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TRAINER · 17th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Michael Stoute

190 wins in the world's richest races between 1977 and 2018, across 57 different races. The biggest is the Dubai World Cup, worth £9,022,556.

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 190
BIGGEST WIN £9.0m
RACES WON 57
FIRST AND LAST 1977 to 2018
COUNTRIES 9

When the wins came

190 wins from 1977 to 2018, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1986-88, 21 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Michael Stoute took 21 of these 190 in 1986-88 alone.

The races Michael Stoute keeps winning

By number of wins

24 won more than once

Craven Stakes 8 Heron Stakes 6 Glasgow Stakes 5 Jersey Stakes 4 Esher Cup 4 Irish Derby 3 2000 Guineas Stakes 3 King Edward VII Stakes 3 Gordon Stakes 3 Japan Cup 2 Epsom Derby 2 Prix de l'Opéra 2

Every big race Michael Stoute has won

190 winners, newest first

57 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
2018 Breeders' Cup Mile Expert Eye (GB) Frankie Dettori United States £1,503,759£1.5m
2017 Prix de Flore Intimation Mickael Barzalona France £68,376
2011 Esher Cup Tazahum Richard Hills Great Britain £45,000
2007 Craven Stakes Adagio Kerrin McEvoy Great Britain £85,000
2002 Craven Stakes King of Happiness Kieren Fallon Great Britain £85,000
2000 Al Maktoum Classic Get Away With It Peter Brette United Arab Emirates £451,128
2000 Dubai Sheema Classic Fantastic Light Kieren Fallon United Arab Emirates £4,511,278£4.5m
1997 2000 Guineas Stakes Entrepreneur Michael Kinane Great Britain £525,000
1997 Craven Stakes Desert Story Michael Kinane Great Britain £85,000
1997 Dubai World Cup Singspiel Jerry Bailey United Arab Emirates £9,022,556£9.0m
1997 Greenham Stakes Yalaietanee Frankie Dettori Great Britain £55,000
1997 Heron Stakes Among Men Ray Cochrane Great Britain £45,000
1997 Japan Cup Pilsudski Michael Kinane Japan £5,493,600£5.5m
1997 Jersey Stakes Among Men Michael Kinane Great Britain £110,000
1997 Prix de Pomone Whitewater Affair John Reid France £111,111
1996 Breeders' Cup Turf Pilsudski (IRE) Walter Swinburn United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1996 Glasgow Stakes Dr Massini Michael Kinane Great Britain £55,000
1996 Grosser Preis von Baden Pilsudski Walter Swinburn Germany £341,880
1996 Japan Cup Singspiel Frankie Dettori Japan £5,493,600£5.5m
1996 Prix Gladiateur Always Aloof Olivier Peslier France £68,376
1996 Prix Jean de Chaudenay Sacrament Olivier Peslier France £81,197
1996 Thoroughbred Stakes Hammerstein Pat Eddery Great Britain £100,000
1994 Glasgow Stakes Foyer Walter Swinburn Great Britain £55,000
1994 Great Voltigeur Stakes Sacrament Walter Swinburn Great Britain £250,000
1994 Hong Kong Mile Soviet Line Walter Swinburn Hong Kong £3,040,000£3.0m
1994 King Edward VII Stakes Foyer Michael Kinane Great Britain £250,500
1994 Preis der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Cezanne Gary Hind Germany £47,009
1993 March Stakes Shaiba Michael Roberts Great Britain £100,000
1992 Craven Stakes Alnasr Alwasheek Steve Cauthen Great Britain £85,000
1992 Dante Stakes Alnasr Alwasheek Steve Cauthen Great Britain £192,200
1992 Glasgow Stakes Polish Blue Pat Eddery Great Britain £55,000
1991 King Edward VII Stakes Saddlers' Hall Lester Piggott Great Britain £250,500
1991 Newmarket Stakes Walim Pat Eddery Great Britain £55,000
1991 Prix Gérald de Geoffre Sought Out Cash Asmussen France £68,376
1990 Champion Hurdle Kribensis Richard Dunwoody Great Britain £450,000
1990 Esher Cup Field Glass Walter Swinburn Great Britain £45,000
1990 Glasgow Stakes Sasaki Walter Swinburn Great Britain £55,000
1990 Lingfield Derby Trial Rock Hopper Walter Swinburn Great Britain £60,000
1989 Christmas Hurdle Kribensis Richard Dunwoody Great Britain £130,000
1989 Cocked Hat Stakes Warrshan Walter Swinburn Great Britain £60,000
1989 Craven Stakes Shaadi Walter Swinburn Great Britain £85,000
1989 Fighting Fifth Hurdle Kribensis Mark Dwyer Great Britain £115,000
1989 Gordon Stakes Warrshan Walter Swinburn Great Britain £200,000
