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JOCKEY · 212th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Johnny Sellers

30 wins in the world's richest races between 1958 and 1972, 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 30
BIGGEST WIN £3.8m
RACES WON 29
FIRST AND LAST 1958 to 1972
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

30 wins from 1958 to 1972, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 1960-61, 7 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Johnny Sellers took 7 of these 30 in 1960-61 alone.

The races Johnny Sellers keeps winning

By number of wins

1 won more than once

Arkansas Derby 2 Kentucky Derby 1 Belmont Stakes 1 Preakness Stakes 1 Kentucky Oaks 1 Blue Grass Stakes 1 Apple Blossom Handicap 1 Whitney Stakes 1 Florida Derby 1 Pat Day Mile Stakes 1 New York Stakes 1 Alabama Stakes 1

Every big race Johnny Sellers has won

30 winners, newest first

29 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1972 Del Mar Oaks House of Cards Tommy Doyle United States £225,564
1971 Bing Crosby Stakes Haveago Tommy Doyle United States £300,752
1968 Baldwin Stakes Fiddle Isle Charles Whittingham United States £75,188
1968 Pat Day Mile Stakes Proper Proof Jim Mosbacher United States £563,910
1968 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Prince Pablo Linwood J. Brooks United States £150,376
1968 San Felipe Stakes Prince Pablo Linwood J. Brooks United States £300,752
1967 Blue Grass Stakes Diplomat Way John O. Meaux United States £939,850
1967 Hollywood Derby Tumble Wind Charles E. Whittingham United States £300,752
1967 Kentucky Oaks Nancy Jr. Stanley M. Rieser United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1966 Arkansas Derby Better Sea Blaine Heap United States £939,850
1965 Belmont Stakes Hail To All Eddie Yowell United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1965 Jersey Derby Hail To All Eddie Yowell United States £75,188
1965 Lamplighter Stakes Eurasian Bert Mulholland United States £45,113
1963 Diana Stakes Frimanaha Edward A. Neloy United States £375,940
1963 Lexington Stakes (NYRA) Marlin Bay Arthur W. Beuzeville United States £75,188
1963 Spinaway Stakes Petite Rouge Woody Sedlacek United States £225,564
1962 Alabama Stakes Firm Policy E. Barry Ryan United States £451,128
1962 New York Stakes Honey Dear Ivor G. Balding United States £563,910
1962 Test Stakes Firm Policy E. Barry Ryan United States £375,940
1962 Whitney Stakes Carry Back Jack A. Price United States £751,880
1961 Florida Derby Carry Back Jack A. Price United States £751,880
1961 Jerome Stakes Carry Back Jack A. Price United States £112,782
1961 Kentucky Derby Carry Back Jack Price United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1961 Preakness Stakes Carry Back Jack A. Price United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1961 Round Table Stakes Oink Steve Ippolito United States £75,188
1960 American Derby T. V. Lark Paul K. Parker United States £75,188
1960 Arlington Classic T. V. Lark Paul K. Parker United States £75,188
1959 Lafayette Stakes Vital Force Wilma Kennedy United States £300,752
1958 Apple Blossom Handicap Count De Blanc Charles C. Norman United States £939,850
1958 Arkansas Derby Count Deblanc Charles C. Norman United States £939,850

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 212th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
202 John Francome 32 21 1975 to 1985 £646,880
203 Peter Schiergen 32 23 1985 to 1996 £427,350
204 João Moreira 31 18 2014 to 2023 £4,511,278£4.5m
205 Earl Sande 31 15 1921 to 1930 £3,759,399£3.8m
206 Conn McCreary 31 21 1941 to 1958 £3,759,399£3.8m
207 Eibar Coa 31 22 1997 to 2010 £1,503,759£1.5m
208 Ted Durcan 31 28 2000 to 2013 £4,511,278£4.5m
209 Pat Smullen 31 18 1998 to 2016 £1,500,000£1.5m
210 Avelino Gomez 31 12 1956 to 1976 £536,800
211 Tom Scudamore 31 21 2001 to 2021 £375,000
213 Eddie Belmonte 30 22 1966 to 1974 £1,503,759£1.5m
214 Seamie Heffernan 30 16 1999 to 2026 £3,759,399£3.8m
215 Ray Cochrane 30 24 1984 to 1999 £2,645,503£2.6m
216 Paul Carberry 30 23 1993 to 2015 £1,000,000£1.0m
1 Christophe Soumillon 460 155 2000 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
2 Frankie Dettori 434 187 1989 to 2025 £9,022,556£9.0m
3 Olivier Peslier 416 152 1992 to 2022 £5,493,600£5.5m
4 Cash Asmussen 304 134 1980 to 2000 £5,493,600£5.5m
5 Freddy Head 290 113 1966 to 1997 £4,273,504£4.3m
6 Mike E. Smith 268 116 1986 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Johnny Sellers won?

30, across 29 different races between 1958 and 1972. That is 212th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Johnny Sellers has won?

the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399 and run in the United States. Johnny Sellers won it in 1961.

Which race has Johnny Sellers won most often?

the Arkansas Derby, 2 times at Oaklawn Park Race Track. 1 of these races have gone to Johnny Sellers more than once.

How much prize money has Johnny Sellers 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: 30 wins, the biggest of them worth £3,759,399.

When did Johnny Sellers win these races?

Between 1958 and 1972. The busiest spell was 1960-61, with 7 of them.

Where to next

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

The races Johnny Sellers has won

The riders either side

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