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TRAINER · 162nd BY BIG-RACE WINS

Neil J. Howard

34 wins in the world's richest races between 1989 and 2017, across 27 different races. The biggest is the Preakness 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 34
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 27
FIRST AND LAST 1989 to 2017
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

34 wins from 1989 to 2017, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1998-00, 9 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Neil J. Howard took 9 of these 34 in 1998-00 alone.

The races Neil J. Howard keeps winning

By number of wins

5 won more than once

Risen Star Stakes 3 Lecomte Stakes 3 La Troienne Stakes 2 Louisiana Derby 2 Personal Ensign Stakes 2 Preakness Stakes 1 Turf Classic Stakes 1 Kentucky Oaks 1 Blue Grass Stakes 1 Jockey Club Gold Cup 1 Derby City Distaff Stakes 1 Pennsylvania Derby 1

Every big race Neil J. Howard has won

34 winners, newest first

27 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
2017 Lecomte Stakes Guest Suite Robby Albarado United States £187,970
2011 Lecomte Stakes Wilkinson Garrett K. Gomez United States £187,970
2006 Jefferson Cup Stakes Brilliant Robby Albarado United States £75,188
2006 Kent Stakes Brilliant Mark Guidry United States £187,970
2005 La Troienne Stakes Shadow Cast Robby Albarado United States £751,880
2005 Personal Ensign Stakes Shadow Cast Robby Albarado United States £375,940
2005 Turf Classic Stakes America Alive Robby Albarado United States £1,127,820£1.1m
2004 Risen Star Stakes Gradepoint Robby Albarado United States £375,940
2003 Jockey Club Gold Cup Mineshaft Robby Albarado United States £751,880
2000 Kentucky Oaks Secret Status Pat Day United States £1,127,820£1.1m
1999 Fourstardave Stakes Comic Strip Pat Day United States £563,910
1998 Fountain of Youth Stakes Lil's Lad Jerry D. Bailey United States £300,752
1998 Lexington Stakes (NYRA) Parade Ground Mike E. Smith United States £75,188
1998 Louisiana Derby Comic Strip Shane Sellers United States £751,880
1998 National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame Stakes Parade Ground Shane Sellers United States £300,752
1998 Personal Ensign Stakes Tomisue's Delight Pat Day United States £375,940
1998 Risen Star Stakes Comic Strip Shane Sellers United States £375,940
1998 Tampa Bay Derby Parade Ground Pat Day United States £300,752
1997 Alabama Stakes Runup The Colors Jerry D. Bailey United States £451,128
1995 H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes Top Account Pat Day United States £375,940
1995 Maker's Mark Mile Stakes Dove Hunt José A. Santos United States £451,128
1993 Derby City Distaff Stakes Court Hostess Chris McCarron United States £751,880
1993 Lexington Stakes (Keeneland) Grand Jewel Jerry D. Bailey United States £300,752
1992 Acorn Stakes Prospectors Delite Pat Day United States £375,940
1992 Ashland Stakes Prospectors Delite Craig Perret United States £375,940
1992 Lecomte Stakes Line in the Sand Shane P. Romero United States £187,970
1992 Louisiana Derby Line In The Sand Pat Day United States £751,880
1992 Risen Star Stakes Line in the Sand Shane P. Romero United States £375,940
1990 Blue Grass Stakes Summer Squall Pat Day United States £939,850
1990 Jeff Ruby Steaks Summer Squall Pat Day United States £584,211
1990 La Troienne Stakes Connie's Gift Pat Day United States £751,880
1990 Pennsylvania Derby Summer Squall Pat Day United States £751,880
1990 Preakness Stakes Summer Squall Pat Day United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1989 Hopeful Stakes Summer Squall Pat Day United States £225,564

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 162nd of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
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
155 John M. Veitch 35 29 1977 to 1992 £5,263,158£5.3m
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
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
166 Josh Gifford 34 22 1973 to 2002 £400,000
167 Christophe Ferland 34 26 2011 to 2026 £512,821
168 Doug O'Neill 33 27 2005 to 2025 £3,759,399£3.8m
169 Bert Mulholland 33 22 1936 to 1967 £1,503,759£1.5m
170 Paddy Prendergast 33 15 1950 to 1980 £854,701
171 Doug Watson 33 15 2005 to 2025 £751,880
172 Venetia Williams 33 24 1998 to 2026 £250,000

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Neil J. Howard won?

34, across 27 different races between 1989 and 2017. That is 162nd of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race Neil J. Howard has won?

the Preakness Stakes, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. Neil J. Howard won it in 1990.

Which race has Neil J. Howard won most often?

the Risen Star Stakes, 3 times at Fair Grounds Race Course. 5 of these races have gone to Neil J. Howard more than once.

How much prize money has Neil J. Howard 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: 34 wins, the biggest of them worth £1,503,759.

When did Neil J. Howard win these races?

Between 1989 and 2017. The busiest spell was 1998-00, with 9 of them.

Where to next

The races Neil J. Howard has won, and the trainers around them

The races Neil J. Howard has won

The trainers either side

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