WOOD MEMORIAL STAKES · UNITED STATES
Wood Memorial Stakes prize money
The Wood Memorial Stakes is worth $750,000 . That makes it the 125th richest of the 997 races on this site and the 55th richest in the United States.
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.
TOTAL PRIZE MONEY $750,000
WORLD RANK 125th
RUNNINGS HELD 106
FIRST RUN 1925
What the Wood Memorial Stakes is
Grade II · miles (9 furlongs) · Dirt · Aqueduct Racetrack
- Racecourse
- Aqueduct Racetrack
- Country
- United States
- Grade
- Grade II
- Distance
- miles (9 furlongs)
- Surface
- Dirt
- Race type
- Thoroughbred, Flat racing
- Open to
- Three-year-olds
- Direction
- Left-handed
- First run
- 1925
We hold the total fund for the Wood Memorial 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.
Run in 1:51.71 in 2026, the Wood Memorial Stakes pays $6,714 for every second of the race, which is 106th of the 611 races in horse racing prize money per second and 54th in the United States.
Every Wood Memorial Stakes winner
106 runnings, 1925 to 2026, newest first
| Year | Winner | Jockey | Trainer | Owner | Winner's prize |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Albus1:51.71 | Jamie Torres | Riley Mott | Pin Oak Stud LLC. | $400,000 |
| 2025 | Rodriguez1:48.15 | Mike E. Smith | Bob Baffert | SF Racing, Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, Stonestreet Stables, Dianne Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capital & Catherine Donovan | $400,000 |
| 2024 | Resilience1:50.28 | John R. Velazquez | William I. Mott | Emily Bushnell & Ric Waldman | $400,000 |
| 2023 | Lord Miles1:51.17 | Paco Lopez | Saffie A. Joseph Jr. | Vegso Racing Stable | $400,000 |
| 2022 | Mo Donegal1:47.96 | Joel Rosario | Todd A. Pletcher | Donegal Racing | $400,000 |
| 2021 | Bourbonic1:54.49 | Kendrick Carmouche | Todd A. Pletcher | Calumet Farm | $400,000 |
| 2019 | Tacitus1:51.23 | José Ortiz | William I. Mott | Juddmonte Farms Inc. | $400,000 |
| 2018 | Vino Rosso1:49.79 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable & St. Elias Stable | $535,000 |
| 2017 | Irish War Cry1:50.91 | Rajiv Maragh | H. Graham Motion | Isabelle de Tomaso | $400,000 |
| 2016 | Outwork1:52.92 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Repole Stable | $590,000 |
| 2015 | Frosted1:50.31 | Joel Rosario | Kiaran McLaughlin | Godolphin Racing | $590,000 |
| 2014 | Wicked Strong1:49.31 | Rajiv Maragh | James Jerkens | Centennial Farms | $590,000 |
| 2013 | Verrazano1:50.27 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Let's Go Stables | $600,000 |
| 2012 | Gemologist1:50.96 | Javier Castellano | Todd A. Pletcher | WinStar Farm | $600,000 |
| 2011 | Toby's Corner1:49.93 | Eddie Castro | H. Graham Motion | Dianne Cotter | $600,000 |
| 2010 | Eskendereya1:49.97 | John R. Velazquez | Todd A. Pletcher | Zayat Stables | $450,000 |
| 2009 | I Want Revenge1:49.49 | Joseph Talamo | Jeff Mullins | David J. Lanzman & IEAH Stables | $450,000 |
| 2008 | Tale of Ekati1:52.35 | Edgar Prado | Barclay Tagg | Charles E. Fipke | $450,000 |
| 2007 | Nobiz Like Shobiz1:49.46 | Cornelio Velásquez | Barclay Tagg | Elizabeth J. Valando | $450,000 |
| 2006 | Bob and John1:51.54 | Garrett Gomez | Bob Baffert | Stonerside Stable | $450,000 |
