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British flat racing Champion Jockey

British flat racing jockeys' championship

The champion jockey of flat racing in Great Britain is the rider who has the most wins during a season. For most of its existence, the jockeys championship was decided on the number of winners ridden between Lincoln Handicap Day and November Handicap Day, the traditional flat turf season. In 2015, it was announced that the title would be decided over a reduced timescale – the start of the Guineas Meeting and British Champions Day, roughly 24 instead of 32 weeks.

A prize of £25,000 to the champion jockey and £10,000 to the runner up was also introduced as part of the 2015 changes.

The championship was sponsored for the first time in 2009 by online casino 32Red and is currently sponsored by Stobart Group.

Champions

The list below shows the champion jockey and the number of winners for each year since 1840. The seasonal record of jockeys' winners was published for the first time in 1846.

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 - Jemmy 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 - USA 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 - USA Danny Maher - 139
1909 - AUS Frank Wootton - 165
1910 - AUS Frank Wootton - 137
1911 - AUS Frank Wootton - 187
1912 - AUS Frank Wootton - 118
1913 - USA 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 - AUS Scobie Breasley - 173
1958 - Doug Smith - 165
1959 - Doug Smith - 157
1960 - Lester Piggott - 170
1961 - AUS Scobie Breasley - 171
1962 - AUS Scobie Breasley - 179
1963 - AUS 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 - IRLPat Eddery - 148
1975 - IRLPat Eddery - 164
1976 - IRLPat Eddery - 162
1977 - IRLPat 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 - USA Steve Cauthen - 130
1985 - USA Steve Cauthen - 195
1986 - IRL Pat Eddery - 176
1987 - USA Steve Cauthen - 197
1988 - IRL Pat Eddery - 183
1989 - IRL Pat Eddery - 171
1990 - IRL Pat Eddery - 209
1991 - IRL Pat Eddery - 165
1992 - RSA Michael Roberts - 206
1993 - IRL Pat Eddery - 169
1994 - ITA Frankie Dettori - 233
1995 - ITA Frankie Dettori - 211
1996 - IRL Pat Eddery - 186
1997 - IRL Kieren Fallon - 202
1998 - IRL Kieren Fallon - 204
1999 - IRL Kieren Fallon - 200
2000 - Kevin Darley - 155
2001 - IRL Kieren Fallon - 166
2002 - IRL Kieren Fallon - 136
2003 - IRL Kieren Fallon - 207
2004 - ITA Frankie Dettori - 192
2005 - IRL Jamie Spencer - 163
2006 - Ryan Moore - 180
2007 - Seb Sanders / IRLJamie Spencer - 190
2008 - Ryan Moore - 186
2009 - Ryan Moore - 174
2010 - Paul Hanagan - 191
2011 - Paul Hanagan - 165
2012 - IRL Richard Hughes - 172
2013 - IRL Richard Hughes - 208
2014 - IRL Richard Hughes - 161
2015 - BRA Silvestre de Sousa - 132
2016 - Jim Crowley - 148
2017 - BRA Silvestre de Sousa -155
2018 - BRA Silvestre de Sousa - 148
2019 - IRL Oisin Murphy - 168
2020 - IRL Oisin Murphy - 142
2021 - IRL Oisin Murphy - 153
2022 - William Buick - 157
2023 - William Buick - 135
2024 - IRL Oisin Murphy - 163
2025 - IRL Oisin Murphy - 143

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)

References

Bibliography

References

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(16 October 2021). "'I'm over the moon' - Oisin Murphy crowned champion for third successive year". Racing Post.
(21 October 2023). "William Buick and Billy Loughnane crowned champion jockeys". [[Sporting Life (British newspaper).
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