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JOCKEY · 155th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Eric Guerin

40 wins in the world's richest races between 1946 and 1971, across 26 different races. The biggest is the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399.

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 40
BIGGEST WIN £3.8m
RACES WON 26
FIRST AND LAST 1946 to 1971
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

40 wins from 1946 to 1971, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1953-55, 17 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Eric Guerin took 17 of these 40 in 1953-55 alone.

The races Eric Guerin keeps winning

By number of wins

9 won more than once

Hopeful Stakes 4 Alabama Stakes 3 Coaching Club American Oaks 3 Dwyer Stakes 3 Manhattan Stakes 2 Test Stakes 2 Gotham Stakes 2 Withers Stakes 2 Lamplighter Stakes 2 Kentucky Derby 1 Belmont Stakes 1 Preakness Stakes 1

Every big race Eric Guerin has won

40 winners, newest first

26 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1971 Blue Grass Stakes Impetuosity George Poole United States £939,850
1968 Spinster Stakes Sale Day John Winans United States £488,722
1962 Lamplighter Stakes Green Ticket William W. Stephens United States £45,113
1960 Coaching Club American Oaks Berlo Richard E. Handlen United States £375,940
1960 Pat Day Mile Stakes Beau Purple George P. Odom United States £563,910
1960 Spinaway Stakes Good Move William C. Winfrey United States £225,564
1958 Dwyer Stakes Victory Morn Woody Stephens United States £150,376
1958 Withers Stakes Sir Robby Sidney J. Smith United States £187,970
1956 Alabama Stakes Tournure Otis J. Clelland United States £451,128
1956 Gotham Stakes Career Boy Sylvester Veitch United States £225,564
1956 Lamplighter Stakes Greek Spy Sherrill W. Ward United States £45,113
1955 Manhattan Stakes Social Outcast William C. Winfrey United States £751,880
1955 New York Stakes Chevation Richard E. Handlen United States £563,910
1954 Belmont Stakes High Gun Max Hirsch United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1954 Discovery Stakes Chevation Richard E. Handlen United States £112,782
1954 Dwyer Stakes High Gun Max Hirsch United States £150,376
1954 Metropolitan Handicap Native Dancer Bill Winfrey United States £751,880
1954 Peter Pan Stakes High Gun Max Hirsch United States £150,376
1954 Test Stakes Dispute Sylvester Veitch United States £375,940
1954 Whitney Stakes Social Outcast William C. Winfrey United States £751,880
1953 Arlington Classic Native Dancer William C. Winfrey United States £75,188
1953 Coaching Club American Oaks Grecian Queen James P. Conway United States £375,940
1953 Dwyer Stakes Native Dancer William C. Winfrey United States £150,376
1953 Gotham Stakes Native Dancer William C. Winfrey United States £225,564
1953 Ohio Derby Find William C. Winfrey United States £375,940
1953 Preakness Stakes Native Dancer Bill Winfrey United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1953 Withers Stakes Native Dancer William C. Winfrey United States £187,970
1953 Wood Memorial Stakes Native Dancer William C. Winfrey United States £563,910
1952 Hopeful Stakes Native Dancer William C. Winfrey United States £225,564
1952 Personal Ensign Stakes Next Move William C. Winfrey United States £375,940
1951 Hopeful Stakes Cousin William C. Winfrey United States £225,564
1951 Manhattan Stakes County Delight James E. Ryan United States £751,880
1951 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Your Host Harry L. Daniels United States £150,376
1950 Coaching Club American Oaks Next Move William C. Winfrey United States £375,940
1950 Hopeful Stakes Battlefield Bert Mulholland United States £225,564
1948 Hopeful Stakes Blue Peter Andy Schuttinger United States £225,564
1948 Test Stakes Alablue John H. Skirvin United States £375,940
1947 Alabama Stakes But Why Not Max Hirsch United States £451,128
1947 Kentucky Derby Jet Pilot Tom Smith United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1946 Alabama Stakes Hypnotic James E. Fitzsimmons United States £451,128

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 155th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
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
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
162 Andreas Boschert 40 29 1988 to 2007 £447,692
163 Jean Cruguet 39 31 1969 to 1990 £3,759,399£3.8m
164 Bobby Ussery 39 25 1957 to 1974 £3,759,399£3.8m
165 Cornelio Velásquez 39 33 1992 to 2014 £1,503,759£1.5m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Eric Guerin won?

40, across 26 different races between 1946 and 1971. That is 155th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Eric Guerin has won?

the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399 and run in the United States. Eric Guerin won it in 1947.

Which race has Eric Guerin won most often?

the Hopeful Stakes, 4 times at Saratoga Race Course. 9 of these races have gone to Eric Guerin more than once.

How much prize money has Eric Guerin 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: 40 wins, the biggest of them worth £3,759,399.

When did Eric Guerin win these races?

Between 1946 and 1971. The busiest spell was 1953-55, with 17 of them.

Where to next

The races Eric Guerin has won, and the riders around them

The races Eric Guerin has won

The riders either side

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