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TRAINER · 23rd BY BIG-RACE WINS

Henry Cecil

162 wins in the world's richest races between 1970 and 2011, across 58 different races. The biggest is the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, worth £1,503,759.

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 162
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 58
FIRST AND LAST 1970 to 2011
COUNTRIES 7

When the wins came

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

Best spell: 1989-91, 24 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Henry Cecil took 24 of these 162 in 1989-91 alone.

The races Henry Cecil keeps winning

By number of wins

29 won more than once

Newmarket Stakes 9 Queen's Vase 8 King Edward VII Stakes 7 Dante Stakes 7 Feilden Stakes 7 Hampton Court Stakes 6 Dee Stakes 6 Lingfield Derby Trial 6 Greenham Stakes 6 Cocked Hat Stakes 5 Epsom Derby 4 St Leger Stakes 4

Every big race Henry Cecil has won

162 winners, newest first

58 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
2011 2000 Guineas Stakes Frankel Tom Queally Great Britain £525,000
2011 Al Maktoum Challenge (thoroughbreds) Twice Over Tom Queally United Arab Emirates £201,700
2011 Greenham Stakes Frankel Tom Queally Great Britain £55,000
2010 Lingfield Derby Trial Bullet Train Tom Queally Great Britain £60,000
2010 Prix Vermeille Midday Tom Queally France £512,821
2009 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf Midday (GB) Tom Queally United States £1,503,759£1.5m
2009 King Edward VII Stakes Father Time Eddie Ahern Great Britain £250,500
2008 Craven Stakes Twice Over Ted Durcan Great Britain £85,000
2008 Fairway Stakes Unnefer Ted Durcan Great Britain £40,000
2008 Newmarket Stakes Kandahar Run Ted Durcan Great Britain £55,000
2008 Prix Eugène Adam Twice Over Ted Durcan France £111,111
2006 Critérium de Saint-Cloud Passage of Time Richard Hughes France £213,675
2006 Noel Murless Stakes Novellara Richard Hughes Great Britain £100,000
2006 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano Multidimensional Christophe Lemaire France £341,880
2005 Sandy Lane Stakes Camacho Richard Hughes Great Britain £125,000
2002 Hampton Court Stakes Burning Sun Richard Quinn Great Britain £150,000
2002 Prix Eugène Adam Burning Sun Richard Quinn France £111,111
2000 Grand Prix de Paris Beat Hollow Richard Quinn France £512,821
2000 King Edward VII Stakes Subtle Power Richard Quinn Great Britain £250,500
2000 Newmarket Stakes Beat Hollow Richard Quinn Great Britain £55,000
1999 Dee Stakes Oath Kieren Fallon Great Britain £100,000
1999 Epsom Derby Oath Kieren Fallon Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1999 Grand Prix de Chantilly Capri Kieren Fallon France £111,111
1999 Greenham Stakes Enrique Kieren Fallon Great Britain £55,000
1999 Queen's Vase Endorsement Kieren Fallon Great Britain £262,500
1998 Fairway Stakes Royal Anthem Kieren Fallon Great Britain £40,000
1998 King Edward VII Stakes Royal Anthem Kieren Fallon Great Britain £250,500
1998 Newmarket Stakes Dr Fong Kieren Fallon Great Britain £55,000
1998 Prix André Baboin Great Dane Kieren Fallon France £44,444
1998 Prix Eugène Adam Dr Fong Kieren Fallon France £111,111
1998 St James's Palace Stakes Dr Fong Kieren Fallon Great Britain £650,000
1998 Thoroughbred Stakes Great Dane Kieren Fallon Great Britain £100,000
1996 Feilden Stakes Storm Trooper Pat Eddery Great Britain £55,000
1996 Great Voltigeur Stakes Dushyantor Pat Eddery Great Britain £250,000
1995 Esher Cup Holtye Pat Eddery Great Britain £45,000
1995 Heron Stakes Peace Envoy Pat Eddery Great Britain £45,000
1995 Queen's Vase Stelvio Michael Kinane Great Britain £262,500
1994 Cocked Hat Stakes Opera Score Pat Eddery Great Britain £60,000
1994 Craven Stakes King's Theatre Michael Kinane Great Britain £85,000
1994 Dee Stakes Cicerao Walter Swinburn Great Britain £100,000
