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Prize money by course in Britain and Ireland

Total and average prize money for every British course in pounds and every Irish course in euro, with the richest races of the year. Totals update after every racing day, and the two currencies are never added together.

Prize money paid so far this year against the same days last year, updated after every racing day · Results to 15 October 2026 · Refreshed 16 October 2026
£196,455,640
British prize money, last 12 months
€70,788,758
Irish prize money, last 12 months
£18,906
Average per British race last year
€22,988
Average per Irish race last year
£196,455,640

British racing paid £196,455,640 in prize money in the last 12 months, led by Ascot (£23,520,018), and Irish racing paid €70,788,758, led by The Curragh.Sample: 12,975 races in the last 12 months · Window: Last 12 months; 2016 to 2026 · Source: RaceWatch results database, prize money as reported per runner (GB in £, IRE in €)

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Top 15 British courses by prize money, last 12 months
Ascot23.5York12.3Goodwood9.3Newmarket8.6Cheltenham8.1Newbury7.3Newcastle7.2Kempton7.2Doncaster7.1Lingfield6.0Southwell5.9Sandown5.8Wolverhampton5.8Epsom5.5Newmarket July5.0

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British courses by prize money (£)

Ascot£23,520,018£133,636£11,879176147.80£22,300,724£8,998,245£21,021,496£2,498,522
York£12,348,987£98,792£7,277125247.10£12,274,097£3,536,363£12,348,987-
Goodwood£9,347,888£71,358£7,401131187.60£8,357,645£2,906,226£9,347,888-
Newmarket£8,599,741£65,647£6,99713159.20£8,330,654£5,234,204£8,599,741-
Cheltenham£8,084,248£89,825£7,3099030.80£8,562,125£6,546,856-£8,084,248
Newbury£7,268,524£33,807£3,586215153.60£6,888,009£2,716,517£4,662,048£2,606,475
Newcastle£7,229,853£12,192£1,322593113.70£7,784,835£3,642,390£6,323,448£906,405
Kempton£7,168,939£14,812£1,60848430.60£6,755,672£5,173,695£4,974,354£2,194,584
Doncaster£7,107,988£27,874£3,08925594.90£7,037,398£3,611,379£5,760,882£1,347,106
Lingfield£5,965,339£10,393£1,28857429.70£4,871,580£3,757,096£5,583,584£381,755
Southwell£5,878,267£9,043£1,005650152.20£6,458,265£2,560,624£5,222,534£655,733
Sandown£5,849,732£40,623£5,452144153.50£5,618,447£2,216,440£3,483,895£2,365,837
Wolverhampton£5,789,170£8,188£93970737.00£5,367,670£3,919,135£5,789,170-
Epsom£5,490,691£74,199£8,63374396.80£4,280,832£861,684£5,490,691-
Newmarket July£5,016,197£37,157£5,140135140.20£3,786,688£1,576,431£5,016,197-
Haydock£4,657,016£30,638£3,59615284.80£5,958,832£3,224,845£2,471,372£2,185,644
Aintree£4,430,348£77,725£7,39657687.20£4,428,968£562,598-£4,430,348
Chester£3,355,918£30,788£3,431109461.00£3,333,884£594,237£3,355,918-
Windsor£3,046,508£16,034£1,784190219.80£3,038,195£949,981£1,918,838£1,127,671
Ayr£2,971,407£15,083£1,627197117.20£2,956,261£1,361,007£1,696,151£1,275,256
Musselburgh£2,686,074£16,084£1,93216783.00£2,396,291£1,309,163£1,785,444£900,630
Chepstow£2,319,471£11,314£1,341205146.10£2,648,402£1,076,316£803,402£1,516,070
Carlisle£2,273,779£14,123£1,641161174.70£1,800,512£655,500£1,287,621£986,157
Uttoxeter£1,764,670£11,312£1,39115647.80£1,865,176£1,261,780-£1,764,670
Yarmouth£1,727,303£10,161£1,356170112.60£1,762,144£828,713£1,713,141£14,162
Hamilton£1,723,289£13,677£1,831126184.80£1,614,510£566,894£1,723,289-
Kelso£1,631,756£16,822£2,22097114.50£1,577,070£735,172-£1,631,756
Nottingham£1,601,471£10,136£1,300158214.50£1,447,165£460,121£1,601,471-
Leicester£1,571,926£8,590£1,13318367.20£1,598,076£955,941£1,094,551£477,375
Ffos Las£1,567,509£8,473£1,153185228.40£1,318,601£401,540£707,014£860,495
Chelmsford City£1,537,681£9,551£1,16316119.70£3,321,171£2,774,904£1,537,681-
Pontefract£1,518,762£13,093£1,64211679.60£1,355,971£755,058£1,518,762-
Salisbury£1,463,009£14,630£1,864100112.60£1,237,027£581,832£1,463,009-
Bath£1,450,019£9,295£1,06215649.30£1,119,527£749,637£1,443,089£6,930
Catterick£1,432,675£8,330£1,05317234.80£1,371,573£1,017,326£966,219£466,455
Ripon£1,420,711£13,034£1,582109125.30£1,346,873£597,818£1,420,711-
Beverley£1,416,203£11,240£1,327126128.50£1,358,063£594,351£1,416,203-
Redcar£1,408,430£10,281£1,09713769.00£1,295,825£766,600£1,408,430-
Market Rasen£1,395,701£10,990£1,51912777.40£1,529,137£861,983-£1,395,701
Warwick£1,331,085£11,575£1,58111529.60£1,239,597£956,178-£1,331,085
Thirsk£1,290,811£11,952£1,203108140.40£1,114,099£463,515£1,290,811-
Plumpton£1,284,759£12,236£2,026105133.20£1,273,457£545,968-£1,284,759
Wincanton£1,241,699£13,352£1,6279337.60£1,053,471£765,794-£1,241,699
Wetherby£1,233,285£12,091£1,48610243.50£1,330,849£927,484£190,838£1,042,447
Newton Abbot£1,193,131£10,286£1,634116118.90£1,180,873£539,372-£1,193,131
Fontwell£1,175,334£8,579£1,21313749.50£1,078,622£721,573-£1,175,334
Perth£1,147,818£11,594£1,44799169.50£1,027,567£381,271-£1,147,818
Worcester£1,105,154£8,913£1,047124-£1,023,252--£1,105,154
Exeter£1,024,547£11,776£1,4398751.60£1,199,022£790,732-£1,024,547
Huntingdon£1,021,898£9,550£1,26010763.40£1,138,987£697,037-£1,021,898

