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HORSE RACING · 288 OWNERS

The owners with the most big-race wins

288 sets of colours, 8,201 wins between them in the world's richest races. Godolphin leads on 585, taken across 217 different races between 1994 and 2026.

An owners' championship exists inside one country and one season. Nobody ranks the colours by how many of the world's biggest races they have actually won, across every country and across a century, and the owner is the name on a winner's row that the prize belongs to: everybody else in the yard takes a percentage of it.

MOST WINS 585
TOTAL BIG-RACE WINS 8,201
OWNERS 288
RACES 997
CUT-OFF 10 wins

The fifteen most successful

Wins in the 997 races on this site

Godolphin 585 Juddmonte 361 HH Aga Khan IV 334 Daniel Wildenstein 248 Sheikh Mohammed 237 Wertheimer et Frère 201 Niarchos Family 190 Calumet Farm 137 Hamdan Al Maktoum 120 Jacques Wertheimer 103 Ogden Phipps 78 Robert Sangster 75 Greentree Stable 73 Maktoum Al Maktoum 71 Allen E. Paulson 70

Every owner, ranked

288 sets of colours with 10 big-race wins or more

8,201 wins between them

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win Worth
1 Godolphin 585 217 1994 to 2026 Dubai World Cup £9,022,556£9.0m
2 Juddmonte 361 178 1980 to 2026 Dubai World Cup £9,022,556£9.0m
3 HH Aga Khan IV 334 114 1960 to 2024 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
4 Daniel Wildenstein 248 102 1970 to 2015 Breeders' Cup Classic £5,263,158£5.3m
5 Sheikh Mohammed 237 118 1983 to 2010 Dubai World Cup £9,022,556£9.0m
6 Wertheimer et Frère 201 112 1996 to 2026 Dubai Turf £4,511,278£4.5m
7 Niarchos Family 190 85 1979 to 2019 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
8 Calumet Farm 137 58 1937 to 2026 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
9 Hamdan Al Maktoum 120 73 1983 to 2020 Dubai World Cup £9,022,556£9.0m
10 Jacques Wertheimer 103 68 1975 to 1995 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
11 Ogden Phipps 78 47 1936 to 2000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies £1,503,759£1.5m
12 Robert Sangster 75 47 1976 to 1997 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
13 Greentree Stable 73 32 1923 to 1992 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
14 Maktoum Al Maktoum 71 54 1982 to 2005 Dubai Sheema Classic £4,511,278£4.5m
15 Allen E. Paulson 70 56 1985 to 2004 Dubai World Cup £9,022,556£9.0m
16 Jean-Luc Lagardère 68 43 1979 to 2002 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
17 Sam-Son Farm 67 28 1974 to 2013 Breeders' Cup Turf £3,759,399£3.8m
18 Mahmoud Fustok 67 46 1979 to 1988 Grand Prix de Paris £512,821
19 Frank Stronach 59 40 1983 to 2025 Breeders' Cup Classic £5,263,158£5.3m
20 Belair Stud 53 23 1924 to 1955 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
21 Harbor View Farm 53 43 1960 to 1996 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
22 Claiborne Farm 52 37 1955 to 2013 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
23 Klaravich Stables 51 37 1997 to 2026 Breeders' Cup Turf £3,759,399£3.8m
24 Paul de Moussac 50 43 1974 to 1994 Prix Jacques Le Marois £854,701
25 Ghislaine Head 48 40 1971 to 2011 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
26 Peter M. Brant 47 34 1977 to 2025 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf £1,503,759£1.5m
27 Gestüt Schlenderhan 47 18 1969 to 2022 Deutsches Derby £555,556
28 Fred W. Hooper 46 30 1945 to 1998 Breeders' Cup Sprint £1,503,759£1.5m
