William Haggas
72 wins in the world's richest races between 1988 and 2026, across 55 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.
When the wins came
72 wins from 1988 to 2026, in 3-year spells
A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: William Haggas took 17 of these 72 in 2019-21 alone.
The races William Haggas keeps winning
By number of wins
Every big race William Haggas has won
72 winners, newest first
| Year | Race | Horse | Jockey | Country | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Feilden Stakes | Morshdi | Tom Marquand | Great Britain | £55,000 |
| 2026 | Grand Prix de Deauville | Al Aasy | Pierre-Charles Boudot | France | £170,940 |
| 2026 | Grand Prix de Paris | Maltese Cross | Tom Marquand | France | £512,821 |
| 2026 | Great Voltigeur Stakes | Maltese Cross | Tom Marquand | Great Britain | £250,000 |
| 2026 | Lingfield Derby Trial | Maltese Cross | Tom Marquand | Great Britain | £60,000 |
| 2025 | Gordon Stakes | Merchant | Tom Marquand | Great Britain | £200,000 |
| 2025 | King George V Stakes | Merchant | Tom Marquand | Great Britain | £110,000 |
| 2024 | Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte | Sky Majesty | Christophe Soumillon | France | £162,393 |
| 2024 | Dante Stakes | Economics | Tom Marquand | Great Britain | £192,200 |
| 2024 | Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud | Dubai Honour | Tom Marquand | France | £341,880 |
| 2024 | Prix Guillaume d'Ornano | Economics | Tom Marquand | France | £341,880 |
| 2023 | Gordon Stakes | Desert Hero | Tom Marquand | Great Britain | £200,000 |
| 2023 | King George V Stakes | Desert Hero | Tom Marquand | Great Britain | £110,000 |
| 2023 | Prix de Royallieu | Sea Silk Road | Aurelien Lemaitre | France | £256,410 |
| 2022 | Heron Stakes | My Prospero | Tom Marquand | Great Britain | £45,000 |
| 2022 | Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen | Maljoom | Stevie Donohoe | Germany | £130,769 |
| 2022 | Prix de Pomone | Sea La Rosa | Tom Marquand | France | £111,111 |
| 2022 | Prix de Royallieu | Sea La Rosa | Tom Marquand | France | £256,410 |
| 2022 | Prix de Sandringham | Purplepay | Tom Marquand | France | £111,111 |
| 2022 | Prix du Conseil de Paris | Addeybb | Tom Marquand | France | £111,111 |
| 2022 | Prix Eugène Adam | My Prospero | Tom Marquand | France | £111,111 |
| 2021 | Hampton Court Stakes | Mohaafeth | Jim Crowley | Great Britain | £150,000 |
| 2021 | King Edward VII Stakes | Alenquer | Tom Marquand | Great Britain | £250,500 |
| 2021 | Newmarket Stakes | Mohaafeth | Jim Crowley | Great Britain | £55,000 |
| 2021 | Prix de Lieurey | Cloudy Dawn | Vincent Cheminaud | France | £68,376 |
| 2021 | Prix Dollar | Dubai Honour | James Doyle | France | £170,940 |
| 2021 | Prix du Moulin de Longchamp | Baaeed | Jim Crowley | France | £384,615 |
| 2021 | Prix Guillaume d'Ornano | Dubai Honour | Maxime Guyon | France | £341,880 |
| 2021 | Sandown Classic Trial | Alenquer | Tom Marquand | Great Britain | £85,000 |
| 2021 | Sir Henry Cecil Stakes | Baaeed | Jim Crowley | Great Britain | £25,500 |
| 2021 | Thoroughbred Stakes | Baaeed | Jim Crowley | Great Britain | £100,000 |
| 2020 | Bahrain Trophy | Al Aasy | Jim Crowley | Great Britain | £196,740 |
| 2020 | Prix de la Forêt | One Master | Pierre-Charles Boudot | France | £299,145 |
| 2019 | Craven Stakes | Skardu | James Doyle | Great Britain | £85,000 |
| 2019 | Prix Belle de Nuit | Monica Sheriff | Tom Marquand | France | £68,376 |
| 2019 | Prix de la Forêt | One Master | Pierre-Charles Boudot | France | £299,145 |
| 2019 | Prix Isonomy | Tammani | Pierre-Charles Boudot | France | £47,009 |
| 2019 | Prix Perth | Miss O Connor | Pierre-Charles Boudot | France | £68,376 |
| 2018 | Chester Vase | Young Rascal | James Doyle | Great Britain | £140,000 |
| 2018 | Prix de la Forêt | One Master | Pierre-Charles Boudot | France | £299,145 |
| 2017 | March Stakes | Call To Mind | Pat Cosgrave | Great Britain | £100,000 |
| 2016 | Greenham Stakes | Tasleet | Paul Hanagan | Great Britain | £55,000 |
| 2016 | Prix du Prince d'Orange | Sky Kingdom | Gérald Mosse | France | £68,376 |
| 2015 | Cocked Hat Stakes | Storm The Stars | Pat Cosgrave | Great Britain | £60,000 |
| 2015 | Great Voltigeur Stakes | Storm The Stars | Pat Cosgrave | Great Britain | £250,000 |
| 2015 | Prix du Gros Chêne | Muthmir | Paul Hanagan | France | £111,111 |
| 2015 | Sandy Lane Stakes | Adaay | Paul Hanagan | Great Britain | £125,000 |
