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TRAINER · 73rd BY BIG-RACE WINS

Theo Grieper

64 wins in the world's richest races between 1970 and 1995, across 33 different races. The biggest is Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, worth £4,273,504.

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 64
BIGGEST WIN £4.3m
RACES WON 33
FIRST AND LAST 1970 to 1995
COUNTRIES 3

When the wins came

64 wins from 1970 to 1995, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1974-76, 15 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Theo Grieper took 15 of these 64 in 1974-76 alone.

The races Theo Grieper keeps winning

By number of wins

17 won more than once

Preis des Winterfavoriten 4 Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen 4 Grosser Preis von Bayern 4 Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis 4 German 1,000 Guineas 3 Preis der Winterkönigin 3 Gerling-Preis 3 Silberne Peitsche 3 Hessen-Pokal 3 Flieger Trophy 3 Preis der Diana 2 Hansa-Preis 2

Every big race Theo Grieper has won

64 winners, newest first

33 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
1995 Premio Federico Tesio Sternkönig Andrasch Starke Italy £112,821
1994 Grosser Preis von Berlin Sternkönig Andreas Helfenbein Germany £132,479
1993 Frühjahrs-Meile Timely Threat Neil Grant Germany £47,009
1993 Fürstenberg-Rennen Sternkönig Neil Grant Germany £47,009
1991 Prix des Chênes Litron Dragan Ilic France £47,863
1991 Silberne Peitsche Wondras Peter Bloomfield Germany £47,009
1990 German 1,000 Guineas Walesiana Manfred Hofer Germany £106,838
1990 Silberne Peitsche Wondras Peter Bloomfield Germany £47,009
1989 Preis der Winterkönigin Well Known Alan Freeman Germany £89,744
1988 Preis der Winterkönigin Diasprina Dave Richardson Germany £89,744
1987 Hessen-Pokal Nuas Terence Kelleher Germany £47,009
1986 Preis der Winterkönigin Nuas Dave Richardson Germany £89,744
1985 Badener Sprint-Cup Smaragd Peter Schiergen Germany £42,735
1985 Flieger Trophy Diu Star Pat Gilson Germany £47,009
1985 Hansa-Preis Daun Pat Gilson Germany £59,829
1985 Hessen-Pokal Diu Star Lutz Mäder Germany £47,009
1984 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Daun Pat Gilson Germany £132,479
1984 Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis Der Wind Pat Gilson Germany £47,009
1984 Union-Rennen Daun Pat Gilson Germany £59,829
1983 German 1,000 Guineas Well Proved Eric Apter Germany £106,838
1983 Grosser Preis von Bayern Solo Peter Remmert Germany £128,205
1982 Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis Ditano Greville Starkey Germany £47,009
1981 Badener Meile Aspros Peter Remmert Germany £59,829
1981 Gerling-Preis Wauthi Peter Remmert Germany £59,829
1981 Grosse Europa-Meile Aspros Peter Remmert Germany £59,829
1981 Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft Strong Gale Peter Remmert Germany £47,009
1981 Grosser Preis von Bayern Wauthi Peter Remmert Germany £128,205
1981 Oettingen-Rennen Aspros Peter Remmert Germany £55,556
1981 Preis der Diana Anna Paola Peter Remmert Germany £427,350
1981 Preis der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe Wauthi Peter Remmert Germany £47,009
1981 Silberne Peitsche Aspros Peter Remmert Germany £47,009
1980 Deutsches St. Leger Wauthi Peter Remmert Germany £42,735
1980 Grosser Preis von Bayern Wauthi Heinz-Peter Ludewig Germany £128,205
1980 Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen Wauthi Heinz-Peter Ludewig Germany £130,769
1980 Preis des Winterfavoriten Anna Paola Joan Pall Germany £132,479
1979 Flieger Trophy Weltstar Peter Remmert Germany £47,009
1979 Grosser Preis der Wirtschaft Pawiment Peter Remmert Germany £47,009
1979 Herzog von Ratibor-Rennen Wauthi Peter Remmert Germany £47,009
1979 Preis des Winterfavoriten Aspros Maurice Philipperon Germany £132,479
1978 Hessen-Pokal Ziethen Paul Cook Germany £47,009
1977 Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft Kronenkranich Dave Richardson Germany £59,829
1977 Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen Ziethen Dave Richardson Germany £130,769
1976 Flieger Trophy Kronenkranich Jerzy Jednaszewski Germany £47,009
1976 Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis Furiant Greville Starkey Germany £47,009
1976 Gerling-Preis My Brief Manfred Kosman Germany £59,829
1976 Goldene Peitsche Kronenkranich Jerzy Jednaszewski Germany £59,829
1976 Grosse Europa-Meile Kronenkranich Jerzy Jednaszewski Germany £59,829
1976 Union-Rennen Waltz Greville Starkey Germany £59,829
1975 Gerling-Preis Lord Udo Edward Hide Germany £59,829
1975 Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft Star Appeal Fritz Drechsler Germany £59,829
1975 Grosser Preis der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf Lord Udo Edward Hide Germany £47,009
1975 Grosser Preis von Bayern Lord Udo Joe Mercer Germany £128,205
1975 Hansa-Preis My Brief Fritz Drechsler Germany £59,829
1975 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Star Appeal Greville Starkey France £4,273,504£4.3m
1974 German 1,000 Guineas Une Amie Willie Carson Germany £106,838
1974 Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen Lord Udo Edward Hide Germany £130,769
1974 Preis des Winterfavoriten Alfredo Gérard Rivases Germany £132,479
1973 Zukunfts-Rennen Lord Udo Fritz Drechsler Germany £47,009
1972 Frühjahrs Dreijährigen-Preis Wendel Harald Ziese Germany £47,009
1972 Preis der Diana Diu Greville Starkey Germany £427,350
1972 Preis von Europa Prince Ippi Willie Carson Germany £106,838
1972 Zukunfts-Rennen Uditore Fritz Drechsler Germany £47,009
1971 Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen Widschi Ron Hutchinson Germany £130,769
1970 Preis des Winterfavoriten Widschi Yves Saint-Martin Germany £132,479

