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[1] or championship season.[2] 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.[3]
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.[3]
- 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[4]
- 2013 - Jason Hart - 51[5]
- 2014 - Oisin Murphy - 76
- 2015 - Tom Marquand - 54[6]
- 2016 - Josephine Gordon - 50[7]
- 2017 - David Egan
- 2018 - Jason Watson
- 2019 - Cieren Fallon[8]
- 2020 - Cieren Fallon
- 2021 - Marco Ghiani[9]
- 2022 - Benoit de la Sayette
- 2023 - Billy Loughnane[10] - 60
See also[edit]
- British flat racing Champion Jockey
- British flat racing Champion Trainer
- British flat racing Champion Owner
- Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland
References[edit]
- ^ Great British Racing website.
- ^ Professional Jockeys Association Archived January 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Cook, Chris (16 March 2015). "Jockeys' title race changes backed by Richard Hughes and Frankie Dettori". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
- ^ Keogh, Frank. "Josephine Gordon: 'Woman will become champion jockey within 15 years'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ http://brs.org.uk/brs-graduate-jason-hart-champion-apprentice-2013/ [dead link]
- ^ RIley, Stuart. "Proud De Sousa lifts first jockeys' championship". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 16 January 2017. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
- ^ Lees, Jon. "Champion Gordon to have first Godolphin ride". Racing Post. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Lysaght, Cornelius (18 October 2019). "Cieren Fallon: Young jockey is following in his father Kieren's footsteps". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Champion apprentice: Marco Ghiani celebrates title success". Sporting Life. 16 October 2021.
- ^ "William Buick and Billy Loughnane crowned champion jockeys, Shadwell secure British Champion Owner title". Sporting Life. 21 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.