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TRAINER · 59th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Paul Cole

74 wins in the world's richest races between 1983 and 2019, across 59 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.

BIG-RACE WINS 74
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 59
FIRST AND LAST 1983 to 2019
COUNTRIES 5

When the wins came

74 wins from 1983 to 2019, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1989-91, 17 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Paul Cole took 17 of these 74 in 1989-91 alone.

The races Paul Cole keeps winning

By number of wins

10 won more than once

Grand Prix de Deauville 5 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano 3 Derby Italiano 2 Gran Premio di Milano 2 Premio Carlo Vittadini 2 Thoroughbred Stakes 2 Prix Isonomy 2 Gran Premio d'Italia 2 Coppa d'Oro di Milano 2 Premio Mario Incisa della Rocchetta 2 Epsom Derby 1 Irish Derby 1

Every big race Paul Cole has won

74 winners, newest first

59 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
2019 Sir Henry Cecil Stakes Duke Of Hazzard P. J. McDonald Great Britain £25,500
2019 Thoroughbred Stakes Duke of Hazzard P. J. McDonald Great Britain £100,000
2018 Prix Isonomy Duke Of Hazzard Christophe Soumillon France £47,009
2009 Prix Thomas Bryon Circumvent Ioritz Mendizabal France £68,376
2008 Prix du Bois Percolator Christophe Soumillon France £68,376
2008 Prix La Flèche Percolator Christophe Soumillon France £51,282
2008 Prix Yacowlef Abbeyside Christophe Soumillon France £47,009
2008 Thoroughbred Stakes River Proud Richard Hughes Great Britain £100,000
2005 Pavilion Stakes Andronikos Frankie Dettori Great Britain £80,000
2005 Prix de Meautry Eisteddfod Christophe Soumillon France £68,376
2004 Coppa d'Oro di Milano Swing Wing Darryll Holland Italy £35,727
2003 Prix de Lieurey Zietory Thierry Jarnet France £68,376
2002 Bahrain Trophy Spanish John Kieren Fallon Great Britain £196,740
2002 Blue Riband Trial Stakes Swing Wing Jimmy Fortune Great Britain £50,000
2002 Premio Carlo Vittadini Cornelius Jimmy Fortune Italy £103,419
2002 Prix Berteux Mr Dinos Gérald Mossé France £56,410
2002 Prix Royal-Oak Mr Dinos Dominique Boeuf France £299,145
2001 Prix Isonomy King Solomon Christophe Soumillon France £47,009
2001 Prix La Rochette Guys and Dolls Christophe Soumillon France £68,376
2000 Premio Mario Incisa della Rocchetta Sailing Fernando Jovine Italy £29,231
1999 Grand Prix de Deauville Courteous Pat Eddery France £170,940
1998 Sandown Classic Trial Courteous Richard Quinn Great Britain £85,000
1997 Queen's Vase Windsor Castle Richard Quinn Great Britain £262,500
1996 Gran Premio di Milano Strategic Choice Richard Quinn Italy £206,838
1996 Grand Prix de Deauville Strategic Choice Richard Quinn France £170,940
1995 Gran Premio d'Italia Posidonas Richard Hughes Italy £37,607
1995 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano Montjoy Richard Quinn France £341,880
1994 Coppa d'Oro di Milano Tioman Island Steve Perks Italy £35,727
1994 Derby Italiano Time Star Richard Quinn Italy £447,692
1994 Zukunfts-Rennen Green Perfume Richard Quinn Germany £47,009
1993 Gran Criterium Torrismondo Richard Quinn Italy £235,043
1993 Grand Prix de Deauville Snurge Richard Quinn France £170,940
1993 Oaks d'Italia Bright Generation Alan Munro Italy £243,590
1993 Premio Carlo Vittadini Culture Vulture Richard Quinn Italy £103,419
1993 Premio Mario Incisa della Rocchetta Ruby Tiger Richard Quinn Italy £29,231
1993 Premio Presidente della Repubblica Great Palm Alan Munro Italy £140,000
1992 Hampton Court Stakes Profusion Alan Munro Great Britain £150,000
1992 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches Culture Vulture Richard Quinn France £427,350
1992 Prix Aga Khan IV (Prix d'Ispahan) Zoman Alan Munro France £213,675
1992 Prix de la Porte Maillot Dilum Alan Munro France £47,863
1992 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano Great Palm Alan Munro France £341,880
1992 St. Leger Italiano Jape Alan Munro Italy £55,470
1991 Epsom Derby Generous Alan Munro Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1991 Feilden Stakes Half a Tick Richard Quinn Great Britain £55,000
1991 Gran Premio di Milano Snurge Richard Quinn Italy £206,838
1991 Grand Prix de Deauville Snurge Richard Quinn France £170,940
1991 Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft Ruby Tiger Bruce Raymond Germany £59,829
1991 Irish Derby Generous Alan Munro Ireland £854,701
1991 Premio Carlo d'Alessio Run Don't Fly Richard Quinn Italy £52,650
1991 Premio Guido Berardelli Jape Alan Munro Italy £65,812
1991 Prix Marcel Boussac Culture Vulture Richard Quinn France £341,880
1991 Sandy Lane Stakes Lee Artiste Geoff Baxter Great Britain £125,000
1990 Grosser Preis von Berlin Ibn Bey Richard Quinn Germany £132,479
1990 Premio Lydia Tesio Ruby Tiger Richard Quinn Italy £235,043
1990 Prix Daniel Wildenstein Zoman Richard Quinn France £170,940
1990 St Leger Stakes Snurge Richard Quinn Great Britain £700,000
1989 Preis von Europa Ibn Bey Richard Quinn Germany £106,838
1989 Premio Dormello Ruby Tiger Richard Quinn Italy £103,419
1989 Prix Maurice de Nieuil Ibn Bey Richard Quinn France £111,111
1988 Grand Prix de Deauville Ibn Bey Michael Roberts France £170,940
1988 Prix Foy Beeshi Richard Quinn France £111,111
1987 Cocked Hat Stakes Ibn Bey Richard Quinn Great Britain £60,000
1987 Derby Italiano Zaizoom Richard Quinn Italy £447,692
1987 Gran Premio d'Italia Ibn Bey Richard Quinn Italy £37,607
1987 Prix Guillaume d'Ornano Broken Hearted Richard Quinn France £341,880
1987 Prix Vermeille Bint Pasha Pat Eddery France £512,821
1986 Badener Meile Sarab Richard Quinn Germany £59,829
1986 Chester Vase Nomrood Richard Quinn Great Britain £140,000
1986 Easter Stakes Tisn't Philip Waldron Great Britain £40,000
1986 Great Voltigeur Stakes Nisnas Richard Quinn Great Britain £250,000
1986 Prix Bertrand du Breuil Sarab Richard Quinn France £68,376
1986 Prix de la Forêt Sarab Richard Quinn France £299,145
1983 Prix Perth Rare Roberta Richard Quinn France £68,376

