British jump racing Champion Jockey

Tony McCoy has been Champion Jockey a record 13 times.

This is a list of Champion Jockeys of Great Britain's National Hunt racing. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands National Hunt racing is the official name given to the sport of horse racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland where the horses are required to jump over obstacles The title of Champion Jockey is bestowed on the jockey who has ridden the most winning horses during a racing season. In Sport, a jockey is one who rides Horses in Horse racing or steeplechase racing primarily as a profession From its inception in 1900 through to 1925, the award was given to the jockey who had ridden the most winners during a calendar year (January to December). Beginning in 1926, this changed, instead identifying the jockey who had ridden the most winners during a campaign season; the 1926 winner was rewarded for the 1925-1926 season, for example.

Tony McCoy has held the title of Champion Jockey 13 times, which is more than any other winner; he has also recorded the most wins in a season, with 289. For the football player of the same name see Tony McCoy (football player. ^[1] Multiple jockeys have shared the award on three occasions: in 1944-45, in 1968-69, and in 1981-82. Over the years, three amateurs have won the title, though none more recently than 1919. One of them, Jack Anthony, won both as an amateur (in 1914) and as a professional (in 1922). John Randolph Anthony, better known as Jack Anthony, (1890 - 1954 was a Welsh jockey Racing was suspended for several years during World War II, which meant there was no Champion Jockey in 1943 or 1944. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

