Geelong Racing Club CEO, Daniel Salter, talks on all things miRunners and Geelong Community Thoroughbred partnership related. In our exclusive video interview he offers his insights into the benefits, perks and what the future may have in store for the synergy between miRunners, GRC, Troy Corstens and our owners; Team Geelong.
Geelong Racing Club is partnering with miRunners, the organisation making premium thoroughbred racehorse ownership affordable, in an industry-first: to offer the Geelong community accessible and easy ownership of a premium thoroughbred racehorse – the Geelong horse.
For the Geelong Racing Club, this initiative creates a new opportunity for everyone in the Geelong area to form new ties, and to enjoy a personalised, engaging and year-round experience with the miRunners Geelong horse.
“This is a great opportunity for people who may have thought they could never afford or be involved” in horse ownership, says Salter.
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“For all country race clubs, and any sporting club, it’s really important to get people involved and engaged with what you’re trying to do. For us, our relationship with miRunners is about getting people to the race track. Hopefully the horse has it’s first start or a number of starts out here at Geelong and we get a really good public turnout to come and watch the horse and get involved with racing.”
Trainer Troy Corstens – a great judge of promising future stars
Troy is a regular entrant in Victoria’s top-trainer lists. He is known for his judgment of promising future stars, and his ability to see the early potential in a horse as evidenced by current youngsters such as Thrillster and Really Swish.
In the 2017/2018 racing year Troy Corstens won $1,993,273 in prize money, taking his total career winnings to $10,174,654. He has 226 career wins to his name, including two Group 1 wins.
Troy’s first involvement with a major winner was Triple Group 1 winner Helenus. He purchased him as a yearling and enjoyed success with his father Leon training him to the 2002 Caulfield Guineas and VRC Derby. His next major Group 1 horse was the international hero Starspangledbanner. Another Group 1 winner for the stable was Awesome Rock in the 2016 VRC Mackinnon Stakes. The most-recent major winner for Troy was Spring Choice in the Port Adelaide Guineas and latest Group 1 winner was Montoya’s Secret in the ATC Storm Queen Stakes.
Malua Racing Team Corstens is a patient stable that believes a happy, healthy horse best positions a winning horse.
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You can join Daniel and Troy in Team Geelong for just $198 per unit, plus a fee of $15 per month to cover all costs. If more than one unit is bought, the monthly fee drops to $5 for each unit there on.
