Dave Reid

Nothing Standard about Master of All Trades

Question. After Taylor Made, which consignment sold the most yearlings in a single sale at Lexington this year? Here's a clue. Its principal also co-manages the company that hosted record turnover at the same auction. If you need an extra steer, this gentleman additionally manages the syndicate behind the hottest stallion of his type in the land. Yes? No? Well, okay, does it help if we add that he also put together the ownership of a record-breaking mare that banked $5.5 million on the track? Enough already. Because if you...

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Antonacci Elected to Harness Hall of Fame

Increasingly prominent Thoroughbred owner Frank Antonacci, a partner with David Reid in Ice Wine Stables who campaigned No Nay Never (Scat Daddy) in partnership with the Magnier family, has been elected to the Harness Racing Hall Of Fame, the organization announced Friday. Antonacci, known as "Frank The Elder," is a second-generation member from one of harness racing's most famous and successful families. The family initially began operating Lindy Farms, a Standardbred farm located first in New York and then in Connecticut, and as part of the Crown Stables, which include...

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With Hall of Famer Takter By His Side, Antonacci Turns to Training

When Philip Antonacci begins his training career later this year, he won't be just any rookie. The 25-year-old who has worked for a number of top trainers has enlisted legendary Standardbred trainer Jimmy Takter to assist him in what Antonacci describes as a partnership between the two. Antonacci's family operates Lindy Farms, one of the most prominent breeding and racing operations in standardbred racing. Lindy has branched out in recent years and now operates a modest sized thoroughbred operation, which Philip, a University of Pennsylvania graduate, has helped manage. It...

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Hambletonian Has Thoroughbred Connection

One of the favorites for Standardbred racing's ultimate prize has significant connections to the Thoroughbred world. Ready For Moni, the 3-1 morning line second choice in Saturday afternoon's $1 million Hambletonian at the Meadowlands, was bred by the Moni Maker Stable's Frank Antonacci and David Reid, the principals behind Thoroughbred racing's Ice Wine Stable that has campaigned such stars at No Nay Never, now standing at Coolmore Stud in Ireland, and this year's promising 2-year-old Fauci (Malibu Moon). Reid is also the owner of Preferred Equine Marketing, a dual-breed sales...

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