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JOCKEY · 83rd BY BIG-RACE WINS

Alex Solis

71 wins in the world's richest races between 1983 and 2012, across 42 different races. The biggest is the Breeders' Cup Classic, worth £5,263,158.

Rolls of honour are kept race by race, so a rider's big-race record only exists once every one of them on this site has been read and turned sideways.

BIG-RACE WINS 71
BIGGEST WIN £5.3m
RACES WON 42
FIRST AND LAST 1983 to 2012
COUNTRIES 3

When the wins came

71 wins from 1983 to 2012, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 2004-06, 14 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Alex Solis took 14 of these 71 in 2004-06 alone.

The races Alex Solis keeps winning

By number of wins

19 won more than once

American Pharoah Stakes 7 Bing Crosby Stakes 4 Del Mar Debutante Stakes 4 Hollywood Derby 3 Shoemaker Mile Stakes 3 Dubai Golden Shaheen 2 Florida Derby 2 Santa Anita Derby 2 Beholder Mile Stakes 2 San Felipe Stakes 2 Del Mar Oaks 2 Malibu Stakes 2

Every big race Alex Solis has won

71 winners, newest first

42 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
2012 Breeders' Stakes Irish Mission Mark Frostad Canada £268,400
2011 Jockey Club Gold Cup Flat Out Scooter Dickey United States £751,880
2010 Ohio Derby Pleasant Prince Wesley A. Ward United States £375,940
2009 Gamely Stakes Magical Fantasy Paddy Gallagher United States £300,752
2009 San Rafael Stakes The Pamplemousse Julio C. Canani United States £112,782
2008 American Pharoah Stakes Street Hero Myung Kwon Cho United States £225,564
2008 Del Mar Oaks Magical Fantasy Patrick Gallagher United States £225,564
2008 Shoemaker Mile Stakes Daytona (IRE) Dan Hendricks United States £225,564
2006 Acorn Stakes Bushfire Eddie Kenneally United States £375,940
2006 Los Alamitos Derby Arson Squad Bruce Headley United States £75,188
2006 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Brother Derek Dan L. Hendricks United States £150,376
2006 San Rafael Stakes Brother Derek Dan Hendricks United States £112,782
2006 Santa Anita Derby Brother Derek Dan Hendricks United States £375,940
2005 American Pharoah Stakes Brother Derek Dan L. Hendricks United States £225,564
2005 Del Mar Debutante Stakes Wild Fit Jeff Mullins United States £225,564
2005 Los Alamitos Derby Surf Cat Bruce Headley United States £75,188
2005 Will Rogers Stakes Osidy Richard Mandella United States £75,188
2004 Baldwin Stakes Seattle Borders Robert J. Frankel United States £75,188
2004 Beholder Mile Stakes Victory Encounter John W. Sadler United States £375,940
2004 Cinema Stakes Greek Sun Robert J. Frankel United States £75,188
2004 Dubai Golden Shaheen Our New Recruit John W. Sadler United Arab Emirates £1,503,759£1.5m
2004 Metropolitan Handicap Pico Central Paulo Lobo United States £751,880
2003 American Pharoah Stakes Ruler's Court Eoin G. Harty United States £225,564
2003 Breeders' Cup Classic Pleasantly Perfect Richard Mandella United States £5,263,158£5.3m
2003 Del Mar Derby Fairly Ransom Ron McAnally United States £187,970
2003 Shoemaker Mile Stakes Redattore (BRZ) Richard Mandella United States £225,564
2002 Hollywood Derby Johar Richard Mandella United States £300,752
2002 Manhattan Stakes Beat Hollow Robert J. Frankel United States £751,880
2001 American Pharoah Stakes Essence of Dubai Eoin G. Harty United States £225,564
2001 Bing Crosby Stakes Kona Gold Bruce Headley United States £300,752
2001 Will Rogers Stakes Media Mogul (DH) Jenine Sahadi United States £75,188
2000 Bing Crosby Stakes Kona Gold Bruce Headley United States £300,752
2000 Breeders' Cup Sprint Kona Gold Bruce Headley United States £1,503,759£1.5m
2000 Dubai Golden Shaheen Big Jag Tim Pinfield United Arab Emirates £1,503,759£1.5m
2000 Gotham Stakes Red Bullet Joseph Orseno United States £225,564
2000 Malibu Stakes Dixie Union Richard Mandella United States £225,564
1999 American Pharoah Stakes Dixie Union Richard E. Mandella United States £225,564
1999 Hollywood Derby Super Quercus Robert J. Frankel United States £300,752
1999 Jim Dandy Stakes Ecton Park W. Elliott Walden United States £375,940
1999 Super Derby Ecton Park W. Elliott Walden United States £187,970
1998 Arkansas Derby Victory Gallop W. Elliott Walden United States £939,850
1998 Bing Crosby Stakes Son of a Pistol Bruce Headley United States £300,752
1998 Santa Anita Handicap Malek Richard Mandella United States £225,564
1997 Florida Derby Captain Bodgit Gary Capuano United States £751,880
1997 Wood Memorial Stakes Captain Bodgit Gary Capuano United States £563,910
1996 Personal Ensign Stakes Urbane Randy Bradshaw United States £375,940
1994 Beholder Mile Stakes Potridee Ron McAnally United States £375,940
1994 Del Mar Debutante Stakes Call Now Ron McAnally United States £225,564
1994 Del Mar Futurity On Target Ron McAnally United States £225,564
1993 San Miguel Stakes Denmars Dream Ian P. D. Jory United States £52,632
1993 Shoemaker Mile Stakes Journalism Wallace Dollase United States £225,564
1992 Del Mar Oaks Suivi Randy Winick United States £225,564
1992 San Felipe Stakes Bertrando Bruce Headley United States £300,752
1991 American Pharoah Stakes Bertrando Bruce Headley United States £225,564
1991 Del Mar Debutante Stakes La Spia Randy Winick United States £225,564
1991 Del Mar Futurity Bertrando Bruce Headley United States £225,564
1990 Del Mar Debutante Stakes Beyond Perfection Jack Van Berg United States £225,564
1990 Malibu Stakes Pleasant Tap Chris Speckert United States £225,564
1990 San Felipe Stakes Real Cash D. Wayne Lukas United States £300,752
1989 El Camino Real Derby Double Quick Melvin F. Stute United States £75,188
1989 Hollywood Derby Live The Dream Charles E. Whittingham United States £300,752
1988 Baldwin Stakes Dr. Brent Morris Soriano United States £75,188
1988 Bing Crosby Stakes Olympic Prospect John W. Sadler United States £300,752
1988 Cinema Stakes Peace Charlie Whittingham United States £75,188
1988 San Vicente Stakes Mi Preferido Laz Barrera United States £150,376
1986 El Camino Real Derby Snow Chief Melvin F. Stute United States £75,188
1986 Florida Derby Snow Chief Melvin F. Stute United States £751,880
1986 Jersey Derby Snow Chief Melvin F. Stute United States £75,188
1986 Preakness Stakes Snow Chief Melvin F. Stute United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1986 Santa Anita Derby Snow Chief Melvin F. Stute United States £375,940
1985 American Pharoah Stakes Snow Chief Melvin F. Stute United States £225,564
1983 Hutcheson Stakes Current Hope Roger Laurin United States £56,391