1989 Heron Stakes Magical Strike Greville Starkey Great Britain £45,000
1989 Irish 2,000 Guineas Shaadi Walter Swinburn Ireland £393,162
1989 Jersey Stakes Zilzal Walter Swinburn Great Britain £110,000
1989 Sandy Lane Stakes Kerrera Pat Eddery Great Britain £125,000
1989 St James's Palace Stakes Shaadi Walter Swinburn Great Britain £650,000
1989 Thoroughbred Stakes Sabotage Walter Swinburn Great Britain £100,000
1988 2000 Guineas Stakes Doyoun Walter Swinburn Great Britain £525,000
1988 Christmas Hurdle Kribensis Richard Dunwoody Great Britain £130,000
1988 Craven Stakes Doyoun Walter Swinburn Great Britain £85,000
1988 March Stakes Zaffaran Walter Swinburn Great Britain £100,000
1988 Oaks d'Italia Melodist Walter Swinburn Italy £243,590
1988 Premio Chiusura Aim for the Top Walter Swinburn Italy £60,171
1988 Prix du Petit Couvert Canango Guy Guignard France £68,376
1988 Triumph Hurdle Kribensis Richard Dunwoody Great Britain £150,000
1987 Craven Stakes Ajdal Walter Swinburn Great Britain £85,000
1987 Heron Stakes Neshad Walter Swinburn Great Britain £45,000
1987 Oettingen-Rennen Neshad Paul Cook Germany £55,556
1986 Dante Stakes Shahrastani Walter Swinburn Great Britain £192,200
1986 Epsom Derby Shahrastani Walter Swinburn Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1986 European Free Handicap Green Desert Walter Swinburn Great Britain £35,000
1986 Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf Eve's Error Walter Swinburn Germany £47,009
1986 Hamburger Stuten-Preis Singletta Walter Swinburn Germany £47,009
1986 Irish Derby Shahrastani Walter Swinburn Ireland £854,701
1986 Oaks d'Italia Ivor's Image Walter Swinburn Italy £243,590
1986 Oettingen-Rennen Eve's Error Tony Kimberley Germany £55,556
1986 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp Sonic Lady Walter Swinburn France £384,615
1986 Sandown Classic Trial Shahrastani Walter Swinburn Great Britain £85,000
1985 2000 Guineas Stakes Shadeed Lester Piggott Great Britain £525,000
1985 Craven Stakes Shadeed Walter Swinburn Great Britain £85,000
1985 Esher Cup Prince Lyph Walter Swinburn Great Britain £45,000
1985 Feilden Stakes Les Arcs Walter Swinburn Great Britain £55,000
1985 Gordon Stakes Kazaroun Walter Swinburn Great Britain £200,000
1985 Heron Stakes Diaglyphard Walter Swinburn Great Britain £45,000
1985 Prix de l'Opéra Bella Colora Walter Swinburn France £427,350
1983 Gran Criterium Northern Tempest Walter Swinburn Italy £235,043
1983 Irish Derby Shareef Dancer Walter Swinburn Ireland £854,701
1983 King Edward VII Stakes Shareef Dancer Walter Swinburn Great Britain £250,500
1983 King George V Stakes Dazari Walter Swinburn Great Britain £110,000
1983 Newmarket Stakes Shearwalk Walter Swinburn Great Britain £55,000
1983 Prix de l'Opéra Royal Heroine Walter Swinburn France £427,350
1982 Gordon Stakes Electric Greville Starkey Great Britain £200,000
1982 Great Voltigeur Stakes Electric Walter Swinburn Great Britain £250,000
1982 Premio Ribot Commodore Blake Walter Swinburn Italy £34,509
1982 Prix Perth Commodore Blake Walter Swinburn France £68,376
1981 Blue Riband Trial Stakes Centurius Walter Swinburn Great Britain £50,000
1981 Chester Vase Shergar Walter Swinburn Great Britain £140,000
1981 Epsom Derby Shergar Walter Swinburn Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1981 Heron Stakes Spark of Life Walter Swinburn Great Britain £45,000
1981 Irish Derby Shergar Lester Piggott Ireland £854,701
1981 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Marwell Walter Swinburn France £299,145
1981 Sandown Classic Trial Shergar Walter Swinburn Great Britain £85,000
1981 Sandy Lane Stakes Marwell Walter Swinburn Great Britain £125,000
1980 Esher Cup Atlantic Boy Pat Eddery Great Britain £45,000
1980 Feilden Stakes Running Mill Greville Starkey Great Britain £55,000
1980 Greenham Stakes Final Straw Greville Starkey Great Britain £55,000
1980 Heron Stakes Dalsaan Lester Piggott Great Britain £45,000
1980 Jersey Stakes Hard Fought Lester Piggott Great Britain £110,000
1978 Glasgow Stakes Hill's Yankee Greville Starkey Great Britain £55,000
1977 Jersey Stakes Etienne Gerard Paul Cook Great Britain £110,000

