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JOCKEY · 28th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Christophe Lemaire

160 wins in the world's richest races between 2002 and 2025, across 96 different races. The biggest is the Japan Cup, worth £5,493,600.

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 160
BIGGEST WIN £5.5m
RACES WON 96
FIRST AND LAST 2002 to 2025
COUNTRIES 9

When the wins came

160 wins from 2002 to 2025, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 2006-07, 29 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Christophe Lemaire took 29 of these 160 in 2006-07 alone.

The races Christophe Lemaire keeps winning

By number of wins

45 won more than once

Japan Cup 4 Prix Saint-Alary 4 Prix La Force 4 Prix de Condé 4 Prix de Diane 3 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches 3 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano 3 Prix du Conseil de Paris 3 Prix Imprudence 3 Prix Djebel 3 Prix de la Grotte 3 Prix de Meautry 3

Every big race Christophe Lemaire has won

160 winners, newest first

96 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
2025 1351 Turf Sprint Ascoli Piceno Yoichi Kuroiwa Saudi Arabia £395,000
2025 Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Classic Mikki Fight Hiroyasu Tanaka Japan £856,800
2025 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano Alohi Alii Hiroyasu Tanaka France £341,880
2025 Teio Sho Mikki Fight Hiroyasu Tanaka Japan £685,440
2025 UAE Derby Admire Daytona Yukihiro Kato United Arab Emirates £1,879,699£1.9m
2023 Dubai Sheema Classic Equinox Tetsuya Kimura United Arab Emirates £4,511,278£4.5m
2023 Japan Cup Equinox Tetsuya Kimura Japan £5,493,600£5.5m
2023 UAE Derby Derma Sotogake Hidetaka Otonashi United Arab Emirates £1,879,699£1.9m
2022 1351 Turf Sprint Songline Toru Hayashi Saudi Arabia £395,000
2022 Neom Turf Cup Authority Tetsuya Kimura Saudi Arabia £592,500
2022 Riyadh Dirt Sprint Dancing Prince Keisuke Miyata Saudi Arabia £395,000
2020 Japan Cup Almond Eye Sakae Kunieda Japan £5,493,600£5.5m
2019 Dubai Turf Almond Eye Sakae Kunieda United Arab Emirates £4,511,278£4.5m
2019 Kashiwa Kinen Gold Dream Osamu Hirata Japan £685,440
2018 Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Sprint Graceful Leap Shinsuke Hashimoto Japan £685,440
2018 Japan Cup Almond Eye Sakae Kunieda Japan £5,493,600£5.5m
2018 Kashiwa Kinen Gold Dream Osamu Hirata Japan £685,440
2018 Teio Sho Gold Dream Osamu Hirata Japan £685,440
2016 Prix Niel Makahiki Yasuo Tomoichi France £111,111
2015 Japan Dirt Classic Nonkono Yume Yukihiro Kato (JRA) Japan £599,760
2014 Arabian World Cup Djanka Des Forges Julian Smart France £854,701
2014 Prix Juigné Teletext Pascal Bary France £21,368
2014 Prix Yacowlef Mocklershill Fabrice Chappet France £47,009
2013 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches Flotilla Mikel Delzangles France £427,350
2013 Prix de Flore Narniyn Alain de Royer-Dupré France £68,376
2013 Prix de Guiche Dalwari Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2013 Prix de Royallieu Ebiyza Alain de Royer-Dupré France £256,410
2013 Prix Gérald de Geoffre Valirann Alain de Royer-Dupré France £68,376
2013 Prix Imprudence What a Name Mikel Delzangles France £68,376
2013 Prix Kergorlay Verema Alain de Royer-Dupré France £111,111
2013 Prix Maurice de Nieuil Verema Alain de Royer-Dupré France £111,111
2012 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf Flotilla (FRA) Mikel Delzangles United States £751,880
2012 Prix Chloé Ridasiyna Mikel Delzangles France £68,376
2012 Prix Cléopâtre Dalkala Alain de Royer-Dupré France £68,376
2012 Prix de Flore Lil'Wing Alain de Royer-Dupré France £68,376
2012 Prix de l'Opéra Ridasiyna Mikel Delzangles France £427,350
2012 Prix de Lieurey Sarkiyla Alain de Royer-Dupré France £68,376
2012 Prix de Royallieu Dalkala Alain de Royer-Dupré France £256,410
2012 Prix Eugène Adam Bayrir Alain de Royer-Dupré France £111,111
2012 Prix Gérald de Geoffre Verema Alain de Royer-Dupré France £68,376
2012 Prix Greffulhe Kesampour Mikel Delzangles France £111,111
2012 Prix La Rochette What a Name Mikel Delzangles France £68,376
2012 Prix Saint-Alary Sagawara Alain de Royer-Dupré France £213,675
