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JOCKEY · 88th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Jorge Chavez

67 wins in the world's richest races between 1990 and 2010, across 22 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 67
BIGGEST WIN £3.8m
RACES WON 22
FIRST AND LAST 1990 to 2010
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

67 wins from 1990 to 2010, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 2000-01, 7 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Jorge Chavez took 7 of these 67 in 2000-01 alone.

The races Jorge Chavez keeps winning

By number of wins

6 won more than once

Lexington Stakes (NYRA) 3 Belmont Derby 2 Champagne Stakes 2 Personal Ensign Stakes 2 Withers Stakes 2 Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes 2 Kentucky Derby 1 Florida Derby 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup 1 Manhattan Stakes 1 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes 1 Wood Memorial Stakes 1

Every big race Jorge Chavez has won

67 winners, newest first

22 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
2010 Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes Castaneda Gary C. Contessa United States £75,188
2008 Barbaro Stakes at Delaware Park Magical Forest Joseph Demola United States £75,188
2005 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes King's Drama Robert J. Frankel United States £563,910
2005 Sunshine Millions Classic Musique Toujours John W. Sadler United States £150,376
2004 Withers Stakes Medallist H. Allen Jerkens United States £187,970
2002 Champagne Stakes Toccet John F. Scanlan United States £375,940
2002 Fountain of Youth Stakes Booklet John T. Ward Jr. United States £300,752
2002 Hutcheson Stakes Showmeitall Manny Tortora United States £56,391
2002 Jerome Stakes Boston Common Michael V. Pino United States £112,782
2002 Lone Star Derby Wiseman's Ferry Niall O'Callaghan United States £150,376
2001 Carry Back Stakes Illusioned William I. Mott United States £112,782
2001 Chick Lang Stakes City Zip Linda L. Rice United States £112,782
2001 Florida Derby Monarchos John T. Ward Jr. United States £751,880
2001 Kentucky Derby Monarchos John Ward Jr. United States £3,759,399£3.8m
2000 Champagne Stakes A P Valentine Nicholas P. Zito United States £375,940
2000 Jockey Club Gold Cup Albert the Great Nick Zito United States £751,880
2000 Personal Ensign Stakes Beautiful Pleasure John T. Ward Jr. United States £375,940
1999 Lexington Stakes (NYRA) Mythical Gem H. Graham Motion United States £75,188
1999 Pegasus Stakes Forty One Carats David Fawkes United States £112,782
1999 Personal Ensign Stakes Beautiful Pleasure John T. Ward Jr. United States £375,940
1999 Wood Memorial Stakes Adonis Nick Zito United States £563,910
1998 Withers Stakes Dice Dancer H. Allen Jerkens United States £187,970
1997 Belmont Derby Subordination Gary Sciacca United States £563,910
1997 Lexington Stakes (NYRA) Private Buck Trout Robert D. DeBonis United States £75,188
1996 Lexington Stakes (NYRA) Ok by Me H. James Bond United States £75,188
1996 Manhattan Stakes Diplomatic Jet James E. Picou United States £751,880
1995 Saranac Stakes Debonair Dan Gary Sciacca United States £112,782
1991 Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes Mineral Ice Carlos F. Martin United States £75,188
1990 Belmont Derby Confidential Talk C. R. McGaughey III United States £563,910

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 88th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
78 Sandy Hawley 75 37 1970 to 1997 £939,850
79 Richard Hills 74 59 1985 to 2011 £9,022,556£9.0m
80 Philippe Paquet 74 58 1974 to 1984 £2,280,000£2.3m
81 Richard Hughes 74 53 1993 to 2015 £854,701
82 Éric Legrix 72 56 1984 to 2005 £3,759,399£3.8m
83 Alex Solis 71 42 1983 to 2012 £5,263,158£5.3m
84 Richard Dunwoody 71 35 1985 to 1999 £646,880
85 Fabio Branca 71 31 2006 to 2026 £447,692
86 Opie Bosson 70 24 1998 to 2026 £2,645,503£2.6m
87 Jamie Spencer 69 56 2001 to 2025 £4,511,278£4.5m
89 Guy Guignard 67 52 1981 to 1997 £427,350
90 Shane Sellers 66 47 1990 to 2004 £3,759,399£3.8m
91 Davy Bonilla 65 54 1998 to 2012 £854,701
92 Peter Alafi 65 35 1961 to 1989 £555,556
93 Pat Valenzuela 64 45 1980 to 2011 £3,759,399£3.8m
94 Richard Migliore 64 46 1984 to 2009 £939,850
95 Sylvain Guillot 64 51 1992 to 2000 £854,701
96 Joe Mercer 62 30 1955 to 1984 £2,280,000£2.3m
97 Jose Lezcano 60 50 2006 to 2025 £2,631,579£2.6m
98 Edgar S. Prado 60 39 1998 to 2016 £1,503,759£1.5m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Jorge Chavez won?

67, across 22 different races between 1990 and 2010. That is 88th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Jorge Chavez has won?

the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399 and run in the United States. Jorge Chavez won it in 2001.

Which race has Jorge Chavez won most often?

the Lexington Stakes (NYRA), 3 times at Aqueduct Racetrack. 6 of these races have gone to Jorge Chavez more than once.

How much prize money has Jorge Chavez 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: 67 wins, the biggest of them worth £3,759,399.

When did Jorge Chavez win these races?

Between 1990 and 2010. The busiest spell was 2000-01, with 7 of them.

Where to next

The races Jorge Chavez has won, and the riders around them

The races Jorge Chavez has won

The riders either side

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