Derrick Smith

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Born: London, England
Residence: Barbados ... Lives in a multimillion dollar mansion next to the Sandy Lane Hotel, of which he is a part-owner in the company with John Magnier, Michael Tabor and J.P. McManus ... Owns other properties in Barbados and Florida
Family: wife, Gay
Professional Background: First successful at the British bookmakers, Ladbrokes, working as on- and off-course trading director … Left in 1988 to go into business on his own and made his fortune in property and currency trading ... In the 2009, Sunday Times Rich List he was rated the 88th richest man in Britain with a personal fortune of $720 million
Racing Career: First gained prominence as a co-owner with Michael Tabor in such horses as Lion Heart, Pomeroy, Sense of Style and third-place 2003 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Chapel Royal (The partners sold Pomeroy who finished out his racing career for Silverleaf Farms) … Has since been a partner in many top horses trained by Aidan O'Brien in Ireland, such as George Washington and Alexandrova, as well as G1 Irish Derby and G1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Hurricane Run ... Enjoyed a highly successful 2007 in the U.S. with two horses owned with Tabor – the G1 Florida Derby winner, Scat Daddy (also owned with Jim Scatuorchio), and the remarkable four-time Grade 1-winner, Rags to Riches, who followed up her Kentucky Oaks success by becoming only the third filly to beat the boys in the Belmont Stakes … In Europe, in 2007, his biggest moment came when Soldier of Fortune took the Irish Derby. Other notable G1 victories have been provided by Excellent Art (St James's Palace Stakes), Simply Perfect (Falmouth Stakes) and Astronomer Royal (Poule d'Essai des Poulains) ... Celebrated the first Group 1 victory in his own purple and white colors when Simply Perfect won the Fillies' Mile at Ascot in September of 2006 ... In 2008, he has had a share in the winners of 12 Group 1 races in Europe, most notably the three-time top level scorer, Halfway To Heaven. Wife Gay also is an owner; her major winners: Spectroscope, 2003 winner of the Triumph Hurdle in England; Sharp Impact and Zarad, the first two home in the 2006 renewal of the Sandy Lane Gold Cup, the richest race in Barbados; Gamut, the 2004 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and 2005 Princess of Wales’s Stakes winner; and Black Jack Ketchum, who landed the Brit Insurance Novices Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March 2006.