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OWNER · 33rd BY BIG-RACE WINS

Windfields Farm

42 wins in the world's richest races between 1959 and 1994, across 22 different races. The biggest is the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399.

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 42
BIGGEST WIN £3.8m
RACES WON 22
FIRST AND LAST 1959 to 1994
COUNTRIES 2

When the wins came

42 wins from 1959 to 1994, by decade

Best decade: the 1960s, 16 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: 16 of these 42 came in the 1960s alone.

The races Windfields Farm keeps winning

By number of wins

6 won more than once

Every big race Windfields Farm has won

42 winners, newest first

22 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Trainer Country Worth
1994 Woodstock Stakes Housebound Robert Landry Macdonald Benson Canada £52,332
1988 Toronto Cup Stakes Smart Lord Robin Platts Macdonald Benson Canada £80,520
1985 King's Plate La Lorgnette † David Clark Macdonald Benson Canada £536,800
1984 Breeders' Stakes Bounding Away David Clark Macdonald Benson Canada £268,400
1984 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes Commemorate Frank Lovato Jr. Laz Barrera United States £375,940
1982 Marine Stakes Brave Regent David Clark Macdonald Benson Canada £80,520
1982 Queenston Stakes Brave Regent J. Paul Souter Macdonald Benson Canada £80,520
1981 Ashland Stakes Truly Bound Bill Shoemaker Grover G. Delp United States £375,940
1981 Cotillion Handicap Truly Bound Ronnie Franklin Bud Delp United States £751,880
1979 Breeders' Stakes Bridle Path Sandy Hawley Macdonald Benson Canada £268,400
1978 Duchess Stakes Flower Princess Robin Platts Macdonald Benson Canada £51,728
1978 King's Plate Regal Embrace Sandy Hawley Macdonald Benson Canada £536,800
1977 Kentucky Oaks Sweet Alliance Chris McCarron Bud Delp United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1977 Ogden Phipps Stakes Pacific Princess Eddie Maple Roger Laurin United States £375,940
1977 Test Stakes Northern Sea Jorge Velásquez John M. Veitch United States £375,940
1975 James W. Murphy Stakes Dancing Champ Chuck Baltazar Bud Delp United States £75,188
1975 Manhattan Stakes Snow Knight Jorge Velásquez MacKenzie Miller United States £751,880
1973 Coronation Futurity Stakes Lord Durham Sandy Hawley James C. Bentley Canada £134,200
1972 Duchess Stakes Susceptible Greg McCarron Del W. Carroll Canada £51,728
1972 Prince of Wales Stakes Presidial John LeBlanc Roy Johnson Canada £214,720
1972 Toronto Cup Stakes Presidial John LeBlanc William Reeves Canada £80,520
1971 Acorn Stakes Deceit John L. Rotz Del W. Carroll United States £375,940
1968 Coronation Futurity Stakes Viceregal Richard Grubb Gordon J. McCann Canada £134,200
1967 Prince of Wales Stakes Battling Hugo Dittfach Gordon J. McCann Canada £214,720
1964 Blue Grass Stakes Northern Dancer Bill Hartack Horatio Luro United States £939,850
1964 Florida Derby Northern Dancer Bill Shoemaker Horatio Luro United States £751,880
1964 Kentucky Derby Northern Dancer Bill Hartack Horatio Luro United States £3,759,399£3.8m
1964 King's Plate Northern Dancer Bill Hartack Horatio Luro Canada £536,800
1964 Preakness Stakes Northern Dancer Bill Hartack Horatio Luro United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1963 Breeders' Stakes Canebora † Manuel Ycaza Gordon J. McCann Canada £268,400
1963 Coronation Futurity Stakes Northern Dancer Ron Turcotte Horatio Luro Canada £134,200
1963 King's Plate Canebora Manuel Ycaza Gordon J. McCann Canada £536,800
1963 Prince of Wales Stakes Canebora † Hugo Dittfach Gordon J. McCann Canada £214,720
1962 King's Plate Flaming Page † Jim Fitzsimmons Horatio Luro Canada £536,800
1961 Breeders' Stakes Song of Even Jim Fitzsimmons Gordon J. McCann Canada £268,400
1961 Coronation Futurity Stakes Choperion James Fitzsimmons Horatio Luro Canada £134,200
1961 Prince of Wales Stakes Song of Even Jim Fitzsimmons Gordon J. McCann Canada £214,720
1960 King's Plate Victoria Park Avelino Gomez Horatio Luro Canada £536,800
1959 Breeders' Stakes New Providence † Avelino Gomez Gordon J. McCann Canada £268,400
1959 Coronation Futurity Stakes Victoria Park Avelino Gomez Horatio Luro Canada £134,200
1959 King's Plate New Providence Bobby Ussery Gordon J. McCann Canada £536,800
1959 Prince of Wales Stakes New Providence † Avelino Gomez Gordon J. McCann Canada £214,720

