Royal Ascot records: Leading trainers, jockeys and more

Royal Ascot is the flagship meeting of the British summer, full of pomp and ceremony unmatched and laced with top-level action throughout the five-day extravaganza at the Berkshire course.

Royal Ascot 2026 runs from Tuesday 16th June for five days until Saturday 20th June, with every race from the meeting live on the bet365 Sports Live Streaming platform.

The leading trainers and jockeys from Britain, Ireland, Europe, Australia, Japan, the Middle East and the United States typically descend on this meeting looking for winners.

Top trainers

Here are the leading trainers at each meeting dating back to 2010:

Year	Trainer	Winners
2010	Richard Hannon Snr	3
2011	Aidan O'Brien	4
2012	John Gosden	5
2013	Aidan O'Brien	4
2014	Sir Michael Stoute	5
2015	Aidan O'Brien	7
2016	Aidan O'Brien	6
2017	Aidan O'Brien	4
2018	Aidan O'Brien	4
2019	Aidan O'Brien	5
2020	John Gosden	6
2021	John & Thady Gosden	4
2022	Aidan O'Brien	5
2023	Aidan O'Brien	4
2024	Aidan O'Brien	6
2025	John & Thady Gosden	5

Royal Ascot leading trainer

After Paddington's win on the opening day of Royal Ascot 2023, Irishman Aidan O'Brien became the most successful trainer in Royal Ascot history. He has trained a record 91 Royal Ascot winners and has been crowned leading trainer at the meeting 13 times.

The Ballydoyle supremo is the dominant modern force and holds records in races like the Gold Cup (nine wins), the Coventry Stakes (10 wins) and the St James' Palace Stakes (nine wins).

Sir Michael Stoute is one behind on 82 winners, with Dream Of Dreams' win in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes in 2021 his last success. He had overtaken the previous record of 75 winners, set by the late Sir Henry Cecil.

The likes of John & Thady Gosden, William Haggas, Charlie Appleby and Stoute are proven winners at this meeting too, but the sheer strength and depth of O'Brien's team make him the man to beat.

Top jockeys

Here are the leading jockeys at each meeting dating back to 2010:

Year	Trainer	Winners
2010	Ryan Moore	4
2011	Ryan Moore	3
2012	Ryan Moore	5
2013	Johnny Murtagh	4
2014	Ryan Moore	6
2015	Ryan Moore	9
2016	Ryan Moore	6
2017	Ryan Moore	6
2018	Ryan Moore	5
2019	Frankie Dettori	7
2020	Frankie Dettori	6
2021	Oisin Murphy	5
2022	Ryan Moore	7
2023	Ryan Moore	6
2024	Ryan Moore	6
2025	Ryan Moore	7

Royal Ascot leading jockey

The late, great Lester Piggott is by far and away the most successful jockey at Royal Ascot, racking up a total of 116 winners including a record-breaking 11 Ascot Gold Cup triumphs.

Ryan Moore's impressive record of 92 winners at the meeting means he will have his sights on breaking Piggott's record before he retires.

Frankie Dettori's career total of 81 Royal Ascot winners puts him third-best, with the iconic rider finishing his Royal Ascot career in 2023.