1994 Feilden Stakes Cicerao Walter Swinburn Great Britain £55,000
1994 Lingfield Derby Trial Hawker's News Walter Swinburn Great Britain £60,000
1993 Chester Vase Armiger Pat Eddery Great Britain £140,000
1993 Dante Stakes Tenby Pat Eddery Great Britain £192,200
1993 Epsom Derby Commander in Chief Michael Kinane Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1993 Feilden Stakes Placerville Pat Eddery Great Britain £55,000
1993 Glasgow Stakes Commander in Chief Pat Eddery Great Britain £55,000
1993 Irish Derby Commander in Chief Pat Eddery Ireland £854,701
1993 Jersey Stakes Ardkinglass Willie Ryan Great Britain £110,000
1993 Newmarket Stakes Tenby Pat Eddery Great Britain £55,000
1992 Chester Vase Twist and Turn Steve Cauthen Great Britain £140,000
1992 European Free Handicap Pursuit of Love Pat Eddery Great Britain £35,000
1992 Feilden Stakes Twist and Turn Steve Cauthen Great Britain £55,000
1992 Preis der Deutschen Einheit Perpendicular Willie Ryan Germany £68,376
1992 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp All At Sea Pat Eddery France £384,615
1992 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère Tenby Pat Eddery France £341,880
1992 Prix Maurice de Gheest Pursuit of Love Michael Kinane France £324,786
1991 Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf Redden Burn Willie Ryan Germany £47,009
1991 Prix de Pomone Patricia Steve Cauthen France £111,111
1991 Queen's Vase Jendali Steve Cauthen Great Britain £262,500
1990 Chester Vase Belmez Steve Cauthen Great Britain £140,000
1990 Cocked Hat Stakes Razeen Steve Cauthen Great Britain £60,000
1990 Great Voltigeur Stakes Belmez Steve Cauthen Great Britain £250,000
1990 King Edward VII Stakes Private Tender Steve Cauthen Great Britain £250,500
1990 March Stakes River God Steve Cauthen Great Britain £100,000
1990 Prix de Diane Rafha Willie Carson France £854,701
1990 Prix de Royallieu Madame Dubois Pat Eddery France £256,410
1990 Queen's Vase River God Steve Cauthen Great Britain £262,500
1990 St James's Palace Stakes Shavian Steve Cauthen Great Britain £650,000
1989 Blue Riband Trial Stakes Shining Steel Steve Cauthen Great Britain £50,000
1989 Chester Vase Old Vic Steve Cauthen Great Britain £140,000
1989 Gallinule Stakes Porter Rhodes Paul Eddery Ireland £42,735
1989 Glasgow Stakes Monsagem Steve Cauthen Great Britain £55,000
1989 Great Voltigeur Stakes Zalazl Steve Cauthen Great Britain £250,000
1989 Hampton Court Stakes Spritsail Steve Cauthen Great Britain £150,000
1989 Irish Derby Old Vic Steve Cauthen Ireland £854,701
1989 March Stakes Michelozzo Steve Cauthen Great Britain £100,000
1989 Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan) Indian Skimmer Steve Cauthen France £213,675
1989 Prix du Jockey Club Old Vic Steve Cauthen France £1,282,051£1.3m
1989 Sandown Classic Trial Old Vic Steve Cauthen Great Britain £85,000
1989 St Leger Stakes Michelozzo Steve Cauthen Great Britain £700,000
1988 Glasgow Stakes Atlaal Steve Cauthen Great Britain £55,000
1988 Prix de la Forêt Salse Willie Carson France £299,145
1987 Dante Stakes Reference Point Steve Cauthen Great Britain £192,200
1987 Epsom Derby Reference Point Steve Cauthen Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1987 Feilden Stakes Legal Bid Steve Cauthen Great Britain £55,000
1987 Great Voltigeur Stakes Reference Point Steve Cauthen Great Britain £250,000
1987 Hampton Court Stakes Russian Steppe Steve Cauthen Great Britain £150,000
1987 Jersey Stakes Midyan Steve Cauthen Great Britain £110,000
1987 Lingfield Derby Trial Legal Bid Steve Cauthen Great Britain £60,000
1987 Premio Roma Orban Steve Cauthen Italy £206,838
1987 Prix de Diane Indian Skimmer Steve Cauthen France £854,701
1987 Prix Saint-Alary Indian Skimmer Steve Cauthen France £213,675
1987 Queen's Vase Arden Steve Cauthen Great Britain £262,500
1987 Sandy Lane Stakes Gayane Willie Ryan Great Britain £125,000
