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JOCKEY · 82nd BY BIG-RACE WINS

Éric Legrix

72 wins in the world's richest races between 1984 and 2005, across 56 different races. The biggest is the Breeders' Cup Turf, 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 72
BIGGEST WIN £3.8m
RACES WON 56
FIRST AND LAST 1984 to 2005
COUNTRIES 5

When the wins came

72 wins from 1984 to 2005, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 1984-85, 19 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Éric Legrix took 19 of these 72 in 1984-85 alone.

The races Éric Legrix keeps winning

By number of wins

13 won more than once

Prix du Cadran 4 Prix de Guiche 3 Hong Kong Derby 2 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier 2 Prix Rothschild 2 Prix Chaudenay 2 Prix Lupin 2 Prix Hocquart 2 Prix Kergorlay 2 Prix Jean de Chaudenay 2 Prix Chloé 2 La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte 2

Every big race Éric Legrix has won

72 winners, newest first

56 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
2005 Prix de Psyché Satwa Queen Jean de Roualle France £47,863
2005 Prix Exbury Samando François Doumen France £68,376
2004 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Grey Lilas André Fabre France £384,615
2004 Prix Eugène Adam Valixir André Fabre France £111,111
2004 Prix Hocquart Lord du Sud Jean-Claude Rouget France £111,111
2004 Prix Niel Valixir André Fabre France £111,111
1998 Hong Kong Derby Johan Cruyff * Patrick L. Biancone Hong Kong £2,280,000£2.3m
1996 Hong Kong Stewards' Cup Michael's Choice Patrick Biancone Hong Kong £1,140,000£1.1m
1993 Hong Kong Derby Helene Star Patrick L. Biancone Hong Kong £2,280,000£2.3m
1993 Prix Chaudenay Epaphos Pascal Bary France £170,940
1993 Prix du Lys Epaphos Pascal Bary France £68,376
1992 Prix Belle de Nuit Egyptown Criquette Head France £68,376
1992 Prix Chloé Formidable Flight Pascal Bary France £68,376
1991 Breeders' Cup Turf Miss Alleged† Pascal Bary United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1991 Prix Chloé La Carene Pascal Bary France £68,376
1991 Prix Daniel Wildenstein Bistro Garden Pascal Bary France £170,940
1991 Prix de Diane Caerlina Jean de Roualle France £854,701
1991 Prix de Guiche Balleroy Jean de Roualle France £68,376
1991 Prix de la Nonette Caerlina Jean de Roualle France £111,111
1991 Prix de Reux Aelan Hapi J. C. Cunnington France £68,376
1991 Prix du Conseil de Paris Sleeping Car Pascal Bary France £111,111
1991 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano Glity Jean-Marie Béguigné France £341,880
1991 Prix Thomas Bryon Code Breaker Pascal Bary France £68,376
1990 Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte Ganges François Boutin France £162,393
1990 Premio Carlo e Francesco Aloisi Dictator's Song Robert Collet Italy £52,650
1990 Premio Elena e Sergio Cumani Evening Kiss Robert Collet Italy £65,812
1990 Premio Guido Berardelli Fortune's Wheel Robert Collet Italy £65,812
1990 Prix de Malleret Miss Alleged Pascal Bary France £111,111
1990 Prix de Psyché Vue Cavaliere Jean-Marie Béguigné France £47,863
1990 Prix Hocquart Top Waltz Jean-Marie Béguigné France £111,111
1990 Prix Rothschild Lady Winner Maurice Zilber France £256,410
1989 Prix de la Forêt Gabina J. C. Cunnington France £299,145
1989 Prix de la Porte Maillot Gabina J. C. Cunnington France £47,863
1989 Prix du Cadran Trebrook Jean Lesbordes France £256,410
1989 Prix du Muguet Gabina J. C. Cunnington France £111,111
1989 Prix Herod Follidays Jean-Marie Béguigné France £47,009
1989 Prix Isonomy Noble Ballerina Dominique Sépulchre France £47,009
1989 Prix Jean de Chaudenay Boyatino Jean Lesbordes France £81,197
1989 Prix Lupin Galetto J. C. Cunnington France £170,940
1989 Prix Perth Miss Kenmare Marcel Rolland France £68,376
1988 La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte Nasr El Arab André Fabre France £68,376
1988 Prix Chaudenay Apalachee Prince Jean de Roualle France £170,940
1988 Prix Kergorlay Apalachee Prince Jean de Roualle France £111,111
1988 Prix Lupin Exactly Sharp Robert Collet France £170,940
1988 Prix Rothschild Gabina J. C. Cunnington France £256,410
1987 Grosse Europa-Meile Tout Est Permis Philippe Lallié Germany £59,829
1986 Critérium de Saint-Cloud Magistros Guy Bonnaventure France £213,675
1986 Prix de Cabourg Sakura Reiko Patrick Biancone France £47,863
1986 Prix de Guiche Bad Conduct Patrick Biancone France £68,376
1986 Prix de Ris-Orangis Vertige Patrick Biancone France £47,863
1986 Prix du Cadran Air de Cour Patrick Biancone France £256,410
1986 Prix Morny Sakura Reiko Patrick Biancone France £299,145
1986 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier Air de Cour Patrick Biancone France £341,880
1985 Grand Prix de Deauville Air de Cour Patrick Biancone France £170,940
1985 La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte Palace Music Patrick Biancone France £68,376
1985 Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan) Sagace Patrick Biancone France £213,675
1985 Prix de Guiche Metal Precieux Patrick Biancone France £68,376
1985 Prix de Royallieu Mersey Patrick Biancone France £256,410
1985 Prix Djebel Dreams to Reality Patrick Biancone France £68,376
1985 Prix du Cadran Balitou Patrick Biancone France £256,410
1985 Prix Gladiateur Balitou Patrick Biancone France £68,376
1985 Prix Jacques Le Marois Vin de France Patrick Biancone France £854,701
1985 Prix Jean de Chaudenay Seurat Patrick Biancone France £81,197
1985 Prix Kergorlay Faburola Patrick Biancone France £111,111
1985 Prix Noailles Glaros Patrick Biancone France £68,376
1985 Prix Vermeille Walensee Patrick Biancone France £512,821
1985 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier Balitou Patrick Biancone France £341,880
1984 Prix Cléopâtre Eastland Patrick Biancone France £68,376
1984 Prix Daphnis Palace Music Patrick Biancone France £68,376
1984 Prix de Lieurey Albertine Patrick Biancone France £68,376
1984 Prix des Réservoirs Antartica Patrick Biancone France £68,376
1984 Prix du Cadran Neustrien Patrick Biancone France £256,410

