Sandown Stakes prize money
The Sandown Stakes is worth AU$200,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 653rd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 253rd 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 Sandown Stakes is
Group 3 · 1,500 metres · Turf · Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
- Racecourse
- Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,500 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Maidens ineligible
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1981
We hold the total fund for the Sandown 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.
Every Sandown Stakes winner
45 runnings, 1981 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Evaporate | ||
| 2024 | Desert Lightning | ||
| 2023 | Antino | ||
| 2022 | Gentleman Roy | ||
| 2021 | Elephant | ||
| 2020 | Junipal | ||
| 2019 | Gold Fields | ||
| 2018 | Fifty Stars | ||
| 2017 | Dollar For Dollar | ||
| 2016 | Redkirk Warrior | ||
| 2015 | Charmed Harmony | ||
| 2014 | Pornichet | ||
| 2013 | Mahisara | ||
| 2012 | Mahisara | ||
| 2011 | Under The Eiffel | ||
| 2010 | Larrys Never Late | ||
| 2009 | Nine Tales | ||
| 2008 | Chasm | ||
| 2007 | Gotta Have Heart | ||
| 2006 | Swick | ||
| 2005 | Titanic Jack | ||
| 2004 | Amtrak | ||
| 2003 | Chong Tong | ||
| 2002 | Salgado | ||
| 2001 | Little Dozer | ||
| 2000 | Normal Practice | ||
| 1999 | Buster Jones | ||
| 1998 | Any Rhythm | ||
| 1997 | Cut Up Rough | ||
| 1996 | Wavertree | ||
| 1995 | Mamzelle Pedrille | ||
| 1994 | Another Victor | ||
| 1993 | Monsieur | ||
| 1992 | Minyama | ||
| 1991 | Wrap Around | ||
| 1990 | Procol Harum | ||
| 1989 | Marabous Phantom | ||
| 1988 | Rendoo | ||
| 1987 | Luther's Luck | ||
| 1986 | New Atlantis | ||
| 1985 | Jurisdiction | ||
| 1984 | Mr Ironclad | ||
| 1983 | Vivacite | ||
| 1982 | Showmeran | ||
| 1981 | Tower Belle |
0 of the 45 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.
Who wins the Sandown Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Mahisara | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Sandown Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 643 | Maybe Mahal StakesFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 644 | Moonga StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 645 | Naturalism StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 646 | Northam StakesNortham Racecourse, Northam, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 647 | Ottawa StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 648 | Premier's CupEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 649 | Prince of Wales StakesAscot Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 650 | Quezette StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 651 | R J Peters StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 652 | Roma CupAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 654 | Schweppervescence TrophyFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 655 | Shaftesbury Avenue HandicapFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 656 | Sir John Monash StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 657 | Sires' Produce StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 658 | Spring StakesBroadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 659 | Standish HandicapFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 660 | Strickland StakesBelmont Park Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 661 | Summoned StakesSandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 662 | T.S. Carlyon CupCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 663 | Tattersall's CupEagle Farm | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Sandown 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 Australia
291 races, 253rd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Wales Stakes | Ascot Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Quezette Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| R J Peters Stakes | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Roma Cup | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Schweppervescence Trophy | Flemington Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap | Flemington Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Sir John Monash Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Sires' Produce Stakes | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Sandown Stakes prize money?
AU$200,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Sandown Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
653rd of 997. 652 races pay more, the nearest of them Maybe Mahal Stakes. In Australia it is 253rd of 291.
Which horse has won the Sandown Stakes most often?
Mahisara, 2 times, in 2012, 2013.
When was the Sandown Stakes first run?
1981. This page holds 45 runnings, from 1981 to 2025.
How far is the Sandown Stakes?
1,500 metres, on turf, at Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money