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JOCKEY · 19th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Bill Shoemaker

193 wins in the world's richest races between 1950 and 1988, across 59 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 193
BIGGEST WIN £5.3m
RACES WON 59
FIRST AND LAST 1950 to 1988
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

193 wins from 1950 to 1988, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1962-64, 25 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Bill Shoemaker took 25 of these 193 in 1962-64 alone.

The races Bill Shoemaker keeps winning

By number of wins

45 won more than once

Santa Anita Handicap 11 Santa Anita Derby 8 Hollywood Derby 8 Malibu Stakes 8 San Vicente Stakes 8 Robert B. Lewis Stakes 7 Blue Grass Stakes 6 Del Mar Futurity 6 San Miguel Stakes 6 Belmont Stakes 5 Del Mar Debutante Stakes 5 Twilight Derby 5

Every big race Bill Shoemaker has won

193 winners, newest first

59 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1988 Los Alamitos Derby Lively One Charles E. Whittingham United States £75,188
1988 Matriarch Stakes Nastique Stephen A. DiMauro United States £225,564
1988 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Lively One Charles Whittingham United States £150,376
1987 Breeders' Cup Classic Ferdinand Charlie Whittingham United States £5,263,158£5.3m
1987 Goodwood Stakes Ferdinand Charles E. Whittingham United States £225,564
1987 Los Alamitos Derby Temperate Sil Charles E. Whittingham United States £75,188
1987 Santa Anita Derby Temperate Sil Charlie Whittingham United States £375,940
1986 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Fran's Valentine Joseph Manzi United States £300,752
1986 Del Mar Oaks Hidden Light Charlie Whittingham United States £225,564
1986 Hollywood Derby Spellbound Paul H. Murphy United States £300,752
1986 Kentucky Derby Ferdinand Charlie Whittingham United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1986 Malibu Stakes Ferdinand Charlie Whittingham United States £225,564
1986 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Ferdinand Charles Whittingham United States £150,376
1985 Del Mar Oaks Savannah Dancer Ron McAnally United States £225,564
1985 Goodwood Stakes Lord At War (ARG) Charles E. Whittingham United States £225,564
1985 La Brea Stakes Savannah Slew Ron McAnally United States £225,564
1985 Santa Anita Handicap Lord at War (ARG) Charlie Whittingham United States £225,564
1984 Goodwood Stakes Lord At War (ARG) Charles E. Whittingham United States £225,564
1983 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes § Sangue (IRE) Henry M. Moreno United States £300,752
1983 La Brea Stakes Lovlier Linda Willard L. Proctor United States £225,564
1983 Matriarch Stakes Sangue (IRE) Henry M. Moreno United States £225,564
1982 Ashland Stakes Blush With Pride D. Wayne Lukas United States £375,940
1982 Beholder Mile Stakes Sangue Henry M. Moreno United States £375,940
1982 Blue Grass Stakes Linkage Henry S. Clark United States £939,850
1982 Forerunner Stakes Linkage Henry S. Clark United States £75,188
1982 Hollywood Derby Racing Is Fun Roger E. Clapp United States £300,752
1982 Kentucky Oaks Blush With Pride D. Wayne Lukas United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1982 Santa Anita Handicap John Henry † Ron McAnally United States £225,564
1981 Alcibiades Stakes Apalachee Honey Timothy J. Muckler United States £488,722
1981 Ashland Stakes Truly Bound Grover G. Delp United States £375,940
1981 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes John Henry Lefty Nickerson United States £563,910
1981 Jockey Club Gold Cup John Henry Victor J. Nickerson United States £751,880
1981 La Brea Stakes Dynanite John W. Russell United States £225,564
1980 Malibu Stakes Spectacular Bid Bud Delp United States £225,564
1980 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Rumbo * Thomas Bell Jr. United States £150,376
1980 San Felipe Stakes Raise a Man Chay R. Knight United States £300,752
1980 San Miguel Stakes Rex Imperator Bud Delp United States £52,632
1980 San Vicente Stakes Raise a Man Chay R. Knight United States £150,376
1980 Santa Anita Handicap Spectacular Bid Bud Delp United States £225,564
1979 Del Mar Debutante Stakes Table Hands Willard Proctor United States £225,564
1979 Twilight Derby Hyannis Port Charles E. Whittingham United States £150,376
1978 Beholder Mile Stakes Afifa Gene Cleveland United States £375,940
1978 Bing Crosby Stakes Bad'n Big Richard Mandella United States £300,752
1978 Jockey Club Gold Cup Exceller Charles Whittingham United States £751,880
1977 American Pharoah Stakes Balzac Charles Whittingham United States £225,564
1977 Los Alamitos Derby J. O. Tobin John H. Adams United States £75,188
1977 Malibu Stakes Cojak Hubert Hine United States £225,564
1977 Malibu Stakes Romantic Lead Stephen A. DiMauro United States £225,564
1977 Metropolitan Handicap Forego Frank Whiteley United States £751,880
1977 San Miguel Stakes Smasher Jay Robbins United States £52,632
1977 Santa Anita Derby Habitony Tommy Doyle United States £375,940
1977 Twilight Derby Kulak Charles E. Whittingham United States £150,376
1976 American Pharoah Stakes Habitony Tommy Doyle United States £225,564
1976 Hollywood Derby Crystal Water Roger E. Clapp United States £300,752
