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JOCKEY · 151st BY BIG-RACE WINS

Darrel McHargue

41 wins in the world's richest races between 1974 and 1986, across 25 different races. The biggest is the Preakness Stakes, worth £1,503,759.

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 41
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 25
FIRST AND LAST 1974 to 1986
COUNTRIES 2

When the wins came

41 wins from 1974 to 1986, in years

Best spell: 1975, 7 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Darrel McHargue took 7 of these 41 in 1975 alone.

The races Darrel McHargue keeps winning

By number of wins

6 won more than once

Breeders' Futurity Stakes 2 Risen Star Stakes 2 Lexington Stakes (Keeneland) 2 Del Mar Debutante Stakes 2 Del Mar Derby 2 Baldwin Stakes 2 Preakness Stakes 1 Blue Grass Stakes 1 Arkansas Derby 1 Louisiana Derby 1 Cotillion Handicap 1 Alcibiades Stakes 1

Every big race Darrel McHargue has won

41 winners, newest first

25 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1986 Baldwin Stakes Jetting Home Tom Richardson United States £75,188
1985 Cinema Stakes Don't Say Halo Chris Speckert United States £75,188
1984 Dee Stakes Trial by Error Luca Cumani Great Britain £100,000
1984 Hollywood Derby Foscarini Laurie N. Anderson United States £300,752
1984 March Stakes Commanche Run Luca Cumani Great Britain £100,000
1982 El Camino Real Derby Cassaleria Ron McAnally United States £75,188
1982 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Water Bank Ron McAnally United States £150,376
1981 Baldwin Stakes Descaro Lou Carno United States £75,188
1981 Breeders' Futurity Stakes D'Accord LeRoy Jolley United States £488,722
1981 Del Mar Oaks French Charmer John W. Russell United States £225,564
1981 Santa Anita Derby Splendid Spruce Chay R. Knight United States £375,940
1978 Del Mar Debutante Stakes Terlingua D. Wayne Lukas United States £225,564
1978 Hopeful Stakes General Assembly LeRoy Jolley United States £225,564
1978 Los Alamitos Derby Radar Ahead Gary F. Jones United States £75,188
1978 San Miguel Stakes O Big Al Joseph Manzi United States £52,632
1978 Santa Anita Handicap Vigors Larry J. Sterling United States £225,564
1977 Del Mar Derby Text Vincent Clyne United States £187,970
1977 Risen Star Stakes Run Dusty Run William E. Adams United States £375,940
1977 San Vicente Stakes Replant Ronald McAnally United States £150,376
1976 Breeders' Futurity Stakes Run Dusty Run Smiley Adams United States £488,722
1976 Del Mar Derby Montespan John H. Adams United States £187,970
1976 Lexington Stakes (Keeneland) No Link Douglas Davis Jr. United States £300,752
1975 Alcibiades Stakes Optimistic Gal LeRoy Jolley United States £488,722
1975 Blue Grass Stakes Master Derby Smiley Adams United States £939,850
1975 Del Mar Debutante Stakes Queen to Be Ron McAnally United States £225,564
1975 Lexington Stakes (Keeneland) Master Derby Smiley Adams United States £300,752
1975 Louisiana Derby Master Derby Smiley Adams United States £751,880
1975 Preakness Stakes Master Derby Smiley Adams United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1975 Risen Star Stakes § Master Derby William E. Adams United States £375,940
1974 Arkansas Derby J.R.'s Pet Harold Tinker United States £939,850
1974 Cotillion Handicap Honky Star David R. Vance 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 Darrel McHargue wins

2 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
United States 29 71% Preakness Stakes
Great Britain 2 5% Dee Stakes

The riders either side

Ranked 151st of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
141 William Mongil 43 39 1989 to 2009 £256,410
142 John L. Rotz 42 30 1956 to 1973 £1,503,759£1.5m
143 Michael Roberts 42 37 1986 to 2000 £5,493,600£5.5m
144 Grégory Benoist 42 32 2009 to 2022 £854,701
145 Andrzej Tylicki 42 25 1981 to 1997 £555,556
146 Bill Hartack 41 26 1956 to 1972 £3,759,399£3.8m
147 Ramon Domínguez 41 27 1999 to 2012 £3,759,399£3.8m
148 Don Brumfield 41 29 1964 to 1988 £1,503,759£1.5m
149 Manny Franco 41 33 2014 to 2026 £1,503,759£1.5m
150 Alan Garcia 41 37 2005 to 2015 £1,879,699£1.9m
152 Jeffrey Fell 41 33 1974 to 1986 £939,850
153 Sir Gordon Richards 41 16 1929 to 1954 £1,500,000£1.5m
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Darrel McHargue won?

41, across 25 different races between 1974 and 1986. That is 151st of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Darrel McHargue has won?

the Preakness Stakes, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. Darrel McHargue won it in 1975.

Which race has Darrel McHargue won most often?

the Breeders' Futurity Stakes, 2 times at Keeneland Race Course. 6 of these races have gone to Darrel McHargue more than once.

How much prize money has Darrel McHargue 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: 41 wins, the biggest of them worth £1,503,759.

When did Darrel McHargue win these races?

Between 1974 and 1986. The busiest spell was 1975, with 7 of them.

Where to next

The races Darrel McHargue has won, and the riders around them

The races Darrel McHargue has won

The riders either side

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