| 2005 | Bellamy Road1:47.16 | Javier Castellano | Nick Zito | Kinsman Stable | $450,000 |
| 2004 | Tapit1:49.60 | Ramon A. Dominguez | Michael W. Dickinson | Ronald Winchell | $450,000 |
| 2003 | Empire Maker1:48.60 | Jerry Bailey | Robert J. Frankel | Juddmonte Farms | $450,000 |
| 2002 | Buddha1:48.60 | Pat Day | H. James Bond | Gary & Mary West | $450,000 |
| 2001 | Congaree1:47.80 | Victor Espinoza | Bob Baffert | Stonerside Stable | $450,000 |
| 2000 | Fusaichi Pegasus1:47.80 | Kent Desormeaux | Neil D. Drysdale | Fusao Sekiguchi | $450,000 |
| 1999 | Adonis1:47.60 | Jorge Chavez | Nick Zito | Paraneck Stable | $360,000 |
| 1998 | Coronado's Quest1:47.40 | Robbie Davis | Claude R. McGaughey III | Stuart S. Janney III | $300,000 |
| 1997 | Captain Bodgit1:48.20 | Alex Solis | Gary Capuano | Team Valor | $300,000 |
| 1996 | Unbridled's Song1:49.80 | Mike E. Smith | James T. Ryerson | Paraneck Stable | $300,000 |
| 1995 | Talkin Man1:49.20 | Shane Sellers | Roger Attfield | Kinghaven Farms | $300,000 |
| 1994 | Irgun1:49.00 | Gary Stevens | Steven W. Young | Brandon & Marianne Chase | $300,000 |
| 1993 | Storm Tower1:48.40 | Rick Wilson | Benjamin W. Perkins Jr. | Char-Mari Stable | $300,000 |
| 1992 | Devil His Due1:49.20 | Mike E. Smith | H. Allen Jerkens | Lion Crest Stable | $300,000 |
| 1991 | Cahill Road1:48.40 | Craig Perret | Scotty Schulhofer | Frances A. Genter | $300,000 |
| 1990 | Thirty Six Red1:50.40 | Mike E. Smith | Nick Zito | B. Giles Brophy | $362,400 |
| 1989 | Easy Goer1:50.60 | Pat Day | Claude R. McGaughey III | Ogden Phipps | $340,800 |
| 1988 | Private Terms1:47.20 | Chris Antley | Charles Hadry | Locust Hill Farm | $359,400 |
| 1987 | Gulch1:49.00 | José A. Santos | LeRoy Jolley | Peter M. Brant | $354,300 |
| 1986 | Broad Brush1:50.60 | Vincent Bracciale Jr. | Richard W. Small | Robert E. Meyerhoff | $178,500 |
| 1985 | Eternal Prince1:48.80 | Richard Migliore | John J. Lenzini Jr. | Brian J. Hurst | $177,900 |
| 1984 | Leroy S.1:51.40 | Jean Cruguet | Jan Nerud | John A. Nerud | $180,000 |
| 1983 | Bounding Basque1:51.00 | Gregg McCarron | Woody Sedlacek | Jacques Wimpfheimer | $100,980 |
| 1983 | Slew o' Gold1:51.40 | Eddie Maple | Sidney Watters Jr. | Equusequity Stable | $101,700 |
| 1982 | Air Forbes Won1:51.00 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Frank LaBoccetta | Edward Anchel | $105,120 |
| 1981 | Pleasant Colony1:49.60 | Jeffrey Fell | John P. Campo | Buckland Farm | $98,280 |
| 1980 | Plugged Nickle1:50.80 | Buck Thornburg | Thomas J. Kelly | John M. Schiff | $87,300 |
| 1979 | Instrument Landing1:49.20 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | David A. Whiteley | Pen-Y-Bryn Farm | $85,650 |
| 1978 | Believe It1:49.80 | Eddie Maple | Woody Stephens | Hickory Tree Stable | $65,490 |
| 1977 | Seattle Slew1:49.60 | Jean Cruguet | William H. Turner Jr. | Karen L. Taylor | $66,180 |
| 1976 | Bold Forbes1:47.40 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Laz Barrera | E. Rodriguez Tizol | $67,560 |
| 1975 | Foolish Pleasure1:48.80 | Jacinto Vásquez | LeRoy Jolley | John L. Greer | $72,840 |
| 1974 | Rube The Great1:49.60 | Miguel A. Rivera | Pancho Martin | Sigmund Sommer | $69,660 |
