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OWNER · 184th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Townsend B. Martin

13 wins in the world's richest races between 1938 and 1980, across 9 different races. The biggest is the Manhattan Stakes, 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 13
BIGGEST WIN £752k
RACES WON 9
FIRST AND LAST 1938 to 1980
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

13 wins from 1938 to 1980, by decade

Best decade: the 1940s, 7 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: 7 of these 13 came in the 1940s alone.

The races Townsend B. Martin keeps winning

By number of wins

2 won more than once

Manhattan Stakes 4 Jockey Club Gold Cup 2 Whitney Stakes 1 New York Stakes 1 Gotham Stakes 1 Spinaway Stakes 1 Withers Stakes 1 Bay Shore Stakes 1 Jerome Stakes 1

Every big race Townsend B. Martin has won

13 winners, newest first

9 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
1980 Bay Shore Stakes Colonel Moran Jorge Velasquez Thomas J. Kelly United States £112,782
1980 Gotham Stakes Colonel Moran Jorge Velásquez Thomas J. Kelly United States £225,564
1980 Withers Stakes Colonel Moran Jorge Velásquez Thomas J. Kelly United States £187,970
1977 Spinaway Stakes Sherry Peppers Ángel Cordero Jr. Thomas J. Kelly United States £225,564
1945 Manhattan Stakes Bankrupt Arnold Kirkland Walter Burrows United States £751,880
1944 Jockey Club Gold Cup Bolingbroke Robert Permane Walter Burrows United States £751,880
1943 Manhattan Stakes Bolingbroke Steve Brooks Walter Burrows United States £751,880
1943 New York Stakes Bolingbroke Steve Brooks Walter Burrows United States £563,910
1943 Whitney Stakes Bolingbroke Herb Lindberg Walter Burrows United States £751,880
1942 Manhattan Stakes Bolingbroke Herb Lindberg Walter Burrows United States £751,880
1940 Manhattan Stakes Bolingbroke Sidney Hebert Walter Burrows United States £751,880
1939 Jockey Club Gold Cup Cravat Basil James Walter Burrows United States £751,880
1938 Jerome Stakes Cravat Alfred Robertson Walter Burrows United States £112,782

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 184th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
180 Robert E. Meyerhoff 13 11 1986 to 1999 £5,263,158£5.3m
181 Kaleem Shah 13 13 2010 to 2018 £5,263,158£5.3m
182 Henri Chalhoub 13 11 1989 to 1994 £4,273,504£4.3m
183 Golden Chance Farm 13 11 1974 to 1983 £1,503,759£1.5m
185 Team Valor International 13 13 2008 to 2020 £3,759,399£3.8m
186 Donegal Racing 13 12 2010 to 2025 £939,850
187 Hronis Racing 13 9 2012 to 2021 £939,850
188 B. Wayne Hughes 13 13 1998 to 2008 £1,503,759£1.5m
189 Cragwood Stables 13 11 1967 to 1977 £751,880
190 Harry Giddings Sr 13 3 1911 to 1920 £536,800
191 Gestüt Ravensberg 13 5 1959 to 2011 £555,556
192 Jean-Claude Dupouy 13 9 2009 to 2015 £256,410
193 Lagardère Family 13 12 2003 to 2004 £512,821
194 Ecurie Chalhoub 13 10 1995 to 2005 £256,410
195 Guy Pariente 13 11 2011 to 2022 £162,393
196 Peter Lau Pak Fai 12 7 2022 to 2026 £3,800,000£3.8m
197 Morton Fink 12 7 2001 to 2014 £1,503,759£1.5m
198 J. Paul Reddam 12 10 2002 to 2012 £3,759,399£3.8m
199 Dorothy Paget 12 3 1932 to 1952 £1,500,000£1.5m
200 Amerman Racing 12 9 2003 to 2026 £1,503,759£1.5m
201 Hal Price Headley 12 10 1930 to 1960 £1,127,820£1.1m
202 Antonio Balzarini 12 11 1985 to 1995 £4,273,504£4.3m
203 Mme Patrick Papot 12 4 2010 to 2026 £726,496
204 Kirsten Rausing 12 10 2004 to 2022 £4,273,504£4.3m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Townsend B. Martin won?

13, across 9 different races between 1938 and 1980. That is 184th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race Townsend B. Martin has won?

the Manhattan Stakes, worth £751,880 and run in the United States. Townsend B. Martin won it in 1940, 1942, 1943, 1945.

Which race has Townsend B. Martin won most often?

the Manhattan Stakes, 4 times at Belmont Park. 2 of these races have gone to Townsend B. Martin more than once.

When did Townsend B. Martin win these races?

Between 1938 and 1980. The busiest decade was the 1940s, with 7 of them.

Who rides for Townsend B. Martin?

10 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 13 wins. The horses number 5.

Where to next

The races Townsend B. Martin has won, and the owners around them

The races Townsend B. Martin has won

The owners either side

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