Bernard Sécly
37 wins in the world's richest races between 1976 and 2002, across 19 different races. The biggest is the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, worth £726,496.
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.
When the wins came
37 wins from 1976 to 2002, in 3-year spells
A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Bernard Sécly took 7 of these 37 in 1980-82 alone.
The races Bernard Sécly keeps winning
By number of wins
Every big race Bernard Sécly has won
37 winners, newest first
| Year | Race | Horse | Jockey | Country | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris | El Paso III | Laurent Métais | France | £726,496 |
| 2001 | Prix La Haye Jousselin | El Paso III | Laurent Métais | France | £444,444 |
| 1999 | Prix La Haye Jousselin | Al Capone II | Jean-Yves Beaurain | France | £444,444 |
| 1998 | Prix La Haye Jousselin | Al Capone II | Jean-Yves Beaurain | France | £444,444 |
| 1997 | Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris | Al Capone II | Jean-Yves Beaurain | France | £726,496 |
| 1997 | Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil | Bog Frog | Jean-Yves Beaurain | France | £299,145 |
| 1997 | Prix La Haye Jousselin | Al Capone II | Jean-Yves Beaurain | France | £444,444 |
| 1996 | Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil | Earl Grant | Jean-Yves Beaurain | France | £299,145 |
| 1996 | Prix La Haye Jousselin | Al Capone II | Jean-Yves Beaurain | France | £444,444 |
| 1995 | Prix La Haye Jousselin | Al Capone II | Jean-Yves Beaurain | France | £444,444 |
| 1994 | Prix La Haye Jousselin | Al Capone II | Jean-Yves Beaurain | France | £444,444 |
| 1993 | Prix Ferdinand Dufaure | Earl Grant | Jean-Yves Beaurain | France | £188,034 |
| 1993 | Prix La Haye Jousselin | Al Capone II | Jean-Yves Beaurain | France | £444,444 |
| 1991 | Gran Premio del Jockey Club | Passing Sale | Alain Lequeux | Italy | £235,043 |
| 1991 | Prix du Prince d'Orange | Passing Sale | David Bouland | France | £68,376 |
| 1990 | Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris | Katko | Jean-Yves Beaurain | France | £726,496 |
| 1990 | Prix du Conseil de Paris | Passing Sale | Gérald Mossé | France | £111,111 |
| 1989 | Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris | Katko | Jean-Yves Beaurain | France | £726,496 |
| 1989 | Prix La Haye Jousselin | Katko | Jean-Yves Beaurain | France | £444,444 |
| 1988 | Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris | Katko | Dominique Vincent | France | £726,496 |
| 1987 | Critérium de Saint-Cloud | Waki River | Alain Lequeux | France | £213,675 |
| 1987 | Prix Ferdinand Dufaure | Katko | Jean-Yves Beaurain | France | £188,034 |
| 1987 | Prix Isonomy | Waki River | Alain Lequeux | France | £47,009 |
| 1986 | Prix de la Nonette | Galunpe | Alfred Gibert | France | £111,111 |
| 1986 | Prix de Malleret | Galunpe | Alfred Gibert | France | £111,111 |
| 1985 | Prix d'Aumale | Galunpe | Jean-Luc Kessas | France | £47,863 |
| 1984 | Prix André Baboin | Monjal | Jean-Luc Kessas | France | £44,444 |
| 1982 | Prix Hocquart | Cadoudal | Jean-Luc Kessas | France | £111,111 |
| 1982 | Prix Royal-Oak | Denel | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £299,145 |
| 1981 | Prix du Conseil de Paris | Rahotep | Jean-Luc Kessas | France | £111,111 |
| 1981 | Prix Hocquart | Rahotep | Jean-Luc Kessas | France | £111,111 |
| 1980 | Grand Prix de Paris | Valiant Heart | Alfred Gibert | France | £512,821 |
| 1980 | Prix Gérald de Geoffre | What a Joy | Jean-Luc Kessas | France | £68,376 |
