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JOCKEY · 14th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Lester Piggott

211 wins in the world's richest races between 1951 and 1994, across 91 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 211
BIGGEST WIN £4.3m
RACES WON 91
FIRST AND LAST 1951 to 1994
COUNTRIES 7

When the wins came

211 wins from 1951 to 1994, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1980-82, 40 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Lester Piggott took 40 of these 211 in 1980-82 alone.

The races Lester Piggott keeps winning

By number of wins

48 won more than once

Epsom Derby 9 Great Voltigeur Stakes 9 Hampton Court Stakes 9 St Leger Stakes 8 King Edward VII Stakes 6 Jersey Stakes 6 Gallinule Stakes 6 Irish Derby 5 St James's Palace Stakes 5 2000 Guineas Stakes 5 Dee Stakes 5 Queen's Vase 4

Every big race Lester Piggott has won

211 winners, newest first

91 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1994 Gallinule Stakes Right Win Richard Hannon Sr. Ireland £42,735
1994 Premio Carlo d'Alessio Captain Horatius John Dunlop Italy £52,650
1993 Badener Sprint-Cup Sharp Prod Lord Huntingdon Germany £42,735
1993 Cocked Hat Stakes Geisway Richard Hannon Sr. Great Britain £60,000
1993 Prix de Psyché Danse Royale Michael Grassick France £47,863
1993 Prix du Pin Sharp Prod Lord Huntingdon France £68,376
1993 Prix Maurice de Gheest College Chapel Vincent O'Brien France £324,786
1992 2000 Guineas Stakes Rodrigo de Triano Peter Chapple-Hyam Great Britain £525,000
1992 Gran Premio del Jockey Club Silvernesian John Dunlop Italy £235,043
1992 Grand Prix-Aufgalopp Friedland Trond Hansen Germany £17,094
1992 Irish 2,000 Guineas Rodrigo de Triano Peter Chapple-Hyam Ireland £393,162
1992 Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Portico Vincent O'Brien Ireland £36,325
1992 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Mr Brooks Richard Hannon Sr. France £299,145
1992 Zukunfts-Rennen Sharp Prod Lord Huntingdon Germany £47,009
1991 Fürstenberg-Rennen Tao Andreas Wöhler Germany £47,009
1991 Gallinule Stakes Sportsworld Vincent O'Brien Ireland £42,735
1991 Goldene Peitsche Nicholas Susan Piggott Germany £59,829
1991 Gran Criterium Alhijaz John Dunlop Italy £235,043
1991 Greenham Stakes Bog Trotter William Haggas Great Britain £55,000
1991 King Edward VII Stakes Saddlers' Hall Michael Stoute Great Britain £250,500
1991 Zukunfts-Rennen Showbrook Richard Hannon, Sr. Germany £47,009
1990 Breeders' Cup Mile Royal Academy Vincent O'Brien United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1985 2000 Guineas Stakes Shadeed Michael Stoute Great Britain £525,000
1985 Gallinule Stakes Lord Duke Frank Dunne Ireland £42,735
1985 Greenham Stakes Bairn Luca Cumani Great Britain £55,000
1985 Oettingen-Rennen Hot Rodder John Dunlop Germany £55,556
1985 Premio Roma Old Country Luca Cumani Italy £206,838
1985 Prix de Diane Lypharita André Fabre France £854,701
1985 Prix de Pomone Galla Placidia André Fabre France £111,111
1985 Prix de Royaumont Galla Placidia André Fabre France £68,376
1985 Prix Eugène Adam Courtroom André Fabre France £111,111
1985 Prix Gérald de Geoffre Khaelan Steve Norton France £68,376
1985 Prix Gontaut-Biron Cariellor André Fabre France £68,376
1985 Prix Marcel Boussac Midway Lady Ben Hanbury France £341,880
1985 St James's Palace Stakes Bairn Luca Cumani Great Britain £650,000
1984 Derby Italiano Welnor Gaetano Benetti Italy £447,692
1984 Easter Stakes Keen Henry Cecil Great Britain £40,000
1984 Feilden Stakes Trojan Fen Henry Cecil Great Britain £55,000
1984 Gordon Stakes Commanche Run Luca Cumani Great Britain £200,000
1984 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Teenoso Geoff Wragg France £341,880
1984 Hampton Court Stakes The Miller Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £150,000
1984 Prix de la Grotte Treizieme Maurice Zilber France £68,376
1984 St Leger Stakes Commanche Run Luca Cumani Great Britain £700,000
1983 Epsom Derby Teenoso Geoff Wragg Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1983 Gordon Stakes John French Henry Cecil Great Britain £200,000
