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TRAINER · 108th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Andrew Balding

47 wins in the world's richest races between 2003 and 2026, across 33 different races. The biggest is the Dubai Sheema Classic, worth £4,511,278.

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 47
BIGGEST WIN £4.5m
RACES WON 33
FIRST AND LAST 2003 to 2026
COUNTRIES 6

When the wins came

47 wins from 2003 to 2026, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 2024-25, 9 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Andrew Balding took 9 of these 47 in 2024-25 alone.

The races Andrew Balding keeps winning

By number of wins

8 won more than once

Dante Stakes 3 Noel Murless Stakes 3 Sandown Classic Trial 3 Oettingen-Rennen 3 Blue Riband Trial Stakes 3 2000 Guineas Stakes 2 Westow Stakes 2 European Free Handicap 2 Dubai Sheema Classic 1 Hong Kong Vase 1 Derby Italiano 1 Queen's Vase 1

Every big race Andrew Balding has won

47 winners, newest first

33 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
2026 Dante Stakes Item Colin Keane Great Britain £192,200
2026 Derby Italiano Venetian Prince Jason Watson Italy £447,692
2026 Hampton Court Stakes Generic James Doyle Great Britain £150,000
2026 Prix Rothschild Blue Bolt Colin Keane France £256,410
2025 Feilden Stakes Almeric Oisin Murphy Great Britain £55,000
2025 Gran Premio del Jockey Club Eydon P. J. McDonald Italy £235,043
2025 Greenham Stakes Jonquil Oisin Murphy Great Britain £55,000
2025 Noel Murless Stakes Fantasy World Rob Hornby Great Britain £100,000
2025 Westow Stakes Tropical Storm Oisin Murphy Great Britain £70,000
2024 Blue Riband Trial Stakes Bellum Justum Oisin Murphy Great Britain £50,000
2024 Glasgow Stakes Kalpana P. J. McDonald Great Britain £55,000
2024 Goldene Peitsche Al Shabab Storm Jason Watson Germany £59,829
2024 Noel Murless Stakes Subsequent Oisin Murphy Great Britain £100,000
2023 2000 Guineas Stakes Chaldean Frankie Dettori Great Britain £525,000
2023 Dante Stakes The Foxes Oisin Murphy Great Britain £192,200
2022 Premio Vittorio di Capua Bounce The Blues David Probert Italy £235,043
2021 Chester Vase Youth Spirit Tom Marquand Great Britain £140,000
2021 European Free Handicap Tactical Oisin Murphy Great Britain £35,000
2020 2000 Guineas Stakes Kameko Oisin Murphy Great Britain £525,000
2020 Cocked Hat Stakes Khalifa Sat Tom Marquand Great Britain £60,000
2020 Noel Murless Stakes Berkshire Rocco Oisin Murphy Great Britain £100,000
2020 Sandown Classic Trial Berlin Tango David Probert Great Britain £85,000
2019 Cardinal Stakes Bye Bye Hong Kong Silvestre de Sousa Great Britain £100,000
2019 Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte Shadn Pierre-Charles Boudot France £162,393
2019 European Free Handicap Shine So Bright Silvestre de Sousa Great Britain £35,000
2019 Fairway Stakes Raise You David Probert Great Britain £40,000
2019 Queen's Vase Dashing Willoughby Oisin Murphy Great Britain £262,500
2019 Sandown Classic Trial Bangkok Silvestre de Sousa Great Britain £85,000
2018 March Stakes Maid Up Rob Hornby Great Britain £100,000
2018 Premio Chiusura Belle Meade Rob Hornby Italy £60,171
2017 Sir Henry Cecil Stakes Beat The Bank Jim Crowley Great Britain £25,500
2017 Thoroughbred Stakes Beat The Bank Ryan Moore Great Britain £100,000
2015 Sandown Classic Trial Master Apprentice David Probert Great Britain £85,000
2014 Oettingen-Rennen Here Comes When David Probert Germany £55,556
2012 Blue Riband Trial Stakes Goldoni David Probert Great Britain £50,000
2012 Dante Stakes Bonfire Jimmy Fortune Great Britain £192,200
2012 Oettingen-Rennen Highland Knight David Probert Germany £55,556
2011 Westow Stakes Night Carnation Jimmy Fortune Great Britain £70,000
2010 Blue Riband Trial Stakes Dreamspeed Jimmy Fortune Great Britain £50,000
2010 Newmarket Stakes Gardening Leave Jimmy Fortune Great Britain £55,000
2008 Bahrain Trophy Donegal William Buick Great Britain £196,740
2007 Badener Meile Banknote Franny Norton Germany £59,829
2005 Dubai Sheema Classic Phoenix Reach Martin Dwyer United Arab Emirates £4,511,278£4.5m
2004 Hong Kong Vase Phoenix Reach Martin Dwyer Hong Kong £2,280,000£2.3m
2003 Gordon Stakes Phoenix Reach Darryll Holland Great Britain £200,000
2003 Oettingen-Rennen Passing Glance Martin Dwyer Germany £55,556

