Horse Racing Legends
Champion jockeys and the sport of kings' greatest names.
The All-Time Greatest Horse Racing Players
Ranked by career honours, records and our FSP GOAT Score.
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All Horse Racing Athletes
Browse 64 of the greatest horse racing players of all time.
Irish
Aidan O'Brien
Trainer
Irish horse racing trainer whose extraordinary record at the Coolmore operation has produced hundred…
British
Altior
Racehorse
British two-mile champion chaser whose remarkable unbeaten record over fences, multiple Champion Cha…
American
American Pharoah
Racehorse
American Triple Crown winner of 2015 whose historic achievement ended a 37-year wait for a Triple Cr…
Northern Irish
AP McCoy
National Hunt Jockey
The greatest jump jockey in history — Champion Jockey for 20 consecutive seasons.…
Irish
Arkle
Racehorse
The greatest steeplechaser of all time — three consecutive Cheltenham Gold Cups and a dominance so c…
Irish
Best Mate
Racehorse
British National Hunt champion whose three consecutive Cheltenham Gold Cups from 2002 to 2004 under …
Australian
Black Caviar
Racehorse
Australian racing champion and undefeated thoroughbred who won 25 consecutive races and was retired …
American
Bob Baffert
Trainer
American Hall of Fame trainer whose extraordinary record of Triple Crown champions including America…
British
Bryony Frost
National Hunt Jockey
Britain's most celebrated female jump jockey — winner of the King George VI Chase on Frodon, the big…
American
California Chrome
Racehorse
American racing champion and two-time Horse of the Year whose workmanlike appearance but brilliant p…
British
Cathy Gannon
Flat Racing Jockey
One of Britain's most successful female flat racing jockeys — multiple winners at Group level and a …
British
Charlie Appleby
Trainer
British horse racing trainer for Godolphin whose remarkable record of Group One victories across the…
American
Citation
Racehorse
American Triple Crown winner of 1948 and 16-time consecutive winner whose sustained dominance at the…
British
Constitution Hill
Racehorse
British two-mile champion whose unbeaten record, extraordinary jumping ability and all-conquering pe…
British
Dan Skelton
Trainer
British National Hunt trainer whose rapid rise to the top of the championship, prolific win rates an…
American
Dancing Brave
Racehorse
British-bred racing champion whose brilliant 1986 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and Eclipse Stakes victo…
British
Denman
Racehorse
British National Hunt champion whose imposing physique, devastating power and 2008 Cheltenham Gold C…
British
Desert Orchid
Racehorse
Four King George VI Chases and one Gold Cup — Desert Orchid was the most popular racehorse in Britis…
Canadian
Emma-Jayne Wilson
Flat Racing Jockey
Canada's most successful female jockey — Sovereign Award winner, Queen's Plate competitor and a jock…
English
Enable
Racehorse
The greatest mare of the modern era — three consecutive Arc de Triomphe wins attempted, two achieved…
British
Frankel
Racehorse
Unbeaten in 14 career races — the highest-rated racehorse in the history of Timeform ratings.…
Italian
Frankie Dettori
Flat Racing Jockey
Lanfranco Dettori was born in Milan in 1970, the son of champion Italian jockey Gianfranco Dettori, …
Irish
Galileo
Racehorse
Irish-bred racing champion and the most influential sire of the modern era, whose unbeaten career an…
Irish
Gordon Elliott
Trainer
Irish National Hunt trainer who surpassed the record for most Cheltenham Festival winners and whose …
British
Hayley Turner
Jockey
British jockey whose distinction of becoming the first female to ride at Royal Ascot and multiple Cl…
British
Hollie Doyle
Jockey
British champion jockey and the most successful female jockey in the history of British Flat racing,…
British
James Doyle
Jockey
British Flat jockey whose consistent performances for the Godolphin operation and multiple Group One…
British
John Francome
Jump Jockey
Champion Jockey seven times — John Francome was the most stylish jump jockey of his era and consider…
British
John Gosden
Trainer
British horse racing trainer whose outstanding record with Flat horses at Clarehaven Stables and mul…
American
Justify
Racehorse
American Triple Crown winner of 2018 who completed the feat undefeated in his first 12 starts, the m…
Irish
Katie Walsh
National Hunt Jockey
The most successful female jockey in Grand National history — finished third in the 2012 Grand Natio…
British
Kauto Star
Racehorse
