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JOCKEY · 38th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Tony McCoy

123 wins in the world's richest races between 1995 and 2015, across 56 different races. The biggest is the Cheltenham Gold Cup, worth £646,880.

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 123
BIGGEST WIN £647k
RACES WON 56
FIRST AND LAST 1995 to 2015
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

123 wins from 1995 to 2015, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 1996-97, 17 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Tony McCoy took 17 of these 123 in 1996-97 alone.

The races Tony McCoy keeps winning

By number of wins

36 won more than once

Challow Novices' Hurdle 6 Christmas Hurdle 5 Paddy Power Gold Cup 4 Hyde Novices' Hurdle 4 Oddschecker Handicap Chase 4 Bridle Road Handicap Hurdle 4 Rising Stars Novices' Chase 4 Champion Hurdle 3 Ryanair Chase 3 Melling Chase 3 Arkle Challenge Trophy 3 Celebration Chase 3

Every big race Tony McCoy has won

123 winners, newest first

56 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
2015 Aintree Hurdle Jezki Jessica Harrington Great Britain £250,000
2015 Melling Chase Don Cossack Gordon Elliott Great Britain £250,000
2015 Ryanair Chase Uxizandre Alan King Great Britain £375,000
2014 Golden Miller Novices' Chase Taquin du Seuil Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £125,000
2014 Manifesto Novices' Chase Uxizandre Alan King Great Britain £120,000
2014 Wetherby Mares' Hurdle Aurore D'estruval John Quinn Great Britain £30,000
2013 Challow Novices' Hurdle Captain Cutter Nicky Henderson Great Britain £100,000
2013 Christmas Hurdle My Tent Or Yours Nicky Henderson Great Britain £130,000
2013 Fighting Fifth Hurdle My Tent Or Yours Nicky Henderson Great Britain £115,000
2013 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Alderwood Thomas Mullins Great Britain £150,000
2013 Old Roan Chase Conquisto Steve Gollings Great Britain £80,000
2013 Sefton Novices' Hurdle At Fishers Cross Rebecca Curtis Great Britain £100,000
2013 Spa Novices' Hurdle At Fishers Cross Rebecca Curtis Great Britain £150,000
2012 Challow Novices' Hurdle Taquin du Seuil Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £100,000
2012 Cheltenham Gold Cup Synchronised Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £646,880
2012 Christmas Hurdle Darlan Nicky Henderson Great Britain £130,000
2012 County Handicap Hurdle Alderwood Thomas Mullins Great Britain £100,000
2011 Celebration Chase French Opera Nicky Henderson Great Britain £175,000
2011 Christmas Hurdle Binocular Nicky Henderson Great Britain £130,000
2011 Golden Miller Novices' Chase Noble Prince Paul Nolan Great Britain £125,000
2011 Oddschecker Handicap Chase Galaxy Rock Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £75,000
2011 Old Roan Chase Albertas Run Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £80,000
2011 Ryanair Chase Albertas Run Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £375,000
2010 Bridle Road Handicap Hurdle Ringaroses Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £75,000
2010 Challow Novices' Hurdle Backspin Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £100,000
2010 Champion Hurdle Binocular Nicky Henderson Great Britain £450,000
2010 Christmas Hurdle Binocular Nicky Henderson Great Britain £130,000
2010 Long Walk Hurdle Big Buck's Paul Nicholls Great Britain £125,000
2010 Melling Chase Albertas Run Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £250,000
2010 Midlands Grand National Synchronised Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £160,000
2010 Ryanair Chase Albertas Run Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £375,000
2010 Welsh Grand National Synchronised Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £170,000
2009 1965 Chase Albertas Run Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £80,000
2009 Bet365 Gold Cup Hennessy Carl Llewellyn Great Britain £175,000
2009 Festival Trophy Handicap Chase Wichita Lineman Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £150,000
2009 Henry VIII Novices' Chase Somersby Henrietta Knight Great Britain £100,000
2008 Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle Binocular Nicky Henderson Great Britain £110,000
2008 Broadway Novices' Chase Albertas Run Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £200,000
2008 International Hurdle Binocular Nicky Henderson Great Britain £112,000
2008 Tingle Creek Chase Master Minded Paul Nicholls Great Britain £175,000
2007 Aintree Bowl Exotic Dancer Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £250,000
2007 Christmas Hurdle Straw Bear Nick Gifford Great Britain £130,000
2007 Kempton Mares' Hurdle Refinement Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £25,000
2007 Spa Novices' Hurdle Wichita Lineman Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £150,000
2006 Bridle Road Handicap Hurdle Refinement Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £75,000
2006 Centenary Novices' Handicap Chase Reveillez James Fanshawe Great Britain £40,000
2006 Challow Novices' Hurdle Wichita Lineman Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £100,000
2006 Champion Hurdle Brave Inca Colm Murphy (IRE) Great Britain £450,000
2006 Fighting Fifth Hurdle Straw Bear Nick Gifford Great Britain £115,000
2006 Maghull Novices' Chase Foreman Thierry Doumen Great Britain £120,000
2006 Paddy Power Gold Cup Exotic Dancer Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £160,000
2006 Persian War Novices' Hurdle Kanpai John O'Shea Great Britain £75,000