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 Paul Cole wins

5 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
France 30 41% Prix Vermeille
Italy 20 27% Derby Italiano
Great Britain 17 23% Epsom Derby
Germany 5 7% Grosser Preis von Berlin
Ireland 1 1% Irish Derby

The trainers either side

Ranked 59th of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
49 Jim Fitzsimmons 83 25 1922 to 1966 £3,759,399£3.8m
50 Sven von Mitzlaff 81 29 1958 to 1986 £555,556
51 Uwe Ostmann 81 40 1979 to 2011 £555,556
52 Barry Hills 80 43 1970 to 2011 £4,273,504£4.3m
53 John Hammond 79 57 1987 to 2011 £4,273,504£4.3m
54 David Smaga 79 52 1979 to 2021 £341,880
55 Ron McAnally 77 38 1961 to 2014 £3,759,399£3.8m
56 Luca Cumani 76 54 1980 to 2018 £5,493,600£5.5m
57 Patrick Biancone 76 57 1980 to 2020 £4,273,504£4.3m
58 Mike de Kock 75 26 1999 to 2022 £4,511,278£4.5m
60 William Haggas 72 56 1988 to 2026 £1,500,000£1.5m
61 Mario Hofer 72 48 1990 to 2018 £555,556
62 Fulke Walwyn 71 28 1946 to 1986 £726,496
63 François Mathet 70 36 1950 to 1982 £4,273,504£4.3m
64 Dermot Weld 70 32 1973 to 2020 £3,759,399£3.8m
65 Alan King 70 44 1999 to 2026 £450,000
66 Alec Head 68 49 1952 to 1983 £4,273,504£4.3m
67 François Doumen 68 46 1986 to 2016 £4,511,278£4.5m
68 Jonathan Pease 67 53 1985 to 2014 £4,273,504£4.3m
69 Roger Attfield 67 23 1975 to 2020 £1,503,759£1.5m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Paul Cole won?

74, across 59 different races between 1983 and 2019. That is 59th of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race Paul Cole has won?

the Epsom Derby, worth £1,500,000 and run in Great Britain. Paul Cole won it in 1991.

Which race has Paul Cole won most often?

Grand Prix de Deauville, 5 times at Deauville Racecourse. 10 of these races have gone to Paul Cole more than once.

How much prize money has Paul Cole 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: 74 wins, the biggest of them worth £1,500,000.

When did Paul Cole win these races?

Between 1983 and 2019. The busiest spell was 1989-91, with 17 of them.

Where to next

The races Paul Cole has won, and the trainers around them

The races Paul Cole has won

The trainers either side

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