Prince Khalid bin Abdullah, Owner; Douglas Erskine Crum, CEO; Mike Saunders, CFO; Barry Mahon, European Racing Manager; Simon Mockridge, Stud Director UK; Garrett O'Rourke, General Manager USA
Juddmonte Farms consists of a variety of individual farms: four in England, two in Ireland, and two in
Kentucky, United States.[3] Established in 1977, Juddmonte in particular is highly regarded for their 200 plus
broodmare band.[citation needed] The farm has owned five horses named Broodmare of the Year in the U.S. or Britain:[4] Slightly Dangerous, dam of stakes winners
Commander in Chief,
Warning, Yashmak, Dushyantor and Jibe;
Hasili, dam of stakes winners
Dansili,
Banks Hill,
Intercontinental, Heat Haze,
Cacique and
Champs Elysees; Toussaud, dam of stakes winners
Empire Maker,
Chester House, Honest Lady, Chiselling and Decarchy; Arrive, dam of Visit and Promising Lead; Binche, dam of
Byword and Proviso; and Concentric, dam of
Enable.
The farm's first major victory was in 1980 when Known Fact won the
2,000 Guineas, the first win in that 200-year-old event for any
Arab racing owner.[2]
A number of homebreds have won major races in both in Flat and National Hunt racing after leaving Juddmonte. These include Wicklow Brave, son of
Beat Hollow (Vincent O'Brien County Hurdle, The Punchestown Champion Hurdle and Irish St Leger); Prohibit, son of
Oasis Dream (King's Stand Stakes); Brian Boru, son of broodmare Eva Luna (Racing Post Trophy and British St Leger); Powerscourt, son of broodmare Rainbow Lake (Tattersalls Gold Cup and Arlington Millions); Foreteller, son of
Dansili (Australian Ranvet Stakes, Makybe Diva Stakes and Underwood Stakes) and Harlem, son of
Champs Elysees (Australian Cup).[6]
In France, Prince Khalid bin Abdullah has won the French Champion Owner Title in 2002, 2003, 2006, 2015 and 2017.[11][12][13][14] In Ireland the Champion Owner Title was won in 1993.[10]
The racing colors of Juddmonte are registered in the name of Khalid Abdullah, and there are two designs, one with a sash, used in the U.S. UK and Australia and the other with only
epaulets, used in France.
Juddmonte's regular trainers in Britain include
Roger Charlton, Charlie Hills,
John and Thady Gosden, and
Michael Stoute. In 2016, Ralph Beckett and Hugo Palmer became trainers for Juddmonte in Britain following the death of
Sir Henry Cecil and the retirement of his wife, Lady Jane Cecil, after a brief but successful career. In 2006, Dermot Weld became a trainer for Juddmonte in Ireland, and Ger Lyons became a Juddmonte trainer in 2018. In France horses are sent to
André Fabre, Henri-Francois Devin and Francis-Henri Graffard. Successful horses on the European scene were often sent late in their three-year-old career to
Robert J. Frankel in the U.S. for the bigger purse Grade 1 races. In the 1980s, Juddmonte also enjoyed success with
Guy Harwood (father of Amanda Perrett) and
Jeremy Tree in Britain and with
Maurice Zilber in France.
In France former French National Hunt Champion Jockey Vincent Cheminaud is currently retained by Juddmonte. In Britain,
Pat Eddery,
Richard Hughes and
James Doyle have been retained to ride Juddmonte horses in the past. In Ireland,
Pat Smullen regularly rode Juddmonte horses.
The Juddmonte Group's CEO is Douglas Erskine Crum. The studs in England are managed by Simon Mockridge, in Ireland by Barry Mahon and in Kentucky by Garrett O'Rourke.
