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JOCKEY · 32nd BY BIG-RACE WINS

Willie Carson

142 wins in the world's richest races between 1968 and 1996, across 78 different races. The biggest is the Epsom Derby, worth £1,500,000.

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 142
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 78
FIRST AND LAST 1968 to 1996
COUNTRIES 5

When the wins came

142 wins from 1968 to 1996, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1986-88, 24 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Willie Carson took 24 of these 142 in 1986-88 alone.

The races Willie Carson keeps winning

By number of wins

34 won more than once

Gordon Stakes 6 Dee Stakes 5 Cocked Hat Stakes 5 Epsom Derby 4 2000 Guineas Stakes 4 Chester Vase 4 March Stakes 4 Lingfield Derby Trial 4 St Leger Stakes 3 Prix Marcel Boussac 3 Queen's Vase 3 King Edward VII Stakes 3

Every big race Willie Carson has won

142 winners, newest first

78 different races

Year Race Horse Trainer Country Worth
1996 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches Ta Rib Ed Dunlop France £427,350
1995 Feilden Stakes Munwar Peter Walwyn Great Britain £55,000
1995 Hampton Court Stakes Juyush Barry Hills Great Britain £150,000
1995 Lingfield Derby Trial Munwar Peter Walwyn Great Britain £60,000
1995 St James's Palace Stakes Bahri John Dunlop Great Britain £650,000
1994 Dante Stakes Erhaab John Dunlop Great Britain £192,200
1994 Easter Stakes Ultimo Imperatore John Dunlop Great Britain £40,000
1994 Epsom Derby Erhaab John Dunlop Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1994 Meilen-Trophy Torch Rouge Barry Hills Germany £59,829
1994 Premio Presidente della Repubblica Muhtarram John Gosden Italy £140,000
1994 Thoroughbred Stakes Wijdan Dick Hern Great Britain £100,000
1993 Premio Ribot Alhijaz John Dunlop Italy £34,509
1993 Premio Vittorio di Capua Alhijaz John Dunlop Italy £235,043
1993 Thoroughbred Stakes Gabr Robert Armstrong Great Britain £100,000
1992 Bahrain Trophy Rain Rider John Dunlop Great Britain £196,740
1992 March Stakes Rain Rider John Dunlop Great Britain £100,000
1992 Newmarket Stakes Captain Horatius John Dunlop Great Britain £55,000
1992 Premio Lydia Tesio Oumaldaaya John Dunlop Italy £235,043
1992 Premio Parioli Alhijaz John Dunlop Italy £91,255
1992 Premio Vittorio di Capua Alhijaz John Dunlop Italy £235,043
1991 Craven Stakes Marju John Dunlop Great Britain £85,000
1991 March Stakes Jahafil Dick Hern Great Britain £100,000
1991 St James's Palace Stakes Marju John Dunlop Great Britain £650,000
1990 Dee Stakes Blue Stag Barry Hills Great Britain £100,000
1990 Easter Stakes Elmaamul Dick Hern Great Britain £40,000
1990 Irish Derby Salsabil John Dunlop Ireland £854,701
1990 Prix de Diane Rafha Henry Cecil France £854,701
1990 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Dayjur Dick Hern France £299,145
1990 Prix Marcel Boussac Shadayid John Dunlop France £341,880
1990 Prix Vermeille Salsabil John Dunlop France £512,821
1990 Thoroughbred Stakes Thakib John Gosden Great Britain £100,000
1989 2000 Guineas Stakes Nashwan Dick Hern Great Britain £525,000
1989 Epsom Derby Nashwan Dick Hern Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1989 Gran Premio di Milano Alwuhush John Dunlop Italy £206,838
1989 Newmarket Stakes Prince of Dance Dick Hern Great Britain £55,000
1989 Premio Presidente della Repubblica Alwuhush John Dunlop Italy £140,000
1989 Premio Roma Highland Chieftain John Dunlop Italy £206,838
1989 Prix de Flore Bex Robert Armstrong France £68,376
1989 Prix du Calvados Arousal Dick Hern France £111,111
1989 Prix Gontaut-Biron Emmson Dick Hern France £68,376
1989 Prix Marcel Boussac Salsabil John Dunlop France £341,880
1989 Zukunfts-Rennen Somethingdifferent John Gosden Germany £47,009
1988 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Shady Heights Robert Armstrong Germany £132,479
1988 Chester Vase Unfuwain Dick Hern Great Britain £140,000
1988 Cocked Hat Stakes Minster Son Dick Hern Great Britain £60,000
1988 Gordon Stakes Minster Son Dick Hern Great Britain £200,000
1988 Hessen-Pokal Highland Chieftain John Dunlop Germany £47,009
1988 Newmarket Stakes Minster Son Dick Hern Great Britain £55,000
1988 Prix de la Forêt Salse Henry Cecil France £299,145
1988 Prix Maurice de Nieuil Merce Cunningham Dick Hern France £111,111
1988 St Leger Stakes Minster Son Neil Graham Great Britain £700,000
1987 2000 Guineas Stakes Don't Forget Me Richard Hannon Sr. Great Britain £525,000
1987 Chester Vase Dry Dock Dick Hern Great Britain £140,000
1987 Esher Cup Bronzewing John Dunlop Great Britain £45,000
1987 Gordon Stakes Love the Groom John Dunlop Great Britain £200,000
1987 Grand Prix de Deauville Almaarad John Dunlop France £170,940
1987 Irish 2,000 Guineas Don't Forget Me Richard Hannon Sr. Ireland £393,162
1987 Prix Kergorlay Almaarad John Dunlop France £111,111
1987 Prix Marcel Boussac Ashayer John Dunlop France £341,880
1986 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Highland Chieftain John Dunlop Germany £132,479
1986 Derby Italiano Tommy Way John Dunlop Italy £447,692
1986 Gran Criterium Sanam John Dunlop Italy £235,043
1986 Gran Premio di Milano Tommy Way John Dunlop Italy £206,838
