Island Life Magazine Ltd October/November 2016 | Page 38

Interview

Living the dream as
a racehorse owner
Many people dream of owning
a racehorse - but then bump up
against the reality of the bank
manager, or perhaps a partner
who’d prefer to spend the
money on a new conservatory
or hot tub - before agreeing
to invest in a four legged
lawnmower.
Vectis Racing, a small consortium of
Island people, have got together and
made owning a racehorse a reality that’s
affordable. Glenn Morley an Isle of Wight
lad who has worked in racing yards, and
on various racecourses since 2001, formed
Vectis Racing so that ordinary people can
get involved in the sport at a fraction of
the cost of owning a race horse outright.
Glenn explained: “There are many reasons
people join the club: some simply like the
kudos of saying they have a share in a
racehorse, some love spending days out
racing and some just love horses - it’s a real
mixed bag.”
So how does this scheme work? If you
have grand ideas of being in the winning
enclosure at Ascot then dream on. The
chance of this happening is probably
about as likely as winning the Lottery and
Euro Millions on the same day, so with that
out of the way, that just leaves FUN, with a
capital F.
Glenn explains: “It’s what our syndicate is
all about, days out on the racecourse with
like-minded people who enjoy the thrill of
racing, eating nice food and having a drink
with friends. Sometimes you might even
cover some of the costs of your day out, if

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