2006 Sefton Novices' Hurdle Black Jack Ketchum Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £100,000
2006 Spa Novices' Hurdle Black Jack Ketchum Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £150,000
2005 Hyde Novices' Hurdle Black Jack Ketchum Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £80,000
2005 Oddschecker Handicap Chase Innox François Doumen Great Britain £75,000
2005 Red Rum Handicap Chase Fota Island Mouse Morris Great Britain £100,000
2005 Scottish Champion Hurdle Genghis Peter Bowen Great Britain £40,000
2004 Aintree Bowl Tiutchev Martin Pipe Great Britain £250,000
2004 Arkle Challenge Trophy Well Chief Martin Pipe Great Britain £200,000
2004 Long Walk Hurdle Baracouda François Doumen Great Britain £125,000
2004 Maghull Novices' Chase Well Chief Martin Pipe Great Britain £120,000
2004 Rising Stars Novices' Chase Comply or Die Martin Pipe Great Britain £75,000
2003 Bridle Road Handicap Hurdle Carlovent Martin Pipe Great Britain £75,000
2003 Celebration Chase Seebald Martin Pipe Great Britain £175,000
2003 Champion Bumper Liberman Martin Pipe Great Britain £80,000
2003 Hyde Novices' Hurdle Jollyolly Peter Bowen Great Britain £80,000
2003 Liverpool Hurdle Deano's Beeno Martin Pipe Great Britain £250,000
2003 Red Rum Handicap Chase Golden Alpha Martin Pipe Great Britain £100,000
2002 Bet365 Gold Cup Bounce Back Martin Pipe Great Britain £175,000
2002 Cathcart Challenge Cup Royal Auclair Martin Pipe Great Britain £80,000
2002 Challow Novices' Hurdle Coolnagorna Jonjo O'Neill Great Britain £100,000
2002 Hyde Novices' Hurdle Taming Venetia Williams Great Britain £80,000
2002 King George VI Chase Best Mate Henrietta Knight Great Britain £250,000
2002 Long Walk Hurdle Deano's Beeno Martin Pipe Great Britain £125,000
2002 Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle Don Fernando Martin Pipe Great Britain £80,000
2001 1965 Chase Wahiba Sands Martin Pipe Great Britain £80,000
2001 Celebration Chase Edredon Bleu Henrietta Knight Great Britain £175,000
2001 Challow Novices' Hurdle Classified Martin Pipe Great Britain £100,000
2001 Hyde Novices' Hurdle Tarxien Martin Pipe Great Britain £80,000
2001 International Hurdle Valiramix Martin Pipe Great Britain £112,000
2001 Paddy Power Gold Cup Shooting Light Martin Pipe Great Britain £160,000
2001 Silver Trophy Handicap Hurdle Majed Martin Pipe Great Britain £75,000
2000 1965 Chase Upgrade Martin Pipe Great Britain £80,000
2000 Paddy Power Gold Cup Lady Cricket Martin Pipe Great Britain £160,000
2000 Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle Montreal Martin Pipe Great Britain £80,000
2000 Queen Mother Champion Chase Edredon Bleu Henrietta Knight Great Britain £400,000
2000 Scottish Champion Hurdle Mister Morose Nigel Twiston-Davies Great Britain £40,000
1999 Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle Hors La Loi III Martin Pipe Great Britain £110,000
1999 Liverpool Hurdle Galant Moss Martin Pipe Great Britain £250,000
1999 Molyneux Hurdle Wahiba Sands Martin Pipe Great Britain £70,000
1999 Oddschecker Handicap Chase Hanakham Martin Pipe Great Britain £75,000
1999 Rising Stars Novices' Chase Lady Cricket Martin Pipe Great Britain £75,000
1999 Sun Racing Plate Handicap Chase Majadou Martin Pipe Great Britain £120,000
1999 Supreme Novices' Hurdle Hors La Loi III Martin Pipe Great Britain £150,000
1998 Aintree Hurdle Pridwell Martin Pipe Great Britain £250,000
1998 Arkle Challenge Trophy Champleve Martin Pipe Great Britain £200,000
1998 Cathcart Challenge Cup Cyfor Malta Martin Pipe Great Britain £80,000
1998 County Handicap Hurdle Blowing Wind Martin Pipe Great Britain £100,000
1998 December Gold Cup Northern Starlight Martin Pipe Great Britain £125,000
1998 Henry VIII Novices' Chase Dines Paul Nicholls Great Britain £100,000
1998 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Edredon Bleu Henrietta Knight Great Britain £150,000
1998 Paddy Power Gold Cup Cyfor Malta Martin Pipe Great Britain £160,000
1998 Pertemps Final Unsinkable Boxer Martin Pipe Great Britain £100,000
1998 Sefton Novices' Hurdle Unsinkable Boxer Martin Pipe Great Britain £100,000
1997 Arkle Challenge Trophy Or Royal Martin Pipe Great Britain £200,000
1997 Champion Hurdle Make A Stand Martin Pipe Great Britain £450,000
1997 Cheltenham Gold Cup Mr Mulligan Noel Chance Great Britain £646,880
1997 Henry VIII Novices' Chase Direct Route Howard Johnson Great Britain £100,000
1997 Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle Wahiba Sands John Dunlop Great Britain £25,000
1997 Molyneux Hurdle Pridwell Martin Pipe Great Britain £70,000
1997 Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle The French Furze Martin Pipe Great Britain £80,000
1997 Rising Stars Novices' Chase Northern Starlight Martin Pipe Great Britain £75,000
1997 Scottish Grand National Belmont King Paul Nicholls Great Britain £150,000
1996 Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle Zabadi David Nicholson Great Britain £110,000
1996 Bridle Road Handicap Hurdle Top Spin John Jenkins Great Britain £75,000
1996 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Kibreet Philip Hobbs Great Britain £150,000
1996 Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle Make A Stand Martin Pipe Great Britain £25,000
1996 Melling Chase Viking Flagship David Nicholson Great Britain £250,000
1996 Oddschecker Handicap Chase Evangelica Martin Pipe Great Britain £75,000
1996 Rising Stars Novices' Chase See More Business Paul Nicholls Great Britain £75,000
1996 Sharp Novices' Hurdle Kailash Martin Pipe Great Britain £80,000
1995 Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle Call Equiname Paul Nicholls Great Britain £25,000

