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TRAINER · 52nd BY BIG-RACE WINS

Barry Hills

80 wins in the world's richest races between 1970 and 2011, across 43 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 80
BIGGEST WIN £4.3m
RACES WON 43
FIRST AND LAST 1970 to 2011
COUNTRIES 5

When the wins came

80 wins from 1970 to 2011, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1971-73, 9 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Barry Hills took 9 of these 80 in 1971-73 alone.

The races Barry Hills keeps winning

By number of wins

16 won more than once

Dee Stakes 11 Chester Vase 4 Blue Riband Trial Stakes 4 Esher Cup 4 European Free Handicap 4 Sandy Lane Stakes 3 Thoroughbred Stakes 3 Craven Stakes 3 Feilden Stakes 3 2000 Guineas Stakes 2 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud 2 Hampton Court Stakes 2

Every big race Barry Hills has won

80 winners, newest first

43 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
2011 Blue Riband Trial Stakes Slumber Michael Hills Great Britain £50,000
2010 European Free Handicap Red Jazz Michael Hills Great Britain £35,000
2010 Sir Henry Cecil Stakes Critical Moment Michael Hills Great Britain £25,500
2010 Thoroughbred Stakes Critical Moment Michael Hills Great Britain £100,000
2009 European Free Handicap Ouqba Richard Hills Great Britain £35,000
2009 Feilden Stakes Redwood Michael Hills Great Britain £55,000
2009 Jersey Stakes Ouqba Tadhg O'Shea Great Britain £110,000
2009 Sandown Classic Trial Above Average Michael Hills Great Britain £85,000
2007 Esher Cup Desert Dew Michael Hills Great Britain £45,000
2007 European Free Handicap Prime Defender Michael Hills Great Britain £35,000
2007 Sandy Lane Stakes Prime Defender Michael Hills Great Britain £125,000
2006 Craven Stakes Killybegs Michael Hills Great Britain £85,000
2006 Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte Captain Marvelous Christophe Soumillon France £162,393
2006 Greenham Stakes Red Clubs Michael Hills Great Britain £55,000
2004 2000 Guineas Stakes Haafhd Richard Hills Great Britain £525,000
2004 Craven Stakes Haafhd Richard Hills Great Britain £85,000
2004 Sandy Lane Stakes Moss Vale Kevin Darley Great Britain £125,000
2002 Dee Stakes Sohaib Richard Hills Great Britain £100,000
2002 Prix Robert Papin Never a Doubt Michael Hills France £111,111
2001 Blue Riband Trial Stakes Storming Home Michael Hills Great Britain £50,000
2001 Chester Vase Mr Combustible Michael Hills Great Britain £140,000
2001 Greenham Stakes Munir Richard Hills Great Britain £55,000
2001 King Edward VII Stakes Storming Home Michael Hills Great Britain £250,500
2001 Lingfield Derby Trial Perfect Sunday Richard Hughes Great Britain £60,000
2001 Sandown Classic Trial Chancellor Michael Hills Great Britain £85,000
1999 Chester Vase Peshtigo Michael Hills Great Britain £140,000
1999 Esher Cup Tiger Talk Michael Hills Great Britain £45,000
1999 Feilden Stakes Golden Snake Michael Hills Great Britain £55,000
1999 King George V Stakes Elmutabaki Richard Hills Great Britain £110,000
1999 Prix Jean Prat Golden Snake Michael Hills France £341,880
1998 Blue Riband Trial Stakes The Glow-Worm Michael Hills Great Britain £50,000
1998 Dee Stakes Prolix Darryll Holland Great Britain £100,000
1997 Esher Cup Amyas Michael Hills Great Britain £45,000
1995 Hampton Court Stakes Juyush Willie Carson Great Britain £150,000
1994 Meilen-Trophy Torch Rouge Willie Carson Germany £59,829
1994 Prix Royal-Oak Moonax Pat Eddery France £299,145
1994 St Leger Stakes Moonax Pat Eddery Great Britain £700,000
1992 Stayers' Hurdle Nomadic Way Jamie Osborne Great Britain £325,000
1990 Dee Stakes Blue Stag Willie Carson Great Britain £100,000
1990 Gallinule Stakes Missionary Ridge Michael Hills Ireland £42,735
1990 Hampton Court Stakes Middle Kingdom Steve Cauthen Great Britain £150,000
1990 Oaks d'Italia Atoll Gary W. Moore Italy £243,590
1990 Premio Regina Elena Atoll Gary W. Moore Italy £91,255
1990 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Distant Relative Pat Eddery France £384,615
1989 Dee Stakes Free Sweater Michael Hills Great Britain £100,000
1989 Prix Robert Papin Ozone Friendly Pat Eddery France £111,111
1988 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Handsome Sailor Michael Hills France £299,145
1988 Thoroughbred Stakes Literati Michael Hills Great Britain £100,000
1987 Dee Stakes Sir Harry Lewis Cash Asmussen Great Britain £100,000
1987 Irish Derby Sir Harry Lewis John Reid Ireland £854,701
1987 Prix de Ris-Orangis Handsome Sailor Ron Quinton France £47,863
1986 Bahrain Trophy Zaubarr Steve Dawson Great Britain £196,740
1986 Sandy Lane Stakes Bridesmaid Richard Hills Great Britain £125,000
1986 St James's Palace Stakes Sure Blade Brent Thomson Great Britain £650,000
1985 Dee Stakes Infantry Brent Thomson Great Britain £100,000
1985 Hamburger Stuten-Preis Swift and Sure Brent Thomson Germany £47,009
1984 Thoroughbred Stakes Fandango Beat Steve Cauthen Great Britain £100,000
1983 Heron Stakes The Noble Player Steve Cauthen Great Britain £45,000
1982 Jersey Stakes Merlin's Charm Steve Cauthen Great Britain £110,000
1981 Craven Stakes Kind of Hush Steve Cauthen Great Britain £85,000
1981 European Free Handicap Motavato Steve Cauthen Great Britain £35,000
1980 Blue Riband Trial Stakes Last Fandango Steve Cauthen Great Britain £50,000
1980 Oettingen-Rennen Miner's Lamp Steve Cauthen Germany £55,556
1979 2000 Guineas Stakes Tap On Wood Steve Cauthen Great Britain £525,000
1979 Chester Vase Cracaval Steve Cauthen Great Britain £140,000
1979 Dee Stakes Two of Diamonds Steve Cauthen Great Britain £100,000
1979 Esher Cup Marquee Universal Steve Cauthen Great Britain £45,000
1978 Feilden Stakes Hawaiian Sound Ernie Johnson Great Britain £55,000
1978 Gordon Stakes Sexton Blake Eddie Hide Great Britain £200,000
1975 Dee Stakes Ravel Willie Carson Great Britain £100,000
1973 Chester Vase Proverb Ernie Johnson Great Britain £140,000
1973 Dee Stakes Natsun Willie Carson Great Britain £100,000
1973 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Rheingold Yves Saint-Martin France £341,880
1973 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Rheingold Lester Piggott France £4,273,504£4.3m
1973 Prix Ganay Rheingold Yves Saint-Martin France £256,410
1972 Dante Stakes Rheingold Ernie Johnson Great Britain £192,200
1972 Dee Stakes Our Mirage Ernie Johnson Great Britain £100,000
1972 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Rheingold Yves Saint-Martin France £341,880
1972 Great Voltigeur Stakes Our Mirage Lester Piggott Great Britain £250,000
1970 Dee Stakes Golden Monad Willie Carson Great Britain £100,000

