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I Love My Harness Horse
We are a fractional ownership program for Standardbred Race Horses. Promoting the sport of Harness Racing in the Western New York area is one of our main goals. Ryan Swift is our Trainer. Our first horse was purchased in November 2022 at the Harrisburg Sale. You can purchase shares for as little as 1%.
Our Horses
El Commando
All Shares Purchased
Daisys Duchess
50 Shares Available
Desperate Dream
All Shares Purchased
Pepper Jack Flash
All shares purchased.
Summer Slash
All shares purchased.
News
2 Year Old Schoolers at Buffalo Raceway
EL Commando participated in the first 2 Year Old Schooler of 2024.
Schooling races are designed to allow horses to get used to the car and gate. For the most part, as babies, they are training down by themselves or with a small group of other horses so these schooling races are very important. If you are stabled at a racetrack, like EL Commando is, the babies will see more equipment on the track; tractors and trucks. All of the 2 year olds need to learn several things as they are getting ready to race:- To get up to the gate, with other horses on either side of them.
- To accelerate after the gate opens, to sit behind another horse,
- To maintain a certain speed when they are leading,
- To speed up when there is a horse coming on the outside of them.
Kyle Swift Named ‘Rising Star’ at Batavia Downs
Meet Desperate Dream
Welcome Dream
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Desperate Dream
Our newest addition is the 2 year old filly named Desperate Dream. She is dual eligible to New York and Maryland Sire Stakes. At the moment, she is turned out in North Carolina and the farm has kindly agreed to keep her there until early January. We will bring her back and begin training her down in hopes of getting her ready for the NY Sire Stakes season. Shares will be available for $220/share.
Summer Slash Sprints to Victory at Batavia Downs
November 27, 2023 – Weekly Update
Happy Thanksgiving!
I am behind in wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving and very behind in getting updates to you but it’s coming to the end of the race meet and things are winding down. Even though things are quieter, I plan to bring you weekly updates on Sundays, going forward.
This week has been rather busy however.
The vet visited and both Glitterball and EL Commando are now Geldings! Their castration surgeries went smoothly and they are back jogging and acting like the kids that they are. Glitterball seems to be more focused on his work these days, but in a few weeks I think we’ll see improvement in EL Commando as well. Both colts also had their teeth looked at and Glitterball had his wolf teeth out. EL Commando’s teeth were floated. Next month we’ll work on immunizations.
Summer Slash raced on Wednesday at Batavia Downs and finished 3rd, which I was very happy with. She closed well, with the fastest last quarter of the night. She is in to go again this Wednesday, November 29th. She had a visit to the blacksmith today and should be ready to go on Wednesday.
Pepper Jack Flash continues to enjoy his break. He is turned out in Ohio and will return to Western New York in the New Year.
I am also continuing to look at race horses to purchase. Ideally, I’m looking for something with 2-3 wins and not too many starts this year, that we can race at Batavia in early 2024. If you are interested in purchasing shares of a race horse, let me know!
I hope you all have a great week!
SUMMER SLASH DISMANTLES TOP MARES AT BATAVIA
Photo courtesy of Wendy J. Lowery
Summer Slash sets new track mark at Buffalo
Read full story here. By Brian Mazurek, for Buffalo Raceway. Photo by Bill Burke.
Care of Our Horses
Racehorses require a high level of care. Cost for this care is managed well and passed along to the owners.