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OWNER · 12th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Robert Sangster

75 wins in the world's richest races between 1976 and 1997, across 47 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 75
BIGGEST WIN £4.3m
RACES WON 47
FIRST AND LAST 1976 to 1997
COUNTRIES 5

When the wins came

75 wins from 1976 to 1997, by decade

Best decade: the 1980s, 52 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: 52 of these 75 came in the 1980s alone.

The races Robert Sangster keeps winning

By number of wins

17 won more than once

Irish 2,000 Guineas 5 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp 4 Prix Eclipse 4 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe 3 Irish Derby 3 2000 Guineas Stakes 3 Prix Robert Papin 3 Epsom Derby 2 Prix du Jockey Club 2 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches 2 Prix de l'Opéra 2 Prix Jean Prat 2

Every big race Robert Sangster has won

75 winners, newest first

47 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
1997 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Carmine Lake John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam France £299,145
1997 Prix du Calvados Woodland Melody Olivier Peslier Peter Chapple-Hyam France £111,111
1996 Prix Eclipse Hurricane State Walter Swinburn Peter Chapple-Hyam France £68,376
1996 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère Revoque John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam France £341,880
1996 Prix Robert Papin Ocean Ridge Thierry Jarnet Peter Chapple-Hyam France £111,111
1995 Gran Premio del Jockey Club Court of Honour Willie Ryan Peter Chapple-Hyam Italy £235,043
1995 Prix Eugène Adam Royal Solo Brent Thomson Peter Chapple-Hyam France £111,111
1994 Gran Premio d'Italia Close Conflict John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam Italy £37,607
1994 Irish 2,000 Guineas Turtle Island John Reid Peter Chapple-Hyam Ireland £393,162
1994 Prix Robert Papin General Monash Brent Thomson Peter Chapple-Hyam France £111,111
1992 2000 Guineas Stakes Rodrigo de Triano Lester Piggott Peter Chapple-Hyam Great Britain £525,000
1992 Irish 2,000 Guineas Rodrigo de Triano Lester Piggott Peter Chapple-Hyam Ireland £393,162
1992 Stayers' Hurdle Nomadic Way Jamie Osborne Barry Hills Great Britain £325,000
1988 Irish 2,000 Guineas Prince of Birds Declan Gillespie Vincent O'Brien Ireland £393,162
1988 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Handsome Sailor Michael Hills Barry Hills France £299,145
1987 Prix de Ris-Orangis Handsome Sailor Ron Quinton Barry Hills France £47,863
1986 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches Baiser Vole Guy Guignard Criquette Head France £427,350
1986 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Double Schwartz Pat Eddery Charlie Nelson France £299,145
1986 Prix de Sandringham Only Star Gary W. Moore Criquette Head France £111,111
1985 Prix de la Grotte Captive Island Yves Saint-Martin Robert Collet France £68,376
1985 Prix de la Porte Maillot Vilikaia Freddy Head Criquette Head France £47,863
1985 Prix de Meautry Breath Taking Freddy Head Criquette Head France £68,376
1985 Prix de Psyché La Koumia Yves Saint-Martin Robert Collet France £47,863
1985 Prix Imprudence Vilikaia Freddy Head Criquette Head France £68,376
1985 Prix Robert Papin Baiser Vole Freddy Head Criquette Head France £111,111
1984 2000 Guineas Stakes El Gran Senor Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £525,000
1984 Breeders' Cup Mile Royal Heroine† (IRE) Fernando Toro John Gosden United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1984 Irish 2,000 Guineas Sadler's Wells George McGrath Vincent O'Brien Ireland £393,162
1984 Irish Derby El Gran Senor Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien Ireland £854,701
1984 Matriarch Stakes Royal Heroine (IRE) Fernando Toro John Gosden United States £225,564
1984 Prix Belle de Nuit Dancing Vaguely Freddy Head Criquette Head France £68,376
1984 Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp Committed Steve Cauthen Dermot Weld France £299,145
1984 Prix des Chênes Captive Island Yves Saint-Martin Robert Collet France £47,863
1984 Prix Eclipse Breath Taking Freddy Head Criquette Head France £68,376
