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JOCKEY · 213th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Eddie Belmonte

30 wins in the world's richest races between 1966 and 1974, across 22 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 30
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 22
FIRST AND LAST 1966 to 1974
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

30 wins from 1966 to 1974, in years

Best spell: 1969, 6 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Eddie Belmonte took 6 of these 30 in 1969 alone.

The races Eddie Belmonte keeps winning

By number of wins

5 won more than once

Diana Stakes 4 Test Stakes 3 Manhattan Stakes 2 Jim Dandy Stakes 2 Jersey Derby 2 Preakness Stakes 1 Metropolitan Handicap 1 Whitney Stakes 1 Wood Memorial Stakes 1 Pat Day Mile Stakes 1 Spinster Stakes 1 Hollywood Derby 1

Every big race Eddie Belmonte has won

30 winners, newest first

22 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1974 Diana Stakes Fairway Flyer H. Allen Jerkens United States £375,940
1973 Diana Stakes Cathy Baby William Corbellini United States £375,940
1973 Hollywood Derby Amen II Philip G. Johnson United States £300,752
1973 Jim Dandy Stakes Cheriepe W. Preston King United States £375,940
1972 Diana Stakes Blessing Angelica H. Allen Jerkens United States £375,940
1972 Metropolitan Handicap Executioner Eddie Yowell United States £751,880
1971 Baldwin Stakes Restless Runner Charles Whittingham United States £75,188
1971 Jerome Stakes Tinajero Laz Barrera United States £112,782
1970 Arlington Classic Corn Off The Cob Arnold N. Winick United States £75,188
1970 Jersey Derby Personality John W. Jacobs United States £75,188
1970 Preakness Stakes Personality John W. Jacobs United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1970 Spinster Stakes Taken Aback H. Allen Jerkens United States £488,722
1970 Test Stakes Hunnemannia Angel Penna Sr. United States £375,940
1970 Wood Memorial Stakes Personality John W. Jacobs United States £563,910
1969 Diana Stakes Gamely James W. Maloney United States £375,940
1969 Manhattan Stakes Harem Lady H. Allen Jerkens United States £751,880
1969 San Felipe Stakes Elect the Ruler Steve Ippolito United States £300,752
1969 Santa Anita Handicap Nodouble J. Bert Sonnier United States £225,564
1969 Saranac Stakes Best Turn Henry Forrest United States £112,782
1969 Test Stakes Ta Wee John A. Nerud United States £375,940
1968 Discovery Stakes Ardoise Angel Penna Sr. United States £112,782
1968 Fountain of Youth Stakes Wise Exchange Hirsch Jacobs United States £300,752
1968 Jersey Derby Out of the Way Max Hirsch United States £75,188
1967 Jim Dandy Stakes Gala Performance Willard C. Freeman United States £375,940
1967 Lamplighter Stakes Air Rights Pancho Martin United States £45,113
1967 Test Stakes Gamely James W. Maloney United States £375,940
1967 Whitney Stakes Stupendous Edward A. Neloy United States £751,880
1966 Manhattan Stakes Moontrip Kay Erik Jensen United States £751,880
1966 Pat Day Mile Stakes Exhibitionist Hirsch Jacobs United States £563,910
1966 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Exhibitionist Hirsch Jacobs United States £150,376

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 213th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
203 Peter Schiergen 32 23 1985 to 1996 £427,350
204 João Moreira 31 18 2014 to 2023 £4,511,278£4.5m
205 Earl Sande 31 15 1921 to 1930 £3,759,399£3.8m
206 Conn McCreary 31 21 1941 to 1958 £3,759,399£3.8m
207 Eibar Coa 31 22 1997 to 2010 £1,503,759£1.5m
208 Ted Durcan 31 28 2000 to 2013 £4,511,278£4.5m
209 Pat Smullen 31 18 1998 to 2016 £1,500,000£1.5m
210 Avelino Gomez 31 12 1956 to 1976 £536,800
211 Tom Scudamore 31 21 2001 to 2021 £375,000
212 Johnny Sellers 30 29 1958 to 1972 £3,759,399£3.8m
214 Seamie Heffernan 30 16 1999 to 2026 £3,759,399£3.8m
215 Ray Cochrane 30 24 1984 to 1999 £2,645,503£2.6m
216 Paul Carberry 30 23 1993 to 2015 £1,000,000£1.0m
1 Christophe Soumillon 460 155 2000 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
2 Frankie Dettori 434 187 1989 to 2025 £9,022,556£9.0m
3 Olivier Peslier 416 152 1992 to 2022 £5,493,600£5.5m
4 Cash Asmussen 304 134 1980 to 2000 £5,493,600£5.5m
5 Freddy Head 290 113 1966 to 1997 £4,273,504£4.3m
6 Mike E. Smith 268 116 1986 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
7 John R. Velazquez 268 114 1991 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Eddie Belmonte won?

30, across 22 different races between 1966 and 1974. That is 213th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Eddie Belmonte has won?

the Preakness Stakes, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. Eddie Belmonte won it in 1970.

Which race has Eddie Belmonte won most often?

the Diana Stakes, 4 times at Saratoga Race Course. 5 of these races have gone to Eddie Belmonte more than once.

How much prize money has Eddie Belmonte 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: 30 wins, the biggest of them worth £1,503,759.

When did Eddie Belmonte win these races?

Between 1966 and 1974. The busiest spell was 1969, with 6 of them.

Where to next

The races Eddie Belmonte has won, and the riders around them

The races Eddie Belmonte has won

The riders either side

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