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JOCKEY · 86th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Opie Bosson

70 wins in the world's richest races between 1998 and 2026, across 22 different races. The biggest is the Caulfield Cup, worth £2,645,503.

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 70
BIGGEST WIN £2.6m
RACES WON 22
FIRST AND LAST 1998 to 2026
COUNTRIES 3

When the wins came

70 wins from 1998 to 2026, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 2019-21, 12 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Opie Bosson took 12 of these 70 in 2019-21 alone.

The races Opie Bosson keeps winning

By number of wins

14 won more than once

New Zealand 2000 Guineas 8 Karaka Million 6 New Zealand Oaks 5 Railway Stakes 5 Levin Classic 5 New Zealand 1000 Guineas 4 Livamol Classic 4 Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes 3 Telegraph Handicap 3 Zabeel Classic 3 Thorndon Mile 3 Mufhasa Classic 3

Every big race Opie Bosson has won

70 winners, newest first

22 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
2026 Aotearoa Classic Tuxedo 57.5 Shaune Ritchie & Colm Murray New Zealand £458,536
2026 Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes Seize The Day 57 Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson New Zealand £242,495
2024 Levin Classic Quintessa 55 Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson New Zealand £176,360
2024 Mufhasa Classic Ladies Man Allan Sharrock New Zealand £176,360
2023 Awapuni Gold Cup Brando 57 Mark Walker, Matamata New Zealand £88,180
2023 Proisir Plate Skew Wiff 56.5 Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson New Zealand £176,360
2023 Railway Stakes Imperatriz 56 Mark Walker New Zealand £308,630
2023 Zabeel Classic Campionessa 57 Mark Walker & Sam Bergerson New Zealand £220,450
2022 Karaka Million Dynastic 56.5 Jamie Richards New Zealand £440,900
2022 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Imperatriz (Aus) 55.5 Mark Walker New Zealand £264,540
2022 Railway Stakes Entriviere 55 Jamie Richards, Matamata New Zealand £308,630
2021 New Zealand 1000 Guineas The Perfect Pink Jamie Richards, Matamata New Zealand £264,540
2021 New Zealand 2000 Guineas Noverre Jamie Richards, Matamata New Zealand £308,630
2021 New Zealand Oaks Amarelinha Jamie Richards, Matamata New Zealand £440,900
2021 Railway Stakes Avantage 57 Jamie Richards, Matamata New Zealand £308,630
2021 Thorndon Mile Melody Belle 57 Jamie Richards, Matamata New Zealand £220,450
2020 Karaka Million Cool Aza Beel 56.5 Jamie Richards New Zealand £440,900
2020 Karaka Million Probabeel Jamie Richards New Zealand £440,900
2020 New Zealand 1000 Guineas Kahma Lass Jamie Richards, Matamata New Zealand £264,540
2020 Telegraph Handicap Avantage 56.5 Jamie Richards New Zealand £242,495
2019 Karaka Million Probabeel 54.5 Jamie Richards New Zealand £440,900
2019 Livamol Classic Melody Belle 57 Jamie Richards, Matamata New Zealand £242,495
2019 Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes Yourdeel 56.5 Jamie Richards, Matamata New Zealand £242,495
2018 Karaka Million Avantage 55 Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards New Zealand £440,900
2018 Levin Classic Age Of Fire 56.5 Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards, Matamata New Zealand £176,360
2018 Mufhasa Classic Danzdanzdance Chris Gibbs & Michelle Bradley, Ruakaka New Zealand £176,360
2018 Zabeel Classic Danzdanzdance 56.5 Chris Gibbs & Michelle Bradley New Zealand £220,450
2017 Karaka Million Melody Belle 54.5 Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards New Zealand £440,900
2017 Levin Classic Hall Of Fame 56.5 Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards, Matamata New Zealand £176,360
2017 New Zealand 2000 Guineas Embellish Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards, Matamata New Zealand £308,630
2017 New Zealand Derby Gingernuts Stephen Autridge & Jamie Richards New Zealand £551,125
2016 Railway Stakes Ryan Mark 56 John Morell, Te Rapa New Zealand £308,630
2015 Caulfield Cup Mongolian Khan Murray Baker Australia £2,645,503£2.6m
2015 New Zealand Derby Mongolian Khan Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman New Zealand £551,125
2014 Championship Stakes Show The World 56.5 Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman New Zealand £52,908
2014 New Zealand 2000 Guineas Turn Me Loose Murray Baker & Andrew Forsman, Cambridge New Zealand £308,630
2013 New Zealand 2000 Guineas Atlante Murray Baker, Cambridge New Zealand £308,630
2012 Livamol Classic Shez Sinsational 57 Allan Sharrock, New Plymouth New Zealand £242,495
2011 Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes Anabandana 54.5 Don Sellwood, Cambridge New Zealand £242,495
2010 New Zealand 1000 Guineas King's Rose Jason Bridgman, Matamata New Zealand £264,540
2010 New Zealand Oaks Keep The Peace Shaune Ritchie, Cambridge New Zealand £440,900
2010 Singapore Derby Race Ahead Bruce Marsh Singapore £232,560
2009 Mufhasa Classic Ekstreme Bryce Revell, New Plymouth New Zealand £176,360
2009 New Zealand 1000 Guineas Katie Lee Graeme & Debbie Rogerson New Zealand £264,540
2009 New Zealand 2000 Guineas Katie Lee Graeme & Debbie Rogerson New Zealand £308,630
2008 Livamol Classic Princess Coup 56.5 Mark Walker, Matamata New Zealand £242,495
2007 New Zealand Oaks Princess Coup Mark Walker, Matamata New Zealand £440,900
2007 Singapore Gold Cup Recast Laurie Laxon Singapore £581,400
2007 Telegraph Handicap Darci Brahma 57 Mark Walker New Zealand £242,495
2007 Thorndon Mile Sir Slick 57 Graeme Nicholson, Te Aroha New Zealand £220,450
2004 Awapuni Gold Cup Distinctly Secret 58 Mark Walker, Matamata New Zealand £88,180
2004 Easter Handicap Pomp and Glory 54 Alan & Brett Mcdonald, Cambridge New Zealand £66,135
2004 Railway Stakes Vinaka Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata New Zealand £308,630
2004 Zabeel Classic Lashed 55.5 Graeme Rogerson & Stephen Autridge New Zealand £220,450
2003 Livamol Classic Distinctly Secret 59 Mark Walker, Matamata New Zealand £242,495
2003 New Zealand 2000 Guineas King's Chapel Mark Walker, Matamata New Zealand £308,630
2003 New Zealand Oaks Bramble Rose Sir Mark Todd, Cambridge New Zealand £440,900
2002 Levin Classic Bunker 56 Trevor & Stephen McKee, Takanini New Zealand £176,360
2000 New Zealand Oaks She's Country Bruce Wallace, Takanini New Zealand £440,900
1999 Levin Classic Buzz Lightyear 56 Robert Priscott, Te Awamutu New Zealand £176,360
1999 New Zealand 2000 Guineas Buzz Lightyear Robert Priscott, Te Awamutu New Zealand £308,630
1998 New Zealand 2000 Guineas Danske Paul O'Sullivan, Matamata New Zealand £308,630
1998 Telegraph Handicap Vegas 51.5 Graeme Rogerson & Keith Hawtin New Zealand £242,495
1998 Thorndon Mile Fayreform 49.5 Stephen Autridge, Matamata New Zealand £220,450

