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JOCKEY · 79th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Richard Hills

74 wins in the world's richest races between 1985 and 2011, across 59 different races. The biggest is the Dubai World Cup, worth £9,022,556.

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 74
BIGGEST WIN £9.0m
RACES WON 59
FIRST AND LAST 1985 to 2011
COUNTRIES 5

When the wins came

74 wins from 1985 to 2011, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1998-00, 16 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Richard Hills took 16 of these 74 in 1998-00 alone.

The races Richard Hills keeps winning

By number of wins

12 won more than once

Hampton Court Stakes 3 Abu Dhabi Championship 3 Glasgow Stakes 3 Dubai City of Gold 2 Sandy Lane Stakes 2 King George V Stakes 2 Noel Murless Stakes 2 Dee Stakes 2 March Stakes 2 Burj Nahaar 2 Feilden Stakes 2 Fairway Stakes 2

Every big race Richard Hills has won

74 winners, newest first

59 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
2011 Al Fahidi Fort Derbaas Ali Rashid Al Raihe United Arab Emirates £50,425
2011 Esher Cup Tazahum Michael Stoute Great Britain £45,000
2011 Heron Stakes Tazahum Sir Michael Stoute Great Britain £45,000
2011 Jebel Ali Mile Snaafy Musabbeh Al Mheiri United Arab Emirates £115,978
2010 Abu Dhabi Championship Monte Alto Ali Rashid Al Rayhi United Arab Emirates £76,646
2010 Burj Nahaar Cat Junior Brian Meehan United Arab Emirates £70,595
2010 Feilden Stakes Rumoush Marcus Tregoning Great Britain £55,000
2009 Burj Nahaar Snaafy Musabah Al Muhairi United Arab Emirates £70,595
2009 Cocked Hat Stakes Alwaary John Gosden Great Britain £60,000
2009 European Free Handicap Ouqba Barry Hills Great Britain £35,000
2009 Kentucky Derby Challenge Stakes Mafaaz John Gosden Great Britain £112,782
2009 Noel Murless Stakes Akmal John Dunlop Great Britain £100,000
2009 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Aqlaam William Haggas France £384,615
2009 Prix Morny Arcano Brian Meehan France £299,145
2008 Al Quoz Sprint Mutamarres Doug Watson United Arab Emirates £751,880
2008 Dee Stakes Tajaaweed Sir Michael Stoute Great Britain £100,000
2008 Dubai City of Gold Gower Song David Elsworth United Arab Emirates £187,970
2008 Jersey Stakes Aqlaam William Haggas Great Britain £110,000
2007 Abu Dhabi Championship Great Plains Erwan Charpy United Arab Emirates £76,646
2007 Hampton Court Stakes Zaham Mark Johnston Great Britain £150,000
2007 Lingfield Derby Trial Aqaleem Marcus Tregoning Great Britain £60,000
2006 Al Maktoum Mile Blatant Ismail Mohammed United Arab Emirates £50,425
2005 Abu Dhabi Championship Mutasallil Doug Watson United Arab Emirates £76,646
2005 Fairway Stakes David Junior Brian Meehan Great Britain £40,000
2005 Jebel Hatta Alkaadhem Marcus Tregoning United Arab Emirates £225,564
2005 King George V Stakes Munsef John Dunlop Great Britain £110,000
2005 March Stakes Mubtaker Marcus Tregoning Great Britain £100,000
2004 2000 Guineas Stakes Haafhd Barry Hills Great Britain £525,000
2004 Craven Stakes Haafhd Barry Hills Great Britain £85,000
2004 Gordon Stakes Maraahel Sir Michael Stoute Great Britain £200,000
2003 Gran Premio del Jockey Club Ekraar Marcus Tregoning Italy £235,043
2003 Gran Premio di Milano Leadership Saeed bin Suroor Italy £206,838
2003 Premio Mario Incisa della Rocchetta Aynthia Henri-Alex Pantall Italy £29,231
2002 Dee Stakes Sohaib Barry Hills Great Britain £100,000
2002 Dubai City of Gold Narrative Saeed bin Suroor United Arab Emirates £187,970
2002 Dubai Sheema Classic Nayef Marcus Tregoning United Arab Emirates £4,511,278£4.5m
2002 Fairway Stakes Bustan Marcus Tregoning Great Britain £40,000
2002 Glasgow Stakes Imtiyaz Saeed bin Suroor Great Britain £55,000
2002 Great Voltigeur Stakes Bandari Mark Johnston Great Britain £250,000
2002 Noel Murless Stakes Tholjanah Marcus Tregoning Great Britain £100,000
2002 Preis der Diana Salve Regina Andreas Schütz Germany £427,350
2001 Al Shindagha Sprint Mutamayyaz Paddy Rudkin United Arab Emirates £40,340
2001 Greenham Stakes Munir Barry Hills Great Britain £55,000
2001 Prix Dollar Albarahin Marcus Tregoning France £170,940
2000 Dante Stakes Sakhee John Dunlop Great Britain £192,200
2000 Glasgow Stakes Hataab Ed Dunlop Great Britain £55,000
2000 Grosser Preis von Berlin Mutafaweq Saeed bin Suroor Germany £132,479
2000 Hampton Court Stakes Port Vila John Gosden Great Britain £150,000
2000 Sandown Classic Trial Sakhee John Dunlop Great Britain £85,000
2000 UAE Derby China Visit Saeed bin Suroor United Arab Emirates £1,879,699£1.9m
1999 Al Maktoum Classic Altibr Saeed bin Suroor United Arab Emirates £451,128
1999 Dubai Turf Altibr Saeed bin Suroor United Arab Emirates £4,511,278£4.5m
1999 Dubai World Cup Almutawakel Saeed bin Suroor United Arab Emirates £9,022,556£9.0m
1999 Glasgow Stakes Zaajer Ed Dunlop Great Britain £55,000
1999 King George V Stakes Elmutabaki Barry Hills Great Britain £110,000
1999 St Leger Stakes Mutafaweq Saeed bin Suroor Great Britain £700,000
1998 Al Maktoum Challenge (thoroughbreds) Nabhaan David Morley United Arab Emirates £201,700
1998 Bahrain Trophy Kahtan John Dunlop Great Britain £196,740
1998 Easter Stakes Krispy Knight John Hills Great Britain £40,000
1998 March Stakes Ta-Lim Sir Michael Stoute Great Britain £100,000
1997 Feilden Stakes Fahris Ben Hanbury Great Britain £55,000
1997 Hampton Court Stakes Falak Dick Hern Great Britain £150,000
1997 Premio Ribot Crimson Tide John Hills Italy £34,509
1996 Prix Daniel Wildenstein Alhaarth Dick Hern France £170,940
1996 Sandy Lane Stakes Farhana William Jarvis Great Britain £125,000
1995 Grosser Preis von Bayern Wind in Her Hair John Hills Germany £128,205
1990 Goldene Peitsche Flower Girl Harry Thomson Jones Germany £59,829
1990 Oleander-Rennen Ashal Harry Thomson Jones Germany £59,829
1988 Blue Riband Trial Stakes Shuja Harry Thomson Jones Great Britain £50,000
1987 Prix du Petit Couvert Sizzling Melody Lord John FitzGerald France £68,376
1986 Frühjahrs-Meile Tarib Harry Thomson Jones Germany £47,009
1986 Premio Carlo e Francesco Aloisi Tarib Harry Thomson Jones Italy £52,650
1986 Sandy Lane Stakes Bridesmaid Barry Hills Great Britain £125,000
1985 Queen's Vase Wassl Merbayeh Harry Thomson Jones Great Britain £262,500

