Golden Eagle prizemoney to increase to $10 million
Racing NSW announces several prizemoney increases in addition to the feature at Rosehill Gardens
June 6, 2022
Racing NSW today announced that the prizemoney for the Golden Eagle
will be increased to $10 million.
The Golden Eagle will be run at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, 29 October
2022.
As part of the unique conditions of the race 10% of the prizemoney totalling
$1 million will be donated to charity. The owners of each horse in the race
will nominate a charity to receive 10% of their horse’s prizemoney.
The increase in Golden Eagle prizemoney comes from additional
sponsorship.
This announcement follows previously announced increases to minimum
prizemoney levels across all sectors of NSW Thoroughbred racing totalling
$25 million, that commence from 1 July 2022 and include:
– Metropolitan Saturday minimum prizemoney will increase to $150,000
per race
– Listed minimum prizemoney will increase to $160,000 per race
– Group 3 minimum prizemoney will increase to $200,000 per race
– Group 2 minimum prizemoney will increase to $250,000 per race
– Group 1 minimum prizemoney will increase to $600,000 per race
– Metropolitan midweek minimum prizemoney will increase to $55,000
per race
– Provincial minimum prizemoney will increase to $40,000 per race
– Country TAB minimum prizemoney will increase to $25,000 per race
– Picnic minimum prizemoney will increase to $5,000 per race.