2  Redzel (AUS) 2012            AUD 15,372,000            AUS           2   28     14   6   1  7   as at 13 Oct 20162018

Trapeze Artist's second-place money puts him into the $5 million club according to the Racing NSW website - $5,242,850

To be honest I don't think prizemoney from "closed" races like The Everest and the Magic Millions should be included.....as a "purist"   

Redzel might now be second behind Winx as far as stake winnings of  Aust / NZ bred gallopers, however, I would think Manikato, Black Caviar,Buffering and Takeover Target would have being capable of winning two Everests had the race been around when they raced .

Imagine what Tulloch's would have been had he not lost his four-year-old year.
 

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                                 ..........contributors to this thread may need to be formally assessed

As earnings records are likely to become a media topic as the Cox Plate approaches especially if Winx wins I thought I would list the world's top earners by USD as it is more often than not the world's default currency.  Where known I have also shown the GBP and AUD equivalent and if the horse was based in Japan the JPY amount which includes foreign earnings converted to JPY which 'jbis' does not include on its website.

I think the top 21 are settled.  Of the top 3 dozen 5 'Australian' horses make the list: Winx, Redzel, Makybe Diva, Vengeance of Rain and So You Think.

Below the top 3 dozen I have include some I have not researched ('not reviewed'), some others that didn't make the USD 8m cutoff and 3 notable ANZ horses that just fell short when converting their ANZ earnings to USD (and GBP).

Except in the case of those marked 'not reviewed' the figures are all mine converting all currencies into AUD then into USD and GBP (if necessary) using RBA Daily Indicator rates for the date of the race or the previous trading day if that falls on a non-trading day;   

1   Buena Vista (JPN) 2006   USD 19,883,807   GBP 12,781,143   AUD 21,941,648   JPY 1,479,126,913
2   Orfevre (JPN) 2008   USD 18,988,823   GBP 11,880,602   AUD 18,869,240   JPY 1,599,879,264
3   Gentildonna (JPN) 2009   USD 18,481,223   GBP 11,569,967   AUD 19,256,471   JPY 1,726,819,728
4   Arrogate (USA) 2013   USD 17,422,600   GBP 13,877,428   AUD 22,934,751   
5   Kitasan Black (JPN) 2012   USD 16,554,365   GBP 12,375,699   AUD 22,020,066   JPY 1,876,843,000
6   T M Opera O (JPN) 1996   USD 16,252,573   GBP 10,881,316   AUD 29,003,944   JPY 1,835,189,000
7   Winx (AUS) 2011   USD 15,103,990   GBP 11,109,510   AUD 19,884,925   
8   Gold Ship (JPN) 2009   USD 15,043,120   GBP 9,433,351   AUD 15,651,727   JPY 1,397,767,000
9   Vodka (JPN) 2004 (mare)   USD 14,179,221   GBP 8,092,149   AUD 17,291,550   JPY 1,304,876,000
10   Gun Runner (USA) 2013   USD 15,988,500   GBP 11,808,858   AUD 20,397,996   
11   California Chrome (USA) 2011   USD 14,752,650   GBP 10,104,313   AUD 18,515,899   
12   Victoire Pisa (JPN) 2007   USD 12,885,541   GBP 8,318,408   AUD 13,341,900   JPY 1,103,271,231
13   Deep Impact (JPN) 2002   USD 12,816,741   GBP 6,934,759   AUD 16,852,213   JPY 1,454,551,000
14   Redzel (AUS) 2012    USD 11,516,027   GBP 8,682,351   AUD 15,372,000   
15   Espoir City (JPN) 2005   USD 11,492,611   GBP 7,278,456   AUD 12,656,089   JPY 1,023,197,000
16   Smart Falcon (JPN) 2005   USD 11,463,702   GBP 7,227,494   AUD 12,691,347   JPY 990,736,000
17   Vermilion (JPN) 2002   USD 11,134,909   GBP 6,211,385   AUD 13,701,570   JPY 1,168,152,680
18   Makybe Diva (GB) 1999   USD 10,770,695   GBP 6,028,031   AUD 14,526,685   
19   Highland Reel (IRE) 2012   USD 10,525,708   GBP 7,875,927   AUD 13,930,005   
20   Curlin (USA) 2004   USD 10,501,800   GBP 5,291,580   AUD 11,860,233   
21   Zenno Rob Roy (JPN) 2000   USD 10,485,819   GBP 5,814,128   AUD 14,186,563   JPY 1,135,614,260
   Cigar (USA) 1990    USD 9,999,815   GBP 6,405,361   AUD 13,154,049   
   Lord Kanaloa (JPN) 2008   USD 9,828,089   GBP 6,216,239   AUD 9,845,249   JPY 873,366,096
   Tap Dance City (USA) 1997   USD 9,598,003   GBP 5,695,074   AUD 14,578,978   JPY 1,084,221,000
   Flintshire (GB) 2010 (not reviewed)   USD 9,589,910   GBP 6,240,977   AUD not reviewed   
          Skip Away (USA) 1993#     USD 9,453,761 GBP 5,814,093   AUD 13,452,015
   Special Week (JPN) 1995   USD 9,310,726   GBP 5,700,645   AUD 14,529,279   JPY 1,092,623,000
   Gloria de Campeao (BRZ) 2003   USD 9,258,355   GBP not reviewed   AUD not reviewed   
   Eishin Flash (JPN) 2007   USD 9,143,451   GBP 5,845,679   AUD 9,458,874   JPY 791,598,580
   Narita Brian (JPN) 1991   USD 9,142,891   GBP 5,949,782   AUD 12,293,026   JPY 1,026,916,000
   Vengeance Of Rain (NZ) 2000 ('Subscribe' in Aust.)    USD 9,098,595   GBP 4,786,231   AUD 11,538,922   
   Just A Way (JPN) 2009   USD 9,043,915   GBP 5,544,778   AUD 9,658,459   JPY 902,231,217
   Stay Gold (JPN) 1994   USD 8,680,999   GBP 5,629,967   AUD 14,870,312   JPY 1,041,136,266
   American Pharoah (USA) 2012   USD 8,650,300   GBP not reviewed   AUD not reviewed   
   So You Think (NZ) 2006   USD 8,535,340   GBP 5,445,105   AUD 8,874,999   
   Enable (GB) 2014   USD 8,482,238   GBP 6,447,102   AUD 11,302,070   
# The Equibase chart for Woodbine Million Stakes (Canada) states: "All money values represented in Canadian currency unless noted otherwise".  As no note stating otherwise it is taken that the prizemoney is expressed in CAD (CAD 600,000).  Equibase may have failed to pick up on this when calculating yearly and total earnings so Equibase USD earnings for Skip Away are overstated by about USD 162,598.00 unless they determined that CAD 1.00 = USD 1.00.
               
