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Frankie Dettori reaches 3,000 winners with victory at Newmarket on Predilection –
Jockey Frankie Dettori secured his 3,000th British winner at Newmarket on Friday. He brought up the landmark with his second winner of the night at his local track – on Predilection, trained by John Gosden. The 45-year-old Italian is the sixth jockey to reach the landmark in Flat racing. He follows Sir Gordon Richards, Doug Smith, Lester Piggott, Pat Eddery and Willie Carson. Three-time champion jockey Dettori, who earlier won on Ghayyar, said: “It’s special. I’m very emotional because my family are here as well. “I’m very pleased for it to have happened at Newmarket because this is where I landed 30 years ago. “It’s not a big meeting, it’s not a Royal Ascot – it’s a mundane Friday night with 20,000 people. I’m relieved and very humble.” [BBC]
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Flat racing champions by year [Wikipedia]

• 1840 – Nat Flatman – 50
• 1841 – Nat Flatman – 68
• 1842 – Nat Flatman – 42
• 1843 – Nat Flatman – 60
• 1844 – Nat Flatman – 64
• 1845 – Nat Flatman – 81
• 1846 – Nat Flatman – 81
• 1847 – Nat Flatman – 89
• 1848 – Nat Flatman – 104
• 1849 – Nat Flatman – 94
• 1850 – Nat Flatman – 88
• 1851 – Nat Flatman – 78
• 1852 – Nat Flatman – 92
• 1853 – John Wells – 86
• 1854 – John Wells – 82
• 1855 – George Fordham – 70
• 1856 – George Fordham – 108
• 1857 – George Fordham – 84
• 1858 – George Fordham – 91
• 1859 – George Fordham – 118
• 1860 – George Fordham – 146
• 1861 – George Fordham – 106
• 1862 – George Fordham – 166
• 1863 – George Fordham – 103
• 1864 – J. Grimshaw – 164
• 1865 – George Fordham – 142
• 1866 – Sam Kenyon – 123
• 1867 – George Fordham – 143
• 1868 – George Fordham – 110
• 1869 – George Fordham – 95
• 1870 – William Gray / Charlie Maidment – 76
• 1871 – George Fordham / Charlie Maidment – 86
• 1872 – Tom Cannon, Sr. – 87
• 1873 – Harry Constable – 110
• 1874 – Fred Archer – 147
• 1875 – Fred Archer – 172
• 1876 – Fred Archer – 207
• 1877 – Fred Archer – 218
• 1878 – Fred Archer – 229
• 1879 – Fred Archer – 197
• 1880 – Fred Archer – 120
• 1881 – Fred Archer – 220
• 1882 – Fred Archer – 210
• 1883 – Fred Archer – 232
• 1884 – Fred Archer – 241
• 1885 – Fred Archer – 246
• 1886 – Fred Archer – 170
• 1887 – Charles Wood – 151
• 1888 – Fred Barrett – 108
• 1889 – Tommy Loates – 167
• 1890 – Tommy Loates – 147
• 1891 – Morny Cannon – 137
• 1892 – Morny Cannon – 182
• 1893 – Tommy Loates – 222
• 1894 – Morny Cannon – 167
• 1895 – Morny Cannon – 184
• 1896 – Morny Cannon – 164
• 1897 – Morny Cannon – 145
• 1898 – Otto Madden – 161
• 1899 – Sam Loates – 160
• 1900 – Lester Reiff – 143
• 1901 – Otto Madden – 130
• 1902 – Willie Lane – 170
• 1903 – Otto Madden – 154
• 1904 – Otto Madden – 161
• 1905 – Elijah Wheatley – 124
• 1906 – William Higgs – 149
• 1907 – William Higgs – 146
• 1908 – Danny Maher – 139
• 1909 – Frank Wootton – 165
• 1910 – Frank Wootton – 137
• 1911 – Frank Wootton – 187
• 1912 – Frank Wootton – 118
• 1913 – Danny Maher – 115
