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JOCKEY · 108th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Johnny Longden

55 wins in the world's richest races between 1936 and 1964, across 29 different races. The biggest is the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399.

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 55
BIGGEST WIN £3.8m
RACES WON 29
FIRST AND LAST 1936 to 1964
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

55 wins from 1936 to 1964, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1941-43, 10 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Johnny Longden took 10 of these 55 in 1941-43 alone.

The races Johnny Longden keeps winning

By number of wins

10 won more than once

Santa Anita Derby 5 Hollywood Derby 5 San Felipe Stakes 5 Santa Anita Handicap 4 Robert B. Lewis Stakes 4 Louisiana Derby 3 Wood Memorial Stakes 3 San Vicente Stakes 3 Withers Stakes 2 Peter Pan Stakes 2 Kentucky Derby 1 Belmont Stakes 1

Every big race Johnny Longden has won

55 winners, newest first

29 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1964 Bing Crosby Stakes Soldier Girl Charles A. Comiskey United States £300,752
1964 Del Mar Oaks Gim Mah John W. Pappalardo United States £225,564
1964 Hollywood Derby Real Good Deal T. R. Scott United States £300,752
1963 Del Mar Derby Olympiad King Jack M. Phillips United States £187,970
1962 American Derby Black Sheep Charlie Whittingham United States £75,188
1961 Hollywood Derby Four-and-Twenty Vance Longden United States £300,752
1961 San Felipe Stakes Flutterby Vance Longden United States £300,752
1961 Santa Anita Derby Four-and-Twenty Vance Longden United States £375,940
1960 La Jolla Handicap Our Rulla Fred Houghton United States £112,782
1957 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Honeys Alibi Lev Fanning United States £150,376
1956 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Guerrero Graceton Philpot United States £150,376
1956 Santa Anita Handicap Bobby Brocato William Molter United States £225,564
1955 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Golden Abbey Reggie Cornell United States £150,376
1955 Santa Anita Derby Swaps Mesh Tenney United States £375,940
1953 San Felipe Stakes Decorated William Molter United States £300,752
1951 Santa Anita Handicap Moonrush Willie Alvarado United States £225,564
1950 Del Mar Futurity Patch Walter W. Taylor United States £225,564
1950 Forerunner Stakes Your Host Harry L. Daniels United States £75,188
1950 San Felipe Stakes Your Host Harry L. Daniels United States £300,752
1950 Santa Anita Derby Your Host Harry L. Daniels United States £375,940
1950 Santa Anita Handicap Noor Burley Parke United States £225,564
1949 Hollywood Derby Pedigree William Molter United States £300,752
1948 Hollywood Derby Solidarity William Molter United States £300,752
1948 Robert B. Lewis Stakes On Trust William Molter United States £150,376
1948 San Vicente Stakes Salmagundi Willie Booth United States £150,376
1948 Santa Anita Derby Salmagundi William M. Booth United States £375,940
1947 Belmont Derby Jet Pilot Tom Smith United States £563,910
1947 Kentucky Oaks Blue Grass Willie Crump United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1947 San Felipe Stakes Owners Choice T. D. Grimes United States £300,752
1947 Santa Anita Derby On Trust William Molter United States £375,940
1946 Peter Pan Stakes Mahout Oscar White United States £150,376
1945 Hollywood Derby Busher George M. Odom United States £300,752
1945 San Felipe Stakes Sir Bim Hurst Philpot United States £300,752
1945 San Vicente Stakes Busher George M. Odom United States £150,376
1945 Santa Anita Handicap Thumbs Up George M. Odom United States £225,564
1944 Peter Pan Stakes Lucky Draw Bert Mulholland United States £150,376
1944 Withers Stakes Who Goes There Bert Mulholland United States £187,970
1944 Wood Memorial Stakes Lucky Draw Bert Mulholland United States £563,910
1943 Belmont Stakes Count Fleet Don Cameron United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1943 Churchill Downs Stakes Best Seller Rollie T. Shepp United States £751,880
1943 Kentucky Derby Count Fleet Don Cameron United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1943 Lafayette Stakes Ogham Burton B. Williams United States £300,752
1943 Louisiana Derby Amber Light Jack C. Hodgins United States £751,880
1943 Preakness Stakes Count Fleet Don Cameron United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1943 Withers Stakes Count Fleet Don Cameron United States £187,970
1943 Wood Memorial Stakes Count Fleet Don Cameron United States £563,910
1942 Arkansas Derby With Regards T. D. Grimes United States £939,850
1941 Diana Stakes Rosetown Bert Mulholland United States £375,940
1940 Breeders' Futurity Stakes Whirlaway Ben A. Jones United States £488,722
1940 Hopeful Stakes Whirlaway Ben A. Jones United States £225,564
1938 Louisiana Derby Wise Fox Alfred G. Tarn United States £751,880
1937 Metropolitan Handicap Snark James Fitzsimmons United States £751,880
1937 San Vicente Stakes Merry Maker Willie A. Shea United States £150,376
1937 Wood Memorial Stakes Melodist Jim Fitzsimmons United States £563,910
1936 Louisiana Derby Rushaway Alfred G. Tarn United States £751,880

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 108th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
98 Edgar S. Prado 60 39 1998 to 2016 £1,503,759£1.5m
99 Richard Quinn 60 49 1983 to 2005 £700,000
100 Gary W. Moore 59 49 1975 to 1990 £4,273,504£4.3m
101 Tyler Gaffalione 58 48 2017 to 2026 £2,631,579£2.6m
102 Paul Townend 58 31 2011 to 2026 £1,000,000£1.0m
103 Harry Cobden 58 34 2016 to 2026 £250,000
104 Nico de Boinville 57 34 2014 to 2026 £646,880
105 Jacinto Vásquez 56 40 1967 to 1992 £3,759,399£3.8m
106 Julien Leparoux 56 45 2006 to 2025 £1,503,759£1.5m
107 Oisin Murphy 56 47 2015 to 2026 £5,493,600£5.5m
109 Joe Bravo 55 42 1994 to 2022 £1,503,759£1.5m
110 John Velazquez 54 35 1995 to 2024 £9,022,556£9.0m
111 Umberto Rispoli 54 45 2008 to 2025 £2,850,000£2.9m
112 David R. Flores 53 42 1991 to 2013 £1,879,699£1.9m
113 Michael Hills 53 35 1988 to 2011 £3,800,000£3.8m
114 Thierry Gillet 53 44 1993 to 2008 £4,273,504£4.3m
115 Yutaka Take 52 31 1994 to 2024 £5,493,600£5.5m
116 Andreas Helfenbein 52 31 1992 to 2022 £427,350
117 Zac Purton 51 18 2010 to 2026 £10,582,011£10.6m
118 Martin Garcia 51 37 2010 to 2025 £5,263,158£5.3m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Johnny Longden won?

55, across 29 different races between 1936 and 1964. That is 108th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Johnny Longden has won?

the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399 and run in the United States. Johnny Longden won it in 1943.

Which race has Johnny Longden won most often?

the Santa Anita Derby, 5 times at Santa Anita Park. 10 of these races have gone to Johnny Longden more than once.

How much prize money has Johnny Longden 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: 55 wins, the biggest of them worth £3,759,399.

When did Johnny Longden win these races?

Between 1936 and 1964. The busiest spell was 1941-43, with 10 of them.

Where to next

The races Johnny Longden has won, and the riders around them

The races Johnny Longden has won

The riders either side

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