The VRC offered prize money in excess of $6,200,000
6 Million Australian Dollars with an additional 500 thousand prize money for the winner of Melbourne Cup and the Irish St. Leger
Makybe Diva won a total of A$14,526,685 in prize money during her career, with her biggest wins coming from the Melbourne Cup in 2003, 2004, and 2005. She is the only horse to have won the Melbourne Cup three times.
The winner of the Champions League Challenge Cup, receives a cup and a cash prize. The prize for 2013 was 10.5 million Euros. That is equivalent to $13,610,205.00.
The prize money increases each year. In 2013, the prize money for winning a singles title was 2.4 million and in 2014 it was 2.6 million. For the runner-up in the singles final was 1.2 million and 1.3 million respectively. The prize money amount will increase in 2015. For doubles, the winner won $475,000 in 2013 and $520,000 in 2014. Mixed doubles was $135,500 (2013) and $135,500 (2014). Doubles amounts are per team.
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Secretariat won a total of $1,316,808 in prize money during his racing career.
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There are winners in several categories. The top two prizes are for men's singles and women's singles. The prize for each is 1.6 million British pounds or 2,384,000 US dollars
Marion Bartoli won £1.6 million in prize money for her victory at Wimbledon in 2013. This amount was awarded for her triumph in the women's singles final, where she defeated Sabine Lisicki. Bartoli's win marked her first Grand Slam title.
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