We want to hear your stories about racing

We want to hear your stories about racing. Tell us what your racing related job or hobby is like, we want to know what your life is like if thoroughbred racing is a big part of your life.

What do you love about racing or your job at the track? What do you hate about it? If you are an owner tell us what is good and bad about owning racehorses. If you have participated in group ownership of a racehorse, tell us what was good and bad about the experience.

Our long term goal is to organize the ideal thoroughbred racing partnership. We need suggestions from you. When we begin to implement your suggestions and organize our partnership we will contact you if you fill out our survey at www.racingnation.net indicating your interest.

I am Amy Stevens, I'm from Louisville, Kentucky, and I maintain many horse related web sites, most of them racing related, including racehorsetrainers.com, horsesales.com, about a dozen trainer sites, a couple farms, a couple bloodstock agents, and several racing related horsemen's organizations including the Kentucky HBPA and Kentucky Racing Health and Welfare Fund.

My partner is trainer Jere R. Smith Jr. from New Orleans, Louisiana. We are both currently working in Saudi Arabia. Jere is employed by King Abdullah Stables and is coming to the end of his 3 year contract. We want to put together very well organized thoroughbred racing partnerships to claim or purchase privately when we return to the states. Our goal is to step up where other racing partnerships have failed to provide a fun and profitable experience for the owners.

I'm sure there's a few people out there who know me and Jere, so feel free to tell what you know about either of us. Jere in particular has quite a "colorful" history from a lifetime at the track, and we invite any comments, good or bad. Really.

I added a picture, so you can put faces to the names - there's a ton of Jere on his web site, please have a look at www.jrsmithjr.com

regards
Amy