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OWNER · 130th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Gary A. Tanaka

17 wins in the world's richest races between 1995 and 2007, across 16 different races. The biggest is the Hong Kong Mile, worth £3,040,000.

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 17
BIGGEST WIN £3.0m
RACES WON 16
FIRST AND LAST 1995 to 2007
COUNTRIES 4

The races Gary A. Tanaka keeps winning

By number of wins

1 won more than once

New York Stakes 2 Hong Kong Mile 1 Apple Blossom Handicap 1 Metropolitan Handicap 1 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational 1 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes 1 Derby Italiano 1 Beholder Mile Stakes 1 Diana Stakes 1 Hollywood Derby 1 Gamely Stakes 1 Jebel Hatta 1

Every big race Gary A. Tanaka has won

17 winners, newest first

16 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
2007 Gran Premio di Milano Sudan Frankie Dettori Élie Lellouche Italy £206,838
2006 Derby Italiano Gentlewave Marco Monteriso André Fabre Italy £447,692
2006 Jebel Hatta Touch of Land Christophe Lemaire Henri-Alex Pantall United Arab Emirates £225,564
2006 New York Stakes Noble Stella Mike E. Smith Roger Attfield United States £563,910
2005 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes King's Drama Jorge Chavez Robert J. Frankel United States £563,910
2004 Metropolitan Handicap Pico Central Alex Solis Paulo Lobo United States £751,880
2001 Apple Blossom Handicap § Gourmet Girl Calvin H. Borel Alcides Pico Perdomo United States £939,850
2001 Beholder Mile Stakes Gourmet Girl Gary Stevens Pico Perdomo United States £375,940
2001 Del Mar Oaks Golden Apples Garrett K. Gomez Ben Cecil United States £225,564
1999 Hong Kong Mile Docksider Olivier Peslier John Hills (Great Britain) Hong Kong £3,040,000£3.0m
1998 Hollywood Derby Vergennes John R. Velazquez Steve Asmussen United States £300,752
1998 Matriarch Stakes Squeak (GB) Alex O. Solis Ben D. A. Cecil United States £225,564
1997 Gamely Stakes Donna Viola Gary Stevens Ben D. A. Cecil United States £300,752
1996 Diana Stakes Electric Society Mike E. Smith John C. Kimmel United States £375,940
1996 New York Stakes Electric Society Jorge F. Chavez John C. Kimmel United States £563,910
1996 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Celtic Arms (FR) Mike E. Smith Rodney Rash United States £751,880
1995 American Derby Gold And Steel Aaron Gryder Jean-Claude Rouget United States £75,188

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

Where Gary A. Tanaka wins

4 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
United States 13 76% Apple Blossom Handicap
Italy 2 12% Derby Italiano
Hong Kong 1 6% Hong Kong Mile
United Arab Emirates 1 6% Jebel Hatta

The owners either side

Ranked 130th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
113 Rancocas Stable 18 10 1885 to 1929 £3,759,399£3.8m
114 Paul Mellon 18 13 1965 to 1985 £4,273,504£4.3m
115 W. Cal Partee 18 13 1974 to 1997 £939,850
116 J. P. McManus 18 4 1998 to 2026 £1,000,000£1.0m
117 Bohemia Stable 18 10 1960 to 2002 £751,880
118 Team Valor 18 18 1993 to 2013 £2,850,000£2.9m
119 Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum 18 13 2007 to 2018 £2,850,000£2.9m
120 Gary & Mary West 18 16 1993 to 2024 £1,503,759£1.5m
121 Phipps Stable 18 16 2005 to 2019 £751,880
122 Gary Barber 18 15 2010 to 2024 £1,503,759£1.5m
123 Paraneck Stable 18 14 1995 to 2008 £1,503,759£1.5m
124 Earle I. Mack 18 18 1980 to 2015 £751,880
125 Gus Schickedanz 18 14 1995 to 2008 £751,880
126 Ecurie I. M. Fares 18 17 1986 to 2016 £256,410
127 Michael E. Pegram 17 15 1998 to 2020 £9,022,556£9.0m
128 Magnier / Tabor / Smith 17 11 2006 to 2025 £1,500,000£1.5m
129 James R. Keene 17 7 1879 to 1910 £1,503,759£1.5m
131 Enrique Sarasola 17 13 1992 to 2000 £4,273,504£4.3m
132 Fox Hill Farms 17 15 2000 to 2019 £1,503,759£1.5m
133 Robert V. LaPenta 17 16 2003 to 2025 £1,503,759£1.5m
134 Shadwell Stable 17 14 1997 to 2023 £1,503,759£1.5m
135 Bwamazon Farm 17 10 1955 to 1983 £751,880
136 Jean-Louis Bouchard 17 13 1986 to 2021 £1,282,051£1.3m
137 Rex C. Ellsworth 17 12 1947 to 1966 £1,503,759£1.5m
138 Tabor / Magnier 17 12 1997 to 2005 £854,701
139 Sigmund Sommer 17 15 1967 to 1978 £751,880
140 Serge Fradkoff 17 15 1978 to 1998 £854,701
141 Stafford Farms 17 7 1962 to 1980 £536,800
142 Alec Head 17 14 1977 to 2009 £341,880
143 George L. Lorillard 16 6 1878 to 1884 £1,503,759£1.5m
144 Bertram R. Firestone 16 16 1975 to 1992 £5,493,600£5.5m
145 Lord Weinstock 16 16 1990 to 2001 £5,493,600£5.5m
146 Maine Chance Farm 16 13 1945 to 1963 £3,759,399£3.8m
147 Leonidas Marinopoulos 16 16 1999 to 2015 £4,511,278£4.5m
148 Bruce McNall 16 16 1981 to 1991 £5,493,600£5.5m
149 Tracy Farmer 16 15 2000 to 2025 £1,503,759£1.5m
150 Sue Magnier 16 12 1997 to 2012 £751,880

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Gary A. Tanaka won?

17, across 16 different races between 1995 and 2007. That is 130th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race Gary A. Tanaka has won?

the Hong Kong Mile, worth £3,040,000 and run in Hong Kong. Gary A. Tanaka won it in 1999.

Which race has Gary A. Tanaka won most often?

the New York Stakes, 2 times at Belmont Park. 1 of these races have gone to Gary A. Tanaka more than once.

When did Gary A. Tanaka win these races?

Between 1995 and 2007. The busiest decade was the 2000s, with 9 of them.

Who rides for Gary A. Tanaka?

14 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 17 wins. The horses number 16.

Where to next

The races Gary A. Tanaka has won, and the owners around them

The races Gary A. Tanaka has won

The owners either side

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