TRAINER · 27th BY BIG-RACE WINS
Robert Collet
137 wins in the world's richest races between 1978 and 2015, across 79 different races. The biggest is the Japan Cup, worth £5,493,600.
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 137
BIGGEST WIN £5.5m
RACES WON 79
FIRST AND LAST 1978 to 2015
COUNTRIES 6
When the wins came
137 wins from 1978 to 2015, in 3-year spells
3 77
10 80
25 83
17 86
19 89
7 92
5 95
8 98
7 01
15 04
9 07
11 10
1 13
A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Robert Collet took 25 of these 137 in 1983-85 alone.
The races Robert Collet keeps winning
By number of wins
Every big race Robert Collet has won
137 winners, newest first
| Year | Race | Horse | Jockey | Country | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Prix Edmond Blanc | Kalsa | Grégory Benoist | France | £68,376 |
| 2012 | Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp | Wizz Kid | Gérald Mossé | France | £299,145 |
| 2012 | Prix du Gros Chêne | Wizz Kid | Gérald Mossé | France | £111,111 |
| 2011 | Prix de la Nonette | Dream Peace | Gérald Mossé | France | £111,111 |
| 2011 | Prix de Sandringham | Immortal Verse | Olivier Peslier | France | £111,111 |
| 2011 | Prix du Gros Chêne | Wizz Kid | Ioritz Mendizabal | France | £111,111 |
| 2011 | Prix Jacques Le Marois | Immortal Verse | Gérald Mossé | France | £854,701 |
| 2011 | Prix Miesque | Topeka | Christophe Soumillon | France | £68,376 |
| 2010 | Prix Daniel Wildenstein | Royal Bench | Olivier Peslier | France | £170,940 |
| 2010 | Prix de Reux | Winter Dream | Ioritz Mendizabal | France | £68,376 |
| 2010 | Prix Isonomy | Whip and Win | Grégory Benoist | France | £47,009 |
| 2010 | Prix Yacowlef | Wizz Kid | Gregory Benoist | France | £47,009 |
| 2009 | Prix de Meautry | Mariol | Christophe Lemaire | France | £68,376 |
| 2009 | Prix du Bois | Dolled Up | Olivier Peslier | France | £68,376 |
| 2008 | Prix de Flore | Albisola | Johan Victoire | France | £68,376 |
| 2008 | Prix de Ris-Orangis | Mariol | Sébastien Maillot | France | £47,863 |
| 2008 | Prix Djebel | Salut l'Africain | Ioritz Mendizabal | France | £68,376 |
| 2008 | Prix Fille de l'Air | La Boum | Thierry Jarnet | France | £68,376 |
| 2008 | Prix Isonomy | Entre Deux Eaux | Ioritz Mendizabal | France | £47,009 |
| 2007 | Prix de Flore | La Boum | Christophe Soumillon | France | £68,376 |
| 2007 | Prix du Gros Chêne | Beauty Is Truth | Thierry Thulliez | France | £111,111 |
| 2006 | Prix d'Arenberg | Beauty Is Truth | Thierry Thulliez | France | £68,376 |
| 2006 | Prix de Seine-et-Oise | New Girlfriend | Julien Augé | France | £68,376 |
| 2006 | Prix du Prince d'Orange | Best Name | Christophe Lemaire | France | £68,376 |
| 2006 | Prix Yacowlef | Beauty Is Truth | Christophe Soumillon | France | £47,009 |
| 2005 | Prix d'Arenberg | Headache | Sébastien Maillot | France | £68,376 |
| 2005 | Prix Djebel | Salut Thomas | Sébastien Maillot | France | £68,376 |
| 2005 | Prix du Petit Couvert | Nipping | Christophe Soumillon | France | £68,376 |
| 2005 | Prix Maurice de Gheest | Whipper | Christophe Soumillon | France | £324,786 |
| 2005 | Prix Robert Papin | New Girlfriend | Christophe Soumillon | France | £111,111 |
| 2005 | Prix Yacowlef | New Girlfriend | Christophe Soumillon | France | £47,009 |
| 2004 | Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte | Centifolia | Ioritz Mendizabal | France | £162,393 |
| 2004 | Prix Chloé | Love and Bubbles | Ioritz Mendizabal | France | £68,376 |
| 2004 | Prix Djebel | Whipper | Christophe Soumillon | France | £68,376 |
| 2004 | Prix Jacques Le Marois | Whipper | Christophe Soumillon | France | £854,701 |
| 2004 | Prix La Flèche | Salut Thomas | Christophe Soumillon | France | £51,282 |
| 2003 | Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte | Whipper | Christophe Soumillon | France | £162,393 |
| 2003 | Premio Verziere | Nashatara | Edmondo Botti | Italy | £65,812 |
| 2003 | Prix Morny | Whipper | Sébastien Maillot | France | £299,145 |