1976 San Felipe Stakes Crystal Water Roger Clapp United States £300,752
1976 San Vicente Stakes Thermal Energy Charlie Whittingham United States £150,376
1975 Beholder Mile Stakes Dulcia Charles E. Whittingham United States £375,940
1975 Belmont Stakes Avatar Tommy Doyle United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1975 La Brea Stakes Featherfoot Laz Barrera United States £225,564
1975 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Kinalmeaky Lester Holt United States £150,376
1975 Santa Anita Handicap Stardust Mel Charlie Whittingham United States £225,564
1975 Withers Stakes Sarsar David A. Whiteley United States £187,970
1974 Del Mar Debutante Stakes Bubblewin Lou Glauburg United States £225,564
1974 Del Mar Futurity Diabolo Sidney Martin United States £225,564
1974 Hollywood Derby Agitate James Jimenez United States £300,752
1974 Los Alamitos Derby Agitate James R. Jimenez United States £75,188
1974 Twilight Derby Within Hail Charles E. Whittingham United States £150,376
1973 Bing Crosby Stakes Pataha Prince Robert J. Frankel United States £300,752
1973 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Grotonian Charlie Whittingham United States £300,752
1973 Del Mar Futurity Such A Rush Dale Landers United States £225,564
1973 La Jolla Handicap Groshawk Charles E. Whittingham United States £112,782
1972 American Pharoah Stakes Groshawk Charles Whittingham United States £225,564
1972 Del Mar Debutante Stakes Windy's Daughter Tommy Doyle United States £225,564
1972 Del Mar Futurity Groshawk Charlie Whittingham United States £225,564
1972 Malibu Stakes Wing Out John Sullivan United States £225,564
1971 American Pharoah Stakes MacArthur Park Tommy Doyle United States £225,564
1971 Del Mar Futurity MacArthur Park Tommy Doyle United States £225,564
1971 Del Mar Oaks Turkish Trousers Charlie Whittingham United States £225,564
1971 San Miguel Stakes Tower East Wayne B. Stucki United States £52,632
1971 Santa Anita Handicap Ack Ack Charlie Whittingham United States £225,564
1970 Del Mar Oaks Beja Charlie Whittingham United States £225,564
1970 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Colorado King, Jr. Charles Whittingham United States £150,376
1970 San Felipe Stakes Terlago Jerry M. Fanning United States £300,752
1970 Santa Anita Derby Terlago Jerry M. Fanning United States £375,940
1970 Twilight Derby Mickey McGuire Paul K. Parker United States £150,376
1969 Baldwin Stakes Tell Charles Whittingham United States £75,188
1969 Blue Grass Stakes Arts and Letters J. Elliott Burch United States £939,850
1969 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Inverness Drive Joseph Manzi United States £150,376
1969 Twilight Derby § Tell Charles E. Whittingham United States £150,376
1968 Malibu Stakes Damascus Frank Whiteley Jr. United States £225,564
1967 Alabama Stakes Gamely James W. Maloney United States £451,128
1967 American Derby Damascus Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. United States £75,188
1967 Bay Shore Stakes Damascus Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. United States £112,782
1967 Belmont Stakes Damascus Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1967 Discovery Stakes Bold Hour Bert Mulholland United States £112,782
1967 Dwyer Stakes Damascus Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. United States £150,376
1967 Jockey Club Gold Cup Damascus Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. United States £751,880
1967 Preakness Stakes Damascus Frank Whiteley United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1967 San Vicente Stakes Tumble Wind Charlie Whittingham United States £150,376
1967 Santa Anita Handicap Pretense Charlie Whittingham United States £225,564
1967 Wood Memorial Stakes Damascus Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. United States £563,910
1966 Acorn Stakes Marking Time Edward A. Neloy United States £375,940
1966 Alabama Stakes Natashka William A. Peterson United States £451,128
1966 Blue Grass Stakes Abe's Hope Del W. Carroll United States £939,850
1966 Discovery Stakes Deck Hand † Scotty Schulhofer United States £112,782
1966 San Felipe Stakes Saber Mountain Charlie Whittingham United States £300,752
1966 San Miguel Stakes Port Wine Robert L. Wheeler United States £52,632
1966 San Vicente Stakes Saber Mountain Charlie Whittingham United States £150,376
1966 Santa Anita Handicap Lucky Debonair Frank Catrone United States £225,564
1965 American Derby Tom Rolfe Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. United States £75,188
1965 Arlington Classic Tom Rolfe Frank Y. Whiteley Jr. United States £75,188
1965 Blue Grass Stakes Lucky Debonair Frank Catrone United States £939,850
1965 Kentucky Derby Lucky Debonair Frank Catrone United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1965 San Vicente Stakes Lucky Debonair Frank Catrone United States £150,376
1965 Santa Anita Derby Lucky Debonair Frank Catrone United States £375,940
1964 Churchill Downs Stakes Olden Times Mesh Tenney United States £751,880
1964 Florida Derby Northern Dancer Horatio Luro United States £751,880
1964 Forerunner Stakes Hill Rise William B. Finnegan United States £75,188
1964 Frizette Stakes Queen Empress William C. Winfrey United States £300,752
1964 Kentucky Oaks Blue Norther Wally Dunn United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1964 Pat Day Mile Stakes Hill Rise William B. Finnegan United States £563,910
