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JOCKEY · 34th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Michael Kinane

137 wins in the world's richest races between 1981 and 2009, across 71 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 137
BIGGEST WIN £5.5m
RACES WON 71
FIRST AND LAST 1981 to 2009
COUNTRIES 10

When the wins came

137 wins from 1981 to 2009, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 2001-03, 31 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Michael Kinane took 31 of these 137 in 2001-03 alone.

The races Michael Kinane keeps winning

By number of wins

30 won more than once

St James's Palace Stakes 6 Leopardstown Derby Trial 6 Ballysax Stakes 6 Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes 6 Tetrarch Stakes 5 2000 Guineas Stakes 4 Premio Tudini 4 Gallinule Stakes 4 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 3 Epsom Derby 3 Irish 2,000 Guineas 3 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère 3

Every big race Michael Kinane has won

137 winners, newest first

71 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
2009 2000 Guineas Stakes Sea the Stars John Oxx Great Britain £525,000
2009 Epsom Derby Sea the Stars John Oxx Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
2009 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Sea the Stars John Oxx France £4,273,504£4.3m
2009 Prix du Cadran Alandi John Oxx France £256,410
2008 Jebel Hatta Lord Admiral Charles O'Brien United Arab Emirates £225,564
2008 Premio Ribot Pressing Michael Jarvis Italy £34,509
2007 Chester Vase Soldier of Fortune Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £140,000
2007 Dee Stakes Admiralofthefleet Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £100,000
2007 Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup Viva Pataca John Moore Hong Kong £1,235,000£1.2m
2007 Leopardstown Derby Trial Archipenko Aidan O'Brien Ireland £68,376
2007 Queen Elizabeth II Cup Viva Pataca John Moore (Hong Kong) Hong Kong £2,850,000£2.9m
2007 Queen's Vase Mahler Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £262,500
2006 Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup Viva Pataca John Moore Hong Kong £1,235,000£1.2m
2006 Jersey Stakes Jeremy Sir Michael Stoute Great Britain £110,000
2005 Al Maktoum Challenge (thoroughbreds) Chiquitin Jerry Barton United Arab Emirates £201,700
2005 Great Voltigeur Stakes Hard Top Sir Michael Stoute Great Britain £250,000
2005 Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Alayan John Oxx Ireland £36,325
2004 Premio Tudini St Paul House Daniele Camuffo Italy £75,214
2004 Prix de la Forêt Somnus Tim Easterby France £299,145
2004 St James's Palace Stakes Azamour John Oxx Great Britain £650,000
2004 Tetrarch Stakes Leitrim House Brian Meehan Ireland £42,735
2003 Breeders' Cup Turf High Chaparral (DH) (IRE) Aidan O'Brien United States £3,759,399£3.8m
2003 Great Voltigeur Stakes Powerscourt Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £250,000
2003 Patton Stakes Tomahawk Aidan O'Brien Ireland £34,188
2002 Ballysax Stakes High Chaparral Aidan O'Brien Ireland £42,735
2002 Breeders' Cup Turf High Chaparral (IRE) Aidan O'Brien United States £3,759,399£3.8m
2002 Critérium de Saint-Cloud Alberto Giacometti Aidan O'Brien France £213,675
2002 Gallinule Stakes Della Francesca Aidan O'Brien Ireland £42,735
2002 Gran Criterium Spartacus Aidan O'Brien Italy £235,043
2002 Gran Premio del Jockey Club Black Sam Bellamy Aidan O'Brien Italy £235,043
2002 Hong Kong Cup Precision David Oughton Hong Kong £3,800,000£3.8m
2002 Irish 2,000 Guineas Rock of Gibraltar Aidan O'Brien Ireland £393,162
2002 Irish Derby High Chaparral Aidan O'Brien Ireland £854,701
2002 Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Century City Aidan O'Brien Ireland £36,325
2002 Poule d'Essai des Poulains Landseer Aidan O'Brien France £512,821
2002 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Rock of Gibraltar Aidan O'Brien France £384,615
2002 St James's Palace Stakes Rock of Gibraltar Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £650,000
2002 Tetrarch Stakes Century City Aidan O'Brien Ireland £42,735
2002 Thoroughbred Stakes Where Or When Terry Mills Great Britain £100,000
2001 Ballysax Stakes Galileo Aidan O'Brien Ireland £42,735
2001 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Johannesburg Aidan O'Brien United States £1,503,759£1.5m
2001 Epsom Derby Galileo Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
2001 Gran Criterium Sholokhov Aidan O'Brien Italy £235,043
2001 Great Voltigeur Stakes Milan Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £250,000
2001 Hong Kong Gold Cup Idol David Oughton Hong Kong £1,140,000£1.1m
2001 Irish Derby Galileo Aidan O'Brien Ireland £854,701
2001 Jersey Stakes Mozart Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £110,000
2001 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches Rose Gypsy Aidan O'Brien France £427,350
2001 Premio Elena e Sergio Cumani Toroca Aidan O'Brien Italy £65,812
2001 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère Rock of Gibraltar Aidan O'Brien France £341,880
2001 Prix Morny Johannesburg Aidan O'Brien France £299,145
2001 St Leger Stakes Milan Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £700,000
2000 Feilden Stakes Pawn Broker David Elsworth Great Britain £55,000
2000 Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Bach Aidan O'Brien Ireland £36,325
2000 Patton Stakes Monashee Mountain Aidan O'Brien Ireland £34,188
2000 Prix Foy Montjeu John Hammond France £111,111
2000 Prix Lupin Ciro Aidan O'Brien France £170,940
2000 Prix Vermeille Volvoreta Carlos Lerner France £512,821