1 Champion Jockeys
2 2008-2009 Title
3 References
4 See also

Champion Jockeys

Table Legend (*) Title given for calendar year rather than campaign season

Season	Jockey	Status	Winners	Reference
2007-08	Tony McCoy	Professional	140	^[2]
2006-07	Tony McCoy	Professional	184	^[3]
2005-06	Tony McCoy	Professional	178	^[4]
2004-05	Tony McCoy	Professional	200	^[2]
2003-04	Tony McCoy	Professional	209	^[2]
2002-03	Tony McCoy	Professional	258	^[2]
2001-02	Tony McCoy	Professional	289	^[1]
2000-01	Tony McCoy	Professional	191
1999-2000	Tony McCoy	Professional	245
1998-99	Tony McCoy	Professional	186
1997-98	Tony McCoy	Professional	253	^[1]
1996-97	Tony McCoy	Professional	190
1995-96	Tony McCoy	Professional	175
1994-95	Richard Dunwoody	Professional	160	^[5]
1993-94	Richard Dunwoody	Professional	197	^[5]
1992-93	Richard Dunwoody	Professional	173	^[5]
1991-92	Peter Scudamore	Professional	175
1990-91	Peter Scudamore	Professional	141
1989-90	Peter Scudamore	Professional	170
1988-89	Peter Scudamore	Professional	221
1987-88	Peter Scudamore	Professional	132
1986-87	Peter Scudamore	Professional	123
1985-86	Peter Scudamore	Professional	91
1984-85	John Francome	Professional	101
1983-84	John Francome	Professional	131
1982-83	John Francome	Professional	106
1981-82	John Francome / Peter Scudamore	Professional	120
1980-81	John Francome	Professional	105
1979-80	Jonjo O'Neill	Professional	115
1978-79	John Francome	Professional	95
1977-78	Jonjo O'Neill	Professional	149	^[6]
1976-77	Tommy Stack	Professional	97	^[7]
1975-76	John Francome	Professional	96
1974-75	Tommy Stack	Professional	82	^[7]
1973-74	Ron Barry	Professional	94
1972-73	Ron Barry	Professional	125	^[6]
1971-72	Bob Davies	Professional	89
1970-71	Graham Thorner	Professional	74
1969-70	Bob Davies	Professional	91
1968-69	Terry Biddlecombe / Bob Davies	Professional	77
1967-68	Josh Gifford	Professional	82
1966-67	Josh Gifford	Professional	122
1965-66	Terry Biddlecombe	Professional	102
1964-65	Terry Biddlecombe	Professional	114
1963-64	Josh Gifford	Professional	94
1962-63	Josh Gifford	Professional	70
1961-62	Stan Mellor	Professional	80
1960-61	Stan Mellor	Professional	118
1959-60	Stan Mellor	Professional	68
1958-59	Tim Brookshaw	Professional	83
1957-58	Fred Winter	Professional	82
1956-57	Fred Winter	Professional	80
1955-56	Fred Winter	Professional	74
1954-55	Tim Molony	Professional	67
1953-54	Dick Francis	Professional	76
1952-53	Fred Winter	Professional	121
1951-52	Tim Molony	Professional	99
1950-51	Tim Molony	Professional	83
1949-50	Tim Molony	Professional	95
1948-49	Tim Molony	Professional	60
1947-48	Bryan Marshall	Professional	66
1946-47	Jack Dowdeswell	Professional	58
1945-46	Fred Rimell	Professional	54
1944-45	Frenchie Nicholson / Fred Rimell	Professional	15
1943-44	Racing suspended	–	0
1942-43	Racing suspended	–	0
1941-42	Ron Smyth	Professional	12
1940-41	Gerry Wilson	Professional	22
1939-40	Fred Rimell	Professional	24
1938-39	Fred Rimell	Professional	61
1937-38	Gerry Wilson	Professional	59
1936-37	Gerry Wilson	Professional	45
1935-36	Gerry Wilson	Professional	57
1934-35	Gerry Wilson	Professional	73
1933-34	Gerry Wilson	Professional	56
1932-33	Gerry Wilson	Professional	61
1931-32	Billy Stott	Professional	77
1930-31	Billy Stott	Professional	81
1929-30	Billy Stott	Professional	77
1928-29	Billy Stott	Professional	76
1927-28	Billy Stott	Professional	88
1926-27	Fred Rees	Professional	59
1925b 1925-26	Ted Leader	Professional	61
1925a 1925*	E. For the football player of the same name see Tony McCoy (football player. For the football player of the same name see Tony McCoy (football player. For the football player of the same name see Tony McCoy (football player. For the football player of the same name see Tony McCoy (football player. For the football player of the same name see Tony McCoy (football player. For the football player of the same name see Tony McCoy (football player. For the football player of the same name see Tony McCoy (football player. For the football player of the same name see Tony McCoy (football player. For the football player of the same name see Tony McCoy (football player. For the football player of the same name see Tony McCoy (football player. For the football player of the same name see Tony McCoy (football player. For the football player of the same name see Tony McCoy (football player. For the football player of the same name see Tony McCoy (football player. Thomas Richard Dunwoody MBE (born 18 January 1964 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) Thomas Richard Dunwoody MBE (born 18 January 1964 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) Thomas Richard Dunwoody MBE (born 18 January 1964 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) Peter Scudamore (born 1958) is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. Peter Scudamore (born 1958) is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. Peter Scudamore (born 1958) is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. Peter Scudamore (born 1958) is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. Peter Scudamore (born 1958) is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. Peter Scudamore (born 1958) is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. Peter Scudamore (born 1958) is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. John Francome MBE ( 13 December 1952) is a former National Hunt Champion Jockey. John Francome MBE ( 13 December 1952) is a former National Hunt Champion Jockey. John Francome MBE ( 13 December 1952) is a former National Hunt Champion Jockey. John Francome MBE ( 13 December 1952) is a former National Hunt Champion Jockey. Peter Scudamore (born 1958) is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. John Francome MBE ( 13 December 1952) is a former National Hunt Champion Jockey. Jonjo O'Neill (born 13 April 1952) is an Irish National Hunt racehorse trainer and former Jockey. John Francome MBE ( 13 December 1952) is a former National Hunt Champion Jockey. Jonjo O'Neill (born 13 April 1952) is an Irish National Hunt racehorse trainer and former Jockey. Tommy Stack (born 1945-11-15 in Moyvane Ireland is a former National Hunt racing jockey and current National Hunt trainer John Francome MBE ( 13 December 1952) is a former National Hunt Champion Jockey. Tommy Stack (born 1945-11-15 in Moyvane Ireland is a former National Hunt racing jockey and current National Hunt trainer Terry Biddlecombe (born 1941-02-02) was an English National Hunt racing jockey in the 1960s and 1970s Josh Gifford (born August 3 1941 in Huntingdon) is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. Josh Gifford (born August 3 1941 in Huntingdon) is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. Terry Biddlecombe (born 1941-02-02) was an English National Hunt racing jockey in the 1960s and 1970s Terry Biddlecombe (born 1941-02-02) was an English National Hunt racing jockey in the 1960s and 1970s Josh Gifford (born August 3 1941 in Huntingdon) is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. Josh Gifford (born August 3 1941 in Huntingdon) is a former jockey and trainer in National Hunt racing. Frederick Thomas Winter ( 20 September 1926 - 5 April 2004) was a British National Hunt racing racehorse Jockey Frederick Thomas Winter ( 20 September 1926 - 5 April 2004) was a British National Hunt racing racehorse Jockey Frederick Thomas Winter ( 20 September 1926 - 5 April 2004) was a British National Hunt racing racehorse Jockey Dick Francis CBE (born Richard Stanley Francis on October 31, 1920) is a British Author and retired Jockey. Frederick Thomas Winter ( 20 September 1926 - 5 April 2004) was a British National Hunt racing racehorse Jockey Foster	Professional	76
1924*	Fred Rees	Professional	108
1923*	Fred Rees	Professional	64
1922*	Jack Anthony	Professional	78
1921*	Fred Rees	Professional	65
1920*	Fred Rees	Professional	64
1919*	H. John Randolph Anthony, better known as Jack Anthony, (1890 - 1954 was a Welsh jockey Brown	Amateur	48
1918*	George Duller	Professional	17
1917*	W. Smith	Professional	15
1916*	C. Hawkins	Professional	17
1915*	Ernie Piggott	Professional	44
1914*	Jack Anthony	Amateur	60
1913*	Ernie Piggott	Professional	60
1912*	Ivor Anthony	Professional	78
1911*	W. John Randolph Anthony, better known as Jack Anthony, (1890 - 1954 was a Welsh jockey Payne	Professional	76
1910*	Ernie Piggott	Professional	67
1909*	R. Gordon	Professional	45
1908*	P. Cowley	Professional	65
1907*	Frank Mason	Professional	59
1906*	Frank Mason	Professional	58
1905*	Frank Mason	Professional	73
1904*	Frank Mason	Professional	59
1903*	Percy Woodland	Professional	54
1902*	Frank Mason	Professional	67
1901*	Frank Mason	Professional	58
1900*	H. S. Sidney	Amateur	53