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 38th of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
28 Christophe Lemaire 160 96 2002 to 2025 £5,493,600£5.5m
29 Ruby Walsh 148 64 1998 to 2019 £1,000,000£1.0m
30 Eddie Arcaro 146 49 1935 to 1961 £3,759,399£3.8m
31 Laffit Pincay Jr. 143 64 1966 to 2002 £5,263,158£5.3m
32 Willie Carson 142 78 1968 to 1996 £1,500,000£1.5m
33 Steve Cauthen 139 89 1977 to 1992 £3,759,399£3.8m
34 Michael Kinane 137 72 1981 to 2009 £5,493,600£5.5m
35 Flavien Prat 131 84 2012 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
36 Cristian Demuro 128 81 2012 to 2026 £4,511,278£4.5m
37 Ángel Cordero Jr. 125 56 1968 to 1991 £3,759,399£3.8m
39 Adrie de Vries 116 61 2002 to 2025 £592,500
40 Corey Nakatani 113 69 1990 to 2017 £1,503,759£1.5m
41 Barry Geraghty 112 55 1998 to 2020 £1,000,000£1.0m
42 Victor Espinoza 108 59 1999 to 2022 £9,022,556£9.0m
43 Alain Lequeux 108 70 1974 to 1991 £5,493,600£5.5m
44 Jerry Bailey 104 41 1980 to 2005 £5,263,158£5.3m
45 Ed Delahoussaye 103 55 1975 to 2002 £5,263,158£5.3m
46 Thierry Thulliez 103 75 1995 to 2016 £1,503,759£1.5m
47 Pierre-Charles Boudot 101 70 2010 to 2026 £4,273,504£4.3m
48 Eduardo Pedroza 101 55 2002 to 2026 £555,556

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Tony McCoy won?

123, across 56 different races between 1995 and 2015. That is 38th of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Tony McCoy has won?

the Cheltenham Gold Cup, worth £646,880 and run in Great Britain. Tony McCoy won it in 2012, 1997.

Which race has Tony McCoy won most often?

the Challow Novices' Hurdle, 6 times at Newbury Racecourse. 36 of these races have gone to Tony McCoy more than once.

How much prize money has Tony McCoy 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: 123 wins, the biggest of them worth £646,880.

When did Tony McCoy win these races?

Between 1995 and 2015. The busiest spell was 1996-97, with 17 of them.

Where to next

The races Tony McCoy has won, and the riders around them

The races Tony McCoy has won

The riders either side

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