British flat racing Champion Jockey
The Champion Jockey of flat racing in Great Britain is the jockey who has ridden the most winning horses during a season. The list below shows the Champion Jockey and the number of winners for each year since 1840.[1] The seasonal record of jockeys' winners was published for the first time in 1846.[2] The championship was sponsored for the first time in 2009 by online casino 32Red and is currently sponsored by Stobart Group. The 2016 title was determined by the number of winners ridden between 30 April and 15 October, in both turf and all-weather racing.[3] Prior to 2015 the title was decided over the full length of the Flat turf season, from March to November, and carried no prize money to the winner. A prize of £25,000 to the champion jockey was also introduced as part of the 2015 changes.[4]
Champions
Jockeys are of British nationality unless stated
- 1840 - Nat Flatman - 50
- 1841 - Nat Flatman - 68
- 1842 - Nat Flatman - 42
- 1843 - Nat Flatman - 60
- 1844 - Nat Flatman - 64
- 1845 - Nat Flatman - 81
- 1846 - Nat Flatman - 81
- 1847 - Nat Flatman - 89
- 1848 - Nat Flatman - 104
- 1849 - Nat Flatman - 94
- 1850 - Nat Flatman - 88
- 1851 - Nat Flatman - 78
- 1852 - Nat Flatman - 92
- 1853 - John Wells - 86
- 1854 - John Wells - 82
- 1855 - George Fordham - 70
- 1856 - George Fordham - 108
- 1857 - George Fordham - 84
- 1858 - George Fordham - 91
- 1859 - George Fordham - 118
- 1860 - George Fordham - 146
- 1861 - George Fordham - 106
- 1862 - George Fordham - 166
- 1863 - George Fordham - 103
- 1864 - J. Grimshaw - 164
- 1865 - George Fordham - 142
- 1866 - Sam Kenyon - 123
- 1867 - George Fordham - 143
- 1868 - George Fordham - 110
- 1869 - George Fordham - 95
- 1870 - William Gray / Charlie Maidment - 76
- 1871 - George Fordham / Charlie Maidment - 86
- 1872 - Tom Cannon, Sr. - 87
- 1873 - Harry Constable - 110
- 1874 - Fred Archer - 147
- 1875 - Fred Archer - 172
- 1876 - Fred Archer - 207
- 1877 - Fred Archer - 218
- 1878 - Fred Archer - 229
- 1879 - Fred Archer - 197
- 1880 - Fred Archer - 120
- 1881 - Fred Archer - 220
- 1882 - Fred Archer - 210
- 1883 - Fred Archer - 232
- 1884 - Fred Archer - 241
- 1885 - Fred Archer - 246
- 1886 - Fred Archer - 170
- 1887 - Charles Wood - 151
- 1888 - Fred Barrett - 108
- 1889 - Tommy Loates - 167
- 1890 - Tommy Loates - 147
- 1891 - Morny Cannon - 137
- 1892 - Morny Cannon - 182
- 1893 - Tommy Loates - 222
- 1894 - Morny Cannon - 167
- 1895 - Morny Cannon - 184
- 1896 - Morny Cannon - 164
- 1897 - Morny Cannon - 145
- 1898 - Otto Madden - 161
- 1899 - Sam Loates - 160
- 1900 - Lester Reiff - 143
- 1901 - Otto Madden - 130
- 1902 - Willie Lane - 170
- 1903 - Otto Madden - 154
- 1904 - Otto Madden - 161
- 1905 - Elijah Wheatley - 124
- 1906 - William Higgs - 149
- 1907 - William Higgs - 146
- 1908 - Danny Maher - 139
- 1909 - Frank Wootton - 165
- 1910 - Frank Wootton - 137
- 1911 - Frank Wootton - 187
- 1912 - Frank Wootton - 118
- 1913 - Danny Maher - 115
- 1914 - Steve Donoghue - 129
- 1915 - Steve Donoghue - 62
- 1916 - Steve Donoghue - 43
- 1917 - Steve Donoghue - 42
- 1918 - Steve Donoghue - 66
- 1919 - Steve Donoghue - 129
- 1920 - Steve Donoghue - 143
- 1921 - Steve Donoghue - 141
- 1922 - Steve Donoghue - 102
- 1923 - Steve Donoghue / Charlie Elliott - 89
- 1924 - Charlie Elliott - 106
- 1925 - Gordon Richards - 118
- 1926 - Tommy Weston - 95
- 1927 - Gordon Richards - 164
- 1928 - Gordon Richards - 148
- 1929 - Gordon Richards - 135
- 1930 - Freddie Fox - 129
