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OWNER · 254th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Diana M. Firestone

10 wins in the world's richest races between 1975 and 1982, across 9 different races. The biggest is the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399.

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 £3.8m
RACES WON 9
FIRST AND LAST 1975 to 1982
COUNTRIES 1

The races Diana M. Firestone keeps winning

By number of wins

1 won more than once

Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes 2 Kentucky Derby 1 Kentucky Oaks 1 Spinster Stakes 1 Alcibiades Stakes 1 Alabama Stakes 1 Ballerina Handicap 1 Ashland Stakes 1 Frizette Stakes 1

Every big race Diana M. Firestone has won

10 winners, newest first

9 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
1982 Ballerina Handicap Expressive Dance Donald MacBeth Stanley M. Hough United States £375,940
1982 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes ƒ April Run (IRE) Cash Asmussen François Boutin United States £375,940
1981 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes ƒ April Run (IRE) Philippe Paquet François Boutin United States £375,940
1980 Kentucky Derby Genuine Risk Jacinto Vásquez LeRoy Jolley United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1976 Alabama Stakes Optimistic Gal Eddie Maple LeRoy Jolley United States £451,128
1976 Ashland Stakes Optimistic Gal Braulio Baeza LeRoy Jolley United States £375,940
1976 Kentucky Oaks Optimistic Gal Braulio Baeza LeRoy Jolley United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1976 Spinster Stakes Optimistic Gal Craig Perret LeRoy Jolley United States £488,722
1975 Alcibiades Stakes Optimistic Gal Darrel McHargue LeRoy Jolley United States £488,722
1975 Frizette Stakes Optimistic Gal Braulio Baeza LeRoy Jolley United States £300,752

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 254th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
234 Michael Lund Petersen 11 9 2016 to 2024 £939,850
235 Karl Watson, Michael E. Pegram & Paul Weitman 11 9 2011 to 2024 £1,503,759£1.5m
236 Cynthia Phipps 11 11 1975 to 1996 £563,910
237 Sean Mulryan 11 8 2004 to 2007 £726,496
238 Zahra Aga Khan 11 10 2006 to 2026 £512,821
239 C R K Stable 11 11 2001 to 2026 £451,128
240 Zenya Yoshida 11 11 1973 to 1993 £375,940
241 Nurlan Bizakov 11 11 2022 to 2024 £854,701
242 Allevamento White Star 11 8 1986 to 1989 £235,043
243 Gestüt Park Wiedingen 11 6 2001 to 2022 £555,556
244 VHW Stables 11 7 1991 to 2001 £300,752
245 Scuderia Incolinx 11 8 2002 to 2014 £447,692
246 Scuderia Siba 11 8 1983 to 2009 £447,692
247 New Farm 11 8 1995 to 2014 £375,940
248 Moufid Dabaghi 11 9 1981 to 1987 £170,940
249 Ecurie Bader 11 9 1995 to 2009 £170,940
250 Harry P. Whitney 10 3 1906 to 1928 £1,503,759£1.5m
251 Rokeby Stables 10 9 1964 to 1994 £3,759,399£3.8m
252 1st Duke of Westminster 10 3 1880 to 1899 £1,500,000£1.5m
253 Hawksworth Farm 10 10 1978 to 1984 £3,759,399£3.8m
255 Mohammed Obaid Al Maktoum 10 8 1994 to 2021 £4,511,278£4.5m
256 Walter M. Jeffords Sr 10 4 1929 to 1952 £1,503,759£1.5m
257 WinStar Farm & China Horse Club 10 10 2018 to 2025 £2,255,639£2.3m
258 Prestonwood Farm 10 10 1987 to 1999 £1,503,759£1.5m
259 Sachiaki Kobayashi 10 6 2009 to 2021 £856,800
260 Richard T. Wilson Jr 10 7 1901 to 1929 £1,503,759£1.5m
261 Repole Stable & St. Elias Stable 10 10 2018 to 2023 £1,127,820£1.1m
262 Brushwood Stable 10 9 1984 to 2009 £751,880
263 Klaravich Stables & William H. Lawrence 10 10 2014 to 2019 £1,127,820£1.1m
264 Robert Fougedoire 10 2 1993 to 2002 £726,496
265 Saron Stable 10 9 1975 to 1985 £1,127,820£1.1m
266 NP Bloodstock Ltd 10 10 1998 to 2006 £3,800,000£3.8m
267 Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney 10 7 1932 to 1984 £939,850
268 William R. Coe 10 10 1918 to 1935 £1,127,820£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 £1,503,759£1.5m
272 Starlight Racing 10 10 2004 to 2019 £939,850
273 Stonerside Stable 10 9 1999 to 2008 £751,880
274 Christiana Stable 10 8 1956 to 1990 £939,850

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Diana M. Firestone won?

10, across 9 different races between 1975 and 1982. That is 254th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race Diana M. Firestone has won?

the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399 and run in the United States. Diana M. Firestone won it in 1980.

Which race has Diana M. Firestone won most often?

the Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes, 2 times at Belmont Park. 1 of these races have gone to Diana M. Firestone more than once.

When did Diana M. Firestone win these races?

Between 1975 and 1982. The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 6 of them.

Who rides for Diana M. Firestone?

8 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 10 wins. The horses number 4.

Where to next

The races Diana M. Firestone has won, and the owners around them

The races Diana M. Firestone has won

The owners either side

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