2008-2009 Title

The race for the 2009 title began in April 2008, and will end 12 months later. The current leaders are (as of 30/05/2008):

Pos.	Jockey	Wins	Prize Position
1	Tony McCoy	15	2nd
2	Graham Lee	13	1st
3	Sam Thomas	12	4th

References

^ ^a ^b ^c University honour for McCoy. For the football player of the same name see Tony McCoy (football player. Graham Lee (born December 16, 1975 in Galway, Republic of Ireland) is a successful Irish National Hunt Jockey BBC (2002-07-03). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. Retrieved on 2008-05-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d British Jump Jockey Championship. Professional Jockey Association. Retrieved on 2008-05-28. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling
^ McCoy is champion jockey again. BBC (2007-04-29). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Retrieved on 2008-05-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and
^ Inca wins horse of the year award. BBC (2006-05-15). Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Retrieved on 2008-05-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and
^ ^a ^b ^c Dunwoody, Richard (2000). Obsessed, An Autobiography. London: Headline Book Publishing. ISBN 0747272182.
^ ^a ^b Vamplew, Wray; Joyce Kay (2003). Encyclopedia of British Horseracing. London; New York: Routledge. ISBN 071465356X.
^ ^a ^b Racing: Tommy Stack in critical condition. The Independent (1998-12-28). Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Retrieved on 2008-05-19. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and

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Champion Jockeys

2008-2009 Title

References

See also