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York racecourse statistics

Every runner at York in our archive since May 2005: who wins here, how favourites fare, the biggest-priced winners, the draw and the angles that have paid at SP.

Figures as at 21 Oct 2026, 09:54 · last meeting in our archive 10 Oct 2026

Covers 11 May 2005 – 21 October 2026

2,531races · 371 meetings
30,492runners · 15,960 horses
26.7%favourites won · 752 of 2,816Last 12 months: 31.6% (48 of 152)
100/1biggest-priced winner · Mr Carpenter (IRE)

In brief

as at 21 Oct 2026

York has staged 2,531 races over 371 meetings in our archive since May 2005, with 30,492 runners.

Favourites have won 26.7% of their runs here (752 from 2,816), a level-stakes P/L of −126.15 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Richard Fahey has the most winners here (161 from 2,185 runners, 7.4%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, John Dunlop has the best win rate: 27.2% (22 from 81).

Ryan Moore has the most winners here (97 from 636 rides, 15.3%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Ray Dawson has the best win rate: 22.4% (11 from 49).

Over 1m – 1m1f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 10.8% of its runs (960) and the highest third 5.0% (1,321).

3 angles here made a level-stakes profit at SP in both periods we test, on 100 or more runs.

Favourites and the market

by starting-price rank

Favourites have won 26.7% of their runs here (752 from 2,816), a level-stakes P/L of −126.15 points to a £1 stake at SP.

Position in the bettingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FavouriteRuns 2,816Won 752Win 26.7%£1 −126.15A/E 1.12
2nd–3rd in the bettingRuns 5,254Won 757Win 14.4%£1 −732.86A/E 1.03
4th–6th in the bettingRuns 7,676Won 607Win 7.9%£1 −1,304.50A/E 1.00
7th or biggerRuns 14,746Won 424Win 2.9%£1 −5,884.50A/E 0.82

Favourites by going

GoingRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
FirmRuns 6Won 1Win 16.7%£1 −2.75A/E 0.61
Good to FirmRuns 1,020Won 286Win 28.0%£1 −19.54A/E 1.13
GoodRuns 1,021Won 278Win 27.2%£1 −1.66A/E 1.18
Good to SoftRuns 455Won 110Win 24.2%£1 −83.22A/E 1.03
SoftRuns 266Won 68Win 25.6%£1 −4.31A/E 1.16
HeavyRuns 48Won 9Win 18.8%£1 −14.67A/E 0.75

Favourites include joint favourites. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 runs. Fair A/E compares wins with a margin-stripped market expectation at SP. Favourite-heavy samples naturally read a few points warm, so 1.05 means "beat the margin-free market read", not "the market underrates this by 5%". £1 P/L is level stakes at SP.

Trainers

since 2005

Richard Fahey has the most winners here (161 from 2,185 runners, 7.4%). Among yards with 30 or more runners, John Dunlop has the best win rate: 27.2% (22 from 81).

Most winners

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Richard FaheyRuns 2,185Won 161Win 7.4%£1 −773.27A/E 0.90
William HaggasRuns 682Won 131Win 19.2%£1 +12.00A/E 1.24
Tim EasterbyRuns 1,691Won 97Win 5.7%£1 −569.49A/E 0.87
Kevin RyanRuns 1,150Won 94Win 8.2%£1 −292.18A/E 1.05
David O'MearaRuns 1,192Won 88Win 7.4%£1 −331.97A/E 0.94
Andrew BaldingRuns 514Won 76Win 14.8%£1 +50.14A/E 1.31
Mark JohnstonRuns 841Won 70Win 8.3%£1 −286.40A/E 0.85
Sir Michael StouteRuns 377Won 59Win 15.6%£1 −61.97A/E 0.93
K R BurkeRuns 580Won 55Win 9.5%£1 −139.02A/E 1.07
Saeed bin SuroorRuns 337Won 52Win 15.4%£1 −64.15A/E 1.09

Ordered by winners here; a tie goes to the fewer runners.

