OwnerView introduced right now that the 2024 New Proprietor of the 12 months, sponsored by 1/ST RACING, is being awarded to John Stewart and Jayson Werth.

Stewart is a lifelong racing fan, having lived in Lexington, Ky., for greater than 30 years. He purchased his first horse, Shiloh’s Mistress, alongside Gavin O’Conner on the 2022 Keeneland September yearling sale, and he’s changing into an influential breeder and proprietor within the horse racing trade. Stewart owns Resolute Racing, a farm in Halfway, Ky, which has greater than 1,000 acres and homes broodmares, yearlings, and horses of racing age. 

Stewart focuses on breeding to race as a substitute of to promote. By way of his breeding program, he hopes to help the trade by creating good-quality broodmares.

Stewart owns Pounce, a 3-year-old filly by Lookin At Fortunate out of Bouncy, bred by Bell, Rankin, VanMeter & Hancock. Pounce gained each the Lake George Stakes and Herecomesthebride Stakes this 12 months. Stewart additionally co-owns Didia, winner of the New York Stakes. Different notable horses owned by Stewart are Goliath, winner of the 2024 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot Racecourse in England, and stakes winners Misty Veil, Dana’s Magnificence, Youalmosthadme, and Mensa.

“It’s essential as I develop the breeding program at Resolute Racing to breed to race. I’m making an attempt to breed high quality horses that may go on to win graded stakes,” Stewart stated. “Beginning off on this trade might be intimidating, however when you’re in, you’re hooked. It’s a beautiful sport, and I hope extra folks take the time to get entangled.”

Werth is a newcomer to the Thoroughbred trade. He was a Main League Baseball participant for 15 seasons from 2002 to 2017, together with a World Sequence win with the Philadelphia Phillies. His racing enterprise, Two Eight Racing LLC, is known as after his uniform quantity.

Werth is a co-owner of this 12 months’s Belmont Stakes and NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes winner Dornoch, a 3-year-old colt by Good Magic out of Puca, bred by Grandview Equine. Different horses owned by Werth embody graded stakes winners R Calli Kim and R Harper Rose. 

Werth was the keynote speaker on the Racing and Gaming Convention this 12 months at Saratoga, the place he highlighted the sense of neighborhood that comes with possession within the sport.

Werth’s son, Jackson Werth, is following in his father’s footsteps as they pave the way in which for brand new house owners within the Thoroughbred trade. 

“The Thoroughbred trade is not like something I’ve ever skilled. It’s a sport that I’ve shortly fallen in love with,” Werth stated. “I’ve been in a position to share my ardour for this trade with my family and friends. Being a retired athlete, having the possibility to be an proprietor on this sport has given me one thing very particular.” 

The New Proprietor of the 12 months Award has been offered to MyRacehorse, Larry Greatest, the Churchill Downs Racing Membership, Charles and Susan Chu, LNJ Foxwoods, Sol Kumin, Boat Racing, Richard Dawson and Pat Kearney, and Jim and Dana Bernhard and Alexander Bregman.

The 2024 Thoroughbred Proprietor Convention sequence was hosted by The Jockey Membership and the Thoroughbred Homeowners and Breeders Affiliation and offered by Bessemer Belief, The Inexperienced Group, and Stoll Keenon Ogden. There isn’t any registration payment for the reside or recorded digital convention sequence, however registration is required. Registration data is on the market at ownerview.com/occasion/convention or by contacting Gary Falter at gfalter@jockeyclub.com.

OwnerView is a joint effort spearheaded by The Jockey Membership and the Thoroughbred Homeowners and Breeders Affiliation to encourage possession of Thoroughbreds and supply correct data on elements of possession equivalent to trainers, public racing syndicates, the method of buying and proudly owning a Thoroughbred, racehorse retirement, and proprietor licensing.