Augustin Stable
$416,239
2025 earnings
23%
2025 wins
$55,898,676
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2025 Stats
Career Stats
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5
Firsts
991
6
Seconds
862
5
Thirds
709
6
Unplaced
2,576
22
Starts
5,138
$416,239
Earnings
$55,898,676
$18,920
Earnings / Start
$10,879
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Bio
Racing in the name of Augustin Stable, George Strawbridge is an internationally known owner and breeder who has had great success in steeplechase racing in the U.S. and in flat racing in North America and Europe. Strawbridge serves on the board of directors of the Campbell Soup Company founded by his grandfather, Dr. John Dorrance. He is the all-time leading steeplechase owner by purse earnings in North America. Much of those earnings came from horses developed by Jonathan Sheppard, who has been Strawbridge's trainer for five decades.
Racing in the name of Augustin Stable, George Strawbridge is an internationally known owner and breeder who has had great success in steeplechase racing in the U.S. and in flat racing in North America and Europe. Strawbridge serves on the board of directors of the Campbell Soup Company founded by his grandfather, Dr. John Dorrance. He is the all-time leading steeplechase owner by purse earnings in North America. Much of those earnings came from horses developed by Jonathan Sheppard, who has been Strawbridge's trainer for five decades. Other trainers for Strawbridge include Graham Motion in the U.S., trainer of 2018 Woodford Reserve Manhattan Stakes winner Spring Quality, and John Gosden and Freddie Head in Europe. Jonathan Pease in France also was a long-time trainer for Strawbridge until Pease's retirement in 2015.
Strawbridge's top flat runners include U.S. champions Forever Together, Informed Decision and Waya and the European champs Selkirk, Silver Fling, Ristna, Treizieme, Tikkanen, and Turgeon. Other graded stakes winners owned by Strawbridge include With Anticipation, Kitten's Point, Holiday Star and Smart Bid. Hall of Famer and two-time champion Café Prince tops the list of great steeplechasers Strawbridge has owned. He owns a 700-plus acre farm in Chester County, Pa., and keeps about 60 horses in training.
