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OWNER · 68th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Meadow Stable

26 wins in the world's richest races between 1958 and 1979, across 23 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 26
BIGGEST WIN £3.8m
RACES WON 23
FIRST AND LAST 1958 to 1979
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

26 wins from 1958 to 1979, by decade

Best decade: the 1970s, 16 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: 16 of these 26 came in the 1970s alone.

The races Meadow Stable keeps winning

By number of wins

3 won more than once

Kentucky Derby 2 Spinaway Stakes 2 Hutcheson Stakes 2 Belmont Stakes 1 Preakness Stakes 1 Kentucky Oaks 1 Blue Grass Stakes 1 Cotillion Handicap 1 Florida Derby 1 Wood Memorial Stakes 1 Pat Day Mile Stakes 1 Alabama Stakes 1

Every big race Meadow Stable has won

26 winners, newest first

23 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
1979 Cotillion Handicap Alada Jeffrey Fell R. G. Van Wert United States £751,880
1977 Malibu Stakes Romantic Lead Bill Shoemaker Stephen A. DiMauro United States £225,564
1977 Peter Pan Stakes Spirit Level Antonio Graell Stephen A. DiMauro United States £150,376
1973 Bay Shore Stakes Secretariat Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin United States £112,782
1973 Belmont Stakes Secretariat Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1973 Gotham Stakes Secretariat Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin United States £225,564
1973 Kentucky Derby Secretariat Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1973 Preakness Stakes Secretariat Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1973 Secretariat Stakes Secretariat Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin United States £375,940
1972 Blue Grass Stakes Riva Ridge Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin United States £939,850
1972 Florida Derby Upper Case Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin United States £751,880
1972 Hollywood Derby Riva Ridge Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin United States £300,752
1972 Hopeful Stakes Secretariat Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin United States £225,564
1972 Kentucky Derby Riva Ridge Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1972 Wood Memorial Stakes Upper Case Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin United States £563,910
1971 Champagne Stakes Riva Ridge Ron Turcotte Lucien Laurin United States £375,940
1969 Discovery Stakes Hydrologist Doug Thomas Roger Laurin United States £112,782
1968 Alabama Stakes Gay Matelda John L. Rotz Casey Hayes United States £451,128
1968 Spinaway Stakes Queen's Double Braulio Baeza Casey Hayes United States £225,564
1965 Hutcheson Stakes Gallant Lad Braulio Baeza Casey Hayes United States £56,391
1962 Acorn Stakes Cicada Bill Shoemaker Casey Hayes United States £375,940
1962 Kentucky Oaks Cicada Bill Shoemaker Casey Hayes United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1961 Frizette Stakes Cicada Bill Shoemaker Casey Hayes United States £300,752
1961 Spinaway Stakes Cicada Ismael Valenzuela Casey Hayes United States £225,564
1959 Pat Day Mile Stakes First Landing (2nd) Eddie Arcaro Casey Hayes United States £563,910
1958 Hutcheson Stakes Yemen Bobby Ussery Casey Hayes United States £56,391

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 68th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
48 Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 34 16 2000 to 2024 £9,022,556£9.0m
49 Jean-Claude Seroul 34 29 1997 to 2023 £324,786
50 Darby Dan Farm 33 26 1961 to 1992 £5,263,158£5.3m
51 Rokeby Stable 33 20 1951 to 1993 £939,850
52 C. V. Whitney 33 21 1932 to 1983 £751,880
53 Loblolly Stable 32 22 1977 to 1995 £1,503,759£1.5m
54 Smith / Magnier / Tabor 31 16 2008 to 2026 £2,280,000£2.3m
55 Nelson Bunker Hunt 31 26 1970 to 1988 £1,500,000£1.5m
56 The Thoroughbred Corp. 30 26 1994 to 2003 £3,759,399£3.8m
57 Edouard de Rothschild 30 23 1934 to 2025 £4,273,504£4.3m
58 Guy de Rothschild 30 25 1963 to 2005 £4,273,504£4.3m
59 Augustin Stable 29 24 1974 to 2018 £3,759,399£3.8m
60 Gestüt Röttgen 29 12 1971 to 2025 £555,556
61 Gerry Oldham 29 26 1969 to 2011 £854,701
62 Live Oak Plantation 28 22 1978 to 2019 £1,503,759£1.5m
63 Ecurie Aland 28 23 1981 to 1995 £854,701
64 Richard Strauss 28 20 1985 to 2011 £854,701
65 Edward R. Bradley 27 16 1917 to 1946 £3,759,399£3.8m
66 Ogden Mills Phipps 27 23 1975 to 2005 £1,503,759£1.5m
67 Teruya Yoshida 27 19 1994 to 2025 £5,493,600£5.5m
69 Cain Hoy Stable 26 16 1950 to 1969 £3,759,399£3.8m
70 Countess Batthyany 26 22 1970 to 1989 £4,273,504£4.3m
71 Ahmed Al Maktoum 26 21 1983 to 2026 £1,503,759£1.5m
72 Spendthrift Farm 25 23 1985 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
73 Alfred G. Vanderbilt II 25 19 1934 to 1991 £1,503,759£1.5m
74 Gestüt Ittlingen 25 17 1989 to 2023 £555,556
75 Reddam Racing 24 21 2003 to 2026 £3,759,399£3.8m
76 Centennial Farms 24 22 1985 to 2026 £1,503,759£1.5m
77 Edmund A. Gann 23 23 1988 to 2009 £5,493,600£5.5m
78 August Belmont Jr 23 13 1895 to 1924 £1,503,759£1.5m
79 Ethel D. Jacobs 23 20 1936 to 1986 £1,503,759£1.5m
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Meadow Stable won?

26, across 23 different races between 1958 and 1979. That is 68th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race Meadow Stable has won?

the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399 and run in the United States. Meadow Stable won it in 1972, 1973.

Which race has Meadow Stable won most often?

the Kentucky Derby, 2 times at Churchill Downs. 3 of these races have gone to Meadow Stable more than once.

When did Meadow Stable win these races?

Between 1958 and 1979. The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 16 of them.

Who rides for Meadow Stable?

10 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 26 wins. The horses number 13.

Where to next

The races Meadow Stable has won, and the owners around them

The races Meadow Stable has won

The owners either side

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