Tom Dreaper
35 wins in the world's richest races between 1946 and 1971, across 13 different races. The biggest is the Cheltenham Gold Cup, worth £646,880.
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
35 wins from 1946 to 1971, in 3-year spells
A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Tom Dreaper took 10 of these 35 in 1965-67 alone.
The races Tom Dreaper keeps winning
By number of wins
Every big race Tom Dreaper has won
35 winners, newest first
| Year | Race | Horse | Jockey | Country | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Arkle Challenge Trophy | Alpheus | Eddie Wright | Great Britain | £200,000 |
| 1971 | December Gold Cup | Leap Frog | Val O'Brien | Great Britain | £125,000 |
| 1970 | Broadway Novices' Chase | Proud Tarquin | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £200,000 |
| 1970 | Cathcart Challenge Cup | Garrynagree | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £80,000 |
| 1970 | Queen Mother Champion Chase | Straight Fort | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £400,000 |
| 1969 | Queen Mother Champion Chase | Muir | Ben Hannon | Great Britain | £400,000 |
| 1968 | Cathcart Challenge Cup | Muir | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £80,000 |
| 1968 | Cheltenham Gold Cup | Fort Leney | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £646,880 |
| 1966 | Cheltenham Gold Cup | Arkle | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £646,880 |
| 1966 | Festival Trophy Handicap Chase | Arkloin | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £150,000 |
| 1966 | Queen Mother Champion Chase | Flyingbolt | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £400,000 |
| 1965 | Arkle Challenge Trophy | Flyingbolt | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £200,000 |
| 1965 | Bet365 Gold Cup | Arkle | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £175,000 |
| 1965 | Broadway Novices' Chase | Arkloin | Liam McLoughlin | Great Britain | £200,000 |
| 1965 | Cheltenham Gold Cup | Arkle | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £646,880 |
| 1965 | Coral Gold Cup | Arkle | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £250,000 |
| 1965 | December Gold Cup | Flyingbolt | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £125,000 |
| 1965 | King George VI Chase | Arkle | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £250,000 |
| 1964 | Anniversary 4-Y-O Juvenile Hurdle | Crown Prince | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £110,000 |
| 1964 | Cheltenham Gold Cup | Arkle | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £646,880 |
| 1964 | Coral Gold Cup | Arkle | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £250,000 |
| 1964 | Queen Mother Champion Chase | Ben Stack | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £400,000 |
| 1964 | Supreme Novices' Hurdle | Flyingbolt | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £150,000 |
| 1963 | Arkle Challenge Trophy | Ben Stack | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £200,000 |
| 1963 | Broadway Novices' Chase | Arkle | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £200,000 |
| 1962 | Paddy Power Gold Cup | Fortria | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £160,000 |
| 1961 | Arkle Challenge Trophy | Mountcashel King | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £200,000 |
| 1961 | Queen Mother Champion Chase | Fortria | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £400,000 |
| 1960 | Paddy Power Gold Cup | Fortria | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £160,000 |
| 1960 | Queen Mother Champion Chase | Fortria | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £400,000 |
| 1958 | Arkle Challenge Trophy | Fortria | Tom Taaffe | Great Britain | £200,000 |
| 1958 | Festival Trophy Handicap Chase | Sentina | Tom Taaffe | Great Britain | £150,000 |
| 1957 | Festival Trophy Handicap Chase | Sentina | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £150,000 |
| 1954 | Cathcart Challenge Cup | Royal Approach | Pat Taaffe | Great Britain | £80,000 |
| 1946 | Cheltenham Gold Cup | Prince Regent | Tim Hyde | Great Britain | £646,880 |
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 158th of 187 on big-race wins
| # | Trainer | Wins | Races | Span | Biggest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 148 | J. Elliott Burch | 37 | 20 | 1950 to 1984 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 149 | Bernard Sécly | 37 | 19 | 1976 to 2002 | £726,496 |
| 150 | Roger Charlton | 37 | 33 | 1990 to 2019 | £4,511,278£4.5m |
| 151 | Jean-Marie Béguigné | 37 | 29 | 1984 to 2011 | £1,282,051£1.3m |
| 152 | Richard Hannon Jr. | 37 | 27 | 2014 to 2024 | £650,000 |
| 153 | MacKenzie Miller | 36 | 22 | 1956 to 1994 | £3,759,399£3.8m |
| 154 | James E. Day | 36 | 21 | 1984 to 2001 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 155 | John M. Veitch | 35 | 29 | 1977 to 1992 | £5,263,158£5.3m |
| 156 | Murray Baker | 35 | 16 | 1990 to 2022 | £2,645,503£2.6m |
| 157 | Alec Taylor Jr. | 35 | 11 | 1905 to 1927 | £700,000 |
| 159 | John Fellows | 35 | 26 | 1971 to 1995 | £854,701 |
| 160 | Ryan Price | 35 | 24 | 1948 to 1982 | £450,000 |
| 161 | Ivan Allan | 34 | 9 | 1973 to 2003 | £3,040,000£3.0m |
| 162 | Neil J. Howard | 34 | 27 | 1989 to 2017 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 163 | Frank Butters | 34 | 16 | 1928 to 1949 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 164 | Michael W. McCarthy | 34 | 28 | 2007 to 2026 | £2,255,639£2.3m |
| 165 | Peter Walwyn | 34 | 24 | 1969 to 1995 | £1,500,000£1.5m |
| 166 | Josh Gifford | 34 | 22 | 1973 to 2002 | £400,000 |
| 167 | Christophe Ferland | 34 | 26 | 2011 to 2026 | £512,821 |
| 168 | Doug O'Neill | 33 | 27 | 2005 to 2025 | £3,759,399£3.8m |
Frequently asked questions
How many big races has Tom Dreaper won?
35, across 13 different races between 1946 and 1971. That is 158th of the 187 trainers on this site.
What is the biggest race Tom Dreaper has won?
the Cheltenham Gold Cup, worth £646,880 and run in Great Britain. Tom Dreaper won it in 1968, 1966, 1965, 1964, 1946.
Which race has Tom Dreaper won most often?
the Queen Mother Champion Chase, 6 times at Cheltenham Racecourse. 9 of these races have gone to Tom Dreaper more than once.
How much prize money has Tom Dreaper 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: 35 wins, the biggest of them worth £646,880.
When did Tom Dreaper win these races?
Between 1946 and 1971. The busiest spell was 1965-67, with 10 of them.
Where to next
The races Tom Dreaper has won, and the trainers around them