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OWNER · 129th BY BIG-RACE WINS

James R. Keene

17 wins in the world's richest races between 1879 and 1910, across 7 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 17
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 7
FIRST AND LAST 1879 to 1910
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

17 wins from 1879 to 1910, by decade

Best decade: the 1900s, 13 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: 13 of these 17 came in the 1900s alone.

The races James R. Keene keeps winning

By number of wins

4 won more than once

Belmont Stakes 5 Withers Stakes 4 Hopeful Stakes 3 Metropolitan Handicap 2 Saratoga Derby Stakes 1 Alabama Stakes 1 Dwyer Stakes 1

Every big race James R. Keene has won

17 winners, newest first

7 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
1910 Belmont Stakes Sweep James H. Butwell James G. Rowe Sr. United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1909 Alabama Stakes Maskette Richard Scoville James G. Rowe Sr. United States £451,128
1909 Withers Stakes Hilarious James H. Butwell James G. Rowe Sr. United States £187,970
1908 Belmont Stakes Colin Joe Notter James G. Rowe Sr. United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1908 Hopeful Stakes Helmet Joe Notter James G. Rowe Sr. United States £225,564
1908 Withers Stakes Colin Joe Notter James G. Rowe Sr. United States £187,970
1907 Dwyer Stakes Peter Pan Walter Miller James G. Rowe Sr. United States £150,376
1906 Hopeful Stakes Peter Pan Willie Knapp James G. Rowe Sr. United States £225,564
1905 Metropolitan Handicap Sysonby (DH) Willie Shaw James G. Rowe Sr. United States £751,880
1904 Belmont Stakes Delhi George M. Odom James G. Rowe Sr. United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1904 Saratoga Derby Stakes Delhi George M. Odom James G. Rowe Sr. United States £563,910
1904 Withers Stakes Delhi George Odom James G. Rowe Sr. United States £187,970
1903 Hopeful Stakes Delhi Willie Gannon James G. Rowe Sr. United States £225,564
1901 Belmont Stakes Commando Henry Spencer James G. Rowe Sr. United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1897 Metropolitan Handicap Voter John Lamley William Lakeland United States £751,880
1879 Belmont Stakes Spendthrift George Evans Thomas Puryear United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1879 Withers Stakes Dan Sparling Mr. Kelly Thomas Puryear United States £187,970

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 129th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
109 Jaber Abdullah 19 16 1994 to 2026 £650,000
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
130 Gary A. Tanaka 17 16 1995 to 2007 £3,040,000£3.0m
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has James R. Keene won?

17, across 7 different races between 1879 and 1910. That is 129th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race James R. Keene has won?

the Belmont Stakes, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. James R. Keene won it in 1879, 1901, 1904, 1908, 1910.

Which race has James R. Keene won most often?

the Belmont Stakes, 5 times at Belmont Park. 4 of these races have gone to James R. Keene more than once.

When did James R. Keene win these races?

Between 1879 and 1910. The busiest decade was the 1900s, with 13 of them.

Who rides for James R. Keene?

13 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 17 wins. The horses number 12.

Where to next

The races James R. Keene has won, and the owners around them

The races James R. Keene has won

The owners either side

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