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 Richard Hills wins

5 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
Great Britain 39 53% St Leger Stakes
United Arab Emirates 19 26% Dubai World Cup
Germany 6 8% Preis der Diana
France 5 7% Prix du Moulin de Longchamp
Italy 5 7% Gran Premio del Jockey Club

The riders either side

Ranked 79th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
69 Garrett K. Gomez 84 64 1992 to 2013 £1,503,759£1.5m
70 Craig Perret 83 61 1974 to 2002 £3,759,399£3.8m
71 John Reid 83 68 1978 to 2001 £4,273,504£4.3m
72 Dario Vargiu 83 33 2001 to 2025 £555,556
73 Braulio Baeza 79 38 1960 to 1976 £3,759,399£3.8m
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
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
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Richard Hills won?

74, across 59 different races between 1985 and 2011. That is 79th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Richard Hills has won?

the Dubai World Cup, worth £9,022,556 and run in the United Arab Emirates. Richard Hills won it in 1999.

Which race has Richard Hills won most often?

the Hampton Court Stakes, 3 times at Ascot Racecourse. 12 of these races have gone to Richard Hills more than once.

How much prize money has Richard Hills 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: 74 wins, the biggest of them worth £9,022,556.

When did Richard Hills win these races?

Between 1985 and 2011. The busiest spell was 1998-00, with 16 of them.

Where to next

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

The races Richard Hills has won

The riders either side

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