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British flat racing Champion Apprentice

Annual British jockey award

The flat racing Champion Jockey and Champion Apprentice titles are awarded annually to the jockey(s) and apprentice(s) respectively that have ridden the most winners (both turf and all-weather) in Great Britain during a set period or championship season. The set period has varied over time, originally covering the calendar year when all flat racing was held on turf between March and November. Later, all-weather races outside the turf season were excluded, and from 2015 the championship season was further shortened to exclude the start and end of the turf season.

The list below shows the Champion Apprentice and the number of winners for each championship season since 1922.

Following the changes in 2015, the Champion Apprentice is awarded a prize of £5,000.

1922 - R. A. Jones - 58
1923 - Charlie Elliott - 89
1924 - Charlie Elliott - 106
1925 - Charlie Smirke - 70
1926 - Charlie Smirke - 71
1927 - Sam Wragg - 38
1928 - G. Baines / L. Cordell - 33
1929 - C. Adley - 35
1930 - J. Simpson - 28
1931 - Fred Rickaby - 44
1932 - Fred Rickaby - 37
1933 - Eph Smith - 52
1934 - Eph Smith - 36
1935 - Eph Smith - 76
1936 - W. Wing - 37
1937 - Doug Smith - 45
1938 - G. Wells - 27
1939 - K. Mullins - 29
1940 - Geoff Littlewood - 13
1941 - K. Mullins - 9
1942 - K. Mullins - 7
1943 - Joe Sime - 5
1944 - Joe Sime - 9
1945 - Durr / Gosling - 10
1946 - Joe Sime - 40
1947 - Dennis Buckle - 20
1948 - Dennis Buckle - 25
1949 - Willie Snaith - 31
1950 - Lester Piggott - 52
1951 - Lester Piggott - 51
1952 - Joe Mercer - 26
1953 - Joe Mercer - 61
1954 - Edward Hide - 53
1955 - Peter Robinson - 46
1956 - Edward Hide - 75
1957 - Greville Starkey - 45
1958 - Peter Boothman - 37
1959 - Bobby Elliott - 27
1960 - Bobby Elliott - 39
1961 - Brian Lee - 52
1962 - Bruce Raymond - 13
1963 - David Yates - 24
1964 - Paul Cook - 46
1965 - Paul Cook - 62
1966 - Sandy Barclay - 71
1967 - Ernie Johnson - 39
1968 - Coates / Dicey - 40
1969 - Clive Eccleston - 41
1970 - Philip Waldron - 59
1971 - Pat Eddery - 71
1972 - Robert Edmondson - 45
1973 - Steve Perks - 41
1974 - Alan Bond - 40
1975 - Alan Bond - 66
1976 - David Dineley - 54
1977 - Jimmy Bleasdale - 67
1978 - Kevin Darley - 70
1979 - Philip Robinson - 51
1980 - Philip Robinson - 59
1981 - Bryn Crossley - 45
1982 - Billy Newnes - 57
1983 - Michael Hills - 39
1984 - Richard Quinn - 62
1985 - Carter / Ryan - 37
1986 - Gary Carter - 34
1987 - Gary Bardwell - 27
1988 - Gary Bardwell - 39
1989 - Frankie Dettori - 71
1990 - Jimmy Fortune - 46
1991 - Darryll Holland - 79
1992 - David Harrison - 56
1993 - Jason Weaver - 60
1994 - Stephen Davies - 45
1995 - Seb Sanders - 61
1996 - Dane O'Neill - 79
1997 - Royston Ffrench - 77
1998 - Carl Lowther - 72
1999 - Neil Callan - 49
2000 - Lee Newman - 87
2001 - Chris Catlin - 71
2002 - Paul Hanagan - 81
2003 - Ryan Moore - 52
2004 - Tom Queally - 59
2005 - Golam / Turner - 44
2006 - Stevie Donohoe - 44
2007 - Greg Fairley - 65
2008 - Buick / Probert - 50
2009 - Frederik Tylicki - 60
2010 - Martin Lane - 41
2011 - Martin Harley - 57
2012 - Amy Ryan - 40
2013 - Jason Hart - 51
2014 - Oisin Murphy - 76
2015 - Tom Marquand - 54
2016 - Josephine Gordon - 50
2017 - David Egan
2018 - Jason Watson
2019 - Cieren Fallon
2020 - Cieren Fallon
2021 - Marco Ghiani
2022 - Benoit de la Sayette
2023 - Billy Loughnane - 60
2024 - Sean D. Bowen - 44
2025 - Joe Leavy - 41

References

[https://www.greatbritishracing.com/championships/jockeys-championship/ Great British Racing website].
[http://www.thepja.co.uk/champ_conditional_apprentice.aspx Professional Jockeys Association] {{webarchive. link. (January 13, 2010)
(16 March 2015). "Jockeys' title race changes backed by Richard Hughes and Frankie Dettori".
"Josephine Gordon: 'Woman will become champion jockey within 15 years'". BBC Sport.
"Proud De Sousa lifts first jockeys' championship". [[Racing Post]].
"Champion Gordon to have first Godolphin ride". [[Racing Post]].
(18 October 2019). "Cieren Fallon: Young jockey is following in his father Kieren's footsteps".
(16 October 2021). "Champion apprentice: Marco Ghiani celebrates title success".
(21 October 2023). "William Buick and Billy Loughnane crowned champion jockeys, Shadwell secure British Champion Owner title".
(19 October 2024). "Sean D. Bowen Named Champion Apprentice Jockey, As Champions Crowned At Ascot". Thoroughbred Daily News.
(18 October 2025). "Title Number Five for Oisin Murphy as Champions Crowned at Ascot". Thoroughbred Daily News.
http://brs.org.uk/brs-graduate-jason-hart-champion-apprentice-2013/ {{Dead link. (February 2022)

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