James Rowe Sr.
48 wins in the world's richest races between 1881 and 1928, across 2 different races. The biggest is the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399.
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.
When the wins came
48 wins from 1881 to 1928, in 3-year spells
A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: James Rowe Sr. took 2 of these 48 in 1881-83 alone.
Every big race James Rowe Sr. has won
48 winners, newest first
| Year | Race | Horse | Jockey | Country | Worth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Manhattan Stakes | Victorian | Laverne Fator | United States | £751,880 |
| 1926 | Manhattan Stakes | Croyden | Linus McAtee | United States | £751,880 |
| 1915 | Kentucky Derby | Regret | Joe Notter | United States | £3,759,399£3.8m |
| 1914 | Manhattan Stakes | Stromboli | Clarence Turner | United States | £751,880 |
| 1890 | Manhattan Stakes | Raceland | Edward Garrison | United States | £751,880 |
| 1887 | Manhattan Stakes | Lady Primrose | William Donohue | United States | £751,880 |
| 1882 | Manhattan Stakes | Bootjack | Jim McLaughlin | United States | £751,880 |
| 1881 | Kentucky Derby | Hindoo | Jim McLaughlin | United States | £3,759,399£3.8m |
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 104th of 187 on big-race wins
| # | Trainer | Wins | Races | Span | Biggest win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | Dan Skelton | 53 | 36 | 2014 to 2026 | £375,000 |
| 95 | Nick Zito | 52 | 28 | 1990 to 2011 | £3,759,399£3.8m |
| 96 | Fred Winter | 52 | 25 | 1970 to 1988 | £646,880 |
| 97 | John Moore | 51 | 15 | 1993 to 2020 | £3,800,000£3.8m |
| 98 | John Cunnington Jr. | 51 | 42 | 1962 to 1991 | £854,701 |
| 99 | Henk Grewe | 51 | 34 | 2018 to 2026 | £555,556 |
| 100 | Peter Chapple-Hyam | 50 | 38 | 1992 to 2012 | £1,500,000£1.5m |
| 101 | Bruno Grizzetti | 50 | 23 | 1990 to 2014 | £447,692 |
| 102 | Laz Barrera | 49 | 34 | 1971 to 1990 | £3,759,399£3.8m |
| 103 | David Elsworth | 49 | 37 | 1980 to 2018 | £646,880 |
| 105 | Angel Penna | 48 | 35 | 1968 to 1990 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 106 | Olivier Douieb | 48 | 38 | 1977 to 1987 | £4,273,504£4.3m |
| 107 | Hans Blume | 48 | 33 | 1991 to 2009 | £447,692 |
| 108 | Andrew Balding | 47 | 34 | 2003 to 2026 | £4,511,278£4.5m |
| 109 | Dale L. Romans | 46 | 28 | 2004 to 2018 | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 110 | Richard E. Mandella | 46 | 24 | 1982 to 2025 | £1,503,759£1.5m |
| 111 | Steve Asmussen | 45 | 31 | 1996 to 2026 | £9,022,556£9.0m |
| 112 | Mikel Delzangles | 45 | 38 | 2003 to 2026 | £5,291,005£5.3m |
| 113 | Bob Turnell | 45 | 23 | 1956 to 1982 | £646,880 |
| 114 | Mick Channon | 45 | 34 | 1995 to 2020 | £650,000 |
Frequently asked questions
How many big races has James Rowe Sr. won?
48, across 2 different races between 1881 and 1928. That is 104th of the 187 trainers on this site.
What is the biggest race James Rowe Sr. has won?
the Kentucky Derby, worth £3,759,399 and run in the United States. James Rowe Sr. won it in 1915, 1881.
Which race has James Rowe Sr. won most often?
the Manhattan Stakes, 6 times at Belmont Park. 2 of these races have gone to James Rowe Sr. more than once.
How much prize money has James Rowe Sr. 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: 48 wins, the biggest of them worth £3,759,399.
When did James Rowe Sr. win these races?
Between 1881 and 1928. The busiest spell was 1881-83, with 2 of them.
Where to next
The races James Rowe Sr. has won, and the trainers around them