The Team at Heart Of The South

The team providing owners of racehorse syndicates with the thrill of ownership.
John Penny began running horseracing partnerships over 15 years ago after finding himself disappointed with the way other partnerships operated. He wanted to offer a service that took all of the effort out of owning a racehorse and allowed owners to feel as though they owned their horses outright. He also wanted to make it a social thing, where owners can get to know each other at the races and at social events, and always feel welcome when they visit the yards. He thought racehorse ownership should be about entertainment and excitment - and not just for the elite!

As well as racing, we are also actively involved in breeding and John and Caroline have two broadmares at their stud in East Sussex. In 2009 we launched our first breeding partnership which sold out within days. Several of our winning horses have been the offspring of our mare Aunt Ruby, including our flagship flat horse SOUTH CAPE. Aunt Ruby has produced five individual winners for us (out of five racing foals) and in 2011 produced a beautiful colt foal to the legendary Green Desert in his last season as a sire.