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TRAINER · 87th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Ian Balding

55 wins in the world's richest races between 1965 and 2001, across 45 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 55
BIGGEST WIN £4.3m
RACES WON 45
FIRST AND LAST 1965 to 2001
COUNTRIES 4

When the wins came

55 wins from 1965 to 2001, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1983-85, 11 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Ian Balding took 11 of these 55 in 1983-85 alone.

The races Ian Balding keeps winning

By number of wins

7 won more than once

Grosser Preis von Baden 3 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp 3 Greenham Stakes 3 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud 2 Bahrain Trophy 2 Preis von Europa 2 Hamburger Stuten-Preis 2 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 1 Epsom Derby 1 Prix de Diane 1 St James's Palace Stakes 1 Grand Prix de Paris 1

Every big race Ian Balding has won

55 winners, newest first

45 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
2001 Premio Carlo Vittadini Nicobar Kevin Darley Italy £103,419
2001 Prix de Cabourg Firebreak Martin Dwyer France £47,863
2000 Easter Stakes Kingsclere Kieren Fallon Great Britain £40,000
1999 Prix Daniel Wildenstein Trans Island Kieren Fallon France £170,940
1998 Feilden Stakes Border Arrow Frankie Dettori Great Britain £55,000
1998 Molyneux Hurdle Grey Shot Jamie Osborne Great Britain £70,000
1998 Prix du Palais-Royal Hidden Meadow Olivier Peslier France £68,376
1997 European Free Handicap Hidden Meadow Frankie Dettori Great Britain £35,000
1997 Prix Eclipse Merlin's Ring Olivier Peslier France £68,376
1995 Bahrain Trophy Grey Shot Frankie Dettori Great Britain £196,740
1995 Prix Gérald de Geoffre Grey Shot Frankie Dettori France £68,376
1995 Prix Morny Tagula Walter Swinburn France £299,145
1994 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Lochsong Frankie Dettori France £299,145
1993 Bahrain Trophy Spring to Action Frankie Dettori Great Britain £196,740
1993 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Lochsong Frankie Dettori France £299,145
1993 Swinton Handicap Hurdle Spinning Jimmy Frost Great Britain £80,000
1991 Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle Crystal Spirit Jimmy Frost Great Britain £150,000
1991 Premio Federico Tesio Bateau Rouge Michel Jerome Italy £112,821
1991 Thoroughbred Stakes Flashfoot Pat Eddery Great Britain £100,000
1990 Gran Premio d'Italia Dashing Blade Brian Rouse Italy £37,607
1990 Prix Eugène Adam Dashing Blade John Matthias France £111,111
1990 St. Leger Italiano Parting Moment Bruce Raymond Italy £55,470
1989 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Silver Fling John Matthias France £299,145
1987 Premio Parioli Lucratif Paul Cook Italy £91,255
1985 Grosser Preis von Baden Gold and Ivory Steve Cauthen Germany £341,880
1984 Gran Premio del Jockey Club Gold and Ivory Steve Cauthen Italy £235,043
1984 Preis von Europa Gold and Ivory Steve Cauthen Germany £106,838
1984 Premio Ribot King of Clubs Paul Cook Italy £34,509
1983 Grand Prix de Chantilly Diamond Shoal Cash Asmussen France £111,111
1983 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Diamond Shoal Steve Cauthen France £341,880
1983 Grosser Preis von Baden Diamond Shoal Steve Cauthen Germany £341,880
1983 Hamburger Stuten-Preis Fields of Spring Paul Cook Germany £47,009
1983 Oettingen-Rennen Drumalis John Matthias Germany £55,556
1983 Prix Berteux Brogan Yves Saint-Martin France £56,410
1983 Zukunfts-Rennen Water Moccasin John Matthias Germany £47,009
1982 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Glint of Gold Pat Eddery France £341,880
1982 Grosser Preis von Baden Glint of Gold Pat Eddery Germany £341,880
1982 Hamburger Stuten-Preis Dreaming Away Paul Cook Germany £47,009
1981 Derby Italiano Glint of Gold John Matthias Italy £447,692
1981 Grand Prix de Paris Glint of Gold John Matthias France £512,821
1981 Great Voltigeur Stakes Glint of Gold John Matthias Great Britain £250,000
1981 Preis von Europa Glint of Gold John Matthias Germany £106,838
1980 Gran Criterium Glint of Gold John Matthias Italy £235,043
1980 Prix de Diane Mrs Penny Lester Piggott France £854,701
1980 Prix Vermeille Mrs Penny John Matthias France £512,821
1978 Cocked Hat Stakes English Harbour Willie Carson Great Britain £60,000
1972 Greenham Stakes Martinmas Philip Waldron Great Britain £55,000
1972 Prix Ganay Mill Reef Geoff Lewis France £256,410
1972 Prix Jean de Chaudenay Example Lester Piggott France £81,197
1971 Epsom Derby Mill Reef Geoff Lewis Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1971 Greenham Stakes Mill Reef Geoff Lewis Great Britain £55,000
1971 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Mill Reef Geoff Lewis France £4,273,504£4.3m
1967 King George V Stakes Sharavogue Geoff Lewis Great Britain £110,000
1965 Greenham Stakes Silly Season Geoff Lewis Great Britain £55,000
1965 St James's Palace Stakes Silly Season Geoff Lewis Great Britain £650,000