Pounds sterling, British races only. Total = prize money paid to all placed horses, summed over every race. Last 12 months to 15 Oct 2026; year columns are calendar years. Racing was suspended from March to June 2020, so 2020 totals are lower. Minimum 10 races in 12 months, top 50 by total.

Top 15 Irish courses by prize money, last 12 months
The Curragh15.3Leopardstown9.4Punchestown5.6Dundalk4.4Fairyhouse3.8Naas3.8Cork2.99Galway2.86Navan2.85Gowran Park2.77Limerick2.18Down Royal1.68Killarney1.61Listowel1.56Wexford1.28

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Irish courses by prize money (€)

The Curragh£15,312,605£76,563£5,96520080.50£13,961,088£7,733,860£15,312,605-
Leopardstown£9,410,230£55,354£4,89417026.20£8,821,975£6,989,015£5,748,573£3,661,657
Punchestown£5,579,101£32,818£2,759170140.00£5,261,798£2,192,453£125,185£5,453,916
Dundalk£4,408,006£13,689£1,20432210.20£4,061,755£3,686,168£4,408,006-
Fairyhouse£3,807,013£24,095£2,01015856.80£3,738,490£2,384,181£760,170£3,046,843
Naas£3,760,489£25,409£2,280148-1.50£3,445,420£3,498,204£2,671,290£1,089,199
Cork£2,993,240£19,564£1,60415330.30£2,674,090£2,051,980£1,666,668£1,326,572
Galway£2,864,305£28,643£2,12510026.80£2,676,405£2,111,070£1,234,868£1,629,437
Navan£2,851,492£19,802£1,5921443.50£2,631,355£2,543,592£1,410,222£1,441,270
Gowran Park£2,770,736£19,376£1,71414313.40£2,318,420£2,043,737£1,805,574£965,162
Limerick£2,182,202£15,368£1,40114218.40£1,939,935£1,638,471£432,942£1,749,260
Down Royal£1,676,792£16,280£1,49610355.50£1,573,400£1,011,810£745,896£930,896
Killarney£1,611,627£16,788£1,6129647.90£1,484,890£1,004,045£772,024£839,603
Listowel£1,562,271£21,698£1,8497248.30£1,425,055£960,610£451,605£1,110,666
Wexford£1,279,682£12,305£1,155104108.30£1,024,875£491,915-£1,279,682
Thurles£1,106,464£13,660£1,16581-22.80£906,385£1,173,745£120,595£985,869
Roscommon£1,102,394£14,505£1,1787628.60£979,345£761,770£682,066£420,328
Kilbeggan£1,049,785£14,186£1,2127420.10£931,105£775,400-£1,049,785
Clonmel£1,047,895£12,185£1,0448636.90£1,044,570£762,973£90,000£957,895
Tramore£1,008,809£11,868£1,1538530.90£946,885£723,255£188,713£820,096
Ballinrobe£944,022£14,090£1,2366793.70£984,995£508,435£271,298£672,724
Downpatrick£893,833£12,414£1,1757266.90£778,505£466,510-£893,833
Bellewstown£787,479£13,577£1,1655850.10£830,495£553,315£493,238£294,241
Sligo£778,287£12,161£1,1176471.00£726,200£424,770£195,439£582,848

