Frank Stronach

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2009 Record: (335-70-51-49)

2009 Earnings: $2,736,601

2009 Win %: 20% In-The-Money %: 50%

Owner(s): Frank Stronach
Born: Sept. 6, 1932, in Weiz, Austria
Residence: Austria and has homes in Canada, Florida, Colorado and Kentucky
Family: wife, Frieda; son, Andy (heavily involved in family’s Thoroughbred operation) and daughter, Belinda (member of the Canadian Parliament)
Professional Background: Stronach was born in Austria and immigrated to Canada in 1954 with a working background in tool and machine engineering ... In 1957, he formed a tool and die company, Multimatic Investments Ltd., which expanded into the production of automotive components. In 1969, Multimatic merged with Magna Electronics Corporation Limited, and subsequently became Magna International Inc., of which Stronach is the Chairman ... He was the founder and Chairman of Magna Entertainment Corp. (MEC), which owns and operates horse racetracks and training centers across North America. Stepped down as interim CEO in April 2009, and was replaced by Greg Rayburn. ... MEC also operates or has interests in off-track betting facilities, XpressBet, and other wagering platforms and racing content outlets both in North America and internationally. Churchill purchased a 50-percent interest in MEC's horse racing TV channel, HorseRacingTV ... MEC also produces StreuFex™, a straw-based horse bedding product ... Magna Entertainment Corp. announced Oct. 10, 2008 that it will not issue stalls at any of the MEC tracks to an owner or trainer found to have transported horses from one of its facilities to a slaughter facility or to an auction to sell horses for slaughter, joining Suffolk Downs, which was the first track in North America to enact such a policy ... MEC declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 5, 2009 after the entity had lost more than $500 million over the last five years, and owes Magna International Developments $372 million. The company is looking for a stalking-horse bid for a number of assets
Web site: www.magna.com; www.magnaent.com; www.adenapringsfarm.com
Racing Background: Purchased a riding horse in 1962 and a $700 claimer in the early 1960s
Racing Career: Races under the banner Stronach Stable, while the majority of his horses are bred under the name Adena Springs ... Ended 2008 as second leading owner by earnings with $6,677,124 and 114 wins ... Through Oct. 26, 2009, Stronach Stable is 17th in the owner standings with 65 victories and $2,317,407 in earnings. ... In the summer of 2009, he purchased versatile multiple graded stakes winner 7-year-old Einstein (Brz), who has been successful on all surfaces, to race in the 2009 Breeders' Cup Classic on the Pro-Ride at his Santa Anita Park. ... Among his top runners are 2004 Horse of the Year Ghostzapper, sired by Awesome Again and winner of that year’s Breeders' Cup Classic; champion Perfect Sting, 2000 Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare turf winner; champion Macho Uno, 2000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner; champion Ginger Punch, 2007 Breeders' Cup Ladies' Classic; Red Bullet, the 2000 Preakness Stakes winner; Golden Missile, triumphant in the 2000 Pimlico Special; Awesome Again, victor in the 1998 Breeders' Cup Classic and the richest Canadian-bred with earnings in excess of $4.3 million; Touch Gold (in partnership with Stonerside Stables), 1997 Belmont Stakes winner; and Glorious Song (in partnership with Nelson Bunker Hunt), 1980 Eclipse Award winner (top older filly and mare). ... As an owner, he now sits atop the Breeders' Cup rankings in earnings with over $8.75 million. That figure does not include his ownership with partners in other Breeders' Cup runners ... Won 1997 Belmont Stakes with Touch Gold, who defeated Triple Crown hopeful Silver Charm, and 2000 Preakness Stakes with homebred Red Bullet
Breeding/Racing Operation: Adena Springs has breeding farms in Kentucky, Florida and Canada. Operation is named for the earliest inhabitants of the Kentucky property, the Adena Indians ... Stronach bought the initial property in Kentucky in 1989. In 2005, he bought more than 2,000 acres of a former cattle farm near Paris, Ky., and sold the original Adena Springs acreage near Versailles, Ky., to Jess Jackson ... Adena Springs won the Eclipse Award as Champion Breeder for 2007, the first time in history one breeder won this award four years in a row, and the first operation to be awarded the honor six times – 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008 ... He also was voted the Eclipse for leading owner in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2008, the second time he was named leading breeder and owner in the same year. ... Five-time winner of Canada's Sovereign Award as outstanding breeder (1997-’99, 2006 and 2008) and nine-time winner as outstanding owner (1993-’95, 1997-’99, 2002-’03 and 2005) ... In 2005, operation became the first breeder in history to receive the Eclipse Award and the Sovereign Award for the same year. He also received the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association's national breeder award for 2004 ... In 2007, horses bred by Frank Stronach's operation earned $18,057,205, more than twice as much as the second leading breeder. Adena Springs bred 21 stakes winners that year, led by champion older female Ginger Punch. ... Stronach and/or Adena Springs has bred or raced more than 225 stakes winners, and the broodmare band has included two horses named Broodmare of the Year: Baby Zip (2005), dam of Ghostzapper and multiple stakes winner City Zip; and Primal Force (2000), dam of Macho Uno and Awesome Again. ... In 2009, Adena Springs closed its Florida stallion operation and sent Alphabet Soup, Milwaukee Brew, and Olmodavor to Ontario, Canada's Gardiner Farms, where he had sent Silent Name (Jpn) and Sligo Bay (Ire) the previous year. Will stand homebred Giant Gizmo there in a joint venture in 2010. Moved Red Bullet, Showing Up, and Wilko to Kentucky. Multiple G1 winner Tiago will be added for 2010, as will homebred Singing Saint. ... Leading Florida breeder in 2007 and 2008. ... Closed 2008 as the seventh consecutive year as North America’s leading breeder by earnings ($19,247,705) with 604 wins from 573 starters, only one starter bred in partnership. Among them were 25 stakes winners, including Canada's 2008 Horse of the Year Fatal Bullet, who finished second in the Breeders' Cup Sprint, and Canadian champion 3-year-old filly Ginger Brew ... Fatal Bullet returns in the 2009 Breeders' Cup Sprint ... Stronach has won five Breeders' Cup races with horses bred by Adena Springs (see above) ... Currently has over 200 horses in training, and a big roster of trainers including Rick Dutrow, Gary Capuano, Bobby Frankel, Bruce Levine, Brian Lynch, Bill Mott, Graham Motion, Joe Orseno, Mike Sedlacek, Kiaran McLaughlin, Justin Nixon, Michael Trombetta, John Servis, Todd Pletcher and Dale Romans. The farm also offers a racing partnership, the Adena Racing Venture (www.adenaracingadventure.com) ... Through 2008, Adena Springs ranks second to Allen Paulson on the Breeders' Cup top breeders’ list, with earnings of $7,852,400 to Paulson’s $7,854,800.

Breeders' Cup Record

Starts	1st	2nd	3rd	Earnings
2	0	0	0	$400,000

2008	Ladies' Classic	Ginger Punch	6th
	Sprint	Fatal Bullet	2nd