What Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners does

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, LLC is a privately held American thoroughbred horse racing partnership company founded in 2011 by Aron Wellman and headquartered in North Augusta, South Carolina. The firm acquires horses through yearling auctions, 2-year-old breeze-up sales, and private purchases, then syndicates ownership interests to a base of high-net-worth individuals and institutional co-owners such as Repole Stable, Don Alberto Stable, Bridlewood Farm, Coolmore Partners, and Robert LaPenta. Eclipse manages the full lifecycle of each horse — coordinating with elite trainers (notably Todd Pletcher, Michael McCarthy, and Graham Motion), tracking racing performance, and distributing economics back to partners — and has accumulated 34 Grade 1 wins, 92 graded stakes wins, and approximately $67.6M in lifetime purse earnings across more than 3,500 starts since inception.

The company's product and service stack centers on the Personal Stable online partner portal, which provides real-time access to each partner's horses, entries, results, invoices, and news, supplemented by a Knowledge Base that educates new owners on Eclipse's philosophy, auctions, and racetracks. The core economic engine is a $600 per-month management fee per partnership share plus pass-through training, medical, and vaccine expenses, with additional economics from race purses and post-racing sale proceeds. Eclipse has expanded geographically from its U.S. base into Australasia (2018, anchored by Su-Ann Khaw as Director of Business Development Australasia) and Europe (France and the United Kingdom), and in 2025-2026 added Grade 1 wins with Journalism (Preakness, Haskell, Santa Anita Derby) and Classic Q (Just A Game), reinforcing its position as one of the more active graded-stakes partnership operations in North America.

Name

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners

Legal name

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, LLC

Website

https://eclipsetbpartners.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners is a privately held horse racing syndicate founded in 2011 that acquires and manages thoroughbred racehorses on behalf of high-net-worth individual and institutional partners across the U.S., Australasia, and Europe, leveraging a digital partner portal and elite trainer relationships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Thoroughbred Horse Racing Partnerships

NAICS

Horses and Other Equine Production (11292), Horses and Other Equine Production (112920), Racetracks (711212)

SIC

Services-Racing, Including Track Operation (7948), Agricultural Prod-Livestock & Animal Specialties (200), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Racehorse Ownership, Syndication & Investment Platforms (MPAEADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Equestrian Teams & Stables (Racing/Show Jumping/Eventing) (MPAKABAG), Breeding & Bloodstock (Stud Farms, Sales/Auctions) (MPAEADAH), Training, Stables & Equine Services (MPAEADAI)

Keywords

• Thoroughbred horse racing
• Horse racing partnerships
• Racehorse ownership
• Horse training management
• Equine syndication services

Headquarters

HQ city

North Augusta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Partnership Management Fees: Monthly management fee of $600 plus related expenses including medical expenses, vaccines, training costs. Partners pay ongoing fees for horse ownership participation.
2. Race Winnings and Horse Sales: Revenue generated from race purses, stakes earnings, and appreciation in horse value when horses are sold as broodmare prospects or for breeding after racing careers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners forms thoroughbred racing partnerships by acquiring racehorses through yearling auctions, 2-year-old sales, and private purchases. The company manages the full lifecycle of each horse including training coordination with top trainers, racing logistics, and provides partners with a digital portal (Personal Stable) to track horses, view entries/results, and pay monthly invoices. Partners pay a $600 monthly management fee plus related expenses for ownership participation.

Product overview

Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners operates as a thoroughbred horse racing ownership partnership company that enables individuals to become co-owners in racehorses. The product ecosystem centers around the Personal Stable online portal, which serves as the core platform providing real-time access to horses, news, data, entries, results, and invoice management. Supporting this is a Knowledge Base educational resource and comprehensive stable management services. The company acquires horses through yearlings at public auction, 2-year-olds at breeze-up sales, and private purchases, then manages their racing careers while providing partners with ownership experiences and information through their digital platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Thoroughbred Ownership Partnerships
• Personal Stable Digital Platform
• Horse Racing Stable Management