Euro, Irish races only (including Northern Irish courses). Never added to British sterling totals. Last 12 months to 15 Oct 2026; year columns are calendar years. Racing was suspended from March to June 2020.

Richest British races in 2026 so far (£)

6 Jun 26EpsomBetfred DerbyFlat13£1,970,000Christmas Day (IRE) silksChristmas Day (IRE)Aidan O'Brien7/1
25 Jul 26AscotKing George Vi And Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Group 1)Flat9£1,967,400Kalpana (GB) silksKalpana (GB)Andrew Balding13/2
29 Jul 26GoodwoodVisit Qatar Sussex Stakes (Group 1)Flat12£1,475,550Bow Echo (IRE) silksBow Echo (IRE)George Boughey10/11F
19 Aug 26YorkJuddmonte International Stakes (Group 1)Flat8£1,475,550Item (GB) silksItem (GB)Andrew Balding10/1
11 Apr 26AintreeRandox Grand National Handicap ChaseNH34£985,000I Am Maximus (FR) silksI Am Maximus (FR)Willie Mullins9/2F
17 Jun 26AscotPrince Of Wales's StakesFlat8£983,700Ombudsman (IRE) silksOmbudsman (IRE)John & Thady Gosden11/10F
20 Jun 26AscotQueen Elizabeth II Jubilee StakesFlat18£983,700Almeraq (GB) silksAlmeraq (GB)William Haggas25/1
4 Jul 26SandownCoral-Eclipse (Group 1)Flat7£980,400Constitution River (FR) silksConstitution River (FR)Aidan O'Brien8/11F
6 Jun 26EpsomCoolmore Coronation CupFlat6£973,700Bay City Roller (IRE) silksBay City Roller (IRE)George Scott17/2
11 Jul 26Newmarket JulyAl Basti Equiworld, Dubai July Cup Stakes (Group 1)Flat11£786,960Comanche Brave (IRE) silksComanche Brave (IRE)Donnacha Aidan O'Brien11/1
16 Jun 26AscotQueen Anne StakesFlat9£786,960Ten Bob Tony (IRE) silksTen Bob Tony (IRE)Ed Walker50/1
19 Jun 26AscotCoronation Stakes (Fillies)Flat9£688,590Precise (IRE) silksPrecise (IRE)Aidan O'Brien8/13F
18 Jun 26AscotGold CupFlat11£688,590Scandinavia (USA) silksScandinavia (USA)Aidan O'Brien11/8F
12 Sep 26DoncasterBetfred St Leger Stakes (Group 1)Flat11£688,590Highwayman (FR) silksHighwayman (FR)Joseph Patrick O'Brien11/1
19 Jun 26AscotCommonwealth CupFlat22£688,590Venetian Sun (IRE) silksVenetian Sun (IRE)Karl Burke11/8F
16 Jun 26AscotSt James's Palace Stakes (Colts)Flat6£688,590Bow Echo (IRE) silksBow Echo (IRE)George Boughey5/6F
16 Jun 26AscotKing Charles III StakesFlat26£688,590Mission Central (IRE) silksMission Central (IRE)Aidan O'Brien14/1
5 Jun 26EpsomBetfred Oaks (Fillies)Flat9£614,813Thundering On (GB) silksThundering On (GB)Joseph Patrick O'Brien5/1
13 Mar 26CheltenhamBoodles Cheltenham Gold Cup ChaseNH10£614,813Gaelic Warrior (GER) silksGaelic Warrior (GER)Willie Mullins11/4J
22 Aug 26YorkSky Bet City Of York Stakes (Group 1)Flat14£590,220Notable Speech (GB) silksNotable Speech (GB)Charlie Appleby9/4F

Total prize money paid in the race, pounds sterling. Calendar year to date.

