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WORLD'S TOP EARNERS IN UNITED STATES DOLLARS (USD) ORDER (AND EQUIVALENT AMOUNTS IN SELECTED OTHER CURRENCIES) - OVER USD 7,000,000 (separate list below for notable earners under USD 7 million ).   

AS AT 31 JANUARY 2021                                 
                                    
Introductory note                                    
                                    
Bonuses:                                    
The British generally do not include bonuses in their earnings figures whereas DRF and equibase.com (USA), hkjc.com (Hong Kong) and racingnsw.com.au, racing.com and racingaustralia.melbourne (Australia) do include bonuses.  Bonuses are included in the calculations and are separately identified in the summary of a horses career record.  I have shown Winx earnings both with and without trophy values as a point of comparison with other data bases that omit trophy values.                                    
                                    
Trophy values:                                    
Trophy values are included in earnings by racingnsw.com.au, racing.com and racingaustralia.melbourne (Australia), loveracing.nz (New Zealand) and  goracing.ie (Ireland) and are included in the calculations for horses that raced in those countries.                                    
                                    
Forex rates:                                    
Currency conversions are based on the Reserve Bank of Australia daily indicator rates for the date of the race or the previous trading day if the race was run on a non-trading day in Sydney, Australia for races run after 11 December 1983 (daily forex rates commenced to be published then, see: https://www.rba.gov.au/statistics/historical-data.html).  For races or jurisdidictions where the RBA did not publish a daily forex rate then the daily forex rate is the closing forex rate published in the Financial Times (London) and if that is not available 'online' then the closing forex rate published in The Times (London).                                     
                                    
Hong Kong earnings:                                    
Where I cannot be certain of Hong Kong earnings (generally becuase pre race 'pdf's with prizemoney allocations disappear from the hkjc.com website once the race has been run) I allocate allocate total prizemoney on the following basis unless there is evidence to the contrary:  Group 1 (including HKG1) prizemoney percentages: 1st 57.00%, 2nd 22.00%, 3rd 10.00%, 4th 5.70%, 5th 3.30%, 6th 2.00%; All other prizemoney percentages: 1st 57.00%, 2nd 22.00%, 3rd 11.50%, 4th 6.00%, 5th 3.50%, 6th 0.00%.                                    
                                    
Sources of information:                                    
Sources of information include: racingnsw.com.au; racingaustralia.melbourne; jbis.jp; france-galop.com; emiratesracing.com; racingpost.com; hkjc.com; equibase.com; goracing.ie; german racing.com; galopp-sieger.de; bloodhound.net.au.                                    
                                    
                                    
Winx (AUS) 2011 (mare)      USD 19,753,694      GBP 14,697,269      EUR 17,399,539      AUD 26,451,175      JPY 2,201,799,600      
If trophy values are excluded      USD 19,170,443      GBP 14,264,002      EUR 16,885,660      AUD 26,451,175      JPY 2,136,932,634      
(Career Record: Australia: Starts: 43: 37-3-0-3 for AUD 26,451,175)                                    
                                    
Orfevre (JPN) 2008      USD 18,988,823      GBP 11,880,602      EUR 14,088,082      AUD 18,869,240      JPY 1,599,879,264      
(Career Record: Starts: 21: 12-6-1-2; Japan: Starts: 17: 10-4-1-2 for JPY 1,344,084,000; France: Starts: 4: 2-2-0-0 for EUR 2,159,880)                                    
                                    
Gentildonna (JPN) 2009 (mare)      USD 18,481,223      GBP 11,569,967      EUR 14,158,606      AUD 19,256,471      JPY 1,726,819,728      
(Career Record: Starts: 19: 10-4-1-4; Japan: Starts: 17: 9-3-1-4 for JPY 1,326,210,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 2: 1-1-0-0 for USD 4,000,000)                                    
                                    
Almond Eye (JPN) 2015 (mare) (retired)      USD 17,616,299      GBP 13,454,567      EUR 15,300,862      AUD 24,566,550      JPY 1,918,270,493      
(Career Record: Starts: 15: 11-2-1-1; Japan: Starts: 14: 10-2-1-1 for JPY 1,519,563,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for USD 3,600,000)                                    
                                    
Arrogate (USA) 2013      USD 17,422,600      GBP 13,877,428      EUR 16,092,160      AUD 22,934,751      JPY 1,929,439,543      
(Career Record: Starts: 11: 7-1-1-2; USA: Starts: 10: 6-1-1-2 for USD 11,422,600; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for USD 6,000,000)                                    
                                    
Buena Vista (JPN) 2006 (mare)      USD 17,051,308      GBP 11,030,033      EUR 12,652,283      AUD 19,232,861      JPY 1,479,126,913      
(Career Record: Starts: 23: 9-8-3-3; Japan: Starts: 21: 9-7-3-2 for JPY 1,386,433,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 2: 0-1-0-1 for USD 1,000,000)                                    
                                    
Kitasan Black (JPN) 2012      USD 16,554,365      GBP 12,375,699      EUR 14,890,504      AUD 22,020,066      JPY 1,876,843,000      
(Career Record: Japan: Starts: 20: 12-2-4-2 for JPY 1,876,843,000)                                    
                                    
Thunder Snow (IRE) 2014 (retired)      USD 16,513,391      GBP 12,360,194      EUR 14,246,813      AUD 22,404,557      JPY 1,804,343,433      
(Career Record: Starts: 24: 8-7-4-5; United Kingdom: Starts 8: 1-2-1-4 for GBP 135,518.30; France: Starts 3: 2-0-1-0 for EUR 451,420; UAE (Dubai): Starts 8: 5-3-0-0 for USD 14,950,000; USA: Starts 4: 0-1-2-1 for USD 810,000; Ireland: Starts 1: 0-1-0-0 for EUR 60,000)                                    
                                    
T M Opera O (JPN) 1996      USD 16,252,573      GBP 10,881,316      EUR 17,679,578      AUD 29,003,944      JPY 1,835,189,000      
(Career Record: Japan: Starts: 26: 14-6-3-3 for JPY 1,835,189,000)                                    
                                    
Gun Runner (USA) 2013      USD 15,988,500      GBP 11,808,858      EUR 13,583,603      AUD 20,397,996      JPY 1,766,898,443      
(Career Record: Starts: 19: 12-3-2-2; USA: Starts: 18: 12-2-2-2 for USD 13,988,500; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-1-0-0 for USD 2,000,000)                                    
                                    
Gold Ship (JPN) 2009      USD 15,043,120      GBP 9,433,351      EUR 11,648,166      AUD 15,651,727      JPY 1,397,767,000      
(Career Record: Starts: 28: 13-3-2-10; Japan: Starts: 27: 13-3-2-9 for JPY 1,397,767,000; France: Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for EUR 0.00.)                                    
                                    
California Chrome (USA) 2011      USD 14,752,650      GBP 10,104,313      EUR 12,604,936      AUD 18,515,899      JPY 1,621,333,583      
(Career Record: Starts: 27: 16-4-1-6; USA: Starts: 24: 14-3-1-6 for USD 6,662,650; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 3: 2-1-0-0 for USD 8,090,000)                                    
                                    
Enable (GB) 2014 (mare) (retired)      USD 14,043,724      GBP 10,842,785      EUR 12,246,844      AUD 19,222,527      JPY 1,566,621,468      
(Career Record: Starts: 19: 15-2-1-0; United Kingdom: Starts 13: 11-1-1-0 for GBP 2,899,890.35; Ireland: Starts 1: 1-0-0-0 for EUR 228,000; France: Starts 4: 2-1-0- for EUR 6,857,000; USA: Starts 1: 1-0-0-0 for USD 2,200,000)                                    
                                    
Beauty Generation (NZ) 2012  (late 'Montaigne' in AUS) (to 13 Dec 2020 - retired)      USD 13,839,908      GBP 10,580,888      EUR 12,149,266      AUD 19,232,614      JPY 1,536,970,223      HKD 108,142,637
(Career Record: Starts: 41: 20-6-7-8; Australia: Starts: 7: 2-2-1-2 for AUD 334,700; Hong Kong: Starts 34: 18-4-6-6 for HKD 106,233,750 (includes HKD 750,000 High Achievement Bonus earned 8 Jan 2017))                                    
(Hong Kong earnings equals the total recorded by hjkc.com (excludes pre import earnings).  hkjc.com has converted AUD 334,700 pre import earnings to HKD 2,190,720 whereas I have converted AUD 334,700 to HKD 1,908,887)                                    
(To get to the same figure as hkjc.com I have assumed that Beauty Generation earned 11.5% or HKD 1,150,000 for 3rd in the 2017 Hong Kong Classic Mile and earned 10% or HKD 1,800,000 for 3rd in the 2017 BMW Hong Kong Derby)                                    
                                    
Vodka (JPN) 2004 (mare)      USD 13,179,221      GBP 7,583,185      EUR 9,386,025      AUD 16,204,948      JPY 1,330,351,062      
(Career Record: Starts: 26: 10-5-3-8; Japan: Starts: 22: 10-5-3-4 for JPY 1,304,876,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 4: 0-0-0-4 for USD 257,500)                                    
                                    
Victoire Pisa (JPN) 2007      USD 12,885,541      GBP 8,162,691      EUR 9,371,075      AUD 13,096,018      JPY 1,082,941,773      
(Career Record: Starts: 15: 8-1-2-4; Japan: Starts 12: 7-1-2-2 for JPY 595,954,000; France: Starts: 2: 0-0-0-2 for EUR 9,100; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for USD 6,000,000)                                    
                                    
