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JOCKEY · 64th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Johnny Murtagh

86 wins in the world's richest races between 1991 and 2013, across 56 different races. The biggest is Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, worth £4,273,504.

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 86
BIGGEST WIN £4.3m
RACES WON 56
FIRST AND LAST 1991 to 2013
COUNTRIES 8

When the wins came

86 wins from 1991 to 2013, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 2008-09, 23 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Johnny Murtagh took 23 of these 86 in 2008-09 alone.

The races Johnny Murtagh keeps winning

By number of wins

19 won more than once

Gallinule Stakes 5 Irish Derby 4 Epsom Derby 3 St James's Palace Stakes 3 Irish 2,000 Guineas 3 Leopardstown Derby Trial 3 Ballysax Stakes 3 Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes 3 2000 Guineas Stakes 2 Prix de l'Opéra 2 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp 2 King Edward VII Stakes 2

Every big race Johnny Murtagh has won

86 winners, newest first

56 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
2013 Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Fort Knox Tommy Carmody Ireland £36,325
2012 King Edward VII Stakes Thomas Chippendale Sir Henry Cecil Great Britain £250,500
2012 Prix de Diane Valyra Jean-Claude Rouget France £854,701
2012 Tetrarch Stakes Takar John Oxx Ireland £42,735
2010 Critérium de Saint-Cloud Recital Aidan O'Brien France £213,675
2010 Critérium International Roderic O'Connor Aidan O'Brien France £213,675
2010 Dante Stakes Cape Blanco Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £192,200
2010 Gallinule Stakes Jan Vermeer Aidan O'Brien Ireland £42,735
2010 Irish Derby Cape Blanco Aidan O'Brien Ireland £854,701
2010 Leopardstown Derby Trial Midas Touch Aidan O'Brien Ireland £68,376
2010 Prix Marcel Boussac Misty for Me Aidan O'Brien France £341,880
2010 Queen's Vase Mikhail Glinka Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £262,500
2009 Al Maktoum Challenge (thoroughbreds) Asiatic Boy Mike de Kock United Arab Emirates £201,700
2009 Balanchine My Central Herman Brown United Arab Emirates £40,340
2009 Ballysax Stakes Fame and Glory Aidan O'Brien Ireland £42,735
2009 Gallinule Stakes Grand Ducal Aidan O'Brien Ireland £42,735
2009 Irish 2,000 Guineas Mastercraftsman Aidan O'Brien Ireland £393,162
2009 Irish Derby Fame and Glory Aidan O'Brien Ireland £854,701
2009 Lingfield Derby Trial Age of Aquarius Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £60,000
2009 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Total Gallery Stan Moore France £299,145
2009 St James's Palace Stakes Mastercraftsman Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £650,000
2008 2000 Guineas Stakes Henrythenavigator Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £525,000
2008 Abu Dhabi Championship Mulaqat Dhruba Selvaratnam United Arab Emirates £76,646
2008 Al Shindagha Sprint Asiatic Boy Mike de Kock United Arab Emirates £40,340
2008 Critérium de Saint-Cloud Fame and Glory Aidan O'Brien France £213,675
2008 Gallinule Stakes Hebridean Aidan O'Brien Ireland £42,735
2008 Irish 2,000 Guineas Henrythenavigator Aidan O'Brien Ireland £393,162
2008 Lingfield Derby Trial Alessandro Volta Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £60,000
2008 Patton Stakes Georgebernardshaw Aidan O'Brien Ireland £34,188
2008 Prix Ganay Duke of Marmalade Aidan O'Brien France £256,410
2008 Prix Morny Bushranger David Wachman France £299,145
2008 Prix Royal-Oak Yeats Aidan O'Brien France £299,145
2008 St James's Palace Stakes Henrythenavigator Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £650,000
2008 UAE 2000 Guineas Honour Devil Mike de Kock United Arab Emirates £50,425
2008 UAE Derby Honour Devil Mike de Kock United Arab Emirates £1,879,699£1.9m
2007 Gordon Stakes Yellowstone Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £200,000
2007 Prix Hocquart Anton Chekhov Aidan O'Brien France £111,111
2007 Prix Imprudence Magic America Criquette Head-Maarek France £68,376
2007 Prix Niel Soldier of Fortune Aidan O'Brien France £111,111
2007 Prix Vermeille Mrs Lindsay François Rohaut France £512,821
2007 UAE 2000 Guineas Asiatic Boy Mike de Kock United Arab Emirates £50,425
2006 Burj Nahaar Marbush Dhruba Selvaratnam United Arab Emirates £70,595
2005 Dante Stakes Motivator Michael Bell Great Britain £192,200
2005 Epsom Derby Motivator Michael Bell Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
2005 Jersey Stakes Proclamation Jeremy Noseda Great Britain £110,000
2004 Blue Riband Trial Stakes Bull Run David Loder Great Britain £50,000
2004 Greenham Stakes Salford City David Elsworth Great Britain £55,000
2004 March Stakes Orange Touch Amanda Perrett Great Britain £100,000
2003 Hampton Court Stakes Persian Majesty Peter Harris Great Britain £150,000
2003 Irish Derby Alamshar John Oxx Ireland £854,701
2003 Leopardstown Derby Trial Alamshar John Oxx Ireland £68,376
2003 Thoroughbred Stakes Court Masterpiece Ed Dunlop Great Britain £100,000
2002 2000 Guineas Stakes Rock of Gibraltar Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £525,000
2002 Epsom Derby High Chaparral Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
2002 King Edward VII Stakes Balakheri Sir Michael Stoute Great Britain £250,500
2002 Patton Stakes Barring Order John Oxx Ireland £34,188
2002 Prix du Cadran Give Notice John Dunlop France £256,410
2001 Gallinule Stakes Exaltation John Oxx Ireland £42,735
2001 Irish 2,000 Guineas Black Minnaloushe Aidan O'Brien Ireland £393,162
2001 King George V Stakes Beekeeper Sir Michael Stoute Great Britain £110,000
2001 St James's Palace Stakes Black Minnaloushe Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £650,000
2000 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Greek Dance Sir Michael Stoute Germany £132,479
2000 Breeders' Cup Turf Kalanisi (IRE) Sir Michael Stoute United States £3,759,399£3.8m
2000 Epsom Derby Sinndar John Oxx Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
2000 Great Voltigeur Stakes Air Marshall Sir Michael Stoute Great Britain £250,000
2000 Hong Kong Vase Daliapour Sir Michael Stoute (Great Britain) Hong Kong £2,280,000£2.3m
2000 Irish Derby Sinndar John Oxx Ireland £854,701
2000 Leopardstown Derby Trial Sinndar John Oxx Ireland £68,376
2000 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Namid John Oxx France £299,145
2000 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Sinndar John Oxx France £4,273,504£4.3m
2000 Prix de l'Opéra Petrushka Sir Michael Stoute France £427,350
2000 Prix Niel Sinndar John Oxx France £111,111
1996 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Timarida John Oxx Germany £132,479
1995 Breeders' Cup Mile Ridgewood Pearl† (GB) John Oxx United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1995 Euro-Cup Hushang John Oxx Germany £42,735
1995 Gallinule Stakes Shemaran John Oxx Ireland £42,735
1995 Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Adjareli John Oxx Ireland £36,325
1995 Prix de l'Opéra Timarida John Oxx France £427,350
1995 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Ridgewood Pearl John Oxx France £384,615
1994 Al Maktoum Mile Red Rainbow Dhruba Selvaratnam United Arab Emirates £50,425
1994 Ballysax Stakes Cajarian John Oxx Ireland £42,735
1994 Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Manntari John Oxx Ireland £36,325
1992 Ballysax Stakes Ebaziya John Oxx Ireland £42,735
1992 Ulster Derby Tijara John Oxx Ireland £64,103
1991 Preis der Deutschen Einheit George Augustus John Oxx Germany £68,376
1991 Premio Elena e Sergio Cumani Blue Daisy John Oxx Italy £65,812

