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JOCKEY · 139th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Ted Atkinson

43 wins in the world's richest races between 1944 and 1957, across 26 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 43
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 26
FIRST AND LAST 1944 to 1957
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

43 wins from 1944 to 1957, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 1948-49, 9 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Ted Atkinson took 9 of these 43 in 1948-49 alone.

The races Ted Atkinson keeps winning

By number of wins

11 won more than once

Dwyer Stakes 4 Manhattan Stakes 3 Metropolitan Handicap 3 Alabama Stakes 3 Diana Stakes 3 Whitney Stakes 2 New York Stakes 2 Test Stakes 2 Frizette Stakes 2 Spinaway Stakes 2 Jerome Stakes 2 Belmont Stakes 1

Every big race Ted Atkinson has won

43 winners, newest first

26 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1957 Belmont Derby Pertshire Hirsch Jacobs United States £563,910
1957 Saranac Stakes Cohoes John M. Gaver Sr. United States £112,782
1957 Test Stakes Miss Blue Jay Sol Rutchick United States £375,940
1956 Dwyer Stakes Riley John M. Gaver Sr. United States £150,376
1956 Manhattan Stakes Flying Fury Woody Stephens United States £751,880
1955 Coaching Club American Oaks High Voltage James E. Fitzsimmons United States £375,940
1955 Diana Stakes Misty Morn Jim Fitzsimmons United States £375,940
1955 Spinaway Stakes Register John M. Gaver Sr. United States £225,564
1955 Wood Memorial Stakes Nashua Jim Fitzsimmons United States £563,910
1954 New York Stakes Bicarb Philip Bieber United States £563,910
1954 Personal Ensign Stakes Parlo Richard E. Handlen United States £375,940
1953 Frizette Stakes Indian Legend John M. Gaver Sr. United States £300,752
1953 Metropolitan Handicap Tom Fool John M. Gaver Sr. United States £751,880
1953 Whitney Stakes Tom Fool John M. Gaver Sr. United States £751,880
1952 Alabama Stakes Lily White Oscar White United States £451,128
1952 Diana Stakes Busanda James Fitzsimmons United States £375,940
1952 Discovery Stakes Ancestor James E. Fitzsimmons United States £112,782
1952 Frizette Stakes Sweet Patootie H. H. "Pete" Battle United States £300,752
1952 Jerome Stakes Tom Fool John M. Gaver Sr. United States £112,782
1952 Santa Anita Derby Hill Gail Horace A. Jones United States £375,940
1951 American Derby Hall of Fame John M. Gaver Sr. United States £75,188
1951 Arlington Classic Hall Of Fame John M. Gaver Sr. United States £75,188
1951 Whitney Stakes One Hitter John M. Gaver Sr. United States £751,880
1950 Acorn Stakes Siama Moody Jolley United States £375,940
1950 Breeders' Futurity Stakes Big Stretch John M. Gaver Sr. United States £488,722
1950 Manhattan Stakes One Hitter John M. Gaver Sr. United States £751,880
1949 Belmont Stakes Capot John M. Gaver Sr. United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1949 Diana Stakes Spats Harris B. Brown United States £375,940
1949 Jerome Stakes Capot John M. Gaver Sr. United States £112,782
1949 Preakness Stakes Capot John M. Gaver Sr. United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1949 Spinaway Stakes Sunday Evening John M. Gaver Sr. United States £225,564
1948 Alabama Stakes Compliance George H. Strate United States £451,128
1948 Champagne Stakes Capot John M. Gaver Sr. United States £375,940
1948 Dwyer Stakes My Request James P. Conway United States £150,376
1948 Manhattan Stakes Loyal Legion Oscar White United States £751,880
1947 Peter Pan Stakes Tailspin John M. Gaver Sr. United States £150,376
1945 Alabama Stakes Sicily William Post United States £451,128
1945 Dwyer Stakes Wildlife Andy Schuttinger United States £150,376
1945 Metropolitan Handicap Devil Diver John M. Gaver Sr. United States £751,880
1945 Test Stakes Safeguard Preston M. Burch United States £375,940
1944 Dwyer Stakes By Jimminy James W. Smith United States £150,376
1944 Metropolitan Handicap Devil Diver John M. Gaver Sr. United States £751,880
1944 New York Stakes Caribou Preston M. Burch United States £563,910

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 139th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
129 Donald Pierce 47 23 1959 to 1984 £939,850
130 Henri Samani 47 33 1971 to 1988 £854,701
131 Harry Skelton 47 36 2014 to 2026 £400,000
132 Todd Kabel 47 19 1990 to 2007 £536,800
133 Jean-Luc Samyn 46 35 1977 to 2007 £751,880
134 Alain Badel 46 35 1977 to 2000 £854,701
135 Torsten Mundry 46 34 1995 to 2008 £555,556
136 Tony Cruz 45 40 1983 to 1995 £3,800,000£3.8m
137 Lance O'Sullivan 45 17 1982 to 2003 £5,493,600£5.5m
138 Timmy Murphy 44 30 1997 to 2012 £375,000
140 Fritz Drechsler 43 23 1960 to 1975 £341,880
141 William Mongil 43 39 1989 to 2009 £256,410
142 John L. Rotz 42 30 1956 to 1973 £1,503,759£1.5m
143 Michael Roberts 42 37 1986 to 2000 £5,493,600£5.5m
144 Grégory Benoist 42 32 2009 to 2022 £854,701
145 Andrzej Tylicki 42 25 1981 to 1997 £555,556
146 Bill Hartack 41 26 1956 to 1972 £3,759,399£3.8m
147 Ramon Domínguez 41 27 1999 to 2012 £3,759,399£3.8m
148 Don Brumfield 41 29 1964 to 1988 £1,503,759£1.5m
149 Manny Franco 41 33 2014 to 2026 £1,503,759£1.5m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Ted Atkinson won?

43, across 26 different races between 1944 and 1957. That is 139th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Ted Atkinson has won?

the Belmont Stakes, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. Ted Atkinson won it in 1949.

Which race has Ted Atkinson won most often?

the Dwyer Stakes, 4 times at Aqueduct Racetrack. 11 of these races have gone to Ted Atkinson more than once.

How much prize money has Ted Atkinson 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: 43 wins, the biggest of them worth £1,503,759.

When did Ted Atkinson win these races?

Between 1944 and 1957. The busiest spell was 1948-49, with 9 of them.

Where to next

The races Ted Atkinson has won, and the riders around them

The races Ted Atkinson has won

The riders either side

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