Deep Impact (JPN) 2002      USD 12,816,741      GBP 6,934,759      EUR 10,157,847      AUD 16,852,213      JPY 1,454,551,000      
(Career Record: Starts: 14: 12-1-0-1; Japan: Starts: 13: 12-1-0-0 for JPY 1,454,551,000; France: Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for EUR 0.00.)                                    
                                    
Maximum Security (USA) 2016 (retired)      USD 12,431,900      GBP 9,640,827      EUR 11,236,940      AUD 18,776,876      JPY 1,352,390,657      
(Career Record: Starts: 14: 10-2-0-2; USA: Starts: 13: 9-2-0-2 for USD 2,431,900; Saudi Arabia: Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for USD 10,000,000)                                    
In February of 2020 the colt won the inaugural $20 million Saudi Cup over Midnight Bisou, but Saudi officials announced that first prize of USD 10,000,000 is being withheld until they complete their own investigation into the US federal charges.                                    
That investigation was said to rely on getting details from FBI and others, which had gathered evidence for the U.S. federal case. That investigation remains active as at August 2020.                                     
                                    
Lys Gracieux (JPN) 2014 (mare) (retired)      USD 12,393,898      GBP 9,575,715      EUR 11,031,834      AUD 17,530,705      JPY 1,359,209,597      
(Career record: Starts 22: 7-8-4-3; Japan: Starts: 19: 6-7-3-3 for JPY 887,381,000; Hong Hong: Starts: 2: 0-1-1-0 for HKD 6,800,000; Australia: Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for AUD 5,050,000 (inc. AUD 2,000,000 bonus))                                    
Lys Gracieux earnings includes AUD 2 million bonus paid for winning the the 2019 Takarazuka Kinen (Hanshin, Japan) and 2019 Cox Plate (Moonee Valley, Melbourne, Australia).                                    
                                    
Redzel (AUS) 2012 (retired)      USD 12,319,231      GBP 9,247,063      EUR 10,507,813      AUD 16,444,000      JPY 1,366,907,691      
(Career Record: Australia: Starts: 39: 15-10-3-11 for AUD 16,444,000)                                    
                                    
Espoir City (JPN) 2005      USD 11,492,611      GBP 7,278,456      EUR 8,425,176      AUD 12,656,089      JPY 1,023,197,000      
(Career Record: Starts: 40: 17-10-3-10; Japan: Starts: 39: 17-10-3-9 for JPY 1,023,197,000; USA: Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for USD 0.00.)                                    
                                    
Smart Falcon (JPN) 2005      USD 11,463,702      GBP 7,227,494      EUR 8,433,358      AUD 12,691,347      JPY 990,736,000      
(Career Record: Starts: 34: 23-4-1-6; Japan: Starts 33: 23-4-1-5 for JPY 990,736,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for USD 0.00.)                                    
                                    
Vermilion (JPN) 2002      USD 11,134,909      GBP 6,211,385      EUR 8,079,052      AUD 13,701,570      JPY 1,168,152,680      
(Career Record: Starts: 34: 15-5-1-13; Japan: Starts 32: 15-5-1-11 for JPY 1,132,859,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 2: 0-0-0-2 for USD 300,000)   

Mishriff (IRE) 2017 (as at 20 Feb 2021)      USD 11,046,238      GBP 7,987,746      EUR 9,193,861      AUD 14,384,205
(Career Record: Starts: 9: 5-1-1-2; United Kingdom: Starts 5: 2-0-1-2 for GBP 19,467.99; Saud Arabia: Starts 2: 1-1-0-0 for USD 10,160,000; France: Starts 2: 2-0-0- for EUR 757,464)                        
                                    
Viva Pataca (GB) 2002 (late 'Comic Strip' in UK)      USD 10,807,360      GBP 6,157,612      EUR 7,001,613      AUD 13,407,628      JPY 1,141,342,336      HKD 84,054,910
(Career Record: Starts: 51: 18-5-10-18; United Kingdom: Starts 7: 5-0-0-2 for GBP 58,674.80; Hong Kong: Starts 43: 13-4-10-16 for HKD 75,421,500 (including HKD 2,000,000 bonus earned 31 May 2009 for winning two legs of the 2009 Citi triple crown); UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-1-0-0 for USD 1,000,000)                                    
(hkjc.com has post import career earnings of HKD 83,197,500 (including HKD 2,000,000 bonus) from 44 starts and HKD 827,290 from 7 starts in the United Kingdom for total career earnings of HKD 84,024,790.  I have pre import career earnings of HKD 822,489 which is HKD 4,801 less.  I have followed the racinpost.com prizemoney split for Hong Kong prizemoney with the following exceptions. For starts 8 to 10 racingpost.com did not publish Hong Kong results so I used the following percentages (1st 57.00%, 2nd 22.00%, 3rd 11.50%, 4th 6.00%, 5th 3.50%, 6th 0.00%) to allocate total race prizemoney. My post import career earnings are HKD 74,451,500 (including HKD 2,000,000 bonus) from 43 Hong Kong stars and HKD 7,780,921 from I start in UAE (Dubai) for a total post import earnings of HKD 83,232,421 or HKD 34,921 more than hkjc.com. The difference may be due the the forex rates used to convert UAE (Dubai) earnings into HKD.                                      
                                    
Makybe Diva (GB) 1999 (mare)      USD 10,770,695      GBP 6,028,031      EUR 8,807,740      AUD 14,526,685      JPY 1,189,587,351      
(Career Record: Starts: 36: 15-4-3-14; Australia: Starts: 34: 15-4-3-12 for AUD 14,526,685; Japan: Starts: 2: 0-0-0-2 for JPY 0)                                    
                                    
Hokko Tarumae (JPN) 2009      USD 10,716,244      GBP 6,899,744      EUR 8,574,075      AUD 12,099,734      JPY 1,114,453,053      
(Career Record: Starts: 39: 17-5-7-10; Japan: Starts: 36: 17-5-7-7 for JPY 1,078,706,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 3: 0-0-0-3 for USD 300,000)                                    
                                    
Highland Reel (IRE) 2012      USD 10,525,708      GBP 7,875,927      EUR 9,396,013      AUD 13,930,005      JPY 1,161,632,740      
(Career Record: Starts: 27: 10-6-3-8; Ireland: Starts 5: 1-1-0-3 for EUR 59,645; United Kingdom: Starts 9: 5-2-1-1 for GBP 1,905,712.74; France: Starts 3: 0-2-0-1 for EUR 1,485,900; USA: Starts 3: 2-0-1-0 for USD 2,827,300; Australia: Starts 1: 0-0-1-0  for AUD 220,000; Hong Kong: Starts 4: 2-1-0-1 for HKD 23,295,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts 2: 0-0-0-2 for USD 300,000)      

Exultant (IRE) 2014 (late 'Irishcorrespondent' in IRE) (to 21 Feb 2021)      USD 10,504,208      GBP 8,153,153      EUR 9,284,853      AUD 14,995,816      JPY 1,146,472,948      HKD 81,954,775
(Career Record: Starts: 34: 13-11-5-5; Ireland: Starts: 3: 2-0-1-0 for EUR 54,063.00 (www.goracing.ie); United Kingdom: Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for GBP 2,421.00 (www.racingpost.com); Hong Kong: Starts 30: 11-11-4-4 for HKD 81,466,900 inc High Achievement Bonus of HKD 750,000 earned 23 Dec 2017 and Top-up Bonus of HKD 250,000 earned 8 May 2018 (racing.hkjc.com))                                    
                                    
Curlin (USA) 2004      USD 10,501,800      GBP 5,291,580      EUR 11,860,233      AUD 11,860,233      JPY 1,143,915,791      
(Career Record: Starts: 16: 11-2-2-1; USA: Starts: 14: 9-2-2-1 for USD 6,796,800; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 2: 2-0-0-0 for USD 3,705,000)                                    
                                    
Zenno Rob Roy (JPN) 2000      USD 10,485,819      GBP 5,814,128      EUR 8,361,466      AUD 14,186,563      JPY 1,135,614,260      
(Career Record: Starts: 20: 7-6-4-3; Japan: Starts 19: 7-5-4-3 for JPY 1,115,608,000; United Kingdom: Starts: 1: 0-1-0-0 for GBP 101,200)                                    
                                    
Admire Moon (JPN) 2003      USD 10,217,833      GBP 5,242,535      EUR 7,626,400      AUD 12,621,313      JPY 1,181,620,327      
(Career Record: Starts: 17: 10-2-3-2; Japan: Starts 14: 9-1-2-2 for JPY 740,462,000; Hong Hong: Starts: 2: 0-1-1-0 for HKD 5,900,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for USD 3,000,000)                                    
                                    
Cheval Grand (JPN) 2012 (to 22 Dec 2019)      USD 10,186,537      GBP 7,657,533      EUR 8,908,910      AUD 13,629,960      JPY 1,135,881,661      
(Career Record: Starts: 33: 7-7-7-12; Japan: Starts: 30: 7-6-7-10 for JPY 1,000,697,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-1-0-0 for USD 1,200,000; United Kingdom: Starts: 2: 0-0-0-2 for GBP 16,875)                                    
                                    