| 2003 | Prix Paul de Moussac | King's Drama | Davy Bonilla | France | £68,376 |
| 2002 | Prix de Ris-Orangis | Zipping | Davy Bonilla | France | £47,863 |
| 2001 | Prix Miesque | Contemporary | Christophe Soumillon | France | £68,376 |
| 2001 | Prix Robert Papin | Zipping | Davy Bonilla | France | £111,111 |
| 1999 | Prix de la Grotte | Venize | Olivier Peslier | France | £68,376 |
| 1999 | Prix de Lieurey | Tycoon's Dolce | Sylvain Guillot | France | £68,376 |
| 1999 | Prix du Gros Chêne | Sainte Marine | Cash Asmussen | France | £111,111 |
| 1999 | Prix Herod | Radhwa | Sébastien Maillot | France | £47,009 |
| 1999 | Prix Saint-Alary | Cerulean Sky | Sylvain Guillot | France | £213,675 |
| 1998 | Prix de Lieurey | Soeur Ti | Thierry Jarnet | France | £68,376 |
| 1998 | Prix de Saint-Georges | Sainte Marine | Dominique Boeuf | France | £47,863 |
| 1998 | Prix du Gros Chêne | Sainte Marine | Dominique Boeuf | France | £111,111 |
| 1997 | Prix de Reux | Kaldoun Choice | Dominique Boeuf | France | £68,376 |
| 1997 | Prix du Bois | Zelding | Thierry Jarnet | France | £68,376 |
| 1997 | Prix Edmond Blanc | Simon du Desert | Christian Hanotel | France | £68,376 |
| 1997 | Prix Herod | Albacora | Thierry Jarnet | France | £47,009 |
| 1996 | Premio Dormello | Happy Dancer | Cash Asmussen | Italy | £103,419 |
| 1994 | Prix de Ris-Orangis | West Man | Sylvain Guillot | France | £47,863 |
| 1994 | Prix de Royaumont | Truly a Dream | William Mongil | France | £68,376 |
| 1994 | Prix de Saint-Georges | West Man | William Mongil | France | £47,863 |
| 1992 | Bénazet-Rennen | Mister Slippers | Corey Black | Germany | £17,094 |
| 1992 | Prix d'Harcourt | Fortune's Wheel | Mathieu Boutin | France | £111,111 |
| 1992 | Prix du Bois | Glorieux Dancer | Mathieu Boutin | France | £68,376 |
| 1992 | Prix Exbury | Fortune's Wheel | Mathieu Boutin | France | £68,376 |
| 1991 | Badener Sprint-Cup | Silicon Bavaria | Olivier Poirier | Germany | £42,735 |
| 1991 | Premio Chiusura | Silicon Bavaria | Olivier Poirier | Italy | £60,171 |
| 1991 | Prix de Saint-Georges | Pont-Aven | Cash Asmussen | France | £47,863 |
| 1991 | Prix de Sandringham | Once in My Life | Cash Asmussen | France | £111,111 |
| 1991 | Prix du Palais-Royal | Polski Boy | Cash Asmussen | France | £68,376 |
| 1991 | Prix Imprudence | The Perfect Life | Eric Saint-Martin | France | £68,376 |
| 1991 | Prix Isonomy | Mon Domino | Thierry Jarnet | France | £47,009 |
| 1990 | Badener Sprint-Cup | Silicon Bavaria | Bruce Raymond | Germany | £42,735 |
| 1990 | Flieger Trophy | Dictator's Song | Alain Lequeux | Germany | £47,009 |
| 1990 | Premio Carlo e Francesco Aloisi | Dictator's Song | Éric Legrix | Italy | £52,650 |
| 1990 | Premio Elena e Sergio Cumani | Evening Kiss | Éric Legrix | Italy | £65,812 |
| 1990 | Premio Guido Berardelli | Fortune's Wheel | Éric Legrix | Italy | £65,812 |
| 1990 | Prix de Seine-et-Oise | Silicon Bavaria | William Mongil | France | £68,376 |
| 1990 | Prix du Bois | The Perfect Life | Alain Lequeux | France | £68,376 |
| 1990 | Prix du Petit Couvert | Run and Gun | Cash Asmussen | France | £68,376 |
| 1989 | Fürstenberg-Rennen | Premier Amour | Olivier Poirier | Germany | £47,009 |
| 1989 | Goldene Peitsche | Astronef | Eric Saint-Martin | Germany | £59,829 |
| 1989 | Premio Omenoni | Or Acier | Alain Lequeux | Italy | £52,650 |
| 1989 | Premio Tudini | Astronef | Eric Saint-Martin | Italy | £75,214 |
| 1988 | Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis | Exactly Sharp | Dominique Regnard | Germany | £47,009 |
| 1988 | Goldene Peitsche | Astronef | Alain Lequeux | Germany | £59,829 |
| 1988 | Prix de Royaumont | Truly Special | Alain Lequeux | France | £68,376 |
| 1988 | Prix Lupin | Exactly Sharp | Éric Legrix | France | £170,940 |
| 1987 | Bavarian Classic | Le Glorieux | Jean-Luc Kessas | Germany | £59,829 |