29 Gestüt Fährhof 46 16 1968 to 2026 Prix Jacques Le Marois £854,701
30 Michael Tabor 45 41 1995 to 2026 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
31 Marquesa de Moratalla 45 33 1979 to 2012 Prix du Jockey Club £1,282,051£1.3m
32 Brookmeade Stable 42 29 1927 to 1989 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
33 Windfields Farm 42 22 1959 to 1994 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
34 Al Shaqab Racing 42 38 2014 to 2026 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
35 Wheatley Stable 41 21 1928 to 1969 Preakness Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
36 George D. Widener Jr 41 23 1918 to 1970 Belmont Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
37 Zayat Stables 40 35 2006 to 2016 Breeders' Cup Classic £5,263,158£5.3m
38 King Ranch 39 25 1937 to 1988 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
39 George Strawbridge 39 30 1989 to 2026 St Leger Stakes £700,000
40 John C. Oxley 38 35 1995 to 2026 Breeders' Cup Juvenile £1,503,759£1.5m
41 Dogwood Stable 38 35 1971 to 2014 Belmont Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
42 WinStar Farm 36 31 2001 to 2026 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
43 Eugene V. Klein 36 27 1983 to 1989 Breeders' Cup Juvenile £1,503,759£1.5m
44 Kinghaven Farms 36 18 1979 to 2000 Wood Memorial Stakes £563,910
45 Overbrook Farm 35 31 1989 to 2007 Breeders' Cup Classic £5,263,158£5.3m
46 Joseph E. Seagram 35 4 1889 to 1917 King's Plate £536,800
47 Winchell Thoroughbreds 34 26 2005 to 2026 Dubai World Cup £9,022,556£9.0m
48 Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 34 16 2000 to 2024 Dubai World Cup £9,022,556£9.0m
49 Jean-Claude Seroul 34 29 1997 to 2023 Prix Maurice de Gheest £324,786
50 Darby Dan Farm 33 26 1961 to 1992 Breeders' Cup Classic £5,263,158£5.3m
51 Rokeby Stable 33 20 1951 to 1993 Blue Grass Stakes £939,850
52 C. V. Whitney 33 21 1932 to 1983 Whitney Stakes £751,880
53 Loblolly Stable 32 22 1977 to 1995 Preakness Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
54 Smith / Magnier / Tabor 31 16 2008 to 2026 Hong Kong Vase £2,280,000£2.3m
55 Nelson Bunker Hunt 31 26 1970 to 1988 Epsom Derby £1,500,000£1.5m
56 The Thoroughbred Corp. 30 26 1994 to 2003 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
57 Edouard de Rothschild 30 23 1934 to 2025 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
58 Guy de Rothschild 30 25 1963 to 2005 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
59 Augustin Stable 29 24 1974 to 2018 Breeders' Cup Turf £3,759,399£3.8m
60 Gestüt Röttgen 29 12 1971 to 2025 Deutsches Derby £555,556
61 Gerry Oldham 29 26 1969 to 2011 Prix de Diane £854,701
62 Live Oak Plantation 28 22 1978 to 2019 Breeders' Cup Mile £1,503,759£1.5m
63 Ecurie Aland 28 23 1981 to 1995 Prix de Diane £854,701
64 Richard Strauss 28 20 1985 to 2011 Prix Jacques Le Marois £854,701
65 Edward R. Bradley 27 16 1917 to 1946 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
66 Ogden Mills Phipps 27 23 1975 to 2005 Breeders' Cup Distaff £1,503,759£1.5m
67 Teruya Yoshida 27 19 1994 to 2025 Japan Cup £5,493,600£5.5m
68 Meadow Stable 26 23 1958 to 1979 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
69 Cain Hoy Stable 26 16 1950 to 1969 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
70 Countess Batthyany 26 22 1970 to 1989 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
71 Ahmed Al Maktoum 26 21 1983 to 2026 Dubai Golden Shaheen £1,503,759£1.5m
