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TRAINER · 39th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Mark Johnston

96 wins in the world's richest races between 1994 and 2021, across 55 different races. The biggest is the Dubai Sheema Classic, worth £4,511,278.

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 96
BIGGEST WIN £4.5m
RACES WON 55
FIRST AND LAST 1994 to 2021
COUNTRIES 6

When the wins came

96 wins from 1994 to 2021, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 2001-03, 18 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Mark Johnston took 18 of these 96 in 2001-03 alone.

The races Mark Johnston keeps winning

By number of wins

19 won more than once

Queen's Vase 7 King George V Stakes 6 Glasgow Stakes 6 Feilden Stakes 5 March Stakes 4 King Edward VII Stakes 3 Gran Criterium 3 Gordon Stakes 3 Oettingen-Rennen 3 Newmarket Stakes 3 Bahrain Trophy 2 Dante Stakes 2

Every big race Mark Johnston has won

96 winners, newest first

55 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
2021 Esher Cup Naamoos Ben Curtis Great Britain £45,000
2021 March Stakes Dancing King Joe Fanning Great Britain £100,000
2020 Critérium de Saint-Cloud Gear Up James Doyle France £213,675
2020 Dante Stakes Thunderous Franny Norton Great Britain £192,200
2020 Glasgow Stakes Subjectivist Joe Fanning Great Britain £55,000
2020 March Stakes Subjectivist Joe Fanning Great Britain £100,000
2020 Oettingen-Rennen Dark Vision Franny Norton Germany £55,556
2020 Prix Royal-Oak Subjectivist Joe Fanning France £299,145
2019 German 1,000 Guineas Main Edition Joe Fanning Germany £106,838
2019 Gordon Stakes Nayef Road Silvestre de Sousa Great Britain £200,000
2019 March Stakes Sir Ron Priestley Franny Norton Great Britain £100,000
2018 Feilden Stakes Mildenberger James Doyle Great Britain £55,000
2018 German 1,000 Guineas Nyaleti Joe Fanning Germany £106,838
2018 King George V Stakes Baghdad Andrea Atzeni Great Britain £110,000
2018 Premio Ribot Masham Star Joe Fanning Italy £34,509
2017 Dante Stakes Permian Franny Norton Great Britain £192,200
2017 King Edward VII Stakes Permian William Buick Great Britain £250,500
2017 Newmarket Stakes Permian Ryan Moore Great Britain £55,000
2017 Prix Six Perfections Izzy Bizu Ioritz Mendizabal France £47,863
2016 Prix de Condé Frankuus Ioritz Mendizabal France £68,376
2016 Sir Henry Cecil Stakes Lumiere Joe Fanning Great Britain £25,500
2015 Zukunfts-Rennen Dessertoflife Joe Fanning Germany £47,009
2014 Bahrain Trophy Hartnell Joe Fanning Great Britain £196,740
2014 Queen's Vase Hartnell Joe Fanning Great Britain £262,500
2013 Glasgow Stakes Maputo Joe Fanning Great Britain £55,000
2013 Newmarket Stakes Windhoek Joe Fanning Great Britain £55,000
2012 King George V Stakes Fennell Bay Joe Fanning Great Britain £110,000
2012 Prix Six Perfections Discernable Ioritz Mendizabal France £47,863
2011 Deutsches St. Leger Fox Hunt Silvestre de Sousa Germany £42,735
2011 Feilden Stakes Dordogne Frankie Dettori Great Britain £55,000
2011 Gordon Stakes Namibian Silvestre de Sousa Great Britain £200,000
2011 Lingfield Derby Trial Dordogne Neil Callan Great Britain £60,000
2011 Prix Kergorlay Jukebox Jury Neil Callan France £111,111
2011 Queen's Vase Namibian Silvestre de Sousa Great Britain £262,500
2010 Bahrain Trophy Corsica Frankie Dettori Great Britain £196,740
2010 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Lady Jane Digby Greg Fairley Germany £132,479
2010 Glasgow Stakes Corsica Joe Fanning Great Britain £55,000
2010 Jersey Stakes Rainfall Ryan Moore Great Britain £110,000
2010 King Edward VII Stakes Monterosso Frankie Dettori Great Britain £250,500
2009 Baden Racing Stuten-Preis Lady Jane Digby Greg Fairley Germany £47,009
2009 Glasgow Stakes Parthenon Greg Fairley Great Britain £55,000
2009 Grand Prix de Deauville Jukebox Jury Royston Ffrench France £170,940
2009 Preis von Europa Jukebox Jury Royston Ffrench Germany £106,838
2009 Queen's Vase Holberg Joe Fanning Great Britain £262,500
2008 Feilden Stakes Campanologist Joe Fanning Great Britain £55,000
2008 Glasgow Stakes Captain Webb Greg Fairley Great Britain £55,000
2008 Oettingen-Rennen Lovelace Jamie Spencer Germany £55,556
2008 Prix Quincey Laa Rayb Royston Ffrench France £47,863
2007 Baden Racing Stuten-Preis Majounes Song Jean-Pierre Guillambert Germany £47,009
2007 Easter Stakes Dubai's Touch Jean-Pierre Guillambert Great Britain £40,000
2007 Glasgow Stakes Boscobel Joe Fanning Great Britain £55,000
2007 Hampton Court Stakes Zaham Richard Hills Great Britain £150,000
2007 King Edward VII Stakes Boscobel Joe Fanning Great Britain £250,500
2007 Thoroughbred Stakes Dubai's Touch Royston Ffrench Great Britain £100,000
2006 Feilden Stakes Atlantic Waves Joe Fanning Great Britain £55,000
2006 Gran Criterium Kirklees Frankie Dettori Italy £235,043
2006 King George V Stakes Linas Selection Kevin Darley Great Britain £110,000
2006 Queen's Vase Soapy Danger Kevin Darley Great Britain £262,500
2006 Thoroughbred Stakes Prince of Light Joe Fanning Great Britain £100,000
2005 Queen's Vase Melrose Avenue Kevin Darley Great Britain £262,500
2004 Feilden Stakes Gold History Joe Fanning Great Britain £55,000
2004 Oleander-Rennen Darasim Joe Fanning Germany £59,829
2004 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano Mister Monet Joe Fanning France £341,880
2003 Gran Criterium Pearl of Love Darryll Holland Italy £235,043
2003 King George V Stakes Fantastic Love Keith Dalgleish Great Britain £110,000
2003 Newmarket Stakes Delsarte Keith Dalgleish Great Britain £55,000
2003 Prix Gladiateur Darasim Joe Fanning France £68,376
2003 Prix Kergorlay Darasim Joe Fanning France £111,111
2003 Queen's Vase Shanty Star Kevin Darley Great Britain £262,500
2002 Chester Vase Fight Your Corner Kevin Darley Great Britain £140,000
2002 Frühjahrs-Meile Love Regardless Keith Dalgleish Germany £47,009
2002 Gordon Stakes Bandari Willie Supple Great Britain £200,000
2002 Great Voltigeur Stakes Bandari Richard Hills Great Britain £250,000
2002 Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf Love Regardless Keith Dalgleish Germany £47,009
2002 Grosser Preis von Bayern Yavana's Pace Keith Dalgleish Germany £128,205
2002 King George V Stakes Systematic Kevin Darley Great Britain £110,000
2002 Lingfield Derby Trial Bandari Kevin Darley Great Britain £60,000
2002 Sandown Classic Trial Simeon Kevin Darley Great Britain £85,000
2001 Prix du Conseil de Paris Yavana's Pace Darryll Holland France £111,111
2001 Prix Gladiateur Yavana's Pace Joe Fanning France £68,376
2001 Queen's Vase And Beyond Kevin Darley Great Britain £262,500
1999 Dubai Sheema Classic Fruits of Love Kieren Fallon United Arab Emirates £4,511,278£4.5m
1999 March Stakes Yavana's Pace Richard Hughes Great Britain £100,000
1999 Oettingen-Rennen White Heart John Reid Germany £55,556
1997 Fighting Fifth Hurdle Star Rage Dean Gallagher Great Britain £115,000
1997 Gran Criterium Lend a Hand Jason Weaver Italy £235,043
1997 Meilen-Trophy Gothenburg Jason Weaver Germany £59,829
1997 Premio Carlo Vittadini Gothenburg Jason Weaver Italy £103,419
1996 Badener Sprint-Cup Branston Abby Michael Roberts Germany £42,735
1996 Prix de Barbeville Double Eclipse Jason Weaver France £68,376
1996 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier Double Eclipse Jason Weaver France £341,880
1996 St James's Palace Stakes Bijou d'Inde Jason Weaver Great Britain £650,000
1996 Tetrarch Stakes Gothenburg Jason Weaver Ireland £42,735
1995 King George V Stakes Diaghilef Darryll Holland Great Britain £110,000
1995 Silberne Peitsche Branston Abby Michael Roberts Germany £47,009
1994 2000 Guineas Stakes Mister Baileys Jason Weaver Great Britain £525,000
1994 St. Leger Italiano Double Trigger Jason Weaver Italy £55,470

