Spring Champion Stakes prize money
The Spring Champion Stakes is worth AU$2,000,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 58th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 14th 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 Spring Champion Stakes is
Group 1 · 2,000 metres · Turf · Randwick Racecourse,
- Racecourse
- Randwick Racecourse,
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 1
- Distance
- 2,000 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - flat
- Open to
- Three year olds
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1971
We hold the total fund for the Spring Champion 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 Spring Champion Stakes winner
55 runnings, 1971 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Attica | ||
| 2024 | El Castello | ||
| 2023 | Tom Kitten | ||
| 2022 | Sharp 'N' Smart | ||
| 2021 | Profondo | ||
| 2020 | Montefilia | ||
| 2019 | Shadow Hero | ||
| 2018 | Maid Of Heaven | ||
| 2017 | Ace High | ||
| 2016 | Yankee Rose | ||
| 2015 | Vanbrugh | ||
| 2014 | Hampton Court | ||
| 2013 | Complacent | ||
| 2012 | It's A Dundeel | ||
| 2011 | Doctor Doom | ||
| 2010 | Erewhon | ||
| 2009 | Monaco Consul | ||
| 2008 | Sousa | ||
| 2007 | race not held | ||
| 2006 | Teranaba | ||
| 2005 | Hotel Grand | ||
| 2004 | Savabeel | ||
| 2003 | Niello | ||
| 2002 | Platinum Scissors | ||
| 2001 | Viking Ruler | ||
| 2000 | Universal Prince | ||
| 1999 | Fairway | ||
| 1998 | Dignity Dancer | ||
| 1997 | Tie the Knot | ||
| 1996 | Magic of Sydney | ||
| 1995 | Nothin’ Leica Dane | ||
| 1994 | Danewin | ||
| 1993 | Fraternity | ||
| 1992 | Coronation Day | ||
| 1991 | Kinjite | ||
| 1990 | St. Jude | ||
| 1989 | Stylish Century | ||
| 1988 | Sakana | ||
| 1987 | Beau Zam | ||
| 1986 | Imprimatur | ||
| 1985 | Easter | ||
| 1984 | Lucks A Lottery | ||
| 1983 | Sir Dapper | ||
| 1982 | Veloso | ||
| 1981 | Best Western | ||
| 1980 | Prince Majestic | ||
| 1979 | Kingston Town | ||
| 1978 | Lefroy | ||
| 1977 | Sir Silver Lad | ||
| 1976 | Cheyne Walk | ||
| 1975 | Taras Bulba | ||
| 1974 | Asgard | ||
| 1973 | Gold Brick | ||
| 1972 | Latin Knight | ||
| 1971 | Gay Icarus |
0 of the 55 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 Spring Champion Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Hong Kong Gold CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | AU$2,154,600AU$2.2m | HK$12,000,000 |
| 49 | Hong Kong Stewards' CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | AU$2,154,600AU$2.2m | HK$12,000,000 |
| 50 | Queen's Silver Jubilee CupSha Tin Racecourse | Hong Kong | AU$2,154,600AU$2.2m | HK$12,000,000 |
| 51 | Kentucky OaksChurchill Downs | United States | AU$2,131,579AU$2.1m | $1,500,000 |
| 52 | Turf Classic StakesChurchill Downs | United States | AU$2,131,579AU$2.1m | $1,500,000 |
| 53 | Australian DerbyRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 54 | Blue Diamond StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 55 | Coolmore Stud StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 56 | Hill StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 57 | Newmarket HandicapFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 59 | Sydney StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 60 | Victoria DerbyFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m | AU$2,000,000 |
| 62 | Grand NationalAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$1,890,000AU$1.9m | £1,000,000 |
| 63 | Apple Blossom HandicapOaklawn Park | United States | AU$1,776,316 | $1,250,000 |
| 64 | Arkansas DerbyOaklawn Park Race Track, | United States | AU$1,776,316 | $1,250,000 |
| 65 | Blue Grass StakesKeeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky, USA | United States | AU$1,776,316 | $1,250,000 |
| 66 | Coolmore Turf Mile StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | AU$1,776,316 | $1,250,000 |
| 67 | Japan Breeding Farms' Cup ClassicChanges yearly | Japan | AU$1,619,352 | ¥170,000,000 |
| 68 | Tokyo DerbyOhi Racecourse | Japan | AU$1,619,352 | ¥170,000,000 |
| 69 | Arabian World CupLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$1,615,385 | €1,000,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Spring Champion 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, 14th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Diamond Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m |
| Coolmore Stud Stakes | Flemington Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m |
| Hill Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 2 | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m |
| Newmarket Handicap | Flemington Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m |
| Sydney Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 3 | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m |
| Victoria Derby | Flemington Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$2,000,000AU$2.0m |
| All Aged Stakes | Randwick Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$1,500,000 |
| The Gold Rush | Ascot Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$1,500,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Spring Champion Stakes prize money?
AU$2,000,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Spring Champion Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
58th of 997. 57 races pay more, the nearest of them Hong Kong Gold Cup. In Australia it is 14th of 291.
When was the Spring Champion Stakes first run?
1971. This page holds 55 runnings, from 1971 to 2025.
How far is the Spring Champion Stakes?
2,000 metres, on turf, at Randwick Racecourse,.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money