72 Spendthrift Farm 25 23 1985 to 2026 Breeders' Cup Classic £5,263,158£5.3m
73 Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 25 19 1934 to 1991 Preakness Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
74 Gestüt Ittlingen 25 17 1989 to 2023 Deutsches Derby £555,556
75 Reddam Racing 24 21 2003 to 2026 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
76 Centennial Farms 24 22 1985 to 2026 Belmont Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
77 Edmund A. Gann 23 23 1988 to 2009 Japan Cup £5,493,600£5.5m
78 August Belmont Jr 23 13 1895 to 1924 Belmont Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
79 Ethel D. Jacobs 23 20 1936 to 1986 Belmont Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
80 Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 23 17 2003 to 2019 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf £1,503,759£1.5m
81 Golden Eagle Farm 23 14 1982 to 2001 Pacific Classic Stakes £751,880
82 Scuderia Effevi 23 10 2007 to 2019 Derby Italiano £447,692
83 Harry Payne Whitney 22 12 1906 to 1930 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
84 Charles E. Fipke 22 18 2003 to 2022 Stephen Foster Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
85 William Haggin Perry 22 20 1956 to 1991 Belmont Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
86 Glen Hill Farm 22 16 1972 to 2015 Breeders' Cup Distaff £1,503,759£1.5m
87 Aga Khan Studs SCEA 21 20 2025 to 2026 Japan Cup £5,493,600£5.5m
88 Elmendorf Farm 21 16 1960 to 1982 Whitney Stakes £751,880
89 Prince A. A. Faisal 21 18 1986 to 2026 Prix de Diane £854,701
90 Haras d'Etreham 21 16 1981 to 2024 Prix Marcel Boussac £341,880
91 Glen Riddle Farm 20 9 1919 to 1941 Belmont Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
92 Cornelius V. Whitney 20 10 1933 to 1977 Belmont Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
93 Stonestreet Stables 20 18 2007 to 2026 Preakness Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
94 Gestüt Ammerland 20 18 1997 to 2017 Hong Kong Vase £2,280,000£2.3m
95 Darley Stable 20 19 2003 to 2012 Breeders' Cup Juvenile £1,503,759£1.5m
96 Cheveley Park Stud 20 17 1990 to 2023 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf £1,503,759£1.5m
97 Gestüt Zoppenbroich 20 9 1965 to 1985 Deutsches Derby £555,556
98 Georg von Ullmann 20 15 1993 to 2009 Prix Jacques Le Marois £854,701
99 Jean-Louis Levesque 20 12 1965 to 1983 Alcibiades Stakes £488,722
100 Marcel Boussac 19 9 1936 to 1978 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
101 Aga Khan III 19 5 1924 to 1952 Epsom Derby £1,500,000£1.5m
102 Magnier / Tabor 19 15 1998 to 2008 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
103 Lael Stables 19 16 2006 to 2025 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
104 Joseph E. Widener 19 9 1918 to 1940 Belmont Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
105 John A. Franks 19 16 1984 to 2003 Breeders' Cup Juvenile £1,503,759£1.5m
106 William S. Farish III 19 18 1970 to 2019 Preakness Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
107 Hobeau Farm 19 17 1969 to 2007 Jockey Club Gold Cup £751,880
108 Henryk de Kwiatkowski 19 14 1981 to 1995 Belmont Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
109 Jaber Abdullah 19 16 1994 to 2026 St James's Palace Stakes £650,000
110 Sir Michael Sobell 19 18 1972 to 1989 St Leger Stakes £700,000
111 Thierry van Zuylen 19 18 1963 to 2004 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud £341,880