Best win %

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
John DunlopRuns 81Won 22Win 27.2%£1 +123.00A/E 2.32
Owen BurrowsRuns 40Won 9Win 22.5%£1 +2.75A/E 1.41
Mahmood Al ZarooniRuns 38Won 8Win 21.1%£1 +1.13A/E 1.59
John GosdenRuns 236Won 49Win 20.8%£1 −20.27A/E 1.11
John & Thady GosdenRuns 139Won 27Win 19.4%£1 −19.30A/E 1.10
William HaggasRuns 682Won 131Win 19.2%£1 +12.00A/E 1.24
Sir Henry CecilRuns 74Won 14Win 18.9%£1 −26.22A/E 1.17
Simon & Ed CrisfordRuns 53Won 10Win 18.9%£1 −0.46A/E 1.51
Charlie ApplebyRuns 169Won 30Win 17.8%£1 −36.98A/E 1.11
Sir Mark Prescott BtRuns 66Won 11Win 16.7%£1 +6.07A/E 1.35

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more runners here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

Beat the market

TrainerRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
David C GriffithsRuns 57Won 7Win 12.3%£1 +13.00A/E 2.86
John DunlopRuns 81Won 22Win 27.2%£1 +123.00A/E 2.32
Ronald HarrisRuns 67Won 8Win 11.9%£1 +47.75A/E 2.17
John ButlerRuns 55Won 7Win 12.7%£1 +52.00A/E 2.17
Jane Chapple-HyamRuns 59Won 8Win 13.6%£1 +120.50A/E 1.96
Alan JarvisRuns 76Won 8Win 10.5%£1 +27.50A/E 1.68
Eve Johnson HoughtonRuns 77Won 10Win 13.0%£1 −1.02A/E 1.65
Keith DalgleishRuns 152Won 14Win 9.2%£1 −11.25A/E 1.57
Craig LidsterRuns 59Won 4Win 6.8%£1 −16.25A/E 1.56
Simon & Ed CrisfordRuns 53Won 10Win 18.9%£1 −0.46A/E 1.51

Ordered by fair A/E, among those with 50 or more runners at a fair price here: above 1.00, their winners came at bigger prices than the margin-free market expected.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 runners.

Jockeys

since 2005

Ryan Moore has the most winners here (97 from 636 rides, 15.3%). Among riders with 30 or more rides, Ray Dawson has the best win rate: 22.4% (11 from 49).

Most winners

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Ryan MooreRuns 636Won 97Win 15.3%£1 −105.69A/E 1.01
Daniel TudhopeRuns 876Won 88Win 10.0%£1 −250.58A/E 1.01
Paul HanaganRuns 865Won 86Win 9.9%£1 −170.42A/E 1.00
Frankie DettoriRuns 405Won 84Win 20.7%£1 −26.42A/E 1.19
William BuickRuns 470Won 74Win 15.7%£1 −4.96A/E 1.17
David AllanRuns 853Won 62Win 7.3%£1 −218.24A/E 0.95
Jamie SpencerRuns 502Won 56Win 11.2%£1 −111.87A/E 1.06
Oisin MurphyRuns 349Won 54Win 15.5%£1 +33.38A/E 1.31
Silvestre De SousaRuns 531Won 52Win 9.8%£1 −48.03A/E 1.03
Tom MarquandRuns 352Won 49Win 13.9%£1 −70.79A/E 1.15

Ordered by winners here; a tie goes to the fewer rides.

Best win %

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Ray DawsonRuns 49Won 11Win 22.4%£1 +56.17A/E 2.39
Colin KeaneRuns 36Won 8Win 22.2%£1 +59.91A/E 2.09
Frankie DettoriRuns 405Won 84Win 20.7%£1 −26.42A/E 1.19
Mick KinaneRuns 86Won 17Win 19.8%£1 +2.69A/E 1.47
William BuickRuns 470Won 74Win 15.7%£1 −4.96A/E 1.17
Marco GhianiRuns 32Won 5Win 15.6%£1 −13.50A/E 1.56
Oisin MurphyRuns 349Won 54Win 15.5%£1 +33.38A/E 1.31
Ryan MooreRuns 636Won 97Win 15.3%£1 −105.69A/E 1.01
Saleem GolamRuns 47Won 7Win 14.9%£1 +91.25A/E 1.90
Kieren FallonRuns 300Won 43Win 14.3%£1 +32.25A/E 1.14

Ordered by win rate, among those with 30 or more rides here; a tie goes to the bigger sample.

