Seamie Heffernan
30 wins in the world's richest races between 1999 and 2026, across 15 different races. The biggest is the Breeders' Cup Turf, 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.
When the wins came
30 wins from 1999 to 2026, in 3-year spells
A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Seamie Heffernan took 7 of these 30 in 2016-18 alone.
The races Seamie Heffernan keeps winning
By number of wins
Every big race Seamie Heffernan has won
30 winners, newest first
| Year | Race | Horse | Trainer | Country | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Jersey Stakes | Thesecretadversary | Fozzy Stack | Great Britain | £110,000 |
| 2026 | Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes | Thesecretadversary | Fozzy Stack | Ireland | £36,325 |
| 2024 | Ballysax Stakes | Dallas Star | Adrian Murray | Ireland | £42,735 |
| 2023 | Tetrarch Stakes | Paddington | Aidan O'Brien | Ireland | £42,735 |
| 2020 | Irish Derby | Santiago | Aidan O'Brien | Ireland | £854,701 |
| 2019 | Epsom Derby | Anthony Van Dyck | Aidan O'Brien | Great Britain | £1,500,000£1.5m |
| 2019 | King George V Stakes | South Pacific | Aidan O'Brien | Great Britain | £110,000 |
| 2017 | Irish Derby | Capri | Aidan O'Brien | Ireland | £854,701 |
| 2017 | Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes | Orderofthegarter | Aidan O'Brien | Ireland | £36,325 |
| 2017 | Patton Stakes | War Secretary | Aidan O'Brien | Ireland | £34,188 |
| 2017 | Prix de l'Opéra | Rhododendron | Aidan O'Brien | France | £427,350 |
| 2016 | Breeders' Cup Turf | Highland Reel (IRE) | Aidan O'Brien | United States | £3,759,399£3.8m |
| 2016 | Great Voltigeur Stakes | Idaho | Aidan O'Brien | Great Britain | £250,000 |
| 2016 | Patton Stakes | Washington DC | Aidan O'Brien | Ireland | £34,188 |
| 2015 | Secretariat Stakes | Highland Reel (IRE) | Aidan P. O'Brien | United States | £375,940 |
| 2012 | Jersey Stakes | Ishvana | Aidan O'Brien | Great Britain | £110,000 |
| 2012 | Patton Stakes | Requisition | Aidan O'Brien | Ireland | £34,188 |
| 2009 | Leopardstown Derby Trial | Fame and Glory | Aidan O'Brien | Ireland | £68,376 |
| 2008 | Irish Derby | Frozen Fire | Aidan O'Brien | Ireland | £854,701 |
| 2007 | Gallinule Stakes | Alexander of Hales | Aidan O'Brien | Ireland | £42,735 |
| 2007 | Irish Derby | Soldier of Fortune | Aidan O'Brien | Ireland | £854,701 |
| 2007 | Patton Stakes | Honoured Guest | Aidan O'Brien | Ireland | £34,188 |
| 2006 | Critérium International | Mount Nelson | Aidan O'Brien | France | £213,675 |
| 2006 | Leopardstown Derby Trial | Dylan Thomas | Aidan O'Brien | Ireland | £68,376 |
| 2003 | Tetrarch Stakes | France | Aidan O'Brien | Ireland | £42,735 |
| 2002 | Leopardstown Derby Trial | High Chaparral | Aidan O'Brien | Ireland | £68,376 |
| 2001 | Leopardstown Derby Trial | Galileo | Aidan O'Brien | Ireland | £68,376 |
| 2000 | Gallinule Stakes | Glyndebourne | Aidan O'Brien | Ireland | £42,735 |
| 1999 | Gallinule Stakes | Urban Ocean | Aidan O'Brien | Ireland | £42,735 |
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 Seamie Heffernan wins
4 countries
| Country | Wins | Share | Biggest race won there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 20 | 67% | Irish Derby |
| Great Britain | 5 | 17% | Epsom Derby |
| United States | 2 | 7% | Breeders' Cup Turf |
| France | 2 | 7% | Prix de l'Opéra |
The riders either side
Ranked 214th of 216 on big-race wins
| # | Jockey | Wins | Races | Span | Biggest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | João Moreira | 31 | 18 | 2014 to 2023 | £4,511,278£4.5m |
| 205 | Earl Sande | 31 | 15 | 1921 to 1930 | £3,759,399£3.8m |
| 206 | Conn McCreary | 31 | 21 | 1941 to 1958 | £3,759,399£3.8m |
| 207 | Eibar Coa | 31 | 22 | 1997 to 2010 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 208 | Ted Durcan | 31 | 28 | 2000 to 2013 | £4,511,278£4.5m |
| 209 | Pat Smullen | 31 | 18 | 1998 to 2016 | £1,500,000£1.5m |
| 210 | Avelino Gomez | 31 | 12 | 1956 to 1976 | £536,800 |
| 211 | Tom Scudamore | 31 | 21 | 2001 to 2021 | £375,000 |
| 212 | Johnny Sellers | 30 | 29 | 1958 to 1972 | £3,759,399£3.8m |
| 213 | Eddie Belmonte | 30 | 22 | 1966 to 1974 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 215 | Ray Cochrane | 30 | 24 | 1984 to 1999 | £2,645,503£2.6m |
| 216 | Paul Carberry | 30 | 23 | 1993 to 2015 | £1,000,000£1.0m |
| 1 | Christophe Soumillon | 460 | 155 | 2000 to 2026 | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 2 | Frankie Dettori | 434 | 187 | 1989 to 2025 | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 3 | Olivier Peslier | 416 | 152 | 1992 to 2022 | £5,493,600£5.5m |
| 4 | Cash Asmussen | 304 | 134 | 1980 to 2000 | £5,493,600£5.5m |
| 5 | Freddy Head | 290 | 113 | 1966 to 1997 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 6 | Mike E. Smith | 268 | 116 | 1986 to 2026 | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 7 | John R. Velazquez | 268 | 114 | 1991 to 2026 | £5,263,158£5.3m |
| 8 | Gérald Mossé | 247 | 126 | 1985 to 2023 | £5,291,005£5.3m |
Frequently asked questions
How many big races has Seamie Heffernan won?
30, across 15 different races between 1999 and 2026. That is 214th of the 216 jockeys on this site.
What is the biggest race Seamie Heffernan has won?
the Breeders' Cup Turf, worth £3,759,399 and run in the United States. Seamie Heffernan won it in 2016.
Which race has Seamie Heffernan won most often?
the Irish Derby, 4 times at Curragh Racecourse. 7 of these races have gone to Seamie Heffernan more than once.
How much prize money has Seamie Heffernan 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: 30 wins, the biggest of them worth £3,759,399.
When did Seamie Heffernan win these races?
Between 1999 and 2026. The busiest spell was 2016-18, with 7 of them.
Where to next
The races Seamie Heffernan has won, and the riders around them