The Champion Trainer of flat racing in Great Britain is the trainer whose horses have won the most prize money during a season. The list below shows the Champion Trainer for each year since 1896. The Championship was originally run from November until the end of the following October but since 2016 it has spanned from January until December.

Championship winners by trainer Rank Based Trainer Titles Winning Years 1. Alec Taylor, Jr. 12 1907, 1909, 1910, 1914, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925 2. Sir Henry Cecil10 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993 Sir Michael Stoute 1981, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009 4. Noel Murless 9 1948, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973 5. Frank Butters8 1927, 1928, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1944, 1946, 1949 6. Aidan O'Brien 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2024, 2025 7. Fred Darling6 1926, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947 John Gosden 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 9. Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1937, 1938, 1954, 1955, 1958 10. Dick Hern4 1962, 1972, 1980, 1983 Richard Hannon Sr. 1992, 2010, 2011, 2013 Saeed bin Suroor 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004 13. Richard Marsh3 1897, 1898, 1900 George Lambton 1906, 1911, 1912 Dick Dawson 1916, 1924, 1929 Jack Jarvis 1939, 1951, 1953 Paddy Prendergast 1963, 1964, 1965 18. Joseph Lawson2 1931, 1936 Vincent O'Brien 1966, 1977 Peter Walwyn 1974, 1975 Charlie Appleby 2021, 2022 22. Alfred Hayhoe1 1896 John Porter 1899 John Huggins 1901 Bob Sievier 1902 George Blackwell 1903 Peter Gilpin 1904 Jack Robinson 1905 Charles Morton 1908 Richard Wootton 1913 Charles Peck 1915 Atty Persse 1930 Walter Nightingall 1943 Walter Earl 1945 Charles Semblat 1950 Marcus Marsh 1952 Charles Elsey 1956 Arthur Budgett 1969 Ian Balding 1971 Paul Cole 1991 John Dunlop 1995 Richard Hannon Jr. 2014 Thady Gosden 2023

Championship winners by year

1896 - Alfred Hayhoe 1897 - Richard Marsh 1898 - Richard Marsh 1899 - John Porter 1900 - Richard Marsh 1901 - John Huggins 1902 - Bob Sievier 1903 - George Blackwell 1904 - Peter Gilpin 1905 - Jack Robinson 1906 - George Lambton 1907 - Alec Taylor, Jr. 1908 - Charles Morton 1909 - Alec Taylor, Jr. 1910 - Alec Taylor, Jr. 1911 - George Lambton 1912 - George Lambton 1913 - Richard Wootton 1914 - Alec Taylor, Jr. 1915 - Charles Peck 1916 - Dick Dawson 1917 - Alec Taylor, Jr. 1918 - Alec Taylor, Jr. 1919 - Alec Taylor, Jr. 1920 - Alec Taylor, Jr. 1921 - Alec Taylor, Jr. 1922 - Alec Taylor, Jr. 1923 - Alec Taylor, Jr. 1924 - Dick Dawson 1925 - Alec Taylor, Jr. 1926 - Fred Darling 1927 - Frank Butters 1928 - Frank Butters 1929 - Dick Dawson 1930 - Atty Persse 1931 - Joseph Lawson 1932 - Frank Butters 1933 - Fred Darling 1934 - Frank Butters 1935 - Frank Butters 1936 - Joseph Lawson 1937 - Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1938 - Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1939 - Jack Jarvis 1940 - Fred Darling 1941 - Fred Darling 1942 - Fred Darling 1943 - Walter Nightingall 1944 - Frank Butters 1945 - Walter Earl 1946 - Frank Butters 1947 - Fred Darling 1948 - Noel Murless 1949 - Frank Butters 1950 - Charles Semblat 1951 - Jack Jarvis 1952 - Marcus Marsh 1953 - Jack Jarvis 1954 - Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1955 - Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1956 - Charles Elsey 1957 - Noel Murless 1958 - Cecil Boyd-Rochfort 1959 - Noel Murless 1960 - Noel Murless 1961 - Noel Murless 1962 - Dick Hern 1963 - Paddy Prendergast 1964 - Paddy Prendergast 1965 - Paddy Prendergast 1966 - Vincent O'Brien 1967 - Noel Murless 1968 - Noel Murless 1969 - Arthur Budgett 1970 - Noel Murless 1971 - Ian Balding 1972 - Dick Hern 1973 - Noel Murless 1974 - Peter Walwyn 1975 - Peter Walwyn 1976 - Henry Cecil 1977 - Vincent O'Brien 1978 - Henry Cecil 1979 - Henry Cecil 1980 - Dick Hern 1981 - Michael Stoute 1982 - Henry Cecil 1983 - Dick Hern 1984 - Henry Cecil 1985 - Henry Cecil 1986 - Michael Stoute 1987 - Henry Cecil 1988 - Henry Cecil 1989 - Michael Stoute 1990 - Henry Cecil 1991 - Paul Cole 1992 - Richard Hannon Sr. 1993 - Henry Cecil 1994 - Michael Stoute 1995 - John Dunlop 1996 - Saeed bin Suroor 1997 - Michael Stoute 1998 - Saeed bin Suroor 1999 - Saeed bin Suroor 2000 - Sir Michael Stoute 2001 - Aidan O'Brien 2002 - Aidan O'Brien 2003 - Sir Michael Stoute 2004 - Saeed bin Suroor 2005 - Sir Michael Stoute 2006 - Sir Michael Stoute 2007 - Aidan O'Brien 2008 - Aidan O'Brien 2009 - Sir Michael Stoute 2010 - Richard Hannon Sr. 2011 - Richard Hannon Sr. 2012 - John Gosden 2013 - Richard Hannon Sr. 2014 - Richard Hannon Jr. 2015 - John Gosden 2016 - Aidan O'Brien 2017 - Aidan O'Brien 2018 - John Gosden 2019 - John Gosden 2020 - John Gosden 2021 - Charlie Appleby 2022 - Charlie Appleby 2023 - John Gosden and Thady Gosden 2024 - Aidan O'Brien 2025 - Aidan O'Brien

Records Most titles - 12, Alec Taylor, Jr. Most consecutive titles - 7, Alec Taylor, Jr. (1917-1923) Father/Son Winners - Richard March (1897, 1998 & 1900) and Marcus March (1952), Richard Hannon Sr (1992, 2010, 2011 & 2013) and Richard Hannon Jr (2014), John Gosden (2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023) and Thady Gosden (2023) Longest time between first and last win - Sir Michael Stoute 28 years (1981-2009) Nationality - Three Irish based trainers have won the championship: Paddy Prendergast (1963-65), Vincent O'Brien (1966 & 1977) and Aidan O'Brien (2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2016 2017, 2024 & 2025) while French based Charles Semblat won the championship in 1950. In 1901 American trainer John Huggins was the first trainer from outside England to win the championship. Championship winner Cecil Boyd-Rochfort who trained out of Newmarket was Irish born while Frank Butters who was also Newmarket based was born in Vienna, Austria. Saeed bin Suroor is of Emirati nationality having been born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 1913 Champion trainer Richard Wootton who was born in Australia trained horses in Australia, the UK, and South Africa. Walter Earl was born in Bohemia in the present-day Czech Republic. Ian Balding the 1971 winner was born in the US, but his family returned to the UK in 1945.

See also British flat racing Champion Jockey British flat racing Champion Apprentice British flat racing Champion Owner British jump racing Champion Trainer British jump racing Champion Jockey Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland

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