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The ‘fun’syndicate witha passionforhorses
By ColinBurr,BDR SyndicateJoint Partner &RacingManager
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Ifyou want to be partofan exciting,friendly andsociable groupfor racehorseowners, then BDRSyndicate couldbe foryou.Weare formedfrom all kindsofbackgroundsand trades, retired folkandmillennials, allwithasharedpassion;the thrillofseeing ourhorseswin! Thesport pullsall thesepeople together to form,in theirwords, 'The FunSyndicate’. We area nationwide group, andalocalsyndicatehas recently beensetupfrom agroupfrom DissGolfClub. We jointlyown eighthorses,andour growing organisation has seenple enty of winnersandplaces.Butit t' s not justaboutthat; we have a shared goalof horse welfareand boast twohighlyregardedand extremelysuccessfultrain ners; Graeme McPherson, who is also atop London QC,an nd CarolineBailey,whosefam mily issteepedin racing —her father wonthe GrandNationalin1982 on Grittar. Irunthegroupalongside my business partnerStewartDudwell, andwedecidedtoformBDR after doing something similarwitha groupoffriends. We wanted to take on thebigcommercial syndicates andwinin ourownright.Ouraim is simple;thefinancialbenefits ofthebusinessstay inthegroup to keepcosts low, to spendon hospitalityand enhancethe experienceofBDRmembers. Stable opendaysare an importantpartof oursocial a activity, and we enjoyed a wonderful eventinJune with trainer Graeme McPherson.The whole stable morning experienceis ahuge part of owning a horse. The behind the scenes love,care andattention with race planning goesunnoticed by some whojust prefer aday attheraces.Butthe journey to actuallygettingthe horses to thetrack isallpartofthe funof horse ownership,andwhen your horse actuallywins,thesheer emotion from thatis magical. Sharingthecosts,thethrill,the funandforming newfriendships only enhances theexperience. NewBDR membersaremost welcome,soif horses areyour passion andyou’d liketobepart of afriendlyand winning team, please getintouch.
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