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OWNER · 137th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Rex C. Ellsworth

17 wins in the world's richest races between 1947 and 1966, across 12 different races. The biggest is the Preakness 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 17
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 12
FIRST AND LAST 1947 to 1966
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

17 wins from 1947 to 1966, by decade

Best decade: the 1960s, 10 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: 10 of these 17 came in the 1960s alone.

The races Rex C. Ellsworth keeps winning

By number of wins

3 won more than once

Santa Anita Derby 3 San Vicente Stakes 3 American Derby 2 Preakness Stakes 1 Metropolitan Handicap 1 Florida Derby 1 Malibu Stakes 1 Santa Anita Handicap 1 Del Mar Derby 1 La Jolla Handicap 1 Arlington Classic 1 Jersey Derby 1

Every big race Rex C. Ellsworth has won

17 winners, newest first

12 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
1966 La Jolla Handicap Embassy Robert L. Menell Mesh Tenney United States £112,782
1964 Metropolitan Handicap Olden Times Henry Moreno Mesh Tenney United States £751,880
1963 American Derby Candy Spots Bill Shoemaker Mesh Tenney United States £75,188
1963 Arlington Classic Candy Spots Bill Shoemaker Mesh Tenney United States £75,188
1963 Florida Derby Candy Spots Bill Shoemaker Mesh Tenney United States £751,880
1963 Jersey Derby Candy Spots Bill Shoemaker Mesh Tenney United States £75,188
1963 Preakness Stakes Candy Spots Bill Shoemaker Mesh Tenney United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1963 Santa Anita Derby Candy Spots Bill Shoemaker Mesh Tenney United States £375,940
1961 Malibu Stakes Olden Times Bill Shoemaker Mesh Tenney United States £225,564
1961 Santa Anita Handicap Prove It Bill Shoemaker Mesh Tenney United States £225,564
1958 Del Mar Derby The Shoe Alex Maese Mesh Tenney United States £187,970
1956 San Vicente Stakes Terrang Bill Shoemaker Mesh Tenney United States £150,376
1956 Santa Anita Derby Terrang Bill Shoemaker Mesh Tenney United States £375,940
1955 American Derby Swaps Bill Shoemaker Mesh Tenney United States £75,188
1955 San Vicente Stakes Swaps Bill Shoemaker Mesh Tenney United States £150,376
1955 Santa Anita Derby Swaps Johnny Longden Mesh Tenney United States £375,940
1947 San Vicente Stakes Hubble Bubble * Billy Layton Mesh Tenney United States £150,376

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 137th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
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
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
146 Maine Chance Farm 16 13 1945 to 1963 £3,759,399£3.8m
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Rex C. Ellsworth won?

17, across 12 different races between 1947 and 1966. That is 137th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race Rex C. Ellsworth has won?

the Preakness Stakes, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. Rex C. Ellsworth won it in 1963.

Which race has Rex C. Ellsworth won most often?

the Santa Anita Derby, 3 times at Santa Anita Park. 3 of these races have gone to Rex C. Ellsworth more than once.

When did Rex C. Ellsworth win these races?

Between 1947 and 1966. The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 10 of them.

Who rides for Rex C. Ellsworth?

6 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 17 wins. The horses number 8.

Where to next

The races Rex C. Ellsworth has won, and the owners around them

The races Rex C. Ellsworth has won

The owners either side

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