Winx Stakes prize money
The Winx Stakes is worth AU$1,000,000 for the 2026 running . That makes it the 142nd richest of the 997 races on this site and the 33rd 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 Winx Stakes is
Group 1 · 1,400 metres · Turf · Randwick Racecourse
- Racecourse
- Randwick Racecourse
- Country
- Australia
- Grade
- Group 1
- Distance
- 1,400 metres
- Surface
- Turf
- Race type
- Thoroughbred
- Open to
- Three year olds and older
- Direction
- Right-handed
- First run
- 1923
We hold the total fund for the Winx 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 Winx Stakes winner
104 runnings, 1923 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Autumn Glow | ||
| 2025 | Via Sistina | ||
| 2024 | Via Sistina | ||
| 2023 | Fangirl | ||
| 2022 | Anamoe | ||
| 2021 | Mo'unga | ||
| 2020 | Verry Elleegant | ||
| 2019 | Samadoubt | ||
| 2018 | Winx | ||
| 2017 | Winx | ||
| 2016 | Winx | ||
| 2015 | Royal Descent | ||
| 2014 | Tiger Tees | ||
| 2013 | Veyron | ||
| 2012 | Pinwheel | ||
| 2011 | Pinwheel | ||
| 2010 | Metal Bender | ||
| 2009 | Trusting | ||
| 2008 | Racing To Win | ||
| 2007 | race not held | ||
| 2006 | Court's In Session | ||
| 2005 | Sir Dex | ||
| 2004 | Private Steer | ||
| 2003 | Lonhro | ||
| 2002 | Defier | ||
| 2001 | Lonhro | ||
| 2000 | Al Mansour | ||
| 1999 | Sunline | ||
| 1998 | What Can I Say | ||
| 1997 | Filante | ||
| 1996 | Filante | ||
| 1995 | Star Dancer | ||
| 1994 | March Hare | ||
| 1993 | Prince Of Praise | ||
| 1992 | Shaftesbury Avenue | ||
| 1991 | Super Impose | ||
| 1990 | Super Impose | ||
| 1989 | Groucho | ||
| 1988 | Flotilla | ||
| 1987 | Pablo's Pulse | ||
| 1986 | Riverdale | ||
| 1985 | Castanillia | ||
| 1984 | Phillip | ||
| 1983 | Yoyangamble | ||
| 1982 | Kingston Town | ||
| 1981 | Kingston Town | ||
| 1980 | Kingston Town | ||
| 1979 | Gypsy Kingdom | ||
| 1978 | Party's Pride | ||
| 1977 | Proficient | ||
| 1976 | Purple Patch | ||
| 1975 | Silver Shadow | ||
| 1974 | Jenarkol | ||
| 1973 | Longfella | ||
| 1972 | Nippon | ||
| 1971 | Ricochet | ||
| 1970 | Royal Show | ||
| 1969 | Fair Law | ||
| 1968 | Swift Peter | ||
| 1967 | Gay Gauntlet | ||
| 1966 | Prince Max | ||
| 1965 | Gay Gauntlet | ||
| 1964 | Reveille | ||
| 1963 | Cele's Image | ||
| 1962 | Sky High | ||
| 1961 | Sky High | ||
| 1960 | Sparkler | ||
| 1959 | Up And Coming | ||
| 1958 | Grey Ghost | ||
| 1957 | Tulloch | ||
| 1956 | El Khobar | ||
| 1955 | Prince Cortauld | ||
| 1954 | Tarien | ||
| 1953 | Tarien | ||
| 1952 | Foreign Exchange | ||
| 1951 | San Domenico | ||
| 1950 | San Domenico | ||
| 1949 | The Groom | ||
| 1948 | Septet | ||
| 1947 | Victory Lad | ||
| 1946 | Bernborough | ||
| 1945 | Removal | ||
| 1944 | Flight | ||
| 1943 | Katanga | ||
| 1942 | Yaralla | ||
| 1941 | High Caste | ||
| 1940 | Beaulivre | ||
| 1939 | Defaulter | ||
| 1938 | Stretto | ||
| 1937 | Allunga | ||
| 1936 | Talking | ||
| 1935 | Rogilla | ||
| 1934 | Chatham | ||
| 1933 | Chatham | ||
| 1932 | Johnnie Jason | ||
| 1931 | Johnnie Jason | ||
| 1930 | Amounis | ||
| 1929 | Limerick | ||
| 1928 | Limerick | ||
| 1927 | Limerick | ||
| 1926 | Windbag | ||
| 1925 | Whittier | ||
| 1924 | Glentruin | ||
| 1923 | Sunburst |
0 of the 104 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 Winx Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
| Horse | Wins | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Winx | 3 | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| Kingston Town | 3 | 1980, 1981, 1982 |
| Limerick | 3 | 1927, 1928, 1929 |
| Via Sistina | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Pinwheel | 2 | 2011, 2012 |
| Lonhro | 2 | 2001, 2003 |
