Spring Stakes prize money
The Spring Stakes is worth AU$200,000 for the 2022 running . That makes it the 658th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 258th 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 Stakes is
Group 3 · 1,600 metres · Turf · Broadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales
- Racecourse
- Broadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,600 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - flat
- Open to
- Three-year-olds
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1984
We hold the total fund for the Spring 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 Stakes winner
38 runnings, 1984 to 2023, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Genzano | ||
| 2022 | Pierossa | ||
| 2021 | Festival Dancer | ||
| 2020 | The Elanora | ||
| 2019 | Asiago | ||
| 2018 | Aramayo | ||
| 2015 | Devil Hawk | ||
| 2014 | Sweynesse | ||
| 2013 | Savvy Nature | ||
| 2012 | Proisir | ||
| 2011 | Darci Be Good | ||
| 2010 | Ilovethiscity | ||
| 2009 | Lovemelikearock | ||
| 2008 | Sousa | ||
| 2007 | race not held | ||
| 2006 | Mearas | ||
| 2005 | Hotel Grand | ||
| 2004 | Lotteria | ||
| 2003 | Allgunadoit | ||
| 2002 | Clangalang | ||
| 2001 | Magic Albert | ||
| 2000 | Universal Prince | ||
| 1999 | Shogun Lodge | ||
| 1998 | Dracula | ||
| 1997 | Encounter | ||
| 1996 | Ebony Grosve | ||
| 1995 | Vernal | ||
| 1994 | Obsessed | ||
| 1993 | Mistador | ||
| 1992 | Coronation Day | ||
| 1991 | Enjoy Dancing | ||
| 1990 | Bright Kite | ||
| 1989 | Procol Harum | ||
| 1988 | Royal Pardon | ||
| 1987 | All Ashore | ||
| 1986 | Imprimatur | ||
| 1985 | Easter | ||
| 1984 | Blazing Devil |
0 of the 38 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 Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 653 | Sandown StakesSandown Racecourse, Melbourne, 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 |
| 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 |
| 664 | Telstra Phonewords StakesMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 665 | The Heath 1100Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 666 | The VanityFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 667 | Thoroughbred Breeders StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 668 | Thoroughbred Club StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Spring 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, 258th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Standish Handicap | Flemington Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Strickland Stakes | Belmont Park Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Summoned Stakes | Sandown Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| T.S. Carlyon Cup | Caulfield Racecourse | 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 Spring Stakes prize money?
AU$200,000, for the 2022 running.
Where does the Spring Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
658th of 997. 657 races pay more, the nearest of them Premier's Cup. In Australia it is 258th of 291.
When was the Spring Stakes first run?
1984. This page holds 38 runnings, from 1984 to 2023.
How far is the Spring Stakes?
1,600 metres, on turf, at Broadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money