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OWNER · 92nd BY BIG-RACE WINS

Cornelius V. Whitney

20 wins in the world's richest races between 1933 and 1977, across 10 different races. The biggest is the Belmont Stakes, worth £1,503,759.

The owner is the one name on a winner's row the prize actually belongs to. Everybody else in the yard takes a percentage of it, set by the country the race is run in.

BIG-RACE WINS 20
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 10
FIRST AND LAST 1933 to 1977
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

20 wins from 1933 to 1977, by decade

Best decade: the 1950s, 8 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: 8 of these 20 came in the 1950s alone.

The races Cornelius V. Whitney keeps winning

By number of wins

6 won more than once

Kentucky Oaks 4 Wood Memorial Stakes 3 Peter Pan Stakes 3 Belmont Stakes 2 Ashland Stakes 2 Santa Anita Derby 2 Florida Derby 1 Whitney Stakes 1 Ohio Derby 1 Withers Stakes 1

Every big race Cornelius V. Whitney has won

20 winners, newest first

10 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
1977 Florida Derby Coined Silver Buck Thornburg George T. Poole III United States £751,880
1975 Ashland Stakes Sun and Snow Garth Patterson George T. Poole United States £375,940
1975 Kentucky Oaks Sun and Snow Garth Patterson George T. Poole United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1973 Kentucky Oaks Bag of Tunes Danny Gargan George T. Poole United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1971 Ashland Stakes You All Kenny Knapp George T. Poole United States £375,940
1960 Santa Anita Derby Tompion Bill Shoemaker Robert L. Wheeler United States £375,940
1959 Santa Anita Derby Silver Spoon† Raymond York Robert L. Wheeler United States £375,940
1958 Kentucky Oaks Bug Brush Eddie Arcaro Sylvester Veitch United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1956 Ohio Derby Born Mighty John Choquette Sylvester E. Veitch United States £375,940
1956 Peter Pan Stakes Jazz Age John Choquette Sylvester Veitch United States £150,376
1956 Wood Memorial Stakes Head Man Eddie Arcaro Sylvester Veitch United States £563,910
1952 Whitney Stakes Counterpoint Dave Gorman Sylvester Veitch United States £751,880
1951 Belmont Stakes Counterpoint Dave Gorman Sylvester Veitch United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1951 Peter Pan Stakes Counterpoint Dave Gorman Sylvester Veitch United States £150,376
1947 Belmont Stakes Phalanx Ruperto Donoso Sylvester Veitch United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1945 Peter Pan Stakes Jeep Eddie Arcaro Andy Schuttinger United States £150,376
1945 Wood Memorial Stakes Jeep Arnold Kirkland Lydell T. Ruff United States £563,910
1936 Kentucky Oaks Two Bob Raymond Workman James W. Healy United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1935 Wood Memorial Stakes Today Raymond Workman Thomas J. Healey United States £563,910
1933 Withers Stakes The Darb Alfred Robertson Thomas J. Healey United States £187,970

The figure on each row is what that race puts up today, which is the number that says how big a day it was.

The owners either side

Ranked 92nd of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
72 Spendthrift Farm 25 23 1985 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
73 Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 25 19 1934 to 1991 £1,503,759£1.5m
74 Gestüt Ittlingen 25 17 1989 to 2023 £555,556
75 Reddam Racing 24 21 2003 to 2026 £3,759,399£3.8m
76 Centennial Farms 24 22 1985 to 2026 £1,503,759£1.5m
77 Edmund A. Gann 23 23 1988 to 2009 £5,493,600£5.5m
78 August Belmont Jr 23 13 1895 to 1924 £1,503,759£1.5m
79 Ethel D. Jacobs 23 20 1936 to 1986 £1,503,759£1.5m
80 Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 23 17 2003 to 2019 £1,503,759£1.5m
81 Golden Eagle Farm 23 14 1982 to 2001 £751,880
82 Scuderia Effevi 23 10 2007 to 2019 £447,692
83 Harry Payne Whitney 22 12 1906 to 1930 £3,759,399£3.8m
84 Charles E. Fipke 22 18 2003 to 2022 £1,503,759£1.5m
85 William Haggin Perry 22 20 1956 to 1991 £1,503,759£1.5m
86 Glen Hill Farm 22 16 1972 to 2015 £1,503,759£1.5m
87 Aga Khan Studs SCEA 21 20 2025 to 2026 £5,493,600£5.5m
88 Elmendorf Farm 21 16 1960 to 1982 £751,880
89 Prince A. A. Faisal 21 18 1986 to 2026 £854,701
90 Haras d'Etreham 21 16 1981 to 2024 £341,880
91 Glen Riddle Farm 20 9 1919 to 1941 £1,503,759£1.5m
93 Stonestreet Stables 20 18 2007 to 2026 £1,503,759£1.5m
94 Gestüt Ammerland 20 18 1997 to 2017 £2,280,000£2.3m
95 Darley Stable 20 19 2003 to 2012 £1,503,759£1.5m
96 Cheveley Park Stud 20 17 1990 to 2023 £1,503,759£1.5m
97 Gestüt Zoppenbroich 20 9 1965 to 1985 £555,556
98 Georg von Ullmann 20 15 1993 to 2009 £854,701
99 Jean-Louis Levesque 20 12 1965 to 1983 £488,722
100 Marcel Boussac 19 9 1936 to 1978 £4,273,504£4.3m
101 Aga Khan III 19 5 1924 to 1952 £1,500,000£1.5m
102 Magnier / Tabor 19 15 1998 to 2008 £4,273,504£4.3m
103 Lael Stables 19 16 2006 to 2025 £3,759,399£3.8m
104 Joseph E. Widener 19 9 1918 to 1940 £1,503,759£1.5m
105 John A. Franks 19 16 1984 to 2003 £1,503,759£1.5m
106 William S. Farish III 19 18 1970 to 2019 £1,503,759£1.5m
107 Hobeau Farm 19 17 1969 to 2007 £751,880
108 Henryk de Kwiatkowski 19 14 1981 to 1995 £1,503,759£1.5m
109 Jaber Abdullah 19 16 1994 to 2026 £650,000
110 Sir Michael Sobell 19 18 1972 to 1989 £700,000
111 Thierry van Zuylen 19 18 1963 to 2004 £341,880
112 Bob & Beverly Lewis 18 15 1994 to 2005 £9,022,556£9.0m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Cornelius V. Whitney won?

20, across 10 different races between 1933 and 1977. That is 92nd of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race Cornelius V. Whitney has won?

the Belmont Stakes, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. Cornelius V. Whitney won it in 1947, 1951.

Which race has Cornelius V. Whitney won most often?

the Kentucky Oaks, 4 times at Churchill Downs. 6 of these races have gone to Cornelius V. Whitney more than once.

When did Cornelius V. Whitney win these races?

Between 1933 and 1977. The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 8 of them.

Who rides for Cornelius V. Whitney?

13 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 20 wins. The horses number 16.

Where to next

The races Cornelius V. Whitney has won, and the owners around them

The races Cornelius V. Whitney has won

The owners either side

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