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OWNER · 106th BY BIG-RACE WINS

William S. Farish III

19 wins in the world's richest races between 1970 and 2019, across 18 different races. The biggest is the Preakness 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 19
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 18
FIRST AND LAST 1970 to 2019
COUNTRIES 2

When the wins came

19 wins from 1970 to 2019, by decade

Best decade: the 1990s, 10 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: 10 of these 19 came in the 1990s alone.

The races William S. Farish III keeps winning

By number of wins

1 won more than once

Louisiana Derby 2 Preakness Stakes 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup 1 La Troienne Stakes 1 Southwest Stakes 1 Alcibiades Stakes 1 Breeders' Futurity Stakes 1 Alabama Stakes 1 Maker's Mark Mile Stakes 1 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes 1 Ashland Stakes 1 Risen Star Stakes 1

Every big race William S. Farish III has won

19 winners, newest first

18 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
2019 Fountain of Youth Stakes Code of Honor John Velazquez |Claude R. McGaughey III United States £300,752
2019 Jockey Club Gold Cup Code of Honor1 John Velazquez Shug McGaughey United States £751,880
2006 Charlie Barley Stakes Seaside Retreat Patrick Husbands Mark E. Casse Canada £41,570
2005 La Troienne Stakes Shadow Cast Robby Albarado Neil J. Howard United States £751,880
1998 Lexington Stakes (NYRA) Parade Ground Mike E. Smith Neil J. Howard United States £75,188
1998 Louisiana Derby Comic Strip Shane Sellers Neil J. Howard United States £751,880
1998 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes Parade Ground Shane Sellers Neil J. Howard United States £300,752
1997 Alabama Stakes Runup The Colors Jerry D. Bailey Neil J. Howard United States £451,128
1995 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes Top Account Pat Day Neil J. Howard United States £375,940
1995 Maker's Mark Mile Stakes Dove Hunt José A. Santos Neil J. Howard United States £451,128
1992 Ashland Stakes Prospectors Delite Craig Perret Neil J. Howard United States £375,940
1992 Lecomte Stakes Line in the Sand Shane P. Romero Neil J. Howard United States £187,970
1992 Louisiana Derby Line In The Sand Pat Day Neil J. Howard United States £751,880
1992 Risen Star Stakes Line in the Sand Shane P. Romero Neil J. Howard United States £375,940
1980 Alcibiades Stakes Sweet Revenge Jorge Velásquez Del W. Carroll United States £488,722
1979 Southwest Stakes Clever Trick Larry Snyder Del W. Carroll United States £751,880
1978 Breeders' Futurity Stakes Strike Your Colors Ed Delahoussaye Del W. Carroll United States £488,722
1972 Preakness Stakes Bee Bee Bee Eldon Nelson Del W. Carroll United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1970 James W. Murphy Stakes Needle's Noose Eldon Nelson Del W. Carroll 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.

Where William S. Farish III wins

2 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
United States 17 89% Preakness Stakes
Canada 1 5% Charlie Barley Stakes

The owners either side

Ranked 106th of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
86 Glen Hill Farm 22 16 1972 to 2015 £1,503,759£1.5m
87 Aga Khan Studs SCEA 21 20 2025 to 2026 £5,493,600£5.5m
88 Elmendorf Farm 21 16 1960 to 1982 £751,880
89 Prince A. A. Faisal 21 18 1986 to 2026 £854,701
90 Haras d'Etreham 21 16 1981 to 2024 £341,880
91 Glen Riddle Farm 20 9 1919 to 1941 £1,503,759£1.5m
92 Cornelius V. Whitney 20 10 1933 to 1977 £1,503,759£1.5m
93 Stonestreet Stables 20 18 2007 to 2026 £1,503,759£1.5m
94 Gestüt Ammerland 20 18 1997 to 2017 £2,280,000£2.3m
95 Darley Stable 20 19 2003 to 2012 £1,503,759£1.5m
96 Cheveley Park Stud 20 17 1990 to 2023 £1,503,759£1.5m
97 Gestüt Zoppenbroich 20 9 1965 to 1985 £555,556
98 Georg von Ullmann 20 15 1993 to 2009 £854,701
99 Jean-Louis Levesque 20 12 1965 to 1983 £488,722
100 Marcel Boussac 19 9 1936 to 1978 £4,273,504£4.3m
101 Aga Khan III 19 5 1924 to 1952 £1,500,000£1.5m
102 Magnier / Tabor 19 15 1998 to 2008 £4,273,504£4.3m
103 Lael Stables 19 16 2006 to 2025 £3,759,399£3.8m
104 Joseph E. Widener 19 9 1918 to 1940 £1,503,759£1.5m
105 John A. Franks 19 16 1984 to 2003 £1,503,759£1.5m
107 Hobeau Farm 19 17 1969 to 2007 £751,880
108 Henryk de Kwiatkowski 19 14 1981 to 1995 £1,503,759£1.5m
109 Jaber Abdullah 19 16 1994 to 2026 £650,000
110 Sir Michael Sobell 19 18 1972 to 1989 £700,000
111 Thierry van Zuylen 19 18 1963 to 2004 £341,880
112 Bob & Beverly Lewis 18 15 1994 to 2005 £9,022,556£9.0m
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has William S. Farish III won?

19, across 18 different races between 1970 and 2019. That is 106th of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race William S. Farish III has won?

the Preakness Stakes, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. William S. Farish III won it in 1972.

Which race has William S. Farish III won most often?

the Louisiana Derby, 2 times at Fair Grounds Race Course. 1 of these races have gone to William S. Farish III more than once.

When did William S. Farish III win these races?

Between 1970 and 2019. The busiest decade was the 1990s, with 10 of them.

Who rides for William S. Farish III?

14 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 19 wins. The horses number 17.

Where to next

The races William S. Farish III has won, and the owners around them

The races William S. Farish III has won

The owners either side

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