1983 Gran Premio del Jockey Club Awaasif John Dunlop Italy £235,043
1983 Preis von Europa Esprit du Nord John Fellows Germany £106,838
1983 Prix de Lieurey Tearing David Smaga France £68,376
1983 Prix La Force White Spade David Smaga France £68,376
1983 Prix Paul de Moussac Aragon John Dunlop France £68,376
1982 Dante Stakes Simply Great Henry Cecil Great Britain £192,200
1982 Dee Stakes Ivano Henry Cecil Great Britain £100,000
1982 Easter Stakes Rare Gift John Sutcliffe Jr. Great Britain £40,000
1982 European Free Handicap Match Winner Henry Cecil Great Britain £35,000
1982 Feilden Stakes Ivano Henry Cecil Great Britain £55,000
1982 Greenham Stakes Cajun Henry Cecil Great Britain £55,000
1982 Hampton Court Stakes Lyphmas Henry Cecil Great Britain £150,000
1982 Newmarket Stakes Mr Fluorocarbon Henry Cecil Great Britain £55,000
1982 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches River Lady François Boutin France £427,350
1982 Prix de la Grotte River Lady François Boutin France £68,376
1982 Prix Foy April Run François Boutin France £111,111
1982 Prix Imprudence Play It Safe François Boutin France £68,376
1982 Prix La Rochette L'Emigrant François Boutin France £68,376
1982 Prix Lupin Persepolis François Boutin France £170,940
1982 Prix Noailles Persepolis François Boutin France £68,376
1982 Queen's Vase Evzon Clive Brittain Great Britain £262,500
1982 Thoroughbred Stakes Mennea Ryan Price Great Britain £100,000
1981 Dee Stakes Kirtling Harry Wragg Great Britain £100,000
1981 Goldene Peitsche Rabdan Robert Armstrong Germany £59,829
1981 Irish Derby Shergar Michael Stoute Ireland £854,701
1981 Jersey Stakes Rasa Penang Robert Armstrong Great Britain £110,000
1981 Prix d'Arenberg Glancing William Hastings-Bass France £68,376
1981 Prix de Diane Madam Gay Paul Kelleway France £854,701
1981 Prix de la Forêt Moorestyle Robert Armstrong France £299,145
1981 Prix de Seine-et-Oise Rabdan Robert Armstrong France £68,376
1981 Prix Greffulhe The Wonder Jacques de Chevigny France £111,111
1981 Prix Marcel Boussac Play It Safe François Boutin France £341,880
1981 Prix Maurice de Gheest Moorestyle Robert Armstrong France £324,786
1981 Prix Royal-Oak Ardross Henry Cecil France £299,145
1980 European Free Handicap Moorestyle Robert Armstrong Great Britain £35,000
1980 Gallinule Stakes Gonzales Vincent O'Brien Ireland £42,735
1980 Grand Prix de Deauville Glenorum David Smaga France £170,940
1980 Great Voltigeur Stakes Prince Bee Dick Hern Great Britain £250,000
1980 Heron Stakes Dalsaan Michael Stoute Great Britain £45,000
1980 Jersey Stakes Hard Fought Michael Stoute Great Britain £110,000
1980 Prix de Diane Mrs Penny Ian Balding France £854,701
1980 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Moorestyle Robert Armstrong France £299,145
1980 Prix de la Forêt Moorestyle Robert Armstrong France £299,145
1980 Prix Jean Prat Night Alert Vincent O'Brien France £341,880
1980 Thoroughbred Stakes Astonished John Dunlop Great Britain £100,000
1979 Great Voltigeur Stakes Noble Saint Robert Armstrong Great Britain £250,000
1979 King George V Stakes Sea Chimes John Dunlop Great Britain £110,000
1979 Premio Roma Noble Saint Robert Armstrong Italy £206,838
1979 Prix de l'Opéra Producer Maurice Zilber France £427,350
1979 Prix Dollar Trillion Maurice Zilber France £170,940
1979 Singapore Derby Saas Fee Ivan W. Allan Singapore £232,560
1978 Dee Stakes Heir Presumptive Fulke Johnson Houghton Great Britain £100,000
1978 Gallinule Stakes Inkerman Vincent O'Brien Ireland £42,735
1978 Hampton Court Stakes Noble Quillo Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £150,000
1978 Irish 2,000 Guineas Jaazeiro Vincent O'Brien Ireland £393,162
1978 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Alleged Vincent O'Brien France £4,273,504£4.3m
1978 Prix Dollar Trillion Maurice Zilber France £170,940
1978 Prix du Prince d'Orange Alleged Vincent O'Brien France £68,376
1978 Prix Ganay Trillion Maurice Zilber France £256,410
1978 Prix Jean Prat Dom Racine Olivier Douieb France £341,880