1964 San Miguel Stakes Real Good Deal T. R. Scott United States £52,632
1964 San Vicente Stakes Wil Rad Robert Wingfield United States £150,376
1963 American Derby Candy Spots Mesh Tenney United States £75,188
1963 Arlington Classic Candy Spots Mesh Tenney United States £75,188
1963 Discovery Stakes Quest Link Robert D. Wingfield United States £112,782
1963 Florida Derby Candy Spots Mesh Tenney United States £751,880
1963 Jersey Derby Candy Spots Mesh Tenney United States £75,188
1963 Pat Day Mile Stakes Bonjour Hirsch Jacobs United States £563,910
1963 Preakness Stakes Candy Spots Mesh Tenney United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1963 Santa Anita Derby Candy Spots Mesh Tenney United States £375,940
1962 Acorn Stakes Cicada Casey Hayes United States £375,940
1962 Belmont Stakes Jaipur Bert Mulholland United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1962 Churchill Downs Stakes Editorialist S. Bryant Ott United States £751,880
1962 Fountain of Youth Stakes Sharp Count Lester G. Joffrion United States £300,752
1962 Gotham Stakes Jaipur Bert Mulholland United States £225,564
1962 Kentucky Oaks Cicada Casey Hayes United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1962 Robert B. Lewis Stakes New Policy John H. Adams United States £150,376
1962 Spinster Stakes Primonetta James P. Conway United States £488,722
1962 Withers Stakes Jaipur Bert Mulholland United States £187,970
1961 Alabama Stakes Primonetta James P. Conway United States £451,128
1961 Discovery Stakes Ambiopoise Thomas M. Waller United States £112,782
1961 Frizette Stakes Cicada Casey Hayes United States £300,752
1961 Hopeful Stakes Jaipur Bert Mulholland United States £225,564
1961 Malibu Stakes Olden Times Mesh Tenney United States £225,564
1961 Santa Anita Handicap Prove It Mesh Tenney United States £225,564
1960 Blue Grass Stakes Tompion Robert L. Wheeler United States £939,850
1960 Forerunner Stakes Tompion Robert L. Wheeler United States £75,188
1960 San Miguel Stakes New Policy John H. Adams United States £52,632
1960 Santa Anita Derby Tompion Robert L. Wheeler United States £375,940
1960 Wood Memorial Stakes Francis S. Burley Parke United States £563,910
1959 Belmont Stakes Sword Dancer J. Elliott Burch United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1959 Blue Grass Stakes Tomy Lee Frank Childs United States £939,850
1959 Forerunner Stakes Tomy Lee Frank E. Childs United States £75,188
1959 Hollywood Derby Bagdad Joseph S. Dunn United States £300,752
1959 Hopeful Stakes Tompion Sylvester Veitch United States £225,564
1959 Kentucky Derby Tomy Lee Frank Childs United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1959 Manhattan Stakes Round Table William Molter United States £751,880
1959 Metropolitan Handicap Sword Dancer J. Elliott Burch United States £751,880
1958 Del Mar Futurity Tomy Lee Frank E. Childs United States £225,564
1958 Metropolitan Handicap Gallant Man John A. Nerud United States £751,880
1958 New York Stakes Anxious Moment James E. Ryan United States £563,910
1958 Santa Anita Derby Silky Sullivan Reggie Cornell United States £375,940
1958 Santa Anita Handicap Round Table William Molter United States £225,564
1957 American Derby Round Table William Molter United States £75,188
1957 Belmont Stakes Gallant Man John A. Nerud United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1957 Champagne Stakes Jewel's Reward Ivan H. Parke United States £375,940
1957 Hollywood Derby Round Table William Molter United States £300,752
1957 Jockey Club Gold Cup Gallant Man John A. Nerud United States £751,880
1957 Malibu Stakes Round Table William Molter United States £225,564
1957 Peter Pan Stakes Gallant Man John A. Nerud United States £150,376
1956 San Vicente Stakes Terrang Mesh Tenney United States £150,376
1956 Santa Anita Derby Terrang Mesh Tenney United States £375,940
1955 American Derby Swaps Mesh Tenney United States £75,188
1955 Hollywood Derby Swaps Mesh Tenney United States £300,752
1955 Kentucky Derby Swaps Mesh Tenney United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1955 San Vicente Stakes Swaps Mesh Tenney United States £150,376
1955 Santa Anita Handicap Poona II Red McDaniel United States £225,564
1954 Belmont Derby Magic Lamp Preston M. Burch United States £563,910
1954 Del Mar Debutante Stakes Fair Molly Benny Slasky United States £225,564
1954 Del Mar Derby Musselshell Jim Sinnott United States £187,970
1954 Del Mar Futurity Blue Ruler William Finnegan United States £225,564
1954 Florida Derby Correlation Noble Threewitt United States £751,880
1954 Lazaro Barrera Stakes † Milla's Abbey Reggie Cornell United States £75,188
1954 Santa Anita Handicap Rejected William J. Hirsch United States £225,564
1954 Wood Memorial Stakes Correlation Noble Threewitt United States £563,910
1953 Del Mar Debutante Stakes Lady Cover Up * Bob R. Roberts United States £225,564
1953 Lazaro Barrera Stakes † Perfection Hack Ross United States £75,188
1952 La Jolla Handicap Arroz Wally Dunn United States £112,782
1951 Champagne Stakes Armageddon Moody Jolley United States £375,940
1951 Del Mar Derby Grantor Harry L. Daniels United States £187,970
1951 Hollywood Derby Grantor Harry L. Daniels United States £300,752
1950 Bing Crosby Stakes Imprerium William B. Finnegan United States £300,752

