.751:07.73 | Grant Cooksley | Colin Jillings & Richard Yuill, Takanini |
| 1986 | Silver Tip 481:08.37 | Lance O'Sullivan | Dave & Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata |
| 1985 | Ardee One 471:08.63 | Roy McKay | Bill Weal, Te Awamutu |
| 1984 | Pinson 531:09.69 | Gary Phillips | Don Couchman, Hawera |
| 1983 | So Dandy 53.51:09.69 | David Walsh | Keith Opie, Te Aroha |
| 1982 | Valencia 51.51:11.34 | Greg Childs | Jim Gibbs, Matamata |
| 1981 | Gold Hope 491:10.87 | David Peake | Ray Verner, Takanini |
| 1980 | Arbre Chene 55.51:13.2 | Alvin Tweedie | Clive Bennett, Pukekoe |
| 1979 | Al Donte 49.51:11.31 | Rodney Heaslip | Don Sellwood, Hastings |
| 1978 | Silver Liner 52.51:10.58 | Brent Thomson | Eric Ropiha, Woodville |
| 1977 | Tudor Light 55.51:11.5 | Warwick Robinson | John Malcolm, Te Rapa |
| 1976 | Marinoto 49.51:10.9 | Danny Southworth | F M Walsh, Inglewood |
| 1975 | Shifnal Chief 591:11 | Bob Skelton | I M & J R Cameron, Taupiri |
| 1974 | Blue Blood 501:10 | David Peake | Ray Verner, Takanini |
| 1973 | Lilt 8.131:10 | Bob Skelton | Ray Bain, Hastings |
| 1972 | Ajasco 8.81:12.6 | Bruce Marsh | Eric Ropiha, Woodville |
| 1971 | Sharivari 8.121:10 | Grenville Hughes | Colin Jillings, Takanini |
| 1970 | Mayo Gold 8.121:09.8 | Brian Andrews | Ray Wallace, Takanini |
57 of the 57 runnings name the rider, 57 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Who wins the Railway Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Railway Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 215 | Prix Guillaume d'OrnanoDeauville Racecourse | France | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 216 | Prix Jean PratDeauville Racecourse | France | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 217 | Prix Jean-Luc LagardèreLongchamp Racecourse | France | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 218 | Prix Marcel BoussacLongchamp Racecourse | France | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 219 | Prix Vicomtesse VigierLongchamp Racecourse | France | £341,880 | €400,000 |
| 220 | Stayers' HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | £325,000 | £325,000 |
| 221 | Prix Maurice de GheestDeauville Racecourse | France | £324,786 | €380,000 |
| 222 | Celebration CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | £308,750 | HK$3,250,000 |
| 223 | Lion Rock TrophySha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | £308,750 | HK$3,250,000 |
| 224 | New Zealand 2000 GuineasRiccarton Park | New Zealand | £308,630 | NZ$700,000 |
| 226 | Bing Crosby StakesDel Mar Racetrack | United States | £300,752 | $400,000 |
| 227 | Clement L. Hirsch StakesDel Mar Racetrack | United States | £300,752 | $400,000 |
| 228 | Fountain of Youth StakesGulfstream Park | United States | £300,752 | $400,000 |
| 229 | Frizette StakesBelmont Park | United States | £300,752 | $400,000 |
| 230 | Gallant Bob StakesParx Casino and Racing | United States | £300,752 | $400,000 |
| 231 | Gamely StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | £300,752 | $400,000 |
| 232 | Hollywood DerbyDel Mar racetrack | United States | £300,752 | $400,000 |
| 233 | Lafayette StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | £300,752 | $400,000 |
| 234 | Lexington Stakes (Keeneland)Keeneland Race Course | United States | £300,752 | $400,000 |
| 235 | Matt Winn StakesChurchill Downs | United States | £300,752 | $400,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Railway Stakes in what they pay, above and below it. Follow the ranking all the way up on the richest races in the world.
The rest of the money in New Zealand
35 races, 6th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karaka Million | Ellerslie Racecourse | Restricted Listed | £440,900 |
| New Zealand Oaks | Ellerslie, Auckland | Group I | £440,900 |
| New Zealand Trotting Cup | Addington Raceway | Group I | £440,900 |
| New Zealand 2000 Guineas | Riccarton Park | Group I | £308,630 |
| New Zealand 1000 Guineas | Riccarton Park | Group I | £264,540 |
| New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes | Trentham, Ellerslie, Te Aroha or Te Rapa | Group I | £264,540 |
| Livamol Classic | Hastings Racecourse | Group I | £242,495 |
| Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes | Awapuni Racecourse | Group I | £242,495 |
Every race in New Zealand we hold a purse for is on the New Zealand prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Railway Stakes prize money?
£308,630, for the 2026 running. The race announces it as NZ$700,000.
Where does the Railway Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
225th of 997. 224 races pay more, the nearest of them Prix Guillaume d'Ornano. In New Zealand it is 6th of 35.
Which jockey has won the Railway Stakes most often?
Opie Bosson, with 5 wins between 2004 and 2023.
When was the Railway Stakes first run?
This page holds 57 runnings, from 1970 to 2026.
How far is the Railway Stakes?
1200m (6 furlongs), on turf, at Ellerslie Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money