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JOCKEY · 90th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Shane Sellers

66 wins in the world's richest races between 1990 and 2004, across 47 different races. The biggest is the Breeders' Cup Turf, worth £3,703,704.

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 66
BIGGEST WIN £3.7m
RACES WON 47
FIRST AND LAST 1990 to 2004
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

66 wins from 1990 to 2004, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 1998-99, 17 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Shane Sellers took 17 of these 66 in 1998-99 alone.

The races Shane Sellers keeps winning

By number of wins

15 won more than once

Transylvania Stakes 4 Blue Grass Stakes 3 Ashland Stakes 3 Louisiana Derby 2 Florida Derby 2 Alcibiades Stakes 2 Ohio Derby 2 Risen Star Stakes 2 Ballerina Handicap 2 Lexington Stakes (Keeneland) 2 Oklahoma Derby 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes 2

Every big race Shane Sellers has won

66 winners, newest first

47 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
2004 Blue Grass Stakes The Cliff's Edge Nick Zito United States £925,926
2004 Lafayette Stakes Bwana Charlie Steven M. Asmussen United States £296,296
2004 Lecomte Stakes Fire Slam David M. Carroll United States £185,185
2003 Lecomte Stakes Saintly Look Dallas Stewart United States £185,185
2003 Ohio Derby Wild and Wicked Kenny McPeek United States £370,370
2003 Transylvania Stakes White Cat Kenneth G. McPeek United States £444,444
2000 Apple Blossom Handicap Heritage of Gold Thomas M. Amoss United States £925,926
2000 Ashland Stakes Rings a Chime Lonnie Arterburn United States £370,370
2000 Breeders' Futurity Stakes Arabian Light Bob Baffert United States £481,481
2000 Colonel Liam Stakes Mr. Livingston William A. Kaplan United States £148,148
2000 Hutcheson Stakes Summer Note (DH) Randy Morse United States £55,556
2000 Illinois Derby Performing Magic Alex L. Hassinger Jr. United States £185,185
2000 Iowa Derby Captain Steve Bob Baffert United States £185,185
2000 La Troienne Stakes Heritage of Gold Thomas M. Amoss United States £740,741
2000 Lexington Stakes (Keeneland) Unshaded Carl A. Nafzger United States £296,296
2000 Louisiana Derby Mighty Frank L. Brothers United States £740,741
2000 Maker's Mark Mile Stakes Conserve Frank L. Brothers United States £444,444
2000 Oklahoma Derby Performing Magic John Shirreffs United States £296,296
2000 Perryville Stakes Smokin Pete James P. Divito United States £259,259
2000 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes Collect the Cash Joe Orseno United States £592,593
2000 Sir Barton Stakes Broken Vow H. Graham Motion United States £74,074
1999 Derby City Distaff Stakes Zuppardo Ardo Bobby C. Barnett United States £740,741
1999 Diana Stakes Heritage Of Gold Thomas Amoss United States £370,370
1999 Florida Derby Vicar Carl Nafzger United States £740,741
1999 Fountain of Youth Stakes Vicar Carl Nafzger United States £296,296
1999 Jeff Ruby Steaks Stephen Got Even Nicholas P. Zito United States £575,556
1999 Risen Star Stakes Ecton Park W. Elliott Walden United States £370,370
1999 Transylvania Stakes Good Night Frank L. Brothers United States £444,444
1999 Turf Classic Stakes Wild Event Louis M. Goldfine United States £1,111,111£1.1m
1998 Ballerina Handicap Stop Traffic Richard E. Mandella United States £370,370
1998 Breeders' Cup Turf Buck's Boy P. Noel Hickey United States £3,703,704£3.7m
1998 Florida Derby Cape Town D. Wayne Lukas United States £740,741
1998 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes Buck's Boy P. Noel Hickey United States £370,370
1998 Louisiana Derby Comic Strip Neil J. Howard United States £740,741
1998 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes Parade Ground Neil J. Howard United States £296,296
1998 Ohio Derby Classic Cat David C. Cross Jr. United States £370,370
1998 Oklahoma Derby Classic Cat David C. Cross Jr. United States £296,296
1998 Risen Star Stakes Comic Strip Neil J. Howard United States £370,370
1997 Alcibiades Stakes Countess Diana Patrick B. Byrne United States £481,481
1997 Blue Grass Stakes Pulpit Frank L. Brothers United States £925,926
1997 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Countess Diana Patrick B. Byrne United States £1,481,481£1.5m
1997 Fountain of Youth Stakes Pulpit Frank L. Brothers United States £296,296
1997 Jerome Stakes Richter Scale Patrick B. Byrne United States £111,111
1997 Pat Day Mile Stakes Richter Scale Patrick B. Byrne United States £555,556
1997 Spinaway Stakes Countess Diana Patrick B. Byrne United States £222,222
1997 Stephen Foster Stakes City by Night Patrick B. Byrne United States £1,481,481£1.5m
1996 Ballerina Handicap Chaposa Springs Martin D. Wolfson United States £370,370
1996 Blue Grass Stakes Skip Away Sonny Hine United States £925,926
1996 Jockey Club Gold Cup Skip Away Hubert Hine United States £740,741
1996 Lexington Stakes (Keeneland) City by Night Patrick B. Byrne United States £296,296
1996 Secretariat Stakes Marlin D. Wayne Lukas United States £370,370
1996 Spinaway Stakes Oath Frank L. Brothers United States £222,222
1995 Del Mar Oaks Bail Out Becky William I. Mott United States £222,222
1995 Jefferson Cup Stakes Ago 1-1/8 United States £74,074
1995 Wood Memorial Stakes Talkin Man Roger Attfield United States £555,556
1994 American Derby Overbury †† David Loder United States £74,074
1994 Bryan Station Stakes Vinista Alex Hassinger Jr. United States £444,444
1994 Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes ƒ Weekend Madness (IRE) Burk Kessinger Jr. United States £925,926
1994 Transylvania Stakes Star of Manila Burk Kessinger Jr. United States £444,444
1993 Alcibiades Stakes Stellar Cat D. Wayne Lukas United States £481,481
1993 American Derby Explosive Red Daniel J. Vella United States £74,074
1993 American Turf Stakes † Desert Waves James E. Day United States £740,741
1993 Ashland Stakes Lunar Spook J. Bert Sonnier United States £370,370
1991 Ashland Stakes Do It With Style Gary C. Contessa United States £370,370
1991 Transylvania Stakes Eastern Dude Carl A. Nafzger United States £444,444
1990 Round Table Stakes Super Fan Steven Penrod United States £74,074

