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Darby Dan Farm

33 wins in the world's richest races between 1961 and 1992, across 26 different races. The biggest is the Breeders' Cup Classic, worth £5,263,158.

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 33
BIGGEST WIN £5.3m
RACES WON 26
FIRST AND LAST 1961 to 1992
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

33 wins from 1961 to 1992, by decade

Best decade: the 1960s, 13 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: 13 of these 33 came in the 1960s alone.

The races Darby Dan Farm keeps winning

By number of wins

6 won more than once

Jerome Stakes 3 Kentucky Derby 2 Belmont Stakes 2 Florida Derby 2 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes 2 Hill Prince Stakes 2 Breeders' Cup Classic 1 Preakness Stakes 1 Blue Grass Stakes 1 New York Stakes 1 Breeders' Futurity Stakes 1 Spinster Stakes 1

Every big race Darby Dan Farm has won

33 winners, newest first

26 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
1992 Diana Stakes Plenty of Grace Herb McCauley John M. Veitch United States £375,940
1992 New York Stakes Plenty of Grace Julie Krone John M. Veitch United States £563,910
1991 Gotham Stakes Kyle's Our Man Ángel Cordero Jr. John M. Veitch United States £225,564
1991 Hill Prince Stakes Young Daniel Angel Cordero Jr. John M. Veitch United States £150,376
1990 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes Plenty of Grace Jerry D. Bailey John M. Veitch United States £601,504
1988 Hill Prince Stakes Sunshine Forever Angel Cordero Jr. John M. Veitch United States £150,376
1988 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes Sunshine Forever Angel Cordero Jr. John M. Veitch United States £375,940
1988 Lexington Stakes (NYRA) Sunshine Forever Ángel Cordero Jr. John M. Veitch United States £75,188
1988 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes Love You by Heart Randy Romero John M. Veitch United States £601,504
1985 Breeders' Cup Classic Proud Truth Jorge Velásquez John M. Veitch United States £5,263,158£5.3m
1985 Florida Derby Proud Truth Jorge Velásquez John M. Veitch United States £751,880
1985 Fountain of Youth Stakes Proud Truth Jorge Velásquez John M. Veitch United States £300,752
1985 Peter Pan Stakes Proud Truth Jorge Velásquez John M. Veitch United States £150,376
1983 Hopeful Stakes Capitol South Jerry D. Bailey Lou Rondinello United States £225,564
1978 Acorn Stakes Tempest Queen Jorge Velásquez Lou Rondinello United States £375,940
1975 Florida Derby Prince Thou Art Braulio Baeza Lou Rondinello United States £751,880
1974 Ashland Stakes Maud Muller Don Brumfield Lou Rondinello United States £375,940
1974 Belmont Stakes Little Current Miguel A. Rivera Lou Rondinello United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1974 Preakness Stakes Little Current Miguel A. Rivera Lou Rondinello United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1972 Jerome Stakes True Knight Ángel Cordero Jr. Lou Rondinello United States £112,782
1967 Kentucky Derby Proud Clarion Bobby Ussery Loyd Gentry Jr. United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1965 Forerunner Stakes Bugler Don Brumfield James P. Conway United States £75,188
1964 Spinaway Stakes Candalita Braulio Baeza James P. Conway United States £225,564
1963 Belmont Stakes Chateaugay Braulio Baeza James P. Conway United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1963 Blue Grass Stakes Chateaugay Braulio Baeza James P. Conway United States £939,850
1963 Jerome Stakes Chateaugay Braulio Baeza James P. Conway United States £112,782
1963 Kentucky Derby Chateaugay Braulio Baeza James P. Conway United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1962 Breeders' Futurity Stakes Ornamento Jimmy Lynch James P. Conway United States £488,722
1962 Coaching Club American Oaks Bramalea Bobby Ussery James P. Conway United States £375,940
1962 Jerome Stakes Black Beard Braulio Baeza James P. Conway United States £112,782
1962 Spinster Stakes Primonetta Bill Shoemaker James P. Conway United States £488,722
1962 Test Stakes Polylady Braulio Baeza James P. Conway United States £375,940
1961 Alabama Stakes Primonetta Bill Shoemaker James P. Conway United States £451,128