Beat the market

JockeyRunsWonWin %£1 P/LFair A/E
Jimmy QuinnRuns 125Won 13Win 10.4%£1 −3.50A/E 1.69
J F EganRuns 156Won 17Win 10.9%£1 +127.62A/E 1.63
Dougie CostelloRuns 64Won 5Win 7.8%£1 +73.50A/E 1.58
Sean LeveyRuns 126Won 17Win 13.5%£1 +23.25A/E 1.52
Mick KinaneRuns 86Won 17Win 19.8%£1 +2.69A/E 1.47
Frederik TylickiRuns 125Won 14Win 11.2%£1 +39.56A/E 1.44
Stevie DonohoeRuns 85Won 9Win 10.6%£1 +7.50A/E 1.41
Warren FentimanRuns 58Won 4Win 6.9%£1 −3.00A/E 1.38
Hayley TurnerRuns 130Won 13Win 10.0%£1 +26.87A/E 1.37
Ben RobinsonRuns 118Won 8Win 6.8%£1 +9.33A/E 1.35

Ordered by fair A/E, among those with 50 or more rides at a fair price here: above 1.00, their winners came at bigger prices than the margin-free market expected.

£1 P/L is level stakes at SP. Dimmed rows have fewer than 30 rides.

Course specialists

3+ wins here

Copper Knight (IRE) has won here 7 times from 38 runs, more than any other horse since May 2005.

Biggest-priced winners

at starting price

The biggest-priced winner here since May 2005 was Mr Carpenter (IRE) at 100/1 on 9 July 2020.

The draw

Flat, 8+ runners

Over 1m – 1m1f in Flat races of 8 or more runners, the lowest third of the stalls has won 10.8% of its runs (960) and the highest third 5.0% (1,321).

Under 6f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 1,337Won 130Win 9.7%Place 29.1%A/E 1.21
Middle thirdRuns 1,429Won 94Win 6.6%Place 23.0%A/E 0.90
High thirdRuns 1,854Won 122Win 6.6%Place 22.2%A/E 0.92

6f – 7f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 3,126Won 237Win 7.6%Place 26.2%A/E 1.01
Middle thirdRuns 3,437Won 270Win 7.9%Place 23.9%A/E 1.06
High thirdRuns 4,298Won 284Win 6.6%Place 22.6%A/E 0.95

1m – 1m1f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 960Won 104Win 10.8%Place 29.3%A/E 1.35
Middle thirdRuns 1,053Won 74Win 7.0%Place 25.6%A/E 0.95
High thirdRuns 1,321Won 66Win 5.0%Place 19.9%A/E 0.74

1m2f – 1m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 1,684Won 136Win 8.1%Place 28.4%A/E 0.98
Middle thirdRuns 1,833Won 159Win 8.7%Place 26.5%A/E 1.07
High thirdRuns 2,365Won 165Win 7.0%Place 22.5%A/E 0.97

1m5f – 2m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 745Won 53Win 7.1%Place 23.4%A/E 0.90
Middle thirdRuns 810Won 64Win 7.9%Place 26.4%A/E 0.97
High thirdRuns 1,073Won 88Win 8.2%Place 25.6%A/E 1.11

2m1f – 2m4f

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 80Won 8Win 10.0%Place 20.0%A/E 1.46
Middle thirdRuns 89Won 5Win 5.6%Place 29.2%A/E 0.73
High thirdRuns 118Won 8Win 6.8%Place 24.6%A/E 0.93

2m5f – 3m

StallsRunsWonWin %Place %Fair A/E
Low thirdRuns 1Won 0Win 0.0%Place 0.0%A/E 0.00
Middle thirdRuns 2Won 1Win 50.0%Place 100.0%A/E 2.82
High thirdRuns 5Won 0Win 0.0%Place 20.0%A/E 0.00

Stall number as a share of the field: low is the lowest third of the stalls. Flat races with 8 or more runners. Fair A/E near 1.00 means the market had already priced the draw in.