| 1987 | Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis | Le Glorieux | Alain Lequeux | Germany | £47,009 |
| 1987 | Grosser Preis von Berlin | Le Glorieux | Alain Lequeux | Germany | £132,479 |
| 1987 | Japan Cup | Le Glorieux | Alain Lequeux | Japan | £5,493,600£5.5m |
| 1987 | Premio Federico Tesio | Libertine | Eric Saint-Martin | Italy | £112,821 |
| 1987 | Prix de Pomone | River Memories | Alain Lequeux | France | £111,111 |
| 1987 | Prix de Royaumont | River Memories | Alain Lequeux | France | £68,376 |
| 1987 | Prix des Chênes | Harmless Albatross | Alain Lequeux | France | £47,863 |
| 1987 | Prix Maurice de Nieuil | River Memories | Alain Lequeux | France | £111,111 |
| 1986 | Breeders' Cup Mile | Last Tycoon (IRE) | Yves Saint-Martin | United States | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 1986 | Prix de Saint-Georges | Last Tycoon | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £47,863 |
| 1986 | Prix du Gros Chêne | Last Tycoon | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £111,111 |
| 1986 | Prix La Rochette | Grand Chelem | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £68,376 |
| 1985 | Poule d'Essai des Poulains | No Pass No Sale | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £512,821 |
| 1985 | Prix d'Arenberg | Last Tycoon | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £68,376 |
| 1985 | Prix de Cabourg | Manific | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £47,863 |
| 1985 | Prix de Fontainebleau | No Pass No Sale | Alfred Gibert | France | £68,376 |
| 1985 | Prix de la Grotte | Captive Island | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £68,376 |
| 1985 | Prix de Lieurey | Just in Front | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £68,376 |
| 1985 | Prix de Psyché | La Koumia | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £47,863 |
| 1985 | Prix des Chênes | Splendid Moment | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £47,863 |
| 1985 | Prix du Calvados | Rayonnante | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £111,111 |
| 1985 | Prix Herod | Flying Trio | Freddy Head | France | £47,009 |
| 1984 | Prix de Flore | Prattle On | Cash Asmussen | France | £68,376 |
| 1984 | Prix de Pomone | Marie de Litz | Freddy Head | France | £111,111 |
| 1984 | Prix des Chênes | Captive Island | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £47,863 |
| 1984 | Prix du Bois | Noblequest | Gérard Dubroeucq | France | £68,376 |
| 1984 | Prix Herod | Captive Island | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £47,009 |
| 1984 | Prix La Rochette | No Pass No Sale | Alfred Gibert | France | £68,376 |
| 1983 | Prix Belle de Nuit | Miss Mulaz | Gérard Dubroeucq | France | £68,376 |
| 1983 | Prix d'Harcourt | Welsh Term | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £111,111 |
| 1983 | Prix Dollar | Welsh Term | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £170,940 |
| 1983 | Prix du Petit Couvert | Bold Apparel | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £68,376 |
| 1983 | Prix Fille de l'Air | Darine | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £68,376 |
| 1983 | Prix Greffulhe | Dom Pasquini | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £111,111 |
| 1983 | Prix Herod | Berkeley Court | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £47,009 |
| 1983 | Prix Jean de Chaudenay | Welsh Term | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £81,197 |
| 1983 | Prix Jean Prat | Ginger Brink | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £341,880 |
| 1982 | Prix de Reux | No Attention | Freddy Head | France | £68,376 |
| 1982 | Prix du Gros Chêne | Kind Music | Cash Asmussen | France | £111,111 |
| 1982 | Prix du Petit Couvert | Kind Music | Freddy Head | France | £68,376 |
| 1982 | Prix Eugène Adam | What a Guest | Freddy Head | France | £111,111 |
| 1982 | Prix Ferdinand Dufaure | Salute (DH) | François Primel | France | £188,034 |
| 1982 | Prix Paul de Moussac | What a Guest | Freddy Head | France | £68,376 |
