Doug Watson
33 wins in the world's richest races between 2005 and 2025, across 15 different races. The biggest is the Al Quoz Sprint, worth £751,880.
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
33 wins from 2005 to 2025, in 2-year spells
A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Doug Watson took 8 of these 33 in 2018-19 alone.
The races Doug Watson keeps winning
By number of wins
Every big race Doug Watson has won
33 winners, newest first
| Year | Race | Horse | Jockey | Country | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dubai Kahayla Classic | First Classs (US) | Connor Beasely | United Arab Emirates | £201,700 |
| 2024 | Al Maktoum Challenge (thoroughbreds) | Kabirkhan | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £201,700 |
| 2024 | Zabeel Mile | San Donato | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 |
| 2023 | Al Maktoum Mile | Isolate | Tyler Gaffalione | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 |
| 2023 | Firebreak Stakes | Prince Eiji | Sam Hitchcott | United Arab Emirates | £40,340 |
| 2023 | Godolphin Mile | Isolate | Tyler Gaffalione | United Arab Emirates | £751,880 |
| 2023 | Jebel Ali Mile | Fanaar | Dane O'Neill | United Arab Emirates | £115,978 |
| 2022 | Al Maktoum Mile | Golden Goal | Sam Hitchcott | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 |
| 2022 | Dubawi Stakes | Al Tariq | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £40,340 |
| 2021 | Al Shindagha Sprint | Al Tariq | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £40,340 |
| 2021 | Burj Nahaar | Midnight Sands | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £70,595 |
| 2021 | Mahab Al Shimaal | Canvassed | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £70,595 |
| 2021 | UAE Oaks | Mnasek | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 |
| 2020 | Al Maktoum Mile | Kimbear | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 |
| 2020 | Meydan Sprint | Waady | Jim Crowley | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 |
| 2019 | Al Shindagha Sprint | Drafted | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £40,340 |
| 2019 | Burj Nahaar | Muntazah | Jim Crowley | United Arab Emirates | £70,595 |
| 2019 | Firebreak Stakes | Muntazah | Jim Crowley | United Arab Emirates | £40,340 |
| 2019 | Mahab Al Shimaal | Drafted | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £70,595 |
| 2018 | Al Shindagha Sprint | My Catch | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £40,340 |
| 2018 | Burj Nahaar | Kimbear | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £70,595 |
| 2018 | Jebel Ali Mile | Shamaal Nibras | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £115,978 |
| 2018 | UAE Oaks | Rayya | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 |
| 2017 | Al Shindagha Sprint | Cool Cowboy | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £40,340 |
| 2017 | Godolphin Mile | Second Summer | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £751,880 |
| 2016 | Burj Nahaar | Cool Cowboy | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £70,595 |
| 2016 | Godolphin Mile | One Man Band | Sam Hitchcott | United Arab Emirates | £751,880 |
| 2016 | UAE Oaks | Polar River | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £50,425 |
| 2013 | Abu Dhabi Championship | Jutland | Pat Dobbs | United Arab Emirates | £76,646 |
| 2008 | Al Quoz Sprint | Mutamarres | Richard Hills | United Arab Emirates | £751,880 |
| 2007 | Burj Nahaar | Boston Lodge | Eddie Ahern | United Arab Emirates | £70,595 |
| 2007 | Mahab Al Shimaal | Terrific Challenge | Ryan Moore | United Arab Emirates | £70,595 |
| 2005 | Abu Dhabi Championship | Mutasallil | Richard Hills | United Arab Emirates | £76,646 |
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.
The trainers either side
Ranked 171st of 187 on big-race wins
| # | Trainer | Wins | Races | Span | Biggest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 | Ivan Allan | 34 | 9 | 1973 to 2003 | £3,040,000£3.0m |
| 162 | Neil J. Howard | 34 | 27 | 1989 to 2017 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 163 | Frank Butters | 34 | 16 | 1928 to 1949 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 164 | Michael W. McCarthy | 34 | 28 | 2007 to 2026 | £2,255,639£2.3m |
| 165 | Peter Walwyn | 34 | 24 | 1969 to 1995 | £1,500,000£1.5m |
| 166 | Josh Gifford | 34 | 22 | 1973 to 2002 | £400,000 |
| 167 | Christophe Ferland | 34 | 26 | 2011 to 2026 | £512,821 |
| 168 | Doug O'Neill | 33 | 27 | 2005 to 2025 | £3,759,399£3.8m |
| 169 | Bert Mulholland | 33 | 22 | 1936 to 1967 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 170 | Paddy Prendergast | 33 | 15 | 1950 to 1980 | £854,701 |
| 172 | Venetia Williams | 33 | 24 | 1998 to 2026 | £250,000 |
| 173 | Philippe Demercastel | 33 | 26 | 1988 to 2013 | £512,821 |
| 174 | Harro Remmert | 33 | 21 | 1980 to 2002 | £555,556 |
| 175 | Steven M. Asmussen | 32 | 17 | 2001 to 2024 | £5,263,158£5.3m |
| 176 | Edward A. Neloy | 32 | 22 | 1954 to 1970 | £1,127,820£1.1m |
| 177 | Mark Frostad | 32 | 14 | 1994 to 2012 | £3,759,399£3.8m |
| 178 | Joseph Lawson | 32 | 16 | 1929 to 1955 | £1,500,000£1.5m |
| 179 | Luigi Camici | 32 | 19 | 1986 to 2006 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 180 | Gordon W. Richards | 31 | 16 | 1969 to 1998 | £400,000 |
| 181 | W. Elliott Walden | 30 | 27 | 1995 to 2005 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
Frequently asked questions
How many big races has Doug Watson won?
33, across 15 different races between 2005 and 2025. That is 171st of the 187 trainers on this site.
What is the biggest race Doug Watson has won?
the Al Quoz Sprint, worth £751,880 and run in the United Arab Emirates. Doug Watson won it in 2008.
Which race has Doug Watson won most often?
Burj Nahaar, 5 times at Meydan Racecourse. 9 of these races have gone to Doug Watson more than once.
How much prize money has Doug Watson 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: 33 wins, the biggest of them worth £751,880.
When did Doug Watson win these races?
Between 2005 and 2025. The busiest spell was 2018-19, with 8 of them.
Where to next
The races Doug Watson has won, and the trainers around them