Jerry Bailey
188 wins in the world's richest races between 1989 and 2004, across 9 different races. The biggest is the Dubai World Cup, worth £9,022,556.
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
188 wins from 1989 to 2004, in 2-year spells
A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Jerry Bailey took 5 of these 188 in 1996-97 alone.
The races Jerry Bailey keeps winning
By number of wins
Every big race Jerry Bailey has won
188 winners, newest first
| Year | Race | Horse | Trainer | Country | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Barbaro Stakes at Delaware Park | Pollard's Vision | Todd Pletcher | United States | £75,188 |
| 2003 | Los Alamitos Derby | During | Bob Baffert | United States | £75,188 |
| 2003 | Pat Day Mile Stakes | Midas Eyes | Robert J. Frankel | United States | £563,910 |
| 2003 | San Rafael Stakes | Rojo Toro | Bob Baffert | United States | £112,782 |
| 2002 | Arlington Million | Beat Hollow | Robert J. Frankel | United States | £751,880 |
| 2002 | Dubai World Cup | Street Cry | Saeed bin Suroor | United Arab Emirates | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 2001 | Dubai World Cup | Captain Steve | Bob Baffert | United Arab Emirates | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 2000 | Arlington Million | Chester House | Robert J. Frankel | United States | £751,880 |
| 1999 | Lafayette Stakes | Yes It's True | D. Wayne Lukas | United States | £300,752 |
| 1997 | Dubai Golden Shaheen | Atraf | Kiaran McLaughlin | United Arab Emirates | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 1997 | Dubai World Cup | Singspiel | Michael Stoute | United Arab Emirates | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 1997 | Lafayette Stakes | Trafalger | D. Wayne Lukas | United States | £300,752 |
| 1996 | Dubai World Cup | Cigar | William I. Mott | United Arab Emirates | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 1996 | Los Alamitos Derby | Victory Speech | D. Wayne Lukas | United States | £75,188 |
| 1989 | Withers Stakes | Fire Maker | William Badgett Jr. | United States | £187,970 |
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 Jerry Bailey wins
2 countries
| Country | Wins | Share | Biggest race won there |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 5% | Arlington Million |
| United Arab Emirates | 5 | 3% | Dubai World Cup |
The riders either side
Ranked 22nd of 216 on big-race wins
| # | Jockey | Wins | Races | Span | Biggest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Pat Eddery | 225 | 105 | 1971 to 2003 | £5,493,600£5.5m |
| 13 | Pat Day | 221 | 105 | 1976 to 2004 | £5,263,158£5.3m |
| 14 | Lester Piggott | 211 | 91 | 1951 to 1994 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 15 | William Buick | 206 | 109 | 2008 to 2026 | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 16 | Maxime Guyon | 203 | 100 | 2009 to 2026 | £4,511,278£4.5m |
| 17 | Yves Saint-Martin | 201 | 97 | 1963 to 1987 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 18 | Javier Castellano | 193 | 101 | 2001 to 2026 | £5,263,158£5.3m |
| 19 | Bill Shoemaker | 193 | 59 | 1950 to 1988 | £5,263,158£5.3m |
| 20 | Andrasch Starke | 192 | 63 | 1992 to 2025 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 21 | Gary Stevens | 188 | 95 | 1985 to 2017 | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 23 | Joel Rosario | 180 | 99 | 2008 to 2026 | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 24 | Chris McCarron | 178 | 80 | 1977 to 2002 | £5,493,600£5.5m |
| 25 | Dominique Boeuf | 178 | 100 | 1986 to 2010 | £2,280,000£2.3m |
| 26 | Stéphane Pasquier | 168 | 98 | 2001 to 2026 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 27 | Irad Ortiz Jr. | 162 | 87 | 2012 to 2026 | £5,263,158£5.3m |
| 28 | Christophe Lemaire | 160 | 96 | 2002 to 2025 | £5,493,600£5.5m |
| 29 | Ruby Walsh | 148 | 64 | 1998 to 2019 | £1,000,000£1.0m |
| 30 | Eddie Arcaro | 146 | 49 | 1935 to 1961 | £3,759,399£3.8m |
| 31 | Laffit Pincay Jr. | 143 | 64 | 1966 to 2002 | £5,263,158£5.3m |
| 32 | Willie Carson | 142 | 78 | 1968 to 1996 | £1,500,000£1.5m |
Frequently asked questions
How many big races has Jerry Bailey won?
188, across 9 different races between 1989 and 2004. That is 22nd of the 216 jockeys on this site.
What is the biggest race Jerry Bailey has won?
the Dubai World Cup, worth £9,022,556 and run in the United Arab Emirates. Jerry Bailey won it in 2002, 2001, 1997, 1996.
Which race has Jerry Bailey won most often?
the Dubai World Cup, 4 times at Meydan Racecourse. 4 of these races have gone to Jerry Bailey more than once.
How much prize money has Jerry Bailey 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: 188 wins, the biggest of them worth £9,022,556.
When did Jerry Bailey win these races?
Between 1989 and 2004. The busiest spell was 1996-97, with 5 of them.
Where to next
The races Jerry Bailey has won, and the riders around them