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JOCKEY · 92nd BY BIG-RACE WINS

Peter Alafi

65 wins in the world's richest races between 1961 and 1989, across 35 different races. The biggest is the Deutsches Derby, worth £555,556.

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 65
BIGGEST WIN £556k
RACES WON 35
FIRST AND LAST 1961 to 1989
COUNTRIES 2

When the wins came

65 wins from 1961 to 1989, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1980-82, 18 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Peter Alafi took 18 of these 65 in 1980-82 alone.

The races Peter Alafi keeps winning

By number of wins

15 won more than once

Deutsches St. Leger 5 Deutsches Derby 4 Union-Rennen 4 Hansa-Preis 4 Preis der Diana 3 Grosser Preis von Bayern 3 Gerling-Preis 3 Grosse Europa-Meile 3 Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft 3 Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf 3 Grosser Preis von Berlin 2 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen 2

Every big race Peter Alafi has won

65 winners, newest first

35 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1989 Hamburger Meile Reason to Rock Harro Remmert Germany £47,009
1988 Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft Kamiros Harro Remmert Germany £47,009
1987 Euro-Cup Katmai Harro Remmert Germany £42,735
1987 Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft Kamiros Harro Remmert Germany £47,009
1987 Preis von Europa Kamiros Harro Remmert Germany £106,838
1987 Silberne Peitsche Germinal Harro Remmert Germany £47,009
1986 Oleander-Rennen Ganymed Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £59,829
1986 Union-Rennen Orfano Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £59,829
1985 Deutsches St. Leger Kamiros Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £42,735
1985 Gerling-Preis Ordos Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £59,829
1985 Grosser Preis von Berlin Ordos Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £132,479
1984 Deutsches St. Leger Las Vegas Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £42,735
1984 Hansa-Preis Ordos Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £59,829
1983 Deutsches Derby Ordos Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £555,556
1983 Deutsches St. Leger Ordos Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £42,735
1983 Frühjahrs-Meile Mister Rocks Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £47,009
1983 Gerling-Preis Orofino Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £59,829
1983 Grosse Europa-Meile Torgos Fredy Scheffer Germany £59,829
1983 Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf Mister Rocks Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £47,009
1983 Hansa-Preis Orofino Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £59,829
1983 Preis der Diana Novelle Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £427,350
1982 Badener Meile Torgos Fredy Scheffer Germany £59,829
1982 Gerling-Preis Orofino Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £59,829
1982 Grosse Europa-Meile Mister Rocks Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £59,829
1982 Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf Orofino Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £47,009
1982 Grosser Preis von Bayern Orofino Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £128,205
1982 Grosser Preis von Berlin Orofino Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £132,479
1982 Hansa-Preis Orofino Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £59,829
1982 Preis der Diana Ultima Ratio Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £427,350
1982 Preis der Winterkönigin Tannenalm Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £89,744
1982 Silberne Peitsche Mister Rocks Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £47,009
1981 Deutsches Derby Orofino Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £555,556
1981 Gran Premio del Jockey Club Königsstuhl Sven von Mitzlaff Italy £235,043
1981 Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf Königsstuhl Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £47,009
1981 Hansa-Preis Königsstuhl Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £59,829
1981 Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen Tiroler Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £47,009
1981 Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen Orofino Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £130,769
1981 Union-Rennen Orofino Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £59,829
1980 Dr. Busch-Memorial Bertone Horst Degner Germany £47,009
1979 Deutsches Derby Königsstuhl Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £555,556
1979 Deutsches St. Leger Königsstuhl Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £42,735
1979 Grosser Preis von Bayern Königsstuhl Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £128,205
1979 Hamburger Stuten-Preis Tannenprinzessin Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £47,009
1979 Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen Königsstuhl Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £130,769
1979 Preis der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Lorimer Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £47,009
1978 Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft La Tour Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £47,009
1977 Deutsches St. Leger La Tour Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £42,735
1977 Grosse Europa-Meile Wintermond Hans-Georg Thalau Germany £59,829
1977 Preis der Diana Friedrichsruh Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £427,350
1975 Flieger Trophy Garzer Anton Pohlkötter Germany £47,009
1975 Oleander-Rennen Abendgöttin H. Hinze Germany £59,829
1974 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Benedikt Bruno Schütz Germany £132,479
1974 Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft Star Appeal Anton Pohlkötter Germany £59,829
1973 Goldene Peitsche Garzer Anton Pohlkötter Germany £59,829
1973 Oettingen-Rennen Garzer Anton Pohlkötter Germany £55,556
1973 Preis des Winterfavoriten Benedikt Bruno Schütz Germany £132,479
1973 Union-Rennen Domador Bruno Schütz Germany £59,829
1971 Bavarian Classic Wanderu Bruno Schütz Germany £59,829
1971 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Wanderu Bruno Schütz Germany £132,479
1970 Hessen-Pokal Elviro Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £47,009
1970 Union-Rennen Oktavio Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £59,829
1968 Deutsches Derby Elviro Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £555,556
1968 German 1,000 Guineas Ordinanz Sven von Mitzlaff Germany £106,838
1965 Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis Geck János Pejacsevich Germany £47,009
1961 Grosser Preis von Bayern Opponent Josef Hochstein Germany £128,205

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 Peter Alafi wins

2 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
Germany 64 98% Deutsches Derby
Italy 1 2% Gran Premio del Jockey Club

The riders either side

Ranked 92nd of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
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
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
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Peter Alafi won?

65, across 35 different races between 1961 and 1989. That is 92nd of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Peter Alafi has won?

the Deutsches Derby, worth £555,556 and run in Germany. Peter Alafi won it in 1983, 1981, 1979, 1968.

Which race has Peter Alafi won most often?

the Deutsches St. Leger, 5 times at Dortmund Racecourse. 15 of these races have gone to Peter Alafi more than once.

How much prize money has Peter Alafi 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: 65 wins, the biggest of them worth £555,556.

When did Peter Alafi win these races?

Between 1961 and 1989. The busiest spell was 1980-82, with 18 of them.

Where to next

The races Peter Alafi has won, and the riders around them

The races Peter Alafi has won

The riders either side

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