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OWNER · 104th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Joseph E. Widener

19 wins in the world's richest races between 1918 and 1940, across 9 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 19
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 9
FIRST AND LAST 1918 to 1940
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

19 wins from 1918 to 1940, by decade

Best decade: the 1930s, 8 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: 8 of these 19 came in the 1930s alone.

The races Joseph E. Widener keeps winning

By number of wins

7 won more than once

Jerome Stakes 4 Manhattan Stakes 3 Belmont Stakes 2 Metropolitan Handicap 2 Test Stakes 2 Lafayette Stakes 2 Withers Stakes 2 Jockey Club Gold Cup 1 Pat Day Mile Stakes 1

Every big race Joseph E. Widener has won

19 winners, newest first

9 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
1940 Jerome Stakes Roman Wayne D. Wright Daniel E. Stewart United States £112,782
1940 Lafayette Stakes Misty Isle Ken McCombs Daniel E. Stewart United States £300,752
1939 Lafayette Stakes Roman Warren Yarberry Daniel E. Stewart United States £300,752
1939 Metropolitan Handicap Knickerbocker Fred A. Smith Pete Coyne United States £751,880
1934 Belmont Stakes Peace Chance Wayne D. Wright Pete Coyne United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1934 Pat Day Mile Stakes Peace Chance Wayne Wright Pete Coyne United States £563,910
1933 Jerome Stakes Golden Way Mack Garner Pete Coyne United States £112,782
1931 Manhattan Stakes Mr. Sponge Mack Garner Henry McDaniel United States £751,880
1931 Test Stakes Buckup Mack Garner J. Howard Lewis United States £375,940
1930 Jerome Stakes Mr. Sponge Mack Garner Henry McDaniel United States £112,782
1927 Belmont Stakes Chance Shot Earl Sande Pete Coyne United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1927 Jerome Stakes Osmand Earl Sande G. Hamilton Keene United States £112,782
1927 Withers Stakes Chance Shot Earl Sande Pete Coyne United States £187,970
1926 Test Stakes Ruthenia Earl Sande Pete Coyne United States £375,940
1926 Withers Stakes Haste Earl Sande G. Hamilton Keene United States £187,970
1925 Jockey Club Gold Cup Altawood John Maiben G. Hamilton Keene United States £751,880
1920 Manhattan Stakes Naturalist Clarence Kummer Thomas Welsh United States £751,880
1918 Manhattan Stakes Naturalist Willie Knapp Thomas Welsh United States £751,880
1918 Metropolitan Handicap Trompe La Mort Linus McAtee Thomas Welsh United States £751,880

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 104th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
84 Charles E. Fipke 22 18 2003 to 2022 £1,503,759£1.5m
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
105 John A. Franks 19 16 1984 to 2003 £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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Joseph E. Widener won?

19, across 9 different races between 1918 and 1940. That is 104th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race Joseph E. Widener has won?

the Belmont Stakes, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. Joseph E. Widener won it in 1927, 1934.

Which race has Joseph E. Widener won most often?

the Jerome Stakes, 4 times at Aqueduct Racetrack. 7 of these races have gone to Joseph E. Widener more than once.

When did Joseph E. Widener win these races?

Between 1918 and 1940. The busiest decade was the 1930s, with 8 of them.

Who rides for Joseph E. Widener?

11 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 19 wins. The horses number 14.

Where to next

The races Joseph E. Widener has won, and the owners around them

The races Joseph E. Widener has won

The owners either side

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