| Filante | 2 | 1996, 1997 |
| Super Impose | 2 | 1990, 1991 |
| Gay Gauntlet | 2 | 1965, 1967 |
| Sky High | 2 | 1961, 1962 |
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Winx Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 132 | Concorde StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 133 | Percy Sykes StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 134 | Perth CupAscot Racecourse | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 135 | Premiere StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 136 | Queensland DerbyEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 137 | Randwick GuineasRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 138 | Sires' Produce StakesEagle Farm Racecourse | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 139 | South Australian DerbyMorphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, Australia | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 140 | Stan Fox StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 141 | The ShortsRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | AU$1,000,000 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 143 | 2000 Guineas StakesRowley Mile | Great Britain | AU$992,250 | £525,000 |
| 144 | Haneda HaiOhi Racecourse | Japan | AU$971,611 | ¥102,000,000 |
| 145 | Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Ladies' ClassicChanges yearly | Japan | AU$971,611 | ¥102,000,000 |
| 146 | Grand Prix de ParisLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$969,231 | €600,000 |
| 147 | Poule d'Essai des PoulainsLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$969,231 | €600,000 |
| 148 | Prix VermeilleLongchamp Racecourse | France | AU$969,231 | €600,000 |
| 149 | Alcibiades StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | AU$923,684 | $650,000 |
| 150 | Breeders' Futurity StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | AU$923,684 | $650,000 |
| 151 | Madison StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | AU$923,684 | $650,000 |
| 152 | Spinster StakesKeeneland Race Course | United States | AU$923,684 | $650,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Winx 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, 33rd of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sires' Produce Stakes | Eagle Farm Racecourse | Group 2 | AU$1,000,000 |
| South Australian Derby | Morphettville Racecourse, Adelaide, Australia | Group 1 | AU$1,000,000 |
| Stan Fox Stakes | Randwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Group 2 | AU$1,000,000 |
| The Shorts | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 2 | AU$1,000,000 |
| Craven Plate | Randwick Racecourse, | Group 3 | AU$750,000 |
| Moonee Valley Gold Cup | Moonee Valley Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia | Group 2 | AU$750,000 |
| Oakleigh Plate | Caulfield Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$750,000 |
| Rosehill Guineas | Rosehill Gardens Racecourse | Group 1 | AU$750,000 |
Every race in Australia we hold a purse for is on the Australia prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Winx Stakes prize money?
AU$1,000,000, for the 2026 running.
Where does the Winx Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
142nd of 997. 141 races pay more, the nearest of them Concorde Stakes. In Australia it is 33rd of 291.
Which horse has won the Winx Stakes most often?
Winx, 3 times, in 2016, 2017, 2018.
When was the Winx Stakes first run?
1923. This page holds 104 runnings, from 1923 to 2026.
How far is the Winx Stakes?
1,400 metres, on turf, at Randwick Racecourse.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money