1986 Premio Regina Elena Danzica Emilio Borromeo Italy £91,255
1986 Premio Ribot Lucky Ring Dick Hern Italy £34,509
1986 Prix Chaudenay Family Friend Dick Hern France £170,940
1985 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes Lidhame John Dunlop Great Britain £20,000
1985 Oaks d'Italia Miss Gris Alduino Botti Italy £243,590
1984 Chester Vase Kaytu Dick Hern Great Britain £140,000
1984 King Edward VII Stakes Head for Heights Dick Hern Great Britain £250,500
1984 Prix du Calvados Helen Street Dick Hern France £111,111
1984 Queen's Vase Baynoun Fulke Johnson Houghton Great Britain £262,500
1983 Cocked Hat Stakes Morcon Dick Hern Great Britain £60,000
1983 Great Voltigeur Stakes Seymour Hicks John Dunlop Great Britain £250,000
1983 Greenham Stakes Wassl John Dunlop Great Britain £55,000
1983 Jersey Stakes Tecorno Dick Hern Great Britain £110,000
1983 March Stakes Band Dick Hern Great Britain £100,000
1983 Premio Roma High Hawk John Dunlop Italy £206,838
1983 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Habibti John Dunlop France £299,145
1983 Prix de Royallieu High Hawk John Dunlop France £256,410
1983 Sandy Lane Stakes On Stage Bill O'Gorman Great Britain £125,000
1983 St Leger Stakes Sun Princess Dick Hern Great Britain £700,000
1982 Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft Buffavento Gavin Pritchard-Gordon Germany £47,009
1982 Heron Stakes Come On The Blues Clive Brittain Great Britain £45,000
1982 King Edward VII Stakes Open Day Dick Hern Great Britain £250,500
1982 Lingfield Derby Trial Jalmood John Dunlop Great Britain £60,000
1982 Prix de l'Opéra Dione John Dunlop France £427,350
1982 Prix Jean de Chaudenay Little Wolf Dick Hern France £81,197
1982 Prix Kergorlay Valentinian Dick Hern France £111,111
1982 Prix Morny Deep Roots Pascal Bary France £299,145
1981 Gordon Stakes Bustomi Dick Hern Great Britain £200,000
1981 King Edward VII Stakes Bustomi Dick Hern Great Britain £250,500
1981 Queen's Vase Ore Kevin Prendergast Great Britain £262,500
1980 2000 Guineas Stakes Known Fact Jeremy Tree Great Britain £525,000
1980 Chester Vase Henbit Dick Hern Great Britain £140,000
1980 Cocked Hat Stakes Prince Bee Dick Hern Great Britain £60,000
1980 Epsom Derby Henbit Dick Hern Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1980 Gordon Stakes Prince Bee Dick Hern Great Britain £200,000
1980 Hampton Court Stakes Fingals Cave John Dunlop Great Britain £150,000
1980 March Stakes Water Mill Dick Hern Great Britain £100,000
1980 Prix de la Porte Maillot Luck of the Draw Dick Hern France £47,863
1980 Prix du Jockey Club Policeman Charlie Milbank France £1,282,051£1.3m
1980 Prix Niel Prince Bee Dick Hern France £111,111
1980 Sandown Classic Trial Henbit Dick Hern Great Britain £85,000
1979 Cocked Hat Stakes Troy Dick Hern Great Britain £60,000
1979 Epsom Derby Troy Dick Hern Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1979 Gordon Stakes More Light Dick Hern Great Britain £200,000
1979 Irish Derby Troy Dick Hern Ireland £854,701
1979 Prix Messidor American Prince Stuart Murless France £68,376
1979 Prix Royal-Oak Niniski Dick Hern France £299,145
1979 Queen's Vase Buttress Dick Hern Great Britain £262,500
1979 Sandown Classic Trial Troy Dick Hern Great Britain £85,000
1978 Cocked Hat Stakes English Harbour Ian Balding Great Britain £60,000
1978 Craven Stakes Admirals' Launch Dick Hern Great Britain £85,000
1978 Esher Cup Rhyme Royal Dick Hern Great Britain £45,000
1978 Flieger Trophy Ambizioso Georg Zuber Germany £47,009
1978 Grosser Preis von Berlin First Lord Georg Zuber Germany £132,479
1978 King George V Stakes M-Lolshan Ryan Price Great Britain £110,000
1978 Prix Daniel Wildenstein Homing Dick Hern France £170,940
1978 Prix de l'Opéra Cistus Dick Hern France £427,350
1977 Glasgow Stakes Gregarious Dick Hern Great Britain £55,000
1977 St Leger Stakes Dunfermline Dick Hern Great Britain £700,000
1976 Grosser Preis von Baden Sharper Andreas Hecker Germany £341,880
1976 Hampton Court Stakes Coin Of Gold Clive Brittain Great Britain £150,000
1975 Dante Stakes Hobnob Harry Wragg Great Britain £192,200
1975 Dee Stakes Ravel Barry Hills Great Britain £100,000
1975 Prix de la Forêt Roan Star Roger Poincelet France £299,145
1974 German 1,000 Guineas Une Amie Theo Grieper Germany £106,838
1974 Gordon Stakes Grey Thunder Clive Brittain Great Britain £200,000
1973 Dee Stakes Natsun Barry Hills Great Britain £100,000
1973 Lingfield Derby Trial Ksar Bernard van Cutsem Great Britain £60,000
1973 Sandown Classic Trial Ksar Bernard van Cutsem Great Britain £85,000
1972 2000 Guineas Stakes High Top Bernard van Cutsem Great Britain £525,000
1972 Blue Riband Trial Stakes Baragoi Bernard van Cutsem Great Britain £50,000
1972 Grosse Europa-Meile Meadow Mint Sam Armstrong Germany £59,829
1972 King George V Stakes Relpin Bernard van Cutsem Great Britain £110,000
1972 Preis von Europa Prince Ippi Theo Grieper Germany £106,838
1971 King George V Stakes Royal Dancer Peter Walwyn Great Britain £110,000
1970 Craven Stakes Tamil Bernard van Cutsem Great Britain £85,000
1970 Dee Stakes Golden Monad Barry Hills Great Britain £100,000
1968 Dee Stakes Laureate Bernard van Cutsem Great Britain £100,000
1968 Lingfield Derby Trial Laureate Bernard van Cutsem Great Britain £60,000