2012 Prix Vermeille Shareta Alain de Royer-Dupré France £512,821
2012 Prix Yacowlef Pearl Flute Francis-Henri Graffard France £47,009
2012 Secretariat Stakes Bayrir (FR) Alain de Royer-Dupré United States £375,940
2011 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Sarafina Alain de Royer-Dupré France £341,880
2011 Melbourne Cup Dunaden Mikel Delzangles Australia £5,291,005£5.3m
2011 Prix Chaudenay Shankardeh Mikel Delzangles France £170,940
2011 Prix Corrida Sarafina Alain de Royer-Dupré France £111,111
2011 Prix des Réservoirs Boldogsag Pascal Bary France £68,376
2011 Prix du Conseil de Paris Vadamar Alain de Royer-Dupré France £111,111
2011 Prix Foy Sarafina Alain de Royer-Dupré France £111,111
2011 Prix La Force Baraan Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2011 Prix Matchem Valiyr Alain de Royer-Dupré France £47,009
2011 Prix Minerve Shareta Alain de Royer-Dupré France £68,376
2010 2000 Guineas Stakes Makfi Mikel Delzangles Great Britain £525,000
2010 Prix Allez France Shemiyla Alain de Royer-Dupré France £68,376
2010 Prix Bertrand du Breuil Fuisse Criquette Head-Maarek France £68,376
2010 Prix de Diane Sarafina Alain de Royer-Dupré France £854,701
2010 Prix de Guiche Behkabad Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2010 Prix Djebel Makfi Mikel Delzangles France £68,376
2010 Prix du Bois Keratiya Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2010 Prix du Gros Chêne Planet Five Pascal Bary France £111,111
2010 Prix du Palais-Royal Dalghar Alain de Royer-Dupré France £68,376
2010 Prix Eclipse Split Trois Yves de Nicolay France £68,376
2010 Prix Edmond Blanc Gris de Gris Alain de Royer-Dupré France £68,376
2010 Prix Niel Behkabad Jean-Claude Rouget France £111,111
2010 Prix Royal-Oak Gentoo Alain Lyon France £299,145
2010 Prix Thomas Bryon Maxios Jonathan Pease France £68,376
2009 Japan Cup Vodka Katsuhiko Sumii Japan £5,493,600£5.5m
2009 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches Elusive Wave Jean-Claude Rouget France £427,350
2009 Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan) Never on Sunday Jean-Claude Rouget France £213,675
2009 Prix de Diane Stacelita Jean-Claude Rouget France £854,701
2009 Prix de la Grotte Tamazirte Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2009 Prix de Meautry Mariol Robert Collet France £68,376
2009 Prix de Royaumont Quetsche Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2009 Prix de Sandringham Homebound Jean-Claude Rouget France £111,111
2009 Prix des Chênes Behkabad Jean-Claude Rouget France £47,863
2009 Prix Djebel Le Havre Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2009 Prix du Jockey Club Le Havre Jean-Claude Rouget France £1,282,051£1.3m
2009 Prix Imprudence Elusive Wave Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2009 Prix Noailles Grandcamp Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2009 Prix Paul de Moussac Oiseau de Feu Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2009 Prix Saint-Alary Stacelita Jean-Claude Rouget France £213,675
2009 Prix Vermeille Stacelita Jean-Claude Rouget France £512,821
2008 Prix Cléopâtre Leo's Starlet Alain de Royer-Dupré France £68,376
2008 Prix d'Harcourt Loup Breton Élie Lellouche France £111,111
2008 Prix Daphnis Indian Daffodil Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2008 Prix du Calvados Elusive Wave Jean-Claude Rouget France £111,111
2008 Prix du Prince d'Orange Never on Sunday Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2008 Prix Imprudence Natagora Pascal Bary France £68,376
2008 Prix La Force High Rock Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2008 Prix Matchem Blue Exit Jean-Claude Rouget France £47,009
2008 Prix Paul de Moussac Arcadia's Angle Pascal Bary France £68,376
2008 Prix Saint-Alary Belle et Celebre Alain de Royer-Dupré France £213,675
2008 Prix Sigy War Officer Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2007 Prix Daphnis Loup Breton Élie Lellouche France £68,376
2007 Prix de Condé High Rock Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2007 Prix de Lieurey Cicerole Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2007 Prix de Meautry Garnica Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2007 Prix Djebel US Ranger Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2007 Prix du Conseil de Paris Montare Jonathan Pease France £111,111
