Up and Coming Stakes prize money
The Up and Coming Stakes is worth AU$250,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 534th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 196th 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 Up and Coming Stakes is
Group 3 · 1,300 metres · Turf · Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia
- Racecourse
- Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,300 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three year old colts and geldings
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1979
We hold the total fund for the Up and Coming 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 Up and Coming Stakes winner
48 runnings, 1979 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Plagiarism | ||
| 2025 | Grand Prairie | ||
| 2024 | Autumn Glow | ||
| 2023 | Tom Kitten | ||
| 2022 | Kibou | ||
| 2021 | Tiger Of Malay | ||
| 2020 | North Pacific | ||
| 2019 | True Detective | ||
| 2018 | Master Ash | ||
| 2017 | Dracarys | ||
| 2016 | Divine Prophet | ||
| 2015 | Shards | ||
| 2014 | Scissor Kick | ||
| 2013 | War | ||
| 2012 | Albrecht | ||
| 2011 | Manawanui | ||
| 2010 | Blackball | ||
| 2009 | Rarefied | ||
| 2008 | Dreamscape | ||
| 2007 | race not held | ||
| 2006 | Court Command | ||
| 2005 | Snitzel | ||
| 2004 | Fastnet Rock | ||
| 2003 | Exceed And Excel | ||
| 2002 | Snowland | ||
| 2001 | Newquay | ||
| 2000 | Zariz | ||
| 1999 | Testa Rossa | ||
| 1998 | Paris Dream | ||
| 1997 | General Nediym | ||
| 1996 | Paint | ||
| 1995 | Our Maizcay | ||
| 1994 | Bulldog Yeats | ||
| 1993 | Mahogany | ||
| 1992 | West End | ||
| 1991 | Kinjite | ||
| 1990 | The Bullfighter | ||
| 1989 | Patronise | ||
| 1988 | Star Watch | ||
| 1987 | Sky Chase | ||
| 1986 | Broad Reach | ||
| 1985 | Timothy | ||
| 1984 | Royal Troubador | ||
| 1983 | Sir Dapper | ||
| 1982 | Marscay | ||
| 1981 | Best Western | ||
| 1980 | John's Hero | ||
| 1979 | Spear |
0 of the 48 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 Up and Coming Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 524 | Star Kingdom StakesRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 525 | Summer CupRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 526 | T L Baillieu HandicapRosehill Gardens Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 527 | Tea Rose StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 528 | The Hawkesbury CrownHawkesbury Racecourse, Clarendon, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 529 | The NivisonRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 530 | Theo Marks StakesRosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 531 | Tibbie StakesBroadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 532 | Toy Show QualityRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 533 | Triscay StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 535 | Wenona Girl QualityRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 536 | Widden StakesRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$250,000 | AU$250,000 |
| 537 | New Zealand Trotting DerbyAddington Raceway | New Zealand | AU$249,990 | NZ$300,000 |
| 538 | California Cup DerbySanta Anita Park, Arcadia, California | United States | AU$248,684 | $175,000 |
| 539 | Kitten's Joy StakesGulfstream Park | United States | AU$248,684 | $175,000 |
| 540 | Quick Call StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | AU$248,684 | $175,000 |
| 541 | Swale StakesGulfstream Park | United States | AU$248,684 | $175,000 |
| 542 | Mehl-Mülhens-RennenWeidenpesch Racecourse | Germany | AU$247,154 | €153,000 |
| 543 | Christmas HurdleKempton Park, | Great Britain | AU$245,700 | £130,000 |
| 544 | Grosser Preis von BayernMunich Racecourse | Germany | AU$242,308 | €150,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Up and Coming 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, 196th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Marks Stakes | Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 2 | AU$250,000 |
| Tibbie Stakes | Broadmeadow Racecourse, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Toy Show Quality | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Triscay Stakes | Randwick Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Wenona Girl Quality | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Widden Stakes | Rosehill Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
| Begonia Belle Stakes | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$240,000 |
| Caulfield Classic | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$240,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Up and Coming Stakes prize money?
AU$250,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Up and Coming Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
534th of 997. 533 races pay more, the nearest of them Star Kingdom Stakes. In Australia it is 196th of 291.
When was the Up and Coming Stakes first run?
1979. This page holds 48 runnings, from 1979 to 2026.
How far is the Up and Coming Stakes?
1,300 metres, on turf, at Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money