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JOCKEY · 72nd BY BIG-RACE WINS

Dario Vargiu

83 wins in the world's richest races between 2001 and 2025, across 33 different races. The biggest is the Deutsches Derby, worth £541,667.

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 83
BIGGEST WIN £542k
RACES WON 33
FIRST AND LAST 2001 to 2025
COUNTRIES 3

When the wins came

83 wins from 2001 to 2025, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 2016-17, 17 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Dario Vargiu took 17 of these 83 in 2016-17 alone.

The races Dario Vargiu keeps winning

By number of wins

24 won more than once

Premio Federico Tesio 6 Premio Carlo d'Alessio 6 Premio Regina Elena 5 Premio del Giubileo 5 Premio Verziere 4 Premio Guido Berardelli 4 Premio Ribot 4 Premio Vittorio di Capua 3 Premio Dormello 3 Premio Parioli 3 St. Leger Italiano 3 Premio Ambrosiano 3

Every big race Dario Vargiu has won

83 winners, newest first

33 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
2025 Premio Verziere Taany Luciano Vitable Italy £64,167
2024 Premio Federico Tesio Alburno Stefano Botti Italy £110,000
2024 St. Leger Italiano Taany Luciano Vitabile Italy £54,083
2023 Premio Chiusura Tawang Grizzetti Galoppo (Bruno Grizzetti) Italy £58,667
2023 Premio Guido Berardelli Master Stefano Botti Italy £64,167
2022 Gran Criterium Vero Atleta Grizzetti Galoppo Italy £229,167
2022 Premio Carlo d'Alessio Atzeco Alduino Botti Italy £51,333
2022 Premio Carlo Vittadini Aria Importante Alduino Botti Italy £100,833
2022 Premio Dormello Aloa Alduino Botti Italy £100,833
2021 Oaks d'Italia Eulaila Alduino Botti Italy £237,500
2021 Premio Federico Tesio Thunderman Alduino Botti Italy £110,000
2021 St. Leger Italiano Atzeco Alduino Botti Italy £54,083
2019 Gran Premio d'Italia Chestnut Honey Alessandro Botti Italy £36,667
2019 Premio Ribot Out of Time Alduino Botti Italy £33,646
2019 Premio Vittorio di Capua Out of Time Alduino Botti Italy £229,167
2018 Premio Ambrosiano Together Again Alessandro Botti Italy £51,333
2018 Premio Carlo Chiesa Fataliste Endo Botti Italy £64,167
2018 Premio Carlo d'Alessio Chasedown Alduino Botti Italy £51,333
2018 Premio del Giubileo Wait Forever Alessandro Botti Italy £51,333
2018 Premio Parioli Wait Forever A Botti Italy £88,973
2018 Premio Verziere Flower Party Alessandro Botti Italy £64,167
2017 Gran Premio del Jockey Club Full Drago Stefano Botti Italy £229,167
2017 Gran Premio di Milano Full Drago Stefano Botti Italy £201,667
2017 Premio Ambrosiano Voice Of Love Stefano Botti Italy £51,333
2017 Premio del Giubileo Voice of Love Stefano Botti Italy £51,333
2017 Premio del Piazzale Anda Muchacho Nicolo Simondi Italy £54,083
2017 Premio Dormello Sweet Gentle Kiss Stefano Botti Italy £100,833
2017 Premio Elena e Sergio Cumani Candy Store Stefano Botti Italy £64,167
2017 Premio Federico Tesio Full Drago Stefano Botti Italy £110,000
2017 Premio Mario Incisa della Rocchetta La Gommeuse Il Cavallo In Testa Italy £28,500
2017 Premio Parioli Anda Muchacho Il Cavallo In Testa Italy £88,973
2017 Premio Primi Passi Ipompieridiviggiu Il Cavallo In Testa Italy £64,167
2017 Premio Roma Anda Muchacho Nicolo Simondi Italy £201,667
2016 Derby Italiano Saent Il Cavallo In Testa Italy £436,500
2016 Deutsches Derby Isfahan Andreas Wöhler Germany £541,667
2016 Premio Carlo d'Alessio Time Chant Stefano Botti Italy £51,333
2016 Premio del Giubileo Greg Pass Il Cavallo In Testa Italy £51,333
2016 Premio Ribot Greg Pass Il Cavallo In Testa Italy £33,646
2015 Premio Chiusura Pensierieparole Il Cavallo In Testa Italy £58,667
2015 Premio Verziere Loritania Il Cavallo In Testa Italy £64,167
2014 Gran Premio d'Italia Bertinoro Stefano Botti Italy £36,667
2014 Premio Guido Berardelli Misterious Boy Stefano Botti Italy £64,167
2014 Premio Ribot Porsenna Stefano Botti Italy £33,646
2014 Premio Roma Priore Philip Stefano Botti Italy £201,667
2014 Premio Vittorio di Capua Priore Philip Stefano Botti Italy £229,167
2013 Premio Dormello Ombrage Bruno Grizetti Italy £100,833
2013 Premio Elena e Sergio Cumani Killachy Loose Bruno Grizzetti Italy £64,167
2013 Premio Regina Elena Dancer Destination Bruno Grizzetti Italy £88,973
2013 St. Leger Italiano Parivash Waldemar Hickst Italy £54,083
2012 Premio Guido Berardelli Never Say Never Stefano Botti Italy £64,167
2011 Coppa d'Oro di Milano Frankenstein Bruno Grizzetti Italy £34,833
2011 Premio Ambrosiano Cima de Pluie Bruno Grizzetti Italy £51,333
2011 Premio del Piazzale Le Vie Infinite Roberto Brogi Italy £54,083
2011 Premio Regina Elena Stay Alive Bruno Grizzetti Italy £88,973
2010 Premio Carlo d'Alessio Il Fenomeno Bruno Grizzetti Italy £51,333
2010 Premio del Giubileo Cima de Triomphe Bruno Grizzetti Italy £51,333
2009 Premio Carlo Chiesa L'Indiscreta Bruno Grizzetti Italy £64,167
2009 Premio Omenoni Titus Shadow Bruno Grizzetti Italy £51,333
2009 Premio Primi Passi Orpen Shadow Bruno Grizzetti Italy £64,167
2009 Prix du Calvados Joanna Bruno Grizzetti France £108,333
2008 Premio Carlo d'Alessio Gimmy Bruno Grizzetti Italy £51,333
2008 Premio Mario Incisa della Rocchetta Rosa del Dubai Bruno Grizzetti Italy £28,500
2008 Premio Verziere Mimetico Bruno Grizzetti Italy £64,167
2008 Prix Robert Papin Lui Rei Armando Renzoni France £108,333
2007 Coppa d'Oro di Milano Montalegre A. Botti / G. Botti Italy £34,833
2007 Premio Carlo d'Alessio Exhibit One Valfredo Valiani Italy £51,333
2007 Premio Regina Elena Lokaloka Bruno Grizzetti Italy £88,973
2006 Premio Federico Tesio Fair Nashwan Bruno Grizzetti Italy £110,000
2004 Derby Italiano Groom Tesse Luigi Camici Italy £436,500
2004 Premio Federico Tesio Without Connexion Pascal Bary Italy £110,000
2004 Premio Regina Elena Rumba Loca Bruno Grizzetti Italy £88,973
2003 Premio Federico Tesio Maktub Bruno Grizzetti Italy £110,000
2003 Premio Omenoni Pleasure Place Riccardo Menichetti Italy £51,333
2003 Premio Parioli Le Vie dei Colori Roberto Brogi Italy £88,973
2003 Premio Regina Elena Golden Nepi Giuliano Fratini Italy £88,973
2003 Premio Ribot Duca d'Atri Armando Renzoni Italy £33,646
2003 Premio Tudini Pleasure Place Riccardo Menichetti Italy £73,333
2003 Premio Vittorio di Capua Le Vie dei Colori Roberto Brogi Italy £229,167
2002 Gran Premio d'Italia Fisich Alduino Botti Italy £36,667
2002 Gran Premio di Milano Falbrav Luciano d'Auria Italy £201,667
2002 Premio Presidente della Repubblica Falbrav Luciano d'Auria Italy £136,500
2001 Premio del Giubileo Sotabrasciet Luciano d'Auria Italy £51,333
2001 Premio Guido Berardelli Fisich Alduino Botti Italy £64,167

