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TRAINER · 66th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Alec Head

68 wins in the world's richest races between 1952 and 1983, across 49 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 trainer's big-race record only exists once every one of them on this site has been read and turned sideways.

BIG-RACE WINS 68
BIGGEST WIN £4.3m
RACES WON 49
FIRST AND LAST 1952 to 1983
COUNTRIES 2

When the wins came

68 wins from 1952 to 1983, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1977-79, 18 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Alec Head took 18 of these 68 in 1977-79 alone.

The races Alec Head keeps winning

By number of wins

13 won more than once

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 4 Prix du Jockey Club 3 Prix Vermeille 3 Poule d'Essai des Poulains 3 Prix Saint-Alary 3 Prix de Diane 2 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches 2 Prix Royal-Oak 2 Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan) 2 Prix Lupin 2 Prix du Palais-Royal 2 Prix du Prince d'Orange 2

Every big race Alec Head has won

68 winners, newest first

49 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
1983 Prix Cléopâtre Alexandrie Freddy Head France £68,376
1983 Prix de Guiche Pluralisme Freddy Head France £68,376
1983 Prix du Palais-Royal Honeyland Freddy Head France £68,376
1982 Prix Belle de Nuit Princesse Vali Freddy Head France £68,376
1982 Prix des Chênes Pluralisme Freddy Head France £47,863
1982 Prix des Réservoirs Belka Freddy Head France £68,376
1981 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Gold River Gary W. Moore France £4,273,504£4.3m
1981 Prix de Sandringham Alik Freddy Head France £111,111
1981 Prix du Cadran Gold River Freddy Head France £256,410
1981 Prix du Palais-Royal Prince Mab Freddy Head France £68,376
1981 Prix Juigné Fin Gourmet Freddy Head France £21,368
1981 Prix Minerve Anitra's Dance Freddy Head France £68,376
1981 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier Gold River Freddy Head France £341,880
1980 Prix d'Arenberg Greenway Freddy Head France £68,376
1980 Prix de Cabourg Prince Mab Freddy Head France £47,863
1980 Prix de Pomone Gold River Freddy Head France £111,111
1980 Prix du Petit Couvert Greenway Freddy Head France £68,376
1980 Prix du Pin Princesse Lida Freddy Head France £68,376
1980 Prix Hocquart Mot d'Or Freddy Head France £111,111
1980 Prix Juigné Sea Boy Freddy Head France £21,368
1980 Prix Royal-Oak Gold River Freddy Head France £299,145
1979 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Gay Mecene Freddy Head France £341,880
1979 Prix Daniel Wildenstein Wolverton Freddy Head France £170,940
1979 Prix Daphnis Bellypha Jackie Taillard France £68,376
1979 Prix Morny Princesse Lida Freddy Head France £299,145
1979 Prix Paul de Moussac Bellypha Freddy Head France £68,376
1979 Prix Quincey Bellypha Freddy Head France £47,863
1979 Prix Yacowlef Princesse Lida Freddy Head France £47,009
1978 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches Dancing Maid Freddy Head France £427,350
1978 Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan) Carwhite Freddy Head France £213,675
1978 Prix Chloé Dancing Maid Freddy Head France £68,376
1978 Prix de Diane Reine de Saba Freddy Head France £854,701
1978 Prix de Royaumont La Dorga Freddy Head France £68,376
1978 Prix Niel Gay Mecene Freddy Head France £111,111
1978 Prix Saint-Alary Reine de Saba Freddy Head France £213,675
1978 Prix Thomas Bryon Bellypha Jackie Taillard France £68,376
1978 Prix Vanteaux Dancing Maid Freddy Head France £68,376
1978 Prix Vermeille Dancing Maid Freddy Head France £512,821
1977 Prix du Prince d'Orange Carwhite Freddy Head France £68,376
1976 Poule d'Essai des Poulains Red Lord Freddy Head France £512,821
1976 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Ivanjica Freddy Head France £4,273,504£4.3m
1976 Prix du Prince d'Orange Ivanjica Freddy Head France £68,376
1976 Prix Saint-Alary Riverqueen Freddie Head France £213,675
1975 Poule d'Essai des Poulains Green Dancer Freddy Head France £512,821
1975 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches Ivanjica Freddy Head France £427,350
1975 Prix du Jockey Club Val de l'Orne Freddy Head France £1,282,051£1.3m
1975 Prix Lupin Green Dancer Freddy Head France £170,940
1975 Prix Vermeille Ivanjica Gary W. Moore France £512,821
1973 Prix du Jockey Club Roi Lear Freddy Head France £1,282,051£1.3m
1973 Prix Greffulhe Roi Lear Freddy Head France £111,111
1972 Poule d'Essai des Poulains Riverman Jean-Claude Desaint France £512,821
1972 Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan) Riverman Freddy Head France £213,675
1972 Prix de la Forêt Lyphard Freddy Head France £299,145
1972 Prix Jacques Le Marois Lyphard Freddy Head France £854,701
1972 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère Satingo Henri Samani France £341,880
1971 Prix de Diane Pistol Packer Freddy Head France £854,701
1971 Prix Royal-Oak Bourbon Freddy Head France £299,145
1971 Prix Saint-Alary Pistol Packer Freddie Head France £213,675
1971 Prix Vermeille Pistol Packer Freddy Head France £512,821
1960 Grand Prix de Paris Charlottesville George Moore France £512,821
1960 Prix du Jockey Club Charlottesville George Moore France £1,282,051£1.3m
1960 Prix Lupin Charlottesville George Moore France £170,940
1960 St James's Palace Stakes Venture George Moore Great Britain £650,000
1959 2000 Guineas Stakes Taboun George Moore Great Britain £525,000
1959 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Saint Crespin George Moore France £4,273,504£4.3m
1956 Epsom Derby Lavandin Rae Johnstone Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1955 Triumph Hurdle Kwannin Pierre Delfarguiel Great Britain £150,000
1952 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Nuccio Roger Poincelet France £4,273,504£4.3m

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 Alec Head wins

2 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
France 64 94% Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Great Britain 4 6% Epsom Derby

The trainers either side

Ranked 66th of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
65 Alan King 70 44 1999 to 2026 £450,000
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
76 Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 61 18 1928 to 1968 £1,500,000£1.5m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Alec Head won?

68, across 49 different races between 1952 and 1983. That is 66th of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race Alec Head has won?

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, worth £4,273,504 and run in France. Alec Head won it in 1981, 1976, 1959, 1952.

Which race has Alec Head won most often?

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, 4 times at Longchamp Racecourse. 13 of these races have gone to Alec Head more than once.

How much prize money has Alec Head 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: 68 wins, the biggest of them worth £4,273,504.

When did Alec Head win these races?

Between 1952 and 1983. The busiest spell was 1977-79, with 18 of them.

Where to next

The races Alec Head has won, and the trainers around them

The races Alec Head has won

The trainers either side

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