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JOCKEY · 137th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Lance O'Sullivan

45 wins in the world's richest races between 1982 and 2003, across 15 different races. The biggest is the Japan Cup, worth £5,493,600.

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 45
BIGGEST WIN £5.5m
RACES WON 15
FIRST AND LAST 1982 to 2003
COUNTRIES 2

When the wins came

45 wins from 1982 to 2003, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 1992-93, 7 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Lance O'Sullivan took 7 of these 45 in 1992-93 alone.

The races Lance O'Sullivan keeps winning

By number of wins

13 won more than once

Telegraph Handicap 7 Railway Stakes 4 New Zealand 1000 Guineas 3 Thorndon Mile 3 Mufhasa Classic 3 Levin Classic 3 Easter Handicap 3 New Zealand Derby 2 New Zealand Oaks 2 Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes 2 Livamol Classic 2 Wellington Cup 2

Every big race Lance O'Sullivan has won

45 winners, newest first

15 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
2003 Championship Stakes Raspberry Ripple (Aus) 55 Craig & Frank Ritchie New Zealand £52,908
2003 Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes Maroofity 55.5 Mark Walker, Matamata New Zealand £242,495
2003 Railway Stakes Egyptian Raine 52 Kenny Rae, Ruakaka New Zealand £308,630
2003 Thorndon Mile Zvezda 55 Kay Lane, Ruakaka New Zealand £220,450
2002 Easter Handicap Honor Bound 55 Terry Wenn, Te Aroha New Zealand £66,135
2002 Telegraph Handicap Vinaka 52.5 Jim Gibbs New Zealand £242,495
2002 Wellington Cup Cyclades Cydne Evans, Waverley New Zealand £176,360
2001 Livamol Classic Cinder Bella 56 Karen Zimmerman, Otaki New Zealand £242,495
2000 Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes Little Jamie 55 Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata New Zealand £242,495
2000 Mufhasa Classic Cinder Bella Karen Zimmerman, Otaki New Zealand £176,360
1999 Championship Stakes Dancing Daze 55 New Zealand £52,908
1999 Mufhasa Classic Cent Home 57 Jim Wallace, Opaki New Zealand £176,360
1999 New Zealand Oaks Savannah Success Graeme Rogerson New Zealand £440,900
1999 Telegraph Handicap Bawalaksana 52 Paul O’Sullivan New Zealand £242,495
1997 Easter Handicap Moss Downs 50.5 Chris McNab New Zealand £66,135
1997 Telegraph Handicap O'Reilly 49 Dave & Paul O’Sullivan, Matamata New Zealand £242,495
1997 Wellington Cup Ed Noel Eales, Awapuni New Zealand £176,360
1996 Levin Classic O'Reilly 55.5 Dave & Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata New Zealand £176,360
1994 New Zealand Oaks Snap Dave & Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata New Zealand £440,900
1993 Livamol Classic Calm Harbour 59 Noel Eales, Awapuni New Zealand £242,495
1993 New Zealand 1000 Guineas Snap Dave & Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata New Zealand £264,540
1993 New Zealand Derby Popsy 53 Dave & Paul O'Sullivan New Zealand £551,125
1993 Thorndon Mile Calm Harbour 52 Noel Eales, Awapuni New Zealand £220,450
1992 Levin Classic Nimue 53 Dave & Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata New Zealand £176,360
1992 New Zealand 1000 Guineas Nimue Dave & Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata New Zealand £264,540
1992 New Zealand 2000 Guineas Hulastrike Dave & Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata New Zealand £308,630
1991 Railway Stakes Mr Tiz 58.5 Dave & Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata New Zealand £308,630
1991 Thorndon Mile Fire Commander 49 Dave & Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata New Zealand £220,450
1990 New Zealand Derby Surfers Paradise Dave & Paul O'Sullivan New Zealand £551,125
1990 Railway Stakes Mr Tiz 52.5 Dave & Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata New Zealand £308,630
1990 Telegraph Handicap Mr Tiz 55.5 Dave & Paul O’Sullivan New Zealand £242,495
1989 Japan Cup Horlicks Dave O'Sullivan Japan £5,493,600£5.5m
1989 Levin Classic Phillipa Rush 53 Jim Campin, Cambridge New Zealand £176,360
1989 Telegraph Handicap Mr Tiz 50.5 (dead heat) Dave & Paul O’Sullivan New Zealand £242,495
1988 Mufhasa Classic |Steely Dan Tony Gillies, Matamata New Zealand £176,360
1988 New Zealand 1000 Guineas Olga's Pal Bob & Toby Autridge New Zealand £264,540
1986 Railway Stakes Silver Tip 48 Dave & Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata New Zealand £308,630
1985 Easter Handicap Eastern Joy 50 Dave & Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata New Zealand £66,135
1985 Telegraph Handicap High Regards 48.5 Dave & Paul O’Sullivan, Matamata New Zealand £242,495
1982 Telegraph Handicap Our Shah 55 Dave & Paul O’Sullivan & Mike Moroney New Zealand £242,495

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 Lance O'Sullivan wins

2 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
New Zealand 39 87% New Zealand Derby
Japan 1 2% Japan Cup

The riders either side

Ranked 137th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
135 Torsten Mundry 46 34 1995 to 2008 £555,556
136 Tony Cruz 45 40 1983 to 1995 £3,800,000£3.8m
138 Timmy Murphy 44 30 1997 to 2012 £375,000
139 Ted Atkinson 43 26 1944 to 1957 £1,503,759£1.5m
140 Fritz Drechsler 43 23 1960 to 1975 £341,880
141 William Mongil 43 39 1989 to 2009 £256,410
142 John L. Rotz 42 30 1956 to 1973 £1,503,759£1.5m
143 Michael Roberts 42 37 1986 to 2000 £5,493,600£5.5m
144 Grégory Benoist 42 32 2009 to 2022 £854,701
145 Andrzej Tylicki 42 25 1981 to 1997 £555,556
146 Bill Hartack 41 26 1956 to 1972 £3,759,399£3.8m
147 Ramon Domínguez 41 27 1999 to 2012 £3,759,399£3.8m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Lance O'Sullivan won?

45, across 15 different races between 1982 and 2003. That is 137th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Lance O'Sullivan has won?

the Japan Cup, worth £5,493,600 and run in Japan. Lance O'Sullivan won it in 1989.

Which race has Lance O'Sullivan won most often?

the Telegraph Handicap, 7 times at Trentham Racecourse. 13 of these races have gone to Lance O'Sullivan more than once.

How much prize money has Lance O'Sullivan 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: 45 wins, the biggest of them worth £5,493,600.

When did Lance O'Sullivan win these races?

Between 1982 and 2003. The busiest spell was 1992-93, with 7 of them.

Where to next

The races Lance O'Sullivan has won, and the riders around them

The races Lance O'Sullivan has won

The riders either side

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