British flat racing Champion Apprentice

The Champion Apprentice of flat racing in Great Britain is the apprentice jockey who has ridden the most winning horses (both turf and all-weather) during the flat turf season.[1] The list below shows the Champion Apprentice and the number of winners for each year since 1922.


  • 1922 - R. A. Jones - 58
  • 1923 - Charlie Elliott - 89
  • 1924 - Charlie Elliott - 106
  • 1925 - Charles Smirke - 70
  • 1926 - Charles 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 - G. 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 - P. Boothman - 37
  • 1959 - Bobby Elliott - 27
  • 1960 - Bobby Elliott - 39
  • 1961 - B. 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 - R. 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

See also

References

  1. Professional Jockeys Association Archived January 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. RIley, Stuart. "Proud De Sousa lifts first jockeys' championship". Racing Post. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. Lees, Jon. "Champion Gordon to have first Godolphin ride". Racing Post. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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