WA Guineas prize money
The WA Guineas is worth AU$500,000 for the 2025 running . That makes it the 264th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 55th 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 WA Guineas is
Group 2 · 1,600 metres · Turf · Ascot Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Ascot Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 2
- Distance
- 1,600 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three year old
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1937
We hold the total fund for the WA Guineas 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 WA Guineas winner
89 runnings, 1937 to 2025, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | King Of Light | ||
| 2024 | Storyville | ||
| 2023 | Zipaway | ||
| 2022 | Amelia's Jewel | ||
| 2021 | Treasured Star | ||
| 2020 | Watch Me Dance | ||
| 2019 | War Saint | ||
| 2018 | Arcadia Queen | ||
| 2017 | Perfect Jewel | ||
| 2016 | Variation | ||
| 2015 | Man Booker | ||
| 2014 | Rommel | ||
| 2013 | Ihtsahymn | ||
| 2012 | Academus | ||
| 2011 | King Saul | ||
| 2010 | Playing God | ||
| 2009 | Clueless Angel | ||
| 2008 | Moccasin Bend | ||
| 2007 | Megatic | ||
| 2006 | Vain Crusader | ||
| 2005 | Cape North | ||
| 2004 | Dr John | ||
| 2003 | River Mist | ||
| 2002 | The Right Money | ||
| 2001 | Royal Retrieve | ||
| 2000 | Kalatiara | ||
| 1999 | Devilish Dealer | ||
| 1998 | Old Nick | ||
| 1997 | Chelsea | ||
| 1996 | Summer Beau | ||
| 1995 | Bradson | ||
| 1994 | Tip The Pro | ||
| 1993 | El Cordero | ||
| 1992 | Classy Dresser | ||
| 1991 | Vows | ||
| 1990 | So Dashing | ||
| 1989 | Kaysart | ||
| 1988 | My Bobby Boo | ||
| 1987 | Tabharry | ||
| 1986 | Best Time | ||
| 1985 | Ever Ready | ||
| 1984 | Importune | ||
| 1983 | Storm Tide | ||
| 1982 | Rare Flyer | ||
| 1981 | Admiral Star | ||
| 1980 | Fortune Favours | ||
| 1979 | Star God | ||
| 1978 | Rare Sovereign | ||
| 1977 | Caduceus | ||
| 1976 | Blue Nucleus | ||
| 1975 | Ngawyni | ||
| 1974 | Gipsy Prince | ||
| 1973 | High Value | ||
| 1972 | Millefleurs | ||
| 1971 | Indian Shell | ||
| 1970 | Heliolight | ||
| 1969 | Kilrickle | ||
| 1968 | Beau Shar | ||
| 1967 | Super Sam | ||
| 1966 | Jolly Aster | ||
| 1965 | Baccare | ||
| 1964 | Rock Drill | ||
| 1963 | Norval Boy | ||
| 1962 | Nicopolis | ||
| 1961 | Water Power | ||
| 1960 | Chestillion | ||
| 1959 | Queen Of The May | ||
| 1958 | High Channel | ||
| 1957 | Emporium | ||
| 1956 | Fairflow | ||
| 1955 | Mallant | ||
| 1954 | Queen's Favourite | ||
| 1953 | Choya | ||
| 1952 | Raconteur | ||
| 1951 | Chestnut Lady | ||
| 1950 | Jovial Lad | ||
| 1949 | Prediction | ||
| 1948 | Jennie | ||
| 1947 | Westralian | ||
| 1946 | Chieftain Warrior | ||
| 1945 | Cherbourg | ||
| 1944 | Lord Treat | ||
| 1943 | Kingsley | ||
| 1942 | race not held | ||
| 1941 | race not held | ||
| 1940 | Romanette | ||
| 1939 | True Flight | ||
| 1938 | Gay Prince | ||
| 1937 | Footmark |
0 of the 89 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 WA Guineas in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 254 | Breeders ClassicRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 255 | Carbine Club StakesFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 256 | Challenge StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 257 | Geelong CupGeelong Racecourse, Geelong, Australia | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 258 | Gloaming StakesRosehill Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 259 | John F. Feehan StakesMoonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 260 | Karrakatta PlateAscot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 261 | Peter Young StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 262 | The Bart CummingsFlemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 263 | The Damien OliverFlemington Racecourse | Australia | AU$500,000 | AU$500,000 |
| 265 | New Zealand 1000 GuineasRiccarton Park | New Zealand | AU$499,981 | NZ$600,000 |
| 266 | New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders StakesTrentham, Ellerslie, Te Aroha or Te Rapa | New Zealand | AU$499,981 | NZ$600,000 |
| 267 | Perryville StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | AU$497,368 | $350,000 |
| 268 | Queen's VaseAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$496,125 | £262,500 |
| 269 | Prix de RoyallieuLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$484,615 | €300,000 |
| 270 | Prix du CadranLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$484,615 | €300,000 |
| 271 | Prix GanayLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$484,615 | €300,000 |
| 272 | Prix RothschildDeauville Racecourse | France | AU$484,615 | €300,000 |
| 273 | King Edward VII StakesAscot Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$473,445 | £250,500 |
| 274 | Aintree BowlAintree Racecourse | Great Britain | AU$472,500 | £250,000 |
The 20 races closest to the WA Guineas 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, 55th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karrakatta Plate | Ascot Racecourse, Perth, Western Australia | Group 2 | AU$500,000 |
| Peter Young Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$500,000 |
| The Bart Cummings | Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 3 | AU$500,000 |
| The Damien Oliver | Flemington Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$500,000 |
| Brisbane Cup | Eagle Farm Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$400,000 |
| Crystal Mile | Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne | Group 2 | AU$400,000 |
| Golden Pendant | Rosehill Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 2 | AU$400,000 |
| Herbert Power Stakes | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$400,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total WA Guineas prize money?
AU$500,000, for the 2025 running.
Where does the WA Guineas rank among the richest races in the world?
264th of 997. 263 races pay more, the nearest of them Breeders Classic. In Australia it is 55th of 291.
When was the WA Guineas first run?
1937. This page holds 89 runnings, from 1937 to 2025.
How far is the WA Guineas?
1,600 metres, on turf, at Ascot Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money