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OWNER · 146th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Maine Chance Farm

16 wins in the world's richest races between 1945 and 1963, across 13 different races. The biggest is the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399.

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 16
BIGGEST WIN £3.8m
RACES WON 13
FIRST AND LAST 1945 to 1963
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

16 wins from 1945 to 1963, by decade

Best decade: the 1940s, 9 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: 9 of these 16 came in the 1940s alone.

The races Maine Chance Farm keeps winning

By number of wins

2 won more than once

Belmont Derby 3 Withers Stakes 2 Kentucky Derby 1 Kentucky Oaks 1 Blue Grass Stakes 1 Wood Memorial Stakes 1 Alcibiades Stakes 1 Champagne Stakes 1 Santa Anita Derby 1 Frizette Stakes 1 Spinaway Stakes 1 Hopeful Stakes 1

Every big race Maine Chance Farm has won

16 winners, newest first

13 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
1963 Withers Stakes Get Around Braulio Baeza George T. Poole United States £187,970
1958 Wood Memorial Stakes Jewel's Reward Eddie Arcaro Ivan H. Parke United States £563,910
1957 Champagne Stakes Jewel's Reward Bill Shoemaker Ivan H. Parke United States £375,940
1954 Alcibiades Stakes Myrtle's Jet Walter Blum Ike K. Mourar United States £488,722
1954 Frizette Stakes Myrtle's Jet Walter Blum Isaac K. Mourar United States £300,752
1954 Kentucky Oaks Fascinator Anthony DeSpirito Edward A. Neloy United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1954 Withers Stakes Jet Action José Contreras Edward A. Neloy United States £187,970
1948 Belmont Derby Royal Blood Douglas Dodson James W. Smith United States £563,910
1948 Spinaway Stakes Myrtle Charm Anthony Skoronski James W. Smith United States £225,564
1947 Belmont Derby Jet Pilot Johnny Longden Tom Smith United States £563,910
1947 Kentucky Derby Jet Pilot Eric Guerin Tom Smith United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1946 Blue Grass Stakes Lord Boswell Eddie Arcaro James W. Smith United States £939,850
1946 Santa Anita Derby Knockdown Robert Permane James W. Smith United States £375,940
1945 Belmont Derby War Jeep John H. Adams Tom Smith United States £563,910
1945 Discovery Stakes War Jeep Arnold Kirkland Tom Smith United States £112,782
1945 Hopeful Stakes Star Pilot Arnold Kirkland Tom Smith United States £225,564

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 146th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
129 James R. Keene 17 7 1879 to 1910 £1,503,759£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
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
164 Gary Tanaka 15 12 1994 to 2009 £512,821
165 Gerard Augustin-Normand 15 13 2012 to 2025 £512,821
166 Fannie Hertz 14 12 1928 to 1954 £3,759,399£3.8m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Maine Chance Farm won?

16, across 13 different races between 1945 and 1963. That is 146th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race Maine Chance Farm has won?

the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399 and run in the United States. Maine Chance Farm won it in 1947.

Which race has Maine Chance Farm won most often?

the Belmont Derby, 3 times at Belmont Park. 2 of these races have gone to Maine Chance Farm more than once.

When did Maine Chance Farm win these races?

Between 1945 and 1963. The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 9 of them.

Who rides for Maine Chance Farm?

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

Where to next

The races Maine Chance Farm has won, and the owners around them

The races Maine Chance Farm has won

The owners either side

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