When analyzing races what do we as punters look for? Recent form, career form, betting forecast / Betfair price, trainer, jockey, draw, fitness, weight carried if a handicap, etc, etc. However, how many of us take careful note of the owner? Very few I would imagine and I must admit it is nothing something I have taken enough notice of in the past. However, I am glad to say I am starting to take more note.

Owner stats could be an area to exploit in the near future as every other type of racing stat seems easily available in the public domain. However, although owner stats can be found / generated, it takes a bit of searching followed by plenty of time and effort.

This article looks at four of the most successful owners in terms of prize money and strike rate. The owners are Hamdan Al Maktoum, the Niarchos Family, Jaber Abdullah and Khalid Abdulla. I expect some readers are wondering why I have not included Godolphin – however all Godolphin runners in this country have been trained by Saeed Bin Suroor and his statistics are freely available and have been scrutinized in some depth by many sources; including myself.

This article covers all turf racing on these shores from July 1998 to
June 30^th 2008. All profits / losses are quoted to £1 level win stakes; ROI stands for return on investment.