Richest Irish races in 2026 so far (€)

12 Sep 26LeopardstownRoyal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes (Group 1)Flat8£1,237,503Hotazhell (GB) silksHotazhell (GB)Mrs John Harrington50/1
28 Jun 26The CurraghDubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1)Flat8£1,150,000Benvenuto Cellini (IRE) silksBenvenuto Cellini (IRE)Aidan O'Brien7/4F
26 Sep 26The CurraghGoffs MillionFlat18£1,123,437Trean (IRE) silksTrean (IRE)Paddy Twomey9/4F
18 Jul 26The CurraghJuddmonte Irish Oaks (Group 1)Flat10£494,998Johanna Walsh (IRE) silksJohanna Walsh (IRE)Joseph Patrick O'Brien7/2
13 Sep 26The CurraghComer Group International Irish St. LegerFlat7£494,998Scandinavia (USA) silksScandinavia (USA)Aidan O'Brien4/11F
27 Sep 26The CurraghFriends Of The Curragh Irish CesarewitchFlat30£482,499Chally Chute (IRE) silksChally Chute (IRE)Ross O'Sullivan16/1
24 May 26The CurraghTattersalls Gold CupFlat7£467,000Almaqam (GB) silksAlmaqam (GB)Ed Walker13/2
23 May 26The CurraghTattersalls Irish 2,000 GuineasFlat9£460,000Gstaad (GB) silksGstaad (GB)Aidan O'Brien4/11F
24 May 26The CurraghTattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas (Fillies)Flat11£460,000Precise (IRE) silksPrecise (IRE)Aidan O'Brien4/1
6 Apr 26FairyhouseBOYLE Sports Irish Grand National Chase (Extended Handicap Chase)NH30£445,000Soldier In Milan (IRE) silksSoldier In Milan (IRE)Emmet Mullins6/1F
13 Sep 26The CurraghMoyglare Stud Stakes (Group 1)Flat6£400,001Sun Goddess (IRE) silksSun Goddess (IRE)Aidan O'Brien4/7F
12 Sep 26LeopardstownHKJC World Pool Golden Fleece Stakes (Group 1)Flat9£400,001Darkness Falls (IRE) silksDarkness Falls (IRE)Aidan O'Brien1/1F
13 Sep 26The CurraghGoffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes (Group 1)Flat8£400,001Folsom Blues (IRE) silksFolsom Blues (IRE)Joseph Patrick O'Brien11/2
13 Sep 26The CurraghBAR 1 Betting Flying Five Stakes (Group 1)Flat17£400,001Comanche Brave (IRE) silksComanche Brave (IRE)Donnacha Aidan O'Brien5/2F
12 Sep 26LeopardstownCoolmore America 'Justify' Matron Stakes (Group 1)Flat9£400,001Blue Bolt (IRE) silksBlue Bolt (IRE)Andrew Balding4/5F
9 Aug 26The CurraghKeeneland Phoenix Stakes (Group 1)Flat8£380,000Sun Goddess (IRE) silksSun Goddess (IRE)Aidan O'Brien5/4F
27 Jun 26The CurraghPaddy Power Pretty Polly Stakes (Fillies' And Mares' Group 1)Flat8£373,600Estrange (IRE) silksEstrange (IRE)David O'Meara13/8
13 Sep 26The CurraghTattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sales StakesFlat15£305,107Star Of State (IRE) silksStar Of State (IRE)Joseph Patrick O'Brien1/5F
30 Apr 26PunchestownLadbrokes Champion Stayers HurdleNH8£280,200Bob Olinger (IRE) silksBob Olinger (IRE)Henry de Bromhead4/1
1 May 26PunchestownBoodles Champion HurdleNH7£280,200Lossiemouth (FR) silksLossiemouth (FR)Willie Mullins2/7F

Total prize money paid in the race, euro. Calendar year to date.