112 Bob & Beverly Lewis 18 15 1994 to 2005 Dubai World Cup £9,022,556£9.0m
113 Rancocas Stable 18 10 1885 to 1929 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
114 Paul Mellon 18 13 1965 to 1985 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
115 W. Cal Partee 18 13 1974 to 1997 Arkansas Derby £939,850
116 J. P. McManus 18 4 1998 to 2026 Grand National £1,000,000£1.0m
117 Bohemia Stable 18 10 1960 to 2002 Whitney Stakes £751,880
118 Team Valor 18 18 1993 to 2013 Queen Elizabeth II Cup £2,850,000£2.9m
119 Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum 18 13 2007 to 2018 Queen Elizabeth II Cup £2,850,000£2.9m
120 Gary & Mary West 18 16 1993 to 2024 Stephen Foster Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
121 Phipps Stable 18 16 2005 to 2019 Manhattan Stakes £751,880
122 Gary Barber 18 15 2010 to 2024 Preakness Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
123 Paraneck Stable 18 14 1995 to 2008 Breeders' Cup Sprint £1,503,759£1.5m
124 Earle I. Mack 18 18 1980 to 2015 Pennsylvania Derby £751,880
125 Gus Schickedanz 18 14 1995 to 2008 Metropolitan Handicap £751,880
126 Ecurie I. M. Fares 18 17 1986 to 2016 Prix Rothschild £256,410
127 Michael E. Pegram 17 15 1998 to 2020 Dubai World Cup £9,022,556£9.0m
128 Magnier / Tabor / Smith 17 11 2006 to 2025 Epsom Derby £1,500,000£1.5m
129 James R. Keene 17 7 1879 to 1910 Belmont Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
130 Gary A. Tanaka 17 16 1995 to 2007 Hong Kong Mile £3,040,000£3.0m
131 Enrique Sarasola 17 13 1992 to 2000 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
132 Fox Hill Farms 17 15 2000 to 2019 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies £1,503,759£1.5m
133 Robert V. LaPenta 17 16 2003 to 2025 Belmont Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
134 Shadwell Stable 17 14 1997 to 2023 Breeders' Cup Distaff £1,503,759£1.5m
135 Bwamazon Farm 17 10 1955 to 1983 Churchill Downs Stakes £751,880
136 Jean-Louis Bouchard 17 13 1986 to 2021 Prix du Jockey Club £1,282,051£1.3m
137 Rex C. Ellsworth 17 12 1947 to 1966 Preakness Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
138 Tabor / Magnier 17 12 1997 to 2005 Irish Derby £854,701
139 Sigmund Sommer 17 15 1967 to 1978 Jockey Club Gold Cup £751,880
140 Serge Fradkoff 17 15 1978 to 1998 Prix Jacques Le Marois £854,701
141 Stafford Farms 17 7 1962 to 1980 King's Plate £536,800
142 Alec Head 17 14 1977 to 2009 Prix Jean Prat £341,880
143 George L. Lorillard 16 6 1878 to 1884 Preakness Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
144 Bertram R. Firestone 16 16 1975 to 1992 Japan Cup £5,493,600£5.5m
145 Lord Weinstock 16 16 1990 to 2001 Japan Cup £5,493,600£5.5m
146 Maine Chance Farm 16 13 1945 to 1963 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
147 Leonidas Marinopoulos 16 16 1999 to 2015 Dubai Turf £4,511,278£4.5m
148 Bruce McNall 16 16 1981 to 1991 Japan Cup £5,493,600£5.5m
149 Tracy Farmer 16 15 2000 to 2025 Belmont Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
150 Sue Magnier 16 12 1997 to 2012 Arlington Million £751,880
151 Edward P. Evans 16 16 1986 to 2010 Metropolitan Handicap £751,880
152 E. P. Taylor 16 8 1946 to 1957 King's Plate £536,800
153 Howard B. Keck 16 10 1959 to 1994 Pat Day Mile Stakes £563,910
154 Jerry & Ann Moss 15 10 1984 to 2016 Breeders' Cup Classic £5,263,158£5.3m
155 Frances A. Genter 15 14 1959 to 1991 Breeders' Cup Classic £5,263,158£5.3m
156 Tabor / Smith / Magnier 15 9 2008 to 2025 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
