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JOCKEY · 178th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Ron Turcotte

37 wins in the world's richest races between 1962 and 1977, across 31 different races. The biggest is the Kentucky Derby, 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 37
BIGGEST WIN £3.8m
RACES WON 31
FIRST AND LAST 1962 to 1977
COUNTRIES 2

When the wins came

37 wins from 1962 to 1977, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 1972-73, 16 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Ron Turcotte took 16 of these 37 in 1972-73 alone.

The races Ron Turcotte keeps winning

By number of wins

5 won more than once

Diana Stakes 3 Kentucky Derby 2 Preakness Stakes 2 Gotham Stakes 2 Lexington Stakes (NYRA) 2 Belmont Stakes 1 Kentucky Oaks 1 Blue Grass Stakes 1 Florida Derby 1 Manhattan Stakes 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup 1 Wood Memorial Stakes 1

Every big race Ron Turcotte has won

37 winners, newest first

31 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1977 Alcibiades Stakes L'Alezane Joseph "Yonnie" Starr United States £488,722
1976 American Derby Fifth Marine Sidney Watters Jr. United States £75,188
1976 Diana Stakes Glowing Tribute J. Elliott Burch United States £375,940
1976 Hill Prince Stakes |Fifth Marine Sidney Watters Jr. United States £150,376
1974 Dwyer Stakes Hatchet Man John M. Gaver Jr. United States £150,376
1974 Hutcheson Stakes Frankie Adams Tommy Gullo United States £56,391
1974 Lexington Stakes (NYRA) Jack Spratt John M. Gaver Sr. United States £75,188
1974 Santa Anita Handicap Prince Dantan Frank "Pancho" Martin United States £225,564
1973 Bay Shore Stakes Secretariat Lucien Laurin United States £112,782
1973 Belmont Stakes Secretariat Lucien Laurin United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1973 Gotham Stakes Secretariat Lucien Laurin United States £225,564
1973 Kentucky Derby Secretariat Lucien Laurin United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1973 Preakness Stakes Secretariat Lucien Laurin United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1973 Secretariat Stakes Secretariat Lucien Laurin United States £375,940
1973 Spinaway Stakes Talking Picture John P. Campo United States £225,564
1972 Blue Grass Stakes Riva Ridge Lucien Laurin United States £939,850
1972 Coaching Club American Oaks Summer Guest J. Elliott Burch United States £375,940
1972 Florida Derby Upper Case Lucien Laurin United States £751,880
1972 Hollywood Derby Riva Ridge Lucien Laurin United States £300,752
1972 Hopeful Stakes Secretariat Lucien Laurin United States £225,564
1972 James W. Murphy Stakes Dubassoff Thomas J. Kelly United States £75,188
1972 Kentucky Derby Riva Ridge Lucien Laurin United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1972 Manhattan Stakes Ruritania John M. Gaver Sr. United States £751,880
1972 Wood Memorial Stakes Upper Case Lucien Laurin United States £563,910
1971 Champagne Stakes Riva Ridge Lucien Laurin United States £375,940
1971 Diana Stakes Shuvee Willard C. Freeman United States £375,940
1971 Gotham Stakes Good Behaving John P. Campo United States £225,564
1970 Alabama Stakes Fanfreluche Yonnie Starr United States £451,128
1970 Diana Stakes Shuvee Willard C. Freeman United States £375,940
1970 Jockey Club Gold Cup Shuvee Willard C. Freeman United States £751,880
1970 Withers Stakes Hagley Woods Garth United States £187,970
1965 Jim Dandy Stakes Cornish Prince Sylvester Veitch United States £375,940
1965 Kentucky Oaks Amerivan Mary D. Keim United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1965 Preakness Stakes Tom Rolfe Frank Whiteley United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1964 Lexington Stakes (NYRA) Laugh Aloud Edward A. Christmas United States £75,188
1963 Coronation Futurity Stakes Northern Dancer Horatio Luro Canada £134,200
1962 Breeders' Stakes Crafty Lace J. D. Mooney Canada £268,400

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 Ron Turcotte wins

2 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
United States 35 95% Kentucky Derby
Canada 2 5% Breeders' Stakes

The riders either side

Ranked 178th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
168 Robin Platts 39 15 1970 to 1997 £536,800
169 Julien R. Leparoux 38 24 2006 to 2020 £1,315,789£1.3m
170 Rajiv Maragh 38 34 2008 to 2019 £939,850
171 Ruben Hernandez 38 33 1976 to 1997 £1,503,759£1.5m
172 Robbie Davis 38 32 1984 to 2000 £751,880
173 Doug Smith 38 18 1941 to 1966 £650,000
174 Mick Fitzgerald 38 29 1994 to 2008 £646,880
175 Robert Thornton 38 27 1997 to 2014 £450,000
176 Kevin Woodburn 38 26 1986 to 2001 £555,556
177 Brian Hernandez Jr. 37 31 2006 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
179 Eurico Rosa da Silva 37 19 2007 to 2019 £536,800
180 Kevin Manning 36 18 1988 to 2021 £3,800,000£3.8m
181 Tom Marquand 36 32 2018 to 2026 £751,880
182 Carl Llewellyn 36 25 1988 to 2006 £250,000
183 Garrett Gomez 35 29 1994 to 2012 £5,263,158£5.3m
184 Geoff Lewis 35 26 1960 to 1977 £4,273,504£4.3m
185 Alex O. Solis 35 20 1985 to 2015 £1,127,820£1.1m
186 Norman Williamson 35 29 1990 to 2003 £646,880
187 Aurelien Lemaitre 35 31 2015 to 2026 £854,701
188 Noel Fehily 35 29 2004 to 2019 £450,000

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Ron Turcotte won?

37, across 31 different races between 1962 and 1977. That is 178th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Ron Turcotte has won?

the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399 and run in the United States. Ron Turcotte won it in 1973, 1972.

Which race has Ron Turcotte won most often?

the Diana Stakes, 3 times at Saratoga Race Course. 5 of these races have gone to Ron Turcotte more than once.

How much prize money has Ron Turcotte 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: 37 wins, the biggest of them worth £3,759,399.

When did Ron Turcotte win these races?

Between 1962 and 1977. The busiest spell was 1972-73, with 16 of them.

Where to next

The races Ron Turcotte has won, and the riders around them

The races Ron Turcotte has won

The riders either side

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