1984 Prix Imprudence L'Orangerie Freddy Head Criquette Head France £68,376
1984 Prix Yacowlef Breath Taking Freddy Head Criquette Head France £47,009
1983 2000 Guineas Stakes Lomond Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £525,000
1983 Hollywood Derby Royal Heroine Fernando Toro John Gosden United States £300,752
1983 Prix Daphnis Glenstal Yves Saint-Martin Vincent O'Brien France £68,376
1983 Prix de l'Opéra Royal Heroine Walter Swinburn Michael Stoute France £427,350
1983 Prix du Jockey Club Caerleon Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien France £1,282,051£1.3m
1983 Prix du Lys Solford Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien France £68,376
1983 Prix Maurice de Gheest Beaudelaire Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien France £324,786
1982 Epsom Derby Golden Fleece Pat Eddery Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1982 Irish Derby Assert Christy Roche David O'Brien Ireland £854,701
1982 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches River Lady Lester Piggott François Boutin France £427,350
1982 Prix de la Forêt Pas de Seul Christy Roche David O'Brien France £299,145
1982 Prix de la Grotte River Lady Lester Piggott François Boutin France £68,376
1982 Prix du Jockey Club Assert Christy Roche David O'Brien France £1,282,051£1.3m
1981 Prix de Meautry Rabdan Gary W. Moore Robert Armstrong France £68,376
1981 Prix de Seine-et-Oise Rabdan Lester Piggott Robert Armstrong France £68,376
1981 Prix Eclipse Pas de Seul Christy Roche David O'Brien France £68,376
1981 Prix Fille de l'Air Snow Day Philippe Paquet François Boutin France £68,376
1981 Prix Foy Detroit Pat Eddery Olivier Douieb France £111,111
1981 Prix Lupin No Lute Pat Eddery Robert Sangster France £170,940
1981 Prix Quincey Phydilla Freddy Head Olivier Douieb France £47,863
1980 Prix Chloé Detroit Alain Lequeux Olivier Douieb France £68,376
1980 Prix Cléopâtre Hortensia Alain Lequeux Olivier Douieb France £68,376
1980 Prix Daphnis Huguenot Yves Saint-Martin Vincent O'Brien France £68,376
1980 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Detroit Pat Eddery Olivier Douieb France £4,273,504£4.3m
1980 Prix de l'Opéra Hortensia Alain Lequeux Olivier Douieb France £427,350
1980 Prix de la Nonette Detroit Freddy Head Olivier Douieb France £111,111
1980 Prix Eclipse Phydilla Alain Lequeux Olivier Douieb France £68,376
1980 Prix Fille de l'Air Detroit Alain Lequeux Olivier Douieb France £68,376
1980 Prix Jean Prat Night Alert Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien France £341,880
1978 Irish 2,000 Guineas Jaazeiro Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien Ireland £393,162
1978 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Alleged Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien France £4,273,504£4.3m
1978 Prix du Prince d'Orange Alleged Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien France £68,376
1978 Prix Jean Prat Dom Racine Lester Piggott Olivier Douieb France £341,880
1978 Prix La Force Dom Racine Alain Badel Olivier Douieb France £68,376
1978 St James's Palace Stakes Jaazeiro Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £650,000
1977 Epsom Derby The Minstrel Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien Great Britain £1,500,000£1.5m
1977 Irish Derby The Minstrel Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien Ireland £854,701
1977 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe Alleged Lester Piggott Vincent O'Brien France £4,273,504£4.3m
1976 Beholder Mile Stakes Miss Toshiba Fernando Toro Thomas A. Pratt United States £375,940

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 Robert Sangster wins in

61 of 75 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 54 One code 75% £22,722,222£22.7m £17,041,667£17.0m
Great Britain 7 Flat and Jumps 80% / 78.25% £5,550,000£5.5m £4,434,313£4.4m

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 Robert Sangster wins

5 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
France 54 72% Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
Ireland 8 11% Irish Derby
Great Britain 7 9% Epsom Derby
United States 4 5% Breeders' Cup Mile
Italy 2 3% Gran Premio del Jockey Club

