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JOCKEY · 171st BY BIG-RACE WINS

Ruben Hernandez

38 wins in the world's richest races between 1976 and 1997, across 33 different races. The biggest is the Belmont Stakes, worth £1,503,759.

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 38
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 33
FIRST AND LAST 1976 to 1997
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

38 wins from 1976 to 1997, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 1978-79, 15 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Ruben Hernandez took 15 of these 38 in 1978-79 alone.

The races Ruben Hernandez keeps winning

By number of wins

7 won more than once

New York Stakes 2 Test Stakes 2 Albany Stakes 2 Peter Pan Stakes 2 Dwyer Stakes 2 Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes 2 Count Fleet Stakes 2 Belmont Stakes 1 Cotillion Handicap 1 Whitney Stakes 1 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes 1 Belmont Derby 1

Every big race Ruben Hernandez has won

38 winners, newest first

33 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1997 Colonel Liam Stakes Unite's Big Red Randy Mills United States £150,376
1988 West Virginia Derby Old Stories Howard M. Tesher United States £300,752
1986 San Vicente Stakes Grand Allegiance Lou Carno United States £150,376
1984 Cotillion Handicap Squan Song Carlos Garcia United States £751,880
1982 American Derby Wolfie's Rascal Howard M. Tesher United States £75,188
1982 Forego Stakes Engine One Sylvester E. Veitch United States £375,940
1982 Hill Prince Stakes Majesty's Prince Joseph B. Cantey United States £150,376
1982 Ogden Phipps Stakes Love Sign Sidney J. Watters Jr. United States £375,940
1981 Ballerina Handicap Love Sign Sidney J. Watters Jr. United States £375,940
1981 Count Fleet Stakes Triocala Pancho Martin United States £48,872
1981 Mike Lee Stakes Adirondack Holme Ramon M. Hernandez United States £93,985
1981 New York Derby Adirondack Home Ramon M. Hernandez United States £112,782
1981 Peter Pan Stakes Tap Shoes Horatio Luro United States £150,376
1980 Alabama Stakes Love Sign Sidney Watters Jr. United States £451,128
1980 Albany Stakes Move It Now James W. Maloney United States £187,970
1980 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes Tiller David A. Whiteley United States £563,910
1980 Hopeful Stakes Tap Shoes Howard M. Tesher United States £225,564
1980 Pegasus Stakes Dr. Blum Howard M. Tesher United States £112,782
1980 Whitney Stakes State Dinner J. Elliott Burch United States £751,880
1979 Albany Stakes Dedicated Rullah Ramon M. Hernandez United States £187,970
1979 Belmont Oaks Danielle B. John O. Hertler United States £451,128
1979 Belmont Stakes Coastal David A. Whiteley United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1979 Champagne Stakes Joanie's Chief Eugene Jacobs United States £375,940
1979 Count Fleet Stakes Picturesque Jose A. Martin United States £48,872
1979 Dwyer Stakes Coastal David A. Whiteley United States £150,376
1979 Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes Screen King Luis S. Barrera United States £75,188
1979 Peter Pan Stakes Coastal David A. Whiteley United States £150,376
1979 Test Stakes Clef d' Argent David A. Whiteley United States £375,940
1978 Bay Shore Stakes Piece of Heaven Frank Martin Sr. United States £112,782
1978 Clásico del Caribe Ezgarta Eusebio Razo Beltran £225,564
1978 Coaching Club American Oaks Lakeville Miss Jose A. Martin United States £375,940
1978 Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes Piece Of Heaven Frank (Pancho) Martin United States £75,188
1978 New York Stakes Pearl Necklace Roger Laurin United States £563,910
1978 Test Stakes Tingle Stone David A. Whiteley United States £375,940
1977 Dwyer Stakes Bailjumper David A. Whiteley United States £150,376
1977 Frizette Stakes Lakeville Miss Jose A. Martin United States £300,752
1977 Hollywood Derby Steve's Friend John W. Fulton United States £300,752
1977 New York Stakes Fleet Victress James W. Maloney United States £563,910
1976 Belmont Derby Dance Spell James W. Maloney United States £563,910
1976 Jerome Stakes Dance Spell James W. Maloney United States £112,782

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 171st of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
161 Lutz Mäder 40 27 1977 to 1994 £555,556
162 Andreas Boschert 40 29 1988 to 2007 £447,692
163 Jean Cruguet 39 31 1969 to 1990 £3,759,399£3.8m
164 Bobby Ussery 39 25 1957 to 1974 £3,759,399£3.8m
165 Cornelio Velásquez 39 33 1992 to 2014 £1,503,759£1.5m
166 Rene Piechulek 39 27 2015 to 2026 £4,273,504£4.3m
167 Harry Carr 39 17 1948 to 1963 £1,500,000£1.5m
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
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
178 Ron Turcotte 37 31 1962 to 1977 £3,759,399£3.8m
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Ruben Hernandez won?

38, across 33 different races between 1976 and 1997. That is 171st of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Ruben Hernandez has won?

the Belmont Stakes, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. Ruben Hernandez won it in 1979.

Which race has Ruben Hernandez won most often?

the New York Stakes, 2 times at Belmont Park. 7 of these races have gone to Ruben Hernandez more than once.

How much prize money has Ruben Hernandez 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: 38 wins, the biggest of them worth £1,503,759.

When did Ruben Hernandez win these races?

Between 1976 and 1997. The busiest spell was 1978-79, with 15 of them.

Where to next

The races Ruben Hernandez has won, and the riders around them

The races Ruben Hernandez has won

The riders either side

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