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JOCKEY · 53rd BY BIG-RACE WINS

Walter Swinburn

93 wins in the world's richest races between 1981 and 1998, across 66 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 93
BIGGEST WIN £4.3m
RACES WON 66
FIRST AND LAST 1981 to 1998
COUNTRIES 7

When the wins came

93 wins from 1981 to 1998, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 1994-95, 17 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Walter Swinburn took 17 of these 93 in 1994-95 alone.

The races Walter Swinburn keeps winning

By number of wins

16 won more than once

Oaks d'Italia 4 Craven Stakes 4 Epsom Derby 3 Prix de l'Opéra 3 Lingfield Derby Trial 3 Glasgow Stakes 3 Heron Stakes 3 Irish Derby 2 Great Voltigeur Stakes 2 Gordon Stakes 2 Dante Stakes 2 March Stakes 2

Every big race Walter Swinburn has won

93 winners, newest first

66 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1998 Glasgow Stakes Greek Dance Sir Michael Stoute Great Britain £55,000
1998 Oaks d'Italia Zomaradah Luca Cumani Italy £243,590
1998 Prix de Cabourg Hunan Aidan O'Brien France £47,863
1998 Queen's Vase Maridpour Sir Michael Stoute Great Britain £262,500
1996 Breeders' Cup Turf Pilsudski (IRE) Michael Stoute United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1996 Grosser Preis von Baden Pilsudski Michael Stoute Germany £341,880
1996 Prix Eclipse Hurricane State Peter Chapple-Hyam France £68,376
1995 Bénazet-Rennen Wessam Prince Carlos Laffon-Parias Germany £17,094
1995 Dante Stakes Classic Cliche Saeed bin Suroor Great Britain £192,200
1995 Epsom Derby Lammtarra Saeed bin Suroor Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1995 Prix La Rochette Le Triton Criquette Head France £68,376
1995 Prix Morny Tagula Ian Balding France £299,145
1994 Dee Stakes Cicerao Henry Cecil Great Britain £100,000
1994 Feilden Stakes Cicerao Henry Cecil Great Britain £55,000
1994 Glasgow Stakes Foyer Michael Stoute Great Britain £55,000
1994 Goldene Peitsche Munaaji Andreas Wöhler Germany £59,829
1994 Gran Premio di Milano Petit Loup Criquette Head Italy £206,838
1994 Great Voltigeur Stakes Sacrament Michael Stoute Great Britain £250,000
1994 Hong Kong Mile Soviet Line Michael Stoute (Great Britain) Hong Kong £3,040,000£3.0m
1994 Lingfield Derby Trial Hawker's News Henry Cecil Great Britain £60,000
1994 Oettingen-Rennen Royal Abjar Andreas Wöhler Germany £55,556
1994 Prix du Gros Chêne Spain Lane André Fabre France £111,111
1994 Prix Jean de Chaudenay Petit Loup Criquette Head France £81,197
1994 Prix Rothschild Hatoof Criquette Head France £256,410
1993 La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte Hatoof Criquette Head France £68,376
1993 Prix d'Arenberg Key of Luck Criquette Head France £68,376
1993 Prix du Muguet Hatoof Criquette Head France £111,111
1993 Prix Jacques Le Marois Sayyedati Clive Brittain France £854,701
1993 Prix Noailles Fort Wood André Fabre France £68,376
1992 Lingfield Derby Trial Assessor Richard Hannon Sr. Great Britain £60,000
1992 Prix de l'Opéra Hatoof Criquette Head France £427,350
1992 Prix de Meautry Twafeaj Ben Hanbury France £68,376
1992 Prix Hocquart Adieu au Roi Jean Lesbordes France £111,111
1991 German 1,000 Guineas Kazoo Bill Watts Germany £106,838
1991 Grand Prix de Chantilly Wajd André Fabre France £111,111
1991 Oaks d'Italia Possessive Dancer Alex Scott Italy £243,590
1990 Esher Cup Field Glass Michael Stoute Great Britain £45,000
1990 Glasgow Stakes Sasaki Michael Stoute Great Britain £55,000
1990 Lingfield Derby Trial Rock Hopper Michael Stoute Great Britain £60,000
1989 Cocked Hat Stakes Warrshan Michael Stoute Great Britain £60,000
1989 Craven Stakes Shaadi Michael Stoute Great Britain £85,000
1989 Gordon Stakes Warrshan Michael Stoute Great Britain £200,000
1989 Irish 2,000 Guineas Shaadi Michael Stoute Ireland £393,162
1989 Jersey Stakes Zilzal Michael Stoute Great Britain £110,000
1989 St James's Palace Stakes Shaadi Michael Stoute Great Britain £650,000
1989 Thoroughbred Stakes Sabotage Michael Stoute Great Britain £100,000
1988 2000 Guineas Stakes Doyoun Michael Stoute Great Britain £525,000
1988 Craven Stakes Doyoun Michael Stoute Great Britain £85,000
1988 Deutsches Derby Luigi Uwe Ostmann Germany £555,556
1988 March Stakes Zaffaran Michael Stoute Great Britain £100,000
1988 Oaks d'Italia Melodist Michael Stoute Italy £243,590
1988 Premio Chiusura Aim for the Top Michael Stoute Italy £60,171
1988 Prix Quincey Always Fair Sir Michael Stoute France £47,863
1987 Craven Stakes Ajdal Michael Stoute Great Britain £85,000
1987 Heron Stakes Neshad Michael Stoute Great Britain £45,000
1986 Dante Stakes Shahrastani Michael Stoute Great Britain £192,200
1986 Epsom Derby Shahrastani Michael Stoute Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1986 European Free Handicap Green Desert Michael Stoute Great Britain £35,000
1986 Grand Prix de Paris Swink Jonathan Pease France £512,821
1986 Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf Eve's Error Michael Stoute Germany £47,009
1986 Hamburger Stuten-Preis Singletta Michael Stoute Germany £47,009
1986 Irish Derby Shahrastani Michael Stoute Ireland £854,701
1986 March Stakes Celestial Storm Luca Cumani Great Britain £100,000
1986 Oaks d'Italia Ivor's Image Michael Stoute Italy £243,590
1986 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Sonic Lady Michael Stoute France £384,615
1986 Sandown Classic Trial Shahrastani Michael Stoute Great Britain £85,000
1985 Craven Stakes Shadeed Michael Stoute Great Britain £85,000
1985 Esher Cup Prince Lyph Michael Stoute Great Britain £45,000
1985 Feilden Stakes Les Arcs Michael Stoute Great Britain £55,000
1985 Gordon Stakes Kazaroun Michael Stoute Great Britain £200,000
1985 Heron Stakes Diaglyphard Michael Stoute Great Britain £45,000
1985 Prix de l'Opéra Bella Colora Michael Stoute France £427,350
1984 European Free Handicap Cutting Wind Michael Hinchliffe Great Britain £35,000
1984 Prix d'Hédouville Balitou Patrick Biancone France £68,376
1983 Gran Criterium Northern Tempest Michael Stoute Italy £235,043
1983 Irish Derby Shareef Dancer Michael Stoute Ireland £854,701
1983 King Edward VII Stakes Shareef Dancer Michael Stoute Great Britain £250,500
1983 King George V Stakes Dazari Michael Stoute Great Britain £110,000
1983 Newmarket Stakes Shearwalk Michael Stoute Great Britain £55,000
1983 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe All Along Patrick Biancone France £4,273,504£4.3m
1983 Prix de l'Opéra Royal Heroine Michael Stoute France £427,350
1982 Great Voltigeur Stakes Electric Michael Stoute Great Britain £250,000
1982 Premio Ribot Commodore Blake Michael Stoute Italy £34,509
1982 Prix Perth Commodore Blake Michael Stoute France £68,376
1981 Blue Riband Trial Stakes Centurius Michael Stoute Great Britain £50,000
1981 Chester Vase Shergar Michael Stoute Great Britain £140,000
1981 Epsom Derby Shergar Michael Stoute Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1981 Heron Stakes Spark of Life Michael Stoute Great Britain £45,000
1981 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Marwell Michael Stoute France £299,145
1981 Sandown Classic Trial Shergar Michael Stoute Great Britain £85,000
1981 Sandy Lane Stakes Marwell Michael Stoute Great Britain £125,000

