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JOCKEY · 129th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Donald Pierce

47 wins in the world's richest races between 1959 and 1984, across 20 different races. The biggest is the Apple Blossom Handicap, worth £939,850.

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 47
BIGGEST WIN £940k
RACES WON 20
FIRST AND LAST 1959 to 1984
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

47 wins from 1959 to 1984, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1977-79, 9 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Donald Pierce took 9 of these 47 in 1977-79 alone.

The races Donald Pierce keeps winning

By number of wins

12 won more than once

Del Mar Debutante Stakes 4 Santa Anita Handicap 4 Hollywood Derby 3 Del Mar Oaks 3 Del Mar Derby 3 San Vicente Stakes 3 La Jolla Handicap 3 San Miguel Stakes 3 Santa Anita Derby 2 Bing Crosby Stakes 2 Robert B. Lewis Stakes 2 Baldwin Stakes 2

Every big race Donald Pierce has won

47 winners, newest first

20 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1984 San Vicente Stakes Fortunate Prospect LeRoy Jolley United States £150,376
1983 Affirmed Stakes (LATC) My Habitony Arthur J. Lerille Jr. United States £75,188
1980 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Super Moment * Ron McAnally United States £150,376
1979 Hollywood Derby Flying Paster Gordon C. Campbell United States £300,752
1979 San Vicente Stakes Flying Paster Gordon Campbell United States £150,376
1979 Santa Anita Derby Flying Paster Gordon C. Campbell United States £375,940
1978 Baldwin Stakes B. W. Turner Ross Fenstermaker United States £75,188
1978 Del Mar Derby Misrepresentation Gordon C. Campbell United States £187,970
1978 La Brea Stakes Taisez Vous Robert L. Wheeler United States £225,564
1977 Apple Blossom Handicap Hail Hilarious Neil D. Drysdale United States £939,850
1977 Del Mar Oaks Taisez Vous Robert L. Wheeler United States £225,564
1977 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Text Vincent Clyne United States £150,376
1976 La Jolla Handicap Today 'N Tomorrow Roger E. Clapp United States £112,782
1976 Malibu Stakes Forceten Neil D. Drysdale United States £225,564
1975 Del Mar Derby Larrikin Farrell W. Jones United States £187,970
1975 Hollywood Derby Intrepid Hero John W. Russell United States £300,752
1975 Jim Dandy Stakes Forceten Neil D. Drysdale United States £375,940
1975 La Jolla Handicap Larrikin Farrell W. Jones United States £112,782
1975 Los Alamitos Derby Forceten Neil D. Drysdale United States £75,188
1974 Del Mar Oaks Modus Vivendi Gordon C. Campbell United States £225,564
1973 Baldwin Stakes Bensadream Buster Millerick United States £75,188
1973 Del Mar Debutante Stakes Fleet Peach Tommy Doyle United States £225,564
1973 Del Mar Oaks Sandy Blue Tommy Doyle United States £225,564
1972 Santa Anita Handicap Triple Bend Vance Longden United States £225,564
1971 Del Mar Debutante Stakes Impressive Style Federico A. Miquelez United States £225,564
1969 Del Mar Debutante Stakes Atomic Wings James Nazworthy United States £225,564
1969 Hollywood Derby Tell Charles E. Whittingham United States £300,752
1968 Bing Crosby Stakes Pretense Charles Whittingham United States £300,752
1968 San Miguel Stakes Don B. Lester Holt United States £52,632
1967 San Miguel Stakes Disciplinarian Edward A. Neloy United States £52,632
1966 Bing Crosby Stakes Chiclero Bob R. Roberts United States £300,752
1966 Del Mar Derby Drin Charles Whittingham United States £187,970
1965 Acorn Stakes Ground Control Edward A. Neloy United States £375,940
1965 Santa Anita Handicap Hill Rise William B. Finnegan United States £225,564
1964 Santa Anita Derby Hill Rise William B. Finnegan United States £375,940
1962 Hopeful Stakes Outing Class John M. Gaver Sr. United States £225,564
1962 Santa Anita Handicap Physician Lynn A. Boice United States £225,564
1961 San Miguel Stakes Captain Fair Charles A. Comiskey United States £52,632
1961 San Vicente Stakes Captain Fair Charles A. Comiskey United States £150,376
1960 Santa Anita Handicap Linmold Harold C. McBride United States £225,564
1959 Del Mar Debutante Stakes Darling June Tommy Doyle United States £225,564
1959 La Jolla Handicap King Ara Richard L. Crosby United States £112,782

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 129th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
119 Chris Antley 51 44 1984 to 1999 £3,759,399£3.8m
120 Patrick Husbands 51 20 1999 to 2024 £751,880
121 Randy Romero 50 40 1980 to 1996 £1,503,759£1.5m
122 Peter Scudamore 50 30 1981 to 1993 £450,000
123 Junior Alvarado 49 38 2012 to 2026 £3,950,000£4.0m
124 Kent J. Desormeaux 49 34 1990 to 2019 £1,503,759£1.5m
125 Silvestre de Sousa 48 42 2011 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
126 Manuel Ycaza 48 36 1958 to 1969 £1,503,759£1.5m
127 Julie Krone 48 40 1983 to 2003 £1,503,759£1.5m
128 Peter Remmert 48 25 1963 to 1988 £427,350
130 Henri Samani 47 33 1971 to 1988 £854,701
131 Harry Skelton 47 36 2014 to 2026 £400,000
132 Todd Kabel 47 19 1990 to 2007 £536,800
133 Jean-Luc Samyn 46 35 1977 to 2007 £751,880
134 Alain Badel 46 35 1977 to 2000 £854,701
135 Torsten Mundry 46 34 1995 to 2008 £555,556
136 Tony Cruz 45 40 1983 to 1995 £3,800,000£3.8m
137 Lance O'Sullivan 45 17 1982 to 2003 £5,493,600£5.5m
138 Timmy Murphy 44 30 1997 to 2012 £375,000
139 Ted Atkinson 43 26 1944 to 1957 £1,503,759£1.5m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Donald Pierce won?

47, across 20 different races between 1959 and 1984. That is 129th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Donald Pierce has won?

the Apple Blossom Handicap, worth £939,850 and run in the United States. Donald Pierce won it in 1977.

Which race has Donald Pierce won most often?

the Del Mar Debutante Stakes, 4 times at Del Mar Racetrack. 12 of these races have gone to Donald Pierce more than once.

How much prize money has Donald Pierce 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: 47 wins, the biggest of them worth £939,850.

When did Donald Pierce win these races?

Between 1959 and 1984. The busiest spell was 1977-79, with 9 of them.

Where to next

The races Donald Pierce has won, and the riders around them

The races Donald Pierce has won

The riders either side

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