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OWNER · 164th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Gary Tanaka

15 wins in the world's richest races between 1994 and 2009, across 12 different races. The biggest is Prix Vermeille, worth £512,821.

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 15
BIGGEST WIN £513k
RACES WON 12
FIRST AND LAST 1994 to 2009
COUNTRIES 4

The races Gary Tanaka keeps winning

By number of wins

3 won more than once

Prix Dollar 2 Grand Prix de Vichy 2 Prix André Baboin 2 Prix Vermeille 1 Premio Roma 1 Al Maktoum Challenge (thoroughbreds) 1 Premio Presidente della Repubblica 1 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen 1 Prix Foy 1 Prix Noailles 1 Prix Daphnis 1 La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte 1

Every big race Gary Tanaka has won

15 winners, newest first

12 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
2009 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen Pressing Neil Callan Michael Jarvis Germany £132,479
2007 Premio Roma Pressing Neil Callan Michael Jarvis Italy £206,838
2006 Grand Prix de Vichy Touch of Land Olivier Peslier Henri-Alex Pantall France £47,863
2006 Prix Noailles Gentlewave Olivier Peslier André Fabre France £68,376
2005 Grand Prix de Vichy Touch of Land Christophe Lemaire Henri-Alex Pantall France £47,863
2005 Prix Dollar Touch of Land Christophe Lemaire Henri-Alex Pantall France £170,940
2004 Prix Dollar Touch of Land Christophe Lemaire Henri-Alex Pantall France £170,940
2003 Premio Presidente della Repubblica Rakti Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis Italy £140,000
2002 Prix André Baboin Caesarion Stéphane Pasquier Jean de Roualle France £44,444
2001 Al Maktoum Challenge (thoroughbreds) Hightori Olivier Peslier Philippe Demercastel United Arab Emirates £201,700
2001 Prix André Baboin Homeland Olivier Peslier François Rohaut France £44,444
2001 Prix Foy Hightori Gérald Mossé Philippe Demercastel France £111,111
2000 Prix Daphnis Boutron Alain Junk Pierre Costes France £68,376
1997 Prix Vermeille Queen Maud Olivier Peslier Jean de Roualle France £512,821
1994 La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte Dernier Empereur Sylvain Guillot André Fabre France £68,376

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

What the owner takes out of a purse

The published split in the countries Gary Tanaka wins in

11 of 15 wins covered

Every racing authority that publishes a rule publishes it as a split of the race fund rather than of a winner's cheque, so these are figures about the races below and not about one person's bank account.

Country Wins there Code Owner's share Purse of those races Owners' share of it
France 11 One code 75% £1,355,556£1.4m £1,016,667£1.0m

French racing splits a purse four ways and publishes the place ladder as well, which almost no other country does. The owner's share is the largest single line in every country that publishes one, and it is the line that moves when a country changes its rules: British jump racing gives its riders 1.75 points more of every purse than the Flat does, and those points come out of the owner's share rather than anybody else's.

Where Gary Tanaka wins

4 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
France 11 73% Prix Vermeille
Italy 2 13% Premio Roma
United Arab Emirates 1 7% Al Maktoum Challenge (thoroughbreds)
Germany 1 7% Bayerisches Zuchtrennen

The owners either side

Ranked 164th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
151 Edward P. Evans 16 16 1986 to 2010 £751,880
152 E. P. Taylor 16 8 1946 to 1957 £536,800
153 Howard B. Keck 16 10 1959 to 1994 £563,910
154 Jerry & Ann Moss 15 10 1984 to 2016 £5,263,158£5.3m
155 Frances A. Genter 15 14 1959 to 1991 £5,263,158£5.3m
156 Tabor / Smith / Magnier 15 9 2008 to 2025 £4,273,504£4.3m
157 Buckland Farm 15 15 1974 to 1992 £3,759,399£3.8m
158 Tartan Stable 15 14 1967 to 1987 £1,503,759£1.5m
159 Ryehill Farm 15 13 1979 to 1997 £1,127,820£1.1m
160 Harry C. Hatch 15 6 1931 to 1945 £563,910
161 Peachtree Stable 15 14 2001 to 2022 £1,127,820£1.1m
162 Alan Clore 15 14 1974 to 1990 £393,162
163 Robin Scully 15 10 1980 to 1990 £324,786
165 Gerard Augustin-Normand 15 13 2012 to 2025 £512,821
166 Fannie Hertz 14 12 1928 to 1954 £3,759,399£3.8m
167 Wathnan Racing 14 14 2024 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
168 Repole Stable 14 12 2010 to 2024 £1,503,759£1.5m
169 Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey 14 10 2003 to 2020 £939,850
170 Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners 14 12 2013 to 2025 £1,503,759£1.5m
171 Sam Hildreth 14 8 1903 to 1919 £1,503,759£1.5m
172 Arthur I. Appleton 14 14 1973 to 2004 £1,127,820£1.1m
173 Kinsman Stable 14 13 1977 to 2007 £751,880
174 West Point Thoroughbreds 14 13 2002 to 2026 £1,503,759£1.5m
175 H. Joseph Allen 14 13 1978 to 2015 £563,910
176 William R. Beasley 14 8 1952 to 1966 £536,800
177 Lanson Farm 14 7 1958 to 1968 £268,400
178 Sunday Racing 13 7 2010 to 2025 £5,493,600£5.5m
179 Flaxman Holdings 13 10 1997 to 2018 £3,759,399£3.8m
180 Robert E. Meyerhoff 13 11 1986 to 1999 £5,263,158£5.3m
181 Kaleem Shah 13 13 2010 to 2018 £5,263,158£5.3m
182 Henri Chalhoub 13 11 1989 to 1994 £4,273,504£4.3m
183 Golden Chance Farm 13 11 1974 to 1983 £1,503,759£1.5m
184 Townsend B. Martin 13 9 1938 to 1980 £751,880

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Gary Tanaka won?

15, across 12 different races between 1994 and 2009. That is 164th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race Gary Tanaka has won?

Prix Vermeille, worth £512,821 and run in France. Gary Tanaka won it in 1997.

Which race has Gary Tanaka won most often?

Prix Dollar, 2 times at Longchamp Racecourse. 3 of these races have gone to Gary Tanaka more than once.

How much of the prize does an owner keep?

France gives the owner 75% of the fund. The rest is split between the trainer, the riders and the sport itself, and the owner is the only party paid the prize rather than a percentage of it.

When did Gary Tanaka win these races?

Between 1994 and 2009. The busiest decade was the 2000s, with 13 of them.

Who rides for Gary Tanaka?

8 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 15 wins. The horses number 10.

Where to next

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

The races Gary Tanaka has won

The owners either side

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