British jump racing Champion Jockey

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This is a list of Champion Jockeys of Great Britain's National Hunt racing. The title of Champion Jockey is bestowed on the jockey who has ridden the most winning horses during a racing season. 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.^[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). Racing was suspended for several years during World War II, which meant there was no Champion Jockey in 1943 or 1944.

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

[edit] 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. 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. 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. 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

[edit] 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

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• British jump racing Champion Trainer
• British flat racing Champion Jockey