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 Johnny Murtagh wins

8 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
Ireland 25 29% Irish Derby
Great Britain 24 28% Epsom Derby
France 20 23% Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
United Arab Emirates 9 10% UAE Derby
Germany 4 5% Bayerisches Zuchtrennen
United States 2 2% Breeders' Cup Turf
Hong Kong 1 1% Hong Kong Vase
Italy 1 1% Premio Elena e Sergio Cumani

The riders either side

Ranked 64th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
54 Terence Hellier 92 45 1990 to 2012 £555,556
55 Jose L. Ortiz 91 59 2013 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
56 Luis Saez 91 63 2013 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
57 Kent Desormeaux 91 55 1992 to 2023 £3,759,399£3.8m
58 Maurice Philipperon 91 62 1968 to 1990 £2,280,000£2.3m
59 Ioritz Mendizabal 91 68 2003 to 2025 £1,282,051£1.3m
60 Alfred Gibert 88 59 1971 to 1990 £854,701
61 Andreas Suborics 88 56 1995 to 2015 £2,850,000£2.9m
62 Edgar Prado 87 56 1993 to 2020 £3,759,399£3.8m
63 Florent Geroux 86 60 2011 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
65 Eddie Maple 86 48 1970 to 1997 £1,503,759£1.5m
66 Olivier Doleuze 86 57 1992 to 2018 £3,040,000£3.0m
67 Richard Johnson 86 51 1996 to 2019 £646,880
68 Georg Bocskai 85 33 1977 to 2000 £555,556
69 Garrett K. Gomez 84 64 1992 to 2013 £1,503,759£1.5m
70 Craig Perret 83 61 1974 to 2002 £3,759,399£3.8m
71 John Reid 83 68 1978 to 2001 £4,273,504£4.3m
72 Dario Vargiu 83 33 2001 to 2025 £555,556
73 Braulio Baeza 79 38 1960 to 1976 £3,759,399£3.8m
74 Mirco Demuro 79 45 1998 to 2018 £9,022,556£9.0m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Johnny Murtagh won?

86, across 56 different races between 1991 and 2013. That is 64th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Johnny Murtagh has won?

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, worth £4,273,504 and run in France. Johnny Murtagh won it in 2000.

Which race has Johnny Murtagh won most often?

the Gallinule Stakes, 5 times at Curragh Racecourse. 19 of these races have gone to Johnny Murtagh more than once.

How much prize money has Johnny Murtagh 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: 86 wins, the biggest of them worth £4,273,504.

When did Johnny Murtagh win these races?

Between 1991 and 2013. The busiest spell was 2008-09, with 23 of them.

Where to next

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

The races Johnny Murtagh has won

The riders either side

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