1978 St James's Palace Stakes Jaazeiro Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £650,000
1977 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes The Minstrel Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £20,000
1977 Blue Riband Trial Stakes Be My Guest Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £50,000
1977 Chester Vase Hot Grove Fulke Johnson Houghton Great Britain £140,000
1977 Epsom Derby The Minstrel Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1977 Gallinule Stakes Alleged Vincent O'Brien Ireland £42,735
1977 Great Voltigeur Stakes Alleged Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £250,000
1977 Hampton Court Stakes Transworld Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £150,000
1977 Irish Derby The Minstrel Vincent O'Brien Ireland £854,701
1977 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Alleged Vincent O'Brien France £4,273,504£4.3m
1977 Sandown Classic Trial Artaius Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £85,000
1976 Cocked Hat Stakes General Ironside Henry Cecil Great Britain £60,000
1976 Craven Stakes Malinowski Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £85,000
1976 Epsom Derby Empery Maurice Zilber Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1976 Leopardstown Derby Trial Meneval Vincent O'Brien Ireland £68,376
1976 Queen's Vase General Ironside Henry Cecil Great Britain £262,500
1975 Gordon Stakes Guillaume Tell Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £200,000
1975 Greenham Stakes Mark Anthony Clive Brittain Great Britain £55,000
1975 Hampton Court Stakes Guillaume Tell Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £150,000
1975 Jersey Stakes Gay Fandango Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £110,000
1975 Prix Saint-Alary Nobiliary Maurice Zilber France £213,675
1975 Queen's Vase Blood Royal Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £262,500
1974 Dee Stakes Averof Clive Brittain Great Britain £100,000
1974 Grand Prix de Paris Sagaro François Boutin France £512,821
1974 Hampton Court Stakes Arthurian Henry Cecil Great Britain £150,000
1974 Leopardstown Derby Trial Hail the Pirates Vincent O'Brien Ireland £68,376
1974 Oettingen-Rennen Ace of Aces Maurice Zilber Germany £55,556
1974 Prix Jacques Le Marois Nonoalco François Boutin France £854,701
1974 Thoroughbred Stakes Peter Prompt Henry Cecil Great Britain £100,000
1973 Hampton Court Stakes Laurentian Hills Robert Armstrong Great Britain £150,000
1973 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Rheingold Barry Hills France £4,273,504£4.3m
1973 Prix Morny Nonoalco François Boutin France £299,145
1973 St James's Palace Stakes Thatch Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £650,000
1972 Epsom Derby Roberto Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1972 Great Voltigeur Stakes Our Mirage Barry Hills Great Britain £250,000
1972 Prix du Jockey Club Hard to Beat Richard Carver Jr. France £1,282,051£1.3m
1972 Prix Jean de Chaudenay Example Ian Balding France £81,197
1972 Prix Lupin Hard to Beat Richard Carver Jr. France £170,940
1972 St Leger Stakes Boucher Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £700,000
1972 Thoroughbred Stakes Red Power John Sutcliffe Great Britain £100,000
1971 Cocked Hat Stakes Levanter Ryan Price Great Britain £60,000
1971 Great Voltigeur Stakes Athens Wood Harry Thomson Jones Great Britain £250,000
1971 St Leger Stakes Athens Wood Harry Thomson Jones Great Britain £700,000
1970 2000 Guineas Stakes Nijinsky † Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £525,000
1970 Blue Riband Trial Stakes Decies Bernard van Cutsem Great Britain £50,000
1970 Epsom Derby Nijinsky Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1970 Grand Prix de Paris Roll of Honour Richard Carver Jr. France £512,821
1970 Great Voltigeur Stakes Meadowville Michael Jarvis Great Britain £250,000
1970 Irish 2,000 Guineas Decies Bernard van Cutsem Ireland £393,162
1970 March Stakes Hazy Idea Dick Hern Great Britain £100,000
1970 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère My Swallow Paul Davey France £341,880
