Maurice Zilber
44 wins in the world's richest races between 1970 and 2001, across 31 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
44 wins from 1970 to 2001, in 3-year spells
A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Maurice Zilber took 11 of these 44 in 1977-79 alone.
The races Maurice Zilber keeps winning
By number of wins
Every big race Maurice Zilber has won
44 winners, newest first
| Year | Race | Horse | Jockey | Country | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Prix Chloé | Prove | Thierry Thulliez | France | £68,376 |
| 1995 | Prix Minerve | Danefair | Guy Guignard | France | £68,376 |
| 1990 | Prix Rothschild | Lady Winner | Éric Legrix | France | £256,410 |
| 1988 | Prix de la Grotte | Silver Lane | Cash Asmussen | France | £68,376 |
| 1988 | Prix des Réservoirs | Good Example | Alain Lequeux | France | £68,376 |
| 1985 | Prix Chaudenay | Rivlia | Alain Lequeux | France | £170,940 |
| 1985 | Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère | Femme Elite | Alain Lequeux | France | £341,880 |
| 1984 | La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte | Estrapade | Alain Lequeux | France | £68,376 |
| 1984 | Prix de la Grotte | Treizieme | Lester Piggott | France | £68,376 |
| 1984 | Prix de Psyché | Treizieme | Alain Lequeux | France | £47,863 |
| 1984 | Prix Lupin | Dahar | Alain Lequeux | France | £170,940 |
| 1983 | Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère | Treizieme | Gérard Dubroeucq | France | £341,880 |
| 1982 | Prix de Condé | Nile Hawk | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £68,376 |
| 1982 | Prix de Flore | Buchanette | Gérard Dubroeucq | France | £68,376 |
| 1982 | Prix de Royaumont | Vidor | Cash Asmussen | France | £68,376 |
| 1981 | Prix d'Harcourt | Argument | Alain Lequeux | France | £111,111 |
| 1981 | Prix de la Grotte | Tropicaro | Alain Lequeux | France | £68,376 |
| 1981 | Prix de Psyché | Sangue | Alain Lequeux | France | £47,863 |
| 1981 | Prix Ganay | Argument | Alain Lequeux | France | £256,410 |
| 1980 | Prix Marcel Boussac | Tropicaro | Alain Lequeux | France | £341,880 |
| 1979 | Prix Chloé | Producer | Alain Lequeux | France | £68,376 |
| 1979 | Prix de l'Opéra | Producer | Lester Piggott | France | £427,350 |
| 1979 | Prix de la Forêt | Producer | Alain Lequeux | France | £299,145 |
| 1979 | Prix de Royaumont | Producer | Alain Lequeux | France | £68,376 |
| 1979 | Prix Dollar | Trillion | Lester Piggott | France | £170,940 |
| 1979 | Prix Robert Papin | Choucri | Alain Lequeux | France | £111,111 |
| 1979 | Prix Vicomtesse Vigier | Campero | Freddy Head | France | £341,880 |
| 1978 | Grand Prix de Paris | Galiani | Alain Lequeux | France | £512,821 |
| 1978 | Prix de Royallieu | Amazer | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £256,410 |
| 1978 | Prix Dollar | Trillion | Lester Piggott | France | £170,940 |
| 1978 | Prix Ganay | Trillion | Lester Piggott | France | £256,410 |
| 1976 | Epsom Derby | Empery | Lester Piggott | Great Britain | £1,500,000£1.5m |
| 1976 | Prix du Jockey Club | Youth | Freddy Head | France | £1,282,051£1.3m |
| 1976 | Prix Greffulhe | Youth | Gerard Dubroeucq | France | £111,111 |
| 1976 | Prix Lupin | Youth | Freddy Head | France | £170,940 |
| 1975 | Prix Saint-Alary | Nobiliary | Lester Piggott | France | £213,675 |
| 1974 | Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud | Dahlia | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £341,880 |
| 1974 | Oettingen-Rennen | Ace of Aces | Lester Piggott | Germany | £55,556 |
| 1974 | Prix Royal-Oak | Busiris | Freddy Head | France | £299,145 |
| 1973 | Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère | Mississipian | Bill Pyers | France | £341,880 |
| 1973 | Prix Marcel Boussac | Hippodamia | Bill Pyers | France | £341,880 |
