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TRAINER · 147th BY BIG-RACE WINS

Sam Hildreth

37 wins in the world's richest races between 1899 and 1929, across 12 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 37
BIGGEST WIN £1.5m
RACES WON 12
FIRST AND LAST 1899 to 1929
COUNTRIES 1

When the wins came

37 wins from 1899 to 1929, in 3-year spells

Best spell: 1920-22, 9 wins

A list of winners sorted by date reads as one long run. Drawn, it has a shape: Sam Hildreth took 9 of these 37 in 1920-22 alone.

The races Sam Hildreth keeps winning

By number of wins

9 won more than once

Belmont Stakes 5 Jerome Stakes 5 Metropolitan Handicap 4 Withers Stakes 4 Dwyer Stakes 4 Manhattan Stakes 3 Jockey Club Gold Cup 3 Louisiana Derby 3 Whirl Stakes 3 Alabama Stakes 1 Test Stakes 1 Hopeful Stakes 1

Every big race Sam Hildreth has won

37 winners, newest first

12 different races

Year Race Horse Jockey Country Worth
1929 Whirl Stakes Mokatam Laverne Fator United States £3,008
1927 Test Stakes Black Curl Laverne Fator United States £375,940
1924 Belmont Stakes Mad Play Earl Sande United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1924 Withers Stakes Bracadale Earl Sande United States £187,970
1923 Manhattan Stakes Little Chief Earl Sande United States £751,880
1923 Metropolitan Handicap Grey Lag Earl Sande United States £751,880
1922 Jerome Stakes Kai-Sang Laverne Fator United States £112,782
1922 Jockey Club Gold Cup Mad Hatter Earl Sande United States £751,880
1922 Manhattan Stakes Little Chief Laverne Fator United States £751,880
1922 Metropolitan Handicap Mad Hatter Earl Sande United States £751,880
1921 Belmont Stakes Grey Lag Earl Sande United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1921 Dwyer Stakes Grey Lag Earl Sande United States £150,376
1921 Jockey Club Gold Cup Mad Hatter Earl Sande United States £751,880
1921 Metropolitan Handicap Mad Hatter Earl Sande United States £751,880
1921 Whirl Stakes Little Chief Laverne Fator United States £3,008
1919 Dwyer Stakes Purchase Willie Knapp United States £150,376
1919 Jerome Stakes Thunderclap Laverne Fator United States £112,782
1919 Jockey Club Gold Cup Purchase Clarence Kummer United States £751,880
1919 Manhattan Stakes Lucullite Laverne Fator United States £751,880
1917 Belmont Stakes Hourless James H. Butwell United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1917 Withers Stakes Hourless Jimmy Butwell United States £187,970
1916 Alabama Stakes Malachite Lawrence Lyke United States £451,128
1915 Metropolitan Handicap Stromboli Clarence Turner United States £751,880
1915 Whirl Stakes Friar Rock Clarence Turner United States £3,008
1914 Jerome Stakes Stromboli Clarence Turner United States £112,782
1913 Withers Stakes Rock View James H. Butwell United States £187,970
1910 Dwyer Stakes Dalmatian Carroll Shilling United States £150,376
1910 Hopeful Stakes Novelty A. Thomas United States £225,564
1909 Belmont Stakes Joe Madden Eddie Dugan United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1909 Dwyer Stakes Joe Madden Eddie Dugan United States £150,376
1909 Jerome Stakes Fitz Herbert Eddie Dugan United States £112,782
1908 Jerome Stakes Fair Play Clifford Gilbert United States £112,782
1908 Louisiana Derby Meelick Eddie Dugan United States £751,880
1906 Louisiana Derby Guiding Star Jack Martin United States £751,880
1903 Louisiana Derby Witfull Willie Gannon United States £751,880
1899 Belmont Stakes Jean Bereaud Richard Clawson United States £1,503,759£1.5m
1899 Withers Stakes Jean Bereaud Richard Clawson United States £187,970

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 147th of 187 on big-race wins

# Trainer Wins Races Span Biggest win
137 Kenneth G. McPeek 39 32 1996 to 2026 £3,759,399£3.8m
138 Chad Brown 39 21 2011 to 2026 £1,503,759£1.5m
139 Jessica Harrington 39 28 1996 to 2026 £854,701
140 Peter Easterby 39 20 1967 to 1991 £646,880
141 Vittorio Caruso 39 23 1991 to 2011 £447,692
142 Jens Hirschberger 39 25 2007 to 2018 £555,556
143 Tony Cruz 38 13 1997 to 2023 £3,800,000£3.8m
144 Joseph O'Brien 38 32 2017 to 2026 £5,291,005£5.3m
145 Colin Tizzard 38 28 2008 to 2022 £646,880
146 Fred Darling 37 15 1907 to 1947 £1,500,000£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
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

Frequently asked questions

How many big races has Sam Hildreth won?

37, across 12 different races between 1899 and 1929. That is 147th of the 187 trainers on this site.

What is the biggest race Sam Hildreth has won?

the Belmont Stakes, worth £1,503,759 and run in the United States. Sam Hildreth won it in 1924, 1921, 1917, 1909, 1899.

Which race has Sam Hildreth won most often?

the Belmont Stakes, 5 times at Belmont Park. 9 of these races have gone to Sam Hildreth more than once.

How much prize money has Sam Hildreth 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: 37 wins, the biggest of them worth £1,503,759.

When did Sam Hildreth win these races?

Between 1899 and 1929. The busiest spell was 1920-22, with 9 of them.

Where to next

The races Sam Hildreth has won, and the trainers around them

The races Sam Hildreth has won

The trainers either side

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