Cigar (USA) 1990       USD 9,999,815      GBP 6,405,361      EUR N/A      AUD 13,154,049      JPY 1,011,683,892      
(Career record: Starts 33: 19-4-5-5; USA: Starts: 31: 18-4-4-5 for USD 7,119,815; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for USD 2,400,000; Canada: Starts: 1: 0-0-1-0 for USD 480,000 (Breeders' Cup 1996 in Canada))                                    
                                    
Lord Kanaloa (JPN) 2008      USD 9,828,089      GBP 6,216,239      EUR 7,447,355      AUD 9,845,249      JPY 873,366,096      
(Career Record: Starts: 19: 13-5-1-0; Japan: Starts 17: 11-5-2-0 for JPY 669,958,000; Hong Hong: Starts: 2: 2-0-0-0 for HKD 17,100,000)                                    
                                    
Cirrus des Aigles (FR) 2006       USD 9,804,023      GBP 6,159,677      EUR 7,347,430      AUD 10,131,021      JPY 877,509,983      
(Career record: Starts 67: 22-20-6-19;  France: Starts: 51: 19-17-5-10 for EUR 1,922,590; Hong Hong: Starts: 6: 0-0-1-5 for HKD 4,745,000 Japan: Starts 1: 0-0-0-1 for JPY 0; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 2: 1-1-0-0 for USD 4,000,000; Ireland: Starts 1: 0-0-0-1 for EUR 11,000)                                    
                                    
Vengeance Of Rain (NZ) 2000 (late 'Subscribe' in AUS)      USD 9,697,750      GBP 5,125,991      EUR 7,525,290      AUD 12,388,060      JPY 1,111,275,619      HKD 75,588,958
(Career record: Starts 27: 10-3-4-10; Australia: Starts 3: 1-0-1-1 for AUD 64,000; Hong Kong: Starts 23: 8-3-3-9 for HKD 47,965,600: UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for USD 3,000,000; and 2005 World racing championships series bonus of USD 500,000)                                    
Vengeance Of Rain's earnings includes 2005 World racing championships series bonus of USD 500,000 (unconfirmed) payable after winning the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup (G1) on 11 Nov 2005.  I have not been able to reconcile my HKD total earnings with the hkjc HKD earnings figure.                                    
                                    
Transcend (JPN) 2006      USD 9,650,061      GBP 6,086,214      EUR 7,075,074      AUD 9,884,611      JPY 795,526,466      
(Career Record: Starts: 24: 10-5-1-8; Japan: Starts: 22: 10-4-1-7 for JPY 633,520,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 2: 0-1-0-1 for USD 2,000,000)                                    
                                    
Flintshire (GB) 2010      USD 9,602,227      GBP 6,414,248      EUR 8,205,359      AUD 12,141,626      JPY 1,025,136,919      
(Career record: Starts 24: 8-12-1-3; France: Starts: 14: 9-2-1-2 for EUR 429,600; United Kingdom: Starts 3: 3-0-0-0 for GBP 1,396,672.50; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for USD 3,600,000; United Kingdom: Starts 3: 3-0-0-0 for GBP 1,396,672.50; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-1-0-0 for USD 1,200,000;)                                    
                                    
Tap Dance City (USA) 1997      USD 9,598,003      GBP 5,695,074      EUR 8,503,070      AUD 14,578,978      JPY 1,084,221,000      
(Career Record: Starts: 42: 12-6-7-17; Japan: Starts 41: 12-6-7-16 for JPY 1,084,221,000; France: Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for EUR 0.00)                                    
                                    
Treve (FR) 2010 (mare)      USD 9,516,031      GBP 5,930,560      EUR 7,347,571      AUD 10,634,162      JPY 988,536,031      
(Career record: Starts 13: 9-1-1-2; France: Starts: 12: 9-1-0-2 for EUR 7,276,825; United Kingdom: Starts 1: 0-0-1-0 for GBP 56,490)                                    
                                    
^^^ Skip Away (USA) 1993       USD 9,453,762      GBP 5,814,093      EUR N/A      AUD 13,452,016      JPY 1,152,963,385      
(Career Record: Starts: 38: 18-10-6-4; USA: Starts: 37: 17-10-6-4 for USD 6,356,160; Canada: Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for CAD 600,000 (or USD 437,402))                                    
Difference between 'equibase.com' earnings of USD 9,616,360 and my USD figure of USD 9,453,762 mainly explained by 'equibase.com' treating CAD 1.00 as USD 1.00 when CAD 1.00 = USD 0.7290 (rba.gov.au notional forex cross rate relevant to date of Woodbine Million)                                     
                                    
Special Week (JPN) 1995      USD 9,310,726      GBP 5,700,645      EUR N/A      AUD 14,529,279      JPY 1,092,623,000      
(Career Record: Japan: Starts 17: 10-4-2-1 for JPY 1,092,623,000)                                    
                                    
Gloria de Campeao (BRZ) 2003      USD 9,307,317      GBP 6,228,742      EUR 6,954,158      AUD 10,949,337      JPY 876,540,896      
(Career Record: Starts: 25: 9-6-3-7; Brazil: Starts 8: 5-0-2-1 for EUR 43,145 (france-galop.com); France: Starts 3: 0-0-1-2 for EUR 6,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 11: 3-5-0-3 for USD 7,623,000; Singapo Starts: 2: 1-1-0-0 for SGB 2,317,500; USA: Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for USD 10,000)                                    
                                    
Meisho Samson (JPN) 2003      USD 9,293,943      GBP 4,856,943      EUR 6,970,656      AUD 11,475,649      JPY 1,065,949,000      
(Career Record: Starts: 27: 9-7-2-9; Japan: Starts: 26: 9-7-2-8 for JPY 1,065,949,000; France: Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for EUR 0.00.)                                    
                                    
Maurice (JPN) 2011      USD 9,289,205      GBP 6,655,114      EUR 8,432,269      AUD 12,354,514      JPY 1,063,298,850      
(Career Record: Starts: 18: 11-2-1-4; Japan: Starts 15: 8-2-1-4 for JPY 536,246,000; Hong Kong: Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for HKD 35,340,000)                                    
                                    
Daiwa Major (JPN) 2001      USD 9,207,090      GBP 4,883,299      EUR 7,147,892      AUD 11,792,569      JPY 1,061,052,800      
(Career Record: Starts: 28: 9-4-5-10; Japan: Starts: 27: 9-4-4-10 for JPY 1,002,230,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-0-1-0 for USD 500,000.)                                    
                                    
Narita Brian (JPN) 1991      USD 9,142,891      GBP 5,949,782      EUR N/A      AUD 12,293,026      JPY 1,026,916,000      
(Career Record: Japan: Starts 21: 12-3-1-5 for JPY 1,026,916,000)                                    
                                    
Eishin Flash (JPN) 2007      USD 9,139,217      GBP 5,839,528      EUR 6,916,409      AUD 9,464,631      JPY 791,598,580      
(Career Record: Starts: 27: 6-3-7-11; Japan: Starts 25: 6-3-6-10 for JPY 756,072,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for USD 200,000; Hong Kong: Starts: 1: 0-0-1-0 for HKD 1,400,000)                                    
                                    
Just A Way (JPN) 2009      USD 9,043,915      GBP 5,544,778      EUR 6,701,002      AUD 9,658,459      JPY 902,231,217      
(Career Record: Starts: 22: 6-6-1-9; Japan: Starts 20: 5-6-1-8 for JPY 595,694,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for USD 3,000,000; France: Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for EUR 0.00)                                    
                                    
Suave Richard (JPN) 2014 (retired)      USD 8,738,977      GBP 6,655,109      EUR 7,649,050      AUD 12,070,140      JPY 957,775,249      
(Career Record: Starts: 20: 6-3-5-6; Japan: Starts 19: 6-3-4-6 for JPY 891,324,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-0-1-0 for USD 600,000)                                    
                                    
So You Think (NZ) 2006      USD 8,738,975      GBP 5,445,105      EUR 6,222,299      AUD 8,874,999      JPY 724,791,288      
(Career Record: Starts: 23: 14-4-1-4; Australia: Starts: 12: 8-2-1-1 for AUD 5,734,350; Ireland: Starts: 4: 4-0-0-0 for EUR 754,950; United Kingdom: Starts: 4: 2-2-0-0 for GBP 875,970; France: Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for EUR 228,400; USA: Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for USD 0.00; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for USD 500,000)                                     
                                    
Stay Gold (JPN) 1994      USD 8,680,999      GBP 5,629,967      EUR N/A      AUD 14,870,312      JPY 1,041,136,266      
(Career Record: Starts: 50: 7-12-8-23; Japan: Starts 48: 5-12-8-23 for JPY 762,993,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for USD 1,200,000; Hong Kong: Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for HKD 8,000,000)                                    
                                    
American Pharoah (USA) 2012      USD 8,650,300      GBP 5,623,110      EUR 7,785,058      AUD 11,479,888      JPY 1,045,421,141      
(Career Record: USA: Starts: 11: 9-1-0-1 for USD 8,650,300)      

Golden Sixty (AUS) 2015  (as at 21 Feb 2021)      USD 8,565,318      GBP 6,642,774      EUR 7,445,642      AUD 12,318,248      JPY 915,186,435      HKD 66,525,600
(Career Record: Hong Kong: Starts 17: 16-0-0-1 for HKD 66,525,600 (incl. High Achievement Bonus of HK$1,000,000 earned 20 Oct 2019 and Top-up Bonus of HK$500,000 earned 1 Jan 2020)                                    
                                       