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.

The riders either side

Ranked 19th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
9 Thierry Jarnet 239 106 1988 to 2016 £4,273,504£4.3m
10 Mickael Barzalona 237 124 2010 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
11 Ryan Moore 228 106 2004 to 2026 £5,493,600£5.5m
12 Pat Eddery 225 105 1971 to 2003 £5,493,600£5.5m
13 Pat Day 221 105 1976 to 2004 £5,263,158£5.3m
14 Lester Piggott 211 91 1951 to 1994 £4,273,504£4.3m
15 William Buick 206 109 2008 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
16 Maxime Guyon 203 100 2009 to 2026 £4,511,278£4.5m
17 Yves Saint-Martin 201 97 1963 to 1987 £4,273,504£4.3m
18 Javier Castellano 193 101 2001 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
20 Andrasch Starke 192 63 1992 to 2025 £4,273,504£4.3m
21 Gary Stevens 188 95 1985 to 2017 £9,022,556£9.0m
22 Jerry Bailey 188 74 1980 to 2005 £9,022,556£9.0m
23 Joel Rosario 180 99 2008 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
24 Chris McCarron 178 80 1977 to 2002 £5,493,600£5.5m
25 Dominique Boeuf 178 100 1986 to 2010 £2,280,000£2.3m
26 Stéphane Pasquier 168 98 2001 to 2026 £4,273,504£4.3m
27 Irad Ortiz Jr. 162 87 2012 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
28 Christophe Lemaire 160 96 2002 to 2025 £5,493,600£5.5m
29 Ruby Walsh 148 64 1998 to 2019 £1,000,000£1.0m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Bill Shoemaker won?

193, across 59 different races between 1950 and 1988. That is 19th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Bill Shoemaker has won?

the Breeders' Cup Classic, worth £5,263,158 and run in the United States. Bill Shoemaker won it in 1987.

Which race has Bill Shoemaker won most often?

the Santa Anita Handicap, 11 times at Santa Anita Park. 45 of these races have gone to Bill Shoemaker more than once.

How much prize money has Bill Shoemaker 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: 193 wins, the biggest of them worth £5,263,158.

When did Bill Shoemaker win these races?

Between 1950 and 1988. The busiest spell was 1962-64, with 25 of them.

Where to next

The races Bill Shoemaker has won, and the riders around them

The races Bill Shoemaker has won

The riders either side

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