Thousand Guineas Prelude prize money
The Thousand Guineas Prelude is worth AU$300,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 440th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 132nd 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 Thousand Guineas Prelude is
Group 2 · 1,400 metres · Turf · Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
- Racecourse
- Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 2
- Distance
- 1,400 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three year old fillies
- First run
- 1983
We hold the total fund for the Thousand Guineas Prelude 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 Thousand Guineas Prelude winner
43 runnings, 1983 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ferivia | ||
| 2024 | Too Darn Lizzie | ||
| 2023 | Coeur Volante | ||
| 2022 | Boogie Dancer | ||
| 2021 | Bon's A Pearla | ||
| 2020 | Instant Celebrity | ||
| 2019 | Acting | ||
| 2018 | Smart Melody | ||
| 2017 | Booker | ||
| 2016 | Legless Veuve | ||
| 2015 | Miss Gunpowder | ||
| 2014 | Afleet Espirit | ||
| 2013 | Gregers | ||
| 2012 | Lady Of Harrods | ||
| 2011 | Bliss Street | ||
| 2010 | Divorces | ||
| 2009 | Irish Lights | ||
| 2008 | Ortensia | ||
| 2007 | Gabbidon | ||
| 2006 | Miss Finland | ||
| 2005 | Doubting | ||
| 2004 | Hollow Bullet | ||
| 2003 | Hinting | ||
| 2002 | La Bella Dame | ||
| 2001 | Haste Ye Back | ||
| 2000 | So Gorgeous | ||
| 1999 | Miss Pennymoney | ||
| 1998 | Danelagh | ||
| 1997 | Cornwall Queen | ||
| 1996 | Derobe | ||
| 1995 | Rubidium | ||
| 1994 | Majestic Dawn | ||
| 1993 | Brompton Cross | ||
| 1992 | Azzurro | ||
| 1991 | Chador | ||
| 1990 | Century Pike | ||
| 1989 | Pleasure Bandit | ||
| 1988 | Imposing Bloom | ||
| 1987 | Bianco Flyer | ||
| 1986 | Shackle | ||
| 1985 | Jewel In The Crown | ||
| 1984 | Christmas Hamper | ||
| 1983 | My Marseillaise |
0 of the 43 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 Thousand Guineas Prelude in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 430 | Silver Shadow StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 431 | Silver Slipper StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 432 | Sires' Produce StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 433 | Skyline StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 434 | Sunline StakesCaulfield Racecourse / Moonee Valley Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 435 | Sunshine Coast GuineasCorbould Park Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 436 | Sweet Embrace StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 437 | Ted Van Heemst StakesAscot Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 438 | Tesio StakesMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 439 | The Run To The RoseRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 441 | Todman StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 442 | Tramway StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 443 | Tristarc StakesCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 444 | Tulloch StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 445 | Victory StakesEagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 446 | Vo Rogue PlateDoomben Racecourse or Eagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 447 | W H Stocks StakesMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 448 | WA Champion Fillies StakesAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 449 | WA OaksAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
| 450 | Wakeful StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$300,000 | AU$300,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Thousand Guineas Prelude 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, 132nd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Embrace Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Ted Van Heemst Stakes | Ascot Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Tesio Stakes | Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Group 3 | AU$300,000 |
| The Run To The Rose | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Todman Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Tramway Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Tristarc Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Tulloch Stakes | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Thousand Guineas Prelude prize money?
AU$300,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the Thousand Guineas Prelude rank among the richest races in the world?
440th of 997. 439 races pay more, the nearest of them Silver Shadow Stakes. In Australia it is 132nd of 291.
When was the Thousand Guineas Prelude first run?
1983. This page holds 43 runnings, from 1983 to 2025.
How far is the Thousand Guineas Prelude?
1,400 metres, on turf, at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money