Dream Journey (JPN) 2004      USD 8,558,980      GBP 5,174,154      EUR 6,169,293      AUD 10,461,592      JPY 847,973,000      
(Career Record: Japan: Starts 31: 9-3-5-14 for JPY 847,973,000)                                    
                                    
Fantastic Light (USA) 1996      USD 8,507,626      GBP 5,792,060      EUR N/A      AUD 15,783,809      JPY 984,246,465      
(Career record: Starts 25: 12-5-3-5; United Kingdom: Starts 14: 6-4-2-2 for GBP 735,772.75; France: Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for EUR 0.00; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 2: 1-1-0-0 for USD 1,600,000; USA: Starts: 4: 2-0-0-2 for USD 2,507,400; Japan: Starts: 1: 0-0-1-0 for JPY 63,498,000; Starts: Hong Kong 1: 1-0-0-0 for HKD 8,000,000; Ireland: Starts: 2: 2-0-0-0 for EUR 788,508; and Emirates World Series bonuses of USD 2,000,000)                                    
Included in Fantastic Light's earnings is a USD 1,000,000 Emirates World Series bonus earned when he won the Hong Kong Cup (G1) on 17 Dec 2000 and a USD 1,000,000 Emirates World Series bonus for winning the 2001 Breeder's Cup Turf run at Belmont New York, USA on 27 Oct 2001. Bonuses are included in his equibase earnings but not included in racingpost earnings.                                     
                                    
Symboli Kris S (USA) 1999      USD 8,415,633      GBP 5,196,530      EUR 7,919,387      AUD 13,632,876      JPY 984,724,000      
(Career Record: Japan: Starts 15: 8-2-4-1 for JPY 984,724,000)                                    
                                    
Animal Kingdom (USA) 2008      USD 8,387,500      GBP 5,432,447      EUR 6,378,828      AUD 8,015,206      JPY 757,730,796      
(Career Record: Starts: 12: 5-5-0-2; USA: Starts: 10: 4-5-0-1 for USD 2,387,500; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for USD 6,000,000; United Kingdom: Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for GBP 0.00)                                    
                                    
Kinshasa no Kiseki (AUS) 2003      USD 8,341,203      GBP 5,001,973      EUR 5,990,674      AUD 9,170,855      JPY 785,306,000      
(Career Record: Japan: Starts 31: 12-4-3-12 for JPY 785,306,000)                                    
                                    
Biwa Hayahide (JPN) 1990      USD 8,319,011      GBP 5,504,185      EUR N/A      AUD 11,824,857      JPY 897,675,000      
(Career Record: Japan: Starts 16: 10-5-0-1 for JPY 897,675,000)                                    
                                    
Rey de Oro (JPN) 2014 (retired)      USD 8,297,277      GBP 6,403,460      EUR 7,271,499      AUD 11,301,649      JPY 926,781,541      
(Career Record: Starts: 17: 7-2-1-76; Japan: Starts 15: 7-2-1-5 for JPY 881,550,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 2: 0-0-0-2 for USD 420,000)                                    
                                    
Kane Hekili (JPN) 2002      USD 8,258,176      GBP 5,149,039      EUR 6,572,565      AUD 11,539,538      JPY 851,682,647      
(Career Record: Starts: 23: 12-5-1-5; Japan: Starts 22: 15-5-1-4 for JPY 816,291,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for USD 300,000)                                    
                                    
Rose Kingdom (JPN) 2007      USD 8,218,210      GBP 5,241,972      EUR 6,084,839      AUD 8,628,760      JPY 694,668,000      
(Career Record: Japan: Starts 25: 6-2-3-14 for JPY 694,668,000)                                    
                                    
Chrono Genesis (JPN) 2016      USD 8,184,606      GBP 6,315,421      EUR 7,112,252      AUD 11,570,885      JPY 873,420,000      
(Career Record: Japan: Starts: 13: 7-2-3-1 for JPY 873,420,000)                                    
                                    
Military Attack (IRE) 2008 (late Rave in UK)      USD 8,155,734      GBP 5,240,771      EUR 6,467,268      AUD 8,990,282      JPY 850,018,555      HKD 63,270,675
(Career Record: Starts 44: 13-8-6-17; United Kingdom: Starts: 6: 3-2-0-1 for GBP 44,318.35; Hong Kong: Starts: 34: 9-5-5-15 for HKD 46,680,750; Singapo Starts: 3: 1-1-1-0 for SGD 2,625,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for USD 0)                                      
(When the hkjc.com pre import earnings of HKD 546,710 (see https://racing.hkjc.com/racing/content/english/pp_formsheet/fse_N175.pdf) are added to the hkjc.com post import earnings of HKD 63,518,265 (for Hong Kong, Singapore and UAE (Dubai)) the worldwide hjkc.com earnings total HKD 64,064,975. My worldwide total is HKD 63,270,675 or HKD 794,300 less.  I cannot find any evidence of a bonus paid which may explain the gap. My individual Hong Kong race earnings are the same as punters.com.au  except for his last start on 20 Nov 2016 where punters.com.au allocates HKD 0  for a third place when HKD 460,000 was earned. My Hong Kong individual race earnings also accord with the racingpost.com split of total prizemoney for each race. The Singapore Airlines International Cup earnings for 2013 to 2015 are based on http://www.siacup.sg/HorsemensGuide/HorsemensGuideinPDFFormat/Documents/2015_HMG_SAIC.pdf. equibase.com has career earnings of USD 8,118,852 which is very close to my figure of USD 8,155,734 suggesting any differrence is likely due to forex rates used rather than error in individual race earnings used to calculate foreign currency amounts.)                                     
                                    
Mejiro McQueen (JPN) 1987      USD 8,132,505      GBP 4,824,629      EUR N/A      AUD 11,034,088      JPY 1,014,657,700      
(Career Record: Japan: Starts 21: 12-6-1-2 for JPY 1,014,657,700)                                    
                                    
Agnes Digital (USA) 1997      USD 8,103,267      GBP 5,464,441      EUR 8,727,110      AUD 14,885,175      JPY 963,022,079      
(Career Record: Starts: 32: 12-5-4-11; Japan: Starts 29: 11-4-4-10 for JPY 730,925,000; Hong Kong: Starts: 2: 1-1-0-0 for HKD 13,200,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for USD 120,000.00)                                    
                                    
Designs on Rome (IRE) 2010      USD 8,069,617      GBP 5,187,711      EUR 6,523,990      AUD 9,688,284      JPY 890,073,840      HKD 62,596,937
(Career Record: Starts 37: 11-4-3-19; Ireland: Starts: 5: 1-2-1-1 for EUR 58,185; Hong Kong: Starts: 37: 11-6-4-16 for HKD 59,692,375; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for USD 300,000).                                      
(hkjc.com has 2012 year pre import earnings of HKD 614,040 (from Ireland) while I have converted Ireland earnings of EUR 58,185  (from www.goracing.ie the official Irish racing website) to HKD 578,563.  racingpost.com has 2012 Ireland earnings of EUR 55,420 which also appears to be used by equibase.com to arrrive at 2012 calendar year earnings of USD 71,602.  I have converted 2012 calendar year earnings of EUR 58,185 to USD 74,613. equibase.com has career earnings of USD 8,028,921 while I have USD 8,069,617 a relatively small difference.   hkjc.com has pre import earnings of HKD 614,040 plus HKD 62,819,325 for the next 32 starts (including 1 start in UAE (Duba)) for a worldwide total of HKD 63,433,365.  I can do no better than worldwide earnings of HKD 62,596,937 including Ireland HKD 578,563, Kong Hong Kong HKD 59,692,375 (no bonuses found) and UAE(Dubai)  HKD 2,395,999.  This leaves an unexplained shortfall of HKD 800,951 if the hkjc.com information is correct. My Hong Kong earnings for each race are the same as those reported by punters.com.au except for start 37 (last start) where punters.com.au had HKD 0 whereas I have HKD 100,000 for a dead heat 6th.)                                    
                                    
Heart's Cry (JPN) 2001      USD 8,057,571      GBP 4,564,156      EUR 6,688,100      AUD 11,068,655      JPY 926,977,770      
(Career Record: Starts: 19: 5-4-2-8; Japan: Starts: 17: 4-4-1-8 for JPY 555,731,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-0-1-0 for USD 3,000,000; United Kingdom: Starts: 1: 0-0-1-0 for GBP 80,775)                                    
                                    
Black Caviar (AUS) 2006 (mare)      USD 8,040,319      GBP 5,062,867      EUR 5,962,200      AUD 7,926,013      JPY 672,437,226      
(Career Record: Starts: 25: 25-0-0-0; Australia: Starts: 24: 24-0-0-0 for AUD 7,485,650; United Kingdom: Starts: 1: 1-1-0-0 for GBP 283,550)                                     
                                    