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 Mark Johnston wins

6 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
Great Britain 56 58% St James's Palace Stakes
Germany 18 19% Bayerisches Zuchtrennen
France 15 16% Prix Guillaume d'Ornano
Italy 6 6% Gran Criterium
United Arab Emirates 1 1% Dubai Sheema Classic
Ireland 1 1% Tetrarch Stakes

The trainers either side

Ranked 39th of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
34 Vincent O'Brien 105 38 1948 to 1993 £4,273,504£4.3m
35 Francis-Henri Graffard 104 75 2012 to 2026 £5,493,600£5.5m
36 Steven M. Asmussen 102 48 2000 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
37 Mark E. Casse 102 60 1981 to 2026 £1,503,759£1.5m
38 Stefano Botti 100 28 2009 to 2026 £447,692
40 Nigel Twiston-Davies 90 44 1987 to 2024 £646,880
41 Richard Hannon Sr. 90 49 1973 to 2013 £650,000
42 Dick Hern 89 43 1958 to 1997 £1,500,000£1.5m
43 Bruno Schütz 88 36 1971 to 1997 £555,556
44 Philip Hobbs 88 47 1986 to 2026 £450,000
45 Andreas Schütz 87 47 1998 to 2023 £3,040,000£3.0m
46 Henri-Alex Pantall 87 60 1989 to 2026 £854,701
47 Christophe Clement 85 49 1992 to 2024 £1,503,759£1.5m
48 Charles Whittingham 84 30 1956 to 1996 £5,493,600£5.5m
49 Jim Fitzsimmons 83 25 1922 to 1966 £3,759,399£3.8m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Mark Johnston won?

96, across 55 different races between 1994 and 2021. That is 39th of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race Mark Johnston has won?

the Dubai Sheema Classic, worth £4,511,278 and run in the United Arab Emirates. Mark Johnston won it in 1999.

Which race has Mark Johnston won most often?

Queen's Vase, 7 times at Ascot Racecourse. 19 of these races have gone to Mark Johnston more than once.

How much prize money has Mark Johnston 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: 96 wins, the biggest of them worth £4,511,278.

When did Mark Johnston win these races?

Between 1994 and 2021. The busiest spell was 2001-03, with 18 of them.

Where to next

The races Mark Johnston has won, and the trainers around them

The races Mark Johnston has won

The trainers either side

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