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Alec N. Wildenstein
Alec N. Wildenstein (1940-2008), French art dealer of the Wildenstein & Co. family and owner of Ecurie Wildenstein racehorses; known for his divorce from Jocelyne and the 2005 Ascot Gold Cup win with Westerner.
Charles S. Howard
Charles S. Howard, San Francisco Buick magnate and racehorse owner, bought Seabiscuit for $8,000 in 1936, co-founded Santa Anita Park, and won the 1938 Pimlico Special.
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster
Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster (1951-2016), British landowner and Territorial Army major-general; inherited the dukedom in 1979, held Mayfair and Belgravia estates worth about £9.3bn, died aged 64 at Abbeystead.
Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon
Henry Herbert, 7th Earl of Carnarvon (1924–2001), Lord Porchester or "Porchie", was Queen Elizabeth II's racing manager from 1969 to 2001, created the European Pattern race system, chaired Newbury Racecourse, and was known for the 1988 Dick Hern sacking.
J. P. McManus
JP McManus (John Patrick McManus, born 1951, County Limerick), Irish billionaire gambler and racehorse owner, record 78 Cheltenham Festival wins, nine Champion Hurdles, three Grand Nationals, green and gold silks.
James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough
James Spencer-Churchill, 12th Duke of Marlborough, known as Jamie Blandford, is an English peer who inherited the title in 2014 and is a distant relative of Winston Churchill.
Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt
Reginald Claypoole Vanderbilt, known as Reggie, was an American Vanderbilt family sportsman and leading horseman who inherited $10 million at 21 and was the father of Gloria Vanderbilt.
Robert Sangster
Robert Edmund Sangster (1936–2004), British racehorse owner-breeder and Vernons pools heir; with Vincent O'Brien and John Magnier built Coolmore, won the Derby with The Minstrel and Golden Fleece, and paid a record $13.1 million for Seattle Dancer.