T.S. Carlyon Cup prize money
The T.S. Carlyon Cup is worth AU$200,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 662nd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 262nd 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 T.S. Carlyon Cup is
Group 3 · 1,600 metres · Turf · Caulfield Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Caulfield Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,600 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Open
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1977
We hold the total fund for the T.S. Carlyon Cup 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 T.S. Carlyon Cup winner
50 runnings, 1977 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Light Infantry Man | ||
| 2025 | Duke De Sessa | ||
| 2024 | Yonce | ||
| 2023 | Pounding | ||
| 2022 | Earlswood | ||
| 2021 | Best Of Days | ||
| 2020 | Miss Siska | ||
| 2019 | Avilius | ||
| 2018 | Gailo Chop | ||
| 2017 | Burning Front | ||
| 2016 | Burning Front | ||
| 2015 | Smokin' Joey | ||
| 2014 | Chase The Rainbow | ||
| 2013 | Budriguez | ||
| 2012 | Manighar | ||
| 2011 | Lord Pyrus | ||
| 2010 | Rightfully Yours | ||
| 2009 | Time Matters | ||
| 2008 | Publishing | ||
| 2007 | Apache Cat | ||
| 2006 | Live In Vain | ||
| 2005 | Niagara Falls | ||
| 2004 | La Sirenuse | ||
| 2003 | No Deposit | ||
| 2002 | Piper Star | ||
| 2001 | Northerly | ||
| 2000 | Skoozi Please | ||
| 1999 | Thackeray | ||
| 1998 | Delinquent | ||
| 1997 | Peep On The Sly | ||
| 1996 | Toil | ||
| 1995 | Starstruck | ||
| 1994 | Station Hand | ||
| 1993 | Veandercross | ||
| 1992 | Cool Credit | ||
| 1991 | Prince Salieri | ||
| 1990 | Marwong | ||
| 1989 | Super Impose | ||
| 1988 | Black Charleston | ||
| 1987 | Cossack Warrior | ||
| 1986 | The Vagrant | ||
| 1985 | Astrolin | ||
| 1984 | Admiral Lincoln | ||
| 1983 | Trissaro | ||
| 1982 | Granite King | ||
| 1981 | Mr. Independent | ||
| 1980 | There You Go | ||
| 1979 | Marceau | ||
| 1978 | Hyperno | ||
| 1977 | Ngawyni |
0 of the 50 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 T.S. Carlyon Cup more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Burning Front | 2 | 2016, 2017 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the T.S. Carlyon Cup in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 669 | Typhoon Tracy StakesCaulfield Racecourse or Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 670 | Vain StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 671 | Victoria HandicapCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 672 | VRC St LegerFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
The 20 races closest to the T.S. Carlyon Cup 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, 262nd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Stakes | Broadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales | 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 |
| Tattersall's Cup | Eagle Farm | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Telstra Phonewords Stakes | Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| The Heath 1100 | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| The Vanity | Flemington 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 T.S. Carlyon Cup prize money?
AU$200,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the T.S. Carlyon Cup rank among the richest races in the world?
662nd of 997. 661 races pay more, the nearest of them Roma Cup. In Australia it is 262nd of 291.
Which horse has won the T.S. Carlyon Cup most often?
Burning Front, 2 times, in 2016, 2017.
When was the T.S. Carlyon Cup first run?
1977. This page holds 50 runnings, from 1977 to 2026.
How far is the T.S. Carlyon Cup?
1,600 metres, on turf, at Caulfield Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money