2000 St James's Palace Stakes Giant's Causeway Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £650,000
2000 Tetrarch Stakes Monashee Mountain Aidan O'Brien Ireland £42,735
1999 Bahrain Trophy Moon Dragon Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £196,740
1999 Ballysax Stakes Cupid Aidan O'Brien Ireland £42,735
1999 Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Saffron Walden Aidan O'Brien Ireland £36,325
1999 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Montjeu John Hammond France £4,273,504£4.3m
1999 Prix de Saint-Georges Black Rock Desert Aidan O'Brien France £47,863
1999 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère Ciro Aidan O'Brien France £341,880
1999 Prix Morny Fasliyev Aidan O'Brien France £299,145
1999 Prix Niel Montjeu John Hammond France £111,111
1999 Prix Robert Papin Rossini Aidan O'Brien France £111,111
1998 2000 Guineas Stakes King of Kings Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £525,000
1998 Dante Stakes Saratoga Springs Aidan O'Brien Great Britain £192,200
1998 Hampton Court Stakes Dark Moondancer Peter Chapple-Hyam Great Britain £150,000
1998 Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Two-Twenty-Two Dermot Weld Ireland £36,325
1998 Patton Stakes Two-Twenty-Two Dermot Weld Ireland £34,188
1998 Prix Morny Orpen Aidan O'Brien France £299,145
1997 2000 Guineas Stakes Entrepreneur Michael Stoute Great Britain £525,000
1997 Ballysax Stakes Casey Tibbs Dermot Weld Ireland £42,735
1997 Craven Stakes Desert Story Michael Stoute Great Britain £85,000
1997 Hong Kong Vase Luso Clive Brittain (Great Britain) Hong Kong £2,280,000£2.3m
1997 Japan Cup Pilsudski Michael Stoute Japan £5,493,600£5.5m
1997 Jersey Stakes Among Men Michael Stoute Great Britain £110,000
1997 Prix des Chênes Second Empire Aidan O'Brien France £47,863
1997 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère Second Empire Aidan O'Brien France £341,880
1996 Cocked Hat Stakes Don Micheletto Saeed bin Suroor Great Britain £60,000
1996 Glasgow Stakes Dr Massini Michael Stoute Great Britain £55,000
1996 Grosser Preis von Bayern Luso Clive Brittain Germany £128,205
1996 Hong Kong Derby Che Sara Sara David Oughton Hong Kong £2,280,000£2.3m
1996 Premio Tudini Beat of Drums Giuseppe Botti Italy £75,214
1996 Queen's Vase Gordi Dermot Weld Great Britain £262,500
1995 Ballysax Stakes Humbel Dermot Weld Ireland £42,735
1995 Chester Vase Luso Clive Brittain Great Britain £140,000
1995 Derby Italiano Luso Clive Brittain Italy £447,692
1995 European Free Handicap Diffident André Fabre Great Britain £35,000
1995 Leopardstown Derby Trial Humbel Dermot Weld Ireland £68,376
1995 Prix de Royallieu Russian Snows John Oxx France £256,410
1995 Queen Elizabeth II Cup Red Bishop Hilal Ibrahim (UAE) Hong Kong £2,850,000£2.9m
1995 Queen's Vase Stelvio Henry Cecil Great Britain £262,500
1995 Ulster Derby Munif Dermot Weld Ireland £64,103
1994 Craven Stakes King's Theatre Henry Cecil Great Britain £85,000
1994 King Edward VII Stakes Foyer Michael Stoute Great Britain £250,500
1994 Leopardstown Derby Trial Artema Dermot Weld Ireland £68,376
1994 St James's Palace Stakes Grand Lodge William Jarvis Great Britain £650,000
1993 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Market Booster Dermot Weld Germany £132,479
1993 Epsom Derby Commander in Chief Henry Cecil Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1993 Gallinule Stakes Massyar John Oxx Ireland £42,735
1993 Grosser Preis von Bayern Monsun Heinz Jentzsch Germany £128,205
1993 Hong Kong Mile Winning Partners Neville Begg (Hong Kong) Hong Kong £3,040,000£3.0m
1993 Melbourne Cup Vintage Crop Dermot K. Weld Australia £5,291,005£5.3m
1992 Derby Italiano In a Tiff Dermot Weld Italy £447,692
1992 Gallinule Stakes Brief Truce Dermot Weld Ireland £42,735
1992 Grosser Preis von Bayern Tel Quel André Fabre Germany £128,205
1992 Hong Kong Derby Sound Print Brian Kan Ping-chee Hong Kong £2,280,000£2.3m
1992 King Edward VII Stakes Beyton Richard Hannon Sr. Great Britain £250,500
1992 Prix Maurice de Gheest Pursuit of Love Henry Cecil France £324,786
1992 St James's Palace Stakes Brief Truce Dermot Weld Great Britain £650,000
1991 Hong Kong Mile Additional Risk Dermot Weld (Ireland) Hong Kong £3,040,000£3.0m
1990 2000 Guineas Stakes Tirol Richard Hannon Sr. Great Britain £525,000
1990 Ballysax Stakes Cheering News Dermot Weld Ireland £42,735
1990 Belmont Stakes Go And Go Dermot K. Weld United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1990 Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Lotus Pool Dermot Weld Ireland £36,325
1989 Leopardstown Derby Trial Phantom Breeze Dermot Weld Ireland £68,376
1989 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Carroll House Michael Jarvis France £4,273,504£4.3m
1988 Premio Parioli Gay Burslem Dermot Weld Italy £91,255
1988 Premio Roma Welsh Guide Michael Jarvis Italy £206,838
1988 Premio Tudini Edy Bedy not found Italy £75,214
1987 Premio Tudini Ginny Binny V. Zuco Italy £75,214
1987 Tetrarch Stakes Big Shuffle Dermot Weld Ireland £42,735
1986 Irish 2,000 Guineas Flash of Steel Dermot Weld Ireland £393,162
1986 Tetrarch Stakes Flash of Steel Dermot Weld Ireland £42,735
1985 Leopardstown Derby Trial Theatrical Dermot Weld Ireland £68,376
1985 Premio Parioli Again Tomorrow Dermot Weld Italy £91,255
1985 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Committed Dermot Weld France £299,145
1983 Gallinule Stakes Carlingford Castle Liam Browne Ireland £42,735
1982 Irish 2,000 Guineas Dara Monarch Liam Browne Ireland £393,162
1982 St James's Palace Stakes Dara Monarch Liam Browne Great Britain £650,000
1981 Leopardstown Derby Trial Young Kildare Liam Browne Ireland £68,376