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 Windfields Farm wins

2 countries

Country Wins Share Biggest race won there
Canada 29 69% King's Plate
United States 13 31% Kentucky Derby

The owners either side

Ranked 33rd of 288 on big-race wins

# Owner Wins Races Span Biggest win
13 Greentree Stable 73 32 1923 to 1992 £3,759,399£3.8m
14 Maktoum Al Maktoum 71 54 1982 to 2005 £4,511,278£4.5m
15 Allen E. Paulson 70 56 1985 to 2004 £9,022,556£9.0m
16 Jean-Luc Lagardère 68 43 1979 to 2002 £4,273,504£4.3m
17 Sam-Son Farm 67 28 1974 to 2013 £3,759,399£3.8m
18 Mahmoud Fustok 67 46 1979 to 1988 £512,821
19 Frank Stronach 59 40 1983 to 2025 £5,263,158£5.3m
20 Belair Stud 53 23 1924 to 1955 £3,759,399£3.8m
21 Harbor View Farm 53 43 1960 to 1996 £3,759,399£3.8m
22 Claiborne Farm 52 37 1955 to 2013 £3,759,399£3.8m
23 Klaravich Stables 51 37 1997 to 2026 £3,759,399£3.8m
24 Paul de Moussac 50 43 1974 to 1994 £854,701
25 Ghislaine Head 48 40 1971 to 2011 £4,273,504£4.3m
26 Peter M. Brant 47 34 1977 to 2025 £1,503,759£1.5m
27 Gestüt Schlenderhan 47 18 1969 to 2022 £555,556
28 Fred W. Hooper 46 30 1945 to 1998 £1,503,759£1.5m
29 Gestüt Fährhof 46 16 1968 to 2026 £854,701
30 Michael Tabor 45 41 1995 to 2026 £4,273,504£4.3m
31 Marquesa de Moratalla 45 33 1979 to 2012 £1,282,051£1.3m
32 Brookmeade Stable 42 29 1927 to 1989 £3,759,399£3.8m
34 Al Shaqab Racing 42 38 2014 to 2026 £4,273,504£4.3m
35 Wheatley Stable 41 21 1928 to 1969 £1,503,759£1.5m
36 George D. Widener Jr 41 23 1918 to 1970 £1,503,759£1.5m
37 Zayat Stables 40 35 2006 to 2016 £5,263,158£5.3m
38 King Ranch 39 25 1937 to 1988 £3,759,399£3.8m
39 George Strawbridge 39 30 1989 to 2026 £700,000
40 John C. Oxley 38 35 1995 to 2026 £1,503,759£1.5m
41 Dogwood Stable 38 35 1971 to 2014 £1,503,759£1.5m
42 WinStar Farm 36 31 2001 to 2026 £3,759,399£3.8m
43 Eugene V. Klein 36 27 1983 to 1989 £1,503,759£1.5m
44 Kinghaven Farms 36 18 1979 to 2000 £563,910
45 Overbrook Farm 35 31 1989 to 2007 £5,263,158£5.3m
46 Joseph E. Seagram 35 4 1889 to 1917 £536,800
47 Winchell Thoroughbreds 34 26 2005 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
48 Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum 34 16 2000 to 2024 £9,022,556£9.0m
49 Jean-Claude Seroul 34 29 1997 to 2023 £324,786
50 Darby Dan Farm 33 26 1961 to 1992 £5,263,158£5.3m
51 Rokeby Stable 33 20 1951 to 1993 £939,850
52 C. V. Whitney 33 21 1932 to 1983 £751,880
53 Loblolly Stable 32 22 1977 to 1995 £1,503,759£1.5m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Windfields Farm won?

42, across 22 different races between 1959 and 1994. That is 33rd of the 288 owners on this site.

What is the biggest race Windfields Farm has won?

the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399 and run in the United States. Windfields Farm won it in 1964.

Which race has Windfields Farm won most often?

the King's Plate, 7 times at Woodbine Racetrack. 6 of these races have gone to Windfields Farm more than once.

When did Windfields Farm win these races?

Between 1959 and 1994. The busiest decade was the 1960s, with 16 of them.

Who rides for Windfields Farm?

24 different riders have won one of these races in the colours, across 42 wins. The horses number 30.

Where to next

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