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 Barry Hills wins

5 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
Great Britain 61 76% St Leger Stakes
France 12 15% Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Germany 3 4% Meilen-Trophy
Ireland 2 3% Irish Derby
Italy 2 3% Oaks d'Italia

The trainers either side

Ranked 52nd of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
42 Dick Hern 89 43 1958 to 1997 £1,500,000£1.5m
43 Bruno Schütz 88 36 1971 to 1997 £555,556
44 Philip Hobbs 88 47 1986 to 2026 £450,000
45 Andreas Schütz 87 47 1998 to 2023 £3,040,000£3.0m
46 Henri-Alex Pantall 87 60 1989 to 2026 £854,701
47 Christophe Clement 85 49 1992 to 2024 £1,503,759£1.5m
48 Charles Whittingham 84 30 1956 to 1996 £5,493,600£5.5m
49 Jim Fitzsimmons 83 25 1922 to 1966 £3,759,399£3.8m
50 Sven von Mitzlaff 81 29 1958 to 1986 £555,556
51 Uwe Ostmann 81 40 1979 to 2011 £555,556
53 John Hammond 79 57 1987 to 2011 £4,273,504£4.3m
54 David Smaga 79 52 1979 to 2021 £341,880
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Barry Hills won?

80, across 43 different races between 1970 and 2011. That is 52nd of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race Barry Hills has won?

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, worth £4,273,504 and run in France. Barry Hills won it in 1973.

Which race has Barry Hills won most often?

the Dee Stakes, 11 times at Chester Racecourse. 16 of these races have gone to Barry Hills more than once.

How much prize money has Barry Hills 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: 80 wins, the biggest of them worth £4,273,504.

When did Barry Hills win these races?

Between 1970 and 2011. The busiest spell was 1971-73, with 9 of them.

Where to next

The races Barry Hills has won, and the trainers around them

The races Barry Hills has won

The trainers either side

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