Leading jockeys
Group 1 · Global season 2012
97 jockeys won a Group 1 in 2012
259 RACES54 TRACKS10 COUNTRIESPURSE OF THOSE RACES: €201,882,380
Most winsJoseph O'Brien · 10 wins
Level at the topJohn R Velazquez · 10 wins
Highest total prize moneyYasunari Iwata · €10,702,881
More than one win55 of 97
A single win only42 of 97
The top three between them30 of 259 wins
Successful in more than one country23 of 97
Latest jockey to winYasunari Iwata · 29.2012.2012
NameWinsCountriesPrize money
1Joseph O'Brien10 wins€6,080,533▼
10 winsFull profile →
DoncasterFuturity Trophy StakesKingsbarns · 2yo c/f€142,35427.10.12AscotQueen Elizabeth II StakesExcelebration · 3up€659,04820.10.12ParisLongchampGrand Prix de ParisImperial Monarch · 3yo€332,02314.07.12CurraghIrish DerbyCamelot · 3yo c/f€725,00030.06.12AscotPrince of Wales's StakesSo You Think · 4up€329,52420.06.12EpsomEpsom DerbyCamelot · 3yo c/f€873,23902.06.12EpsomCoronation CupSt Nicholas Abbey · 4up€197,71502.06.12CurraghTattersalls Gold CupSo You Think · 4up€130,20027.05.12CurraghIrish 2000 GuineasPower · 3yo c/f€174,00026.05.12Newmarket2000 Guineas StakesCamelot · 3yo c/f€248,13205.05.12
2John R Velazquez10 wins€5,178,182▼
10 winsFull profile →
Santa AnitaBreeders' Cup MileWise Dan · 3up€809,74803.11.12KeenelandSpinster StakesIn Lingerie · 3up f/m€224,93007.10.12Belmont at AqueductFrizette StakesDreaming Of Julia · 2yo f€179,94406.10.12Belmont at AqueductJoe Hirsch Turf Classic StakesPoint Of Entry · 3up€269,91629.09.12WoodbineWoodbine MileWise Dan · 3up€441,31816.09.12SaratogaPersonal Ensign StakesLove And Pride · 3up f/m€269,91626.08.12SaratogaBallerina StakesTurbulent Descent · 3up f/m€224,93024.08.12SaratogaChristophe Clement Turf StakesPoint Of Entry · 3up€269,91618.08.12Belmont ParkBelmont StakesUnion Rags · 3yo€449,86009.06.12Belmont ParkMetropolitan HandicapShackleford · 3up€337,39528.05.12
3Nash Rawiller10 wins€5,016,269▼
10 winsFull profile →
DoombenDoomben CupMawingo · open€248,86619.05.12RandwickQueen Elizabeth StakesMore Joyous · 3up€233,19228.04.12RandwickChampagne StakesPierro · 2yo€187,31828.04.12RandwickDoncaster HandicapMore Joyous · 3up€926,27021.04.12RandwickSires' Produce StakesPierro · 2yo€233,19214.04.12RosehillGolden Slipper StakesPierro · 2yo€1,554,16807.04.12RosehillQueen of the TurfMore Joyous · 3up f/m€188,23607.04.12RosehillRosehill GuineasLaser Hawk · 3yo€233,19231.03.12Moonee ValleyWilliam Reid StakesFoxwedge · 3up€195,72923.03.12CaulfieldFuturity StakesKing Mufhasa · 3up€230,89825.02.12
4Luke Nolen10 wins€4,140,202▼
10 winsFull profile →
CaulfieldSir Rupert Clarke StakesMoment Of Change · 3up€185,02530.09.12AscotQueen Elizabeth II Jubilee StakesBlack Caviar · 4up€329,52423.06.12Eagle FarmStradbroke HandicapMid Summer Music · 3up€504,61309.06.12MorphettvilleThe GoodwoodBlack Caviar · 3up€245,04312.05.12MorphettvilleRobert Sangster StakesBlack Caviar · open f/m€194,96428.04.12RosehillH. E. Tancred StakesManighar · 3up€960,44607.04.12RosehillRanvet StakesManighar · 3up€187,31824.03.12FlemingtonAustralian CupManighar · 3up€462,56210.03.12FlemingtonBlack Caviar Lightning StakesBlack Caviar · open€345,96518.02.12CaulfieldC. F. Orr StakesBlack Caviar · open€185,02511.02.12
5Yasunari Iwata8 wins€10,702,881▼
8 winsFull profile →
