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TRAINER · 65th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Alan King

70 wins in the world's richest races between 1999 and 2026, across 44 different races. The biggest is the Champion Hurdle, worth £450,000.

Rolls of honour are kept race by race, so a trainer's big-race record only exists once every one of them on this site has been read and turned sideways.

BIG-RACE WINS 70
BIGGEST WIN £450k
RACES WON 44
FIRST AND LAST 1999 to 2026
COUNTRIES 2

When the wins came

70 wins from 1999 to 2026, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 2007-09, 18 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Alan King took 18 of these 70 in 2007-09 alone.

The races Alan King keeps winning

By number of wins

18 won more than once

Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle 4 Liverpool Hurdle 3 Arkle Challenge Trophy 3 Henry VIII Novices' Chase 3 Molyneux Hurdle 3 Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race 3 Prix du Cadran 2 Melling Chase 2 Bet365 Gold Cup 2 Festival Trophy Handicap Chase 2 Triumph Hurdle 2 Long Walk Hurdle 2

Every big race Alan King has won

70 winners, newest first

44 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
2026 Celebration Chase Edwardstone Tom Cannon Great Britain £175,000
2024 Scottish Champion Hurdle Favour And Fortune Tom Cannon Great Britain £40,000
2023 Midlands Grand National Major Dundee Rex Dingle Great Britain £160,000
2023 Prix du Cadran Trueshan Hollie Doyle France £256,410
2022 Arkle Challenge Trophy Edwardstone Tom Cannon Great Britain £200,000
2022 Tingle Creek Chase Edwardstone Tom Cannon Great Britain £175,000
2021 Bet365 Gold Cup Potterman Tom Cannon Great Britain £175,000
2021 Henry VIII Novices' Chase Edwardstone Tom Cannon Great Britain £100,000
2021 Molyneux Hurdle Sceau Royal Daryl Jacob Great Britain £70,000
2021 Prix du Cadran Trueshan James Doyle France £256,410
2020 Molyneux Hurdle Sceau Royal Daryl Jacob Great Britain £70,000
2019 Bet365 Gold Cup Talkischeap Wayne Hutchinson Great Britain £175,000
2019 Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race The Glancing Queen Wayne Hutchinson Great Britain £50,000
2018 Cheltenham Guardians Safeguarding Team Mares' Open National Hunt Flat Race The Glancing Queen Wayne Hutchinson Great Britain £25,000
2018 Kempton Mares' Hurdle Mia's Storm Wayne Hutchinson Great Britain £25,000
2017 Henry VIII Novices' Chase Sceau Royal Daryl Jacob Great Britain £100,000
2017 Liverpool Hurdle Yanworth Barry Geraghty Great Britain £250,000
2017 Old Roan Chase Smad Place Wayne Hutchinson Great Britain £80,000
2016 Challow Novices' Hurdle Messire Des Obeaux Daryl Jacob Great Britain £100,000
2016 Christmas Hurdle Yanworth Barry Geraghty Great Britain £130,000
2016 King George V Stakes Primitivo William Twiston-Davies Great Britain £110,000
2016 Molyneux Hurdle Sceau Royal Daryl Jacob Great Britain £70,000
2015 Coral Gold Cup Smad Place Wayne Hutchinson Great Britain £250,000
2015 Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle Yanworth Barry Geraghty Great Britain £25,000
2015 Paddy Power Gold Cup Annacotty Ian Popham Great Britain £160,000
2015 Ryanair Chase Uxizandre Tony McCoy Great Britain £375,000
2014 Maghull Novices' Chase Balder Succes Wayne Hutchinson Great Britain £120,000
2014 Manifesto Novices' Chase Uxizandre Tony McCoy Great Britain £120,000
2014 Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race Avispa Robert Thornton Great Britain £50,000
2014 Princess Royal National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices' Handicap Chase Midnight Prayer Joshua Newman Great Britain £100,000
2013 Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle L'Unique Wayne Hutchinson Great Britain £110,000
2013 BetMGM Cup Medinas Wayne Hutchinson Great Britain £110,000
2013 Scottish Grand National Godsmejudge Wayne Hutchinson Great Britain £150,000
2012 Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle Grumeti Robert Thornton Great Britain £110,000
2012 Scottish Champion Hurdle Raya Star Robert Thornton Great Britain £40,000
2012 Sefton Novices' Hurdle Lovcen Robert Thornton Great Britain £100,000
2011 Festival Trophy Handicap Chase Bensalem Robert Thornton Great Britain £150,000
2009 Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle Walkon Robert Thornton Great Britain £110,000
2009 Johnny Henderson Grand Annual Chase Oh Crick Wayne Hutchinson Great Britain £150,000
2009 Melling Chase Voy Por Ustedes Robert Thornton Great Britain £250,000
2009 Red Rum Handicap Chase Oh Crick Robert Thornton Great Britain £100,000
2009 Wetherby Mares' Hurdle Santia Robert Thornton Great Britain £30,000
2008 Champion Hurdle Katchit Robert Thornton Great Britain £450,000
2008 Henry VIII Novices' Chase Araldur Robert Thornton Great Britain £100,000
2008 Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle Medermit Robert Thornton Great Britain £25,000
2008 Liverpool Hurdle Blazing Bailey Robert Thornton Great Britain £250,000
2008 Melling Chase Voy Por Ustedes Robert Thornton Great Britain £250,000
2008 Princess Royal National Hunt Challenge Cup Novices' Handicap Chase Old Benny Charlie Huxley Great Britain £100,000
2008 Spa Novices' Hurdle Nenuphar Collonges Robert Thornton Great Britain £150,000
2007 1965 Chase Howle Hill Jimmy McCarthy Great Britain £80,000
2007 Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle Katchit Robert Thornton Great Britain £110,000
2007 Arkle Challenge Trophy My Way de Solzen Robert Thornton Great Britain £200,000
2007 Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle Franchoek Robert Thornton Great Britain £80,000
2007 Queen Mother Champion Chase Voy Por Ustedes Robert Thornton Great Britain £400,000
2007 Triumph Hurdle Katchit Robert Thornton Great Britain £150,000
2006 Arkle Challenge Trophy Voy Por Ustedes Robert Thornton Great Britain £200,000
2006 Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle Katchit Robert Thornton Great Britain £80,000
2006 Stayers' Hurdle My Way de Solzen Robert Thornton Great Britain £325,000
2006 Welsh Grand National Halcon Genelardais Wayne Hutchinson Great Britain £170,000
2005 Long Walk Hurdle My Way de Solzen Robert Thornton Great Britain £125,000
2005 Nickel Coin Mares' Standard Open NH Flat Race Senorita Rumbalita Robert Thornton Great Britain £50,000
2005 Triumph Hurdle Penzance Robert Thornton Great Britain £150,000
2004 1965 Chase Massac Robert Thornton Great Britain £80,000
2004 Festival Trophy Handicap Chase Fork Lightning Robert Thornton Great Britain £150,000
2002 Liverpool Hurdle Spendid Warren Marston Great Britain £250,000
2002 Sefton Novices' Hurdle Stromness Robert Thornton Great Britain £100,000
2001 Rising Stars Novices' Chase Gola Cher Robert Thornton Great Britain £75,000
1999 International Hurdle Relkeel Richard Johnson Great Britain £112,000
1999 Long Walk Hurdle Anzum Richard Johnson 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 trainer takes a percentage of it, set by the rules of the country the race is run in.

