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 Ed
O'Connor is VIP Stable's
founder and the Managing Partner of the stable and
all
it's related partnerships. Ed is a lifelong
harness racing
fan and a CPA currently working in
the TV industry. His
goal in starting VIP Stable back in 1999 was
to give harness racing fans the opportunity
to own part of a quality harness racehorse
without a large financial investment or
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Tom Janes
is a co-owner of VIP Stable and
its Marketing
Director. Tom has experience
with several harness racing partnerships and
is also a longtime
harness
owner.
Tom is the primary contact
between
VIP Stable and
our
partners, and
is a regular
in the winner's
circle
with our
horses. |
Trainers
Mark Kesmodel - One of the
leading trainers in New Jersey for the past decade, and third in
the 2008 Trainer's standings at The Meadowlands, Mark is one of
our main trainers for our upper level horses. Mark
conditions a stable of roughly 30 horses from his base at White
Birch farm.
 George Teague - Widely considered one of
the very best trainers of young stakes horses
in the entire sport, George Teague started working with VIP
Stable in the fall of 2006. George has conditioned some of
the best horses of the past few seasons, including Horse of the
Year RAINBOW BLUE, millionaires TOTAL TRUTH, WESTERN ACE, and
SOUTHWIND LYNX and has captured such important stakes at the Breeders Crown, Meadowlands Pace, The Hambletonian Oaks,
The Progress Pace, The Cane Pace, The Hoosier Cup, The North
American Cup, The Three Diamonds, The Matron, The Sweetheart,
The Woodrow Wilson, and many many more.
Bohn Butenschoen
- Long time Illinois based
trainer started with a few VIP Stable yearlings in 2005, and
has overseen VIP's Midwest horses for several years. John is best know as the conditioner of millionaire Plesac,
and multiple stakes winning The Quiet Mon. In the fall of
2008, John is moving his base of operations to New Jersey for
racehorses and Florida for his young horses
Karen Williams -
Conditions a mid sized stable of very high end horses - many of
them also owned by Karen. Karen is based in her home state
of New Jersey and races primarily at The Meadowlands, but also
competes in upper level races at Chester Downs, Dover Downs and
Yonkers Raceway. Karen is highly regarded for her top
quality care of the horses in her barn, and her solid results on
the track.
 Julie Miller
- An experienced horsewoman in her own right, Julie is the
trainer for the Andy Miller Stable. Julie and Andy
relocated to New Jersey from Illinois in 2006 and have become
a major force all over the east coast.
Tom
Fanning - trainer for VIP Stable's New Jersey based
string since 2004. Tom has over 25 years
experience racing at The Meadowlands and Freehold.
Tom has developed several stakes winning colts such as
ARTSTANDING, SPOCK HANOVER,
PACIFIC RENEGADE, and SILKS
N DIAMONDS. Tom is based
at Gaitway Farm near Freehold and maintains a barn of
around 12 horses.
Joe DeCarlo - After personally handling 2001 Horse Of
The Year, BUNNY LAKE, Joe decided it was time to start a new
phase in his career and left the John Stark stable to start
his own training career. Since striking out on his
own, Joe has put up solid numbers and done a great job with
a mid sized stable starting at Saratoga Raceway where he won
the 2005 Peerless McGrath Award for up-and-coming trainer.
In recent years, Joe has shifted his base of operations to
New York's Goshen area and has been a regular in the
winner's circle at Yonkers, Monticello, Tioga, and Pocono.
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