Quantifiable outcome

• $67.6 million in all-time earnings across 3,548 starts with 695 wins
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Su-Ann KhawminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2018Hired as Director of Business Development Australasia in March 2018. Part-owner of Pinot (Aus) - G1 Kennedy Oaks winner. Represents Eclipse expansion into Australian market targeting Inglis Easter Yearling Sale.
• Repole StablecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Partnership with Mike Repole's Repole Stable, co-owner of multiple horses including Nest (Kentucky Oaks winner) and major stakes performers. Partnership formed around 2017 with combined expertise and passion for racing. Mike Repole is founder of VitaminWater and BodyArmor sports drinks.
• Dogwood Stable (merged with Eclipse)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Dogwood Stable, founded by Cot Campbell (pioneer of the partnership concept in horse racing), merged with Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners in 2013. Eclipse founder Aron Wellman called it one of his greatest professional achievements to receive Cot Campbell's blessing.
• Michael HouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate developer from Southern California, co-owner of Nest and other horses. Has been involved in racing for decades with stakes winners Big John B, Hunt, and Battle of Hastings.
• Bridlewood FarmcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-owner of Journalism (G1 Haskell, Preakness winner) and Tapwrit (Belmont Stakes winner). Major breeding and racing operation.
• Don Alberto StablecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBreeder and co-owner of Journalism (G1 Haskell, Preakness winner). Major Chilean breeding operation with U.S. presence.
• Coolmore PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-owner of Journalism along with Eclipse, Bridlewood, Don Alberto, Robert LaPenta, Elyane Stables. Major Irish breeding operation with global presence.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Don Alberto Stable: Major Chilean-U.S. breeding operation that co-bred/co-owns Journalism with Eclipse. Functions similarly to a private partnership/syndication entity in thoroughbred racing and provides a directly comparable ownership-side peer for international racing collaborations.
• WinStar Farm: One of North America's largest thoroughbred racing and breeding operations. Operates commercial stallion stations, large-scale breeding programs, and racing partnerships at a much larger scale than Eclipse, providing a comparable end-product (elite racehorses) through a broader portfolio model.
• Coolmore America: Coolmore Partners is a listed Eclipse co-owner. The broader Coolmore organization is a global thoroughbred breeding/racing giant (Ashford Stud) and operates partnership/syndication structures comparable to Eclipse's elite-tier offerings, but at vastly greater scale across multiple continents.
• Three Chimneys Farm: Major central-Kentucky stallion and breeding operation with deep participation in racing partnerships/syndications. Comparable category (elite thoroughbred partnerships) but emphasizes a stallion-stud-book business model rather than Eclipse's partnership-first, light-asset model.

Direct peers

• Klaravich Stables: Seth Klarman's Klaravich Stables is one of the most successful U.S. thoroughbred racing partnerships and is directly comparable to Eclipse in serving sophisticated HNW/insider co-owners with elite horses and trainers. Provides a meaningful benchmark for HNW partnership economics.
• Repole Stable: Mike Repole's Repole Stable is both a major Eclipse co-ownership partner and itself a top-tier racing partnership operation with comparable high-end horses (e.g., Nest). Direct peer in the partnership/syndication model serving HNW co-owners.
• Bridlewood Farm: A Florida-based thoroughbred operation that is a core Eclipse co-owner (Tapwrit, Journalism). Runs its own racing/breeding partnerships serving HNW clients and is structurally aligned with Eclipse in acquiring and managing elite racehorses.
• Team Valor International: Eclipse founder Aron Wellman previously served as VP of Team Valor. Team Valor is a directly comparable thoroughbred racing partnership/syndication operation building partnership groups around elite runners, with similar economics and target HNW audience.
• Stonestreet Farm: Barbara Banke's Stonestreet Farm is a top-tier thoroughbred breeding and racing operation that participates in partnership/syndication structures with HNW co-owners. Functions as both a peer partnership operator and a partner in Eclipse-style ventures.

Others

• Dogwood Stable: Cot Campbell's Dogwood Stable was the pioneer of the racing partnership concept and merged into Eclipse in 2013. As Eclipse's direct predecessor, Dogwood defines the legacy operating model Eclipse inherited, with shared management (Jack Sadler, Bill Victor from Dogwood now at Eclipse).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/EclipseTBP
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/EclipseTBP
• Facebookfacebook.com/EclipseTBP
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eclipse-thoroughbred-partners

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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