OiTokyo DaishotenRoman Legend · 3up€678,70629.12.12Sha TinHong Kong SprintLord Kanaloa · 3up€825,95809.12.12TokyoJapan CupGentildonna · 3up€2,458,56325.11.12KyotoShuka ShoGentildonna · 3yo f€899,57614.10.12NakayamaSprinters StakesLord Kanaloa · 3up€953,67830.09.12TokyoTokyo YushunDeep Brillante · 3yo c/f€1,816,11927.05.12HanshinOka ShoGentildonna · 3yo f€1,127,62108.04.12TokyoFebruary StakesTesta Matta · 4up€945,20419.02.12
6William Buick8 wins€3,050,254▼
8 winsFull profile →
ParisLongchampPrix de la ForêtGordon Lord Byron · 3up€166,01107.10.12YorkNunthorpe StakesOrtensia · 2up€164,76224.08.12DeauvillePrix Jean RomanetIzzi Top · 3up f/m€138,34319.08.12DeauvillePrix RothschildElusive Kate · 3up f/m€166,01129.07.12CurraghIrish OaksGreat Heavens · 3yo f€232,00022.07.12SandownEclipse StakesNathaniel · 3up€280,75507.07.12CurraghPretty Polly StakesIzzi Top · 3up f/m€114,00001.07.12AscotCoronation StakesFallen For You · 3yo f€179,59122.06.12
7Rafael Bejarano8 wins€2,548,677▼
8 winsFull profile →
Santa Anita ParkLa Brea StakesBook Review · 3yo f€134,95826.12.12Santa Anita ParkGoodwood StakesGame On Dude · 3up€112,46530.09.12Santa Anita ParkAmerican Pharoah StakesPower Broker · 2yo€112,46530.09.12Del MarDel Mar FuturityRolling Fog · 2yo€134,95806.09.12Del MarDel Mar Debutante StakesExecutiveprivilege · 2yo f€134,95802.09.12SaratogaTest StakesContested · 3yo f€224,93025.08.12Monmouth ParkHaskell StakesPaynter · 3yo€449,86029.07.12Oaklawn ParkApple Blossom HandicapPlum Pretty · 4up f/m€224,93014.04.12
8Javier Castellano7 wins€2,859,858▼
7 winsFull profile →
Hollywood ParkHollywood DerbyUnbridled Command · 3yo€112,46526.11.12Santa AnitaBreeders' Cup Filly & Mare TurfZagora · 3up f/m€809,74802.11.12KeenelandQueen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup StakesDayatthespa · 3yo f€179,94413.10.12SaratogaSpinaway StakesSo Many Ways · 2yo f€134,95802.09.12SaratogaDiana StakesWinter Memories · 4up f/m€269,91628.07.12Belmont ParkAcorn StakesContested · 3yo f€134,95828.05.12AqueductNew York StakesGemologist · 4up f/m€449,86007.04.12
9Mike E Smith6 wins€3,714,737▼
6 winsFull profile →
Santa AnitaBreeders' Cup Turf SprintMizdirection · 3up€404,87403.11.12Santa AnitaBreeders' Cup DistaffRoyal Delta · 3up f/m€809,74802.11.12Del MarDel Mar OaksLady Of Shamrock · 3yo f€134,95819.08.12Del MarBing Crosby StakesAmazombie · 3up€134,95830.07.12Hollywood ParkAmerican Oaks StakesLady Of Shamrock · 3yo f€157,45115.07.12Oaklawn ParkArkansas DerbyBodemeister · 3yo€449,86014.04.12
10Gerald Mosse6 wins€2,496,837▼
6 winsFull profile →
Sha TinHong Kong VaseRed Cadeaux · 3up€825,95809.12.12WoodbineE. P. Taylor StakesSiyouma · 3up f/m€441,31814.10.12NewmarketMiddle Park StakesReckless Abandon · 2yo c€98,85713.10.12ParisLongchampPrix de l'Abbaye de LongchampWizz Kid · 2up€193,68007.10.12NewmarketSun Chariot StakesSiyouma · 3up f/m€105,44829.09.12DeauvillePrix MornyReckless Abandon · 2yo€193,68019.08.12
11Tom Queally6 wins€2,155,016▼
6 winsFull profile →
AscotChampion StakesFrankel · 3up€856,76320.10.12LeopardstownMatron StakesChachamaidee · 3up f/m€123,50008.09.12YorkInternational StakesFrankel · 3up€477,81022.08.12GoodwoodSussex StakesFrankel · 3up€208,58901.08.12AscotQueen Anne StakesFrankel · 4up€230,66719.06.12NewburyLockinge StakesFrankel · 4up€115,33319.05.12
12Craig A Williams5 wins€7,296,953▼
5 winsFull profile →