The figure on each row is what that race puts up today, which is the number that says how big a day it was. The prize itself goes to the owner and the jockey takes a percentage of it, set by the rules of the country the race is run in.

Where Alex Solis wins

3 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
United States 69 97% Breeders' Cup Classic
United Arab Emirates 2 3% Dubai Golden Shaheen
Canada 1 1% Breeders' Stakes

The riders either side

Ranked 83rd of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
73 Braulio Baeza 79 38 1960 to 1976 £3,759,399£3.8m
74 Mirco Demuro 79 45 1998 to 2018 £9,022,556£9.0m
75 James Doyle 79 63 2012 to 2026 £4,511,278£4.5m
76 Greville Starkey 78 49 1963 to 1989 £4,273,504£4.3m
77 Rafael Bejarano 77 58 2004 to 2025 £1,503,759£1.5m
78 Sandy Hawley 75 37 1970 to 1997 £939,850
79 Richard Hills 74 59 1985 to 2011 £9,022,556£9.0m
80 Philippe Paquet 74 58 1974 to 1984 £2,280,000£2.3m
81 Richard Hughes 74 53 1993 to 2015 £854,701
82 Éric Legrix 72 56 1984 to 2005 £3,759,399£3.8m
84 Richard Dunwoody 71 35 1985 to 1999 £646,880
85 Fabio Branca 71 31 2006 to 2026 £447,692
86 Opie Bosson 70 24 1998 to 2026 £2,645,503£2.6m
87 Jamie Spencer 69 56 2001 to 2025 £4,511,278£4.5m
88 Jorge Chavez 67 47 1990 to 2010 £3,759,399£3.8m
89 Guy Guignard 67 52 1981 to 1997 £427,350
90 Shane Sellers 66 47 1990 to 2004 £3,759,399£3.8m
91 Davy Bonilla 65 54 1998 to 2012 £854,701
92 Peter Alafi 65 35 1961 to 1989 £555,556
93 Pat Valenzuela 64 45 1980 to 2011 £3,759,399£3.8m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Alex Solis won?

71, across 42 different races between 1983 and 2012. That is 83rd of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Alex Solis has won?

the Breeders' Cup Classic, worth £5,263,158 and run in the United States. Alex Solis won it in 2003.

Which race has Alex Solis won most often?

the American Pharoah Stakes, 7 times at Santa Anita Park. 19 of these races have gone to Alex Solis more than once.

How much prize money has Alex Solis won?

The prize goes to the owner, and the jockey takes a percentage of it set by the rules of the country the race is run in. What this page holds is the races themselves: 71 wins, the biggest of them worth £5,263,158.

When did Alex Solis win these races?

Between 1983 and 2012. The busiest spell was 2004-06, with 14 of them.

Where to next

The races Alex Solis has won, and the riders around them

The races Alex Solis has won

The riders either side

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