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JOCKEY · 140th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Fritz Drechsler

43 wins in the world's richest races between 1960 and 1975, across 23 different races. The biggest is Grosser Preis von Baden, worth £341,880.

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 43
BIGGEST WIN £342k
RACES WON 23
FIRST AND LAST 1960 to 1975
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

43 wins from 1960 to 1975, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 1972-73, 19 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Fritz Drechsler took 19 of these 43 in 1972-73 alone.

The races Fritz Drechsler keeps winning

By number of wins

13 won more than once

Grosser Preis von Berlin 4 Grosser Preis von Bayern 4 Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft 4 Hansa-Preis 3 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen 2 Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen 2 Preis von Europa 2 Oleander-Rennen 2 Gerling-Preis 2 Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf 2 Preis der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe 2 Zukunfts-Rennen 2

Every big race Fritz Drechsler has won

43 winners, newest first

23 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1975 Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft Star Appeal Theo Grieper Germany £59,829
1975 Hansa-Preis My Brief Theo Grieper Germany £59,829
1974 Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft Honduras Heinz Jentzsch Germany £47,009
1974 Hansa-Preis Caracol Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £59,829
1974 Oleander-Rennen Sebastiano Heinz Jentzsch Germany £59,829
1974 Preis von Europa Days at Sea Heinz Jentzsch Germany £106,838
1973 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Mirando Heinz Jentzsch Germany £132,479
1973 Flieger Trophy Akbar Heinz Jentzsch Germany £47,009
1973 Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf Lombard Heinz Jentzsch Germany £47,009
1973 Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft Experte Heinz Jentzsch Germany £47,009
1973 Grosser Preis von Berlin Arratos Heinz Jentzsch Germany £132,479
1973 Hessen-Pokal Sarto Heinz Jentzsch Germany £47,009
1973 Oleander-Rennen Sarto Heinz Jentzsch Germany £59,829
1973 Preis der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Schiwago Heinz Jentzsch Germany £47,009
1973 Zukunfts-Rennen Lord Udo Theo Grieper Germany £47,009
1972 Bavarian Classic Boris Heinz Jentzsch Germany £59,829
1972 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Boris Heinz Jentzsch Germany £132,479
1972 Gerling-Preis Lombard Heinz Jentzsch Germany £59,829
1972 Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf Lombard Heinz Jentzsch Germany £47,009
1972 Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft Sarto Heinz Jentzsch Germany £47,009
1972 Grosser Preis von Berlin Lombard Heinz Jentzsch Germany £132,479
1972 Hansa-Preis Lombard Heinz Jentzsch Germany £59,829
1972 Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen Sheba Heinz Jentzsch Germany £47,009
1972 Preis der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Lombard Heinz Jentzsch Germany £47,009
1972 Zukunfts-Rennen Uditore Theo Grieper Germany £47,009
1971 Grosser Preis von Bayern Basalt Heinz Jentzsch Germany £128,205
1971 Grosser Preis von Berlin Lombard Heinz Jentzsch Germany £132,479
1971 Preis des Winterfavoriten Experte Heinz Jentzsch Germany £132,479
1971 Preis von Europa Lombard Heinz Jentzsch Germany £106,838
1970 Deutsches St. Leger Lombard Heinz Jentzsch Germany £42,735
1970 Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis Samun Heinz Jentzsch Germany £47,009
1970 Fürstenberg-Rennen Lombard Heinz Jentzsch Germany £47,009
1970 Gerling-Preis Basalt Heinz Jentzsch Germany £59,829
1970 Grosser Preis von Baden Alpenkönig Heinz Jentzsch Germany £341,880
1970 Grosser Preis von Bayern Alpenkönig Heinz Jentzsch Germany £128,205
1970 Grosser Preis von Berlin Alpenkönig Heinz Jentzsch Germany £132,479
1970 Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen Lombard Heinz Jentzsch Germany £130,769
1969 Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis Don Giovanni Heinz Jentzsch Germany £47,009
1969 Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen Hitchcock Heinz Jentzsch Germany £130,769
1968 Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft Priamos Heinz Jentzsch Germany £47,009
1967 Goldene Peitsche Pentathlon H. Danner Germany £59,829
1966 Grosser Preis von Bayern Fontanus W. Schulz Germany £128,205
1960 Grosser Preis von Bayern Waidmannsheil Johannes Kuhr Germany £128,205

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 140th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
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
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Fritz Drechsler won?

43, across 23 different races between 1960 and 1975. That is 140th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Fritz Drechsler has won?

Grosser Preis von Baden, worth £341,880 and run in Germany. Fritz Drechsler won it in 1970.

Which race has Fritz Drechsler won most often?

Grosser Preis von Berlin, 4 times at Hoppegarten Racecourse. 13 of these races have gone to Fritz Drechsler more than once.

How much prize money has Fritz Drechsler 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: 43 wins, the biggest of them worth £341,880.

When did Fritz Drechsler win these races?

Between 1960 and 1975. The busiest spell was 1972-73, with 19 of them.

Where to next

The races Fritz Drechsler has won, and the riders around them

The races Fritz Drechsler has won

The riders either side

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