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JOCKEY · 148th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Don Brumfield

41 wins in the world's richest races between 1964 and 1988, across 29 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 29
FIRST AND LAST 1964 to 1988
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

41 wins from 1964 to 1988, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 1982-83, 6 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Don Brumfield took 6 of these 41 in 1982-83 alone.

The races Don Brumfield keeps winning

By number of wins

7 won more than once

Breeders' Futurity Stakes 5 Alcibiades Stakes 3 Ashland Stakes 3 Forerunner Stakes 3 Kentucky Oaks 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes 2 Round Table Stakes 2 Preakness Stakes 1 Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes 1 Apple Blossom Handicap 1 La Troienne Stakes 1 Louisiana Derby 1

Every big race Don Brumfield has won

41 winners, newest first

29 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1988 Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes Niccolo Polo Lorin D. Ranier United States £939,850
1988 Forerunner Stakes Posen Woody Stephens United States £75,188
1988 Saranac Stakes Posen Woody Stephens United States £112,782
1987 La Troienne Stakes Queen Alexandra George M. Baker United States £751,880
1985 Round Table Stakes Montagnet Dennis W. Ebert United States £75,188
1984 Ashland Stakes Enumerating Dennis W. Ebert United States £375,940
1983 Fountain of Youth Stakes Highland Park Anthony L. Basile United States £300,752
1983 Lafayette Stakes Freezing Rain Anthony L. Basile United States £300,752
1983 Round Table Stakes Jack Slade David C. Kassen United States £75,188
1982 Alcibiades Stakes Jelly Bean Holiday Herbert K. Stevens United States £488,722
1982 Louisiana Derby El Baba Dewey P. Smith United States £751,880
1982 Test Stakes Gold Beauty William D. Curtis United States £375,940
1981 Ogden Phipps Stakes Wistful Anthony J. Bardaro United States £375,940
1980 Churchill Downs Stakes Dr. Riddick Frank L. Brothers United States £751,880
1980 Diana Stakes Just A Game David A. Whiteley United States £375,940
1980 New York Stakes Just A Game David A. Whiteley United States £563,910
1980 Pat Day Mile Stakes Royal Sporan Don Jeffries United States £563,910
1979 Breeders' Futurity Stakes Gold Stage William Curtis Jr. United States £488,722
1979 Forerunner Stakes General Custer Frank L. Brothers United States £75,188
1979 Jeff Ruby Steaks Lot o' Gold William E. Adams United States £584,211
1978 Apple Blossom Handicap Northernette (CAN) Claude R. McGaughey III United States £939,850
1977 Acorn Stakes Bring Out The Band James W. Murphy United States £375,940
1976 Lamplighter Stakes Chati James W. Murphy United States £45,113
1975 Cotillion Handicap My Juliet Leland G. Ripley United States £751,880
1974 Ashland Stakes Winged Wishes David Kassen United States £375,940
1974 Ashland Stakes Maud Muller Lou Rondinello United States £375,940
1974 Breeders' Futurity Stakes Packer Captain Douglas Dodson United States £488,722
1973 Lexington Stakes (Keeneland) † Our Native William Resseguet Jr. United States £300,752
1972 Alcibiades Stakes Coraggioso Anthony L. Basile United States £488,722
1972 Breeders' Futurity Stakes Annihilate 'Em Douglas M. Davis Jr. United States £488,722
1971 Rebel Stakes Compte Deux Ike K. Mourar United States £751,880
1970 Breeders' Futurity Stakes Man of the Moment Jack Long United States £488,722
1969 Breeders' Futurity Stakes Hard Work Charles R. Werstler United States £488,722
1968 Alcibiades Stakes Lil's Bag Ronnie Warren United States £488,722
1968 Florida Derby Forward Pass Henry Forrest United States £751,880
1966 Fountain of Youth Stakes Kauai King Henry Forrest United States £300,752
1966 Jersey Derby Creme Dela Crème Ira Hanford United States £75,188
1966 Kentucky Oaks United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1966 Kentucky Oaks Native Street Les Lear United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1966 Preakness Stakes Kauai King Henry Forrest United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1965 Forerunner Stakes Bugler James P. Conway United States £75,188
1964 Spinster Stakes Old Hat Charles C. Norman United States £488,722

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 148th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
138 Timmy Murphy 44 30 1997 to 2012 £375,000
139 Ted Atkinson 43 26 1944 to 1957 £1,503,759£1.5m
140 Fritz Drechsler 43 23 1960 to 1975 £341,880
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
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
151 Darrel McHargue 41 33 1974 to 1986 £1,503,759£1.5m
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Don Brumfield won?

41, across 29 different races between 1964 and 1988. That is 148th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Don Brumfield has won?

the Preakness Stakes, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. Don Brumfield won it in 1966.

Which race has Don Brumfield won most often?

the Breeders' Futurity Stakes, 5 times at Keeneland Race Course. 7 of these races have gone to Don Brumfield more than once.

How much prize money has Don Brumfield 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 Don Brumfield win these races?

Between 1964 and 1988. The busiest spell was 1982-83, with 6 of them.

Where to next

The races Don Brumfield has won, and the riders around them

The races Don Brumfield has won

The riders either side

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