| 1974 | Flip Sal1:51.40 | Ángel Cordero Jr. | Stephen A. DiMauro | Salvatore Tufano | $69,360 |
| 1973 | Angle Light1:49.80 | Jacinto Vásquez | Lucien Laurin | Edwin Whittaker | $68,940 |
| 1972 | Upper Case1:49.00 | Ron Turcotte | Lucien Laurin | Meadow Stable | $71,040 |
| 1971 | Good Behaving1:49.80 | Chuck Baltazar | John P. Campo | Neil Hellman | $67,320 |
| 1970 | Personality1:49.40 | Eddie Belmonte | John W. Jacobs | Ethel D. Jacobs | $76,570 |
| 1969 | Dike1:49.60 | Jorge Velásquez | Lucien Laurin | Claiborne Farm | $72,085 |
| 1968 | Dancer's Image1:49.00 | Bobby Ussery | Lou Cavalaris Jr. | Peter D. Fuller | $73,775 |
| 1967 | Damascus1:49.60 | Bill Shoemaker | Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. | Edith W. Bancroft | $73,060 |
| 1966 | Amberoid1:49.60 | William Boland | Lucien Laurin | Reginald N. Webster | $74,425 |
| 1965 | Flag Raiser1:50.20 | Bobby Ussery | Hirsch Jacobs | Isidor Bieber | $60,222 |
| 1964 | Quadrangle1:50.20 | Bill Hartack | J. Elliott Burch | Rokeby Stable | $58,013 |
| 1963 | No Robbery1:49.20 | John L. Rotz | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | $59,020 |
| 1962 | Admiral's Voyage1:49.20 | Braulio Baeza | Charles R. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | $59,703 |
| 1961 | Globemaster1:50.20 | John L. Rotz | Thomas J. Kelly | Leonard P. Sasso | $56,062 |
| 1960 | Francis S.1:50.20 | Bill Shoemaker | Burley Parke | Harbor View Farm | $60,465 |
| 1959 | Manassa Mauler1:49.60 | Ray Broussard | Pancho Martin | Emil Dolce | $55,915 |
| 1958 | Jewel's Reward1:50.20 | Eddie Arcaro | Ivan H. Parke | Maine Chance Farm | $37,575 |
| 1957 | Bold Ruler1:48.80 | Eddie Arcaro | Jim Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | $40,800 |
| 1956 | Head Man1:50.20 | Eddie Arcaro | Sylvester Veitch | Cornelius V. Whitney | $42,400 |
| 1955 | Nashua1:50.60 | Ted Atkinson | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | $75,100 |
| 1954 | Correlation1:50.00 | Bill Shoemaker | Noble Threewitt | Robert S. Lytle | $86,000 |
| 1953 | Native Dancer1:50.60 | Eric Guerin | William C. Winfrey | Alfred G. Vanderbilt II | $87,000 |
| 1952 | Master Fiddle1:52.40 | Dave Gorman | Sol Rutchick | Myhelen Stable | $45,200 |
| 1951 | Repetoire1:44.40 | Pete McLean | Albert Jensen | Nora A. Mikell | $35,250 |
| 1950 | Hill Prince1:43.60 | Eddie Arcaro | Casey Hayes | Christopher Chenery | $34,500 |
| 1949 | Olympia1:45.00 | Eddie Arcaro | Ivan H. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | $31,850 |
| 1948 | My Request1:46.20 | Douglas Dodson | James P. Conway | Florence Whitaker | $34,600 |
| 1947 | Phalanx1:43.80 | Eddie Arcaro | Sylvester Veitch | Cornelis V. Whitney | $31,325 |
| 1947 | I Will1:45.00 | Eddie Arcaro | Sidney Jacobs | Jaclyn Stable | $31,625 |
| 1946 | Assault1:46.60 | Warren Mehrtens | Max Hirsch | King Ranch | $22,600 |
| 1945 | Jeep1:45.80 | Arnold Kirkland | Lydell T. Ruff | Cornelius V. Whitney | $18,945 |
| 1945 | Hoop Jr.1:45.00 | Eddie Arcaro | Ivan H. Parke | Fred W. Hooper | $18,945 |
| 1944 | Lucky Draw1:46.20 | Johnny Longden | Bert Mulholland | George D. Widener Jr. | $20,115 |
| 1944 | Stir Up1:44.20 | Eddie Arcaro | John M. Gaver Sr. | Greentree Stable | $19,625 |