| 1973 | Prix Saint-Alary | Dahlia | Bill Pyers | France | £213,675 |
| 1971 | Prix de la Forêt | Faraway Son | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £299,145 |
| 1970 | Prix du Cadran | Le Chouan | Bill Pyers | France | £256,410 |
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 Maurice Zilber wins
3 countries
| Country | Wins | Share | Biggest race won there |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 42 | 95% | Prix du Jockey Club |
| Great Britain | 1 | 2% | Epsom Derby |
| Germany | 1 | 2% | Oettingen-Rennen |
The trainers either side
Ranked 118th of 187 on big-race wins
| # | Trainer | Wins | Races | Span | Biggest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | Andrew Balding | 47 | 34 | 2003 to 2026 | £4,511,278£4.5m |
| 109 | Dale L. Romans | 46 | 28 | 2004 to 2018 | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 110 | Richard E. Mandella | 46 | 24 | 1982 to 2025 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 111 | Steve Asmussen | 45 | 31 | 1996 to 2026 | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 112 | Mikel Delzangles | 45 | 38 | 2003 to 2026 | £5,291,005£5.3m |
| 113 | Bob Turnell | 45 | 23 | 1956 to 1982 | £646,880 |
| 114 | Mick Channon | 45 | 34 | 1995 to 2020 | £650,000 |
| 115 | Jimmy Jones | 44 | 26 | 1947 to 1964 | £3,759,399£3.8m |
| 116 | Michael Jarvis | 44 | 36 | 1970 to 2010 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 117 | Jack Jarvis | 44 | 17 | 1922 to 1968 | £1,500,000£1.5m |
| 119 | Nicolas Clément | 44 | 37 | 1990 to 2022 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 120 | François Rohaut | 44 | 33 | 1986 to 2021 | £854,701 |
| 121 | John Shirreffs | 43 | 29 | 1994 to 2025 | £5,263,158£5.3m |
| 122 | Scotty Schulhofer | 43 | 33 | 1966 to 2000 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 123 | John Oxx | 43 | 26 | 1988 to 2012 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 124 | Karl Burke | 43 | 34 | 1996 to 2026 | £854,701 |
| 125 | Ben Jones | 42 | 17 | 1938 to 1952 | £3,759,399£3.8m |
| 126 | Henry de Bromhead | 42 | 28 | 2009 to 2026 | £1,000,000£1.0m |
| 127 | Harry Thomson Jones | 42 | 34 | 1962 to 1990 | £700,000 |
| 128 | Mitri Saliba | 42 | 33 | 1979 to 1987 | £512,821 |
Frequently asked questions
How many big races has Maurice Zilber won?
44, across 31 different races between 1970 and 2001. That is 118th of the 187 trainers on this site.
What is the biggest race Maurice Zilber has won?
the Epsom Derby, worth £1,500,000 and run in Great Britain. Maurice Zilber won it in 1976.
Which race has Maurice Zilber won most often?
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère, 3 times at Longchamp Racecourse. 11 of these races have gone to Maurice Zilber more than once.
How much prize money has Maurice Zilber 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: 44 wins, the biggest of them worth £1,500,000.
When did Maurice Zilber win these races?
Between 1970 and 2001. The busiest spell was 1977-79, with 11 of them.
Where to next
The races Maurice Zilber has won, and the trainers around them
The races Maurice Zilber has won
- Epsom Derby
- Prix du Jockey Club
- Grand Prix de Paris
- Prix de l'Opéra
- Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère
- Prix Marcel Boussac
- Prix Vicomtesse Vigier
- Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud
- Prix de la Forêt
- Prix Royal-Oak
- Prix Rothschild
- Prix Ganay
- Prix de Royallieu
- Prix du Cadran
- Prix Saint-Alary
- Prix Chaudenay
- Prix Lupin
- Prix Dollar
- Prix d'Harcourt
- Prix Robert Papin
- Prix Greffulhe
- Prix Chloé
- Prix Minerve
- Prix de la Grotte
- Prix des Réservoirs
- La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte
- Prix de Condé
- Prix de Flore
- Prix de Royaumont
- Oettingen-Rennen
- Prix de Psyché