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 - 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 2023 - William Buick - 135 2024 - Oisin Murphy - 163 2025 - Oisin Murphy - 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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)
See also British flat racing Champion Apprentice British flat racing Champion Trainer British flat racing Champion Owner British jump racing Champion Jockey Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland
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