Author: Sam Parzych

What attracted you to the horse racing industry? I believe it was a combination of several things.  First, I was born and raised on a tobacco farm in Tennessee.  We had mules to work the fields and, later on, my father bought me a horse to ride.  Thirty years later when my kids were growing up, I decided to buy both of them (and one for me) horses that we could ride together.  Second, I’ve always been a sports nut.  I use to enjoy playing and now enjoy watching all kinds of sports.  Lastly, horse racing has always fascinated me. …

What attracted you to the horse racing industry? Karla – As a child, I devoured books on horses.  As an adolescent, I helped care for our family’s two riding mares.  I’ve loved horses my whole life and will watch just about any event connected to them.  Thoroughbred racing is probably the most exciting because it’s such a big stage.  Many of the names involved – both horses and people – are celebrities.  Like many club members, I was hooked by the sports coverage of Secretariat.  When Bruce and I had the opportunity to travel more, we visited tracks like Keeneland…

What attracted you to the horse racing industry? I was a more casual racing fan as a youth, but when I moved closer to Monmouth Park and started attending more often, I wanted to experience that partial ownership provides. 2. What aspect of horse racing do you enjoy the most? I enjoy handicapping the most, particularly when able to do it with groups of friends or family. 3. Why did you join the Wasabi Ventures Co-Owner Club? When looking for joining a syndicate, I wanted to find a group that was within my price range but still offered access and…

What attracted you to the horse racing industry? Growing up in upstate New York, trips to Saratoga was a Summer tradition. We would always have family reunions there and from a very early age, horse racing represented fun & family. I'm lucky in that both sides of mine and my spouse's family are racing fans so that association with family has never changed.What aspect of horse racing do you enjoy the most? I am a sports stats junkie, lover of Fantasy Football and anything sports-stats based. No sport offers the level of statistics that racing provides. Every race is its…

What attracted you to the horse racing industry?  I was introduced to racing by a friend who was a regular horseplayer.  On the first day we went, we split a pick 3 or pick 4 tickets that ended up winning, and it was a signer to boot. That’s all it took to get me to be a fan.  What aspect of horse racing do you enjoy the most? I enjoy so many parts of the sport: the puzzle that each race presents to me as a handicapper; the people in the community that I have met; sometimes just being outside…

Kind of a Big Dill is happily recovered and training again, per our last update. His workouts are continuously improving and he is galloping into his first barrel series that starts in April. We are incredibly excited that KOABD, formerly Vineyard Harbour of WV Stables, has made such a wonderful recovery and is now ready to compete again. His trainer Samyi has been working hard to get him back into tip-top shape for his first competition. With only about two and a half months to go before the barrel races, he still has some work to do but is getting…

What attracted you to the horse racing industry? The first time I visited a racetrack, my mother was pushing me around in a stroller at Belmont Park when I was 6 months old in 1991. While I have no memory of being at the 1993 Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita, my earliest memory of being at the track was rooting Julie Krone home in the upper part of the Monmouth Park grandstand at 4 years old. My uncle has been bringing me to Monmouth since I was a toddler, and I fell in love with racing immediately. My childhood basically…

Jeff Musgrove is one of our graduate club members, meaning he buys 20% or more of our horses! What attracted you to the horse racing industry? I was lucky to have a Father and an Uncle who loved horse racing and would take me to Pimlico as a kid almost every weekend. So, I grew up loving the sport and had a goal of one-day having ownership in a racehorse. My Father and Uncle have both passed away and I have reached the goal of horse ownership as a tribute to them What aspect of horse racing do you enjoy…

We are incredibly excited to announce that Kind of a Big Dill (formerly known as Vineyard Harbour) is back in action! After a long recovery period, he is finally training again and very excited to be. His trainer Samyi is super excited to be riding him again and cannot wait to tackle the next season.

What attracted you to horse racing? Jenny: The very first Derby I remember, was when I was in Elementary School, it was the year Winning Colors won. Who wouldn't be hooked after that?! I didn't grow up in a racing family or near a track, so had to figure out that there was so much more to the sport than just the Classic races. That was all pre-internet and pre-TVG, so you can imagine how hard that was. On that note, I love that my girls will be able to say that they come from a “racing family”. Dave: I…