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OWNER · 159th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Ryehill Farm

15 wins in the world's richest races between 1979 and 1997, across 13 different races. The biggest is the Kentucky Oaks, worth £1,127,820.

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 15
BIGGEST WIN £1.1m
RACES WON 13
FIRST AND LAST 1979 to 1997
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

15 wins from 1979 to 1997, by decade

Best decade: the 1970s, 6 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: 6 of these 15 came in the 1970s alone.

The races Ryehill Farm keeps winning

By number of wins

2 won more than once

Pennsylvania Derby 2 Frizette Stakes 2 Kentucky Oaks 1 Arlington Million 1 Manhattan Stakes 1 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes 1 Acorn Stakes 1 Spinaway Stakes 1 Illinois Derby 1 San Rafael Stakes 1 Forerunner Stakes 1 American Derby 1

Every big race Ryehill Farm has won

15 winners, newest first

13 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
1997 Christophe Clement Turf Stakes Awad Pat Day David G. Donk United States £563,910
1996 Forerunner Stakes Rough Opening Mike E. Smith David G. Donk United States £75,188
1995 Arlington Million Awad Eddie Maple David G. Donk United States £751,880
1995 Manhattan Stakes Awad Eddie Maple David G. Donk United States £751,880
1988 Pennsylvania Derby Cefis Larry Saumell Woody Stephens United States £751,880
1985 San Rafael Stakes Smarten Up Rafael Meza Laz S. Barrera United States £112,782
1981 Acorn Stakes Heavenly Cause Laffit Pincay Jr. Woody Stephens United States £375,940
1981 Kentucky Oaks Heavenly Cause Laffit Pincay Jr. Woody Stephens United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1980 Frizette Stakes Heavenly Cause Laffit Pincay Jr. Woody Stephens United States £300,752
1979 American Derby Smarten Sam Maple Woody Stephens United States £75,188
1979 Frizette Stakes Smart Angle Sam Maple Woody Stephens United States £300,752
1979 Illinois Derby Smarten Sam Maple Woody Stephens United States £187,970
1979 James W. Murphy Stakes Smarten Sam Maple Woody Stephens United States £75,188
1979 Pennsylvania Derby Smarten Sam Maple Woody Stephens United States £751,880
1979 Spinaway Stakes Smart Angle Sam Maple Woody Stephens United States £225,564

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 159th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
158 Tartan Stable 15 14 1967 to 1987 £1,503,759£1.5m
160 Harry C. Hatch 15 6 1931 to 1945 £563,910
161 Peachtree Stable 15 14 2001 to 2022 £1,127,820£1.1m
162 Alan Clore 15 14 1974 to 1990 £393,162
163 Robin Scully 15 10 1980 to 1990 £324,786
164 Gary Tanaka 15 12 1994 to 2009 £512,821
165 Gerard Augustin-Normand 15 13 2012 to 2025 £512,821
166 Fannie Hertz 14 12 1928 to 1954 £3,759,399£3.8m
167 Wathnan Racing 14 14 2024 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
168 Repole Stable 14 12 2010 to 2024 £1,503,759£1.5m
169 Kenneth & Sarah Ramsey 14 10 2003 to 2020 £939,850
170 Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners 14 12 2013 to 2025 £1,503,759£1.5m
171 Sam Hildreth 14 8 1903 to 1919 £1,503,759£1.5m
172 Arthur I. Appleton 14 14 1973 to 2004 £1,127,820£1.1m
173 Kinsman Stable 14 13 1977 to 2007 £751,880
174 West Point Thoroughbreds 14 13 2002 to 2026 £1,503,759£1.5m
175 H. Joseph Allen 14 13 1978 to 2015 £563,910
176 William R. Beasley 14 8 1952 to 1966 £536,800
177 Lanson Farm 14 7 1958 to 1968 £268,400
178 Sunday Racing 13 7 2010 to 2025 £5,493,600£5.5m
179 Flaxman Holdings 13 10 1997 to 2018 £3,759,399£3.8m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Ryehill Farm won?

15, across 13 different races between 1979 and 1997. That is 159th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race Ryehill Farm has won?

the Kentucky Oaks, worth £1,127,820 and run in the United States. Ryehill Farm won it in 1981.

Which race has Ryehill Farm won most often?

the Pennsylvania Derby, 2 times at Parx Racing and Casino. 2 of these races have gone to Ryehill Farm more than once.

When did Ryehill Farm win these races?

Between 1979 and 1997. The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 6 of them.

Who rides for Ryehill Farm?

7 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 15 wins. The horses number 7.

Where to next

The races Ryehill Farm has won, and the owners around them

The races Ryehill Farm has won

The owners either side

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