Rough Habit Plate prize money
The Rough Habit Plate is worth AU$250,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 520th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 182nd richest in Australia.
Every figure here is the money the race announces, in the currency it announces it in. The currency control at the top swaps the whole page.
What the Rough Habit Plate is
Group 3 · 2,000 metres · Turf · Doomben Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Doomben Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 2,000 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1993
We hold the total fund for the Rough Habit Plate 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.
Every Rough Habit Plate winner
34 runnings, 1993 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Kilman | ||
| 2025 | Imperialist | ||
| 2024 | Tannhauser | ||
| 2023 | Special Swey | ||
| 2022 | Dark Destroyer | ||
| 2021 | Criminal Defence | ||
| 2020 | Ballistic Boy | ||
| 2019 | Purple Sector | ||
| 2018 | Dark Dream | ||
| 2017 | Shocking Luck | ||
| 2016 | Mackintosh | ||
| 2015 | Sadler's Lake | ||
| 2014 | Amexed | ||
| 2013 | Hawkspur | ||
| 2012 | Brambles | ||
| 2011 | Fillydelphia | ||
| 2010 | The Hombre | ||
| 2009 | Rockdale | ||
| 2008 | Mission Critical | ||
| 2007 | Empires Choice | ||
| 2006 | Belmonte | ||
| 2005 | Activation | ||
| 2004 | Russian Pearl | ||
| 2003 | Bobs Boy | ||
| 2002 | Distinctly Secret | ||
| 2001 | De Gaulle Lane | ||
| 2000 | Kincourt | ||
| 1999 | Figurehead | ||
| 1998 | Dodge | ||
| 1997 | Marble Halls | ||
| 1996 | Revenge | ||
| 1995 | Juggler | ||
| 1994 | Tenor | ||
| 1993 | Square the Circle |
0 of the 34 runnings name the rider, 0 name the trainer and 0 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to.
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Rough Habit Plate in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510 | Liverpool City CupRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 511 | Magic Night StakesRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 512 | Maurice McCarten StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 513 | Ming Dynasty Quality HandicapRosehill Gardens Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 514 | N E Manion CupRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 515 | Newcastle Newmarket HandicapBroadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 516 | P J Bell StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 517 | Pago Pago StakesRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 518 | Premier's CupRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 519 | Queen of the South StakesMorphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 521 | San Domenico StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 522 | Show County QualityRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 523 | Southern Cross StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse or Randwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 524 | Star Kingdom StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 525 | Summer CupRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 526 | T L Baillieu HandicapRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 527 | Tea Rose StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 528 | The Hawkesbury CrownHawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 529 | The NivisonRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 530 | Theo Marks StakesRosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Rough Habit Plate 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 Australia
291 races, 182nd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| P J Bell Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Pago Pago Stakes | Rosehill Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Premier's Cup | Randwick Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Queen of the South Stakes | Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Group 2 | AU$250,000 |
| San Domenico Stakes | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Show County Quality | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Southern Cross Stakes | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse or Randwick Racecourse, | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Star Kingdom Stakes | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Rough Habit Plate prize money?
AU$250,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Rough Habit Plate rank among the richest races in the world?
520th of 997. 519 races pay more, the nearest of them Liverpool City Cup. In Australia it is 182nd of 291.
When was the Rough Habit Plate first run?
1993. This page holds 34 runnings, from 1993 to 2026.
How far is the Rough Habit Plate?
2,000 metres, on turf, at Doomben Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money