Ivan Allan
34 wins in the world's richest races between 1973 and 2003, across 9 different races. The biggest is the Hong Kong Mile, worth £3,040,000.
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
34 wins from 1973 to 2003, in 3-year spells
A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Ivan Allan took 10 of these 34 in 1998-00 alone.
The races Ivan Allan keeps winning
By number of wins
Every big race Ivan Allan has won
34 winners, newest first
| Year | Race | Horse | Jockey | Country | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Hong Kong Gold Cup | Olympic Express | Eric Saint-Martin | Hong Kong | £1,140,000£1.1m |
| 2003 | Sha Tin Trophy | Self Flit | Weichong Marwing | Hong Kong | £403,750 |
| 2002 | Centenary Sprint Cup | Firebolt | Frankie Dettori | Hong Kong | £1,140,000£1.1m |
| 2002 | Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup | Cheers Hong Kong | Douglas Whyte | Hong Kong | £1,235,000£1.2m |
| 2002 | Hong Kong Derby | Olympic Express | Weichong Marwing | Hong Kong | £2,280,000£2.3m |
| 2002 | Hong Kong Mile | Olympic Express | Weichong Marwing | Hong Kong | £3,040,000£3.0m |
| 2001 | Chairman's Sprint Prize | Fairy King Prawn | Weichong Marwing | Hong Kong | £1,900,000£1.9m |
| 2001 | Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup | Oriental Express | Felix Coetzee | Hong Kong | £1,235,000£1.2m |
| 2001 | Hong Kong Stewards' Cup | Fairy King Prawn | Robbie Fradd | Hong Kong | £1,140,000£1.1m |
| 2000 | Chairman's Sprint Prize | Tajasur | Basil Marcus | Hong Kong | £1,900,000£1.9m |
| 2000 | Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup | Housemaster | Robbie Fradd | Hong Kong | £1,235,000£1.2m |
| 1999 | Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup | Oriental Express | Eric Saint-Martin | Hong Kong | £1,235,000£1.2m |
| 1999 | Hong Kong Derby | Holy Grail | David Harrison | Hong Kong | £2,280,000£2.3m |
| 1999 | Hong Kong Gold Cup | Indigenous | Douglas Whyte | Hong Kong | £1,140,000£1.1m |
| 1998 | Chairman's Sprint Prize | Oriental Express | Douglas Whyte | Hong Kong | £1,900,000£1.9m |
| 1998 | Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup | Indigenous | Basil Marcus | Hong Kong | £1,235,000£1.2m |
| 1998 | Hong Kong Gold Cup | Indigenous | Basil Marcus | Hong Kong | £1,140,000£1.1m |
| 1998 | Hong Kong Stewards' Cup | Billion Win | Felix Coetzee | Hong Kong | £1,140,000£1.1m |
| 1998 | Sha Tin Trophy | Indigenous | Eric Saint-Martin | Hong Kong | £403,750 |
| 1997 | Chairman's Sprint Prize | Quick Action | Eric Saint-Martin | Hong Kong | £1,900,000£1.9m |
| 1997 | Hong Kong Derby | Oriental Express | Basil Marcus | Hong Kong | £2,280,000£2.3m |
| 1996 | Chairman's Sprint Prize | Mr. Vitality | Basil Marcus | Hong Kong | £1,900,000£1.9m |
| 1996 | Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup | Privilege | Basil Marcus | Hong Kong | £1,235,000£1.2m |
| 1995 | Chairman's Sprint Prize | Mr. Vitality | Basil Marcus | Hong Kong | £1,900,000£1.9m |
| 1995 | Hong Kong Stewards' Cup | Mr. Vitality | Basil Marcus | Hong Kong | £1,140,000£1.1m |
| 1990 | Singapore Gold Cup | Danzadancer | Rick Dominguez | Singapore | £581,400 |
| 1989 | Singapore Gold Cup | Colonial Chief | Oo Khuang Liang | Singapore | £581,400 |
| 1984 | Singapore Gold Cup | Big Chief | Tony Cruz | Singapore | £581,400 |
| 1982 | Singapore Gold Cup | Siapa Rajah IV | Terry G. Lucas | Singapore | £581,400 |
| 1981 | Singapore Gold Cup | Taman Singapura | Gerry Donnelly | Singapore | £581,400 |
| 1980 | Singapore Gold Cup | Saas Fee | John A. Murray | Singapore | £581,400 |
| 1978 | Singapore Gold Cup | Saas Fee | Noel Harris | Singapore | £581,400 |
| 1976 | Singapore Gold Cup | San Retta | Terry G. Lucas | Singapore | £581,400 |
| 1973 | Singapore Gold Cup | Firebrand | Des Coleman | Singapore | £581,400 |
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 Ivan Allan wins
2 countries
| Country | Wins | Share | Biggest race won there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 25 | 74% | Hong Kong Mile |
| Singapore | 9 | 26% | Singapore Gold Cup |
The trainers either side
Ranked 161st of 187 on big-race wins
| # | Trainer | Wins | Races | Span | Biggest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 160 | Ryan Price | 35 | 24 | 1948 to 1982 | £450,000 |
| 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 |
| 171 | Doug Watson | 33 | 15 | 2005 to 2025 | £751,880 |
Frequently asked questions
How many big races has Ivan Allan won?
34, across 9 different races between 1973 and 2003. That is 161st of the 187 trainers on this site.
What is the biggest race Ivan Allan has won?
the Hong Kong Mile, worth £3,040,000 and run in Hong Kong. Ivan Allan won it in 2002.
Which race has Ivan Allan won most often?
the Singapore Gold Cup, 9 times at Singapore Turf Club. 7 of these races have gone to Ivan Allan more than once.
How much prize money has Ivan Allan 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: 34 wins, the biggest of them worth £3,040,000.
When did Ivan Allan win these races?
Between 1973 and 2003. The busiest spell was 1998-00, with 10 of them.
Where to next
The races Ivan Allan has won, and the trainers around them