Steeplechase Racing Winners Through the Years

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Champion Horses

Annual horse of the year since 1956 based on vote of the National Turf Writers Association and other selected media.

Multiple winners: Lonesome Glory (5); Flatterer (4); Bon Nouvel and Zaccio (3); Café Prince, Morley Street and Neji (2).

Year  
1956 Shipboard
1957 Neji
1958 Neji
1959 Ancestor
   
1960 Benguala
1961 Peal
1962 Barnaby's Bluff
1963 Amber Diver
1964 Bon Nouvel
1965 Bon Nouvel
1966 Tuscalee & Mako
1967 Quick Pitch
1968 Bon Nouvel
1969 L'Escargot
   
1970 Top Bid
1971 Shadow Brok
1972 Soothsayer
1973 Athenian Idol
1974 Gran Kan
1975 Life's Illusion
1976 Fire Control & Straight and True
1977 Café Prince
1978 Café Prince
1979 Martie's Anger
   
1980 Zaccio
1981 Zaccio
1982 Zaccio
1983 Flatterer
1984 Flatterer
1985 Flatterer
1986 Flatterer
1987 Inlander
1988 Jimmy Lorenzo
1989 Highland Bud
   
1990 Morley Street
1991 Morley Street
1992 Lonesome Glory
1993 Lonesome Glory
1994 Warm Spell
1995 Lonesome Glory
1996 Correggio
1997 Lonesome Glory
1998 Flat Top
1999 Lonesome Glory
   
2000 All Gong
2001 Pompeyo

Champion Jockeys

Annual leading jockeys by races won since 1956, according to the National Steeplechase Association.

Multiple winners: Joe Aitcheson Jr. (7); Jerry Fishback (5); John Cushman and Alfred P. Smithwick (4); Tom Skiffington and Jeff Teter (3); Gus Brown, Ricky Hendriks, Jonathan Kiser, James Lawrence, Blythe Miller, Chip Miller and Thomas Walsh (2).

Year  
1956 Alfred P. Smithwick
1957 Alfred P. Smithwick
1958 Alfred P. Smithwick
1959 James Murphy
   
1960 Thomas Walsh
1961 Joe Aitcheson Jr.
1962 Alfred P. Smithwick
1963 Joe Aitcheson Jr.
1964 Joe Aitcheson Jr.
1965 Doug Small Jr.
1966 Thomas Walsh
1967 Joe Aitcheson Jr.
1968 Joe Aitcheson Jr.
1969 Joe Aitcheson Jr.
   
1970 Joe Aitcheson Jr.
1971 Jerry Fishback
1972 Michael O'Brien
1973 Jerry Fishback
1974 Jerry Fishback
1975 Jerry Fishback
1976 Tom Skiffington
1977 Jerry Fishback
1978 Tom Skiffington
1979 Tom Skiffington
   
1980 John Cushman
1981 John Cushman
1982 John Cushman
1983 John Cushman
1984 Jeff Teter
1985 Bernie Houghton
1986 Ricky Hendriks
1987 Ricky Hendriks
1988 Jonathan Smart
1989 James Lawrence
   
1990 Jeff Teter
1991 Jeff Teter
1992 Craig Thornton
1993 James Lawrence
1994 Blythe Miller
1995 Blythe Miller
1996 Chip Miller
1997 Arch Kingsley Jr.
  & Jonathan Kiser
1998 Chip Miller
  & Sean Clancy
1999 Jonathan Kiser
   
2000 Gus Brown
2001 Gus Brown

 

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