Telstra Phonewords Stakes prize money
The Telstra Phonewords Stakes is worth AU$200,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 664th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 264th 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 Telstra Phonewords Stakes is
Group 3 · 1,200 metres · Turf · Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne
- Racecourse
- Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,200 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three years old
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1985
We hold the total fund for the Telstra Phonewords 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 Telstra Phonewords Stakes winner
41 runnings, 1985 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Napoleonic | ||
| 2024 | Bittercreek | ||
| 2023 | Magic Control | ||
| 2022 | Sejardan | ||
| 2021 | Generation | ||
| 2020 | Portland Sky | ||
| 2019 | Sartorial Splendor | ||
| 2018 | Charge | ||
| 2017 | Eptimum | ||
| 2016 | Archives | ||
| 2015 | Holler | ||
| 2014 | Galaxy Pegasus | ||
| 2013 | Thermal Current | ||
| 2012 | Hidden Warrior | ||
| 2011 | Karuta Queen | ||
| 2010 | That's Not It | ||
| 2009 | Avenue | ||
| 2008 | Millbank | ||
| 2007 | Royal Asscher | ||
| 2006 | Corton Charlemagne | ||
| 2005 | Coronga | ||
| 2004 | Oratorio | ||
| 2003 | Youth | ||
| 2002 | Yell | ||
| 2001 | Deprave | ||
| 2000 | Sound The Alarm | ||
| 1999 | Prizefighter | ||
| 1998 | Sedation | ||
| 1997 | Towkay | ||
| 1996 | Spartacus | ||
| 1995 | Captive | ||
| 1994 | Cannibal King | ||
| 1993 | Sequalo | ||
| 1992 | Snow Lord | ||
| 1991 | Hula Grey | ||
| 1990 | Begone | ||
| 1989 | Hot Arch | ||
| 1988 | Clay Hero | ||
| 1987 | Christmas Tree | ||
| 1986 | Rubiton | ||
| 1985 | Seiger |
0 of the 41 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 Telstra Phonewords Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 673 | W J Healy StakesEagle Farm | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
| 674 | Zeditave StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$200,000 | AU$200,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Telstra Phonewords 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, 264th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Tattersall's Cup | Eagle Farm | 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 |
| Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes | Flemington Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Thoroughbred Club Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | 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 Telstra Phonewords Stakes prize money?
AU$200,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Telstra Phonewords Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
664th of 997. 663 races pay more, the nearest of them Schweppervescence Trophy. In Australia it is 264th of 291.
When was the Telstra Phonewords Stakes first run?
1985. This page holds 41 runnings, from 1985 to 2025.
How far is the Telstra Phonewords Stakes?
1,200 metres, on turf, at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money