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 Opie Bosson wins

3 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
New Zealand 61 87% New Zealand Derby
Singapore 2 3% Singapore Gold Cup
Australia 1 1% Caulfield Cup

The riders either side

Ranked 86th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
76 Greville Starkey 78 49 1963 to 1989 £4,273,504£4.3m
77 Rafael Bejarano 77 58 2004 to 2025 £1,503,759£1.5m
78 Sandy Hawley 75 37 1970 to 1997 £939,850
79 Richard Hills 74 59 1985 to 2011 £9,022,556£9.0m
80 Philippe Paquet 74 58 1974 to 1984 £2,280,000£2.3m
81 Richard Hughes 74 53 1993 to 2015 £854,701
82 Éric Legrix 72 56 1984 to 2005 £3,759,399£3.8m
83 Alex Solis 71 42 1983 to 2012 £5,263,158£5.3m
84 Richard Dunwoody 71 35 1985 to 1999 £646,880
85 Fabio Branca 71 31 2006 to 2026 £447,692
87 Jamie Spencer 69 56 2001 to 2025 £4,511,278£4.5m
88 Jorge Chavez 67 47 1990 to 2010 £3,759,399£3.8m
89 Guy Guignard 67 52 1981 to 1997 £427,350
90 Shane Sellers 66 47 1990 to 2004 £3,759,399£3.8m
91 Davy Bonilla 65 54 1998 to 2012 £854,701
92 Peter Alafi 65 35 1961 to 1989 £555,556
93 Pat Valenzuela 64 45 1980 to 2011 £3,759,399£3.8m
94 Richard Migliore 64 46 1984 to 2009 £939,850
95 Sylvain Guillot 64 51 1992 to 2000 £854,701
96 Joe Mercer 62 30 1955 to 1984 £2,280,000£2.3m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Opie Bosson won?

70, across 22 different races between 1998 and 2026. That is 86th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Opie Bosson has won?

the Caulfield Cup, worth £2,645,503 and run in Australia. Opie Bosson won it in 2015.

Which race has Opie Bosson won most often?

the New Zealand 2000 Guineas, 8 times at Riccarton Park. 14 of these races have gone to Opie Bosson more than once.

How much prize money has Opie Bosson 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: 70 wins, the biggest of them worth £2,645,503.

When did Opie Bosson win these races?

Between 1998 and 2026. The busiest spell was 2019-21, with 12 of them.

Where to next

The races Opie Bosson has won, and the riders around them

The races Opie Bosson has won

The riders either side

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