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OWNER · 100th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Marcel Boussac

19 wins in the world's richest races between 1936 and 1978, across 9 different races. The biggest is Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, worth £4,273,504.

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 £4.3m
RACES WON 9
FIRST AND LAST 1936 to 1978
COUNTRIES 2

When the wins came

19 wins from 1936 to 1978, by decade

Best decade: the 1950s, 6 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: 6 of these 19 came in the 1950s alone.

The races Marcel Boussac keeps winning

By number of wins

4 won more than once

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 6 Prix du Jockey Club 4 St Leger Stakes 2 Prix Lupin 2 Epsom Derby 1 Prix de Diane 1 St James's Palace Stakes 1 2000 Guineas Stakes 1 Prix Greffulhe 1

Every big race Marcel Boussac has won

19 winners, newest first

9 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
1978 Prix du Jockey Club Acamas Yves Saint-Martin Guy Bonnaventure France £1,282,051£1.3m
1978 Prix Lupin Acamas Yves Saint-Martin Guy Bonnaventure France £170,940
1974 Prix Greffulhe Dankaro Gerard Rivases Roger Poincelet France £111,111
1974 Prix Lupin Dankaro Gérard Rivases Roger Poincelet France £170,940
1969 Prix de Diane Crepellana Roger Poincelet Maurice Vacquet France £854,701
1956 Prix du Jockey Club Philius Serge Boullenger Charlie Elliott France £1,282,051£1.3m
1952 Prix du Jockey Club Auriban Rae Johnstone Charles Semblat France £1,282,051£1.3m
1951 St Leger Stakes Talma Rae Johnstone Charles Semblat Great Britain £700,000
1950 Epsom Derby Galcador Rae Johnstone Charles Semblat Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1950 Prix du Jockey Club Scratch Rae Johnstone Charles Semblat France £1,282,051£1.3m
1950 St Leger Stakes Scratch Rae Johnstone Charles Semblat Great Britain £700,000
1949 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Coronation Roger Poincelet Charles Semblat France £4,273,504£4.3m
1946 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Caracalla Charlie Elliott Charles Semblat France £4,273,504£4.3m
1944 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Ardan Jacques Doyasbère Charles Semblat France £4,273,504£4.3m
1942 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Djebel Jacques Doyasbère Charles Semblat France £4,273,504£4.3m
1940 2000 Guineas Stakes Djebel Charlie Elliott Albert Swann Great Britain £525,000
1937 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Corrida Charlie Elliott John Watts France £4,273,504£4.3m
1937 St James's Palace Stakes Goya Charlie Elliott George Lambton Great Britain £650,000
1936 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Corrida Charlie Elliott John Watts France £4,273,504£4.3m

The figure on each row is what that race puts up today, which is the number that says how big a day it was.

What the owner takes out of a purse

The published split in the countries Marcel Boussac wins in

19 of 19 wins covered

Every racing authority that publishes a rule publishes it as a split of the race fund rather than of a winner's cheque, so these are figures about the races below and not about one person's bank account.

Country Wins there Code Owner's share Purse of those races Owners' share of it
France 14 One code 75% £32,076,923£32.1m £24,057,692£24.1m
Great Britain 5 Flat 80% / 78.25% £4,075,000£4.1m £3,260,000£3.3m

French racing splits a purse four ways and publishes the place ladder as well, which almost no other country does. The owner's share is the largest single line in every country that publishes one, and it is the line that moves when a country changes its rules: British jump racing gives its riders 1.75 points more of every purse than the Flat does, and those points come out of the owner's share rather than anybody else's.

Where Marcel Boussac wins

2 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
France 14 74% Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Great Britain 5 26% Epsom Derby

The owners either side

Ranked 100th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
80 Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey 23 17 2003 to 2019 £1,503,759£1.5m
81 Golden Eagle Farm 23 14 1982 to 2001 £751,880
82 Scuderia Effevi 23 10 2007 to 2019 £447,692
83 Harry Payne Whitney 22 12 1906 to 1930 £3,759,399£3.8m
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
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
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Marcel Boussac won?

19, across 9 different races between 1936 and 1978. That is 100th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race Marcel Boussac has won?

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, worth £4,273,504 and run in France. Marcel Boussac won it in 1936, 1937, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1949.

Which race has Marcel Boussac won most often?

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, 6 times at Longchamp Racecourse. 4 of these races have gone to Marcel Boussac more than once.

How much of the prize does an owner keep?

France gives the owner 75% of the fund, and Great Britain gives the owner 80% on the Flat and 78.25% on the Jumps of the fund. The rest is split between the trainer, the riders and the sport itself, and the owner is the only party paid the prize rather than a percentage of it.

When did Marcel Boussac win these races?

Between 1936 and 1978. The busiest decade was the 1950s, with 6 of them.

Who rides for Marcel Boussac?

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

Where to next

The races Marcel Boussac has won, and the owners around them

The races Marcel Boussac has won

The owners either side

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