W H Stocks Stakes prize money
The W H Stocks Stakes is worth AU$300,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 447th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 139th 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 W H Stocks Stakes is
Group 2 · 1,500 metres · Turf · Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
- Racecourse
- Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 2
- Distance
- 1,500 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Mares, four years old and over
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1973
We hold the total fund for the W H Stocks 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 W H Stocks Stakes winner
53 runnings, 1973 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Splash Back | ||
| 2024 | Alsephina | ||
| 2023 | Amelia's Jewel | ||
| 2022 | Daisies | ||
| 2021 | So You Assume | ||
| 2020 | Mystic Journey | ||
| 2019 | Princess Jenni | ||
| 2018 | I Am A Star | ||
| 2017 | I Am A Star | ||
| 2016 | Don't Doubt Mamma | ||
| 2015 | Fenway | ||
| 2014 | Dear Demi | ||
| 2013 | Atlantic Jewel | ||
| 2012 | Oasis Bloom | ||
| 2011 | King's Rose | ||
| 2010 | Avienus | ||
| 2009 | Zarita | ||
| 2008 | Tuesday Joy | ||
| 2007 | Devil Moon | ||
| 2006 | Astrodame | ||
| 2005 | Flowerdrum | ||
| 2004 | She’s Archie | ||
| 2003 | Sunday Joy | ||
| 2002 | Gold Lottey | ||
| 2001 | Lady Marion | ||
| 2000 | Hula Wonder | ||
| 1999 | Sorrento | ||
| 1998 | Londolozi | ||
| 1997 | Sweet Delight | ||
| 1996 | Arctic Scent | ||
| 1995 | The Penny | ||
| 1994 | Alcove | ||
| 1993 | Bon Precieux | ||
| 1992 | Gatherneaux | ||
| 1991 | Pacific | ||
| 1990 | Natural Wonder | ||
| 1989 | Top Dance | ||
| 1988 | Hazy Pond | ||
| 1987 | Gielgud’s Belle | ||
| 1986 | Rompalong | ||
| 1985 | Digger’s Lass | ||
| 1984 | Change The Tune | ||
| 1983 | Matternot | ||
| 1982 | Fiery Pax | ||
| 1981 | Countess Caboul | ||
| 1980 | Dondal | ||
| 1979 | Country Belle | ||
| 1978 | Bold Bridget | ||
| 1977 | race not held | ||
| 1976 | Princess Veronica | ||
| 1975 | Hot Cross | ||
| 1974 | Dowling Lass | ||
| 1973 | Mellition |
0 of the 53 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 W H Stocks Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| I Am A Star | 2 | 2017, 2018 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the W H Stocks Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 440 | Thousand Guineas PreludeCaulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | 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 |
| 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 |
| 451 | Tokyo KinenOhi Racecourse | Japan | AU$285,768 | ¥30,000,000 |
| 453 | Colonel Liam StakesGulfstream Park | United States | AU$284,211 | $200,000 |
| 454 | Commonwealth Turf CupLaurel Park | United States | AU$284,211 | $200,000 |
| 455 | Dwyer StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | AU$284,211 | $200,000 |
| 457 | Hill Prince StakesAqueduct Racetrack | United States | AU$284,211 | $200,000 |
| 458 | Lone Star DerbyLone Star Park | United States | AU$284,211 | $200,000 |
| 459 | Mathis Mile StakesSanta Anita Park | United States | AU$284,211 | $200,000 |
The 20 races closest to the W H Stocks 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, 139th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tristarc Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Tulloch Stakes | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Victory Stakes | Eagle Farm Racecourse, Brisbane, Australia | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Vo Rogue Plate | Doomben Racecourse or Eagle Farm Racecourse | Group 3 | AU$300,000 |
| WA Champion Fillies Stakes | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 3 | AU$300,000 |
| WA Oaks | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 3 | AU$300,000 |
| Wakeful Stakes | Flemington Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$300,000 |
| Adrian Knox Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 3 | AU$250,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total W H Stocks Stakes prize money?
AU$300,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the W H Stocks Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
447th of 997. 446 races pay more, the nearest of them Ted Van Heemst Stakes. In Australia it is 139th of 291.
Which horse has won the W H Stocks Stakes most often?
I Am A Star, 2 times, in 2017, 2018.
When was the W H Stocks Stakes first run?
1973. This page holds 53 runnings, from 1973 to 2025.
How far is the W H Stocks Stakes?
1,500 metres, on turf, at Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money