O’Brien Starts Racing Club

[Wandering Eyes]

Trainer Joseph O’Brien, the winner of last weekend’s G1 Irish Derby with Latrobe (Ire) (Camelot {GB}), has started the Joseph O’Brien Racing Club with racing journalist Kevin Blake. The Club will campaign a mix of raced and unraced flat and National Hunt runners, with the objective being to deliver an engaging multimedia ownership experience and plenty of racecourse action without the burden of costs of purchasing horses or paying training fees.

For a one-year membership fee of €500, members will receive regular updates on their horses via a dedicated app, will be entered into draws for free racecourse tickets when the horses run, and will have parade ring access. Trips will also be organized to O’Brien’s yard and other studs and racing yards. Members will not own shares of horses within the club, allowing horses to more easily be moved into and out of the club at no additional cost.

“We are really excited about growing the Joseph O’Brien Racing Club and giving as many people as possible the experience of what it is like to be involved in ownership,” said O’Brien. “We are well aware of the importance for the future prosperity of horse racing that more people get involved in racehorse ownership. With that in mind, we hope that our Club will deliver an enjoyable and engaging experience at an affordable price that will encourage our members to get more involved in ownership in the future.”

Blake said, “This is a very exciting venture that I feel will offer the best value entry-level ownership experience anywhere in the world. It goes without saying that the goal is to have as many winners as possible in the Club colours, but we consider it just as important to deliver a top-class ownership experience to the members. Growing and popularising racehorse ownership at all levels is in the best interests of everyone in the racing industry and we intend on making a positive contribution on that front with this Club.”

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