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JOCKEY · 114th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Thierry Gillet

53 wins in the world's richest races between 1993 and 2008, across 44 different races. The biggest is Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, worth £4,273,504.

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 53
BIGGEST WIN £4.3m
RACES WON 44
FIRST AND LAST 1993 to 2008
COUNTRIES 3

When the wins came

53 wins from 1993 to 2008, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 2004-05, 12 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Thierry Gillet took 12 of these 53 in 2004-05 alone.

The races Thierry Gillet keeps winning

By number of wins

9 won more than once

Prix Ganay 2 Critérium International 2 Prix de Pomone 2 Prix du Calvados 2 Prix Belle de Nuit 2 Prix Minerve 2 Prix Chloé 2 Premio Mario Incisa della Rocchetta 2 Prix Juigné 2 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 1 Grand Prix de Paris 1 Prix Vermeille 1

Every big race Thierry Gillet has won

53 winners, newest first

44 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
2008 Prix Noailles Full of Gold Criquette Head-Maarek France £68,376
2007 Critérium de Saint-Cloud Full of Gold Criquette Head-Maarek France £213,675
2006 Prix de Pomone Freedonia John Hammond France £111,111
2006 Prix de Saint-Georges Latona Jonathan Pease France £47,863
2006 Prix Juigné Minkowski John Hammond France £21,368
2005 Prix de Reux Short Pause André Fabre France £68,376
2005 Prix Ganay Bago Jonathan Pease France £256,410
2005 Prix Sigy Semarang Jonathan Pease France £68,376
2004 Grand Prix de Deauville Cherry Mix André Fabre France £170,940
2004 Grand Prix de Paris Bago Jonathan Pease France £512,821
2004 Prix Chaudenay Reefscape André Fabre France £170,940
2004 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Bago Jonathan Pease France £4,273,504£4.3m
2004 Prix Ganay Execute John Hammond France £256,410
2004 Prix Jean et Louis Romanet Whortleberry François Rohaut France £213,675
2004 Prix Jean Prat Bago Jonathan Pease France £341,880
2004 Prix Juigné Cool Britannia Jonathan Pease France £21,368
2004 Prix Vermeille Sweet Stream John Hammond France £512,821
2003 Critérium International Bago Jonathan Pease France £213,675
2003 La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte Gruntled John Hammond France £68,376
2003 Prix Belle de Nuit Sweet Stream John Hammond France £68,376
2003 Prix d'Arenberg Villadolide Criquette Head-Maarek France £68,376
2003 Prix des Chênes Bago Jonathan Pease France £47,863
2003 Prix du Calvados Green Swallow Philippe Demercastel France £111,111
2002 Prix d'Harcourt Execute John Hammond France £111,111
2002 Prix du Pin Cayoke Sylvain Guillot France £68,376
2002 Prix Greffulhe Act One Jonathan Pease France £111,111
2002 Prix Lupin Act One Jonathan Pease France £170,940
2002 Prix Minerve Tigertail Rod Collet France £68,376
2001 Critérium International Act One Jonathan Pease France £213,675
2001 Grosse Europa-Meile Aghnoyoh Tony Clout Germany £59,829
2001 Premio Mario Incisa della Rocchetta Honorifique Rod Collet Italy £29,231
2001 Prix Omnium II Aghnoyoh Tony Clout France £47,009
2001 Prix Paul de Moussac Aghnoyoh Tony Clout France £68,376
2001 Prix Thomas Bryon Act One Jonathan Pease France £68,376
1999 Premio Mario Incisa della Rocchetta Bimbola Jehan Bertran de Balanda Italy £29,231
1999 Prix Chloé Star of Akkar Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
1999 Prix de la Nonette Star of Akkar Jean-Claude Rouget France £111,111
1999 Prix de Pomone Bimbola J. Bertran de Balanda France £111,111
1999 Prix de Seine-et-Oise Seltitude John Hammond France £68,376
1999 Prix du Calvados Lady Vettori François Rohaut France £111,111
1999 Prix Eclipse Perugina Criquette Head France £68,376
1999 Prix Vanteaux Star of Akkar Jean-Claude Rouget France £68,376
1998 Hamburger Stuten-Preis Saperlipoupette Jehan Bertran de Balanda Germany £47,009
1998 Prix du Lys Epistolaire André Fabre France £68,376
1997 La Coupe For Valour André Fabre France £68,376
1997 Prix Chloé Golden Arches Philippe Demercastel France £68,376
1997 Prix Fille de l'Air Yvecrique Jean-Pierre Gauvin France £68,376
1996 Prix Bertrand du Breuil Nec Plus Ultra Alain de Royer-Dupré France £68,376
1996 Prix Minerve L'Annee Folle François Doumen France £68,376
1995 Premio Primi Passi Tarte aux Pommes Jehan Bertran de Balanda Italy £65,812
1995 Prix Messidor Nec Plus Ultra Alain de Royer-Dupré France £68,376
1994 Prix Belle de Nuit Count Me Out J. Bertran de Balanda France £68,376
1993 Prix Isonomy Red Rubin Tony Clout France £47,009

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 Thierry Gillet wins

3 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
France 48 91% Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Italy 3 6% Premio Primi Passi
Germany 2 4% Grosse Europa-Meile

The riders either side

Ranked 114th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
104 Nico de Boinville 57 34 2014 to 2026 £646,880
105 Jacinto Vásquez 56 40 1967 to 1992 £3,759,399£3.8m
106 Julien Leparoux 56 45 2006 to 2025 £1,503,759£1.5m
107 Oisin Murphy 56 47 2015 to 2026 £5,493,600£5.5m
108 Johnny Longden 55 29 1936 to 1964 £3,759,399£3.8m
109 Joe Bravo 55 42 1994 to 2022 £1,503,759£1.5m
110 John Velazquez 54 35 1995 to 2024 £9,022,556£9.0m
111 Umberto Rispoli 54 45 2008 to 2025 £2,850,000£2.9m
112 David R. Flores 53 42 1991 to 2013 £1,879,699£1.9m
113 Michael Hills 53 35 1988 to 2011 £3,800,000£3.8m
115 Yutaka Take 52 31 1994 to 2024 £5,493,600£5.5m
116 Andreas Helfenbein 52 31 1992 to 2022 £427,350
117 Zac Purton 51 18 2010 to 2026 £10,582,011£10.6m
118 Martin Garcia 51 37 2010 to 2025 £5,263,158£5.3m
119 Chris Antley 51 44 1984 to 1999 £3,759,399£3.8m
120 Patrick Husbands 51 20 1999 to 2024 £751,880
121 Randy Romero 50 40 1980 to 1996 £1,503,759£1.5m
122 Peter Scudamore 50 30 1981 to 1993 £450,000
123 Junior Alvarado 49 38 2012 to 2026 £3,950,000£4.0m
124 Kent J. Desormeaux 49 34 1990 to 2019 £1,503,759£1.5m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Thierry Gillet won?

53, across 44 different races between 1993 and 2008. That is 114th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Thierry Gillet has won?

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, worth £4,273,504 and run in France. Thierry Gillet won it in 2004.

Which race has Thierry Gillet won most often?

Prix Ganay, 2 times at Longchamp Racecourse. 9 of these races have gone to Thierry Gillet more than once.

How much prize money has Thierry Gillet 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: 53 wins, the biggest of them worth £4,273,504.

When did Thierry Gillet win these races?

Between 1993 and 2008. The busiest spell was 2004-05, with 12 of them.

Where to next

The races Thierry Gillet has won, and the riders around them

The races Thierry Gillet has won

The riders either side

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