| 1980 | Prix Maurice de Nieuil | Buckpoint | Jean-Luc Kessas | France | £111,111 |
| 1979 | Prix Ganay | Frere Basile | Jean-Luc Kessas | France | £256,410 |
| 1978 | Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris | Mon Filleul | Jean-Luc Llorens | France | £726,496 |
| 1976 | Prix Ferdinand Dufaure | Seventh Heaven | Jacques Morin | France | £188,034 |
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 Bernard Sécly wins
2 countries
| Country | Wins | Share | Biggest race won there |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 36 | 97% | Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris |
| Italy | 1 | 3% | Gran Premio del Jockey Club |
The trainers either side
Ranked 149th of 187 on big-race wins
| # | Trainer | Wins | Races | Span | Biggest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139 | Jessica Harrington | 39 | 28 | 1996 to 2026 | £854,701 |
| 140 | Peter Easterby | 39 | 20 | 1967 to 1991 | £646,880 |
| 141 | Vittorio Caruso | 39 | 23 | 1991 to 2011 | £447,692 |
| 142 | Jens Hirschberger | 39 | 25 | 2007 to 2018 | £555,556 |
| 143 | Tony Cruz | 38 | 13 | 1997 to 2023 | £3,800,000£3.8m |
| 144 | Joseph O'Brien | 38 | 32 | 2017 to 2026 | £5,291,005£5.3m |
| 145 | Colin Tizzard | 38 | 28 | 2008 to 2022 | £646,880 |
| 146 | Fred Darling | 37 | 15 | 1907 to 1947 | £1,500,000£1.5m |
| 147 | Sam Hildreth | 37 | 12 | 1899 to 1929 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 148 | J. Elliott Burch | 37 | 20 | 1950 to 1984 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 150 | Roger Charlton | 37 | 33 | 1990 to 2019 | £4,511,278£4.5m |
| 151 | Jean-Marie Béguigné | 37 | 29 | 1984 to 2011 | £1,282,051£1.3m |
| 152 | Richard Hannon Jr. | 37 | 27 | 2014 to 2024 | £650,000 |
| 153 | MacKenzie Miller | 36 | 22 | 1956 to 1994 | £3,759,399£3.8m |
| 154 | James E. Day | 36 | 21 | 1984 to 2001 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 155 | John M. Veitch | 35 | 29 | 1977 to 1992 | £5,263,158£5.3m |
| 156 | Murray Baker | 35 | 16 | 1990 to 2022 | £2,645,503£2.6m |
| 157 | Alec Taylor Jr. | 35 | 11 | 1905 to 1927 | £700,000 |
| 158 | Tom Dreaper | 35 | 13 | 1946 to 1971 | £646,880 |
| 159 | John Fellows | 35 | 26 | 1971 to 1995 | £854,701 |
Frequently asked questions
How many big races has Bernard Sécly won?
37, across 19 different races between 1976 and 2002. That is 149th of the 187 trainers on this site.
What is the biggest race Bernard Sécly has won?
the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris, worth £726,496 and run in France. Bernard Sécly won it in 2002, 1997, 1990, 1989, 1988, 1978.
Which race has Bernard Sécly won most often?
Prix La Haye Jousselin, 9 times at Auteuil Racecourse. 6 of these races have gone to Bernard Sécly more than once.
How much prize money has Bernard Sécly 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: 37 wins, the biggest of them worth £726,496.
When did Bernard Sécly win these races?
Between 1976 and 2002. The busiest spell was 1980-82, with 7 of them.
Where to next
The races Bernard Sécly has won, and the trainers around them
The races Bernard Sécly has won
- Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris
- Grand Prix de Paris
- Prix La Haye Jousselin
- Grande Course de Haies d'Auteuil
- Prix Royal-Oak
- Prix Ganay
- Gran Premio del Jockey Club
- Critérium de Saint-Cloud
- Prix Ferdinand Dufaure
- Prix du Conseil de Paris
- Prix de la Nonette
- Prix de Malleret
- Prix Hocquart
- Prix Maurice de Nieuil
- Prix du Prince d'Orange
- Prix Gérald de Geoffre
- Prix d'Aumale
- Prix Isonomy
- Prix André Baboin