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 Theo Grieper wins

3 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
Germany 61 95% Preis der Diana
France 2 3% Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Italy 1 2% Premio Federico Tesio

The trainers either side

Ranked 73rd of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
70 Jonjo O'Neill 66 38 1991 to 2026 £646,880
71 H. Graham Motion 64 44 1997 to 2026 £3,759,399£3.8m
72 Jerry Hollendorfer 64 39 1989 to 2019 £1,503,759£1.5m
74 Todd Pletcher 63 38 1998 to 2025 £3,759,399£3.8m
75 John W. Sadler 61 36 1986 to 2025 £5,263,158£5.3m
76 Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 61 18 1928 to 1968 £1,500,000£1.5m
77 Markus Klug 61 36 2013 to 2024 £555,556
78 Max Hirsch 60 25 1915 to 1968 £3,759,399£3.8m
79 Clive Brittain 60 44 1974 to 2008 £5,493,600£5.5m
80 H. Allen Jerkens 60 33 1962 to 2007 £751,880
81 Guy Harwood 60 40 1971 to 1993 £4,273,504£4.3m
82 David Nicholson 59 33 1977 to 1999 £646,880
83 LeRoy Jolley 58 41 1962 to 1991 £3,759,399£3.8m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Theo Grieper won?

64, across 33 different races between 1970 and 1995. That is 73rd of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race Theo Grieper has won?

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, worth £4,273,504 and run in France. Theo Grieper won it in 1975.

Which race has Theo Grieper won most often?

Preis des Winterfavoriten, 4 times at Köln-Weidenpesch. 17 of these races have gone to Theo Grieper more than once.

How much prize money has Theo Grieper 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: 64 wins, the biggest of them worth £4,273,504.

When did Theo Grieper win these races?

Between 1970 and 1995. The busiest spell was 1974-76, with 15 of them.

Where to next

The races Theo Grieper has won, and the trainers around them

The races Theo Grieper has won

The trainers either side

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