• 1914 – Steve Donoghue – 129
• 1915 – Steve Donoghue – 62
• 1916 – Steve Donoghue – 43
• 1917 – Steve Donoghue – 42
• 1918 – Steve Donoghue – 66
• 1919 – Steve Donoghue – 129
• 1920 – Steve Donoghue – 143
• 1921 – Steve Donoghue – 141
• 1922 – Steve Donoghue – 102
• 1923 – Steve Donoghue / Charlie Elliott – 89
• 1924 – Charlie Elliott – 106
• 1925 – Gordon Richards – 118
• 1926 – Tommy Weston – 95
• 1927 – Gordon Richards – 164
• 1928 – Gordon Richards – 148
• 1929 – Gordon Richards – 135
• 1930 – Freddie Fox – 129
• 1931 – Gordon Richards – 145
• 1932 – Gordon Richards – 190
• 1933 – Gordon Richards – 259
• 1934 – Gordon Richards – 212
• 1935 – Gordon Richards – 217
• 1936 – Gordon Richards – 174
• 1937 – Gordon Richards – 216
• 1938 – Gordon Richards – 206
• 1939 – Gordon Richards – 155
• 1940 – Gordon Richards – 68
• 1941 – Harry Wragg – 71
• 1942 – Gordon Richards – 67
• 1943 – Gordon Richards – 65
• 1944 – Gordon Richards – 88
• 1945 – Gordon Richards – 104
• 1946 – Gordon Richards – 212
• 1947 – Gordon Richards – 269
• 1948 – Gordon Richards – 224
• 1949 – Gordon Richards – 261
• 1950 – Gordon Richards – 201
• 1951 – Gordon Richards – 227
• 1952 – Gordon Richards – 231
• 1953 – Gordon Richards – 191
• 1954 – Doug Smith – 129
• 1955 – Doug Smith – 168
• 1956 – Doug Smith – 155
• 1957 – Scobie Breasley – 173
• 1958 – Doug Smith – 165
• 1959 – Doug Smith – 157
• 1960 – Lester Piggott – 170
• 1961 – Scobie Breasley – 171
• 1962 – Scobie Breasley – 179
• 1963 – Scobie Breasley – 176
• 1964 – Lester Piggott – 140
• 1965 – Lester Piggott – 160
• 1966 – Lester Piggott – 191
• 1967 – Lester Piggott – 117
• 1968 – Lester Piggott – 139
• 1969 – Lester Piggott – 163
• 1970 – Lester Piggott – 162
• 1971 – Lester Piggott – 162
• 1972 – Willie Carson – 132
• 1973 – Willie Carson – 164
• 1974 – Pat Eddery – 148
• 1975 – Pat Eddery – 164
• 1976 – Pat Eddery – 162
• 1977 – Pat Eddery – 176
• 1978 – Willie Carson – 182
• 1979 – Joe Mercer – 164
• 1980 – Willie Carson – 166
• 1981 – Lester Piggott – 179
• 1982 – Lester Piggott – 188
• 1983 – Willie Carson – 159
• 1984 – Steve Cauthen – 130
• 1985 – Steve Cauthen – 195
• 1986 – Pat Eddery – 176
• 1987 – Steve Cauthen – 197
• 1988 – Pat Eddery – 183
• 1989 – Pat Eddery – 171
• 1990 – Pat Eddery – 209
• 1991 – Pat Eddery – 165
• 1992 – Michael Roberts – 206
• 1993 – Pat Eddery – 169
• 1994 – Frankie Dettori – 233
• 1995 – Frankie Dettori – 211
• 1996 – Pat Eddery – 186
• 1997 – Kieren Fallon – 202
• 1998 – Kieren Fallon – 204
• 1999 – Kieren Fallon – 200
• 2000 – Kevin Darley – 155
• 2001 – Kieren Fallon – 166
• 2002 – Kieren Fallon – 136
• 2003 – Kieren Fallon – 207
• 2004 – Frankie Dettori – 192
• 2005 – Jamie Spencer – 163
• 2006 – Ryan Moore – 180
• 2007 – Seb Sanders / Jamie Spencer – 190
• 2008 – Ryan Moore – 186
• 2009 – Ryan Moore – 174
• 2010 – Paul Hanagan – 191
• 2011 – Paul Hanagan – 165
• 2012 – Richard Hughes – 172
• 2013 – Richard Hughes – 208
• 2014 – Richard Hughes – 161
• 2015 – Silvestre de Sousa

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