Marjac Farms

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Marjac Farms

Owner(s): Rich Burke
Born: April 25, 1957 in Jersey City, N.J.
Residence: Richmond, Va.
Family: wife Patti; son Steven, a junior at Virginia Tech
Education: Graduated from California Polytechnic in Pomona, Calif.
Professional Background: Former executive with Federal Express and Circuit City in Louisville, Ky. ... Now owns Marjac Capital Partners, L.P., a private investment company, in Glen Allen, Virginia. The name is derived from his parents, Marie and Jack, both deceased
Racing Background: As a boy growing up in Southern California, he attended Santa Anita, Del Mar and Pomona (now Fairplex) with his father
Breeding/Racing Operation: His interest in racing was heightened when he lived in Louisville and became good friends with Tom Evans and Ted Forrest. The three each own one-third of the mare Candytuft, dam of Midnight Lute ... He owns another mare with Evans and Forrest; she is boarded at Evans' Trackside Farm, along with Candytuft ... Burke has owned and raced a few horses over the years, but says "the satisfaction of seeing a horse succeed on the track that you have raised is by far, more gratifying." ... Burke was thrilled to see his first Breeders' Cup participant win on the sloppy Monmouth track and earn championship honors. Midnight Lute will go for the repeat in 2008.

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