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Racing: for Everyone Ownership
Crown Racing’s one-time investment business plan is based on a carefully structured formula of keeping the reserves for all of the horse’s needs from purchase to racing. “Becoming an owner in Crown Racing is attained by purchasing units, each valued at $10,000,” Levy said. “There is the option to purchase a percentage of a unit or as many units as you like. This makes you a lifetime owner in Crown Racing and the whole stable of horses, not just a share in one individual horse.” The opportunity to own multiple or even a barn full of horses compared to a small percentage is what Crown Racing is bringing to life for every horse racing enthusiast that has sights on becoming an owner. “What makes Crown Racing different from other syndicates and partnerships is the fact that we aren’t just having to cover the purchase and management costs and settling at that as a profitable goal for the business,” said Levy. “We have to make sure all the horses are profitable and racing at competi-
tive levels where they can win. It’s the whole on the same team and all the owners and trainers are in it together.” company that has to be profitable.” A testament to Levy’s program is the atThe team that Levy has put together is based on what is most important to him; in- traction of long time horseman and owner tegrity for the horse and the owners of Crown Pierre Levesque. “I was lucky enough to be involved in Racing. As a horseman himself, Levy has worked hard to build a level of trust and ded- racing at the top level in the past,” said ication within his team to commit to the Levesque. “I’ve had shares in Northern Dancer, The Minstrel, the syndication of owners of the stable. “They’re getting a management team that Secretariat and L‘Enjolour. I got out of the is going to teach them I got out of the game, and now that I’ve met about the Thoroughbred business, but at Troy, I’m back in the game. His plan with Crown the same time they’re Racing is why I got back involved. The cost is affordable going to only have the upside of being an for anybody and it’s going to be a lot of fun. There’s a lot owner. They can enjoy of action in thoroughbred racing and Crown Racing is it from the minute they helping to provide that to everybody.—Pierre Levesque start participating in the sport. The integrity of the purchase of game, and now that I’ve met Troy, I’m back the racehorse is second to none. There is no in the game. His plan with Crown Racing is mark up on purchases, no monthly bills, so why I got back involved. The cost is affordable for anybody and it’s going to be a lot of it is the truest form of ownership.” Levy encourages each partner to come out fun. There’s a lot of action in Thoroughbred to the barns as well as the races to truly get close racing and Crown Racing is helping to proto what matters the most, the love of the horse. vide that to everybody.” With the one-year anniversary approachOne of Crown Racing’s team members is ing, Crown Racing has proven its ability to trainer Chuck Simon. “I highly recommend Crown Racing’s succeed in 2011, with two wins from 10 program to all owners, both new and people starts. The body of the stable is fast apwho are currently in the industry,” Simon proaching their debuts with over half-a-dozen said. “The number one reason why is you’re highly regarded two-year-olds ready to run. Levy is constantly building the stable and going to have multiple horses running, and that’s a big positive factor compared to just doesn’t shy away from all avenues of purowning one horse. With Crown Racing, you chases to create a profitable portfolio. “There’s only one goal for Crown Racing can have a good shot at having a runner quite often, and let’s face it, that’s why you and that’s to be successful,” said Levy. “Our own a race horse. We want people to get the goal is to have a successful barn and get every positives and benefits of being an owner. I individual member of Crown Racing into the really like Troy’s concept of everyone being winner’s circle as many times as possible.” ■
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