British prize money by year (£)

2026 (to date)8,029£163,698,710£123,397,030£40,301,681£20,388£2,399-
202510,123£191,387,396£132,747,801£58,639,594£18,906£2,2193.50
20249,988£184,901,786£128,729,148£56,172,638£18,512£2,0772.10
202310,015£181,030,640£123,586,081£57,444,559£18,076£2,0671.20
202210,216£178,825,918£118,492,734£60,333,184£17,504£2,07023.20
202110,353£145,128,840£99,242,663£45,886,177£14,018£1,59057.20
20207,874£92,323,449£58,767,171£33,556,279£11,725£1,250-41.60
201910,085£158,013,310£106,523,891£51,489,419£15,668£1,729-3.40
201810,406£163,530,264£109,831,150£53,699,114£15,715£1,75816.70
201710,288£140,178,052£93,808,833£46,369,219£13,625£1,5413.60
201610,035£135,337,791£90,852,757£44,485,034£13,487£1,510-

Calendar years, pounds sterling. Flat and Jumps columns split the total by code.

Irish prize money by year (€)

2026 (to date)2,336£60,106,883£36,511,397£23,595,486£25,731£2,241-
20252,892£66,479,861£36,269,841£30,210,020£22,988£1,9961.20
20242,898£65,663,691£36,140,421£29,523,270£22,658£1,9712.50
20232,883£64,045,119£34,894,259£29,150,860£22,215£1,9042.10
20222,877£62,699,750£33,952,850£28,746,900£21,793£1,8037.90
20213,022£58,110,304£30,163,184£27,947,120£19,229£1,55922.20
20202,491£47,555,638£25,714,408£21,841,230£19,091£1,601-23.70
20192,663£62,360,207£32,286,569£30,073,639£23,417£1,9793.80
20182,644£60,096,482£31,214,876£28,881,606£22,729£2,0103.90
20172,606£57,816,554£29,808,724£28,007,830£22,186£1,9317.60
20162,577£53,725,218£27,859,520£25,865,698£20,848£1,857-

Calendar years, euro. Flat and Jumps columns split the total by code.

This year so far v the same days last year

Britain (£)This year (1 Jan to 15 Oct 2026)8,029£163,698,710£20,388£2,399
Britain (£)Same days last year (1 Jan to 15 Oct 2025)8,065£158,630,465£19,669£2,310
Ireland (€)This year (1 Jan to 15 Oct 2026)2,336£60,106,883£25,731£2,241
Ireland (€)Same days last year (1 Jan to 15 Oct 2025)2,334£55,729,866£23,877£2,098

British figures in pounds, Irish figures in euro; the two are never added together.

British prize money per race by year
5,00010,00015,00020,00025,0002016201720182019202020212022202320242025British prize money per race (£) 2016: 13,487British prize money per race (£) 2017: 13,625British prize money per race (£) 2018: 15,715British prize money per race (£) 2019: 15,668British prize money per race (£) 2020: 11,725British prize money per race (£) 2021: 14,018British prize money per race (£) 2022: 17,504British prize money per race (£) 2023: 18,076British prize money per race (£) 2024: 18,512British prize money per race (£) 2025: 18,90618,906

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Ascot paid the most in Britain over the last 12 months, £23,520,018, and The Curragh led Ireland with €15,312,605. The course tables rank every course by total.

How much prize money is there per race?

A British race paid £18,906 on average in 2025 and an Irish race €22,988. Each course row gives its own average per race and per runner.

Why are British and Irish figures shown separately?

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What are the richest races this year?

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Has prize money gone up in the last five years?

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Which British course paid the most prize money in the last 12 months?

Ascot paid the most, with £23,520,018 across all its races in the last 12 months. The British course table ranks the top 50 courses and shows the average per race and per runner.

Which Irish course paid the most prize money?

The Curragh led Ireland with €15,312,605 in the last 12 months. Irish totals are in euro and are never added to British sterling figures.

Is prize money up this year?

British races have paid £163,698,710 so far in 2026, a change of 3.2% on the same days last year. Irish races have paid €60,106,883, a change of 7.9% in euro terms.

What does prize money per runner show?

Prize money per runner divides a course's total by the number of horses that ran there, so it shows what an average runner earned. A course with big fields can have a high total but a lower figure per runner.

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