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JOCKEY · 93rd BY BIG-RACE WINS

Pat Valenzuela

64 wins in the world's richest races between 1980 and 2011, across 44 different races. The biggest is the Breeders' Cup Turf, worth £3,759,399.

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 64
BIGGEST WIN £3.8m
RACES WON 44
FIRST AND LAST 1980 to 2011
COUNTRIES 2

When the wins came

64 wins from 1980 to 2011, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1989-91, 17 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Pat Valenzuela took 17 of these 64 in 1989-91 alone.

The races Pat Valenzuela keeps winning

By number of wins

14 won more than once

La Jolla Handicap 4 Baldwin Stakes 3 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies 2 Pacific Classic Stakes 2 Spinster Stakes 2 Santa Anita Derby 2 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes 2 Malibu Stakes 2 Santa Anita Handicap 2 American Pharoah Stakes 2 Twilight Derby 2 San Vicente Stakes 2

Every big race Pat Valenzuela has won

64 winners, newest first

44 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
2011 La Jolla Handicap Burns Barry Abrams United States £112,782
2011 Pacific Classic Stakes Acclamation Donald Warren United States £751,880
2005 Apple Blossom Handicap Dream of Summer Juan J. Garcia United States £939,850
2005 King's Plate Wild Desert Robert J. Frankel Canada £536,800
2005 Twilight Derby Aragorn (IRE) Neil D. Drysdale United States £150,376
2004 Will Rogers Stakes Laura's Lucky Boy Jason Orman United States £75,188
2003 Bing Crosby Stakes Beau's Town Cole Norman United States £300,752
2003 Breeders' Cup Distaff Adoration David Hofmans United States £1,503,759£1.5m
2003 Gamely Stakes Tates Creek Robert J. Frankel United States £300,752
2003 La Jolla Handicap Singletary Don Chatlos United States £112,782
2002 Baldwin Stakes Shuffling Kid Michael Machowsky United States £75,188
2002 Mathis Mile Stakes Inesperado (FR) Robert J. Frankel United States £150,376
2002 Round Table Stakes Cowboy Stuff Don Von Hemel Sr. United States £75,188
1994 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes Alex The Great Rodney Rash United States £563,910
1994 Malibu Stakes Powis Castle Rodney Rash United States £225,564
1993 San Vicente Stakes Yappy Gary F. Jones United States £150,376
1993 Santa Anita Handicap Sir Beaufort Charlie Whittingham United States £225,564
1992 Baldwin Stakes Reckless Ruckus Craig C. Lewis United States £75,188
1992 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Eliza Alex L. Hassinger Jr. United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1992 Breeders' Cup Turf Fraise William I. Mott United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1992 La Troienne Stakes Fowda Richard J. Lundy United States £751,880
1992 San Vicente Stakes Mineral Wells D. Wayne Lukas United States £150,376
1992 Spinster Stakes Fowda Alex L. Hassinger Jr. United States £488,722
1992 Turf Classic Stakes Cudas Richard J. Lundy United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1991 Beholder Mile Stakes Brought To Mind Ron McAnally United States £375,940
1991 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Arazi François Boutin United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1991 Breeders' Cup Mile Opening Verse Richard J. Lundy United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1991 La Jolla Handicap Track Monarch Darrell Vienna United States £112,782
1991 Los Alamitos Derby Best Pal Gary F. Jones United States £75,188
1991 Metropolitan Handicap In Excess Bruce L. Jackson United States £751,880
1991 Pacific Classic Stakes Best Pal Gary F. Jones United States £751,880
1990 American Derby Real Cash D. Wayne Lukas United States £75,188
1990 American Pharoah Stakes Best Pal Ian P. D. Jory United States £225,564
1990 Del Mar Futurity Best Pal Ian Jory United States £225,564
1989 Del Mar Derby Hawkster Ron McAnally United States £187,970
1989 Kentucky Derby Sunday Silence Charlie Whittingham United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1989 Preakness Stakes Sunday Silence Charles Whittingham United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1989 San Felipe Stakes Sunday Silence Charlie Whittingham United States £300,752
1989 Santa Anita Derby Sunday Silence Charlie Whittingham United States £375,940
1989 Secretariat Stakes Hawkster Ron McAnally United States £375,940
1989 Super Derby Sunday Silence Charlie Whittingham United States £187,970
1988 American Pharoah Stakes Hawkster Ron McAnally United States £225,564
1988 La Brea Stakes Very Subtle Melvin F. Stute United States £225,564
1988 Twilight Derby Coax Me Clyde Barry Knight United States £150,376
1987 Baldwin Stakes Chime Time John W. Sadler United States £75,188
1987 Breeders' Cup Sprint Very Subtle Melvin F. Stute United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1987 Test Stakes Very Subtle Melvin F. Stute United States £375,940
1986 Affirmed Stakes (LATC) ƒ Melair John W. Sadler United States £75,188
1986 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Brave Raj Melvin F. Stute United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1985 Kentucky Oaks Fran's Valentine Joseph Manzi United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1985 La Jolla Handicap Floating Reserve Joseph Manzi United States £112,782
1985 Los Alamitos Derby Padua Gary F. Jones United States £75,188
1984 Arkansas Derby Althea D. Wayne Lukas United States £939,850
1984 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Princess Rooney Neil D. Drysdale United States £300,752
1984 Malibu Stakes Pac Mania Michael Whittingham United States £225,564
1984 Santa Anita Handicap Interco Ted West United States £225,564
1982 Spinster Stakes Track Robbery John W. Russell United States £488,722
1981 Affirmed Stakes (LATC) Stancharry Melvin F. Stute United States £75,188
1980 Clement L. Hirsch Stakes Wayside Station Edwin J. Gregson United States £300,752
1980 Del Mar Oaks Movin' Money D. Wayne Lukas United States £225,564
1980 Santa Anita Derby Codex D. Wayne Lukas United States £375,940

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 Pat Valenzuela wins

2 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
United States 60 94% Breeders' Cup Turf
Canada 1 2% King's Plate

The riders either side

Ranked 93rd of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
86 Opie Bosson 70 24 1998 to 2026 £2,645,503£2.6m
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
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
97 Jose Lezcano 60 50 2006 to 2025 £2,631,579£2.6m
98 Edgar S. Prado 60 39 1998 to 2016 £1,503,759£1.5m
99 Richard Quinn 60 49 1983 to 2005 £700,000
100 Gary W. Moore 59 49 1975 to 1990 £4,273,504£4.3m
101 Tyler Gaffalione 58 48 2017 to 2026 £2,631,579£2.6m
102 Paul Townend 58 31 2011 to 2026 £1,000,000£1.0m
103 Harry Cobden 58 34 2016 to 2026 £250,000

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Pat Valenzuela won?

64, across 44 different races between 1980 and 2011. That is 93rd of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Pat Valenzuela has won?

the Breeders' Cup Turf, worth £3,759,399 and run in the United States. Pat Valenzuela won it in 1992.

Which race has Pat Valenzuela won most often?

La Jolla Handicap, 4 times at Del Mar Racetrack. 14 of these races have gone to Pat Valenzuela more than once.

How much prize money has Pat Valenzuela 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: 64 wins, the biggest of them worth £3,759,399.

When did Pat Valenzuela win these races?

Between 1980 and 2011. The busiest spell was 1989-91, with 17 of them.

Where to next

The races Pat Valenzuela has won, and the riders around them

The races Pat Valenzuela has won

The riders either side

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