Joseph Lawson
32 wins in the world's richest races between 1929 and 1955, across 15 different races. The biggest is the Epsom Derby, worth £1,500,000.
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
32 wins from 1929 to 1955, in 3-year spells
A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Joseph Lawson took 9 of these 32 in 1935-37 alone.
The races Joseph Lawson keeps winning
By number of wins
Every big race Joseph Lawson has won
32 winners, newest first
| Year | Race | Horse | Jockey | Country | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Queen's Vase | Prince Barle | Manny Mercer | Great Britain | £262,500 |
| 1954 | Epsom Derby | Never Say Die | Lester Piggott | Great Britain | £1,500,000£1.5m |
| 1954 | St Leger Stakes | Never Say Die | Charlie Smirke | Great Britain | £700,000 |
| 1951 | Queen's Vase | Faux Pas | Eph Smith | Great Britain | £262,500 |
| 1946 | Gordon Stakes | Fast and Fair | Cliff Richards | Great Britain | £200,000 |
| 1946 | Lingfield Derby Trial | Fast And Fair | Cliff Richards | Great Britain | £60,000 |
| 1945 | 2000 Guineas Stakes | Court Martial | Cliff Richards | Great Britain | £525,000 |
| 1943 | 2000 Guineas Stakes | Kingsway | Sam Wragg | Great Britain | £525,000 |
| 1938 | Chester Vase | Cave Man | Cliff Richards | Great Britain | £140,000 |
| 1938 | Jersey Stakes | Cave Man | Sir Gordon Richards | Great Britain | £110,000 |
| 1937 | Dee Stakes | Sunbather | Steve Donoghue | Great Britain | £100,000 |
| 1937 | Esher Cup | Flag Of Truce | Sir Gordon Richards | Great Britain | £45,000 |
| 1937 | Newmarket Stakes | Cash Book | Gordon Richards | Great Britain | £55,000 |
| 1936 | 2000 Guineas Stakes | Pay Up | Bobby Dick | Great Britain | £525,000 |
| 1936 | European Free Handicap | Pay Up | Jack Sirett | Great Britain | £35,000 |
| 1935 | Chester Vase | Valerius | Tommy Weston | Great Britain | £140,000 |
| 1935 | King Edward VII Stakes | Field Trial | Bobby Dick | Great Britain | £250,500 |
| 1935 | Lingfield Derby Trial | Field Trial | Freddie Fox | Great Britain | £60,000 |
| 1935 | Queen's Vase | Flash Bye | Jack Sirett | Great Britain | £262,500 |
| 1934 | Gordon Stakes | Bright Bird | Bobby Dick | Great Britain | £200,000 |
| 1933 | Jersey Stakes | Fur Tor | Bobby Jones | Great Britain | £110,000 |
| 1933 | Lingfield Derby Trial | Myosotis | Freddie Fox | Great Britain | £60,000 |
| 1932 | 2000 Guineas Stakes | Orwell | Bobby Jones | Great Britain | £525,000 |
| 1932 | Esher Cup | Leighon | Bobby Jones | Great Britain | £45,000 |
| 1932 | Greenham Stakes | Orwell | Bobby Jones | Great Britain | £55,000 |
| 1931 | Greenham Stakes | Link Boy | Bobby Dick | Great Britain | £55,000 |
| 1930 | Craven Stakes | Writ | Bobby Dick | Great Britain | £85,000 |
| 1930 | Jersey Stakes | Paradine | Bobby Jones | Great Britain | £110,000 |
| 1930 | Queen's Vase | Trimdon | Bobby Jones | Great Britain | £262,500 |
| 1929 | Craven Stakes | Cragadour | Richard Perryman | Great Britain | £85,000 |
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.
The trainers either side
Ranked 178th of 187 on big-race wins
| # | Trainer | Wins | Races | Span | Biggest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 182 | Ralph Beckett | 30 | 27 | 2007 to 2025 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 183 | Brian Meehan | 30 | 24 | 1997 to 2024 | £4,511,278£4.5m |
| 184 | Josie Carroll | 30 | 20 | 1995 to 2026 | £751,880 |
| 185 | Richard Fahey | 30 | 25 | 1998 to 2024 | £854,701 |
| 186 | Jenny Pitman | 30 | 19 | 1977 to 1998 | £646,880 |
| 187 | Andreas Löwe | 30 | 21 | 1987 to 2014 | £427,350 |
| 1 | André Fabre | 893 | 156 | 1980 to 2026 | £5,263,158£5.3m |
Frequently asked questions
How many big races has Joseph Lawson won?
32, across 15 different races between 1929 and 1955. That is 178th of the 187 trainers on this site.
What is the biggest race Joseph Lawson has won?
the Epsom Derby, worth £1,500,000 and run in Great Britain. Joseph Lawson won it in 1954.
Which race has Joseph Lawson won most often?
the 2000 Guineas Stakes, 4 times at Rowley Mile. 9 of these races have gone to Joseph Lawson more than once.
How much prize money has Joseph Lawson 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: 32 wins, the biggest of them worth £1,500,000.
When did Joseph Lawson win these races?
Between 1929 and 1955. The busiest spell was 1935-37, with 9 of them.
Where to next
The races Joseph Lawson has won, and the trainers around them