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 Willie Carson wins

5 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
Great Britain 81 57% Epsom Derby
France 30 21% Prix du Jockey Club
Italy 16 11% Derby Italiano
Germany 12 8% Grosser Preis von Baden
Ireland 3 2% Irish Derby

The riders either side

Ranked 32nd of 216 on big-race wins

# Jockey Wins Races Span Biggest win
22 Jerry Bailey 188 74 1980 to 2005 £9,022,556£9.0m
23 Joel Rosario 180 99 2008 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
24 Chris McCarron 178 80 1977 to 2002 £5,493,600£5.5m
25 Dominique Boeuf 178 100 1986 to 2010 £2,280,000£2.3m
26 Stéphane Pasquier 168 98 2001 to 2026 £4,273,504£4.3m
27 Irad Ortiz Jr. 162 87 2012 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
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
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
38 Tony McCoy 123 56 1995 to 2015 £646,880
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Willie Carson won?

142, across 78 different races between 1968 and 1996. That is 32nd of the 216 jockeys on this site.

What is the biggest race Willie Carson has won?

the Epsom Derby, worth £1,500,000 and run in Great Britain. Willie Carson won it in 1994, 1989, 1980, 1979.

Which race has Willie Carson won most often?

the Gordon Stakes, 6 times at Goodwood Racecourse. 34 of these races have gone to Willie Carson more than once.

How much prize money has Willie Carson 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: 142 wins, the biggest of them worth £1,500,000.

When did Willie Carson win these races?

Between 1968 and 1996. The busiest spell was 1986-88, with 24 of them.

Where to next

The races Willie Carson has won, and the riders around them

The races Willie Carson has won

The riders either side

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