1970 Prix Morny My Swallow Paul Davey France £299,145
1970 St Leger Stakes Nijinsky Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £700,000
1969 Lingfield Derby Trial The Elk Jeremy Tree Great Britain £60,000
1969 March Stakes Ribofilio Fulke Johnson Houghton Great Britain £100,000
1969 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère Breton Mick Bartholomew France £341,880
1969 Prix Marcel Boussac Vela Richard Carver, Jr. France £341,880
1968 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Sir Ivor Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £20,000
1968 2000 Guineas Stakes Sir Ivor Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £525,000
1968 Epsom Derby Sir Ivor Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1968 Irish Derby Ribero Fulke Johnson Houghton Ireland £854,701
1968 St James's Palace Stakes Petingo Sam Armstrong Great Britain £650,000
1968 St Leger Stakes Ribero Fulke Johnson Houghton Great Britain £700,000
1967 Blue Riband Trial Stakes Starry Halo J Thompson Great Britain £50,000
1967 Deutsches Derby Luciano Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £555,556
1967 Irish Derby Ribocco Fulke Johnson Houghton Ireland £854,701
1967 Sandown Classic Trial Sun Rock Noel Murless Great Britain £85,000
1967 St Leger Stakes Ribocco Fulke Johnson Houghton Great Britain £700,000
1966 Hampton Court Stakes Lomond Ryan Jarvis Great Britain £150,000
1966 King George V Stakes Marcus Brutus Sam Hall Great Britain £110,000
1965 Great Voltigeur Stakes Ragazzo Paddy Prendergast Great Britain £250,000
1965 Irish Derby Meadow Court Paddy Prendergast Ireland £854,701
1965 King George V Stakes Brave Knight Walter Nightingall Great Britain £110,000
1965 Prix Vermeille Aunt Edith Noel Murless France £512,821
1964 Dante Stakes Sweet Moss Noel Murless Great Britain £192,200
1964 Dee Stakes Sweet Moss Noel Murless Great Britain £100,000
1964 Gordon Stakes Sweet Moss Noel Murless Great Britain £200,000
1964 Jersey Stakes Young Christopher Freddie Maxwell Great Britain £110,000
1964 St James's Palace Stakes Roan Rocket George Todd Great Britain £650,000
1963 Chester Vase Christmas Island Paddy Prendergast Great Britain £140,000
1963 Jersey Stakes The Creditor Noel Murless Great Britain £110,000
1962 Sandown Classic Trial Ferneley Noel Murless Great Britain £85,000
1961 Craven Stakes Aurelius Noel Murless Great Britain £85,000
1961 Jersey Stakes Favorita Noel Murless Great Britain £110,000
1961 King Edward VII Stakes Aurelius Noel Murless Great Britain £250,500
1961 St Leger Stakes Aurelius Noel Murless Great Britain £700,000
1960 Dante Stakes St Paddy Noel Murless Great Britain £192,200
1960 Epsom Derby St. Paddy Noel Murless Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1960 Great Voltigeur Stakes St Paddy Noel Murless Great Britain £250,000
1960 King George V Stakes Sunny Way Noel Murless Great Britain £110,000
1960 St Leger Stakes St. Paddy Noel Murless Great Britain £700,000
1959 Craven Stakes Pindari Noel Murless Great Britain £85,000
1959 Great Voltigeur Stakes Pindari Noel Murless Great Britain £250,000
1959 King Edward VII Stakes Pindari Noel Murless Great Britain £250,500
1958 Hampton Court Stakes Primera Noel Murless Great Britain £150,000
1957 2000 Guineas Stakes Crepello Noel Murless Great Britain £525,000
1957 Craven Stakes Shearwater Noel Murless Great Britain £85,000
1957 Epsom Derby Crepello Noel Murless Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1957 King Edward VII Stakes Arctic Explorer Noel Murless Great Britain £250,500
1957 Newmarket Stakes Sun Charger Noel Murless Great Britain £55,000
1956 King Edward VII Stakes Court Command Noel Murless Great Britain £250,500
1955 King Edward VII Stakes Nucleus C F Jerdain Great Britain £250,500
1954 Epsom Derby Never Say Die Joseph Lawson Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1954 Triumph Hurdle Prince Charlemagne Tommy Carey Great Britain £150,000
1953 Queen's Vase Absolve Victor Smyth Great Britain £262,500
1951 Blue Riband Trial Stakes Zucchero Ken Cundell Great Britain £50,000

