Kentucky Derby owners who have defined horse race at Churchill Downs Courier Journal
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Winningthe KentuckyDerbyonceisalife-changingmomentforanyowner.Doingsoonmorethanoneoccasionputsanownerinrarefiedair.Inthe149previouseditionsoftheRunfortheRoses,only17ownersboastmultiplevictorieswithhorsestheyeitherfullyorpartiallyowned.
Here’salistoffiveownerswhohavedefinedtheKentuckyDerbyheadingintothe150thrunningoftheraceMay4atChurchillDowns— andnosurprise,everymemberofthequintethasmultipleDerbyvictories.
BelairStud
BelairStud’srootsinthethoroughbredindustrydatebackto1747,whenhorsesfromEnglandwereshippedtoAmericaandtendedtoatthestable’sfarminMaryland.Andthestabledefinedexcellenceinhorseracingfordecades.ItownedtwoofthefirstthreeTripleCrownwinnersinGallantFox(1930)andhisson,Omaha(1935).Thepairremainstheonlyfather-sonduotowintheTripleCrown.BelairStud’sotherKentuckyDerbychampion,Johnstown(1939),alsocapturedtheBelmontStakes,comingupshortofaTripleCrownthankstoafifth-placefinishinthePre