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 Dario Vargiu wins

3 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
Italy 80 96% Derby Italiano
France 2 2% Prix du Calvados
Germany 1 1% Deutsches Derby

The riders either side

Ranked 72nd of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
62 Edgar Prado 87 56 1993 to 2020 £3,703,704£3.7m
63 Florent Geroux 86 60 2011 to 2026 £8,888,889£8.9m
64 Johnny Murtagh 86 56 1991 to 2013 £4,166,667£4.2m
65 Eddie Maple 86 48 1970 to 1997 £1,481,481£1.5m
66 Olivier Doleuze 86 57 1992 to 2018 £3,040,000£3.0m
67 Richard Johnson 86 51 1996 to 2019 £646,880
68 Georg Bocskai 85 33 1977 to 2000 £541,667
69 Garrett K. Gomez 84 64 1992 to 2013 £1,481,481£1.5m
70 Craig Perret 83 61 1974 to 2002 £3,703,704£3.7m
71 John Reid 83 68 1978 to 2001 £4,166,667£4.2m
73 Braulio Baeza 79 38 1960 to 1976 £3,703,704£3.7m
74 Mirco Demuro 79 45 1998 to 2018 £8,888,889£8.9m
75 James Doyle 79 63 2012 to 2026 £4,444,444£4.4m
76 Greville Starkey 78 49 1963 to 1989 £4,166,667£4.2m
77 Rafael Bejarano 77 58 2004 to 2025 £1,481,481£1.5m
78 Sandy Hawley 75 37 1970 to 1997 £925,926
79 Richard Hills 74 59 1985 to 2011 £8,888,889£8.9m
80 Philippe Paquet 74 58 1974 to 1984 £2,280,000£2.3m
81 Richard Hughes 74 53 1993 to 2015 £833,333
82 Éric Legrix 72 56 1984 to 2005 £3,703,704£3.7m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Dario Vargiu won?

83, across 33 different races between 2001 and 2025. That is 72nd of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Dario Vargiu has won?

the Deutsches Derby, worth £541,667 and run in Germany. Dario Vargiu won it in 2016.

Which race has Dario Vargiu won most often?

Premio Federico Tesio, 6 times at San Siro Racecourse. 24 of these races have gone to Dario Vargiu more than once.

How much prize money has Dario Vargiu 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: 83 wins, the biggest of them worth £541,667.

When did Dario Vargiu win these races?

Between 2001 and 2025. The busiest spell was 2016-17, with 17 of them.

Where to next

The races Dario Vargiu has won, and the riders around them

The races Dario Vargiu has won

The riders either side

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