1987 St Leger Stakes Reference Point Steve Cauthen Great Britain £700,000
1986 Dee Stakes Faraway Dancer Steve Cauthen Great Britain £100,000
1986 Gran Premio d'Italia El Cuite Steve Cauthen Italy £37,607
1986 Greenham Stakes Faustus Steve Cauthen Great Britain £55,000
1986 Heron Stakes Faustus Steve Cauthen Great Britain £45,000
1986 King Edward VII Stakes Bonhomie Steve Cauthen Great Britain £250,500
1986 Lingfield Derby Trial Mashkour Steve Cauthen Great Britain £60,000
1986 Newmarket Stakes Verd-Antique Steve Cauthen Great Britain £55,000
1986 Prix Royal-Oak El Cuite Steve Cauthen France £299,145
1985 Cocked Hat Stakes Lanfranco Steve Cauthen Great Britain £60,000
1985 Epsom Derby Slip Anchor Steve Cauthen Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1985 Hampton Court Stakes Skaramanga Steve Cauthen Great Britain £150,000
1985 King Edward VII Stakes Lanfranco Steve Cauthen Great Britain £250,500
1985 King George V Stakes Grand Pavois Steve Cauthen Great Britain £110,000
1985 Lingfield Derby Trial Slip Anchor Steve Cauthen Great Britain £60,000
1985 Newmarket Stakes Slip Anchor Steve Cauthen Great Britain £55,000
1985 St Leger Stakes Oh So Sharp Steve Cauthen Great Britain £700,000
1984 Dante Stakes Claude Monet Steve Cauthen Great Britain £192,200
1984 Easter Stakes Keen Lester Piggott Great Britain £40,000
1984 Feilden Stakes Trojan Fen Lester Piggott Great Britain £55,000
1984 Newmarket Stakes Claude Monet Steve Cauthen Great Britain £55,000
1983 Gordon Stakes John French Lester Piggott Great Britain £200,000
1982 Dante Stakes Simply Great Lester Piggott Great Britain £192,200
1982 Dee Stakes Ivano Lester Piggott Great Britain £100,000
1982 European Free Handicap Match Winner Lester Piggott Great Britain £35,000
1982 Feilden Stakes Ivano Lester Piggott Great Britain £55,000
1982 Greenham Stakes Cajun Lester Piggott Great Britain £55,000
1982 Hampton Court Stakes Lyphmas Lester Piggott Great Britain £150,000
1982 Newmarket Stakes Mr Fluorocarbon Lester Piggott Great Britain £55,000
1981 Prix Royal-Oak Ardross Lester Piggott France £299,145
1980 Dante Stakes Hello Gorgeous Joe Mercer Great Britain £192,200
1980 King Edward VII Stakes Light Cavalry Joe Mercer Great Britain £250,500
1980 Lingfield Derby Trial Ginistrelli Joe Mercer Great Britain £60,000
1980 St Leger Stakes Light Cavalry Joe Mercer Great Britain £700,000
1979 Craven Stakes Lyphard's Wish Joe Mercer Great Britain £85,000
1979 Dante Stakes Lyphard's Wish Joe Mercer Great Britain £192,200
1979 Greenham Stakes Kris Joe Mercer Great Britain £55,000
1979 Heron Stakes Kris Joe Mercer Great Britain £45,000
1979 Newmarket Stakes Masked Marvel Joe Mercer Great Britain £55,000
1979 St James's Palace Stakes Kris Joe Mercer Great Britain £650,000
1979 Thoroughbred Stakes Tahitian King Joe Mercer Great Britain £100,000
1978 March Stakes Le Moss Joe Mercer Great Britain £100,000
1978 Queen's Vase Le Moss Geoff Baxter Great Britain £262,500
1977 Cocked Hat Stakes Royal Blend Joe Mercer Great Britain £60,000
1977 Dee Stakes Royal Plume Joe Mercer Great Britain £100,000
1976 2000 Guineas Stakes Wollow Gianfranco Dettori Great Britain £525,000
1976 Cocked Hat Stakes General Ironside Lester Piggott Great Britain £60,000
1976 Dee Stakes Great Idea Alan Bond Great Britain £100,000
1976 Greenham Stakes Wollow Gianfranco Dettori Great Britain £55,000
1976 Queen's Vase General Ironside Lester Piggott Great Britain £262,500
1975 2000 Guineas Stakes Bolkonski Gianfranco Dettori Great Britain £525,000
1975 St James's Palace Stakes Bolkonski Gianfranco Dettori Great Britain £650,000
1974 Hampton Court Stakes Arthurian Lester Piggott Great Britain £150,000
1974 Thoroughbred Stakes Peter Prompt Lester Piggott Great Britain £100,000
1972 Queen's Vase Falkland Greville Starkey Great Britain £262,500
1970 Dante Stakes Approval Greville Starkey Great Britain £192,200

