British flat racing Champion Trainer
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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.[1] The Championship was originally run from November until the end of the following October but since 2016 it has spanned from January until December.[2][3]
Championship winners by trainer
| Rank | Based | Trainer | Titles | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Script error: No such module "flag". | Alec Taylor, Jr. | 12 | 1907, 1909, 1910, 1914, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925 |
| 2. | Script error: No such module "flag". | Sir Henry Cecil | 10 | 1976, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Sir Michael Stoute | 1981, 1986, 1989, 1994, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009 | ||
| 4. | Script error: No such module "flag". | Noel Murless | 9 | 1948, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1973 |
| 5. | Script error: No such module "flag". | Frank Butters | 8 | 1927, 1928, 1932, 1934, 1935, 1944, 1946, 1949 |
| 6. | Template:IRE | Aidan O'Brien | 7 | 2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2024 |
| 7. | Script error: No such module "flag". | Fred Darling | 6 | 1926, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | John Gosden | 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 | ||
| 9. | Script error: No such module "flag". | Cecil Boyd-Rochfort | 1937, 1938, 1954, 1955, 1958 | |
| 10. | Script error: No such module "flag". | Dick Hern | 4 | 1962, 1972, 1980, 1983 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Richard Hannon Sr. | 1992, 2010, 2011, 2013 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Saeed bin Suroor | 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004 | ||
| 13. | Script error: No such module "flag". | Richard Marsh | 3 | 1897, 1898, 1900 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | George Lambton | 1906, 1911, 1912 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Dick Dawson | 1916, 1924, 1929 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Jack Jarvis | 1939, 1951, 1953 | ||
| Template:IRE | Paddy Prendergast | 1963, 1964, 1965 | ||
| 18. | Script error: No such module "flag". | Joseph Lawson | 2 | 1931, 1936 |
| Template:IRE | Vincent O'Brien | 1966, 1977 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Peter Walwyn | 1974, 1975 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Charlie Appleby | 2021, 2022 | ||
| 22. | Script error: No such module "flag". | Alfred Hayhoe | 1 | 1896 |
| Script error: No such module "flag". | John Porter | 1899 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | John Huggins | 1901 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Bob Sievier | 1902 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | George Blackwell | 1903 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Peter Gilpin | 1904 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Jack Robinson | 1905 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Charles Morton | 1908 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Richard Wootton | 1913 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Charles Peck | 1915 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Atty Persse | 1930 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Walter Nightingall | 1943 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Walter Earl | 1945 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Charles Semblat | 1950 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Marcus Marsh | 1952 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Charles Elsey | 1956 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Arthur Budgett | 1969 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Ian Balding | 1971 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Paul Cole | 1991 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | John Dunlop | 1995 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | Richard Hannon Jr. | 2014 | ||
| Script error: No such module "flag". | 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.[4]
- 2015 - John Gosden[5]
- 2016 - Aidan O'Brien[6]
- 2017 - Aidan O'Brien[7]
- 2018 - John Gosden
- 2019 - John Gosden
- 2020 - John Gosden
- 2021 - Charlie Appleby
- 2022 - Charlie Appleby
- 2023 - John Gosden and Thady Gosden[8]
- 2024 - 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 - Irish based trainers have won the championship 3 times Paddy Prendergast (1963-65), Vincent O'Brien (1966 & 1977) and Aidan O'Brien (2001, 2002, 2007, 2008, 2016 2017 & 2024) 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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