| 1943 | Count Fleet1:43.00 | Johnny Longden | Don Cameron | Fannie Hertz | $20,150 |
| 1942 | Requested1:45.20 | Wayne D. Wright | Blackie McCoole | Florence Whitaker | $22,900 |
| 1941 | Market Wise1:45.60 | Don Meade | George W. Carroll | Louis Tufano | $16,650 |
| 1940 | Dit1:45.80 | Leon Haas | Max Hirsch | W. Arnold Hanger | $19,225 |
| 1939 | Johnstown1:42.00 | James Stout | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | $17,675 |
| 1938 | Fighting Fox1:43.00 | James Stout | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | $17,450 |
| 1937 | Melodist1:42.80 | Johnny Longden | Jim Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | $19,150 |
| 1936 | Teufel1:43.20 | Eddie Litzenberger | Jim Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | $10,775 |
| 1935 | Today1:42.80 | Raymond Workman | Thomas J. Healey | Cornelius V. Whitney | $11,350 |
| 1934 | High Quest1:43.80 | Dominick Bellizzi | Robert A. Smith | Brookmeade Stable | $3,990 |
| 1933 | Mr. Khayyam1:42.60 | Pete Walls | Matthew P. Brady | Catawba Farm (Madelaine H. Austin) | $3,760 |
| 1932 | Universe1:43.00 | Linus McAtee | Joseph Bauer | Thomas M. Cassidy | $10,400 |
| 1931 | Twenty Grand1:42.60 | Charley Kurtsinger | James G. Rowe Jr. | Greentree Stable | $10,200 |
| 1930 | Gallant Fox1:43.60 | Earl Sande | Jim Fitzsimmons | Belair Stud | $10,150 |
| 1929 | Essare1:44.00 | Mack Garner | Joe Johnson | Jacques Stable | $11,000 |
| 1928 | Distraction1:46.00 | Danny McAuliffe | Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons | Wheatley Stable | $11,300 |
| 1927 | Saxon1:43.60 | George Ellis | James G. Rowe Sr. | Greentree Stable | $9,005 |
| 1926 | Pompey1:42.00 | Bennie Breuning | William H. Karrick | William R. Coe | $8,700 |
| 1925 | Backbone1:43.40 | Ivan H. Parke | James G. Rowe Sr. | Harry Payne Whitney | $7,600 |
106 of the 106 runnings name the rider, 106 name the trainer and 106 name the owner, who is the one of the three the prize money actually belongs to. 106 carry the winner's prize for that year, converted here the same way the purse above is.
What the Wood Memorial Stakes has paid, season by season
The winner's prize, 1925 to 2026
$7,600 25
$8,700 26
$9,005 27
$11k 28
$11k 29
$10k 30
$10k 31
$10k 32
$3,760 33
$3,990 34
$11k 35
$11k 36
$19k 37
$17k 38
$18k 39
$19k 40
$17k 41
$23k 42
$20k 43
$20k 44
$19k 45
$23k 46
$31k 47
$35k 48
$32k 49
$35k 50
$35k 51
$45k 52
$87k 53
$86k 54
$75k 55
$42k 56
$41k 57
$38k 58
$56k 59
$60k 60
$56k 61
$60k 62
$59k 63
$58k 64
$60k 65
$74k 66
$73k 67
$74k 68
$72k 69
$77k 70
$67k 71
$71k 72
$69k 73
$70k 74
$73k 75
$68k 76
$66k 77
$65k 78
$86k 79
$87k 80
$98k 81
$105k 82
$101k 83
$180k 84
$178k 85
$179k 86
$354k 87
$359k 88
$341k 89
$362k 90
$300k 91
$300k 92
$300k 93
$300k 94
$300k 95
$300k 96
$300k 97
$300k 98
$360k 99
$450k 00
$450k 01
$450k 02
$450k 03
$450k 04
$450k 05
$450k 06
$450k 07
$450k 08
$450k 09
$450k 10
$600k 11
$600k 12
$600k 13
$590k 14
$590k 15
$590k 16
$400k 17
$535k 18
$400k 19
$400k 21
$400k 22
$400k 23
$400k 24
$400k 25
$400k 26
The winner's prize went from $7,600 in 1925 to $400,000 in 2026, 52.6 times more. Every year is converted at today's rate, so the line is the money the race puts up rather than the money the exchange rate did.