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 Andrew Balding wins

6 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
Great Britain 33 70% 2000 Guineas Stakes
Germany 5 11% Goldene Peitsche
Italy 4 9% Derby Italiano
France 2 4% Prix Rothschild
United Arab Emirates 1 2% Dubai Sheema Classic
Hong Kong 1 2% Hong Kong Vase

The trainers either side

Ranked 108th of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
98 John Cunnington Jr. 51 42 1962 to 1991 £854,701
99 Henk Grewe 51 34 2018 to 2026 £555,556
100 Peter Chapple-Hyam 50 38 1992 to 2012 £1,500,000£1.5m
101 Bruno Grizzetti 50 23 1990 to 2014 £447,692
102 Laz Barrera 49 34 1971 to 1990 £3,759,399£3.8m
103 David Elsworth 49 37 1980 to 2018 £646,880
104 James Rowe Sr. 48 13 1881 to 1928 £3,759,399£3.8m
105 Angel Penna 48 35 1968 to 1990 £4,273,504£4.3m
106 Olivier Douieb 48 38 1977 to 1987 £4,273,504£4.3m
107 Hans Blume 48 33 1991 to 2009 £447,692
109 Dale L. Romans 46 28 2004 to 2018 £9,022,556£9.0m
110 Richard E. Mandella 46 24 1982 to 2025 £1,503,759£1.5m
111 Steve Asmussen 45 31 1996 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
112 Mikel Delzangles 45 38 2003 to 2026 £5,291,005£5.3m
113 Bob Turnell 45 23 1956 to 1982 £646,880
114 Mick Channon 45 34 1995 to 2020 £650,000
115 Jimmy Jones 44 26 1947 to 1964 £3,759,399£3.8m
116 Michael Jarvis 44 36 1970 to 2010 £4,273,504£4.3m
117 Jack Jarvis 44 17 1922 to 1968 £1,500,000£1.5m
118 Maurice Zilber 44 31 1970 to 2001 £1,500,000£1.5m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Andrew Balding won?

47, across 33 different races between 2003 and 2026. That is 108th of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race Andrew Balding has won?

the Dubai Sheema Classic, worth £4,511,278 and run in the United Arab Emirates. Andrew Balding won it in 2005.

Which race has Andrew Balding won most often?

the Dante Stakes, 3 times at York Racecourse. 8 of these races have gone to Andrew Balding more than once.

How much prize money has Andrew Balding 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: 47 wins, the biggest of them worth £4,511,278.

When did Andrew Balding win these races?

Between 2003 and 2026. The busiest spell was 2024-25, with 9 of them.

Where to next

The races Andrew Balding has won, and the trainers around them

The races Andrew Balding has won

The trainers either side

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