   Further work required:            
   Thunder Snow (IRE) 2012 (not reviewed)   USD not reviewed   GBP 6,302,421   AUD not reviewed   
   Cirrus des Aigles (FR) 2006 (not reviewed)   USD not reviewed   GBP 6,179,490   AUD not reviewed   
   Maurice (JPN) 2011 (not reviewed)   USD not reviewed   GBP 6,004,693   AUD not reviewed   
   Treve (FR) 2010 (not reviewed)   USD not reviewed   GBP 6,002,918   AUD not reviewed   
   Viva Pataca (GB) 2002 (not reviewed)   USD not reviewed   GBP 5,994,640   AUD not reviewed   
               
   Some other below USD 8,000,000:            
   Rulership (JPN) 2007   USD 7,821,395   GBP 4,937,861   AUD 7,717,683.01   JPY 641,373,609
   Invasor (ARG) 2002  (not reviewed)   USD 7,804,070   GBP not reviewed   AUD not reviewed   
   Found (IRE) 2012   USD 7,647,067   GBP 5,525,377   AUD 9,899,826   
   Wise Dan (USA) 2007  (not reviewed)   USD 7,552,920   GBP not reviewed   AUD not reviewed   
   Zenyatta (USA) 2004  (not reviewed)   USD 7,304,570   GBP not reviewed   AUD not reviewed   
   Oguri Cap (JPN) 1985   USD 6,700,761   GBP 3,896,052   AUD 8,523,301   JPY 912,512,000
               
   Other leading Australian earners:            
   Chautauqua (AUS) 2010    USD 6,693,150   GBP 4,715,413   AUD 8,755,653   
   Sunline (NZ) 1995    USD 6,615,102   GBP 4,343,754   AUD 11,640,216   
   Northerly (AUS) 1996   USD 5,091,849   GBP 3,354,313   AUD 9,341,850   


   

As someone who wasn’t following international earnings closely, it’s just really surprising the dominance of Japanese horses now. 7 of the top 10 for a start.

The appearance of Redzel on the list with only two Group 1 wins begs the question should prizemoney from "closed" races like the Magic Millions, The Pegasus World Cup, The Everest, etc. be included.

What about we exclude winnings form races with three or four horses?

Or from races run anti-clockwise?

Or from etc etc.........

 

No I think there are clear reasons why you shouldn't include earnings from what are (effectively) private races not open to all comers.

As opposed to small fields, etc. 

Exclude age restricted races.

Exclude gender related races

Exclude all races where the acceptances exceed the field limits.

etc etc