| 1981 | Poule d'Essai des Pouliches | Ukraine Girl | Pat Eddery | France | £427,350 |
| 1981 | Prix Ferdinand Dufaure | Bruges | François Primel | France | £188,034 |
| 1980 | Prix d'Aumale | Ukraine Girl | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £47,863 |
| 1980 | Prix Kergorlay | Marson | Yves Saint-Martin | France | £111,111 |
| 1979 | Grand Prix de Deauville | First Prayer | Maurice Philipperon | France | £170,940 |
| 1979 | St Leger Stakes | Son of Love | Alain Lequeux | Great Britain | £700,000 |
| 1978 | Prix Isonomy | Son of Love | Alain Lequeux | France | £47,009 |
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 Robert Collet wins
6 countries
| Country | Wins | Share | Biggest race won there |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 114 | 83% | Prix Jacques Le Marois |
| Germany | 11 | 8% | Grosser Preis von Berlin |
| Italy | 9 | 7% | Premio Federico Tesio |
| Japan | 1 | 1% | Japan Cup |
| United States | 1 | 1% | Breeders' Cup Mile |
| Great Britain | 1 | 1% | St Leger Stakes |
The trainers either side
Ranked 27th of 187 on big-race wins
| # | Trainer | Wins | Races | Span | Biggest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | Michael Stoute | 190 | 75 | 1977 to 2023 | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 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 |
| 28 | C. R. McGaughey III | 128 | 68 | 1978 to 2025 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 29 | Martin Pipe | 128 | 46 | 1981 to 2006 | £450,000 |
| 30 | Brad H. Cox | 122 | 79 | 2017 to 2026 | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 31 | Freddy Head | 114 | 71 | 1999 to 2021 | £4,511,278£4.5m |
| 32 | Carlos Laffon-Parias | 107 | 68 | 1995 to 2024 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 33 | Woody Stephens | 106 | 55 | 1949 to 1989 | £3,759,399£3.8m |
| 34 | Vincent O'Brien | 105 | 38 | 1948 to 1993 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 35 | Francis-Henri Graffard | 104 | 75 | 2012 to 2026 | £5,493,600£5.5m |
| 36 | Steven M. Asmussen | 102 | 48 | 2000 to 2026 | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 37 | Mark E. Casse | 102 | 60 | 1981 to 2026 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
Frequently asked questions
How many big races has Robert Collet won?
137, across 79 different races between 1978 and 2015. That is 27th of the 187 trainers on this site.
What is the biggest race Robert Collet has won?
the Japan Cup, worth £5,493,600 and run in Japan. Robert Collet won it in 1987.
Which race has Robert Collet won most often?
Prix du Gros Chêne, 7 times at Chantilly Racecourse. 32 of these races have gone to Robert Collet more than once.
How much prize money has Robert Collet 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: 137 wins, the biggest of them worth £5,493,600.
When did Robert Collet win these races?
Between 1978 and 2015. The busiest spell was 1983-85, with 25 of them.
Where to next
The races Robert Collet has won, and the trainers around them
The races Robert Collet has won
- Japan Cup
- Breeders' Cup Mile
- Prix Jacques Le Marois
- St Leger Stakes
- Poule d'Essai des Poulains
- Poule d'Essai des Pouliches
- Prix Jean Prat
- Prix Maurice de Gheest
- Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp
- Prix Morny
- Prix Saint-Alary
- Prix Ferdinand Dufaure
- Prix Daniel Wildenstein
- Prix Lupin
- Prix Dollar
- Grand Prix de Deauville
- Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte
- Grosser Preis von Berlin
- Premio Federico Tesio
- Prix du Gros Chêne
- Prix de la Nonette
- Prix de Sandringham
- Prix Robert Papin
- Prix d'Harcourt
- Prix de Pomone
- Prix Maurice de Nieuil
- Prix du Calvados
- Prix Greffulhe
- Prix Eugène Adam
- Prix Kergorlay
- Premio Dormello
- Prix Jean de Chaudenay
- Premio Tudini
- Prix Edmond Blanc
- Prix Miesque
- Prix de Reux
- Prix de Meautry
- Prix du Bois
- Prix de Flore
- Prix Djebel