How much will the winner of the Cheltenham Gold Cup win? Everything you need to know about the prize money for winning one of the most prestigious races of the year.

The Cheltenham Festival returns next week for what will be another high octane action round in the races.

The festival's pinnacle is the prestigious Gold Cup, which is one of the most coveted trophies in all horse races.

Due to its prestige, it is known that the Gold Cup drastically increases the profile of winning riders and coaches, if they leave the victorious event.

So how much does the winner of the Gold Cup win and how much money is available in the event in general?

Keep reading below for everything you need to know about the money of the Gold Cup award.

The Cheltenham Festival makes its long -awaited return in 2025 as one of the most important events in the horse racing calendar

2024 The winner of the Cheltenham Galpin des Champs Gold Cup is seen with the boyfriend Adam Connolly

Gold Cup 2025: Money Prize

The 2025 Gold Cup has a huge prize of £ 625,000 ($ 800,000), which is divided among the five best finalists of the race.

The winner will take home around £ 351,688, as revealed in 2023 by Mrs. Audrey Turley, the owner of the consecutive winner Galpin Des Champs.

The second place will pocket £ 132,500, the third will go with £ 66,312, the fourth place obtains £ 33,125 and the fifth pocket ended £ 16,625.

The importance of the prize money makes the Gold Cup the most lucrative jump race in the United Kingdom and Ireland only behind the Grand National.

How much money does the winning rider of the Gold Cup earn?

The owners and coaches leave with most of the prize money, however, the riders earn a small amount for their role in riding the horses in the race.

The winning rider usually takes home between eight and nine percent of the prize, which means that the winning rider of the Gold Cup will go with an estimate of £ 50,000.

The riders they manage to place also take home a small amount of the prize money, but it is generally only three to four percent of the total amount.

Paul Townend Riding Galpin Des Champs in Action along with Fastorslow during the Gold Cup in 2024

2024 Gold Cup: what you need to know

The 2024 Gold Cup will have 16 horses that will compete for the £ 625,000 winners.

The prestigious race will take place on the last day of Cheltenham, which is Friday, March 14 in 2025.

The race will be held at 3:30 pm of the United Kingdom and will be broadcast live on ITV1 and ITV X in the United Kingdom.

Mail Sport will also keep it updating with all the latest racing actions and results for the week on our site.

16 horses and riders will participate in the Gold Cup race this year on Friday, March 14

Gold Cup participants

• AHAY SENOR (IRE) 10 WYMER AND RUSSELL LUCINDA RUSSELL
• BANBRIDGE (IRE) 9 Mr. RA Bartlett Joseph Patrick O'Brien Ireland Combuena (Ire)
• 11 Gigginstown House Stud Gordon Elliott Ireland
• Corbetts Cross (IRE) 8 Mr. John P. McManus Emmet Mullins Ireland
• Embassy Gardens 9 Sean and Bernardine Mulryan WP Mullins Ireland
• Made to archive (FR) 8 Mr. John P. McManus WP Mullins Ireland
• GALPIN DES CHAMPS (FR) 9 Mrs. Audrey Turley WP Mullins Ireland
• Gentlemansgame 9 Robcour MF Morris Ireland
• GERRI COLOMBE (FR) 9 ROBCOUR GORDON ELLIOTT IRLANDA
• GRANGECLARE WEST (IRE) 9 Cheveley Park Stud WP Mullins Ireland
• Gray Dawning (IRE) 8 Mr. Robert Kirkland Dan Skelton
• Hewick (Ire) 10 Mr. TJ McDonald Tara Lee Cogan Ireland
• He is French (Fr) 7 Kelvin-Hughes and Haras de St See N. George and A. Zetterholm France
• Jungle Boogie (IRE) 11 Mr. Malcolm C. Denmark Henry by Bromhead Ireland
• L'Homme Presse (FR) 10 DFA Racing (Pink, Edwards and Sharman) Venetia Williams
• Minenella Capullo (IRE) 9 Mr. David Bobbett WP Mullins Ireland
• Monty's Star (IRE) 8 Mr. Barry Maloney Henry by Bromhead Ireland
• Royale Paying (FR) 11 Mrs. S. Rics Veneto Williams
• The Real Whacker (Ire) 9 Neville, Mann, Duffus, Dennis-Price Patrick Neville