Where Alan King wins

2 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
Great Britain 67 96% Champion Hurdle
France 2 3% Prix du Cadran

The trainers either side

Ranked 65th of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
55 Ron McAnally 77 38 1961 to 2014 £3,759,399£3.8m
56 Luca Cumani 76 54 1980 to 2018 £5,493,600£5.5m
57 Patrick Biancone 76 57 1980 to 2020 £4,273,504£4.3m
58 Mike de Kock 75 26 1999 to 2022 £4,511,278£4.5m
59 Paul Cole 74 60 1983 to 2019 £1,500,000£1.5m
60 William Haggas 72 56 1988 to 2026 £1,500,000£1.5m
61 Mario Hofer 72 48 1990 to 2018 £555,556
62 Fulke Walwyn 71 28 1946 to 1986 £726,496
63 François Mathet 70 36 1950 to 1982 £4,273,504£4.3m
64 Dermot Weld 70 32 1973 to 2020 £3,759,399£3.8m
66 Alec Head 68 49 1952 to 1983 £4,273,504£4.3m
67 François Doumen 68 46 1986 to 2016 £4,511,278£4.5m
68 Jonathan Pease 67 53 1985 to 2014 £4,273,504£4.3m
69 Roger Attfield 67 23 1975 to 2020 £1,503,759£1.5m
70 Jonjo O'Neill 66 38 1991 to 2026 £646,880
71 H. Graham Motion 64 44 1997 to 2026 £3,759,399£3.8m
72 Jerry Hollendorfer 64 39 1989 to 2019 £1,503,759£1.5m
73 Theo Grieper 64 33 1970 to 1995 £4,273,504£4.3m
74 Todd Pletcher 63 38 1998 to 2025 £3,759,399£3.8m
75 John W. Sadler 61 36 1986 to 2025 £5,263,158£5.3m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Alan King won?

70, across 44 different races between 1999 and 2026. That is 65th of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race Alan King has won?

the Champion Hurdle, worth £450,000 and run in Great Britain. Alan King won it in 2008.

Which race has Alan King won most often?

the Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle, 4 times at Aintree Racecourse. 18 of these races have gone to Alan King more than once.

How much prize money has Alan King won?

The prize goes to the owner, and the trainer 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: 70 wins, the biggest of them worth £450,000.

When did Alan King win these races?

Between 1999 and 2026. The busiest spell was 2007-09, with 18 of them.

Where to next

The races Alan King has won, and the trainers around them

The races Alan King has won

The trainers either side

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