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JOCKEY · 84th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Richard Dunwoody

71 wins in the world's richest races between 1985 and 1999, across 35 different races. The biggest is the Cheltenham Gold Cup, worth £646,880.

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 71
BIGGEST WIN £647k
RACES WON 35
FIRST AND LAST 1985 to 1999
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

71 wins from 1985 to 1999, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 1996-97, 15 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Richard Dunwoody took 15 of these 71 in 1996-97 alone.

The races Richard Dunwoody keeps winning

By number of wins

24 won more than once

Tingle Creek Chase 5 King George VI Chase 4 Arkle Challenge Trophy 3 Paddy Power Gold Cup 3 Christmas Hurdle 3 Henry VIII Novices' Chase 3 1965 Chase 3 Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle 3 Scottish Champion Hurdle 3 Liverpool Hurdle 2 Aintree Bowl 2 Aintree Hurdle 2

Every big race Richard Dunwoody has won

71 winners, newest first

35 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1999 Scottish Champion Hurdle Fadalko Paul Nicholls Great Britain £40,000
1998 Broadway Novices' Chase Florida Pearl Willie Mullins Great Britain £200,000
1998 Long Walk Hurdle Princeful Jenny Pitman Great Britain £125,000
1998 Scottish Champion Hurdle Blowing Wind Martin Pipe Great Britain £40,000
1998 Sharp Novices' Hurdle Hoh Invader Charlie Mann Great Britain £80,000
1997 1965 Chase Simply Dashing Tim Easterby Great Britain £80,000
1997 Bridle Road Handicap Hurdle Escartefigue David Nicholson Great Britain £75,000
1997 Broadway Novices' Chase Hanakham Ron Hodges Great Britain £200,000
1997 Champion Bumper Florida Pearl Willie Mullins Great Britain £80,000
1997 Charlie Hall Chase One Man Gordon W. Richards Great Britain £100,000
1997 County Handicap Hurdle Barna Boy Nicky Henderson Great Britain £100,000
1997 Hyde Novices' Hurdle Tidal Force Philip Hobbs Great Britain £80,000
1997 Liverpool Hurdle Trainglot Jimmy FitzGerald Great Britain £250,000
1996 Arkle Challenge Trophy Ventana Canyon Edward O'Grady Great Britain £200,000
1996 Charlie Hall Chase One Man Gordon W. Richards Great Britain £100,000
1996 King George VI Chase One Man Gordon W. Richards Great Britain £250,000
1996 Paddy Power Gold Cup Challenger du Luc Martin Pipe Great Britain £160,000
1996 Scottish Champion Hurdle Alderbrook Kim Bailey Great Britain £40,000
1996 Tingle Creek Chase Sound Man Edward O'Grady Great Britain £175,000
1996 Triumph Hurdle Paddy's Return Ferdy Murphy Great Britain £150,000
1995 1965 Chase Sound Man Edward O'Grady Great Britain £80,000
1995 Bet365 Gold Cup Cache Fleur Martin Pipe Great Britain £175,000
1995 Future Champion Novices' Chase Dancing Paddy Ken Cunningham-Brown Great Britain £24,000
1995 Henry VIII Novices' Chase Certainly Strong David Nicholson Great Britain £100,000
1995 King George VI Chase One Man Gordon W. Richards Great Britain £250,000
1995 Tingle Creek Chase Sound Man Edward O'Grady Great Britain £175,000
1994 Aintree Bowl Docklands Express Kim Bailey Great Britain £250,000
1994 Future Champion Novices' Chase See More Indians Paul Nicholls Great Britain £24,000
1994 Liverpool Hurdle Sweet Glow Martin Pipe Great Britain £250,000
1994 Molyneux Hurdle Valfinet Martin Pipe Great Britain £70,000
1994 Oddschecker Handicap Chase Gold Cap Philip Hobbs Great Britain £75,000
1994 Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle Her Honour Martin Pipe Great Britain £75,000
1993 Bet365 Gold Cup Topsham Bay David Barons Great Britain £175,000
1993 County Handicap Hurdle Thumbs Up Nicky Henderson Great Britain £100,000
1993 Welsh Grand National Riverside Boy Martin Pipe Great Britain £170,000
1992 Aintree Hurdle Morley Street Toby Balding Great Britain £250,000
1992 Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle Thetford Forest David Nicholson Great Britain £150,000
1992 Champion Bumper Montelado Patrick J. "Pat" Flynn Great Britain £80,000
