Victoria Handicap prize money
The Victoria Handicap is worth AU$200,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 671st richest of the 997 races on this site and the 271st 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 Victoria Handicap is
Group 3 · 1,400 metres · Turf · Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
- Racecourse
- Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 3
- Distance
- 1,400 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Maidens ineligible
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1949
We hold the total fund for the Victoria Handicap 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 Victoria Handicap winner
78 runnings, 1949 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Hughes | ||
| 2025 | Nicolini Vito | ||
| 2024 | Here To Shock | ||
| 2023 | Cardinal Gem | ||
| 2022 | Ayrton | ||
| 2021 | Mr Quickie | ||
| 2020 | Bam's On Fire | ||
| 2019 | Streets Of Avalon | ||
| 2018 | Widgee Turf | ||
| 2017 | Hooked | ||
| 2016 | Black Heart Bart | ||
| 2015 | Watermans Bay | ||
| 2014 | Sistine Demon | ||
| 2013 | Budriguez | ||
| 2012 | Smokin' Joey | ||
| 2011 | Red Colossus | ||
| 2010 | Orbit Express | ||
| 2009 | Masked Assassin | ||
| 2008 | Gotta Have Heart | ||
| 2007 | Stickpin | ||
| 2006 | Volitant | ||
| 2005 | Roman Arch | ||
| 2004 | Regal Roller | ||
| 2003 | Debrief | ||
| 2002 | Debrief | ||
| 2001 | Keeper | ||
| 2000 | Go Flash Go | ||
| 1999 | El Mirada | ||
| 1998 | Rustic Dream | ||
| 1997 | Lord Luskin | ||
| 1996 | Country Lane | ||
| 1995 | Simple As That | ||
| 1994 | Mister Elegant | ||
| 1993 | Surtee | ||
| 1992 | The Fount | ||
| 1991 | Solemn Oath | ||
| 1990 | Prince Ormenium | ||
| 1989 | Aisle | ||
| 1988 | Jet Fighter | ||
| 1987 | Jet Fighter | ||
| 1986 | Aiming | ||
| 1985 | Mendeara Etoile | ||
| 1984 | Kalimna Queen | ||
| 1983 | Hooplahannah | ||
| 1982 | Qubeau | ||
| 1981 | Aquatorial | ||
| 1980 | Schaparo | ||
| 1979 | Bit Of A Skite | ||
| 1978 | Money Talks | ||
| 1977 | Golden Fantasy | ||
| 1976 | Man-A-Million | ||
| 1975 | Kenmark | ||
| 1974 | Cut And Deal | ||
| 1973 | Nicopal | ||
| 1972 | Abdul | ||
| 1971 | Romantic Son | ||
| 1970 | Tauto | ||
| 1969 | Abebe | ||
| 1968 | Ammate | ||
| 1967 | Snub | ||
| 1966 | Kaminyarr | ||
| 1965 | Samson | ||
| 1964 | Nicopolis | ||
| 1963 | Highmara | ||
| 1962 | Webster | ||
| 1961 | Fuss | ||
| 1960 | Correct | ||
| 1959 | Count Tassia | ||
| 1958 | Lord | ||
| 1957 | Parvo | ||
| 1956 | Brocken | ||
| 1955 | St. Joel | ||
| 1954 | Burdindi | ||
| 1953 | Pure Fire | ||
| 1952 | Joyance | ||
| 1951 | Savoy | ||
| 1950 | Star Port | ||
| 1949 | Ungar |
0 of the 78 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 Victoria Handicap more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Debrief | 2 | 2002, 2003 |
| Jet Fighter | 2 | 1987, 1988 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Victoria Handicap in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 675 | Tropical Park DerbyGulfstream Park | United States | AU$198,947 | $140,000 |
| 676 | Dawn Run Mares' Novices' HurdleCheltenham Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$198,450 | £105,000 |
| 677 | Premio Carlo VittadiniSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | AU$195,462 | €121,000 |
| 678 | Premio DormelloSan Siro Racecourse | Italy | AU$195,462 | €121,000 |
| 679 | Oka Sho (Urawa)Urawa Racecourse | Japan | AU$190,512 | ¥20,000,000 |
| 680 | Tokyo Princess ShoOi Racecourse, Shinagawa, Tokyo | Japan | AU$190,512 | ¥20,000,000 |
| 681 | Burradon StakesNewcastle Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$189,000 | £100,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Victoria Handicap 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, 271st of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes | Flemington Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Thoroughbred Club Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Typhoon Tracy Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse or Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Vain Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| VRC St Leger | Flemington Racecourse | Listed | AU$200,000 |
| W J Healy Stakes | Eagle Farm | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| Zeditave Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$200,000 |
| SA Fillies Classic | Morphettville Racecourse, South Australia | Group 3 | AU$170,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Victoria Handicap prize money?
AU$200,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Victoria Handicap rank among the richest races in the world?
671st of 997. 670 races pay more, the nearest of them Summoned Stakes. In Australia it is 271st of 291.
Which horse has won the Victoria Handicap most often?
Debrief, 2 times, in 2002, 2003.
When was the Victoria Handicap first run?
1949. This page holds 78 runnings, from 1949 to 2026.
How far is the Victoria Handicap?
1,400 metres, on turf, at Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money