| 2014 | Blue Riband Trial Stakes | Our Channel | Ryan Moore | Great Britain | £50,000 |
| 2014 | Prix Messidor | Graphic | Frankie Dettori | France | £68,376 |
| 2013 | March Stakes | Harris Tweed | George Baker | Great Britain | £100,000 |
| 2011 | Preis der Diana | Dancing Rain | Kieren Fallon | Germany | £427,350 |
| 2010 | Noel Murless Stakes | Harris Tweed | Liam Jones | Great Britain | £100,000 |
| 2009 | Dee Stakes | South Easter | Neil Callan | Great Britain | £100,000 |
| 2009 | Prix du Moulin de Longchamp | Aqlaam | Richard Hills | France | £384,615 |
| 2009 | Prix Maurice de Gheest | King's Apostle | Ryan Moore | France | £324,786 |
| 2009 | Sandy Lane Stakes | Danehill Destiny | Ryan Moore | Great Britain | £125,000 |
| 2008 | Hampton Court Stakes | Collection | Kerrin McEvoy | Great Britain | £150,000 |
| 2008 | Jersey Stakes | Aqlaam | Richard Hills | Great Britain | £110,000 |
| 2008 | Prix d'Arenberg | Triple Aspect | Liam Jones | France | £68,376 |
| 2007 | Premio Elena e Sergio Cumani | Whazzis | Ryan Moore | Italy | £65,812 |
| 2006 | Gran Premio d'Italia | Primary | Mirco Demuro | Italy | £37,607 |
| 2006 | Prix du Petit Couvert | Majestic Missile | Christophe Soumillon | France | £68,376 |
| 2006 | Sandown Classic Trial | Primary | Darryll Holland | Great Britain | £85,000 |
| 2004 | European Free Handicap | Brunel | Darryll Holland | Great Britain | £35,000 |
| 2004 | Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen | Brunel | Darryll Holland | Germany | £130,769 |
| 2002 | Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen | Dupont | Darryll Holland | Germany | £130,769 |
| 2002 | Premio Parioli | Dupont | Darryll Holland | Italy | £91,255 |
| 2000 | Gran Criterium | Count Dubois | Basil Marcus | Italy | £235,043 |
| 1996 | Epsom Derby | Shaamit | Michael Hills | Great Britain | £1,500,000£1.5m |
| 1991 | Greenham Stakes | Bog Trotter | Lester Piggott | Great Britain | £55,000 |
| 1988 | Bahrain Trophy | Cold Marble | John Reid | Great Britain | £196,740 |
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 William Haggas wins
4 countries
| Country | Wins | Share | Biggest race won there |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Britain | 35 | 49% | Epsom Derby |
| France | 28 | 39% | Grand Prix de Paris |
| Germany | 4 | 6% | Preis der Diana |
| Italy | 4 | 6% | Gran Criterium |
The trainers either side
Ranked 60th of 187 on big-race wins
| # | Trainer | Wins | Races | Span | Biggest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 59 | Paul Cole | 74 | 60 | 1983 to 2019 | £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 |
| 70 | Jonjo O'Neill | 66 | 38 | 1991 to 2026 | £646,880 |
Frequently asked questions
How many big races has William Haggas won?
72, across 55 different races between 1988 and 2026. That is 60th of the 187 trainers on this site.
What is the biggest race William Haggas has won?
the Epsom Derby, worth £1,500,000 and run in Great Britain. William Haggas won it in 1996.
Which race has William Haggas won most often?
Prix de la Forêt, 3 times at Longchamp Racecourse. 14 of these races have gone to William Haggas more than once.
How much prize money has William Haggas 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: 72 wins, the biggest of them worth £1,500,000.
When did William Haggas win these races?
Between 1988 and 2026. The busiest spell was 2019-21, with 17 of them.
Where to next
The races William Haggas has won, and the trainers around them
The races William Haggas has won
- Epsom Derby
- Grand Prix de Paris
- Preis der Diana
- Prix du Moulin de Longchamp
- Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud
- Prix Guillaume d'Ornano
- Prix Maurice de Gheest
- Prix de la Forêt
- Prix de Royallieu
- King Edward VII Stakes
- Great Voltigeur Stakes
- Gran Criterium
- Gordon Stakes
- Bahrain Trophy
- Dante Stakes
- Grand Prix de Deauville
- Prix Dollar
- Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte
- Hampton Court Stakes
- Chester Vase
- Mehl-Mülhens-Rennen
- Sandy Lane Stakes
- Prix de Pomone
- Prix de Sandringham
- Prix du Conseil de Paris
- Prix Eugène Adam
- Prix du Gros Chêne
- King George V Stakes
- Jersey Stakes
- Thoroughbred Stakes
- March Stakes
- Noel Murless Stakes
- Dee Stakes
- Premio Parioli
- Sandown Classic Trial
- Craven Stakes
- Prix de Lieurey
- Prix Belle de Nuit
- Prix Perth
- Prix du Prince d'Orange