1992 Christmas Hurdle Mighty Mogul David Nicholson Great Britain £130,000
1992 December Gold Cup Another Coral David Nicholson Great Britain £125,000
1992 Henry VIII Novices' Chase Wonder Man David Nicholson Great Britain £100,000
1992 Melling Chase Remittance Man Nicky Henderson Great Britain £250,000
1992 Molyneux Hurdle Morley Street Toby Balding Great Britain £70,000
1992 Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle Mighty Mogul David Nicholson Great Britain £75,000
1992 Tingle Creek Chase Waterloo Boy David Nicholson Great Britain £175,000
1991 Aintree Bowl Aquilifer Martin Pipe Great Britain £250,000
1991 Arkle Challenge Trophy Remittance Man Nicky Henderson Great Britain £200,000
1991 Paddy Power Gold Cup Another Coral David Nicholson Great Britain £160,000
1991 Sharp Novices' Hurdle Thetford Forest David Nicholson Great Britain £80,000
1991 Tingle Creek Chase Waterloo Boy David Nicholson Great Britain £175,000
1990 Challow Novices' Hurdle Tyrone Bridge Martin Pipe Great Britain £100,000
1990 Champion Hurdle Kribensis Michael Stoute Great Britain £450,000
1990 Festival Trophy Handicap Chase Bigsun David Nicholson Great Britain £150,000
1990 Henry VIII Novices' Chase Acre Hill Nicky Henderson Great Britain £100,000
1990 King George VI Chase Desert Orchid David Elsworth Great Britain £250,000
1989 Arkle Challenge Trophy Waterloo Boy David Nicholson Great Britain £200,000
1989 Christmas Hurdle Kribensis Michael Stoute Great Britain £130,000
1989 King George VI Chase Desert Orchid David Elsworth Great Britain £250,000
1989 Oddschecker Handicap Chase Royal Cedar John McConnochie Great Britain £75,000
1988 Aintree Hurdle Celtic Chief Mercy Rimell Great Britain £250,000
1988 Cheltenham Gold Cup Charter Party David Nicholson Great Britain £646,880
1988 Christmas Hurdle Kribensis Michael Stoute Great Britain £130,000
1988 Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle Buckskin's Best Robin Dickin Great Britain £75,000
1988 Triumph Hurdle Kribensis Michael Stoute Great Britain £150,000
1987 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase French Union David Nicholson Great Britain £150,000
1987 Long Walk Hurdle Bluff Cove Reg Hollinshead Great Britain £125,000
1986 1965 Chase Church Warden David Murray-Smith Great Britain £80,000
1986 Paddy Power Gold Cup Very Promising David Nicholson Great Britain £160,000
1985 Festival Trophy Handicap Chase West Tip Michael Oliver Great Britain £150,000
1985 Pertemps Final Von Trappe Michael Oliver Great Britain £100,000
1985 Tingle Creek Chase Lefrak City Tim Forster Great Britain £175,000

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.

The riders either side

Ranked 84th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
74 Mirco Demuro 79 45 1998 to 2018 £9,022,556£9.0m
75 James Doyle 79 63 2012 to 2026 £4,511,278£4.5m
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
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
93 Pat Valenzuela 64 45 1980 to 2011 £3,759,399£3.8m
94 Richard Migliore 64 46 1984 to 2009 £939,850

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Richard Dunwoody won?

71, across 35 different races between 1985 and 1999. That is 84th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Richard Dunwoody has won?

the Cheltenham Gold Cup, worth £646,880 and run in Great Britain. Richard Dunwoody won it in 1988.

Which race has Richard Dunwoody won most often?

the Tingle Creek Chase, 5 times at Sandown Park Racecourse. 24 of these races have gone to Richard Dunwoody more than once.

How much prize money has Richard Dunwoody 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: 71 wins, the biggest of them worth £646,880.

When did Richard Dunwoody win these races?

Between 1985 and 1999. The busiest spell was 1996-97, with 15 of them.

Where to next

The races Richard Dunwoody has won, and the riders around them

The races Richard Dunwoody has won

The riders either side

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