The owners either side

Ranked 12th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
280 Jay Em Ess Stable 10 10 2004 to 2017 £751,880
281 Bernard J. Ridder 10 10 1974 to 1979 £375,940
282 Dwyer Brothers Stable 10 4 1882 to 1888 £451,128
283 Harry T. Mangurian Jr 10 9 1973 to 2001 £751,880
284 Locust Hill Farm 10 9 1972 to 1988 £563,910
285 Zabeel Racing International 10 8 2010 to 2017 £751,880
286 Mrs Paul de Moussac 10 10 1995 to 2004 £341,880
287 Daniel-Yves Trèves 10 9 2001 to 2021 £213,675
288 Marvin Warner 10 7 1986 to 1988 £170,940
1 Godolphin 585 217 1994 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
2 Juddmonte 361 178 1980 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
3 HH Aga Khan IV 334 114 1960 to 2024 £4,273,504£4.3m
4 Daniel Wildenstein 248 102 1970 to 2015 £5,263,158£5.3m
5 Sheikh Mohammed 237 118 1983 to 2010 £9,022,556£9.0m
6 Wertheimer et Frère 201 112 1996 to 2026 £4,511,278£4.5m
7 Niarchos Family 190 85 1979 to 2019 £4,273,504£4.3m
8 Calumet Farm 137 58 1937 to 2026 £3,759,399£3.8m
9 Hamdan Al Maktoum 120 73 1983 to 2020 £9,022,556£9.0m
10 Jacques Wertheimer 103 68 1975 to 1995 £4,273,504£4.3m
11 Ogden Phipps 78 47 1936 to 2000 £1,503,759£1.5m
13 Greentree Stable 73 32 1923 to 1992 £3,759,399£3.8m
14 Maktoum Al Maktoum 71 54 1982 to 2005 £4,511,278£4.5m
15 Allen E. Paulson 70 56 1985 to 2004 £9,022,556£9.0m
16 Jean-Luc Lagardère 68 43 1979 to 2002 £4,273,504£4.3m
17 Sam-Son Farm 67 28 1974 to 2013 £3,759,399£3.8m
18 Mahmoud Fustok 67 46 1979 to 1988 £512,821
19 Frank Stronach 59 40 1983 to 2025 £5,263,158£5.3m
20 Belair Stud 53 23 1924 to 1955 £3,759,399£3.8m
21 Harbor View Farm 53 43 1960 to 1996 £3,759,399£3.8m
22 Claiborne Farm 52 37 1955 to 2013 £3,759,399£3.8m
23 Klaravich Stables 51 37 1997 to 2026 £3,759,399£3.8m
24 Paul de Moussac 50 43 1974 to 1994 £854,701
25 Ghislaine Head 48 40 1971 to 2011 £4,273,504£4.3m
26 Peter M. Brant 47 34 1977 to 2025 £1,503,759£1.5m
27 Gestüt Schlenderhan 47 18 1969 to 2022 £555,556
28 Fred W. Hooper 46 30 1945 to 1998 £1,503,759£1.5m
29 Gestüt Fährhof 46 16 1968 to 2026 £854,701
30 Michael Tabor 45 41 1995 to 2026 £4,273,504£4.3m
31 Marquesa de Moratalla 45 33 1979 to 2012 £1,282,051£1.3m
32 Brookmeade Stable 42 29 1927 to 1989 £3,759,399£3.8m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Robert Sangster won?

75, across 47 different races between 1976 and 1997. That is 12th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race Robert Sangster has won?

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, worth £4,273,504 and run in France. Robert Sangster won it in 1977, 1978, 1980.

Which race has Robert Sangster won most often?

the Irish 2,000 Guineas, 5 times at Curragh Racecourse. 17 of these races have gone to Robert Sangster 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 Robert Sangster win these races?

Between 1976 and 1997. The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 52 of them.

Who rides for Robert Sangster?

23 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 75 wins. The horses number 51.

Where to next

The races Robert Sangster has won, and the owners around them

The races Robert Sangster has won

The owners either side

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