Silent Witness (AUS) 1999      USD 8,010,597      GBP 4,429,316      EUR 6,438,317      AUD 10,781,792      JPY 875,193,786      HKD 62,318,042
(Career Record: Starts 29: 18-3-2-6; Hong Kong: Starts 26: 17-3-1-5 for HKD 52,936,900 (includes four bonuses totalling HKD 9,700,000); Japan: Starts: 1: 1-0-1-1 for JPY 135,912,000)                                    
(Hong Kong earnings includes the following bonuses: Bonus of HKD 2,850,000 for winning Hong Kong Sprint on 14 Dec 2003. Bonus of HKD 2,000,000 earned 25 April 2004 for winning all three legs of the Triple Crown Series (Bauhinia Sprint Trophy, Centenary Sprint Cup, Chairman's Sprint Prize). Bonus of HKD 2,850,000 for winning Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sprint on 12 Dec 2004. Bonus of HKD 2,000,000 earned 3 April 2005 for winning all three legs of the Triple Crown Series (Bauhinia Sprint Trophy, Centenary Sprint Cup, Chairman's Sprint Prize).                                    
(hkjc.com has career earnings of HKD 62,496,396.  A career summary of which can be found at https://www.hkjc.com/english/news/images/SW%20profile_e.doc.  The sum of the individual race amounts and bonuses in the career summary is HKD 62,491,144 is HKD 5,242 less which means hkjc.com has overstated the total by HKD 5,252.  hkjc.com career earnings should be HKD 62,491,144.  hkjc.com has converted Japan earnings of JPY 135,912,000 (jbis.jp) to HKD 9,554,244 whereas I have calculated Japan earnings were equal to HKD 9,381,142 or JPY 173,102 less.  According to the cvareer summary Hong Kong career earnings are HKD 52,936,900.  The difference in worldwide career earnings of HKD 173,102 is in part due to addition arror of HKD 5,242 while the balance of the difference is due to the different forex rates used to convert JPY to HKD.                                    
                                    
Able Friend (AUS) 2009      USD 7,928,990      GBP 5,151,569      EUR 6,648,535      AUD 9,703,598      JPY 910,495,949      HKD 61,489,505
(Career Record: Starts 26: 13-5-4-4; Australia: Starts: 2: 1-1-0-0 for AUD 19,200; Hong Kong: Starts: 23: 12-4-4-3 for HKD 61,273,500 (estimated); United Kingdom: Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for GBP 5,062.50).                                      
(The hkjc.com post import total of HKD 61,333,624 includes United Kingdom earnings of GBP 5062.50 for which I do not have an equivalent hkjc.com HKD amount.  I have calculated that GBP 5,062.50 is equivalent to HKD 61,254 so that my total post import earnings are HKD 61,334,754 which is just HKD 1,130 more than the hkjc.com total.   When the hkjc.com pre import earnings of HKD 155,680 (see https://racing.hkjc.com/racing/content/english/pp_formsheet/fse_P303.pdf) are added to the hkjc.com post import earnings of HKD 61,333,624 the worldwide hjkc.com earnings total HKD 61,489,304.  I have worldwide HKD earnings of HKD 61,489,505 which is just HKD 201 greater and comprises Australia earnings of HKD 154,751 plus Hong Kong earnings of HKD 61,273,500 plus United Kingdom earnings of HKD 61,254.  It is likely the differences are attributed to different forex rates used.                                    
                                    
Werther (NZ) 2011 (late 'Werther (NZ)')      USD 7,891,608      GBP 5,717,354      EUR 6,993,149      AUD 10,431,360      JPY 886,290,970      HKD 61,398,737
(Career Record: Starts 33: 10-9-6-8; New Zealand: Starts: 10: 3-2-2-3 for NZD 89,925; Australia: Starts: 3: 1-2-0-0 for AUD 368,250; Hong Kong: Starts: 19: 6-4-4-5 for HKD 53,309,250 plus High Achievement Bonus of HKD 750, 000 on 13/12/2015 and Top-up Bonus of HKD 250,000 on 20/03/2016*; Japan: Starts: 1: 0-1-0-0 for JPY 60,960,000).                                      
(I am unable to reconcile my post import Hong Kong earnings of HKD 58,657,745 with the hkjc.com post import earnings of HKD 58,896,658 for 20 starts (including 1 start in Japan for which I have earnings of HKD 4,348,495).  My USD calendar year totals are almost identical with equibase.com figures except for the 2016 calendar year yet my 2016 HKD amounts are identical with those on bloodhound.net.au and in line with the 2016 GBP figures published by  racingpost.com. Some bloodhound.net.au HKD amounts for 2017 and 2018 appear to be incorrect (eg compare with hkjc  pattern book for 2017-18 and racing post.com amounts).)                                      
                                    
St Nicholas Abbey (IRE) 2007      USD 7,883,610      GBP 5,043,711      EUR 5,958,790      AUD 7,658,837      JPY 680,374,313      
(Career record: Starts 21: 9-2-7-3; Ireland: Starts 5: 2-1-2-0 for EUR 181,650; United Kingdom: Starts 9: 5-2-1-1 for GBP 973,746.62; France: Starts: 3: 0-0-1-2 for EUR 128,050; USA: Starts: 2: 1-0-1-0 for USD 1,917,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 2: 1-1-0-0 for USD 4,000,000)                                    
                                    
Rulership (JPN) 2007      USD 7,821,395      GBP 4,937,861      EUR 5,928,175      AUD 7,717,683      JPY 641,373,609      
(Career Record: Starts: 20: 8-2-4-6; Japan: Starts 18: 7-2-4-5 for JPY 549,764,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for USD 100,000; Hong Kong: Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for HKD 7,980,000)                                    
                                    
Bullish Luck (USA) 1999 (late 'Al Moughazel' in UK)      USD 7,810,991      GBP 4,200,591      EUR 6,085,525      AUD 10,252,406      JPY 864,166,058      HKD 60,744,496
(Career Record: Starts 62: 12-7-8-35; United Kingdom: Starts: 7: 2-1-1-3 for GBP 18,444; France: Starts: 1: 0-1-0-0 for EUR 5,800; Hong Kong: Starts: 48: 9-5-6-28 for HKD 38,730,000 ; Japan: Starts: 3: 1-0-0-2 for JPY 117,780,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 3: 0-0-1-2 for USD 750,000; and 2006 Asian Mile Challenge Bonus of USD 1,000,000).                                      
(Bullish Luck's earnings include a USD 1,000,000 bonus for winning the Asian Mile Challenge when he won the Yasuda Kinen in Tokyo, Japan on 4 June 2006. 'equibase.com' have career earnings of USD 8,825,485 which is USD 1,014,494.45 more than my figure of USD 7,810,99.55.  Looking at the equibase.com calendar year earnings and my equivalent figures the discrepancy arises in the 2006 calendar year. Assuming forex differences of some 14,494.45 over the horses career I infer that equibase.com has double counted the 2006 Asian Mile Challenge Bonus of USD 1,000,000.  I have emailed equibase.com about that and equibase.com responded as follows: "Since all of his races were overseas, we have limited specifics to each race.  Equibase  covers North American racing (US and Canada).  Any result information would be provided by the foreign racing jurisdiction and we would report what they paid out to the owner." In other words equibase.com does not independently audit information received.  The 'hkjc.com' summary excludes 8 starts and earnings appear overstated by at least HKD 2,000,000. The 'racingpost.com' total is understated by about GBP 500,000 as the USD 1,000,000 bonus (GBP 536,039) was not included but the 'racingpost.com' total is otherwise correct after allowing for differing forex rates that may have been applied.)                                     
                                     
Invasor (ARG) 2002      USD 7,804,070      GBP 4,051,851      EUR 5,991,168      AUD 9,928,728      JPY 912,487,201      
(Career Record: Starts: 12: 11-0-0-1; Uruguay: Starts 5: 5-0-0-0 for USD 114,070 (equibase.com); UAE (Dubai): Starts: 2: 1-0-0-1 for USD 3,700,000; USA: Starts: 5: 5-0-0-0 for USD 3,990,000)                                    
                                    
Mr Stunning (AUS) 2012 (retired)      USD 7,803,786      GBP 6,008,963      EUR 6,903,042      AUD 10,832,439      JPY 869,344,605      HKD 60,843,100
(Career Record: Hong Kong: Starts 30: 12-7-4-7 for HKD 60,843,100 (includes HKD 750,000 High Achievement Bonus earned 11 Dec 2016 and HKD 250,000 Top-up Bonus earned 5 March 2017))                                    
                                    
Pleasantly Perfect (USA) 1998      USD 7,789,880      GBP 4,438,669      EUR 6,552,154      AUD 10,985,106      JPY 846,928,872      
(Career Record: Starts: 18: 9-3-2-4; USA: Starts: 17: 8-3-2-4 for USD 4,189,880; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for USD 3,600,000)      
                                    
Found (IRE) 2012 (mare)      USD 7,647,067      GBP 5,525,377      EUR 6,818,639      AUD 9,899,826      JPY 832,029,971      
(Career Record: Starts 21: 6-11-3-1; Ireland: Starts: 10: 3-5-2-0 for EUR 729,150; France: Starts: 3: 2-0-0-1 for EUR 3,028,420; United Kingdom: Starts: 6: 0-6-0-0 for GBP 984,660.21; USA: Starts: 2: 1-0-1-0 for USD 2,010,000).                                      
                                    
Smarty Jones (USA) 2001      USD 7,613,155      GBP 4,274,035      EUR 6,348,121      AUD 10,539,853      JPY 838,042,940      
(Career record: USA: Starts 9: 8-1-0-0 for USD 7,613,155 (includes USD 5,000,000 racing series bonus included in Kentucky Derby prizemoney - see equibase.com race chart for that race))                                    
                                    