157 Buckland Farm 15 15 1974 to 1992 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
158 Tartan Stable 15 14 1967 to 1987 Preakness Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
159 Ryehill Farm 15 13 1979 to 1997 Kentucky Oaks £1,127,820£1.1m
160 Harry C. Hatch 15 6 1931 to 1945 Pat Day Mile Stakes £563,910
161 Peachtree Stable 15 14 2001 to 2022 Kentucky Oaks £1,127,820£1.1m
162 Alan Clore 15 14 1974 to 1990 Irish 2,000 Guineas £393,162
163 Robin Scully 15 10 1980 to 1990 Prix Maurice de Gheest £324,786
164 Gary Tanaka 15 12 1994 to 2009 Prix Vermeille £512,821
165 Gerard Augustin-Normand 15 13 2012 to 2025 Grand Prix de Paris £512,821
166 Fannie Hertz 14 12 1928 to 1954 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
167 Wathnan Racing 14 14 2024 to 2026 Dubai World Cup £9,022,556£9.0m
168 Repole Stable 14 12 2010 to 2024 Breeders' Cup Juvenile £1,503,759£1.5m
169 Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey 14 10 2003 to 2020 Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes £939,850
170 Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners 14 12 2013 to 2025 Breeders' Cup Sprint £1,503,759£1.5m
171 Sam Hildreth 14 8 1903 to 1919 Belmont Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
172 Arthur I. Appleton 14 14 1973 to 2004 Turf Classic Stakes £1,127,820£1.1m
173 Kinsman Stable 14 13 1977 to 2007 Derby City Distaff Stakes £751,880
174 West Point Thoroughbreds 14 13 2002 to 2026 Stephen Foster Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
175 H. Joseph Allen 14 13 1978 to 2015 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes £563,910
176 William R. Beasley 14 8 1952 to 1966 King's Plate £536,800
177 Lanson Farm 14 7 1958 to 1968 Breeders' Stakes £268,400
178 Sunday Racing 13 7 2010 to 2025 Japan Cup £5,493,600£5.5m
179 Flaxman Holdings 13 10 1997 to 2018 Breeders' Cup Turf £3,759,399£3.8m
180 Robert E. Meyerhoff 13 11 1986 to 1999 Breeders' Cup Classic £5,263,158£5.3m
181 Kaleem Shah 13 13 2010 to 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic £5,263,158£5.3m
182 Henri Chalhoub 13 11 1989 to 1994 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
183 Golden Chance Farm 13 11 1974 to 1983 Preakness Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
184 Townsend B. Martin 13 9 1938 to 1980 Manhattan Stakes £751,880
185 Team Valor International 13 13 2008 to 2020 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
186 Donegal Racing 13 12 2010 to 2025 Blue Grass Stakes £939,850
187 Hronis Racing 13 9 2012 to 2021 Apple Blossom Handicap £939,850
188 B. Wayne Hughes 13 13 1998 to 2008 Breeders' Cup Juvenile £1,503,759£1.5m
189 Cragwood Stables 13 11 1967 to 1977 Metropolitan Handicap £751,880
190 Harry Giddings Sr 13 3 1911 to 1920 King's Plate £536,800
191 Gestüt Ravensberg 13 5 1959 to 2011 Deutsches Derby £555,556
192 Jean-Claude Dupouy 13 9 2009 to 2015 Prix Ganay £256,410
193 Lagardère Family 13 12 2003 to 2004 Poule d'Essai des Poulains £512,821
194 Ecurie Chalhoub 13 10 1995 to 2005 Prix Ganay £256,410
195 Guy Pariente 13 11 2011 to 2022 Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte £162,393
196 Peter Lau Pak Fai 12 7 2022 to 2026 Hong Kong Cup £3,800,000£3.8m
197 Morton Fink 12 7 2001 to 2014 Breeders' Cup Mile £1,503,759£1.5m
198 J. Paul Reddam 12 10 2002 to 2012 Breeders' Cup Turf £3,759,399£3.8m
199 Dorothy Paget 12 3 1932 to 1952 Epsom Derby £1,500,000£1.5m
