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JOCKEY · 164th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Bobby Ussery

39 wins in the world's richest races between 1957 and 1974, across 25 different races. The biggest is the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399.

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 39
BIGGEST WIN £3.8m
RACES WON 25
FIRST AND LAST 1957 to 1974
COUNTRIES 2

When the wins came

39 wins from 1957 to 1974, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 1960-61, 9 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Bobby Ussery took 9 of these 39 in 1960-61 alone.

The races Bobby Ussery keeps winning

By number of wins

11 won more than once

Hutcheson Stakes 5 Manhattan Stakes 2 Wood Memorial Stakes 2 Test Stakes 2 Acorn Stakes 2 Gotham Stakes 2 Withers Stakes 2 Dwyer Stakes 2 Bay Shore Stakes 2 Saranac Stakes 2 Jersey Derby 2 Kentucky Derby 1

Every big race Bobby Ussery has won

39 winners, newest first

25 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1974 Apple Blossom Handicap Big Dare Joseph P. Dorignac III United States £939,850
1973 Lafayette Stakes Mr. A.Z. Thomas Heard Jr. United States £300,752
1969 Bay Shore Stakes Reviewer Edward A. Neloy United States £112,782
1968 Hutcheson Stakes Pappa Steve Homer C. Pardue United States £56,391
1968 Wood Memorial Stakes Dancer's Image Lou Cavalaris Jr. United States £563,910
1967 Kentucky Derby Proud Clarion Loyd Gentry Jr. United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1967 Manhattan Stakes Munden Point Ira Hanford United States £751,880
1966 Personal Ensign Stakes Straight Deal II Hirsch Jacobs United States £375,940
1965 Dwyer Stakes Staunchness Pete Mosconi United States £150,376
1965 Gotham Stakes Flag Raiser Hirsch Jacobs United States £225,564
1965 Saranac Stakes La Cima Homer C. Pardue United States £112,782
1965 Withers Stakes Flag Raiser Hirsch Jacobs United States £187,970
1965 Wood Memorial Stakes Flag Raiser Hirsch Jacobs United States £563,910
1964 Withers Stakes Mr. Brick James E. Picou United States £187,970
1963 Bay Shore Stakes Jet Traffic (CAN) Del W. Carroll United States £112,782
1963 Dwyer Stakes Outing Class John M. Gaver Sr. United States £150,376
1963 Hutcheson Stakes Sky Wonder Budd I. Lepman United States £56,391
1963 Metropolitan Handicap Cyrano John M. Gaver Sr. United States £751,880
1963 Test Stakes Barbwolf Burley Parke United States £375,940
1962 Coaching Club American Oaks Bramalea James P. Conway United States £375,940
1962 Saranac Stakes David K Burley Parke United States £112,782
1961 Diana Stakes Craftiness Jim McGee United States £375,940
1961 Gotham Stakes Ambiopoise Thomas M. Waller United States £225,564
1961 Hutcheson Stakes Nashua Blue Lloyd Murray United States £56,391
1961 Jersey Derby Ambiopoise Thomas M. Waller United States £75,188
1960 Florida Derby Bally Ache Jimmy Pitt United States £751,880
1960 Hopeful Stakes Hail To Reason Hirsch Jacobs United States £225,564
1960 Jersey Derby Bally Ache Jimmy Pitt United States £75,188
1960 Preakness Stakes Bally Ache Jimmy Pitt United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1960 Test Stakes Be Cautious John A. Nerud United States £375,940
1959 Acorn Stakes Quill Lucien Laurin United States £375,940
1959 Belmont Derby Crafty Skipper Lucien Laurin United States £563,910
1959 King's Plate New Providence Gordon J. McCann Canada £536,800
1958 Hutcheson Stakes Yemen Casey Hayes United States £56,391
1957 Acorn Stakes Bayou Moody Jolley United States £375,940
1957 Hutcheson Stakes Jet Colonel Frank Sanders United States £56,391
1957 Manhattan Stakes Reneged Homer Pardue United States £751,880
1957 Spinaway Stakes Sequoia Moody Jolley United States £225,564
1957 Whitney Stakes Kingmaker Frank I. Wright United States £751,880

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 Bobby Ussery wins

2 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
United States 38 97% Kentucky Derby
Canada 1 3% King's Plate

The riders either side

Ranked 164th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
154 Paddy Brennan 41 32 2005 to 2023 £646,880
155 Eric Guerin 40 26 1946 to 1971 £3,759,399£3.8m
156 Ricardo Santana Jr. 40 31 2013 to 2026 £1,503,759£1.5m
157 Jim Crowley 40 36 2009 to 2024 £854,701
158 Darryll Holland 40 36 1992 to 2011 £650,000
159 Sam Twiston-Davies 40 32 2010 to 2026 £400,000
160 Daryl Jacob 40 25 2009 to 2023 £299,145
161 Lutz Mäder 40 27 1977 to 1994 £555,556
162 Andreas Boschert 40 29 1988 to 2007 £447,692
163 Jean Cruguet 39 31 1969 to 1990 £3,759,399£3.8m
165 Cornelio Velásquez 39 33 1992 to 2014 £1,503,759£1.5m
166 Rene Piechulek 39 27 2015 to 2026 £4,273,504£4.3m
167 Harry Carr 39 17 1948 to 1963 £1,500,000£1.5m
168 Robin Platts 39 15 1970 to 1997 £536,800
169 Julien R. Leparoux 38 24 2006 to 2020 £1,315,789£1.3m
170 Rajiv Maragh 38 34 2008 to 2019 £939,850
171 Ruben Hernandez 38 33 1976 to 1997 £1,503,759£1.5m
172 Robbie Davis 38 32 1984 to 2000 £751,880
173 Doug Smith 38 18 1941 to 1966 £650,000
174 Mick Fitzgerald 38 29 1994 to 2008 £646,880

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Bobby Ussery won?

39, across 25 different races between 1957 and 1974. That is 164th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Bobby Ussery has won?

the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399 and run in the United States. Bobby Ussery won it in 1967.

Which race has Bobby Ussery won most often?

the Hutcheson Stakes, 5 times at Gulfstream Park. 11 of these races have gone to Bobby Ussery more than once.

How much prize money has Bobby Ussery 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: 39 wins, the biggest of them worth £3,759,399.

When did Bobby Ussery win these races?

Between 1957 and 1974. The busiest spell was 1960-61, with 9 of them.

Where to next

The races Bobby Ussery has won, and the riders around them

The races Bobby Ussery has won

The riders either side

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