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 Michael Kinane wins

10 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
Great Britain 38 28% Epsom Derby
Ireland 36 26% Irish Derby
France 25 18% Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Italy 14 10% Derby Italiano
Hong Kong 11 8% Hong Kong Cup
United States 4 3% Breeders' Cup Turf
Germany 4 3% Bayerisches Zuchtrennen
United Arab Emirates 2 1% Jebel Hatta
Japan 1 1% Japan Cup
Australia 1 1% Melbourne Cup

The riders either side

Ranked 34th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
24 Chris McCarron 178 80 1977 to 2002 £5,493,600£5.5m
25 Dominique Boeuf 178 100 1986 to 2010 £2,280,000£2.3m
26 Stéphane Pasquier 168 98 2001 to 2026 £4,273,504£4.3m
27 Irad Ortiz Jr. 162 87 2012 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
28 Christophe Lemaire 160 96 2002 to 2025 £5,493,600£5.5m
29 Ruby Walsh 148 64 1998 to 2019 £1,000,000£1.0m
30 Eddie Arcaro 146 49 1935 to 1961 £3,759,399£3.8m
31 Laffit Pincay Jr. 143 64 1966 to 2002 £5,263,158£5.3m
32 Willie Carson 142 78 1968 to 1996 £1,500,000£1.5m
33 Steve Cauthen 139 89 1977 to 1992 £3,759,399£3.8m
35 Flavien Prat 131 84 2012 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
36 Cristian Demuro 128 81 2012 to 2026 £4,511,278£4.5m
37 Ángel Cordero Jr. 125 56 1968 to 1991 £3,759,399£3.8m
38 Tony McCoy 123 56 1995 to 2015 £646,880
39 Adrie de Vries 116 61 2002 to 2025 £592,500
40 Corey Nakatani 113 69 1990 to 2017 £1,503,759£1.5m
41 Barry Geraghty 112 55 1998 to 2020 £1,000,000£1.0m
42 Victor Espinoza 108 59 1999 to 2022 £9,022,556£9.0m
43 Alain Lequeux 108 70 1974 to 1991 £5,493,600£5.5m
44 Jerry Bailey 104 41 1980 to 2005 £5,263,158£5.3m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Michael Kinane won?

137, across 71 different races between 1981 and 2009. That is 34th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Michael Kinane has won?

the Japan Cup, worth £5,493,600 and run in Japan. Michael Kinane won it in 1997.

Which race has Michael Kinane won most often?

the St James's Palace Stakes, 6 times at Ascot Racecourse. 30 of these races have gone to Michael Kinane more than once.

How much prize money has Michael Kinane 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: 137 wins, the biggest of them worth £5,493,600.

When did Michael Kinane win these races?

Between 1981 and 2009. The busiest spell was 2001-03, with 31 of them.

Where to next

The races Michael Kinane has won, and the riders around them

The races Michael Kinane has won

The riders either side

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