200 Amerman Racing 12 9 2003 to 2026 Breeders' Cup Distaff £1,503,759£1.5m
201 Hal Price Headley 12 10 1930 to 1960 Kentucky Oaks £1,127,820£1.1m
202 Antonio Balzarini 12 11 1985 to 1995 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
203 Mme Patrick Papot 12 4 2010 to 2026 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris £726,496
204 Kirsten Rausing 12 10 2004 to 2022 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
205 Virginia Kraft Payson 12 10 1984 to 2008 Irish Derby £854,701
206 Buckram Oak Farm 12 11 1980 to 2006 Breeders' Cup Sprint £1,503,759£1.5m
207 Martin S. Schwartz 12 10 2006 to 2017 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf £1,503,759£1.5m
208 Caro / Augustin-Normand 12 9 2014 to 2019 Prix du Jockey Club £1,282,051£1.3m
209 Etti Plesch 12 11 1961 to 1992 Epsom Derby £1,500,000£1.5m
210 Gestüt Wittekindshof 12 6 1996 to 2016 Deutsches Derby £555,556
211 Barry K. Schwartz 12 11 1980 to 2018 Cotillion Handicap £751,880
212 William Hendrie 12 4 1890 to 1903 King's Plate £536,800
213 Hickory Tree Stable 12 11 1970 to 1987 Pat Day Mile Stakes £563,910
214 Richard C. Strauss 12 7 1986 to 2011 Breeders' Cup Mile £1,503,759£1.5m
215 Ecurie Skymarc Farm 12 11 1989 to 2008 Prix Jacques Le Marois £854,701
216 Pin Oak Stable 12 11 1991 to 2011 Pat Day Mile Stakes £563,910
217 Jeff Smith 12 10 1984 to 2014 St James's Palace Stakes £650,000
218 Fahd Salman 12 11 1986 to 1999 Prix Vermeille £512,821
219 SARL Darpat France 12 11 2009 to 2019 Prix de l'Opéra £427,350
220 Peter Goulandris 12 12 1970 to 1986 Prix de l'Opéra £427,350
221 Ecurie J. L. Bouchard 12 11 1999 to 2014 Prix Maurice de Nieuil £111,111
222 Rashid Bin Mohammed 12 8 1999 to 2007 Al Maktoum Challenge (thoroughbreds) £201,700
223 Lady O'Reilly 12 11 1991 to 2010 Prix du Gros Chêne £111,111
224 Shadwell Racing 11 10 1986 to 2022 Melbourne Cup £5,291,005£5.3m
225 17th Earl of Derby 11 3 1910 to 1944 Epsom Derby £1,500,000£1.5m
226 Suzy Volterra 11 10 1955 to 1989 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe £4,273,504£4.3m
227 Lazy F Ranch 11 8 1967 to 1998 Apple Blossom Handicap £939,850
228 El Peco Ranch 11 11 1955 to 1978 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
229 G. Watts Humphrey Jr 11 10 1982 to 2019 Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint Stakes £1,315,789£1.3m
230 The Thoroughbred Corporation 11 8 1997 to 2002 Haskell Stakes £751,880
231 e Five Racing Thoroughbreds 11 9 2016 to 2025 Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes £939,850
232 Pam & Martin Wygod 11 10 1995 to 2015 Breeders' Cup Distaff £1,503,759£1.5m
233 Christopher Chenery 11 11 1950 to 1958 Preakness Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
234 Michael Lund Petersen 11 9 2016 to 2024 Apple Blossom Handicap £939,850
235 Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman 11 9 2011 to 2024 Dubai Golden Shaheen £1,503,759£1.5m
236 Cynthia Phipps 11 11 1975 to 1996 New York Stakes £563,910
237 Sean Mulryan 11 8 2004 to 2007 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris £726,496
238 Zahra Aga Khan 11 10 2006 to 2026 Prix Vermeille £512,821
239 C R K Stable 11 11 2001 to 2026 Transylvania Stakes £451,128
240 Zenya Yoshida 11 11 1973 to 1993 Ogden Phipps Stakes £375,940
241 Nurlan Bizakov 11 11 2022 to 2024 Prix Jacques Le Marois £854,701
242 Allevamento White Star 11 8 1986 to 1989 Premio Lydia Tesio £235,043
243 Gestüt Park Wiedingen 11 6 2001 to 2022 Deutsches Derby £555,556