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 50th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
30 Michael Tabor 45 41 1995 to 2026 £4,273,504£4.3m
31 Marquesa de Moratalla 45 33 1979 to 2012 £1,282,051£1.3m
32 Brookmeade Stable 42 29 1927 to 1989 £3,759,399£3.8m
33 Windfields Farm 42 22 1959 to 1994 £3,759,399£3.8m
34 Al Shaqab Racing 42 38 2014 to 2026 £4,273,504£4.3m
35 Wheatley Stable 41 21 1928 to 1969 £1,503,759£1.5m
36 George D. Widener Jr 41 23 1918 to 1970 £1,503,759£1.5m
37 Zayat Stables 40 35 2006 to 2016 £5,263,158£5.3m
38 King Ranch 39 25 1937 to 1988 £3,759,399£3.8m
39 George Strawbridge 39 30 1989 to 2026 £700,000
40 John C. Oxley 38 35 1995 to 2026 £1,503,759£1.5m
41 Dogwood Stable 38 35 1971 to 2014 £1,503,759£1.5m
42 WinStar Farm 36 31 2001 to 2026 £3,759,399£3.8m
43 Eugene V. Klein 36 27 1983 to 1989 £1,503,759£1.5m
44 Kinghaven Farms 36 18 1979 to 2000 £563,910
45 Overbrook Farm 35 31 1989 to 2007 £5,263,158£5.3m
46 Joseph E. Seagram 35 4 1889 to 1917 £536,800
47 Winchell Thoroughbreds 34 26 2005 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
48 Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 34 16 2000 to 2024 £9,022,556£9.0m
49 Jean-Claude Seroul 34 29 1997 to 2023 £324,786
51 Rokeby Stable 33 20 1951 to 1993 £939,850
52 C. V. Whitney 33 21 1932 to 1983 £751,880
53 Loblolly Stable 32 22 1977 to 1995 £1,503,759£1.5m
54 Smith / Magnier / Tabor 31 16 2008 to 2026 £2,280,000£2.3m
55 Nelson Bunker Hunt 31 26 1970 to 1988 £1,500,000£1.5m
56 The Thoroughbred Corp. 30 26 1994 to 2003 £3,759,399£3.8m
57 Edouard de Rothschild 30 23 1934 to 2025 £4,273,504£4.3m
58 Guy de Rothschild 30 25 1963 to 2005 £4,273,504£4.3m
59 Augustin Stable 29 24 1974 to 2018 £3,759,399£3.8m
60 Gestüt Röttgen 29 12 1971 to 2025 £555,556
61 Gerry Oldham 29 26 1969 to 2011 £854,701
62 Live Oak Plantation 28 22 1978 to 2019 £1,503,759£1.5m
63 Ecurie Aland 28 23 1981 to 1995 £854,701
64 Richard Strauss 28 20 1985 to 2011 £854,701
65 Edward R. Bradley 27 16 1917 to 1946 £3,759,399£3.8m
66 Ogden Mills Phipps 27 23 1975 to 2005 £1,503,759£1.5m
67 Teruya Yoshida 27 19 1994 to 2025 £5,493,600£5.5m
68 Meadow Stable 26 23 1958 to 1979 £3,759,399£3.8m
69 Cain Hoy Stable 26 16 1950 to 1969 £3,759,399£3.8m
70 Countess Batthyany 26 22 1970 to 1989 £4,273,504£4.3m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Darby Dan Farm won?

33, across 26 different races between 1961 and 1992. That is 50th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race Darby Dan Farm has won?

the Breeders' Cup Classic, worth £5,263,158 and run in the United States. Darby Dan Farm won it in 1985.

Which race has Darby Dan Farm won most often?

the Jerome Stakes, 3 times at Aqueduct Racetrack. 6 of these races have gone to Darby Dan Farm more than once.

When did Darby Dan Farm win these races?

Between 1961 and 1992. The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 13 of them.

Who rides for Darby Dan Farm?

13 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 33 wins. The horses number 21.

Where to next

The races Darby Dan Farm has won, and the owners around them

The races Darby Dan Farm has won

The owners either side

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