Good Ba Ba (USA) 2002      USD 7,580,931      GBP 4,370,138      EUR 5,413,547      AUD 9,452,887      JPY 763,361,616      HKD 58,939,641
(Career Record: Starts 50: 16-5-4-25; Hong Kong: Starts: 43: 16-5-4-18 for HKD 58,776,500 (including Hong Kong International Sale bonus of HKD 1,000,000; Japan: Starts: 2: 0-0-0-2 for JPY 0; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for USD 0.00; Australia: Starts: 4: 0-0-0-4 for AUD 20,150).                                      
(hkjc.com has career earnings of HKD 59,026,500 (includes Hong Kong International Sale Bonus announced by hkjc.com 20 June 2006 of HKD 1,000,000) for 46 starts (43 in Hong Kong, 2 in Japan and 1 in UAE (Dubai, no prizemoney earnt outside Hong Kong)).  My total earnings for the 46 starts are HKD 58,776,500 (including bonus) which is HKD 250,000 less than the hkjc.com total. My cumulative earnings up to start 12 (including bonus) are HKD 3,955,500 which is the same as hkjc.com (see: https://www.hkjc.com/english/special/HKIS/hkis_BonusWinners.asp).  Looking at figures from bloodhound.net.au, racingnsw.com.au or racingpost.com for individual races I cannot find HKD 250,000 unless that amount was paid as a further bonus which I cannot find.  I have converted the HKD bonus to other currencies using forex rates for 7 Jan 2006 where I assume first place in the race on that date was the trigger event for payment of the bonus.   The hkjc.com earnings does not include earnings from 4 starts in Australia.  Where I don't have any information at all about the Hong Kong prize split I have used 1st 57.00%, 2nd 22.00%, 3rd 11.50%, 4th 6.00%, 5th 3.50%, 6th 0.00%.  In other cases I have formed a view about which of bloodhound.net.au, racingnsw.com.au or racingpost.com is likely to best reflect the Hong Kong prizemoney split to apportion total Hong Kong prizemoney.  Note Australian earnings of AUD 20,150 equate to HKD 163,141)                                    
                                    
Ambitious Dragon (NZ) 2006      USD 7,559,429      GBP 4,735,080      EUR 5,615,169      AUD 7,340,563      JPY 627,388,492      HKD 58,722,850
(Career Record: Starts 30: 13-5-2-10; Hong Kong: Starts: 29: 13-5-2-9 for HKD 58,722,850 (inc HKD 2,000,000 triple crown bonus earned 26 Feb 2012); UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for USD 0.00).                                      
(hkjc.com has identical career earnings of HKD 58,722,850. I have followed the racinpost.com prizemoney split for Hong Kong prizemoney beginning at start 10 to allocate total race prizemoney (racingpost.com did not publish full details of earlier starts).  For the first 9 starts in Hong Kong I used the following percentages: 1st 57.00%, 2nd 22.00%, 3rd 11.50%, 4th 6.00%, 5th 3.50%, 6th 0.00% to allocate total race prizemoney.  Note racingpost.com does not include bonuses whereas equibase.com does. The equibase.com earnings are USD 7,560,756 whereas I have USD 7,559,429 the difference likely due to the forex rates used.)                                    
                                    
Wise Dan (USA) 2007      USD 7,558,236      GBP 4,725,960      EUR 5,721,306      AUD 7,713,997      JPY 684,254,253      
(Career Record: Starts: 31: 23-2-0-6; USA: Starts: 29: 21-2-0-6 for USD 6,356,160; Canada: Starts: 2: 2-0-0-0 for CAD 1,200,000 (or USD 1,202,076))                                    
                                    
Eishin Preston (USA) 1997      USD 7,544,610      GBP 4,991,764      EUR 7,925,110      AUD 13,476,445      JPY 903,786,335      
(Career Record: Starts: 32: 10-5-2-15; Japan: Starts 29: 11-4-4-10 for JPY 491,067,000; Hong Kong: Starts: 5: 3-1-0-0 for HKD 24,600,000; and a bonus of HKD 1,000,000)                           
Eishin Preston's earnings include a bonus of HKD 1,000,000 by hkjc for winning the 2001 Hong Kong Mile and the 2002 Audemars Piguet QE II Cup                                    
                                    
Contrail (JPN) 2017 (to 29 November 2020)      USD 7,480,946      GBP 5,862,665      EUR 6,593,674      AUD 10,919,840      JPY 796,110,000      
(Career record: Japan: 8 starts: 7 wins, 1 seconds, 0 thirds for JPY 796,110,000)                                    
                                    
Midnight Bisou (USA) 2015 (mare) (retired)      USD 7,471,520      GBP 5,772,772      EUR 6,650,381      AUD 10,923,042      JPY 817,208,159      
(Career Record: Starts: 22: 13-6-3-0; USA: Starts: 21: 13-5-3-0 for USD 3,971,520; Saudi Arabia: Starts: 1: 0-1-0-0 for USD 3,500,000)                                    
                                    
Mayano Top Gun (JPN) 1992      USD 7,439,172      GBP 4,726,805      EUR N/A      AUD 9,713,344      JPY 810,390,000      
(Career Record: Japan: Starts 21: 8-4-5-1 for JPY 810,390,000)                                    
                                    
Daiwa Scarlet (JPN) 2004 (mare)      USD 7,391,964      GBP 4,103,558      EUR 5,287,132      AUD 9,391,104      JPY 786,685,000      
(Career Record: Japan: Starts 12: 8-4-0-0 for JPY 786,685,000)                                    
                                    
Lucky Lilac (JPN) 2015 (as at 27 Dec 2020)      USD 7,379,081      GBP 5,638,771      EUR 6,433,963      AUD 10,535,204      JPY 798,534,996      
(Career Record: Starts: 19: 7-4-3-5; Japan: Starts: 17: 7-3-3-5 for JPY 737,467,000; Hong Kong: Starts: 1: 0-1-0-0 for HKD 4,400,000)                                    
                                    
Zenyatta (USA) 2004 (mare)      USD 7,304,580      GBP 4,385,715      EUR 5,129,719      AUD 8,436,734      JPY 676,351,328      
(Career Record: USA: Starts: 20: 19-1-0-0 for USD 7,304,580)                                    
                                    
Lovely Day (JPN) 2010      USD 7,261,138      GBP 4,757,878      EUR 6,324,698      AUD 9,320,793      JPY 835,427,857      
(Career Record: Starts: 33: 9-3-3-18; Japan: Starts 31: 9-3-3-16 for JPY 798,195,000; Hong Kong: Starts: 2: 0-0-0-2 for HKD 2,565,000)                                    
                                    
Authentic (USA) 2017 (retired)      USD 7,191,200      GBP 5,492,085      EUR 6,118,899      AUD 9,980,618      JPY 752,924,695      
(Career Record: USA: Starts: 8: 6-2-0-0 for USD 7,191,200 - includes USD 1,000,000 paid for sweeping the TVG.com Haskell Stakes (G1), Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1), and Longines Breeders' Cup Classic (G1))                                    
                                    
Goldikova (IRE) 2005 (mare)      USD 7,180,352      GBP 4,396,693      EUR 5,183,006      AUD 8,300,750      JPY 653,786,276      
(Career record: Starts 27: 17-6-3-1;  France: Starts: 20: 12-5-2-1 for EUR 2,257,145; USA: Starts: 4: 3-0-1-0 for USD 3,508,000; United Kingdom: Starts 3: 2-1-0-0 for GBP 309,265)      

Southern Legend (AUS) 2012 (as at 21 Feb 2021)      USD 7,148,359      GBP 5,498,037      EUR 6,248,575      AUD 10,067,108      JPY 773,799,522      HKD 55,713,528
(Career Record: Starts: 49: 12-7-9-21; Australia: Starts: 9: 4-0-2-3 for AUD 245,580; Hong Kong: Starts 37: 7-6-7-17 for HKD 44,225,775 (includes High Achievement Bonus of HKD 750,000 earned 12 July 2017); Singapo Starts 2: 2-0-0-0 for SGD 1,710,000; Dubai (UAE): Starts 1: 0-0-0-1 for USD 120.000)                                    
                                    
Bricks and Mortar (USA) 2014 (to 2 Nov 2019)      USD 7,085,650      GBP 5,489,004      EUR 6,304,468      AUD 10,103,165      JPY 772,690,603      
(Career Record: USA: Starts 13: 11-0-2-0 for USD 7,085,650)                                    
                                    
Fenomeno (JPN) 2009      USD 7,000,383      GBP 4,387,346      EUR 5,328,850      AUD 6,979,874      JPY 629,108,000      
(Career Record: Japan: Starts: 18: 7-2-0-9 for JPY 629,108,000)                                    
                                    
According to my calculations Beauty Generation has the distinction of being the first horse to earn more than HKD 100 million in Hong Kong.

If I have omitted any horse please let me know.                                    

Tim

You added Fields but not Viewed, the  winner of the first of two Cups I've seen live.

