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TRAINER · 98th BY BIG-RACE WINS

John Cunnington Jr.

51 wins in the world's richest races between 1962 and 1991, across 42 different races. The biggest is Prix Jacques Le Marois, worth £854,701.

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 51
BIGGEST WIN £855k
RACES WON 42
FIRST AND LAST 1962 to 1991
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

51 wins from 1962 to 1991, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1977-79, 17 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: John Cunnington Jr. took 17 of these 51 in 1977-79 alone.

The races John Cunnington Jr. keeps winning

By number of wins

8 won more than once

Prix du Moulin de Longchamp 3 Prix Jacques Le Marois 2 Prix Morny 2 Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan) 2 Prix Lupin 2 Prix du Conseil de Paris 2 Prix du Petit Couvert 2 Prix Vanteaux 2 Poule d'Essai des Poulains 1 Grand Prix de Paris 1 Prix de l'Opéra 1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches 1

Every big race John Cunnington Jr. has won

51 winners, newest first

42 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
1991 Prix du Lys Strike Oil Alain Lequeux France £68,376
1987 Prix André Baboin Grand Fleuve Maurice Philipperon France £44,444
1987 Prix Cléopâtre Birthday Fever Maurice Philipperon France £68,376
1986 Prix du Petit Couvert Parioli Maurice Philipperon France £68,376
1986 Prix Jean de Chaudenay Premier Role Maurice Philipperon France £81,197
1985 Prix du Palais-Royal Spectacular Joke Maurice Philipperon France £68,376
1985 Prix Yacowlef River Dancer Maurice Philipperon France £47,009
1984 Prix de Royaumont Odyssee Jean-Claude Desaint France £68,376
1984 Prix du Petit Couvert Parioli Maurice Philipperon France £68,376
1984 Prix Isonomy Premier Role Maurice Philipperon France £47,009
1983 Prix Bertrand du Breuil Pampabird Maurice Philipperon France £68,376
1983 Prix Daniel Wildenstein Pampabird Maurice Philipperon France £170,940
1983 Prix de Psyché Green Reef Maurice Philipperon France £47,863
1983 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Luth Enchantee Maurice Philipperon France £384,615
1983 Prix Jacques Le Marois Luth Enchantee Maurice Philipperon France £854,701
1983 Prix Messidor Pampabird Maurice Philipperon France £68,376
1983 Prix Rothschild Luth Enchantee Maurice Philipperon France £256,410
1982 Grand Prix de Deauville Real Shadai Maurice Philipperon France £170,940
1982 Prix de la Porte Maillot Exclusive Order Maurice Philipperon France £47,863
1981 Prix de Guiche Silky Baby Maurice Philipperon France £68,376
1981 Prix du Calvados Exclusive Order Dominique Vincent France £111,111
1980 La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte Discretion Maurice Philipperon France £68,376
1980 Prix de Malleret Luth de Saron Maurice Philipperon France £111,111
1980 Prix du Conseil de Paris En Calcat Maurice Philipperon France £111,111
1980 Prix Lupin Belgio Maurice Philipperon France £170,940
1980 Prix Vanteaux Luth de Saron Maurice Philipperon France £68,376
1979 Grand Prix de Chantilly Noir et Or Maurice Philipperon France £111,111
1979 Poule d'Essai des Poulains Irish River Maurice Philipperon France £512,821
1979 Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan) Irish River Maurice Philipperon France £213,675
1979 Prix d'Hédouville Noir et Or Maurice Philipperon France £68,376
1979 Prix de Fontainebleau Irish River Maurice Philipperon France £68,376
1979 Prix des Réservoirs Light of Realm Maurice Philipperon France £68,376
1979 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Irish River Maurice Philipperon France £384,615
1979 Prix Jacques Le Marois Irish River Maurice Philipperon France £854,701
1979 Prix Vanteaux Three Troikas Freddy Head France £68,376
1978 Prix des Chênes Discretion Maurice Philipperon France £47,863
1978 Prix du Bois Irish River Maurice Philipperon France £68,376
1978 Prix du Conseil de Paris Noir et Or Maurice Philipperon France £111,111
1978 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère Irish River Maurice Philipperon France £341,880
1978 Prix Morny Irish River Maurice Philipperon France £299,145
1978 Prix Noailles Gracias Jean-Claude Desaint France £68,376
1977 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Pharly Maurice Philipperon France £384,615
1977 Prix Lupin Pharly Maurice Philipperon France £170,940
1976 Prix de l'Opéra Dona Barod Maurice Philipperon France £427,350
1976 Prix de la Forêt Pharly Maurice Philipperon France £299,145
1975 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud Un Kopeck Maurice Philipperon France £341,880
1970 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches Pampered Miss Maurice Philipperon France £427,350
1970 Prix Ganay Grandier Maurice Philipperon France £256,410
1969 Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan) Grandier Maurice Philipperon France £213,675
1968 Prix Morny Princeline Maurice Philipperon France £299,145
1962 Grand Prix de Paris Armistice Jean Deforge France £512,821

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 98th of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
99 Henk Grewe 51 34 2018 to 2026 £555,556
100 Peter Chapple-Hyam 50 38 1992 to 2012 £1,500,000£1.5m
101 Bruno Grizzetti 50 23 1990 to 2014 £447,692
102 Laz Barrera 49 34 1971 to 1990 £3,759,399£3.8m
103 David Elsworth 49 37 1980 to 2018 £646,880
104 James Rowe Sr. 48 13 1881 to 1928 £3,759,399£3.8m
105 Angel Penna 48 35 1968 to 1990 £4,273,504£4.3m
106 Olivier Douieb 48 38 1977 to 1987 £4,273,504£4.3m
107 Hans Blume 48 33 1991 to 2009 £447,692
108 Andrew Balding 47 34 2003 to 2026 £4,511,278£4.5m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has John Cunnington Jr. won?

51, across 42 different races between 1962 and 1991. That is 98th of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race John Cunnington Jr. has won?

Prix Jacques Le Marois, worth £854,701 and run in France. John Cunnington Jr. won it in 1983, 1979.

Which race has John Cunnington Jr. won most often?

Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, 3 times at Longchamp Racecourse. 8 of these races have gone to John Cunnington Jr. more than once.

How much prize money has John Cunnington Jr. 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: 51 wins, the biggest of them worth £854,701.

When did John Cunnington Jr. win these races?

Between 1962 and 1991. The busiest spell was 1977-79, with 17 of them.

Where to next

The races John Cunnington Jr. has won, and the trainers around them

The races John Cunnington Jr. has won

The trainers either side

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