The success Serge Savard has had in the top ranks of professional hockey can easily make many jealous. That success seems to have crossed over to the horse racing world, particularly over the past couple of years
, as the ex-National Hockey Leaguer reached the top of the ownership mountain last year with Shadow Play. Now, as explained in a Toronto Star article, Savard may be making the same climb with Malicious and Wellthereyougo.
As the article explains, in total, Savard paid only $34,000 for his stake in the three horses. In the month of August alone, those horses have bankrolled more than $400,000. Shadow Play has banked $344,750 of its $1,553,322 this campaign, while Nassagaweya Stakes division winner Malicious and Battle of Waterloo victor Wellthereyougo have banked over $405,000 combined so far in their fledgling campaigns.
"To have three (stakes-calibre) horses right now, it's like winning the jackpot in the lottery," Savard was quoted as saying. "It's luck. You can buy 100 horses and never have a horse like that (Shadow Play). What are the odds of getting another good one? They're very, very slim. It was a dream year last year and this year we've got two really good horses, maybe just as good (as Shadow Play). It's just luck – very, very lucky. I don't train the horses. I don't drive the horses. We just buy the horses. It's luck."
Hall of Fame horsemen Bill O'Donnell said otherwise, stating that luck has nothing to do with Savard's success. "He was born with a horseshoe up his (butt)," O'Donnell, speaking only half in jest, is quoted as saying in the Toronto Star piece. "I'm going to name a horse Serge Savard. Maybe I can win the Little Brown Jug with him."
The Toronto Star piece traces some of Savards' past equine standouts, and also offers quotes from trainer John Kopas.
Click here to the read the Toronto Star article in its entirety.
(With files from the Toronto Star)
I think Mr. Savard would be
I think Mr. Savard would be the first to admit that Dr. Ian Moore could be considered a big factor in determining the LUCK, involved, Dr. Moore, has a good eye when it comes to picking horses, not just in the last couple of years, but over a period of time he's well respected in the maritimes and his LUCK is truely deserved. Also the M G Group in Bathurst NB is to be congratulated. Good Luck to Malicious, Wellthereyougo and Shadowplay in upcoming races, they're the ones that do the work, and like they say, you make your own luck. People west of the maritimes couldn't possibly believe that maritimers could achieve anything if it wasn't for LUCK, but just maybe, there is a lot of knowledge and hard work involved in Dr. Moore's good luck.