 

NOTABLE HORSES THAT EARNED BETWEEN USD 1,000,000 AND USD 5,000,000 IN USD ORDER (AND EQUIVALENT AMOUNTS IN SELECTED OTHER CURRENCIES)                                    
FOR EARNERS GREATER THAN USD 5,000,000 SEE ABOVE AND LESS THAN USD 1,000,000 SEE BELOW                                    
                                    
*Sunday Silence (USA) 1986      USD 4,968,554      GBP 3,082,359      EUR N/A      AUD 6,401,979      JPY 704,975,568      
(Career Record: USA: Starts: 14: 9-5-0-0 for USD 4,968,554 (inc. Triple Crown Bonus of USD 1,000,000))                                    
                                    
*Easy Goer (USA) 1986      USD 4,873,770      GBP 2,989,171      EUR N/A      AUD 6,239,796      JPY 682,190,126      
(Career Record: USA: Starts: 20: 14-5-1-0 for USD 4,873,770)                                    
                                    
Royal Delta (USA) 2008 (mare)      USD 4,811,126      GBP 3,021,719      EUR 3,622,244      AUD 4,768,969      JPY 401,114,995      
(Career Record: Starts: 22: 12-5-1-4; USA: Starts: 20: 12-5-1-2 for USD 4,811,126; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 2: 0-0-0-2 for USD 0.00 0.00)                                    
                                    
Zarkava (IRE) 2005 (mare)      USD 4,801,038      GBP 2,629,768      EUR 3,364,620      AUD 5,843,443      JPY 508,985,582      
(Career Record: France: Starts: 7: 7-0-0-0 for EUR 3,364,620)                                    
                                    
Frankel (GB) 2008      USD 4,788,386      GBP 2,998,302      EUR 3,590,310      AUD 4,628,399      JPY 379,190,631      
(Career Record: United Kingdom: Starts: 14: 14-0-0-0 for GBP 2,998,301.54)                                    
                                    
Fairy King Prawn (AUS) 1995      USD 4,707,280      GBP 3,105,289      EUR N/A      AUD 8,287,422      JPY 540,829,730      HKD 36,651,466
Career Record: Starts 26: 12-10-0-4; Hong Kong: Starts 23: 11-9-0-3 for HKD 25,697,587 (estimated.) and Bonus of HKD 800,000 earned 22 April 2001 as a consolation prize for winning two out of three legs of The Champion Sprint Series in 2000/2001 season for a Hong Kong total of HKD 26,497,587; Japan: Starts: 2: 1-0-0-1 for JPY 97,864,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-1-0-0 for USD 400,000)                                    
(The hkjc.com has Hong Kong only race earnings of HKD 26,797,587 which is HKD 1,100,000 more than my figure (excluding the HKD 800,000 bonus). My USD earnings for all 26 races inc bonus of USD 4,707,279 is just USD 3,200 more than the equibase.com figure of USD 4,704,080 for the same and my calendar year USD earnings are also close to the equibase.com USD calendar year earnings for the same suggesting equibase.com and I are in agreement as to both the timing and amount of Hong Kong only earnings when converted into USD using our respective forex rates.  The difference between the hkjc.com total and my Hong Kong only HKD race earnings difference is inexplicable.)                                       
                                    
Songbird (USA) 2013 (mare)      USD 4,692,000      GBP 3,407,558      EUR 4,199,079      AUD 6,324,726      JPY 522,068,612      
(Career Record: USA: Starts 15: 13-2-0-0 for USD 4,692,000)                                    
                                    
Takeover Target (AUS) 1999      USD 4,640,936      GBP 2,559,643      EUR 3,564,333      AUD 6,006,918      JPY 523,131,698      
(Career Record: Starts: 41: 21-6-4-10; Australia: Starts: 29: 18-3-3-5 for AUD 3,419,150; United Kingdom: Starts: 8: 1-2-1-4 for GBP 311,980.67; Japan: Starts 2: 1-1-0-0 for JPY 122,854,000; Singapo Starts 2: 1-0-0-1 for SGD 592,500)                                     
                                    
Daylami (IRE) 1994      USD 4,574,744      GBP 2,814,954      EUR N/A      AUD 7,083,252      JPY 520,427,841      
(Career record: Starts 21: 11-3-4-3; France: Starts: 8: 4-2-1-1 for FRF 1,830,000 and EUR 0; United Kingdom: Starts 7: 3-0-3-1 for GBP 711,947.00; Ireland: Starts 3: 2-1-0-0 for IEP 48,750.00 and EUR 634,235; USA: Starts: 2: 2-0-0-0 for USD 2,280,000; UAE (Dubai): Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for USD 150,000. (Raced before and after introduction of the euro.))                                    
                                    
Octagonal (NZ) 1992      USD 4,539,296      GBP 2,890,110      EUR N/A      AUD 5,892,231      JPY 489,387,820      
(Career Record: Australia: Starts: 28: 14-7-1-6 for AUD 5,892,231)                                    
                                    
Pilsudski (IRE) 1992      USD 4,098,054      GBP 2,522,241      EUR N/A      AUD 5,495,714      JPY 480,087,890      
(Career record: Starts 22: 10-6-2-4; United Kingdom: Starts 14: 5-4-1-4 for GBP 607,898.55; Ireland: Starts 2: 2-0-0-0 for IEP 105,050.00; Germany: Starts 1: 1-0-0-0 for DEM 350,000; France: Starts: 3: 0-2-1-0 for FRF 3,300,000; Canada: Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for USD 1,040,000 (Breeders Cup held in Canada); Japan: Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for JPY 134,940,000)                                    
                                    
Azeri (USA) 1998 (mare)      USD 4,079,820      GBP 2,551,910      EUR 3,925,046      AUD 6,777,265      JPY 488,007,336      
(Career Record: USA: Starts: 24: 17-4-0-3 for USD 4,079,820)                                    
                                    
Tie The Knot (AUS) 1994      USD 3,912,021      GBP 2,431,442      EUR N/A      AUD 6,272,835      JPY 462,173,893      
(Career Record: Australia: Starts: 62: 21-9-8-24 for AUD 6,272,835 (note some records omit 6th place prizemoney of AUD 60,000 for the 1998 Melbourne Cup))                                    
                                    
Apache Cat (AUS) 2002      USD 3,747,082      GBP 2,069,774      EUR 2,706,118      AUD 4,588,655      JPY 398,109,745      
(Career Record: Starts: 43: 19-4-7-13; Australia: Starts: 42: 19-4-7-12 for AUD 4,588,655; Hong Kong: Starts 1: 0-0-0-1 for HKD 0)                                     
                                    
Lonhro (AUS) 1998      USD 3,624,029      GBP 2,219,374      EUR 3,351,384      AUD 5,790,510      JPY 419,077,767      
(Career Record: Australia: Starts: 35: 26-3-2-4 for AUD 5,790,510)                                    
                                    
Better Loosen Up (AUS) 1985      USD 3,618,491      GBP 1,970,624      EUR N/A      AUD 4,640,302      JPY 483,581,937      
(Career Record: Starts: 45: 17-9-3-16; Starts Australia: Starts: 44: 16-9-3-16 for AUD 3,510,245; Japan: Starts 1: 1-0-0-0 for JPY 110,180,600)                                     
                                    
Montjeu (IRE) 1996      USD 3,178,230      GBP 2,021,656      EUR N/A      AUD 5,097,879      JPY 355,902,061      
(Career record: Starts 16: 11-2-0-3; France: Starts: 10: 8-1-0-1 for FRF 220,000 (before 31 Dec 1998) and EUR 1,463,512 (after 31 Dec 1998); Ireland: Starts: 2: 2-0-0-0 for EUR 642,171; Japan: Starts 1: 0-0-0-1 for JPY 20,000,000; United Kingdom: Starts 2: 1-1-0-0 for GBP 523,000; USA: Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for USD 0.00)                                    
                                    
Giant's Causeway (USA) 1997      USD 3,091,618      GBP 2,098,569      EUR 3,450,424      AUD 5,493,280      JPY 332,158,731      
(Career record: Starts 13: 9-4-0-0; Ireland: Starts: 5: 4-1-0-0 for EUR 758,479; France: Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for EUR 60,980; United Kingdom: Starts 6: 4-2-0-0 for GBP 935,000; USA: Starts: 1: 0-1-0-0 for USD 954,000)                                    
                                    
Lando (GER) 1990      USD 3,055,493      GBP 1,955,391      EUR N/A      AUD 4,233,292      JPY 309,829,894      
(Career record: Starts 23: 10-2-1-10; Germany: Starts 17: 7-2-1-7 for DEM 2,022,800; France: Starts: 2: 0-0-0-0 for FRF 400,000; Italy: Starts 2: 2-0-0-0 for ITY 562,500,000; USA: Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for USD 0.00; Japan: Starts: 1: 1-0-0-0 for JPY 135,360,000. Retired as Europe's earnings record holder when measured in USD passing All Along (FR) 1979.)                                    
                                    
Symboli Rudolf (JPN) 1981      USD 2,877,750      GBP 2,192,026      EUR N/A      AUD 3,650,385      JPY 684,824,200      
(Career Record: 16 starts: 13 wins (1 x G1, 6 x DG1), 1 second, 1 third.  Win % 81.3, Place % 93.8. Japan: Starts 15: 13-1-1-0 for JPY 684,824,400; USA: Starts 1: 0-0-0-1 for USD 0)  (Currency conversions based on PACIFIC Exchange Rate Service http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca Foreign Currency Units per 1 U.S. Dollar, 1948-2015)                                    
                                    
Spectacular Bid (USA) 1976      USD 2,781,608      GBP N/A      EUR N/A      AUD N/A      JPY N/A      
(Career Record: USA: 30 starts: 26 wins (13 x G1), 2 seconds, 1 third.  Win % 86.7, Place % 96.7.)                                    
                                    
Melody Belle (NZ) 2014 (mare) (as at 13 Feb 2021)      USD 2,738,566      GBP 2,136,851      EUR 2,445,983      AUD 3,884,482      JPY 299,109,771      NZD 4,126,620
(Career Record: Starts: 37: 18-1-6-12: New Zealand: Starts 24: 16-0-3-5 for NZD 2,200,625; Australia: Starts: 13: 2-1-3-7 for AUD 1,814,600 )                                    
                                    
