Who are the world's biggest racehorse owners? How can you recognize them the next time you see them at a racetrack and touch them up for a small loan, or simply touch them and hope some of that horse racing luck is transferred? We have all the leading horseracing owner biographies right here, all with the necessary background detail to help you make that quality first impression, and we've also included photos.

We've covered the monster horse racing stables like Godolphin and Coolmore, as well as the leading syndicates like Team Valor, and individual owners who dominate in their home countries like the stately dowager Bridget Oppenheimer (Mrs O) and Dato' Tan Chin Nam, who together with the legendary trainer Bart Cummings, continues to exert a huge influence on Australian horse racing.

Between them these top owners have won most of the major horse races around the world and they are the lifeblood of the world's greatest sport, which we are so fortunate to cover on a daily basis. So the next time you place a horse racing bet on a big race like the Breeders Cup Classic or the Epsom Derby check your race card to see how many of the leading owners below are represented - you'll probably be shocked at how ubiquitious their presence is in the big races.

The Worlds Elite Racing HorseOwners

Shadwell Racing

Shadwell Racing has produced highly prized sprinters, milers and middle-distance runners, including horses such as Salsabil and Invasor.

H.R.H Princess Haya of Jordan

H.R.H Princess Haya of Jordan, a successful horse owner and daughter of King Hussein I of Jordan, whose horse Raven's Pass won the 2008 Breeders' Cup Classic.

Darley Racing

Darley Racing is owned by Sheikh Mohammed and stands stallions in the UK, Ireland, France, the United States, Australia and Japan.

Michael Tabor

Michael Tabor is a succesfull horse owner from UK, being only one of four racehorse owners in the world to have owned both a Kentucky Derby winner as well as an Epsom Derby winner.

Bridget Oppenheimer

Bridget Oppenheimer has entered her horses in thousands of races and has many wins and places to her name.

Aga Khan

The Aga Khan dominates horse racing in France, and is one of the great horse racing owners in the world. His distinct green racing silks frequently finish first in Group 1 races from The Arc to the Breeders' Cup World Championships.

Coolmore

Coolmore is a giant in the modern horse racing world, owning and breeding many of the leading racehorses on the planet. Coolmore's elite horses are trained by Aidan O'Brien, with major breeding operations in Ireland, the USA, and Australia.

Frank Stronach

Frank Stronach is one of the foremost owners of racehorses in the United States. His contributions as a breeder cannot be underestimated either and he routinely captures Eclipse Awards as the leader in that field.

Dato Tan Chin Nam

Dato' Tan Chin Nam is one of the leading racehorse owners in Australia, and has formed a formidable partnership with trainer Bart Cummings. His stud farm, Think Big, is named after the horse he owned that won two Melbourne Cups.

Godolphin Racing

Godolphin Racing is a global equine empire that has yielded an incredible 145 Grade/Group One winners by the end of 2008. The brainchild of Sheikh Mohammed, it is fair to say that Godolphin revolutionized modern day horse racing.

John Magnier

John Magnier is one of the titans of horse racing and a driving force behind Coolmore, which owns some of the best racehorses, stallions, and mares on the planet. Magnier is a billionaire with a fascinating biography.

Team Valor

Team Valor International is a horse racing syndicate run by Barry Irwin that is currrently rewriting the record books thanks to a unique understanding of the global aspects of horse racing.

Mike Pegram

Mike Pegram is one of the most successful West Coast racehorse owners with a string of champions in recent memory, including Triple crown winners. Pegram and trainer Bob Baffert are a formidable team.


2013/06/19 05:14:09 PM