Sydney Stakes prize money
The Sydney Stakes is worth AU$2,000,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 59th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 15th 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 Sydney Stakes is
Group 3 · 1,200 metres · Turf · Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia
- Racecourse
- Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,200 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred - flat
- Open to
- Horses three years old and older
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1968
We hold the total fund for the Sydney 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 Sydney Stakes winner
58 runnings, 1968 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Rothfire | ||
| 2024 | Overpass | ||
| 2023 | I Am Me | ||
| 2022 | Rocketing By | ||
| 2021 | Big Parade{{cite web |url= https: | ||
| 2020 | Trumbull | ||
| 2019 | Deprive | ||
| 2018 | Pierata | ||
| 2017 | In Her Time | ||
| 2016 | Spieth | ||
| 2015 | Dothraki | ||
| 2014 | Deep Field | ||
| 2013 | Famous Seamus | ||
| 2012 | Famous Seamus | ||
| 2011 | Title | ||
| 2010 | Whitefriars | ||
| 2009 | News Alert | ||
| 2008 | Keen Commander | ||
| 2007 | ‘Race Not Run’ | ||
| 2006 | Uber | ||
| 2005 | Vionneto | ||
| 2004 | Sam Sung A Song | ||
| 2003 | Shogun Lodge | ||
| 2002 | National Saint | ||
| 2001 | ^ Pastime | ||
| 2000 | Cosset | ||
| 1999 | Nan Tien | ||
| 1998 | Mutombo | ||
| 1997 | Ossie Cossie | ||
| 1996 | Identikit | ||
| 1995 | Sword | ||
| 1994 | Roanoke Boy | ||
| 1993 | Legal Agent | ||
| 1992 | Classic Magic | ||
| 1991 | All Archie | ||
| 1990 | West Dancer | ||
| 1989 | Diamond Benny | ||
| 1988 | Diamond Benny | ||
| 1987 | Dream Faith | ||
| 1986 | Let Me Tell | ||
| 1985 | Bemboka Spirit | ||
| 1984 | Vain Karioi | ||
| 1983 | Solo Lad | ||
| 1982 | Berlainsky | ||
| 1981 | Trench Digger | ||
| 1980 | Royal Treatment | ||
| 1979 | Dream Mascot | ||
| 1978 | War Chariot | ||
| 1977 | King’s Favourite | ||
| 1976 | ‘Race Not Run’ | ||
| 1975 | Top Charger | ||
| 1974 | Just James | ||
| 1973 | Kista | ||
| 1972 | Roadwise | ||
| 1971 | Hellbent | ||
| 1970 | Royal Treat | ||
| 1969 | Grey Court | ||
| 1968 | Academy Star |
0 of the 58 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 Sydney Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Famous Seamus | 2 | 2012, 2013 |
| ‘Race Not Run’ | 2 | 1976, 2007 |
| Diamond Benny | 2 | 1988, 1989 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Sydney Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 58 | Spring Champion StakesRandwick Racecourse, | 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 |
| 70 | Irish DerbyCurragh Racecourse | Ireland | AU$1,615,385 | €1,000,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Sydney 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, 15th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Spring Champion Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 1 | 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 |
| Eagle Farm Cup | Doomben Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$1,200,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Sydney Stakes prize money?
AU$2,000,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Sydney Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
59th of 997. 58 races pay more, the nearest of them Hong Kong Stewards' Cup. In Australia it is 15th of 291.
Which horse has won the Sydney Stakes most often?
Famous Seamus, 2 times, in 2012, 2013.
When was the Sydney Stakes first run?
1968. This page holds 58 runnings, from 1968 to 2025.
How far is the Sydney Stakes?
1,200 metres, on turf, at Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money