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 90th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
80 Philippe Paquet 74 58 1974 to 1984 £2,280,000£2.3m
81 Richard Hughes 74 53 1993 to 2015 £833,333
82 Éric Legrix 72 56 1984 to 2005 £3,703,704£3.7m
83 Alex Solis 71 42 1983 to 2012 £5,185,185£5.2m
84 Richard Dunwoody 71 35 1985 to 1999 £646,880
85 Fabio Branca 71 31 2006 to 2026 £436,500
86 Opie Bosson 70 24 1998 to 2026 £2,604,167£2.6m
87 Jamie Spencer 69 56 2001 to 2025 £4,444,444£4.4m
88 Jorge Chavez 67 47 1990 to 2010 £3,703,704£3.7m
89 Guy Guignard 67 52 1981 to 1997 £416,667
91 Davy Bonilla 65 54 1998 to 2012 £833,333
92 Peter Alafi 65 35 1961 to 1989 £541,667
93 Pat Valenzuela 64 45 1980 to 2011 £3,703,704£3.7m
94 Richard Migliore 64 46 1984 to 2009 £925,926
95 Sylvain Guillot 64 51 1992 to 2000 £833,333
96 Joe Mercer 62 30 1955 to 1984 £2,280,000£2.3m
97 Jose Lezcano 60 50 2006 to 2025 £2,592,593£2.6m
98 Edgar S. Prado 60 39 1998 to 2016 £1,481,481£1.5m
99 Richard Quinn 60 49 1983 to 2005 £700,000
100 Gary W. Moore 59 49 1975 to 1990 £4,166,667£4.2m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Shane Sellers won?

66, across 47 different races between 1990 and 2004. That is 90th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Shane Sellers has won?

the Breeders' Cup Turf, worth £3,703,704 and run in the United States. Shane Sellers won it in 1998.

Which race has Shane Sellers won most often?

the Transylvania Stakes, 4 times at Keeneland. 15 of these races have gone to Shane Sellers more than once.

How much prize money has Shane Sellers 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: 66 wins, the biggest of them worth £3,703,704.

When did Shane Sellers win these races?

Between 1990 and 2004. The busiest spell was 1998-99, with 17 of them.

Where to next

The races Shane Sellers has won, and the riders around them

The races Shane Sellers has won

The riders either side

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