Harry Carr
39 wins in the world's richest races between 1948 and 1963, across 17 different races. The biggest is the Epsom Derby, worth £1,500,000.
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.
When the wins came
39 wins from 1948 to 1963, in 2-year spells
A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Harry Carr took 13 of these 39 in 1958-59 alone.
The races Harry Carr keeps winning
By number of wins
Every big race Harry Carr has won
39 winners, newest first
| Year | Race | Horse | Trainer | Country | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Sandown Classic Trial | Raise You Ten | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £85,000 |
| 1962 | St Leger Stakes | Hethersett | Dick Hern | Great Britain | £700,000 |
| 1961 | Gordon Stakes | Pardao | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £200,000 |
| 1961 | Lingfield Derby Trial | Pardao | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £60,000 |
| 1961 | Newmarket Stakes | The Axe | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £55,000 |
| 1960 | Chester Vase | Mr Higgins | Humphrey Cottrill | Great Britain | £140,000 |
| 1960 | Hampton Court Stakes | Sunny Court | John M Rogers | Great Britain | £150,000 |
| 1960 | Newmarket Stakes | Stupor Mundi | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £55,000 |
| 1959 | Dante Stakes | Dickens | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £192,200 |
| 1959 | Dee Stakes | Parthia | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £100,000 |
| 1959 | Epsom Derby | Parthia | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £1,500,000£1.5m |
| 1959 | Jersey Stakes | Welsh Guard | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £110,000 |
| 1959 | Lingfield Derby Trial | Parthia | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £60,000 |
| 1959 | St James's Palace Stakes | Above Suspicion | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £650,000 |
| 1958 | Blue Riband Trial Stakes | Miner's Lamp | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £50,000 |
| 1958 | Craven Stakes | Bald Eagle | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £85,000 |
| 1958 | Dante Stakes | Bald Eagle | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £192,200 |
| 1958 | Great Voltigeur Stakes | Alcide | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £250,000 |
| 1958 | King Edward VII Stakes | Restoration | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £250,500 |
| 1958 | Lingfield Derby Trial | Alcide | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £60,000 |
| 1958 | St Leger Stakes | Alcide | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £700,000 |
| 1957 | Blue Riband Trial Stakes | Tempest | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £50,000 |
| 1957 | Lingfield Derby Trial | Doutelle | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £60,000 |
| 1956 | Dee Stakes | Atlas | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £100,000 |
| 1956 | Greenham Stakes | Ratification | Vic Smyth | Great Britain | £55,000 |
| 1955 | Blue Riband Trial Stakes | Sierra Nevada | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £50,000 |
| 1955 | Gordon Stakes | Manati | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £200,000 |
| 1955 | St Leger Stakes | Meld | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £700,000 |
| 1954 | Blue Riband Trial Stakes | Ambler II | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £50,000 |
| 1954 | Craven Stakes | Ambler II | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £85,000 |
| 1953 | Blue Riband Trial Stakes | Premonition | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £50,000 |
| 1953 | Great Voltigeur Stakes | Premonition | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £250,000 |
| 1953 | Lingfield Derby Trial | Aureole | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £60,000 |
| 1952 | Newmarket Stakes | Chavey Down | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £55,000 |
| 1951 | St James's Palace Stakes | Turco | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £650,000 |
| 1950 | Jersey Stakes | Double Eclipse | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £110,000 |
| 1950 | Newmarket Stakes | Prince Simon | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £55,000 |
| 1948 | Dee Stakes | King's Acre | Walter Easterby | Great Britain | £100,000 |
| 1948 | Lingfield Derby Trial | Black Tarquin | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | Great Britain | £60,000 |
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 167th of 216 on big-race wins
| # | Jockey | Wins | Races | Span | Biggest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 166 | Rene Piechulek | 39 | 27 | 2015 to 2026 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 168 | Robin Platts | 39 | 15 | 1970 to 1997 | £536,800 |
| 169 | Julien R. Leparoux | 38 | 24 | 2006 to 2020 | £1,315,789£1.3m |
| 170 | Rajiv Maragh | 38 | 34 | 2008 to 2019 | £939,850 |
| 171 | Ruben Hernandez | 38 | 33 | 1976 to 1997 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 172 | Robbie Davis | 38 | 32 | 1984 to 2000 | £751,880 |
| 173 | Doug Smith | 38 | 18 | 1941 to 1966 | £650,000 |
| 174 | Mick Fitzgerald | 38 | 29 | 1994 to 2008 | £646,880 |
| 175 | Robert Thornton | 38 | 27 | 1997 to 2014 | £450,000 |
| 176 | Kevin Woodburn | 38 | 26 | 1986 to 2001 | £555,556 |
| 177 | Brian Hernandez Jr. | 37 | 31 | 2006 to 2026 | £5,263,158£5.3m |
Frequently asked questions
How many big races has Harry Carr won?
39, across 17 different races between 1948 and 1963. That is 167th of the 216 jockeys on this site.
What is the biggest race Harry Carr has won?
the Epsom Derby, worth £1,500,000 and run in Great Britain. Harry Carr won it in 1959.
Which race has Harry Carr won most often?
the Lingfield Derby Trial, 6 times at Lingfield Park. 11 of these races have gone to Harry Carr more than once.
How much prize money has Harry Carr 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: 39 wins, the biggest of them worth £1,500,000.
When did Harry Carr win these races?
Between 1948 and 1963. The busiest spell was 1958-59, with 13 of them.
Where to next
The races Harry Carr has won, and the riders around them