Angles that have paid

at SP, two periods

Past results at starting price, not a forecast. Each angle made a £1 level-stakes profit in both periods (Jan 2005 – Sep 2021, and since Oct 2021), with at least 100 SP-priced runs and 10 winners in all, and is still in profit with its single biggest winner taken out. The same on every view of this page.

  • Runners by Mastercraftsman (IRE) (sire)+77.6% ROI · +139.71 pts from 180 runs · 21 winners (11.7%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +84.4% on 126 · Since Oct 2021: +61.7% on 54 · without the biggest winner (100/1): +38.71 pts
  • Andrew Balding, ridden by Oisin Murphy+48.1% ROI · +61.04 pts from 127 runs · 26 winners (20.5%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +68.9% on 45 · Since Oct 2021: +36.6% on 82 · without the biggest winner (22/1): +38.04 pts
  • Runners trained by Andrew Balding+9.8% ROI · +50.14 pts from 514 runs · 76 winners (14.8%)Jan 2005 – Sep 2021: +3.5% on 271 · Since Oct 2021: +16.7% on 243 · without the biggest winner (22/1): +27.14 pts

Quick answers

How do favourites do at York?

Favourites (joint favourites included) have won 752 of 2,816 runs at York since May 2005 — 26.7%, a £1 level-stakes P/L of −126.15 points at SP (as at 21 Oct 2026).

Which trainer has the most winners at York?

Richard Fahey, with 161 winners from 2,185 runners (7.4%) since May 2005.

Which jockey has ridden the most winners at York?

Ryan Moore, with 97 winners from 636 rides (15.3%) since May 2005.

Which trainer has the best strike rate at York?

Among yards with 30 or more runners here since May 2005, John Dunlop has the best win rate: 27.2% (22 from 81).

Which jockey has the best strike rate at York?

Among riders with 30 or more rides here since May 2005, Ray Dawson has the best win rate: 22.4% (11 from 49).

Which horses have won most at York?

The leading course winners since May 2005: Copper Knight (IRE) (7 from 38), Stradivarius (IRE) (6 from 6), Dakota Gold (GB) (6 from 19).

What is the biggest-priced winner at York?

Mr Carpenter (IRE) at 100/1 on 9 July 2020 in the New Sporting Life App Handicap — the biggest starting price among York winners since May 2005.

Is there a draw bias at York?

Over 1m – 1m1f in Flat races of 8 or more runners since May 2005, runners drawn in the lowest third of the stalls have won 104 of 960 runs (10.8%) and those in the highest third 66 of 1,321 (5.0%). Fair A/E 1.35 low against 0.74 high says how much of that the market had already priced.

About York

checked October 2026

Layout and key facts

  • Where: The Knavesmire, York, North Yorkshire — Flat only, turf.
  • Shape: Left-handed, flat and galloping, with a home straight of about 5f; sprints up to 6f are run on the straight course.
  • Season: May to October; the Ebor Festival is four days in August.

Going and the seasons

  • Summer: Good to firm or good is the usual ground; the course is watered in dry spells.
  • May and October: The Dante meeting in May and the autumn fixtures more often race on good to soft or soft.

Signature races and fixtures

  • Ebor Festival (August): The Juddmonte International (about 1m2f), the Yorkshire Oaks (1m4f), the Nunthorpe (5f), the Ebor (1m6f handicap — the richest Flat handicap in Europe), the Gimcrack (6f) and the Lowther (6f).
  • May: The Dante Stakes (about 1m2f) and the Yorkshire Cup (1m6f).

Practical notes

  • Getting there: About 20 minutes' walk from York station, with buses on racedays; by road from the A64.
  • Viewing: The long straight is seen from end to end from the stands.

These notes are written and checked by KTB (last checked October 2026); the statistics above are computed from our results archive. Check the course's own site for fixtures, going and travel before you go.