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JOCKEY · 126th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Manuel Ycaza

48 wins in the world's richest races between 1958 and 1969, across 36 different races. The biggest is the Belmont 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 48
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 36
FIRST AND LAST 1958 to 1969
COUNTRIES 2

When the wins came

48 wins from 1958 to 1969, in years

Best spell: 1963, 8 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Manuel Ycaza took 8 of these 48 in 1963 alone.

The races Manuel Ycaza keeps winning

By number of wins

9 won more than once

Kentucky Oaks 3 Champagne Stakes 3 Forerunner Stakes 3 Florida Derby 2 Coaching Club American Oaks 2 Frizette Stakes 2 Hopeful Stakes 2 Withers Stakes 2 San Vicente Stakes 2 Belmont Stakes 1 Blue Grass Stakes 1 Churchill Downs Stakes 1

Every big race Manuel Ycaza has won

48 winners, newest first

36 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1969 Florida Derby Top Knight Raymond F. Metcalf United States £751,880
1969 Forerunner Stakes Ack Ack Frank A. Bonsal United States £75,188
1969 Pat Day Mile Stakes Ack Ack Frank A. Bonsal United States £563,910
1969 Spinaway Stakes Meritus Woody Stephens United States £225,564
1969 Withers Stakes Ack Ack † Woody Stephens United States £187,970
1968 Acorn Stakes Dark Mirage Everett W. King United States £375,940
1968 Champagne Stakes Top Knight Raymond Metcalf United States £375,940
1968 Coaching Club American Oaks Dark Mirage Everett W. King United States £375,940
1968 Forerunner Stakes Captain's Gig William W. Stephens United States £75,188
1968 Hopeful Stakes Top Knight Raymond Metcalf United States £225,564
1968 Jim Dandy Stakes Captain's Gig William W. Stephens United States £375,940
1968 Kentucky Oaks Dark Mirage Everett W. King United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1968 San Vicente Stakes Dignitas James W. Maloney United States £150,376
1967 Breeders' Futurity Stakes T.V. Commercial Anthony L. Basile United States £488,722
1967 Diana Stakes Prides Profile J. Elliott Burch United States £375,940
1967 Gotham Stakes Dr. Fager John A. Nerud United States £225,564
1966 Frizette Stakes Regal Gleam Hirsch Jacobs United States £300,752
1966 Saranac Stakes Alexville Max Hirsch United States £112,782
1965 New York Stakes Batteur James W. Maloney United States £563,910
1965 San Felipe Stakes Jacinto James W. Maloney United States £300,752
1964 Belmont Stakes Quadrangle J. Elliott Burch United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1964 Dwyer Stakes Quadrangle J. Elliott Burch United States £150,376
1964 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Count Charles Charles Whittingham United States £150,376
1963 Breeders' Stakes Canebora † Gordon J. McCann Canada £268,400
1963 Churchill Downs Stakes Editorialist S. Bryant Ott United States £751,880
1963 Forerunner Stakes Never Bend Woody Stephens United States £75,188
1963 Hopeful Stakes Traffic Lucien Laurin United States £225,564
1963 Kentucky Oaks Sally Ship Woody Stephens United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1963 King's Plate Canebora Gordon J. McCann Canada £536,800
1963 Personal Ensign Stakes Lamb Chop James W. Maloney United States £375,940
1963 Spinster Stakes Lamb Chop James W. Maloney United States £488,722
1962 Blue Grass Stakes Ridan LeRoy Jolley United States £939,850
1962 Champagne Stakes Never Bend Woody Stephens United States £375,940
1962 Florida Derby Ridan LeRoy Jolley United States £751,880
1962 Frizette Stakes Pams Ego J. P. "Sammy" Smith United States £300,752
1961 Champagne Stakes Donut Queen Ron McAnally United States £375,940
1960 Alabama Stakes Make Sail Woody Stephens United States £451,128
1960 Fountain of Youth Stakes Eagle Admiral Charles E. Whittingham United States £300,752
1960 Kentucky Oaks Make Sail Woody Stephens United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1960 Malibu Stakes Tompion Robert L. Wheeler United States £225,564
1960 Metropolitan Handicap Bald Eagle Woody Stephens United States £751,880
1959 Coaching Club American Oaks Resaca Buddy Hirsch United States £375,940
1959 Jerome Stakes Intentionally Edward Kelly Sr. United States £112,782
1959 San Vicente Stakes Ole Fols William B. Finnegan United States £150,376
1959 Whitney Stakes Plion Tom Jolley United States £751,880
1959 Withers Stakes Intentionally Edward Kelly Sr. United States £187,970
1958 American Derby Nadir Moody Jolley United States £75,188
1958 Hollywood Derby Strong Bay Jack Williams United States £300,752

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 Manuel Ycaza wins

2 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
United States 46 96% Belmont Stakes
Canada 2 4% King's Plate

The riders either side

Ranked 126th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
124 Kent J. Desormeaux 49 34 1990 to 2019 £1,503,759£1.5m
125 Silvestre de Sousa 48 42 2011 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Manuel Ycaza won?

48, across 36 different races between 1958 and 1969. That is 126th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Manuel Ycaza has won?

the Belmont Stakes, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. Manuel Ycaza won it in 1964.

Which race has Manuel Ycaza won most often?

the Kentucky Oaks, 3 times at Churchill Downs. 9 of these races have gone to Manuel Ycaza more than once.

How much prize money has Manuel Ycaza 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: 48 wins, the biggest of them worth £1,503,759.

When did Manuel Ycaza win these races?

Between 1958 and 1969. The busiest spell was 1963, with 8 of them.

Where to next

The races Manuel Ycaza has won, and the riders around them

The races Manuel Ycaza has won

The riders either side

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