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OWNER · 267th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney

10 wins in the world's richest races between 1932 and 1984, across 7 different races. The biggest is the Blue Grass Stakes, worth £925,926.

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 10
BIGGEST WIN £926k
RACES WON 7
FIRST AND LAST 1932 to 1984
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

10 wins from 1932 to 1984, by decade

Best decade: the 1950s, 4 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: 4 of these 10 came in the 1950s alone.

The races Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney keeps winning

By number of wins

2 won more than once

Blue Grass Stakes 3 Gotham Stakes 2 Churchill Downs Stakes 1 Alabama Stakes 1 Hopeful Stakes 1 Pegasus Stakes 1 San Miguel Stakes 1

Every big race Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney has won

10 winners, newest first

7 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
1984 Pegasus Stakes Hail Bold King Jorge Velásquez William E. Burch United States £111,111
1976 Hopeful Stakes Banquet Table Jean Cruguet George T. Poole Jr. United States £222,222
1970 Churchill Downs Stakes True North Mike Manganello George T. Poole United States £740,741
1966 San Miguel Stakes Port Wine Bill Shoemaker Robert L. Wheeler United States £51,852
1960 Blue Grass Stakes Tompion Bill Shoemaker Robert L. Wheeler United States £925,926
1956 Gotham Stakes Career Boy Eric Guerin Sylvester Veitch United States £222,222
1954 Gotham Stakes Fisherman Hedley Woodhouse Sylvester Veitch United States £222,222
1951 Blue Grass Stakes Mameluke Raymond Adair Sylvester Veitch United States £925,926
1950 Blue Grass Stakes Mr. Trouble Douglas Dodson Sylvester Veitch United States £925,926
1932 Alabama Stakes Top Flight Raymond Workman Thomas J. Healey United States £444,444

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 267th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
247 New Farm 11 8 1995 to 2014 £370,370
248 Moufid Dabaghi 11 9 1981 to 1987 £166,667
249 Ecurie Bader 11 9 1995 to 2009 £166,667
250 Harry P. Whitney 10 3 1906 to 1928 £1,481,481£1.5m
251 Rokeby Stables 10 9 1964 to 1994 £3,703,704£3.7m
252 1st Duke of Westminster 10 3 1880 to 1899 £1,500,000£1.5m
253 Hawksworth Farm 10 10 1978 to 1984 £3,703,704£3.7m
254 Diana M. Firestone 10 9 1975 to 1982 £3,703,704£3.7m
255 Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 10 8 1994 to 2021 £4,444,444£4.4m
256 Walter M. Jeffords Sr 10 4 1929 to 1952 £1,481,481£1.5m
257 WinStar Farm & China Horse Club 10 10 2018 to 2025 £2,222,222£2.2m
258 Prestonwood Farm 10 10 1987 to 1999 £1,481,481£1.5m
259 Sachiaki Kobayashi 10 6 2009 to 2021 £856,800
260 Richard T. Wilson Jr 10 7 1901 to 1929 £1,481,481£1.5m
261 Repole Stable & St. Elias Stable 10 10 2018 to 2023 £1,111,111£1.1m
262 Brushwood Stable 10 9 1984 to 2009 £740,741
263 Klaravich Stables & William H. Lawrence 10 10 2014 to 2019 £1,111,111£1.1m
264 Saron Stable 10 9 1975 to 1985 £1,111,111£1.1m
265 NP Bloodstock Ltd 10 10 1998 to 2006 £3,800,000£3.8m
266 Robert Fougedoire 10 2 1993 to 2002 £708,333
268 William R. Coe 10 10 1918 to 1935 £1,111,111£1.1m
269 Prince Fahd bin Salman 10 8 1987 to 1999 £1,500,000£1.5m
270 Auric Stable 10 2 1970 to 1996 £581,400
271 Robert S. Evans 10 9 2006 to 2023 £1,481,481£1.5m
272 Starlight Racing 10 10 2004 to 2019 £925,926
273 Stonerside Stable 10 9 1999 to 2008 £740,741
274 Christiana Stable 10 8 1956 to 1990 £925,926
275 Antonia Devin 10 8 2000 to 2007 £2,280,000£2.3m
276 James McIngvale 10 10 1999 to 2015 £1,481,481£1.5m
277 Robert & Beverly Lewis 10 8 1995 to 2005 £740,741
278 Walter M. Jeffords 10 7 1923 to 1953 £740,741
279 Heiligbrodt Racing Stable 10 9 1999 to 2018 £555,556
280 Jay Em Ess Stable 10 10 2004 to 2017 £740,741
281 Bernard J. Ridder 10 10 1974 to 1979 £370,370
282 Dwyer Brothers Stable 10 4 1882 to 1888 £444,444
283 Harry T. Mangurian Jr 10 9 1973 to 2001 £740,741
284 Locust Hill Farm 10 9 1972 to 1988 £555,556
285 Zabeel Racing International 10 8 2010 to 2017 £740,741
286 Mrs Paul de Moussac 10 10 1995 to 2004 £333,333
287 Daniel-Yves Trèves 10 9 2001 to 2021 £208,333

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney won?

10, across 7 different races between 1932 and 1984. That is 267th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney has won?

the Blue Grass Stakes, worth £925,926 and run in the United States. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney won it in 1950, 1951, 1960.

Which race has Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney won most often?

the Blue Grass Stakes, 3 times at Keeneland Race Course. 2 of these races have gone to Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney more than once.

When did Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney win these races?

Between 1932 and 1984. The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 4 of them.

Who rides for Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney?

9 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 10 wins. The horses number 10.

Where to next

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

The races Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney has won

The owners either side

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