Who wins the Wood Memorial Stakes more than once
The fact the table above holds and cannot show
No horse has won the Wood Memorial Stakes twice in the 106 runnings on this page.
Most wins by a trainer
Races worth about the same
Either side of the Wood Memorial Stakes in the world money order
| # | Race | Country | Prize money | As published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | Gran Premio LotteriaAgnano Racetrack, Naples, | $795,000 | $795,000 | |
| 116 | Jeff Ruby SteaksTurfway Park | United States | $777,000 | $777,000 |
| 117 | Kranji MileSingapore Turf Club | Singapore | $773,262 | S$1,000,000 |
| 118 | Singapore Gold CupSingapore Turf Club | Singapore | $773,262 | S$1,000,000 |
| 119 | Belmont DerbyBelmont Park | United States | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 120 | Christophe Clement Turf StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 121 | Fourstardave StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 122 | New York StakesBelmont Park | United States | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 123 | Pat Day Mile StakesChurchill Downs | United States | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 124 | Saratoga Derby StakesSaratoga Race Course | United States | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| 126 | Deutsches DerbyHorner Rennbahn | Germany | $738,889 | €650,000 |
| 127 | New Zealand DerbyEllerslie Racecourse | New Zealand | $732,996 | NZ$1,250,000 |
| 128 | King's PlateWoodbine Racetrack | Canada | $713,944 | CA$1,000,000 |
| 129 | Arrowfield 3YO SprintRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | $703,704 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 130 | Australian GuineasFlemington Racecourse | Australia | $703,704 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 131 | Caulfield StakesCaulfield Racecourse | Australia | $703,704 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 132 | Concorde StakesRandwick Racecourse, Sydney, Australia | Australia | $703,704 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 133 | Percy Sykes StakesRandwick Racecourse | Australia | $703,704 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 134 | Perth CupAscot Racecourse | Australia | $703,704 | AU$1,000,000 |
| 135 | Premiere StakesRandwick Racecourse, | Australia | $703,704 | AU$1,000,000 |
The 20 races closest to the Wood Memorial 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 the United States
196 races, 55th of them is this one
| Race | Racecourse | Grade | Prize money |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fourstardave Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Grade I | $750,000 |
| New York Stakes | Belmont Park | Grade I | $750,000 |
| Pat Day Mile Stakes | Churchill Downs | Grade II | $750,000 |
| Saratoga Derby Stakes | Saratoga Race Course | Grade I | $750,000 |
| Alcibiades Stakes | Keeneland Race Course | Grade I | $650,000 |
| Breeders' Futurity Stakes | Keeneland Race Course | Grade I | $650,000 |
| Madison Stakes | Keeneland Race Course | Grade I | $650,000 |
| Spinster Stakes | Keeneland Race Course | Grade I | $650,000 |
Every race in the United States we hold a purse for is on the United States prize money list.
Frequently asked questions
What is the total Wood Memorial Stakes prize money?
$750,000.
Where does the Wood Memorial Stakes rank among the richest races in the world?
125th of 997. 124 races pay more, the nearest of them Gran Premio Lotteria. In the United States it is 55th of 196.
Which jockey has won the Wood Memorial Stakes most often?
Eddie Arcaro, with 9 wins between 1944 and 1958.
When was the Wood Memorial Stakes first run?
1925. This page holds 106 runnings, from 1925 to 2026.
How far is the Wood Memorial Stakes?
miles (9 furlongs), on dirt, at Aqueduct Racetrack.
Where to next
The rest of the racing money