Flat Jockeys Championship winners list: Every table topper back to 1840
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With William Buick and Oisin Murphy set to fight out this year’s title race, we’re looking back at the past Flat Jockeys Championship winners list.
Buick topped the table for the first time last season with 157 strikes and is 4/6 favourite to prevail again.
However, 6/5 chance Murphy is back from a spell on the sidelines and keen to pick up where he left off after claiming a hat-trick of titles from 2019-2021.
Coral’s Lewis Knowles commented: “Buick and Murphy are two of the best jockeys in the world, so it will be fascinating to see how the battle to be crowned champion jockey plays out over the coming months.
“Murphy has obviously had some time away from the sport, but he’s returned seemingly right at the top of his game, so no doubt he’ll run the defending champion all the way.”
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The title was traditionally decided on winners ridden between the Lincoln meeting at Doncaster in March and the November Handicap on Town Moor.
However, in 2015, the campaign was cut from approximately 32 weeks to 24 and the timeframe now runs from Newmarket’s Guineas festival to British Champions Day at Ascot in October.
Gordon Richards holds the record for most victories with 26 and also the highest number of wins in a season at 269, set in 1947.
The milestone for most consecutive titles is shared by Nat Flatman (1840-1852) and Fred Archer (1874-1886), with 13 apiece.
Flat Jockeys Championship winners list
1840: Nat Flatman (50 winners)
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: 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 (132)
2016: Jim Crowley (148)
2017: Silvestre de Sousa (155)
2018: Silvestre de Sousa (148)
2019: Oisin Murphy (168)
2020: Oisin Murphy (142)
2021: Oisin Murphy (153)
2022: William Buick (157)
All odds and market correct at date of publication
