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JOCKEY · 130th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Henri Samani

47 wins in the world's richest races between 1971 and 1988, across 33 different races. The biggest is Prix Jacques Le Marois, worth £854,701.

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 47
BIGGEST WIN £855k
RACES WON 33
FIRST AND LAST 1971 to 1988
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

47 wins from 1971 to 1988, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 1978-79, 13 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Henri Samani took 13 of these 47 in 1978-79 alone.

The races Henri Samani keeps winning

By number of wins

11 won more than once

Poule d'Essai des Poulains 3 Prix Corrida 3 Prix Minerve 3 Grand Prix de Paris 2 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud 2 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère 2 Prix Royal-Oak 2 Prix du Cadran 2 Prix Greffulhe 2 Prix Jean de Chaudenay 2 Prix Noailles 2 Prix Jacques Le Marois 1

Every big race Henri Samani has won

47 winners, newest first

33 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1988 Prix Corrida Birthday Fever J. C. Cunnington France £111,111
1985 Prix Corrida Lady Tamara Jean-Marie Béguigné France £111,111
1984 Prix Chloé Ibadiyya Alain de Royer-Dupré France £68,376
1984 Prix Minerve Lady Tamara Jean-Marie Béguigné France £68,376
1984 Prix Thomas Bryon Petit Bonhomme Freddie Palmer France £68,376
1983 Prix de Royaumont Marie de Litz David Smaga France £68,376
1983 Prix Gérald de Geoffre Galant Vert André Fabre France £68,376
1983 Prix Hocquart Jeu de Paille André Fabre France £111,111
1983 Prix Juigné Galant Vert André Fabre France £21,368
1983 Prix Noailles Jeu de Paille André Fabre France £68,376
1982 Grand Prix de Paris Le Nain Jaune François Mathet France £512,821
1982 Prix de Sandringham Parannda François Mathet France £111,111
1982 Prix Greffulhe Bois de Grace François Mathet France £111,111
1981 Prix Berteux Le Mamamouchi Georges Bridgland France £56,410
1981 Prix Jean de Chaudenay Vayrann François Mathet France £81,197
1981 Prix La Flèche Setkatdeu Raymond Touflan France £51,282
1980 Prix Minerve Great Verdict Georges Bridgland France £68,376
1980 Prix Noailles Julius Caesar Serge Boullenger France £68,376
1980 Prix Omnium II Confetti Patrick Biancone France £47,009
1979 Grand Prix de Paris Soleil Noir François Mathet France £512,821
1979 Prix Corrida Tintagel J. R. Lyon France £111,111
1979 Prix des Chênes In Fijar Mitri Saliba France £47,863
1979 Prix du Cadran El Badr Mitri Saliba France £256,410
1979 Prix du Muguet Tarek Mitri Saliba France £111,111
1979 Prix Fille de l'Air Tintagel J. R. Lyon France £68,376
1979 Prix Herod Forbidden Fruit P. Laloum France £47,009
1979 Prix Minerve Anifa Mitri Saliba France £68,376
1978 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Guadanini Richard Carver Jr. France £341,880
1978 Poule d'Essai des Poulains Nishapour François Mathet France £512,821
1978 Prix Greffulhe Naasiri François Mathet France £111,111
1978 Prix Paul de Moussac Mannshour François Mathet France £68,376
1978 Prix Royal-Oak Brave Johnny Mick Bartholomew France £299,145
1977 Poule d'Essai des Poulains Blushing Groom François Mathet France £512,821
1977 Prix de Fontainebleau Blushing Groom François Mathet France £68,376
1976 Prix Belle de Nuit Kermiya François Mathet France £68,376
1976 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère Blushing Groom François Mathet France £341,880
1976 Prix Morny Blushing Groom François Mathet France £299,145
1976 Prix Robert Papin Blushing Groom François Mathet France £111,111
1975 Prix Royal-Oak Henri le Balafre François Mathet France £299,145
1974 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Moubariz François Mathet France £299,145
1973 Poule d'Essai des Poulains Kalamoun François Mathet France £512,821
1973 Prix Jacques Le Marois Kalamoun François Mathet France £854,701
1973 Prix Jean de Chaudenay Direct Flight François Mathet France £81,197
1973 Prix Lupin Kalamoun François Mathet France £170,940
1972 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère Satingo Alec Head France £341,880
1971 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Ramsin Geoffroy Watson France £341,880
1971 Prix du Cadran Ramsin Geoffroy Watson 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.

The riders either side

Ranked 130th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
120 Patrick Husbands 51 20 1999 to 2024 £751,880
121 Randy Romero 50 40 1980 to 1996 £1,503,759£1.5m
122 Peter Scudamore 50 30 1981 to 1993 £450,000
123 Junior Alvarado 49 38 2012 to 2026 £3,950,000£4.0m
124 Kent J. Desormeaux 49 34 1990 to 2019 £1,503,759£1.5m
125 Silvestre de Sousa 48 42 2011 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
126 Manuel Ycaza 48 36 1958 to 1969 £1,503,759£1.5m
127 Julie Krone 48 40 1983 to 2003 £1,503,759£1.5m
128 Peter Remmert 48 25 1963 to 1988 £427,350
129 Donald Pierce 47 23 1959 to 1984 £939,850
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
140 Fritz Drechsler 43 23 1960 to 1975 £341,880

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Henri Samani won?

47, across 33 different races between 1971 and 1988. That is 130th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Henri Samani has won?

Prix Jacques Le Marois, worth £854,701 and run in France. Henri Samani won it in 1973.

Which race has Henri Samani won most often?

Poule d'Essai des Poulains, 3 times at Longchamp Racecourse. 11 of these races have gone to Henri Samani more than once.

How much prize money has Henri Samani 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: 47 wins, the biggest of them worth £854,701.

When did Henri Samani win these races?

Between 1971 and 1988. The busiest spell was 1978-79, with 13 of them.

Where to next

The races Henri Samani has won, and the riders around them

The races Henri Samani has won

The riders either side

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