- 1931 - Gordon Richards - 145
- 1932 - Gordon Richards - 190
- 1933 - Gordon Richards - 259
- 1934 - Gordon Richards - 212
- 1935 - Gordon Richards - 217
- 1936 - Gordon Richards - 174
- 1937 - Gordon Richards - 216
- 1938 - Gordon Richards - 206
- 1939 - Gordon Richards - 155
- 1940 - Gordon Richards - 68
- 1941 - Harry Wragg - 71
- 1942 - Gordon Richards - 67
- 1943 - Gordon Richards - 65
- 1944 - Gordon Richards - 88
- 1945 - Gordon Richards - 104
- 1946 - Gordon Richards - 212
- 1947 - Gordon Richards - 269
- 1948 - Gordon Richards - 224
- 1949 - Gordon Richards - 261
- 1950 - Gordon Richards - 201
- 1951 - Gordon Richards - 227
- 1952 - Gordon Richards - 231
- 1953 - Gordon Richards - 191
- 1954 - Doug Smith - 129
- 1955 - Doug Smith - 168
- 1956 - Doug Smith - 155
- 1957 - Scobie Breasley - 173
- 1958 - Doug Smith - 165
- 1959 - Doug Smith - 157
- 1960 - Lester Piggott - 170
- 1961 - Scobie Breasley - 171
- 1962 - Scobie Breasley - 179
- 1963 - Scobie Breasley - 176
- 1964 - Lester Piggott - 140
- 1965 - Lester Piggott - 160
- 1966 - Lester Piggott - 191
- 1967 - Lester Piggott - 117
- 1968 - Lester Piggott - 139
- 1969 - Lester Piggott - 163
- 1970 - Lester Piggott - 162
- 1971 - Lester Piggott - 162
- 1972 - Willie Carson - 132
- 1973 - Willie Carson - 164
- 1974 - Pat Eddery - 148
- 1975 - Pat Eddery - 164
- 1976 - Pat Eddery - 162
- 1977 - Pat Eddery - 176
- 1978 - Willie Carson - 182
- 1979 - Joe Mercer - 164
- 1980 - Willie Carson - 166
- 1981 - Lester Piggott - 179
- 1982 - Lester Piggott - 188
- 1983 - Willie Carson - 159
- 1984 - Steve Cauthen - 130
- 1985 - Steve Cauthen - 195
- 1986 - Pat Eddery - 176
- 1987 - Steve Cauthen - 197
- 1988 - Pat Eddery - 183
- 1989 - Pat Eddery - 171
- 1990 - Pat Eddery - 209
- 1991 - Pat Eddery - 165
- 1992 - Michael Roberts - 206
- 1993 - Pat Eddery - 169
- 1994 - Frankie Dettori - 233
- 1995 - Frankie Dettori - 211
- 1996 - Pat Eddery - 186
- 1997 - Kieren Fallon - 202
- 1998 - Kieren Fallon - 204
- 1999 - Kieren Fallon - 200
- 2000 - Kevin Darley - 155
- 2001 - Kieren Fallon - 166
- 2002 - Kieren Fallon - 136
- 2003 - Kieren Fallon - 207
- 2004 - Frankie Dettori - 192
- 2005 - Jamie Spencer - 163
- 2006 - Ryan Moore - 180
- 2007 - Seb Sanders / Jamie Spencer - 190
- 2008 - Ryan Moore - 186
- 2009 - Ryan Moore - 174
- 2010 - Paul Hanagan - 191
- 2011 - Paul Hanagan - 165
- 2012 - Richard Hughes - 172
- 2013 - Richard Hughes - 208
- 2014 - Richard Hughes - 161
- 2015 - Silvestre de Sousa
- 2016 - Jim Crowley
Records
- Most titles - 26, Gordon Richards
- Most consecutive titles - 13, Nat Flatman (1840-1852), Fred Archer (1874-1886)
- Most wins in a season - 269, Gordon Richards (1947)
See also
- British flat racing Champion Apprentice
- British flat racing Champion Trainer
- British flat racing Champion Owner
- British jump racing Champion Jockey
- Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland
References
- ↑ Wright 1986, p. 423.
- ↑ Mortimer, Onslow & Willett 1976, p. 214.
- ↑ "The Stobart Flat Jockeys Championship 2016". Professional Jockeys Association. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ↑ Cook, Chris. "Jockeys' title race changes backed by Richard Hughes and Frankie Dettori". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
Bibliography
- Mortimer, Roger; Onslow, Richard; Willett, Peter (1978). Biographical Encyclopaedia of British Racing. London: Macdonald and Jane's. ISBN 0-354-08536-0.
- Wright, Howard (1986). The Encyclopaedia of Flat Racing. London: Robert Hale. ISBN 0-7090-2639-0.