Wayne O won a maiden special weight on Saturday at Keeneland as the third choice in a large field of 12 2-year-olds, taking several new owners along for the ride as part of the MyRacehorse.com club investment. The nascent company seeks even greater heights in the coming weeks as it holds a stake in Breeders’ Cup contenders Street Band and Lazy Daisy. MyRacehorse offers a new twist to the popular club model of Thoroughbred ownership, a concept that has grown in popularity in recent years, offering interested parties a chance to buy a small share in a horse and to experience Thoroughbred ownership with no continued overhead costs. :: DRF BREEDING LIVE: Real-time coverage of breeding and sales MyRacehorse provides a low-cost entry point into Thoroughbred ownership via similar single-payment fractional shares, but as a for-profit model, treating investment horses as though they are registered securities, and partnering with various other ownership entities that may offer additional incentives. For example, Spendthrift Farm, which is known for its innovative breeding incentive programs, has partnered with MyRacehorse to campaign runners, including Wayne O, and to put its own stamp on the program via its “Future Racing Challenge” rewards tied to a colt’s eventual stud career. Microshares in the colt, at 0.01 percent for $95 each, were offered with no additional payments required from investors during the colt’s racing career. Shareholders are not only eligible to receive a portion of any revenue the colt generates on or off the track, but can participate in Spendthrift’s stallion value incentive. If Wayne O wins a Grade 1 race in the United States, a $6 million bonus will immediately be paid to investors, representing an early portion of the horse’s future value as a stallion. One .01 percent share in the horse would represent a $600 payout for the investor in that case. “Our goal is to enrich the horse racing experience for each investor,” MyRacehorse’s website states. “In addition to having an equity interest in the horse, we offer regular updates on how your horse is doing, free backside tours, farm tours, and events during morning workouts so you can watch your horse and chat with the trainer. When the horse races, you can gain access to the winner’s circle and enter a raffle for paddock access. We also have premium events on race day, including owner-exclusive parties.” Meanwhile, the two other flagship runners on the track for MyRacehorse, which was launched in 2018, are fillies, Street Band and Lazy Daisy. The group - along with her breeders, trainer Larry Jones and his wife, Cindy, and Ray Francis - holds a stake in Street Band. The filly won the Grade 2 Fair Grounds Oaks earlier this year. Freshened after finishing sixth in the Kentucky Oaks, she bounced back to win the Grade 3 Indiana Oaks and finish third in the Grade 1 Alabama Stakes. Most recently, she earned her spot in the Breeders’ Cup Distaff with a victory over multiple Grade 1 winner Guarana in the Grade 1 Cotillion Stakes at Parx Racing. The stellar field for that race also included Kentucky Oaks winner Serengeti Empress, Eclipse Award champion filly Jaywalk, and multiple Grade 1 winner Bellafina. Lazy Daisy has won 2 of her 3 starts, most recently earning an automatic berth in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies, as well as qualifying points toward next year’s Kentucky Oaks, by winning the Grade 2 Pocahontas Stakes at Churchill Downs. In October, MyRacehorse announced that it was offering microshares in Lazy Daisy, also owned by ERJ Racing, Great Friends Stable, and Tom Mansor, with an .01 percent interest going for $115. “They’re gonna have a blast when they come meet her and get to know her personality,” trainer Doug O’Neill said. “When Lazy Daisy gets to feel the love and excitement of the new owners, it’s gonna be a great combination. I think we’re gonna have a super-bright future. Anyone new to the game, having Lazy Daisy be one of their first contacts, they’re gonna be so pumped and excited.”