Harness Racing's Best of the Decade - Owner
JERRY SILVA
Harness Racing's Owner of the Decade
(tie with Arlene & Jules Siegel)
The list of horses owned by Jerry Silva over the 2000s is awesome. On the trotting side, a handful include Cantab Hall, Snow White, Strong Yankee, Enough Talk, Deweycheatumnhowe and Muscle Hill. Pacers the likes of Art Major, Southwind Tempo, Tug River Princess, downunder sensation Auckland Reactor and 2009 World Record Holder One More Laugh... just to name a few. As well as a stable full of champion racehorses, Silva owns institutional long-term pharmacy ChemRx in Long Beach, N.Y.
What They Said About Silva:
"He has the Midas touch." - Darryl MacArthur, standardbred owner, President of the Ontario Harness Horse Association |
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"You don't have to ask Jerry to ante up - he's already in. He's owned horses in all divisions, has that youthful exuberance and pays his money. Period. Love this guy. Put up or shut up. Good going Jerry." - Bob Heyden, The Meadowlands |
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"Have a solid young maiden winner? Jerry will try to buy him. Yearlings, racehorses, prospects. Jerry is everywhere." - Dean Towers, owner/horseplayer/blogger |
Top Three In Voting
1. Arlene & Jules Siegel
1. Jerry Silva
3. Brittany Farms/George Segal