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OWNER · 139th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Sigmund Sommer

17 wins in the world's richest races between 1967 and 1978, across 15 different races. The biggest is the Jockey Club Gold Cup, worth £751,880.

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 £752k
RACES WON 15
FIRST AND LAST 1967 to 1978
COUNTRIES 1

The races Sigmund Sommer keeps winning

By number of wins

2 won more than once

Robert B. Lewis Stakes 2 Discovery Stakes 2 Jockey Club Gold Cup 1 Manhattan Stakes 1 Wood Memorial Stakes 1 Santa Anita Derby 1 Gotham Stakes 1 Santa Anita Handicap 1 Withers Stakes 1 Bay Shore Stakes 1 Saranac Stakes 1 Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes 1

Every big race Sigmund Sommer has won

17 winners, newest first

15 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
1978 Bay Shore Stakes Piece of Heaven Ruben Hernandez Frank Martin Sr. United States £112,782
1978 Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes Piece Of Heaven Ruben Hernandez Frank (Pancho) Martin United States £75,188
1974 Discovery Stakes Rube the Great Ángel Cordero Jr. Pancho Martin United States £112,782
1974 Gotham Stakes Rube The Great Miguel A. Rivera Frank Martin United States £225,564
1974 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Rube the Great Angel Santiago Pancho Martin United States £150,376
1974 Santa Anita Handicap Prince Dantan Ron Turcotte Frank "Pancho" Martin United States £225,564
1974 Saranac Stakes Accipiter Angel Santiago Pancho Martin United States £112,782
1974 Withers Stakes Accipiter Angel Santiago Pancho Martin United States £187,970
1974 Wood Memorial Stakes Rube The Great Miguel A. Rivera Pancho Martin United States £563,910
1973 Jersey Derby Knightly Dawn Jaime Arellano Pancho Martin United States £75,188
1973 Robert B. Lewis Stakes Sham Laffit Pincay Jr. Pancho Martin United States £150,376
1973 Santa Anita Derby Sham Laffit Pincay Jr. Frank "Pancho" Martin United States £375,940
1972 Jockey Club Gold Cup Autobiography Ángel Cordero Jr. Pancho Martin United States £751,880
1971 Discovery Stakes Autobiography Laffit Pincay Jr. Pancho Martin United States £112,782
1971 Manhattan Stakes Big Shot II Jorge Tejeira Pancho Martin United States £751,880
1968 James W. Murphy Stakes Mara Lark Robert Wholey Jr. Pancho Martin United States £75,188
1967 Lamplighter Stakes Air Rights Eddie Belmonte Pancho Martin United States £45,113

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 139th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
137 Rex C. Ellsworth 17 12 1947 to 1966 £1,503,759£1.5m
138 Tabor / Magnier 17 12 1997 to 2005 £854,701
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
159 Ryehill Farm 15 13 1979 to 1997 £1,127,820£1.1m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Sigmund Sommer won?

17, across 15 different races between 1967 and 1978. That is 139th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race Sigmund Sommer has won?

the Jockey Club Gold Cup, worth £751,880 and run in the United States. Sigmund Sommer won it in 1972.

Which race has Sigmund Sommer won most often?

the Robert B. Lewis Stakes, 2 times at Santa Anita Park. 2 of these races have gone to Sigmund Sommer more than once.

When did Sigmund Sommer win these races?

Between 1967 and 1978. The busiest decade was the 1970s, with 15 of them.

Who rides for Sigmund Sommer?

10 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 17 wins. The horses number 12.

Where to next

The races Sigmund Sommer has won, and the owners around them

The races Sigmund Sommer has won

The owners either side

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