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 Éric Legrix wins

5 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
France 64 89% Prix de Diane
Hong Kong 3 4% Hong Kong Derby
Italy 3 4% Premio Elena e Sergio Cumani
United States 1 1% Breeders' Cup Turf
Germany 1 1% Grosse Europa-Meile

The riders either side

Ranked 82nd of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
72 Dario Vargiu 83 33 2001 to 2025 £555,556
73 Braulio Baeza 79 38 1960 to 1976 £3,759,399£3.8m
74 Mirco Demuro 79 45 1998 to 2018 £9,022,556£9.0m
75 James Doyle 79 63 2012 to 2026 £4,511,278£4.5m
76 Greville Starkey 78 49 1963 to 1989 £4,273,504£4.3m
77 Rafael Bejarano 77 58 2004 to 2025 £1,503,759£1.5m
78 Sandy Hawley 75 37 1970 to 1997 £939,850
79 Richard Hills 74 59 1985 to 2011 £9,022,556£9.0m
80 Philippe Paquet 74 58 1974 to 1984 £2,280,000£2.3m
81 Richard Hughes 74 53 1993 to 2015 £854,701
83 Alex Solis 71 42 1983 to 2012 £5,263,158£5.3m
84 Richard Dunwoody 71 35 1985 to 1999 £646,880
85 Fabio Branca 71 31 2006 to 2026 £447,692
86 Opie Bosson 70 24 1998 to 2026 £2,645,503£2.6m
87 Jamie Spencer 69 56 2001 to 2025 £4,511,278£4.5m
88 Jorge Chavez 67 47 1990 to 2010 £3,759,399£3.8m
89 Guy Guignard 67 52 1981 to 1997 £427,350
90 Shane Sellers 66 47 1990 to 2004 £3,759,399£3.8m
91 Davy Bonilla 65 54 1998 to 2012 £854,701
92 Peter Alafi 65 35 1961 to 1989 £555,556

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Éric Legrix won?

72, across 56 different races between 1984 and 2005. That is 82nd of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Éric Legrix has won?

the Breeders' Cup Turf, worth £3,759,399 and run in the United States. Éric Legrix won it in 1991.

Which race has Éric Legrix won most often?

Prix du Cadran, 4 times at Longchamp Racecourse. 13 of these races have gone to Éric Legrix more than once.

How much prize money has Éric Legrix 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: 72 wins, the biggest of them worth £3,759,399.

When did Éric Legrix win these races?

Between 1984 and 2005. The busiest spell was 1984-85, with 19 of them.

Where to next

The races Éric Legrix has won, and the riders around them

The races Éric Legrix has won

The riders either side

Elsewhere in racing