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 Ian Balding wins

4 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
France 20 36% Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Great Britain 17 31% Epsom Derby
Italy 9 16% Derby Italiano
Germany 9 16% Grosser Preis von Baden

The trainers either side

Ranked 87th of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
77 Markus Klug 61 36 2013 to 2024 £555,556
78 Max Hirsch 60 25 1915 to 1968 £3,759,399£3.8m
79 Clive Brittain 60 44 1974 to 2008 £5,493,600£5.5m
80 H. Allen Jerkens 60 33 1962 to 2007 £751,880
81 Guy Harwood 60 40 1971 to 1993 £4,273,504£4.3m
82 David Nicholson 59 33 1977 to 1999 £646,880
83 LeRoy Jolley 58 41 1962 to 1991 £3,759,399£3.8m
84 Kiaran McLaughlin 56 41 1994 to 2019 £9,022,556£9.0m
85 Fred Rimell 56 26 1948 to 1981 £646,880
86 Waldemar Hickst 56 35 2006 to 2026 £427,350
88 Hein Bollow 55 29 1968 to 1988 £555,556
89 John Gaver Sr. 54 25 1936 to 1974 £3,759,399£3.8m
90 Jim Bolger 54 24 1978 to 2021 £3,800,000£3.8m
91 Gordon Elliott 54 28 2007 to 2026 £1,000,000£1.0m
92 Noel Murless 53 20 1949 to 1974 £1,500,000£1.5m
93 Alduino Botti 53 23 1982 to 2022 £447,692
94 Dan Skelton 53 36 2014 to 2026 £375,000
95 Nick Zito 52 28 1990 to 2011 £3,759,399£3.8m
96 Fred Winter 52 25 1970 to 1988 £646,880
97 John Moore 51 15 1993 to 2020 £3,800,000£3.8m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Ian Balding won?

55, across 45 different races between 1965 and 2001. That is 87th of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race Ian Balding has won?

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, worth £4,273,504 and run in France. Ian Balding won it in 1971.

Which race has Ian Balding won most often?

Grosser Preis von Baden, 3 times at Iffezheim Racecourse. 7 of these races have gone to Ian Balding more than once.

How much prize money has Ian 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: 55 wins, the biggest of them worth £4,273,504.

When did Ian Balding win these races?

Between 1965 and 2001. The busiest spell was 1983-85, with 11 of them.

Where to next

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

The races Ian Balding has won

The trainers either side

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