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OWNER · 36th BY BIG-RACE WINS

George D. Widener Jr

41 wins in the world's richest races between 1918 and 1970, across 23 different races. The biggest is the Belmont Stakes, worth £1,503,759.

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 41
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 23
FIRST AND LAST 1918 to 1970
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

41 wins from 1918 to 1970, 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 41 came in the 1960s alone.

The races George D. Widener Jr keeps winning

By number of wins

11 won more than once

Belmont Derby 4 Hopeful Stakes 4 Withers Stakes 4 Metropolitan Handicap 3 Alabama Stakes 2 Diana Stakes 2 Personal Ensign Stakes 2 Coaching Club American Oaks 2 Peter Pan Stakes 2 Jersey Derby 2 Lamplighter Stakes 2 Belmont Stakes 1

Every big race George D. Widener Jr has won

41 winners, newest first

23 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
1970 Alcibiades Stakes Patelin Laffit Pincay Jr. Sylvester Veitch United States £488,722
1967 Discovery Stakes Bold Hour Bill Shoemaker Bert Mulholland United States £112,782
1967 Saranac Stakes Bold Hour John L. Rotz Bert Mulholland United States £112,782
1966 Hopeful Stakes Bold Hour John L. Rotz Bert Mulholland United States £225,564
1965 Alabama Stakes What A Treat John L. Rotz Sylvester E. Veitch United States £451,128
1965 Diana Stakes Steeple Jill John Ruane Virgil W. Raines United States £375,940
1965 Jim Dandy Stakes Cornish Prince Ron Turcotte Sylvester Veitch United States £375,940
1965 Lamplighter Stakes Eurasian Johnny Sellers Bert Mulholland United States £45,113
1964 Personal Ensign Stakes Steeple Jill John Ruane Sylvester Veitch United States £375,940
1962 Belmont Stakes Jaipur Bill Shoemaker Bert Mulholland United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1962 Gotham Stakes Jaipur Bill Shoemaker Bert Mulholland United States £225,564
1962 Jersey Derby Jaipur Larry Adams Bert Mulholland United States £75,188
1962 Withers Stakes Jaipur Bill Shoemaker Bert Mulholland United States £187,970
1961 Hopeful Stakes Jaipur Bill Shoemaker Bert Mulholland United States £225,564
1955 Personal Ensign Stakes Rare Treat Ray Mikkonen Bert Mulholland United States £375,940
1952 New York Stakes Battlefield Eddie Arcaro Bert Mulholland United States £563,910
1951 Dwyer Stakes Battlefield Eddie Arcaro Bert Mulholland United States £150,376
1951 Withers Stakes Battlefield Eddie Arcaro Bert Mulholland United States £187,970
1950 Hopeful Stakes Battlefield Eric Guerin Bert Mulholland United States £225,564
1950 Lamplighter Stakes Lights Up George Hettinger Jack Creevy United States £45,113
1950 Peter Pan Stakes Lights Up George Hettinger Bert Mulholland United States £150,376
1948 Acorn Stakes Watermill Eddie Arcaro Bert Mulholland United States £375,940
1944 Jersey Derby Lucky Draw Wayne D. Wright Bert Mulholland United States £75,188
1944 Peter Pan Stakes Lucky Draw Johnny Longden Bert Mulholland United States £150,376
1944 Withers Stakes Who Goes There Johnny Longden Bert Mulholland United States £187,970
1944 Wood Memorial Stakes Lucky Draw Johnny Longden Bert Mulholland United States £563,910
1943 Alabama Stakes Stefanita Conn McCreary Winbert F. Mulholland United States £451,128
1943 Test Stakes Stefanita Conn McCreary Bert Mulholland United States £375,940
1942 Belmont Derby Overdrawn Nick Coule Bert Mulholland United States £563,910
1941 Belmont Derby Overdrawn Herb Lindberg Bert Mulholland United States £563,910
1941 Diana Stakes Rosetown Johnny Longden Bert Mulholland United States £375,940
1941 Metropolitan Handicap Eight Thirty Harry Richards Bert Mulholland United States £751,880
1939 Whitney Stakes Eight Thirty Harry Richards Bert Mulholland United States £751,880
1936 Belmont Derby Sation John Gilbert Bert Mulholland United States £563,910
1936 Coaching Club American Oaks High Fleet John Gilbert Bert Mulholland United States £375,940
1931 Belmont Derby Panetian Linus McAtee A. Jack Joyner United States £563,910
1931 Withers Stakes Jamestown Linus McAtee A. Jack Joyner United States £187,970
1930 Metropolitan Handicap Jack High Linus McAtee A. Jack Joyner United States £751,880
1928 Hopeful Stakes Jack High George Ellis A. Jack Joyner United States £225,564
1919 Metropolitan Handicap Lanius Johnny Loftus A. Jack Joyner United States £751,880
1918 Coaching Club American Oaks Rose d'Or Lavelle Ensor A. Jack Joyner United States £375,940

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 36th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
16 Jean-Luc Lagardère 68 43 1979 to 2002 £4,273,504£4.3m
17 Sam-Son Farm 67 28 1974 to 2013 £3,759,399£3.8m
18 Mahmoud Fustok 67 46 1979 to 1988 £512,821
19 Frank Stronach 59 40 1983 to 2025 £5,263,158£5.3m
20 Belair Stud 53 23 1924 to 1955 £3,759,399£3.8m
21 Harbor View Farm 53 43 1960 to 1996 £3,759,399£3.8m
22 Claiborne Farm 52 37 1955 to 2013 £3,759,399£3.8m
23 Klaravich Stables 51 37 1997 to 2026 £3,759,399£3.8m
24 Paul de Moussac 50 43 1974 to 1994 £854,701
25 Ghislaine Head 48 40 1971 to 2011 £4,273,504£4.3m
26 Peter M. Brant 47 34 1977 to 2025 £1,503,759£1.5m
27 Gestüt Schlenderhan 47 18 1969 to 2022 £555,556
28 Fred W. Hooper 46 30 1945 to 1998 £1,503,759£1.5m
29 Gestüt Fährhof 46 16 1968 to 2026 £854,701
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
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
50 Darby Dan Farm 33 26 1961 to 1992 £5,263,158£5.3m
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has George D. Widener Jr won?

41, across 23 different races between 1918 and 1970. That is 36th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race George D. Widener Jr has won?

the Belmont Stakes, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. George D. Widener Jr won it in 1962.

Which race has George D. Widener Jr won most often?

the Belmont Derby, 4 times at Belmont Park. 11 of these races have gone to George D. Widener Jr more than once.

When did George D. Widener Jr win these races?

Between 1918 and 1970. The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 13 of them.

Who rides for George D. Widener Jr?

22 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 41 wins. The horses number 24.

Where to next

The races George D. Widener Jr has won, and the owners around them

The races George D. Widener Jr has won

The owners either side

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