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 Lester Piggott wins

7 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
Great Britain 116 55% Epsom Derby
France 58 27% Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Ireland 17 8% Irish Derby
Germany 11 5% Deutsches Derby
Italy 7 3% Derby Italiano
United States 1 0% Breeders' Cup Mile
Singapore 1 0% Singapore Derby

The riders either side

Ranked 14th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
7 John R. Velazquez 268 114 1991 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
8 Gérald Mossé 247 126 1985 to 2023 £5,291,005£5.3m
9 Thierry Jarnet 239 106 1988 to 2016 £4,273,504£4.3m
10 Mickael Barzalona 237 124 2010 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
11 Ryan Moore 228 106 2004 to 2026 £5,493,600£5.5m
12 Pat Eddery 225 105 1971 to 2003 £5,493,600£5.5m
13 Pat Day 221 105 1976 to 2004 £5,263,158£5.3m
15 William Buick 206 109 2008 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
16 Maxime Guyon 203 100 2009 to 2026 £4,511,278£4.5m
17 Yves Saint-Martin 201 97 1963 to 1987 £4,273,504£4.3m
18 Javier Castellano 193 101 2001 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
19 Bill Shoemaker 193 59 1950 to 1988 £5,263,158£5.3m
20 Andrasch Starke 192 63 1992 to 2025 £4,273,504£4.3m
21 Gary Stevens 188 95 1985 to 2017 £9,022,556£9.0m
22 Jerry Bailey 188 74 1980 to 2005 £9,022,556£9.0m
23 Joel Rosario 180 99 2008 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
24 Chris McCarron 178 80 1977 to 2002 £5,493,600£5.5m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Lester Piggott won?

211, across 91 different races between 1951 and 1994. That is 14th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Lester Piggott has won?

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, worth £4,273,504 and run in France. Lester Piggott won it in 1978, 1977, 1973.

Which race has Lester Piggott won most often?

the Epsom Derby, 9 times at Epsom Downs. 48 of these races have gone to Lester Piggott more than once.

How much prize money has Lester Piggott 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: 211 wins, the biggest of them worth £4,273,504.

When did Lester Piggott win these races?

Between 1951 and 1994. The busiest spell was 1980-82, with 40 of them.

Where to next

The races Lester Piggott has won, and the riders around them

The races Lester Piggott has won

The riders either side

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