My home base is in Illinois. Mike Reavis is my trainer here. Anyone that follows thoroughbred racing knows that Mike is consistently towards the top of the trainer standings year after year. One thing that I really like is his percent "in the money" stats. Even though almost all trainers have hot and cold spells, Mike's year end numbers always show well over 60% for the top three positions. That means a lot to the owner. He's an easy guy to talk to, and he puts the horses in at the levels where they belong. If you're interested in talking with him about his rates and training philosophy, walk in or call the racing office at either Hawthorne or Arlington Racetracks to contact him.

I also occasionally ship some of my own horses out east to race in Randy Allen's barn. I have claimed several horses through Randy, and all have made me money. Randy carefully works together with me to help me choose horses that will give me the best chance to make a profit. Randy is a very nice guy that is concerned for the safety and well being of the horses in his stable. Randy's home base is Philadelphia Park. There are about ten racetracks within two hours of his home base, so there are tons of opportunity out east. Most of the tracks have slots so the purses are very generous!!

I recently shipped my gelding True Pro out to Pinnacle Race Course in Michigan. My trainer there is Douglas Barron. Douglas likes to be called Bobby (his middle name), and again I have to say that his guy is great with horses and he really cares about doing his best for me. True Pro is already making me money there.