2007 Prix du Palais-Royal Garnica Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2007 Prix du Pin Sabana Perdida Alain de Royer-Dupré France £68,376
2007 Prix du Prince d'Orange Literato Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2007 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano Literato Jean-Claude Rouget France £341,880
2007 Prix La Flèche Natagora Pascal Bary France £51,282
2007 Prix La Force Literato Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2007 Prix Robert Papin Natagora Pascal Bary France £111,111
2007 Prix Saint-Alary Coquerelle Jean-Claude Rouget France £213,675
2007 Prix Vanteaux Just Little Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
2007 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier Lord du Sud Jean-Claude Rouget France £341,880
2006 Dubai Sheema Classic Heart's Cry Kojiro Hashiguchi United Arab Emirates £4,511,278£4.5m
2006 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Pride Alain de Royer-Dupré France £341,880
2006 Hong Kong Cup Pride Alain de Royer-Dupré Hong Kong £3,800,000£3.8m
2006 Jebel Hatta Touch of Land Henri-Alex Pantall United Arab Emirates £225,564
2006 Prix Corrida Pride Alain de Royer-Dupré France £111,111
2006 Prix de Barbeville Petite Speciale Eric Lecoiffier France £68,376
2006 Prix de Condé Midnight Beauty M. Delcher Sánchez France £68,376
2006 Prix du Calvados Charlotte O Fraise Rod Collet France £111,111
2006 Prix du Prince d'Orange Best Name Robert Collet France £68,376
2006 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano Multidimensional Henry Cecil France £341,880
2006 Prix Miesque Magic America Criquette Head-Maarek France £68,376
2006 Prix Paul de Moussac Kentucky Dynamite Alain de Royer-Dupré France £68,376
2006 Prix Quincey Hello Sunday Criquette Head-Maarek France £47,863
2005 Grand Prix de Vichy Touch of Land Henri-Alex Pantall France £47,863
2005 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches Divine Proportions Pascal Bary France £427,350
2005 Prix de Diane Divine Proportions Pascal Bary France £854,701
2005 Prix de la Grotte Divine Proportions Pascal Bary France £68,376
2005 Prix de Malleret Royal Highness Pascal Bary France £111,111
2005 Prix de Saint-Georges Chineur Mikel Delzangles France £47,863
2005 Prix Dollar Touch of Land Henri-Alex Pantall France £170,940
2005 Prix du Conseil de Paris Montare Jonathan Pease France £111,111
2005 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Starcraft Luca Cumani France £384,615
2005 Prix Foy Pride Alain de Royer-Dupré France £111,111
2005 Prix Jean et Louis Romanet Pride Alain de Royer-Dupré France £213,675
2005 Prix Rothschild Divine Proportions Pascal Bary France £256,410
2005 Prix Thomas Bryon Set Alight Criquette Head-Maarek France £68,376
2004 Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft Touch of Land Henri-Alex Pantall Germany £59,829
2004 Prix d'Aumale Birthstone Henri-Alex Pantall France £47,863
2004 Prix de Condé Musketier Pascal Bary France £68,376
2004 Prix Dollar Touch of Land Henri-Alex Pantall France £170,940
2004 Prix du Bois Divine Proportions Pascal Bary France £68,376
2004 Prix Greffulhe Millemix Criquette Head-Maarek France £111,111
2004 Prix Marcel Boussac Divine Proportions Pascal Bary France £341,880
2004 Prix Maurice de Nieuil Forestier Eric Danel France £111,111
2004 Prix Morny Divine Proportions Pascal Bary France £299,145
2004 Prix Robert Papin Divine Proportions Pascal Bary France £111,111
2004 Prix Sigy Dolma Nicolas Clément France £68,376
2004 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier Forestier Eric Danel France £341,880
2004 Prix Yacowlef Speciale Criquette Head-Maarek France £47,009
2003 Grand Prix de Paris Vespone Nicolas Clément France £512,821
2003 Prix de Condé Latice Jean-Marie Béguigné France £68,376
2003 Prix de la Grotte Maiden Tower Henri-Alex Pantall France £68,376
2003 Prix de Meautry Blanche Jacques Rossi France £68,376
2003 Prix Jean Prat Vespone Nicolas Clément France £341,880
2003 Prix La Force Vespone Nicolas Clément France £68,376
2003 Prix Marcel Boussac Denebola Pascal Bary France £341,880
2002 Prix Kergorlay Cut Quartz Richard Gibson France £111,111