13Maxime Guyon5 wins€1,707,396▼
5 winsFull profile →
Saint-CloudCritérium de Saint-CloudMorandi · 2yo€138,34310.11.12HoppegartenGrosser Preis von BerlinMeandre · 3up€96,84522.07.12ChantillyPrix Jean PratAesop's Fables · 3yo€221,34901.07.12Saint-CloudGrand Prix de Saint-CloudMeandre · 4up€221,34924.06.12ParisLongchampPrix d'IspahanGolden Lilac · 4up€138,34327.05.12
14Olivier Peslier4 wins€5,901,697▼
15R A Dominguez4 wins€3,348,497▼
16Christophe Lemaire4 wins€2,666,132▼
17Damien Oliver4 wins€2,408,378▼
18G K Gomez4 wins€2,120,336▼
4 winsFull profile →
19Hugh Bowman4 wins€1,974,870▼
20Jim Cassidy4 wins€1,875,171▼
21Jose Lezcano4 wins€1,649,683▼
22Rajiv Maragh4 wins€1,299,973▼
23Andrasch Starke4 wins€1,126,066▼
24Hiroyuki Uchida3 wins€7,480,199▼
25Mickael Barzalona3 wins€6,140,777▼
26Christophe Soumillon3 wins€3,920,869▼
27Glen Boss3 wins€2,417,362▼
28Frankie Dettori3 wins€2,397,743▼
29Mario Gutierrez3 wins€2,242,900▼
30James McDonald3 wins€2,223,557▼
31Joel Rosario3 wins€2,014,938▼
32Michael Rodd3 wins€1,761,557▼
33Rosie Napravnik3 wins€1,711,367▼
34Kieren Fallon3 wins€1,475,584▼
35Tommy Berry3 wins€1,220,551▼
36Kevin Manning3 wins€635,317▼
37Richard Hughes3 wins€569,347▼
38Kenichi Ikezoe2 wins€3,629,427▼
39Mirco Demuro2 wins€2,892,298▼
40Ryan Moore2 wins€2,813,781▼
41Brian Joseph Hernandez Jr2 wins€2,438,741▼
42Shinichiro Akiyama2 wins€2,026,402▼
43Corey S Nakatani2 wins€1,649,102▼
44Johnny Murtagh2 wins€1,451,146▼
45Dwayne Dunn2 wins€1,411,386▼
46Zac Purton2 wins€1,331,945▼
47Thierry Jarnet2 wins€721,395▼
48Irad Ortiz Jr2 wins€641,301▼
49Danny Nikolic2 wins€581,834▼
50James Graham2 wins€577,320▼
51Alan Garcia2 wins€556,327▼
52Seamie Heffernan2 wins€528,239▼
53Damian Browne2 wins€495,514▼
54Eddie Castro2 wins€387,629▼
55Filip Minarik2 wins€322,009▼
56Brett Prebble1 wins€3,483,271▼
57James Doyle1 wins€2,908,098▼
58Yuichi Fukunaga1 wins€2,271,918▼
59Yutaka Take1 wins€1,886,652▼
60Yuga Kawada1 wins€1,713,964▼
61Ahmed Ajtebi1 wins€1,679,477▼
62Corey Brown1 wins€1,442,542▼
63Shu Ishibashi1 wins€1,414,675▼
64Norihiro Yokoyama1 wins€1,409,478▼
65Manabu Sakai1 wins€1,293,031▼
66Kerrin McEvoy1 wins€1,253,503▼
67Matthew Chadwick1 wins€1,211,406▼
68Yoshitomi Shibata1 wins€1,041,755▼
69Craig Newitt1 wins€1,009,607▼
70Rhys McLeod1 wins€834,522▼
71Antoine Hamelin1 wins€830,057▼
72Glyn Schofield1 wins€743,095▼
73David Cohen1 wins€697,283▼
74Joseph Talamo1 wins€685,287▼
75Willie Martinez1 wins€653,796▼
76Chris Munce1 wins€605,917▼
77Daniel Staeck1 wins€556,526▼
78Kent J Desormeaux1 wins€555,577▼
79Paul Hanagan1 wins€476,145▼
80Calvin H Borel1 wins€472,228▼
81Christian Reith1 wins€449,946▼
82Jaden Lloyd1 wins€399,590▼
83Shaun O'Donnell1 wins€387,634▼
84Joe Bravo1 wins€374,877▼
85Kathy O'Hara1 wins€359,880▼
86T Hellier1 wins€348,641▼
87Patrick Husbands1 wins€335,933▼
88K Shea1 wins€322,400▼
89Brad Rawiller1 wins€291,299▼
90Martin Harley1 wins€275,849▼
91Stephane Pasquier1 wins€268,372▼
92Jason Brown1 wins€233,192▼
93Peter Mertens1 wins€203,068▼
94Alex O Solis1 wins€181,818▼
95N G McCullagh1 wins€173,000▼
96Umberto Rispoli1 wins€172,936▼
Prize money is what the horses of these connections earned in all placings of the Group 1 races with a published prize list, converted to euro at the rates of 25 September 2026. An amount stays empty where a winning prize is not on file.