British National Hunt champion whose extraordinary rivalry with Denman, multiple Cheltenham Gold Cup…
Irish
Kieren Fallon
Flat Jockey
Six champion jockey titles — the most naturally talented British jockey of his era, and the most con…
English
Lester Piggott
Flat Jockey
The long fellow — nine Epsom Derby wins and the most celebrated flat jockey in British racing histor…
American
Man o' War
Racehorse
American racing legend widely regarded as the greatest Thoroughbred of the twentieth century, whose …
Irish
Mick Fitzgerald
Jump Jockey
Grand National winner and Cheltenham Gold Cup champion — Mick Fitzgerald was one of the most stylish…
Irish
Mick Kinane
Flat Jockey
Multiple Arc winners and the jockey who rode Galileo — Ireland's finest flat jockey.…
American
Mike Smith
Jockey
American Hall of Fame jockey whose three Triple Crown victories on different horses and extraordinar…
British
Nicky Henderson
Trainer
British National Hunt trainer whose Seven Barrows operation has produced some of jump racing's fines…
Canadian
Nijinsky
Racehorse
Irish-bred racing champion who became the last horse to win the English Triple Crown in 1970, combin…
Irish
Nina Carberry
National Hunt Jockey
Ireland's greatest female jump jockey — five-time Cheltenham Festival winner including the cross-cou…
British
Oisin Murphy
Jockey
Irish champion jockey and three-time British champion whose powerful finish, intelligent race-readin…
British
Pat Eddery
Flat Jockey
Eleven jockey championships and 4,632 winners — the finest flat jockey of his era.…
British
Paul Nicholls
Trainer
British National Hunt champion trainer whose Ditcheat operation and remarkable record of winners wit…
Irish
Paul Townend
Jump Jockey
Willie Mullins' number one — the champion Irish jump jockey who replaced Ruby Walsh.…
Australian
Phar Lap
Racehorse
New Zealand and Australian racing legend of the 1930s who dominated racing on two continents, winnin…
Irish
Rachael Blackmore
National Hunt Jockey
The most successful female jockey in jump racing history — winner of the Grand National and Champion…
British
Red Rum
Racehorse
Three Grand National victories — Red Rum is the most famous horse in British racing history and the …
British
Richard Johnson
Jump Jockey
Four-time Champion Jockey and the most loyal number two in sport — Johnson spent 16 years as runner-…
Irish
Ruby Walsh
Jump Jockey
The most successful jockey in Cheltenham Festival history — Ruby Walsh's 59 Festival winners and par…
British
Ryan Moore
Jockey
Ireland's most successful Flat jockey and a nine-time British champion jockey whose exceptionally qu…
American
Sea Biscuit
Racehorse
American racing legend of the 1930s whose rags-to-riches story, iconic rivalry with War Admiral and …
Irish
Sea The Stars
Racehorse
Irish-bred racing champion who won six consecutive Group One races including the Prix de l'Arc de Tr…
American
Secretariat
Racehorse
The greatest racehorse in history — Triple Crown winner by 31 lengths in the Belmont in a world reco…
British
Sir Henry Cecil
Flat Racing Trainer
The greatest flat racing trainer in British history — 10 Champion Trainer titles and the man who bro…
French
Sprinter Sacre
Racehorse
British two-mile champion chaser whose exceptional brilliance, unbeaten sequence at the top level an…
Irish
Tiger Roll
Racehorse
Irish National Hunt champion and the only horse to win the Grand National twice in the modern era, a…
American
Todd Pletcher
Trainer
American Hall of Fame trainer whose record of training over 5,000 winners and multiple Eclipse Award…
British
Tom Marquand
Jockey
British Flat jockey whose rapid rise to the top of the sport, multiple Classic victories and growing…
Northern Irish
Tony McCoy
Jump Jockey
The most successful jump jockey in history — 4,358 career wins across 25 consecutive champion season…
British
William Buick
Jockey
Danish champion jockey and multiple British champion whose stylish riding, outstanding results on Sh…
Scottish
Willie Carson
Flat Racing Jockey
Scotland's most successful jockey — five Champion Jockey titles and over 3,800 career wins.…
Irish
Willie Mullins
Trainer
Irish National Hunt trainer whose extraordinary championship records at Cheltenham and the Cheltenha…
Australian
Winx
Racehorse
Australian racing champion whose extraordinary 33-race winning streak, unmatched consistency and dom…
Horse Racing Nations
British
30
athletes
Irish
16
athletes
American
11
athletes
Australian
3
athletes
Canadian
2
athletes
Italian
1
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French
1
athletes