Richard Fahey
30 wins in the world's richest races between 1998 and 2024, across 25 different races. The biggest is Prix Jacques Le Marois, worth £854,701.
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
30 wins from 1998 to 2024, in 3-year spells
A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Richard Fahey took 7 of these 30 in 2016-18 alone.
The races Richard Fahey keeps winning
By number of wins
Every big race Richard Fahey has won
30 winners, newest first
| Year | Race | Horse | Jockey | Country | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Neom Turf Cup | Spirit Dancer | Oisin Murphy | Saudi Arabia | £592,500 |
| 2023 | Westow Stakes | Great State | Oisin Murphy | Great Britain | £70,000 |
| 2022 | Commonwealth Cup | Perfect Power | Christophe Soumillon | Great Britain | £725,750 |
| 2022 | Greenham Stakes | Perfect Power | Christophe Soumillon | Great Britain | £55,000 |
| 2022 | Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp | The Platinum Queen | Hollie Doyle | France | £299,145 |
| 2021 | Prix Morny | Perfect Power | Christophe Soumillon | France | £299,145 |
| 2020 | Prix du Calvados | Fev Rover | Christophe Soumillon | France | £111,111 |
| 2019 | Jersey Stakes | Space Traveller | Daniel Tudhope | Great Britain | £110,000 |
| 2018 | Prix Sigy | Sands of Mali | Paul Hanagan | France | £68,376 |
| 2018 | Sandy Lane Stakes | Sands of Mali | Paul Hanagan | Great Britain | £125,000 |
| 2017 | Burradon Stakes | Forest Ranger | Tony Hamilton | Great Britain | £100,000 |
| 2017 | Prix du Moulin de Longchamp | Ribchester | James Doyle | France | £384,615 |
| 2016 | Jersey Stakes | Ribchester | William Buick | Great Britain | £110,000 |
| 2016 | Prix des Réservoirs | Melesina | Thierry Jarnet | France | £68,376 |
| 2016 | Prix Jacques Le Marois | Ribchester | William Buick | France | £854,701 |
| 2015 | Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte | Donjuan Triumphant | Alexis Badel | France | £162,393 |
| 2014 | Prix Maurice de Gheest | Garswood | Gérald Mossé | France | £324,786 |
| 2013 | European Free Handicap | Garswood | Tony Hamilton | Great Britain | £35,000 |
| 2013 | Prix du Calvados | Sandiva | Frankie Dettori | France | £111,111 |
| 2012 | Chester Vase | Mickdaam | Tony Hamilton | Great Britain | £140,000 |
| 2012 | Glasgow Stakes | Sparkling Portrait | Paul Hanagan | Great Britain | £55,000 |
| 2011 | Dee Stakes | Glen's Diamond | Paul Hanagan | Great Britain | £100,000 |
| 2010 | Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère | Wootton Bassett | Paul Hanagan | France | £341,880 |
| 2010 | Westow Stakes | Rose Blossom | Paul Hanagan | Great Britain | £70,000 |
| 2009 | King George V Stakes | Cosmic Sun | Paul Hanagan | Great Britain | £110,000 |
| 2009 | Swinton Handicap Hurdle | Joe Jo Star | Brian Hughes | Great Britain | £80,000 |
| 2008 | Prix de Seine-et-Oise | Utmost Respect | Paul Hanagan | France | £68,376 |
| 2007 | Prix de Royallieu | Anna Pavlova | Frankie Dettori | France | £256,410 |
| 2003 | Swinton Handicap Hurdle | Altay | Padge Whelan | Great Britain | £80,000 |
| 1998 | Sandy Lane Stakes | Eastern Purple | John Carroll | Great Britain | £125,000 |
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 Richard Fahey wins
3 countries
| Country | Wins | Share | Biggest race won there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 16 | 53% | Commonwealth Cup |
| France | 13 | 43% | Prix Jacques Le Marois |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 3% | Neom Turf Cup |
The trainers either side
Ranked 185th of 187 on big-race wins
| # | Trainer | Wins | Races | Span | Biggest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175 | Steven M. Asmussen | 32 | 17 | 2001 to 2024 | £5,263,158£5.3m |
| 176 | Edward A. Neloy | 32 | 22 | 1954 to 1970 | £1,127,820£1.1m |
| 177 | Mark Frostad | 32 | 14 | 1994 to 2012 | £3,759,399£3.8m |
| 178 | Joseph Lawson | 32 | 16 | 1929 to 1955 | £1,500,000£1.5m |
| 179 | Luigi Camici | 32 | 19 | 1986 to 2006 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 180 | Gordon W. Richards | 31 | 16 | 1969 to 1998 | £400,000 |
| 181 | W. Elliott Walden | 30 | 27 | 1995 to 2005 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 182 | Ralph Beckett | 30 | 27 | 2007 to 2025 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 183 | Brian Meehan | 30 | 24 | 1997 to 2024 | £4,511,278£4.5m |
| 184 | Josie Carroll | 30 | 20 | 1995 to 2026 | £751,880 |
| 186 | Jenny Pitman | 30 | 19 | 1977 to 1998 | £646,880 |
| 187 | Andreas Löwe | 30 | 21 | 1987 to 2014 | £427,350 |
| 1 | André Fabre | 893 | 156 | 1980 to 2026 | £5,263,158£5.3m |
| 2 | Aidan O'Brien | 385 | 97 | 1996 to 2026 | £4,511,278£4.5m |
| 3 | Bob Baffert | 377 | 99 | 1992 to 2026 | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 4 | Saeed bin Suroor | 318 | 122 | 1995 to 2026 | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 5 | Alain de Royer-Dupré | 307 | 114 | 1982 to 2021 | £5,291,005£5.3m |
| 6 | Criquette Head | 300 | 100 | 1978 to 2016 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 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 |
Frequently asked questions
How many big races has Richard Fahey won?
30, across 25 different races between 1998 and 2024. That is 185th of the 187 trainers on this site.
What is the biggest race Richard Fahey has won?
Prix Jacques Le Marois, worth £854,701 and run in France. Richard Fahey won it in 2016.
Which race has Richard Fahey won most often?
the Sandy Lane Stakes, 2 times at Haydock Park. 5 of these races have gone to Richard Fahey more than once.
How much prize money has Richard Fahey 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: 30 wins, the biggest of them worth £854,701.
When did Richard Fahey win these races?
Between 1998 and 2024. The busiest spell was 2016-18, with 7 of them.
Where to next
The races Richard Fahey has won, and the trainers around them
The races Richard Fahey has won
- Prix Jacques Le Marois
- Commonwealth Cup
- Prix du Moulin de Longchamp
- Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère
- Prix Maurice de Gheest
- Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp
- Prix Morny
- Prix de Royallieu
- Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte
- Chester Vase
- Sandy Lane Stakes
- Prix du Calvados
- Jersey Stakes
- King George V Stakes
- Burradon Stakes
- Dee Stakes
- Swinton Handicap Hurdle
- Westow Stakes
- Prix Sigy
- Prix des Réservoirs
- Prix de Seine-et-Oise
- Greenham Stakes
- Glasgow Stakes
- European Free Handicap