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TRAINER · 95th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Nick Zito

52 wins in the world's richest races between 1990 and 2011, across 26 different races. The biggest is the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399.

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 52
BIGGEST WIN £3.8m
RACES WON 26
FIRST AND LAST 1990 to 2011
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

52 wins from 1990 to 2011, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 2004-05, 13 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Nick Zito took 13 of these 52 in 2004-05 alone.

The races Nick Zito keeps winning

By number of wins

13 won more than once

Blue Grass Stakes 3 Florida Derby 3 Pennsylvania Derby 3 Wood Memorial Stakes 3 Dwyer Stakes 3 Barbaro Stakes at Delaware Park 3 Sir Barton Stakes 3 Kentucky Derby 2 Belmont Stakes 2 Whitney Stakes 2 Fountain of Youth Stakes 2 Perryville Stakes 2

Every big race Nick Zito has won

52 winners, newest first

26 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
2011 Florida Derby Dialed In Julien Leparoux United States £751,880
2010 Dwyer Stakes Fly Down Jose Lezcano United States £150,376
2010 Florida Derby Ice Box Jose Lezcano United States £751,880
2010 Pennsylvania Derby Morning Line John R. Velazquez United States £751,880
2009 Barbaro Stakes at Delaware Park Our Edge Alan Garcia United States £75,188
2009 Federico Tesio Stakes Miner's Escape Luis Garcia United States £93,985
2008 Belmont Stakes Da'Tara Alan Garcia United States £1,503,759£1.5m
2008 Fountain of Youth Stakes Cool Coal Man Kent Desormeaux United States £300,752
2008 Pennsylvania Derby Anak Nakal Joe Bravo United States £751,880
2008 Whitney Stakes Commentator John R. Velazquez United States £751,880
2007 Breeders' Cup Juvenile War Pass Cornelio Velásquez United States £1,503,759£1.5m
2005 Barbaro Stakes at Delaware Park Sun King Rafael Bejarano United States £75,188
2005 Florida Derby High Fly Jerry Bailey United States £751,880
2005 Fountain of Youth Stakes High Fly Jerry D. Bailey United States £300,752
2005 Pennsylvania Derby Sun King Rafael Bejarano United States £751,880
2005 Sir Barton Stakes Pinpoint Rafael Bejarano United States £75,188
2005 Whitney Stakes Commentator Gary Stevens United States £751,880
2005 Wood Memorial Stakes Bellamy Road Javier Castellano United States £563,910
2004 Belmont Stakes Birdstone Edgar Prado United States £1,503,759£1.5m
2004 Blue Grass Stakes The Cliff's Edge Shane Sellers United States £939,850
2004 Pat Day Mile Stakes Sir Shackleton Rafael Bejarano United States £563,910
2004 Pegasus Stakes Pies Prospect Edgar Prado United States £112,782
2004 Perryville Stakes Commentator Rafael Bejarano United States £263,158
2004 Sir Barton Stakes Royal Assault Pat Day United States £75,188
2003 Acorn Stakes Bird Town Edgar Prado United States £375,940
2003 Barbaro Stakes at Delaware Park Awesome Time Anthony Black United States £75,188
2003 Kentucky Oaks Bird Town Edgar Prado United States £1,127,820£1.1m
2002 Perryville Stakes Najran Pat Day United States £263,158
2000 Dwyer Stakes Albert the Great Richard Migliore United States £150,376
2000 Jockey Club Gold Cup Albert the Great Jorge Chavez United States £751,880
1999 Discovery Stakes Adonis John Velazquez United States £112,782
1999 Jerome Stakes Doneraile Court Chris Antley United States £112,782
1999 Wood Memorial Stakes Adonis Jorge Chavez United States £563,910
1998 Blue Grass Stakes Halory Hunter Gary Stevens United States £939,850
1996 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Storm Song Craig Perret United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1996 Jim Dandy Stakes Louis Quatorze Pat Day United States £375,940
1996 Preakness Stakes Louis Quatorze Pat Day United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1996 Sir Barton Stakes Saratoga Dandy Gary Stevens United States £75,188
1995 Lafayette Stakes Mr. Greeley Julie Krone United States £300,752
1994 Kentucky Derby Go for Gin Chris McCarron United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1993 Discovery Stakes Prospector's Flag Jorge F. Chavez United States £112,782
1992 Dwyer Stakes Agincourt * Jorge F. Chavez United States £150,376
1991 Blue Grass Stakes Strike the Gold Chris Antley United States £939,850
1991 Kentucky Derby Strike the Gold Chris Antley United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1990 Gotham Stakes Thirty Six Red Mike E. Smith United States £225,564
1990 Wood Memorial Stakes Thirty Six Red Mike E. Smith United States £563,910

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 95th of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
85 Fred Rimell 56 26 1948 to 1981 £646,880
86 Waldemar Hickst 56 35 2006 to 2026 £427,350
87 Ian Balding 55 45 1965 to 2001 £4,273,504£4.3m
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
96 Fred Winter 52 25 1970 to 1988 £646,880
97 John Moore 51 15 1993 to 2020 £3,800,000£3.8m
98 John Cunnington Jr. 51 42 1962 to 1991 £854,701
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Nick Zito won?

52, across 26 different races between 1990 and 2011. That is 95th of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race Nick Zito has won?

the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399 and run in the United States. Nick Zito won it in 1994, 1991.

Which race has Nick Zito won most often?

the Blue Grass Stakes, 3 times at Keeneland Race Course. 13 of these races have gone to Nick Zito more than once.

How much prize money has Nick Zito 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: 52 wins, the biggest of them worth £3,759,399.

When did Nick Zito win these races?

Between 1990 and 2011. The busiest spell was 2004-05, with 13 of them.

Where to next

The races Nick Zito has won, and the trainers around them

The races Nick Zito has won

The trainers either side

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