Winning Ponies

Dan Collins who manages Bona Venture Stables, is a life-long racing enthusiast who once spent a summer covering the horse racing scene for The Saratogian newspaper in Saratoga Springs, NY. In 1996, Mr. Collins became involved in his first racing syndicate and began learning about pedigrees, conformation and the sales process. He purchased his first thoroughbred in 1999 and formed Bona Venture Stables in 2005. Bona Venture Stables LLC is a horse racing organization dedicated to providing the average investor an opportunity for ownership in a major league sports franchise – thoroughbred horse racing! Today, there are about 40 individuals who are involved in individual ownership of a thoroughbred race horse through Bona Venture Stables. They maintain an active stable of between 8 to 15 thoroughbreds racing, and breeding primarily in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Florida. They take a unique approach to ownership by actively engaging their members in a social atmosphere in addition to their par