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.

Where Walter Swinburn wins

7 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
Great Britain 45 48% Epsom Derby
France 25 27% Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Germany 8 9% Deutsches Derby
Italy 8 9% Oaks d'Italia
Ireland 3 3% Irish Derby
United States 1 1% Breeders' Cup Turf
Hong Kong 1 1% Hong Kong Mile

The riders either side

Ranked 53rd of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
49 Kieren Fallon 97 65 1997 to 2015 £4,511,278£4.5m
50 José A. Santos 95 54 1986 to 2006 £5,263,158£5.3m
51 Jorge Velásquez 95 53 1968 to 1999 £5,263,158£5.3m
52 Robby Albarado 93 53 1998 to 2021 £9,022,556£9.0m
54 Terence Hellier 92 45 1990 to 2012 £555,556
55 Jose L. Ortiz 91 59 2013 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
56 Luis Saez 91 63 2013 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
57 Kent Desormeaux 91 55 1992 to 2023 £3,759,399£3.8m
58 Maurice Philipperon 91 62 1968 to 1990 £2,280,000£2.3m
59 Ioritz Mendizabal 91 68 2003 to 2025 £1,282,051£1.3m
60 Alfred Gibert 88 59 1971 to 1990 £854,701
61 Andreas Suborics 88 56 1995 to 2015 £2,850,000£2.9m
62 Edgar Prado 87 56 1993 to 2020 £3,759,399£3.8m
63 Florent Geroux 86 60 2011 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Walter Swinburn won?

93, across 66 different races between 1981 and 1998. That is 53rd of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Walter Swinburn has won?

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, worth £4,273,504 and run in France. Walter Swinburn won it in 1983.

Which race has Walter Swinburn won most often?

the Oaks d'Italia, 4 times at San Siro Racecourse. 16 of these races have gone to Walter Swinburn more than once.

How much prize money has Walter Swinburn 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: 93 wins, the biggest of them worth £4,273,504.

When did Walter Swinburn win these races?

Between 1981 and 1998. The busiest spell was 1994-95, with 17 of them.

Where to next

The races Walter Swinburn has won, and the riders around them

The races Walter Swinburn has won

The riders either side

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