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 Henry Cecil wins

7 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
Great Britain 120 74% Epsom Derby
France 22 14% Prix du Jockey Club
Ireland 3 2% Irish Derby
Italy 2 1% Premio Roma
Germany 2 1% Preis der Deutschen Einheit
United States 1 1% Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
United Arab Emirates 1 1% Al Maktoum Challenge (thoroughbreds)

The trainers either side

Ranked 23rd of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
13 Jean-Claude Rouget 220 91 1989 to 2026 £4,273,504£4.3m
14 Heinz Jentzsch 220 50 1967 to 1999 £5,493,600£5.5m
15 Nicky Henderson 215 67 1983 to 2026 £646,880
16 Peter Schiergen 215 68 1998 to 2026 £4,273,504£4.3m
17 Michael Stoute 190 75 1977 to 2023 £9,022,556£9.0m
18 Charlie Appleby 186 103 2013 to 2026 £5,291,005£5.3m
19 Chad C. Brown 182 74 2008 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
20 Pascal Bary 181 93 1982 to 2024 £9,022,556£9.0m
21 Andreas Wöhler 180 69 1990 to 2026 £5,291,005£5.3m
22 Willie Mullins 175 51 1995 to 2026 £3,759,399£3.8m
24 Élie Lellouche 156 77 1985 to 2014 £4,273,504£4.3m
25 John Dunlop 146 89 1968 to 2011 £1,500,000£1.5m
26 Robert J. Frankel 143 82 1973 to 2008 £5,493,600£5.5m
27 Robert Collet 137 79 1978 to 2015 £5,493,600£5.5m
28 C. R. McGaughey III 128 68 1978 to 2025 £1,503,759£1.5m
29 Martin Pipe 128 46 1981 to 2006 £450,000
30 Brad H. Cox 122 79 2017 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
31 Freddy Head 114 71 1999 to 2021 £4,511,278£4.5m
32 Carlos Laffon-Parias 107 68 1995 to 2024 £4,273,504£4.3m
33 Woody Stephens 106 55 1949 to 1989 £3,759,399£3.8m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Henry Cecil won?

162, across 58 different races between 1970 and 2011. That is 23rd of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race Henry Cecil has won?

the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. Henry Cecil won it in 2009.

Which race has Henry Cecil won most often?

the Newmarket Stakes, 9 times at Rowley Mile. 29 of these races have gone to Henry Cecil more than once.

How much prize money has Henry Cecil 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: 162 wins, the biggest of them worth £1,503,759.

When did Henry Cecil win these races?

Between 1970 and 2011. The busiest spell was 1989-91, with 24 of them.

Where to next

The races Henry Cecil has won, and the trainers around them

The races Henry Cecil has won

The trainers either side

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