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.

Where Michael Stoute wins

9 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
Great Britain 68 36% Epsom Derby
France 11 6% Prix de l'Opéra
Germany 6 3% Grosser Preis von Baden
Italy 5 3% Oaks d'Italia
Ireland 4 2% Irish Derby
United Arab Emirates 3 2% Dubai World Cup
Japan 2 1% Japan Cup
United States 2 1% Breeders' Cup Turf
Hong Kong 1 1% Hong Kong Mile

The trainers either side

Ranked 17th of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
7 Todd A. Pletcher 289 107 1998 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
8 François Boutin 272 105 1970 to 1994 £1,503,759£1.5m
9 D. Wayne Lukas 265 113 1978 to 2025 £5,263,158£5.3m
10 Paul Nicholls 255 66 1994 to 2026 £646,880
11 William I. Mott 230 102 1983 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
12 John Gosden 229 112 1983 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
13 Jean-Claude Rouget 220 91 1989 to 2026 £4,273,504£4.3m
14 Heinz Jentzsch 220 50 1967 to 1999 £5,493,600£5.5m
15 Nicky Henderson 215 67 1983 to 2026 £646,880
16 Peter Schiergen 215 68 1998 to 2026 £4,273,504£4.3m
18 Charlie Appleby 186 103 2013 to 2026 £5,291,005£5.3m
19 Chad C. Brown 182 74 2008 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
20 Pascal Bary 181 93 1982 to 2024 £9,022,556£9.0m
21 Andreas Wöhler 180 69 1990 to 2026 £5,291,005£5.3m
22 Willie Mullins 175 51 1995 to 2026 £3,759,399£3.8m
23 Henry Cecil 162 59 1970 to 2013 £1,503,759£1.5m
24 Élie Lellouche 156 77 1985 to 2014 £4,273,504£4.3m
25 John Dunlop 146 89 1968 to 2011 £1,500,000£1.5m
26 Robert J. Frankel 143 82 1973 to 2008 £5,493,600£5.5m
27 Robert Collet 137 79 1978 to 2015 £5,493,600£5.5m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Michael Stoute won?

190, across 57 different races between 1977 and 2018. That is 17th of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race Michael Stoute has won?

the Dubai World Cup, worth £9,022,556 and run in the United Arab Emirates. Michael Stoute won it in 1997.

Which race has Michael Stoute won most often?

the Craven Stakes, 8 times at Rowley Mile. 24 of these races have gone to Michael Stoute more than once.

How much prize money has Michael Stoute 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: 190 wins, the biggest of them worth £9,022,556.

When did Michael Stoute win these races?

Between 1977 and 2018. The busiest spell was 1986-88, with 21 of them.

Where to next

The races Michael Stoute has won, and the trainers around them

The races Michael Stoute has won

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