Teddy Grimthorpe is employed as Juddmonte's racing manager in Europe, while Garrett O'Rourke is employed as Juddmonte's racing manager in the U.S.[15]
Horses managed by Juddmonte listed among their most successful include the following:[16]
Known Fact (1979–1980) – Middle Park Stakes and 2000 Guineas[17]
Rainbow Quest (1985) – Coronation Cup and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe[18]
Rousillon (1985) – Queen Anne Stakes, Sussex Stakes and Prix du Moulin (1985)
Dancing Brave (1986) – 2000 Guineas, Coral Eclipse, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe[19]
Warning (1988–1989) – Sussex Stakes, Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and Queen Anne Stakes[20]
Danehill (1989) – Golden Jubilee Stakes and Haydock Sprint Cup[21]
Sanglamore (1990–1991) – Prix du Jockey Club and Prix d'Ispahan[22]
Quest For Fame (1990–1992) – Derby and Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap[23]
Exbourne (1991) – Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap and United Nation Stakes[24]
Marquetry (1991–1992) – Hollywood Gold Cup and Eddie Read Handicap[25]
Jolypha (1992) – Prix de Diane and Prix Vermeille[26]
Zafonic (1992–1993) – Prix Morny, Dewhurst Stakes and 2000 Guineas[27]
Commander in Chief (1993) – Derby and Irish Derby[28]
Raintrap (1993–1994) – Prix Royal Oak and Canadian International[29]
Sun Shack (1993–1997) – Critérium de Saint-Cloud, Coronation Cup and Prix Royal Oak[30]
Ryafan (1996–1997) – Prix Marcel Boussac, Falmouth Stakes, Nassau Stakes, Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup, Yellow Ribbon Stakes and Matriarch Stakes[31]
Reams of Verse (1996–1997) – Fillies' Mile and Oaks[32]
Aptitude (2000–2001) – Hollywood Gold Cup and Jockey Club Gold Cup[33]
Observatory (2000–2001) – Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and Prix d'Ispahan[34]
Beat Hollow (2000–2002) – Grand Prix de Paris, Woodford Reserve Turf Classic, Manhattan Handicap and Arlington Million[35]
Senure (2001) – United Nations Handicap and Clement L Hirsch Memorial Turf[36]
Flute (2001) – Kentucky Oaks and Alabama Stakes[37]
Banks Hill (2001–2002) – Coronation Stakes, Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf and Prix Jacques Le Marois[38]
Oasis Dream (2002–2003) – Middle Park Stakes, July Cup and Nunthorpe Stakes[39]
Tates Creek (2002–2003) – Diana Handicap, Gamely Stakes and Yellow Ribbon Stakes[40]
Empire Maker (2003) – Florida Derby, Wood Memorial Stakes and Belmont Stakes[41]
Heat Haze (2003) – Beverly D Stakes and Matriarch Stakes[42]
Nebraska Tornado (2003) – Prix de Diane and Prix du Moulin[43]
Étoile Montante (2003–2004) – Prix de la Forêtt[44]
American Post (2003–2004) – Prix Jean Luc Lagardère, Racing Post Trophy and Poule d'Essai des Poulains[45]
Intercontinental (2004–2005) – Just A Game Stakes, Matriarch Stakes, First Lady Stakes and Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf[46]
Cacique (2006) – Manhattan Handicap and Man o'War Stakes[47]
Rail Link (2006) – Grand Prix de Paris and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe[48]
Champs Elysees (2008–2009) – Northern Dancer Turf Stakes, Hollywood Turf Cup and Canadian International Stakes[49]
Ventura (2008–2009) – Just A Game Stakes, Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, Santa Monica Handicap, Woodbine Mile and Matriarch Stakes[50]
Midday (2009–2011) – Nassau Stakes (three times), Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf, Yorkshire Oaks and Prix Vermeille[51]
Twice Over (2009–2011) – Champion Stakes (twice), Eclipse Stakes and Juddmonte International[52]
Special Duty (2009–2010) – Cheveley Park Stakes, 1000 Guineas and Poule d'Essai des Pouliches[53]
Proviso (2010) – Frank E Kilroe Mile Handicap, Just A Game Stakes, Diana Stakes and First Lady Stakes[54]
Workforce (2010) – Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe[55]
Frankel (2010–2012) – Dewhurst Stakes, 2000 Guineas, St James's Palace Stakes, Sussex Stakes (twice), Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Lockinge Stakes, Queen Anne Stakes, Juddmonte International and Champion Stakes[56]
Emollient (2013–2014) – Ashland Stakes, American Oaks, Juddmonte Spinster Stakes and Rodeo Drive Stakes[57]
Close Hatches (2013–2014) – Mother Goose Stakes, Cotillion Stakes, Personal Ensign Stakes, Apple Blossom Handicap and Ogden Phipps Handicap[58]
Noble Mission (2014) – Irish Tattersalls Gold Cup, Grand Prix De Saint–Cloud and Champion Stakes[59]
Flintshire (2013–2016) – Grand Prix de Paris, Hong Kong Vase, Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes, Woodford Reserve Manhattan Stakes and Sword Dancer Invitational Stakes[60]
Kingman (2014) – Irish 2000 Guineas, St James's Palace Stakes, Sussex Stakes and Prix Jacques Le Marois
Arrogate (2016–2017) – Travers Stakes, Breeders' Cup Classic, Pegasus World Cup and Dubai World Cup [9]
Enable (2017–2020) – Oaks, Irish Oaks, Eclipse Stakes, King George & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (three times), Yorkshire Oaks (twice), Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (twice) and Breeders' Cup Turf