The strong win by Hoard the Bourbon (NZ) (Iffraaj) last week and the possibility of a Queensland campaign isn’t the only good news part-owner Jen Campin has had lately.
She’s also smiling at the successful launch of New Zealand’s newest syndication business, JC Racing, which she formed to “put some fun back into racing after a couple of years of lockdowns and uncertainty”.
“Our website is jcracing.fun – that ‘dot fun’ tells everyone who visits the site that we’re about them having fun with us as they live the racing dream,” Campin said.
“We’re making it very affordable to include potential owners who might have been priced out of racing in the past. Two of our first three horses are racing on lease, so there’s no purchase price involved and nothing will be offered to prospective owners that I wouldn’t be 110% happy to race myself.
“Our first horse – a two-year-old filly by Mongolian Khan was fully subscribed in a couple of weeks and even has a few Aussies racing her. She’s already in work with Andrew Forsman and is ticking all the boxes.
“Andrew is also getting a beautiful American Pharaoh yearling filly with a stunning international pedigree that we’re currently syndicating. She’s a half-sister to a winner of two and the second dam is a stakes winner herself and a full sister to the legendary Danehill – it’s a page full of international black type and she’s being syndicated for far less than she might have bought at the Easter sales.”
Australian born Campin began her decades long involvement in the New Zealand breeding and racing industry running Chequers Stud in Cambridge with her late husband Jim. She launched her own bloodstock business in 2003 which she has continued to successfully grow and lead since.
“A lot of people told me I was crazy trying to make a go of a business that was traditionally male dominated, but I stuck at it and we’ve had plenty of black type winners and very happy owners here, in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and throughout the region,” Campin said.
“I’m living the dream in a very real way with Wyndspelle. I chose him as a yearling at Karaka and I bought him with two partners. He was Group One placed at two, won the Waikato Guineas at three and was seven times Group One performed here and in Australia right up until he won his Group One at six, and now he’s coming into his third season at stud and leaving some stunning foals.
“JC Racing allows me to use my experience to focus on getting new people out to the races to enjoy the excitement of racing a horse, making new friends and having fun.”
The list of Group winners she’s bred, bought or sold to clients and the success she and her fellow owners have had on both sides of the Tasman, is part of the significant credentials and experience Campin is bringing to JC Racing.
As are the track records of the high-profile trainers who’ve agreed to train the JC Racing horses.
“In New Zealand we have Andrew Forsman at Cambridge, Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard who trained Wyndspelle, and just last week Pam Gerard and Mike Moroney with their trans-Tasman operation have been added to the team,” Campin said.
“In Australia we have Bjorn Baker in Sydney, Tony Gollan who has won the last seven Brisbane Premierships, and the wonderful team of Tony McEvoy and son Calvin training out of Ballarat.
“It’s our intention to get the business up and running in New Zealand and when the time is right to begin a gradual expansion into Australia.
“Of course, if they’re good enough, our Kiwi horses will cross the Tasman with their trainers and go after some of the big prizemoney on offer in Australia. Now wouldn’t that be fun and what a great excuse to pack your passport and head off on a holiday.”
