History

The Lucky Shoe Racing Syndicate was first formed in 2005. Since then, the Syndicate has periodically raced horses on the flat and over jumps with a number of trainers including the late Dessie Hughes, Gordon Elliott and Johnny Murtagh. The Syndicate is organised and administered on a not for profit basis by Laurence Kennedy who acts as Agent for the Syndicate. The aim is to strike a balance between keeping the cost per member as reasonable as possible and ensuring that the member’s individual racing experience is not significantly diluted. Through leasing horses at nil cost, Syndicate members are spared the significant, initial cost of purchasing horses to race. Recently, the Syndicate has forged an association with Pigeon Park Stud. Well bred fillies with the potential to be retained for breeding by the Stud, are leased by the Syndicate for their racing careers. Uniquely, this offers Syndicate members a wider perspective and fuller experience in following the progress of a racehorse from stud through to the racetrack.