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OWNER · 205th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Virginia Kraft Payson

12 wins in the world's richest races between 1984 and 2008, across 10 different races. The biggest is the Irish Derby, worth £854,701.

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 12
BIGGEST WIN £855k
RACES WON 10
FIRST AND LAST 1984 to 2008
COUNTRIES 3

When the wins came

12 wins from 1984 to 2008, by decade

Best decade: the 1980s, 6 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: 6 of these 12 came in the 1980s alone.

The races Virginia Kraft Payson keeps winning

By number of wins

2 won more than once

Manhattan Stakes 2 Jim Dandy Stakes 2 Irish Derby 1 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational 1 Jenny Wiley Stakes 1 Risen Star Stakes 1 Del Mar Oaks 1 New York Derby 1 Lexington Stakes (NYRA) 1 Victoria Park Stakes 1

Every big race Virginia Kraft Payson has won

12 winners, newest first

10 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
2008 Jenny Wiley Stakes Rutherienne Garrett K. Gomez Christophe Clement United States £375,940
2007 Del Mar Oaks Rutherienne Corey Nakatani Christophe Clement United States £225,564
2005 Risen Star Stakes Scipion Gary L. Stevens Patrick L. Biancone United States £375,940
1993 New York Derby Sky Carr Paul A. Nicol Jr. H. James Bond United States £112,782
1993 Victoria Park Stakes St. Elias Don Seymour Roger Attfield Canada £50,882
1992 Irish Derby St Jovite Christy Roche Jim Bolger Ireland £854,701
1989 Manhattan Stakes Milesius Richard Migliore Thomas Skiffington United States £751,880
1988 Manhattan Stakes Milesius Chris Antley Richard J. Lundy United States £751,880
1988 Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Salem Drive Gene St. Leon Thomas J. Skiffington Jr. United States £751,880
1987 Lexington Stakes (NYRA) Milesius Eddie Maple Richard J. Lundy United States £75,188
1986 Jim Dandy Stakes Lac Quimet Eddie Maple Richard J. Lundy United States £375,940
1984 Jim Dandy Stakes Carr de Naskra Eddie Maple Richard J. Lundy 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.

Where Virginia Kraft Payson wins

3 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
United States 10 83% Manhattan Stakes
Ireland 1 8% Irish Derby
Canada 1 8% Victoria Park Stakes

The owners either side

Ranked 205th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
206 Buckram Oak Farm 12 11 1980 to 2006 £1,503,759£1.5m
207 Martin S. Schwartz 12 10 2006 to 2017 £1,503,759£1.5m
208 Caro / Augustin-Normand 12 9 2014 to 2019 £1,282,051£1.3m
209 Etti Plesch 12 11 1961 to 1992 £1,500,000£1.5m
210 Gestüt Wittekindshof 12 6 1996 to 2016 £555,556
211 Barry K. Schwartz 12 11 1980 to 2018 £751,880
212 William Hendrie 12 4 1890 to 1903 £536,800
213 Hickory Tree Stable 12 11 1970 to 1987 £563,910
214 Richard C. Strauss 12 7 1986 to 2011 £1,503,759£1.5m
215 Ecurie Skymarc Farm 12 11 1989 to 2008 £854,701
216 Pin Oak Stable 12 11 1991 to 2011 £563,910
217 Jeff Smith 12 10 1984 to 2014 £650,000
218 Fahd Salman 12 11 1986 to 1999 £512,821
219 SARL Darpat France 12 11 2009 to 2019 £427,350
220 Peter Goulandris 12 12 1970 to 1986 £427,350
221 Ecurie J. L. Bouchard 12 11 1999 to 2014 £111,111
222 Rashid Bin Mohammed 12 8 1999 to 2007 £201,700
223 Lady O'Reilly 12 11 1991 to 2010 £111,111
224 Shadwell Racing 11 10 1986 to 2022 £5,291,005£5.3m
225 17th Earl of Derby 11 3 1910 to 1944 £1,500,000£1.5m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Virginia Kraft Payson won?

12, across 10 different races between 1984 and 2008. That is 205th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race Virginia Kraft Payson has won?

the Irish Derby, worth £854,701 and run in Ireland. Virginia Kraft Payson won it in 1992.

Which race has Virginia Kraft Payson won most often?

the Manhattan Stakes, 2 times at Belmont Park. 2 of these races have gone to Virginia Kraft Payson more than once.

When did Virginia Kraft Payson win these races?

Between 1984 and 2008. The busiest decade was the 1980s, with 6 of them.

Who rides for Virginia Kraft Payson?

10 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 12 wins. The horses number 9.

Where to next

The races Virginia Kraft Payson has won, and the owners around them

The races Virginia Kraft Payson has won

The owners either side

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