244 VHW Stables 11 7 1991 to 2001 San Felipe Stakes £300,752
245 Scuderia Incolinx 11 8 2002 to 2014 Derby Italiano £447,692
246 Scuderia Siba 11 8 1983 to 2009 Derby Italiano £447,692
247 New Farm 11 8 1995 to 2014 Forego Stakes £375,940
248 Moufid Dabaghi 11 9 1981 to 1987 Prix Dollar £170,940
249 Ecurie Bader 11 9 1995 to 2009 Prix Dollar £170,940
250 Harry P. Whitney 10 3 1906 to 1928 Preakness Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
251 Rokeby Stables 10 9 1964 to 1994 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
252 1st Duke of Westminster 10 3 1880 to 1899 Epsom Derby £1,500,000£1.5m
253 Hawksworth Farm 10 10 1978 to 1984 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
254 Diana M. Firestone 10 9 1975 to 1982 Kentucky Derby £3,759,399£3.8m
255 Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 10 8 1994 to 2021 Dubai Sheema Classic £4,511,278£4.5m
256 Walter M. Jeffords Sr 10 4 1929 to 1952 Belmont Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
257 WinStar Farm & China Horse Club 10 10 2018 to 2025 Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes £2,255,639£2.3m
258 Prestonwood Farm 10 10 1987 to 1999 Stephen Foster Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
259 Sachiaki Kobayashi 10 6 2009 to 2021 Japan Breeding Farms' Cup Classic £856,800
260 Richard T. Wilson Jr 10 7 1901 to 1929 Belmont Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
261 Repole Stable & St. Elias Stable 10 10 2018 to 2023 Turf Classic Stakes £1,127,820£1.1m
262 Brushwood Stable 10 9 1984 to 2009 Arlington Million £751,880
263 Klaravich Stables & William H. Lawrence 10 10 2014 to 2019 Turf Classic Stakes £1,127,820£1.1m
264 Robert Fougedoire 10 2 1993 to 2002 Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris £726,496
265 Saron Stable 10 9 1975 to 1985 Kentucky Oaks £1,127,820£1.1m
266 NP Bloodstock Ltd 10 10 1998 to 2006 Hong Kong Cup £3,800,000£3.8m
267 Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 10 7 1932 to 1984 Blue Grass Stakes £939,850
268 William R. Coe 10 10 1918 to 1935 Kentucky Oaks £1,127,820£1.1m
269 Prince Fahd bin Salman 10 8 1987 to 1999 Epsom Derby £1,500,000£1.5m
270 Auric Stable 10 2 1970 to 1996 Singapore Gold Cup £581,400
271 Robert S. Evans 10 9 2006 to 2023 Belmont Stakes £1,503,759£1.5m
272 Starlight Racing 10 10 2004 to 2019 Blue Grass Stakes £939,850
273 Stonerside Stable 10 9 1999 to 2008 Cotillion Handicap £751,880
274 Christiana Stable 10 8 1956 to 1990 Blue Grass Stakes £939,850
275 Antonia Devin 10 8 2000 to 2007 Hong Kong Vase £2,280,000£2.3m
276 James McIngvale 10 10 1999 to 2015 Breeders' Cup Sprint £1,503,759£1.5m
277 Robert & Beverly Lewis 10 8 1995 to 2005 Churchill Downs Stakes £751,880
278 Walter M. Jeffords 10 7 1923 to 1953 Manhattan Stakes £751,880
279 Heiligbrodt Racing Stable 10 9 1999 to 2018 Pat Day Mile Stakes £563,910
280 Jay Em Ess Stable 10 10 2004 to 2017 Pennsylvania Derby £751,880
281 Bernard J. Ridder 10 10 1974 to 1979 Santa Anita Derby £375,940
282 Dwyer Brothers Stable 10 4 1882 to 1888 Alabama Stakes £451,128
283 Harry T. Mangurian Jr 10 9 1973 to 2001 Metropolitan Handicap £751,880
284 Locust Hill Farm 10 9 1972 to 1988 Wood Memorial Stakes £563,910
285 Zabeel Racing International 10 8 2010 to 2017 Pacific Classic Stakes £751,880
286 Mrs Paul de Moussac 10 10 1995 to 2004 Prix Marcel Boussac £341,880
287 Daniel-Yves Trèves 10 9 2001 to 2021 Critérium de Saint-Cloud £213,675
288 Marvin Warner 10 7 1986 to 1988 Prix Lupin £170,940

