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OWNER · 105th BY BIG-RACE WINS

John A. Franks

19 wins in the world's richest races between 1984 and 2003, across 16 different races. The biggest is the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, 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 19
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 16
FIRST AND LAST 1984 to 2003
COUNTRIES 2

When the wins came

19 wins from 1984 to 2003, by decade

Best decade: the 1990s, 9 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: 9 of these 19 came in the 1990s alone.

The races John A. Franks keeps winning

By number of wins

3 won more than once

Apple Blossom Handicap 2 La Troienne Stakes 2 Ogden Phipps Stakes 2 Breeders' Cup Juvenile 1 Arkansas Derby 1 Derby City Distaff Stakes 1 Haskell Stakes 1 Southwest Stakes 1 Secretariat Stakes 1 Del Mar Debutante Stakes 1 Coronation Futurity Stakes 1 Pegasus Stakes 1

Every big race John A. Franks has won

19 winners, newest first

16 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
2003 Grey Stakes Smoocher Jim McAleney David R. Bell Canada £61,219
2000 Ontario Derby Kiss A Native Mickey Walls David R. Bell Canada £80,520
2000 Pegasus Stakes Kiss A Native Mickey Walls David R. Bell United States £112,782
2000 Victoria Park Stakes Kiss A Native Todd Kabel David R. Bell Canada £50,882
1999 Derby City Distaff Stakes Zuppardo Ardo Shane Sellers Bobby C. Barnett United States £751,880
1999 La Troienne Stakes Silent Eskimo Calvin H. Borel Bobby C. Barnett United States £751,880
1998 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Answer Lively Jerry Bailey Bobby C. Barnett United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1997 Apple Blossom Handicap § Halo America Calvin H. Borel Bobby C. Barnett United States £939,850
1997 La Troienne Stakes Halo America Calvin H. Borel Bobby C. Barnett United States £751,880
1993 Haskell Stakes Kissin Kris Jose A. Santos David R. Bell United States £751,880
1990 Del Mar Debutante Stakes Beyond Perfection Alex Solis Jack Van Berg United States £225,564
1990 Duchess Stakes Premier Question Richard Dos Ramos David R. Bell Canada £51,728
1990 Southwest Stakes Tarascon Larry Snyder Jack Van Berg United States £751,880
1989 Arkansas Derby Dansil Larry Snyder Frank L. Brothers United States £939,850
1988 Coronation Futurity Stakes Spigot Jim McAleney David R. Bell Canada £134,200
1985 Ogden Phipps Stakes †Heatherten Randy Romero William I. Mott United States £375,940
1985 Secretariat Stakes Derby Wish Randy Romero William I. Mott United States £375,940
1984 Apple Blossom Handicap Heatherten Sam Maple William I. Mott United States £939,850
1984 Ogden Phipps Stakes Heatherten Sam Maple William I. Mott 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.

Where John A. Franks wins

2 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
United States 14 74% Breeders' Cup Juvenile
Canada 5 26% Coronation Futurity Stakes

The owners either side

Ranked 105th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
85 William Haggin Perry 22 20 1956 to 1991 £1,503,759£1.5m
86 Glen Hill Farm 22 16 1972 to 2015 £1,503,759£1.5m
87 Aga Khan Studs SCEA 21 20 2025 to 2026 £5,493,600£5.5m
88 Elmendorf Farm 21 16 1960 to 1982 £751,880
89 Prince A. A. Faisal 21 18 1986 to 2026 £854,701
90 Haras d'Etreham 21 16 1981 to 2024 £341,880
91 Glen Riddle Farm 20 9 1919 to 1941 £1,503,759£1.5m
92 Cornelius V. Whitney 20 10 1933 to 1977 £1,503,759£1.5m
93 Stonestreet Stables 20 18 2007 to 2026 £1,503,759£1.5m
94 Gestüt Ammerland 20 18 1997 to 2017 £2,280,000£2.3m
95 Darley Stable 20 19 2003 to 2012 £1,503,759£1.5m
96 Cheveley Park Stud 20 17 1990 to 2023 £1,503,759£1.5m
97 Gestüt Zoppenbroich 20 9 1965 to 1985 £555,556
98 Georg von Ullmann 20 15 1993 to 2009 £854,701
99 Jean-Louis Levesque 20 12 1965 to 1983 £488,722
100 Marcel Boussac 19 9 1936 to 1978 £4,273,504£4.3m
101 Aga Khan III 19 5 1924 to 1952 £1,500,000£1.5m
102 Magnier / Tabor 19 15 1998 to 2008 £4,273,504£4.3m
103 Lael Stables 19 16 2006 to 2025 £3,759,399£3.8m
104 Joseph E. Widener 19 9 1918 to 1940 £1,503,759£1.5m
106 William S. Farish III 19 18 1970 to 2019 £1,503,759£1.5m
107 Hobeau Farm 19 17 1969 to 2007 £751,880
108 Henryk de Kwiatkowski 19 14 1981 to 1995 £1,503,759£1.5m
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has John A. Franks won?

19, across 16 different races between 1984 and 2003. That is 105th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race John A. Franks has won?

the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. John A. Franks won it in 1998.

Which race has John A. Franks won most often?

the Apple Blossom Handicap, 2 times at Oaklawn Park. 3 of these races have gone to John A. Franks more than once.

When did John A. Franks win these races?

Between 1984 and 2003. The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 9 of them.

Who rides for John A. Franks?

12 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 19 wins. The horses number 16.

Where to next

The races John A. Franks has won, and the owners around them

The races John A. Franks has won

The owners either side

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