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JOCKEY · 124th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Kent J. Desormeaux

49 wins in the world's richest races between 1990 and 2019, across 34 different races. The biggest is the Stephen Foster Stakes, worth £1,503,759.

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 49
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 34
FIRST AND LAST 1990 to 2019
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

49 wins from 1990 to 2019, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 2001-03, 9 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Kent J. Desormeaux took 9 of these 49 in 2001-03 alone.

The races Kent J. Desormeaux keeps winning

By number of wins

9 won more than once

Goodwood Stakes 4 Secretariat Stakes 3 American Oaks 3 Mathis Mile Stakes 3 Lazaro Barrera Stakes 3 Haskell Stakes 2 Maker's Mark Mile Stakes 2 Twilight Derby 2 La Jolla Handicap 2 Stephen Foster Stakes 1 Turf Classic Stakes 1 Southwest Stakes 1

Every big race Kent J. Desormeaux has won

49 winners, newest first

34 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
2019 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Ollie's Candy John W. Sadler United States £300,752
2018 Lexington Stakes (Keeneland) My Boy Jack J. Keith Desormeaux United States £300,752
2018 Southwest Stakes My Boy Jack J. Keith Desormeaux United States £751,880
2017 Mathis Mile Stakes Bowies Hero Philip D'Amato United States £150,376
2016 Affirmed Stakes (LATC) Dalmore J. Keith Desormeaux United States £75,188
2016 American Oaks Decked Out J. Keith Desormeaux United States £225,564
2016 First Lady Stakes Photo Call (IRE) Todd A. Pletcher United States £601,504
2016 Haskell Stakes Exaggerator J. Keith Desormeaux United States £751,880
2016 Santa Anita Derby Exaggerator J. Keith Desormeaux United States £375,940
2015 La Jolla Handicap Prospect Park Clifford W. Sise Jr. United States £112,782
2015 Matriarch Stakes Stormy Lucy Ed Moger Jr. United States £225,564
2012 Oklahoma Derby Politicallycorrect Wesley A. Ward United States £300,752
2010 La Troienne Stakes Unrivaled Belle William I. Mott United States £751,880
2010 Madison Stakes Dr. Zic Joan Scott United States £488,722
2010 Old Dominion Derby Paddy O'Prado Dale L. Romans United States £375,940
2010 Secretariat Stakes Paddy O'Prado Dale L. Romans United States £375,940
2009 American Oaks Gozzip Girl Thomas Albertrani United States £225,564
2009 Jeff Ruby Steaks Hold Me Back William I. Mott United States £584,211
2009 Jockey Club Gold Cup Summer Bird Tim A. Ice United States £751,880
2009 Maker's Mark Mile Stakes Mr. Sidney William I. Mott United States £451,128
2009 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes Courageous Cat William I. Mott United States £300,752
2009 Secretariat Stakes Take the Points Todd A. Pletcher United States £375,940
2008 Haskell Stakes Big Brown Richard E. Dutrow Jr. United States £751,880
2008 Swale Stakes Eaton's Gift Dale L. Romans United States £131,579
2007 Fourstardave Stakes Silver Tree William I. Mott United States £563,910
2005 Mathis Mile Stakes Chinese Dragon Robert B. Hess Jr. United States £150,376
2004 American Oaks Ticker Tape (GB) James M. Cassidy United States £225,564
2004 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes Ticker Tape (GB) James M. Cassidy United States £601,504
2003 La Brea Stakes Island Fashion Marcelo Polanco United States £225,564
2002 Bay Shore Stakes Roman Dancer Christopher S. Paasch United States £112,782
2002 Churchill Downs Stakes † D'wildcat Robert B. Hess Jr. United States £751,880
2002 Jenny Wiley Stakes Tates Creek Robert J. Frankel United States £375,940
2002 Maker's Mark Mile Stakes Touch of the Blues (FR) Neil D. Drysdale United States £451,128
2002 Secretariat Stakes Chiselling Robert J. Frankel United States £375,940
2002 Sham Stakes U S S Tinosa Jerry Hollendorfer United States £75,188
2001 Goodwood Stakes Freedom Crest Richard Baltas United States £225,564
2001 Twilight Derby No Slip (FR) Robert J. Frankel United States £150,376
2000 Mathis Mile Stakes Fateful Dream Robert J. Frankel United States £150,376
2000 Stephen Foster Stakes Golden Missile Joe Orseno United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1998 Lazaro Barrera Stakes Mazel Trick Robert J. Frankel United States £75,188
1996 Lazaro Barrera Stakes Future Quest Ron McAnally United States £75,188
1995 Goodwood Stakes Soul of the Matter Richard E. Mandella United States £225,564
1993 Goodwood Stakes Lottery Winner Jay M. Robbins United States £225,564
1993 Lazaro Barrera Stakes Goldigger's Dream Dan L. Hendricks United States £75,188
1992 Goodwood Stakes Reign Road Jay M. Robbins United States £225,564
1992 La Jolla Handicap Blacksburg D. Wayne Lukas United States £112,782
1992 Pacific Classic Stakes Missionary Ridge (GB) Robert J. Frankel United States £751,880
1991 Twilight Derby General Meeting David E. Hofmans United States £150,376
1990 Turf Classic Stakes Ten Keys Michael V. Pino United States £1,127,820£1.1m

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 124th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
119 Chris Antley 51 44 1984 to 1999 £3,759,399£3.8m
120 Patrick Husbands 51 20 1999 to 2024 £751,880
121 Randy Romero 50 40 1980 to 1996 £1,503,759£1.5m
122 Peter Scudamore 50 30 1981 to 1993 £450,000
123 Junior Alvarado 49 38 2012 to 2026 £3,950,000£4.0m
125 Silvestre de Sousa 48 42 2011 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
126 Manuel Ycaza 48 36 1958 to 1969 £1,503,759£1.5m
127 Julie Krone 48 40 1983 to 2003 £1,503,759£1.5m
128 Peter Remmert 48 25 1963 to 1988 £427,350
129 Donald Pierce 47 23 1959 to 1984 £939,850
130 Henri Samani 47 33 1971 to 1988 £854,701
131 Harry Skelton 47 36 2014 to 2026 £400,000
132 Todd Kabel 47 19 1990 to 2007 £536,800
133 Jean-Luc Samyn 46 35 1977 to 2007 £751,880
134 Alain Badel 46 35 1977 to 2000 £854,701

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Kent J. Desormeaux won?

49, across 34 different races between 1990 and 2019. That is 124th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Kent J. Desormeaux has won?

the Stephen Foster Stakes, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. Kent J. Desormeaux won it in 2000.

Which race has Kent J. Desormeaux won most often?

the Goodwood Stakes, 4 times at Santa Anita Park. 9 of these races have gone to Kent J. Desormeaux more than once.

How much prize money has Kent J. Desormeaux 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: 49 wins, the biggest of them worth £1,503,759.

When did Kent J. Desormeaux win these races?

Between 1990 and 2019. The busiest spell was 2001-03, with 9 of them.

Where to next

The races Kent J. Desormeaux has won, and the riders around them

The races Kent J. Desormeaux has won

The riders either side

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