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TRAINER · 155th BY BIG-RACE WINS

John M. Veitch

35 wins in the world's richest races between 1977 and 1992, across 29 different races. The biggest is the Breeders' Cup Classic, worth £5,263,158.

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 35
BIGGEST WIN £5.3m
RACES WON 29
FIRST AND LAST 1977 to 1992
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

35 wins from 1977 to 1992, in 2-year spells

Best spell: 1978-79, 8 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: John M. Veitch took 8 of these 35 in 1978-79 alone.

The races John M. Veitch keeps winning

By number of wins

4 won more than once

Florida Derby 3 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes 3 Coaching Club American Oaks 2 Hill Prince Stakes 2 Breeders' Cup Classic 1 Kentucky Oaks 1 Blue Grass Stakes 1 Metropolitan Handicap 1 Cotillion Handicap 1 Churchill Downs Stakes 1 Whitney Stakes 1 New York Stakes 1

Every big race John M. Veitch has won

35 winners, newest first

29 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
1992 Diana Stakes Plenty of Grace Herb McCauley United States £375,940
1992 New York Stakes Plenty of Grace Julie Krone United States £563,910
1991 Gotham Stakes Kyle's Our Man Ángel Cordero Jr. United States £225,564
1991 Hill Prince Stakes Young Daniel Angel Cordero Jr. United States £150,376
1990 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes Plenty of Grace Jerry D. Bailey United States £601,504
1988 Florida Derby Brian's Time Randy Romero United States £751,880
1988 Hill Prince Stakes Sunshine Forever Angel Cordero Jr. United States £150,376
1988 Jim Dandy Stakes Brian's Time Ángel Cordero Jr. United States £375,940
1988 Joe Hirsch Turf Classic Stakes Sunshine Forever Angel Cordero Jr. United States £375,940
1988 Lexington Stakes (NYRA) Sunshine Forever Ángel Cordero Jr. United States £75,188
1988 Pegasus Stakes Brian's Time Ángel Cordero Jr. United States £112,782
1988 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes Love You by Heart Randy Romero United States £601,504
1987 Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes Graceful Darby Jerry D. Bailey United States £601,504
1985 Breeders' Cup Classic Proud Truth Jorge Velásquez United States £5,263,158£5.3m
1985 Discovery Stakes Proud Truth Jorge Velásquez United States £112,782
1985 Florida Derby Proud Truth Jorge Velásquez United States £751,880
1985 Fountain of Youth Stakes Proud Truth Jorge Velásquez United States £300,752
1985 Peter Pan Stakes Proud Truth Jorge Velásquez United States £150,376
1983 Metropolitan Handicap Star Choice Jorge Velásquez United States £751,880
1981 Spinaway Stakes Before Dawn Gregg McCarron United States £225,564
1980 Ashland Stakes Sugar and Spice Jeffrey Fell United States £375,940
1980 Ballerina Handicap Davona Dale Jorge Velásquez United States £375,940
1980 Cotillion Handicap Sugar and Spice Georges Martens United States £751,880
1979 Acorn Stakes Davona Dale Jorge Velásquez United States £375,940
1979 Churchill Downs Stakes Trimlea Jorge Velasquez United States £751,880
1979 Coaching Club American Oaks Davona Dale Jorge Velásquez United States £375,940
1979 Kentucky Oaks Davona Dale Jorge Velásquez United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1978 Arlington Classic Alydar Jeffrey Fell United States £75,188
1978 Blue Grass Stakes Alydar Jorge Velásquez United States £939,850
1978 Florida Derby Alydar Jorge Velásquez United States £751,880
1978 Whitney Stakes Alydar Jorge Velásquez United States £751,880
1977 Alabama Stakes Our Mims Jorge Velásquez United States £451,128
1977 Champagne Stakes Alydar Jorge Velásquez United States £375,940
1977 Coaching Club American Oaks Our Mims Jorge Velásquez United States £375,940
1977 Test Stakes Northern Sea Jorge Velásquez 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 155th of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
145 Colin Tizzard 38 28 2008 to 2022 £646,880
146 Fred Darling 37 15 1907 to 1947 £1,500,000£1.5m
147 Sam Hildreth 37 12 1899 to 1929 £1,503,759£1.5m
148 J. Elliott Burch 37 20 1950 to 1984 £1,503,759£1.5m
149 Bernard Sécly 37 19 1976 to 2002 £726,496
150 Roger Charlton 37 33 1990 to 2019 £4,511,278£4.5m
151 Jean-Marie Béguigné 37 29 1984 to 2011 £1,282,051£1.3m
152 Richard Hannon Jr. 37 27 2014 to 2024 £650,000
153 MacKenzie Miller 36 22 1956 to 1994 £3,759,399£3.8m
154 James E. Day 36 21 1984 to 2001 £1,503,759£1.5m
156 Murray Baker 35 16 1990 to 2022 £2,645,503£2.6m
157 Alec Taylor Jr. 35 11 1905 to 1927 £700,000
158 Tom Dreaper 35 13 1946 to 1971 £646,880
159 John Fellows 35 26 1971 to 1995 £854,701
160 Ryan Price 35 24 1948 to 1982 £450,000
161 Ivan Allan 34 9 1973 to 2003 £3,040,000£3.0m
162 Neil J. Howard 34 27 1989 to 2017 £1,503,759£1.5m
163 Frank Butters 34 16 1928 to 1949 £4,273,504£4.3m
164 Michael W. McCarthy 34 28 2007 to 2026 £2,255,639£2.3m
165 Peter Walwyn 34 24 1969 to 1995 £1,500,000£1.5m

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has John M. Veitch won?

35, across 29 different races between 1977 and 1992. That is 155th of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race John M. Veitch has won?

the Breeders' Cup Classic, worth £5,263,158 and run in the United States. John M. Veitch won it in 1985.

Which race has John M. Veitch won most often?

the Florida Derby, 3 times at Gulfstream Park. 4 of these races have gone to John M. Veitch more than once.

How much prize money has John M. Veitch 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: 35 wins, the biggest of them worth £5,263,158.

When did John M. Veitch win these races?

Between 1977 and 1992. The busiest spell was 1978-79, with 8 of them.

Where to next

The races John M. Veitch has won, and the trainers around them

The races John M. Veitch has won

The trainers either side

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