Vo Rogue (AUS) 1983      USD 2,407,511      GBP 1,412,916      EUR N/A      AUD 3,116,100      JPY 328,525,746      
(Career record: Australia: Starts: 83: 26-14-9-34 for AUD 3,116,100)                                    
                                    
Affirmed (USA) 1975      USD 2,393,818      GBP N/A      EUR N/A      AUD N/A      JPY N/A      
(Career Record: USA: 29 starts: 22 wins (14 x G1), 5 seconds, 1 thirds.  Win % 75.9, Place % 96.6.)                                     
                                    
Poetic Prince (AUS) 1984 (aka 'Our Poetic Prince')      USD 2,282,737      GBP 1,319,395      EUR N/A      AUD 2,842,023      JPY 298,432,002      NZD 3,666,502
(Career Record: Starts: 36: 16-8-3-9; New Zealand: Starts: 17: 12-2-2-1 for NZD 370,465; Australia: Starts: 19: 4-6-1-8 for AUD 2,547,710)                                     
                                    
Horlicks (NZ) 1983 (mare)      USD 2,274,714      GBP 1,373,208      EUR N/A      AUD 2,904,514      JPY 317,776,835      NZD 3,782,681
(Career Record: Starts: 40: 18-9-2-11; New Zealand: 35: 16-9-1-9 for NZD 1,735,270; Starts Australia: Starts: 4: 1-0-1-2 for AUD 625,000; Japan: Starts 1: 1-0-0-0 for JPY 103,161,000)                                     
                                    
Miss Andretti (AUS) 2001 (mare)      USD 2,266,106      GBP 1,166,948      EUR 1,717,352      AUD 2,833,483      JPY 265,736,608      
(Career Record: Starts: 31: 19-3-2-7; Australia: Starts: 28: 18-3-2-5 for AUD 2,548,100; United Kingdom: Starts: 2: 1-0-0-1 for GBP 121,259.38; Hong Kong: Starts 1: 0-0-0-1 for HKD 0)                                     
                                    
Rock of Gibraltar (IRE) 1999      USD 1,892,333      GBP 1,266,502      EUR 2,018,579      AUD 3,517,779      JPY 232,187,114      
(Career record: Starts 13: 10-2-0-1; Ireland: Starts: 3: 3-0-0-0 for EUR 303,753; United Kingdom: Starts 7: 5-1-0-1 for GBP 711,375; France: Starts: 2: 2-0-0-0 for EUR 361,981; USA: Starts: 1: 0-1-0-0 for USD 214,000)                                    
                                    
Beau Zam (NZ) 1984      USD 1,782,903      GBP 989,260      EUR N/A      AUD 2,388,675      JPY 229,740,558      
(Career record: Australia: Starts: 28: 11-5-2-10 for AUD 2,388,675)                                    
                                    
Round Table (USA) 1954      USD 1,749,744      GBP N/A      EUR N/A      AUD N/A      JPY N/A      
(Career Record: USA: 66 starts: 43 wins, 8 seconds, 5 thirds.  Win % 65.2, Place % 84.8.                                    
                                    
Kingston Town (AUS) 1976      USD 1,775,252.87      GBP 851,953.85      EUR N/A      AUD 1,604,490      JPY 408,405,652
(Career record: Australia: Starts: 41: 30-5-2-4 for AUD 1,604,490) (Currency conversions based on PACIFIC Exchange Rate Service http://fx.sauder.ubc.ca Foreign Currency Units per 1 U.S. Dollar, 1948-2015)                              
                                       
Strawberry Road (AUS) 1979      USD 1,710,441      GBP 1,203,740      EUR N/A      AUD 2,209,169      JPY 384,975,867      
(Career record: Starts 45: 17-7-7-14; Australia: Starts: 26: 13-3-3-7 for AUD 689,800; Germany: Starts: 2: 1-1-0-0 for DEM 183,000; France: Starts: 3: 2-0-0-1 for FRF 1,199,500; USA: Starts: 12: 1-3-4-4 for USD 905,50; Japan: Starts: 1: 0-0-0-1 for JPY 0; United Kingdom: Starts 1: 0-0-0-0 for GBP 0)                                    
                                    
Buckpasser (USA) 1963      USD 1,462,014      GBP N/A      EUR N/A      AUD N/A      JPY N/A      
(Career Record: USA: 31 starts: 25 wins, 4 seconds, 1 third. Win % 80.6, Place % 96.8.)                                     
                                    
Secretariat (USA) 1970      USD 1,316,808      GBP N/A      EUR N/A      AUD N/A      JPY N/A      
(Career Record: USA: 21 starts: 16 wins (7 x G1), 3 seconds, 1 third.  Win % 76.2, Place % 95.2.)                                    
                                    
Nashua (USA) 1952      USD 1,288,565      GBP N/A      EUR N/A      AUD N/A      JPY N/A      
(Career Record: USA: 30 starts: 22 wins, 4 seconds, 1 third.  Win % 73.3, Place % 90.0.)                                    
   
Citation (USA) 1945      USD 1,085,760      GBP N/A      EUR N/A      AUD N/A      JPY N/A      
(Career Record: USA: 45 starts: 32 wins (10 x G1L), 10 seconds, 2 thirds.  Win % 71.1, Place % 97.8.)    
                                 
Manikato (AUS) 1975      USD 1,074,492      GBP 646,353      EUR N/A      AUD 1,154,210      JPY 281,333,545      
(Career record: Australia: Starts: 47: 29-8-5-5 for AUD 1,154,210)  (Currency conversions based on Reserve Bank of Australia monthly rates (rba.gov.au))                                    
                                       
* Estimates made of USD amounts earned by Sunday Silence, Easy Goer in some races to match yearly totals to allow conversion into GBP, AUD and JPY.  Error in converting to GBP, AUD and JPY likely to be very small.                                    

Ah the Everest. Yes indeed. What will they say including those behind the Pegasus World Cup, the Breeders Cup, the British Champions meeting and Dubai World Cup meeting  or even Vic racing.  We also have sales promotion races, restricted territorial races and territorial breeders bonuses.  Didn't we once have a special Group 1 race to celebrate the America's Cup the 1983 'Australasian' in Perth.  Unlike so many Group 1 races at least the Everest is likely to attract the best possible field.  At least until recently the Americans did not include Japanese earnings in statistical tables because they believe they were inflated - see DRF website for some stuff on this - but they did include Dubai earnings - go figure.  Now they have their own Pegasus meeting perhaps their rules will change especially now that Arrogate is the money leader.  Perhaps to borrow the latest excuse for any perfidy from the business world the answer is: 'it is what it is'.   

Cheers

Dave , Lets call it what it is . The " Everest" is a load of crap. The marketing genius' s who are probably being paid a small fortune couldn't even come up with a better name than something that is peculiar to an another Country. If South Africa comes up with a new race do you think they will call it the "Sydney Opera House Stakes". Total garbage. As a famous racing scribe once said , if you put the breeders in charge of anything you will get greed in all its  manifestations. That sadly is what has happened in NSW.

tim,

For the sake of good house keeping I have cut and pasted your list to the post that is indexed as Prizemoney Record Holders on the Race Records of Champion Racehorses thread. 

http://www.racehorsetalk.com.au/racing-talk/race-records-of-champion-racehorses/1384/#msg_629846

Marvelous research.   

AUSTRALASIAN THOROUGHBRED MARES EARNINGS RECORD HOLDERS THROUGH THE AGES
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That is a fantastic list!

Before La Carabine, it would be hard to know. Auraria which won the 1895 Melbourne Cup, VRC Oaks and Fisher Plate for a total from those 3 victories of £4229 10s would probably be ahead of Briseis and Zoe. There were very few outstanding mares before La Carabine.

It's interesting compared to today, but on a list from 1944 of the highest-earning Australasian horses, Desert Gold was the highest mare although in 25th place overall.

Some amazing horses there.  How about Kingston ?  A world record 89 wins, only out of the money 4 times in 138 starts.  He raced from two  through his 10 year old season and was the leading sire in America when he was 16 and again when he was 26. 

In 1910, when he was champion the second time his son Novelty was the leading US money winner and champion 2YO but was then exported to France and later Brazil because of the Harts-Agnew laws that made gaming and horse racing illegal in New York state in 1908.  Racing was only able to continue by oral wagering.  Anything written down was deemed illegal and the law was out in force to enforce the law.  These laws followed on from similar acts in neighboring New Jersey from 1898 that started something of an exodus of horses and riders from America to Europe including the great Tod Sloan.  After a 1911 amendment to the law to limit the liability of owners and directors was defeated,every racetrack in New York State shut down.  Racing resumed in New York in 1913 after the full economic gravity of ban was realized.

Yes, the Jersey laws. 

They had quite an impact on the evolution of the sport of thoroughbred racing in the first half of the 20th century and were responsible, I think, for the various jurisdictions developing apart from one another. 

I presume Weatherby's took exception to the lines of Lexington on Durbar's dam side because his grandsire Timolean was out of the Saltram Mare (~1801) who traces to the Vampire mare (~1757) at the head of American Family 24. 

157 years on the British declared Durbur not worthy of the Stud Book and the horse beat all the colts worthy of the Stud Book for the Derby.  Ridiculous.

The way the Everest prize money keeps increasing, it won't be long before a single win will overtake all bar Winx on the list.