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 Christophe Lemaire wins

9 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
France 133 83% Prix du Jockey Club
Japan 11 7% Japan Cup
United Arab Emirates 6 4% Dubai Sheema Classic
Saudi Arabia 4 3% Neom Turf Cup
United States 2 1% Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf
Australia 1 1% Melbourne Cup
Hong Kong 1 1% Hong Kong Cup
Great Britain 1 1% 2000 Guineas Stakes
Germany 1 1% Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft

The riders either side

Ranked 28th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
18 Javier Castellano 193 101 2001 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
19 Bill Shoemaker 193 59 1950 to 1988 £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
29 Ruby Walsh 148 64 1998 to 2019 £1,000,000£1.0m
30 Eddie Arcaro 146 49 1935 to 1961 £3,759,399£3.8m
31 Laffit Pincay Jr. 143 64 1966 to 2002 £5,263,158£5.3m
32 Willie Carson 142 78 1968 to 1996 £1,500,000£1.5m
33 Steve Cauthen 139 89 1977 to 1992 £3,759,399£3.8m
34 Michael Kinane 137 72 1981 to 2009 £5,493,600£5.5m
35 Flavien Prat 131 84 2012 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
36 Cristian Demuro 128 81 2012 to 2026 £4,511,278£4.5m
37 Ángel Cordero Jr. 125 56 1968 to 1991 £3,759,399£3.8m
38 Tony McCoy 123 56 1995 to 2015 £646,880

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Christophe Lemaire won?

160, across 96 different races between 2002 and 2025. That is 28th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Christophe Lemaire has won?

the Japan Cup, worth £5,493,600 and run in Japan. Christophe Lemaire won it in 2023, 2020, 2018, 2009.

Which race has Christophe Lemaire won most often?

the Japan Cup, 4 times at Tokyo Racecourse. 45 of these races have gone to Christophe Lemaire more than once.

How much prize money has Christophe Lemaire 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: 160 wins, the biggest of them worth £5,493,600.

When did Christophe Lemaire win these races?

Between 2002 and 2025. The busiest spell was 2006-07, with 29 of them.

Where to next

The races Christophe Lemaire has won, and the riders around them

The races Christophe Lemaire has won

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