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TRAINER · 28th BY BIG-RACE WINS

C. R. McGaughey III

128 wins in the world's richest races between 1983 and 2021, across 20 different races. The biggest is the Belmont Stakes, worth £1,503,759.

Rolls of honour are kept race by race, so a trainer's big-race record only exists once every one of them on this site has been read and turned sideways.

BIG-RACE WINS 128
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 20
FIRST AND LAST 1983 to 2021
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

128 wins from 1983 to 2021, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1989-91, 9 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: C. R. McGaughey III took 9 of these 128 in 1989-91 alone.

The races C. R. McGaughey III keeps winning

By number of wins

13 won more than once

Frizette Stakes 5 Alabama Stakes 4 Personal Ensign Stakes 4 Dwyer Stakes 4 Manhattan Stakes 3 Jockey Club Gold Cup 3 Belmont Derby 3 Spinster Stakes 3 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies 2 Breeders' Cup Mile 2 Coaching Club American Oaks 2 Acorn Stakes 2

Every big race C. R. McGaughey III has won

128 winners, newest first

20 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
2021 Dwyer Stakes First Captain Jose Ortiz United States £150,376
2019 Dwyer Stakes Code of Honor John R. Velazquez United States £150,376
2014 Belmont Derby Mr Speaker Jose Lezcano United States £563,910
2013 Manhattan Stakes Point of Entry John Velazquez United States £751,880
2010 Personal Ensign Stakes Persistently Alan Garcia United States £375,940
2008 Manhattan Stakes Dancing Forever René Douglas United States £751,880
2006 Alabama Stakes Pine Island Javier Castellano United States £451,128
2005 Coaching Club American Oaks Smuggler Edgar Prado United States £375,940
2005 Manhattan Stakes Good Reward Jerry D. Bailey United States £751,880
2004 Hollywood Derby Good Reward Jerry Bailey United States £300,752
2004 Personal Ensign Stakes Storm Flag Flying John Velazquez United States £375,940
2002 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Storm Flag Flying John Velazquez United States £1,503,759£1.5m
2002 Frizette Stakes Storm Flag Flying John R. Velazquez United States £300,752
2000 Acorn Stakes Finder's Fee John Velazquez United States £375,940
1998 Dwyer Stakes Coronado's Quest Mike E. Smith United States £150,376
1996 Coaching Club American Oaks My Flag Jerry D. Bailey United States £375,940
1995 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies My Flag Jerry Bailey United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1995 Personal Ensign Stakes Heavenly Prize Pat Day United States £375,940
1995 Spinster Stakes Inside Information Mike E. Smith United States £488,722
1994 Acorn Stakes Inside Information Mike E. Smith United States £375,940
1994 Alabama Stakes Heavenly Prize Mike E. Smith United States £451,128
1994 Spinster Stakes Dispute Pat Day United States £488,722
1993 Breeders' Cup Mile Lure Mike E. Smith United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1993 Frizette Stakes Heavenly Prize Mike E. Smith United States £300,752
1993 Jockey Club Gold Cup Miner's Mark Chris McCarron United States £751,880
1992 Breeders' Cup Mile Lure Mike E. Smith United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1992 Frizette Stakes Educated Risk Jerry D. Bailey United States £300,752
1991 Alabama Stakes Versailles Treaty Ángel Cordero Jr. United States £451,128
1991 Frizette Stakes Preach Julie Krone United States £300,752
1991 Test Stakes Versailles Treaty Ángel Cordero Jr. United States £375,940
1990 Belmont Derby Confidential Talk Jorge Chavez United States £563,910
1990 Personal Ensign Stakes Personal Business Chris Antley United States £375,940
1989 American Derby Awe Inspiring Craig Perret United States £75,188
1989 Belmont Stakes Easy Goer Pat Day United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1989 Jersey Derby Awe Inspiring Craig Perret United States £75,188
1989 Jockey Club Gold Cup Easy Goer Pat Day United States £751,880
1988 Breeders' Futurity Stakes Fast Play Ángel Cordero Jr. United States £488,722
1988 Dwyer Stakes Seeking The Gold Pat Day United States £150,376
1988 Super Derby Seeking The Gold Pat Day United States £187,970
1987 Belmont Derby Stacked Pack Randy Romero United States £563,910
1986 Alabama Stakes Classy Cathy Earlie Fires United States £451,128
1986 Diana Stakes Duty Dance Jean Cruguet United States £375,940
1986 Frizette Stakes Personal Ensign Randy Romero United States £300,752
1985 Jockey Club Gold Cup Vanlandingham Pat Day United States £751,880
1983 Spinster Stakes Try Something New Pat Day United States £488,722
1983 Test Stakes Lass Trump Pat Day 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. The prize itself goes to the owner and the trainer takes a percentage of it, set by the rules of the country the race is run in.

The trainers either side

Ranked 28th of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
18 Charlie Appleby 186 103 2013 to 2026 £5,291,005£5.3m
19 Chad C. Brown 182 74 2008 to 2026 £5,263,158£5.3m
20 Pascal Bary 181 93 1982 to 2024 £9,022,556£9.0m
21 Andreas Wöhler 180 69 1990 to 2026 £5,291,005£5.3m
22 Willie Mullins 175 51 1995 to 2026 £3,759,399£3.8m
23 Henry Cecil 162 59 1970 to 2013 £1,503,759£1.5m
24 Élie Lellouche 156 77 1985 to 2014 £4,273,504£4.3m
25 John Dunlop 146 89 1968 to 2011 £1,500,000£1.5m
26 Robert J. Frankel 143 82 1973 to 2008 £5,493,600£5.5m
27 Robert Collet 137 79 1978 to 2015 £5,493,600£5.5m
29 Martin Pipe 128 46 1981 to 2006 £450,000
30 Brad H. Cox 122 79 2017 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
31 Freddy Head 114 71 1999 to 2021 £4,511,278£4.5m
32 Carlos Laffon-Parias 107 68 1995 to 2024 £4,273,504£4.3m
33 Woody Stephens 106 55 1949 to 1989 £3,759,399£3.8m
34 Vincent O'Brien 105 38 1948 to 1993 £4,273,504£4.3m
35 Francis-Henri Graffard 104 75 2012 to 2026 £5,493,600£5.5m
36 Steven M. Asmussen 102 48 2000 to 2026 £9,022,556£9.0m
37 Mark E. Casse 102 60 1981 to 2026 £1,503,759£1.5m
38 Stefano Botti 100 28 2009 to 2026 £447,692

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has C. R. McGaughey III won?

128, across 20 different races between 1983 and 2021. That is 28th of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race C. R. McGaughey III has won?

the Belmont Stakes, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. C. R. McGaughey III won it in 1989.

Which race has C. R. McGaughey III won most often?

the Frizette Stakes, 5 times at Belmont Park. 13 of these races have gone to C. R. McGaughey III more than once.

How much prize money has C. R. McGaughey III won?

The prize goes to the owner, and the trainer takes a percentage of it set by the rules of the country the race is run in. What this page holds is the races themselves: 128 wins, the biggest of them worth £1,503,759.

When did C. R. McGaughey III win these races?

Between 1983 and 2021. The busiest spell was 1989-91, with 9 of them.

Where to next

The races C. R. McGaughey III has won, and the trainers around them

The races C. R. McGaughey III has won

The trainers either side

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