Southern Cross Stakes prize money
The Southern Cross Stakes is worth AU$250,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 523rd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 185th 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 Southern Cross Stakes is
Group 3 · 1,200 metres · Turf · Rosehill Gardens Racecourse or Randwick Racecourse,
- Racecourse
- Rosehill Gardens Racecourse or Randwick Racecourse,
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,200 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Horses three years old and older
- First run
- 1940
We hold the total fund for the Southern Cross 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 Southern Cross Stakes winner
87 runnings, 1940 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Willaidow | ||
| 2025 | Willaidow | ||
| 2024 | Lady Laguna | ||
| 2023 | Quantico | ||
| 2022 | Lost And Running | ||
| 2021 | Masked Crusader | ||
| 2020 | Special Reward | ||
| 2019 | Eckstein | ||
| 2018 | Kaepernick | ||
| 2017 | Le Romain | ||
| 2016 | Big Money | ||
| 2015 | Heart Testa | ||
| 2014 | Terravista | ||
| 2013 | Skytrain | ||
| 2012 | No Evidence Needed | ||
| 2011 | Sister Madly | ||
| 2010 | Kenny's World | ||
| 2009 | Marchinski | ||
| 2008 | Hoystar | ||
| 2007 | The Free Stater | ||
| 2006 | Collate | ||
| 2005 | Cool Front | ||
| 2004 | Britt’s Best | ||
| 2003 | Gordo | ||
| 2002 | Lord Essex | ||
| 2001 | Ab Initio | ||
| 2000 | Pimpala Prince | ||
| 1999 | Ab Initio | ||
| 1998 | Confiscate | ||
| 1997 | Secret Savings | ||
| 1996 | Danewin | ||
| 1995 | Alert Me | ||
| 1994 | Deposition | ||
| 1993 | Big Dreams | ||
| 1992 | Friend’s Venture | ||
| 1991 | Joanne | ||
| 1990 | Comrade | ||
| 1989 | Diamond Benny | ||
| 1988 | Wong | ||
| 1987 | Swift Cheval | ||
| 1986 | Avon Angel | ||
| 1985 | Pete’s Gold | ||
| 1984 | Gelsomino | ||
| 1983 | Bronze Spirit | ||
| 1982 | Ubetido | ||
| 1981 | Goreham | ||
| 1980 | Brandy Slipper | ||
| 1979 | Scomeld | ||
| 1978 | Always Welcome | ||
| 1977 | Tiger Town | ||
| 1976 | Hartshill | ||
| 1975 | Let’s Fly | ||
| 1974 | race not held | ||
| 1973 | race not held | ||
| 1972 | Gunsynd | ||
| 1971 | Bogan Rea | ||
| 1970 | Biarritz Star | ||
| 1969 | Roman Consul | ||
| 1968 | Illusionist | ||
| 1967 | Red Clinker | ||
| 1966 | Aldor | ||
| 1965 | Florida Keys | ||
| 1964 | Here I Come | ||
| 1963 | State Martial | ||
| 1962 | Grammar Lad | ||
| 1961 | Tipperary Star | ||
| 1960 | Dark Night | ||
| 1959 | Winchester | ||
| 1958 | Jester | ||
| 1957 | Juggler | ||
| 1956 | Evening Peal | ||
| 1955 | My Hali | ||
| 1954 | Regoli | ||
| 1953 | Nagpuni | ||
| 1952 | Osborne | ||
| 1951 | Aerofoil | ||
| 1950 | San Domenico | ||
| 1949 | Cognac | ||
| 1948 | Persian Prince | ||
| 1947 | Lackaboy | ||
| 1946 | Petulance | ||
| 1945 | Gay King | ||
| 1944 | race not held | ||
| 1943 | race not held | ||
| 1942 | race not held | ||
| 1941 | Amiable | ||
| 1940 | Gold Rod |
0 of the 87 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 Southern Cross Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Willaidow | 2 | 2025, 2026 |
| Ab Initio | 2 | 1999, 2001 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Southern Cross Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 520 | Rough Habit PlateDoomben Racecourse | 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 |
| 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 |
| 531 | Tibbie StakesBroadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 532 | Toy Show QualityRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 533 | Triscay StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Southern Cross 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, 185th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen of the South Stakes | Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Group 2 | AU$250,000 |
| Rough Habit Plate | Doomben Racecourse | Group 3 | 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 |
| Star Kingdom Stakes | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Summer Cup | Randwick Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| T L Baillieu Handicap | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Tea Rose Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 2 | 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 Southern Cross Stakes prize money?
AU$250,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Southern Cross Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
523rd of 997. 522 races pay more, the nearest of them Ming Dynasty Quality Handicap. In Australia it is 185th of 291.
Which horse has won the Southern Cross Stakes most often?
Willaidow, 2 times, in 2025, 2026.
When was the Southern Cross Stakes first run?
1940. This page holds 87 runnings, from 1940 to 2026.
How far is the Southern Cross Stakes?
1,200 metres, on turf, at Rosehill Gardens Racecourse or Randwick Racecourse,.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money