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JOCKEY · 133rd BY BIG-RACE WINS

Jean-Luc Samyn

46 wins in the world's richest races between 1977 and 2007, across 35 different races. The biggest is the Haskell Stakes, worth £751,880.

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 46
BIGGEST WIN £752k
RACES WON 35
FIRST AND LAST 1977 to 2007
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

46 wins from 1977 to 2007, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1998-00, 10 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Jean-Luc Samyn took 10 of these 46 in 1998-00 alone.

The races Jean-Luc Samyn keeps winning

By number of wins

9 won more than once

Christophe Clement Turf Stakes 3 Saranac Stakes 3 Ballerina Handicap 2 Diana Stakes 2 Discovery Stakes 2 Pegasus Stakes 2 Mike Lee Stakes 2 Jimmy Winkfield Stakes 2 Lamplighter Stakes 2 Haskell Stakes 1 Pennsylvania Derby 1 Manhattan Stakes 1

Every big race Jean-Luc Samyn has won

46 winners, newest first

35 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
2007 Hawthorne Derby Bold Hawk James J. Toner United States £112,782
2005 Albany Stakes Naughty New Yorker Patrick J. Kelly United States £187,970
2005 Mike Lee Stakes Naughty New Yorker Patrick J. Kelly United States £93,985
2003 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes Whitmore's Conn Randy Schulhofer United States £563,910
2003 Jimmy Winkfield Stakes Second in Command Linda L. Rice United States £75,188
2002 Ballerina Handicap Shine Again H. Allen Jerkens United States £375,940
2001 Ballerina Handicap Shine Again H. Allen Jerkens United States £375,940
2000 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes John's Call Thomas H. Voss United States £563,910
2000 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes John's Call Thomas H. Voss United States £375,940
1999 Champagne Stakes Greenwood Lake Nicholas P. Zito United States £375,940
1999 Hill Prince Stakes Time Off Scott M. Schwartz United States £150,376
1999 Peter Pan Stakes Best of Luck H. Allen Jerkens United States £150,376
1998 Bay Shore Stakes Limit Out H. Allen Jerkens United States £112,782
1998 Calder Derby Crowd Pleaser Jonathan Sheppard United States £187,970
1998 Jerome Stakes Limit Out H. Allen Jerkens United States £112,782
1998 Old Dominion Derby Crowd Pleaser Jonathan E. Sheppard United States £375,940
1998 Saranac Stakes Crowd Pleaser Jonathan Sheppard United States £112,782
1997 Maker's Mark Mile Stakes Influent Howard M. Tesher United States £451,128
1994 Fourstardave Stakes § A in Sociology Philip G. Johnson United States £563,910
1994 Jimmy Winkfield Stakes Rizzi H. Allen Jerkens United States £75,188
1993 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes Tribulation James J. Toner United States £601,504
1992 Belmont Derby West by West George R. Arnold II United States £563,910
1991 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes Dr. Root Vincent L. Blengs United States £563,910
1991 Diana Stakes Christiecat Patrick J. Kelly United States £375,940
1991 Discovery Stakes Upon My Soul Richard Violette Jr. United States £112,782
1989 Lamplighter Stakes Expensive Decision Stanley Shapoff United States £45,113
1989 Saranac Stakes Expensive Decision * Stanley R. Shapoff United States £112,782
1989 Saranac Stakes Slew The Knight * John O. Hertler United States £112,782
1988 Hutcheson Stakes Perfect Spy Stanley Shapoff United States £56,391
1986 New York Stakes Possible Mate Philip G. Johnson United States £563,910
1985 Haskell Stakes Skip Trial Sonny Hine United States £751,880
1985 Ohio Derby Skip Trial Hubert Hine United States £375,940
1985 Pegasus Stakes Skip Trial Hubert Hine United States £112,782
1985 Pennsylvania Derby Skip Trial Sonny Hine United States £751,880
1984 Withers Stakes Play On William H. Turner Jr. United States £187,970
1983 Coaching Club American Oaks High Schemes Philip G. Johnson United States £375,940
1983 Diana Stakes Geraldine's Store Philip G. Johnson United States £375,940
1983 Lamplighter Stakes Tough Mickey Philip G. Johnson United States £45,113
1982 Discovery Stakes Trenchant Philip G. Johnson United States £112,782
1982 James W. Murphy Stakes Give Me Strength Luis Barrera United States £75,188
1982 Pegasus Stakes Fast Gold Sally A. Bailie United States £112,782
1981 Manhattan Stakes Match The Hatch Philip G. Johnson United States £751,880
1980 Lexington Stakes (NYRA) Good Bid H. Allen Jerkens United States £75,188
1980 Mike Lee Stakes Screenland H. Allen Jerkens United States £93,985
1978 American Derby Nasty And Bold Philip G. Johnson United States £75,188
1977 Personal Ensign Stakes Water Malone Philip G. Johnson United States £375,940

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 133rd of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
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
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
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Jean-Luc Samyn won?

46, across 35 different races between 1977 and 2007. That is 133rd of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Jean-Luc Samyn has won?

the Haskell Stakes, worth £751,880 and run in the United States. Jean-Luc Samyn won it in 1985.

Which race has Jean-Luc Samyn won most often?

the Christophe Clement Turf Stakes, 3 times at Saratoga Race Course. 9 of these races have gone to Jean-Luc Samyn more than once.

How much prize money has Jean-Luc Samyn 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: 46 wins, the biggest of them worth £751,880.

When did Jean-Luc Samyn win these races?

Between 1977 and 2007. The busiest spell was 1998-00, with 10 of them.

Where to next

The races Jean-Luc Samyn has won, and the riders around them

The races Jean-Luc Samyn has won

The riders either side

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