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OWNER · 133rd BY BIG-RACE WINS

Robert V. LaPenta

17 wins in the world's richest races between 2003 and 2025, across 16 different races. The biggest is the Belmont 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 16
FIRST AND LAST 2003 to 2025
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

17 wins from 2003 to 2025, by decade

Best decade: the 2000s, 9 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: 9 of these 17 came in the 2000s alone.

The races Robert V. LaPenta keeps winning

By number of wins

1 won more than once

Every big race Robert V. LaPenta has won

17 winners, newest first

16 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
2025 Mathis Mile Stakes Hiding in Honduras Antonio Fresu Jonathan Thomas United States £150,376
2015 Bay Shore Stakes March Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown United States £112,782
2015 Woody Stephens Stakes March Irad Ortiz Jr. Chad C. Brown United States £375,940
2012 Smarty Jones Stakes (Parx) Easter Gift Kendrick Carmouche Nicholas P. Zito United States £150,376
2011 Florida Derby Dialed In Julien Leparoux Nick Zito United States £751,880
2011 Forego Stakes Jackson Bend Corey Nakatani Nicholas P. Zito United States £375,940
2011 Holy Bull Stakes Dialed In Julien R. Leparoux Nicholas P. Zito United States £206,767
2010 Florida Derby Ice Box Jose Lezcano Nick Zito United States £751,880
2009 Federico Tesio Stakes Miner's Escape Luis Garcia Nick Zito United States £93,985
2008 Belmont Stakes Da'Tara Alan Garcia Nick Zito United States £1,503,759£1.5m
2008 Fountain of Youth Stakes Cool Coal Man Kent Desormeaux Nick Zito United States £300,752
2007 Breeders' Cup Juvenile War Pass Cornelio Velásquez Nick Zito United States £1,503,759£1.5m
2007 Champagne Stakes War Pass Cornelio Velásquez Nicholas P. Zito United States £375,940
2005 Sam F. Davis Stakes Andromeda's Hero Rafael Bejarano Nicholas P. Zito United States £187,970
2004 Blue Grass Stakes The Cliff's Edge Shane Sellers Nick Zito United States £939,850
2004 Pegasus Stakes Pies Prospect Edgar Prado Nick Zito United States £112,782
2003 Barbaro Stakes at Delaware Park Awesome Time Anthony Black Nick Zito United States £75,188

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 133rd of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
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
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
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Robert V. LaPenta won?

17, across 16 different races between 2003 and 2025. That is 133rd of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race Robert V. LaPenta has won?

the Belmont Stakes, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. Robert V. LaPenta won it in 2008.

Which race has Robert V. LaPenta won most often?

the Florida Derby, 2 times at Gulfstream Park. 1 of these races have gone to Robert V. LaPenta more than once.

When did Robert V. LaPenta win these races?

Between 2003 and 2025. The busiest decade was the 2000s, with 9 of them.

Who rides for Robert V. LaPenta?

15 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 17 wins. The horses number 14.

Where to next

The races Robert V. LaPenta has won, and the owners around them