24,208 of the 52,639 winners recorded on this site name the owner, which is what this ranking is built from. Where a roll of honour names the horse and nobody else, and most nineteenth-century ones do, the win is on the race page and not in this column.

The eras

How many of the 288 were winning these races in each decade

Peak: the 2000s

The rise is partly racing and partly the record: a roll of honour from the 1880s names the horse and often nobody else.

The longest-running colours

Ranked by the years between a first big-race win and a last

Longest: 92 years

A jockey's record ends when they stop riding and a trainer's when they give up the licence. An owner's does not have to: colours pass down, and a stud founded before the war can still be winning a Group 1 today. This is the one column on the site where that shows.

# Owner Years Span Wins Biggest win
1 Edouard de Rothschild 92 1934 to 2025 30 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
2 Calumet Farm 90 1937 to 2026 137 Kentucky Derby
3 Greentree Stable 70 1923 to 1992 73 Kentucky Derby
4 HH Aga Khan IV 65 1960 to 2024 334 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
5 Ogden Phipps 65 1936 to 2000 78 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
6 Brookmeade Stable 63 1927 to 1989 42 Kentucky Derby
7 Claiborne Farm 59 1955 to 2013 52 Kentucky Derby
8 Gestüt Fährhof 59 1968 to 2026 46 Prix Jacques Le Marois
9 Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 58 1934 to 1991 25 Preakness Stakes
10 Gestüt Röttgen 55 1971 to 2025 29 Deutsches Derby
11 Gestüt Schlenderhan 54 1969 to 2022 47 Deutsches Derby
12 Fred W. Hooper 54 1945 to 1998 46 Breeders' Cup Sprint
13 George D. Widener Jr 53 1918 to 1970 41 Belmont Stakes
14 Gestüt Ravensberg 53 1959 to 2011 13 Deutsches Derby
15 Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 53 1932 to 1984 10 Blue Grass Stakes
16 King Ranch 52 1937 to 1988 39 Kentucky Derby
17 C. V. Whitney 52 1932 to 1983 33 Whitney Stakes
18 Ethel D. Jacobs 51 1936 to 1986 23 Belmont Stakes
19 William S. Farish III 50 1970 to 2019 19 Preakness Stakes
20 Peter M. Brant 49 1977 to 2025 47 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf

The colours that travel

Owners with big-race wins in three countries or more

12 countries at the top

# Owner Countries Wins Where most of them came
1 Godolphin 12 585 United Arab Emirates, 211 wins
2 HH Aga Khan IV 8 334 France, 308 wins
3 Sheikh Mohammed 8 237 France, 188 wins
4 Juddmonte 7 361 France, 235 wins
5 Maktoum Al Maktoum 7 71 France, 57 wins
6 Wertheimer et Frère 6 201 France, 181 wins
7 Hamdan Al Maktoum 6 120 France, 59 wins
8 Lord Weinstock 6 16 France, 10 wins
9 Robert Sangster 5 75 France, 54 wins
10 Nelson Bunker Hunt 5 31 France, 23 wins
11 Ahmed Al Maktoum 5 26 United Arab Emirates, 12 wins
12 Sue Magnier 5 16 France, 8 wins
13 Daniel Wildenstein 4 248 France, 240 wins
14 Niarchos Family 4 190 France, 183 wins
15 Allen E. Paulson 4 70 United States, 46 wins
16 Paul de Moussac 4 50 France, 46 wins
17 Gestüt Fährhof 4 46 Germany, 38 wins
18 Michael Tabor 4 45 United States, 24 wins
19 Al Shaqab Racing 4 42 France, 38 wins
20 Smith / Magnier / Tabor 4 31 Great Britain, 12 wins

Winning in three countries is a different operation from winning a lot in one. It means horses in training on more than one continent, a travelling head lad, and quarantine: the reason so few names reach this table at all is that most of racing's great owners never left their own jurisdiction.

Frequently asked questions

Which owner has won the most big races?

Godolphin, with 585 wins across 217 of these races between 1994 and 2026. The biggest is the Dubai World Cup, worth £9,022,556.

How much of the prize money does an owner keep?

Most of it. British Flat racing gives the owner 80% of every purse and jump racing 78.25%, France 75%, and the rest is split between the trainer, the riders and the sport itself. The owner is the only party in racing paid the prize rather than a percentage of it, which is why the colours are the right name to rank.

How many owners are on this list?

288, out of the 10,582 who have owned a winner of one of these races. The cut is 10 wins: below that there is not enough of a record to build a page on. Every other winning owner still appears on the roll of honour of each race they took.

Which colours have been winning for longest?

Edouard de Rothschild, over 92 years from 1934 to 2025. An owner is the only one of the four names on a winner's row that can outlive the person who started it.

When were the most of these owners active?

The 2000s, with 157 of the 288 owning winners of these races at some point in it.

What counts as a big race here?

The 965 races on this site, which are the richest and longest-running in the world. 24,208 of their 52,639 recorded winners name the owner.

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