Fradkin, John and Fradkin, Diane
$79,037
2026 earnings
20%
2026 wins
$2,216,884
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2026 Stats
Career Stats
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2
Firsts
19
1
Seconds
16
1
Thirds
13
6
Unplaced
63
10
Starts
111
$79,037
Earnings
$2,216,884
$7,904
Earnings / Start
$19,972
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Bio
John and Diane Fradkin enjoyed success with their very first starter in a Triple Crown race when their homebred colt Rombauer won the 2021 Preakness Stakes.
The Fradkins operate a small commercial breeding operation but did not sell Rombauer as a 2-year-old after they deemed interest was scarce when he earned a low speed figure for his debut win in summer 2020. That turned out to be due to a timer malfunction at Del Mar, and the colt gradually developed into one of the best racehorses in his age group over the next several months.
John and Diane Fradkin enjoyed success with their very first starter in a Triple Crown race when their homebred colt Rombauer won the 2021 Preakness Stakes.
The Fradkins operate a small commercial breeding operation but did not sell Rombauer as a 2-year-old after they deemed interest was scarce when he earned a low speed figure for his debut win in summer 2020. That turned out to be due to a timer malfunction at Del Mar, and the colt gradually developed into one of the best racehorses in his age group over the next several months.
Rombauer earned an automatic berth to the Preakness when he won the El Camino Real Derby, and the Fradkins decided to skip the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve and point to the second jewel of the Triple Crown – a wise decision in retrospect.
John Fradkin spent several years as a professional horseplayer before starting his breeding business with wife Diane.
