Buying your first horse is just the beginning of your involvement in this exciting industry. Your best approach is to utilise a team of experts. DYNAMIC SYNDICATIONS Using the skills and expertise of Dean Watt, a reputable bloodstock agent and market leader in syndications is your major step.
The Dynamic Syndications Administration Team is an elite group of industry professionals with years of specific industry business acumen behind them. This has been a key component of our success. Just as in the selcetion of thoroughbreds we have used the same philosophy in the selection of staff.
Select the BEST and leave the REST
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer: STAN
Stan is a CPA with a wealth of administrative experience. Stan was a senior partner at leading accounting practice Price Waterhouse Coopers. It was from this practice Stan was appointed the accountant for the Minnamurra Group of Companies run by Bruce Reid.
This association has continued and developed over 40 years, where Stan now controls the vast Minnamurra Groups business interests.
The Minnamurra Group are equity partners of Dynamic Syndications. Stan is the Compliance Officer for Dynamic Syndication (as required by ASIC) as well as our Company Secretary.
Personal Assistant to Dean Watt
Client Liasion & Operations Manager : FIONA
Fiona has worked closely with Dean for 20 years and knows the racing industry well. Fiona is well versed in all procedural requirements required of Racing NSW and ASIC. Fiona has a intimate knowledge of every stage of your horses progress. Fiona will be liaising daily with Dean and your Stable to ensure the most up to date information is always available.
Fiona is responsible for ensuring that your information flow is constantly maintained.
When the horse is in the stable, Fiona will issue you with a written update in summary format every 7 days as a minimum.
Fiona's friendly and outgoing personality makes her an ideal point of reference for most racing and information questions you may have.
SENIOR SALES EXECUTIVE : MATT
Lead Generation & Sales Consultant
Matt joined our team in the position of Senior Sales Executive after an extensive Australia wide search to find the right candidate that would compliment our business philosophy of offering unparallel service, business acumen, full disclosure, transparency and integrity. Matt will be integral in the implementation and development of new data systems and ensuring our clients continue to receive outstanding service they are accustomed to.
Dynamic Syndications employed the services of specialist Recruitment Company Stephens / Vlahos in Victoria. Principal Bill Vlahos was given the charter to find the best person for such a demanding and rewarding role. Matt was a standout for our position.
A "sea change" and new career direction has enabled Dynamic Syndications to entice Matt to join our team as a specialist consultant. Matt will offer substantial benefits and skills to Dynamic Syndications. His depth of knowledge of the corporate sector in both direct sales and marketing and his administration is without peer. Matt's client service and customer care, along with his integrity and commitment to detail Matt is respected and acknowledged as a "Can Do" man.
Matt's intimate knowledge of the racing industry along with his wealth of experience in direct sales represents a major accomplishment for Dynamic Syndications team to secure his services.
Matt joins us in the Senior Sales Executive role having spent the last 8 years working in direct sales and account management for a high profile public listed company. Having spent his school years at Cobram in rural Victoria, due to his rapid rise along his personal career path, Matt has also lived in Perth, Melbourne and now resides in Sydney.
During his time with his previous employer Matt secured and managed multi-million dollar client portfolios. Matt's interest in the thoroughbred industry started back in his High School years when running the Melbourne Cup Sweeps for his classmates (and teachers). In later years, he was able to experience first hand the thrill of winning races when he shared in the ownership of two winning horses.
The opportunity to work with the Dynamic Syndications team is one that Matt is relishing.
The procedures used by Dynamic Syndications in the relentless pursuit of excellent client service and of finding that next Group1 winner, blends well with Matt's previous employment experience.
As someone that has experienced the thrill of racehorse ownership, Matt is well versed in the excitement of racehorse ownership. Over the coming weeks Matt will take the opportunity to contact potential clients and offer them the possibility to become a member of the Dynamic Syndications team.
In the meantime, please contact Matt through the website or call him directly on our office number 02 8299 7499.
Sales Consultant:MADDY
MADDY joined our Team in the role of - Sales Consultant.
MADDY was exactly what we were searching for - The perfect blend of sales experience with a track record of proven results. This blended with her compassion for clients needs ensures our clients continue receive the very best of service. Add to her warm and outgoing personality an impeccable and intimate knowledge of the equine athlete along with an excellent depth of industry knowledge.
MADDY joins us boasting an impeccable resume covering a rich working history that involved extensive knowledge of the fast paced Stockbroking industry and then Media industry in which MADDY excelled in her Sales Career and achieved National Recognition when she was acknowledged as the No.1 Sales Executive for the Powerful FOXTEL brand. Most recently in the IT industry, MADDY considers working with our powerful Dynamic Syndications brand her ideal career environment.
Office Administration & Client Liaison Officer : PETER
Peter Wagstaff joined our staff in a full time capacity as Office Administration / Client Liaison Officer.
Peter graduated from the University of Western Sydney with a Degree in Business Administration. A key component to his degree was the study of the subject:
The Horse Industry - Structure, Functions and Operations.
Additional to the that area of study were other key subject such as Information Technology, Strategic Marketing Management, Marketing Principals, Mathematics for Business and Inferential Statistics. Peter won a University Award for his work in the field subject of Facilities Location and Project Management.
Peter has also gained experience working at the Sydney Turf Club in the Racing and Wagering Department and at News Limited.
Due to the rapid growth of Dynamic Syndications and the volume of clients we now service as well as the demanding business reporting required to fulfill our AFS Licence we needed a competent and personable person to fit within our working environment. This was paramount to ensure we continue with the highest standard of customer service and administrative support we offer our clients.
IT Consultant - Web Based Marketing & Systems : CHRIS
Dynamic Syndications is delighted to announce the appointment of a new key member to our staff. As we become more and more dependant upon information flow technology, Dynamic Syndications has a business philosophy to remain at the cutting edge of technical advancement. We wish to lead the way within the thoroughbred industry with the latest information flow technology.
Realising the limitations of our own IT expertise and that our knowledge is within the thoroughbred industry - we identified the need we had for a skilled IT consultant to advance our own systems. As such we are delighted to advise our owners and future clients that Dynamic Syndications has secured the services of internationally recognised IT consultant Mr. Chris Merritt to consult to Dynamic Syndications.
As with everything we do - we Select the Best from the Rest.
Chris graduated in London in 1986 and has been specifically involved in IT for 20 years. For the first 10 years of his career Chris worked in the UK as an IT consultant for a large telecommunications company, specialising in design and implementation of Office solutions for the UK government.
In 1996, Chris moved to Seattle, USA and ran a group for Microsoft dedicated to the Windows operating systems. He worked specifically on Windows 98 and Windows ME. He then moved to Sydney and worked for a large law firm on numerous projects, including implementing an Office solution, deploying Windows XP/Office XP and managing the infrastructure and support teams.
Chris is now based in Vancouver, Canada, where he works on various consulting roles, of which Dynamic Syndications has become a major beneficiary of his skills and work ethic.
Administrative & Clerical Support: EVGENIA
Evgenia works closely with Fiona and Dean offering valuable assistance in many facets of the business. Evgenia is especially involved in preparing our tax reports and handling our accounts payable and receivable as well as preparing compliance reports relating to our AFS licence.
Evgenia works closely with Fiona relating to our individual Westpac Trust Accounts required for each individual promotion and ensures each partnership is its own separate profit centre for end of year reporting.
Evgenia also prepares the accounts for auditing by Price Waterhouse Coopers as required by ASIC.
Accountant - Minnamurra Group: SEPPI
Seppi works for the Minnamurra Group as the company accountant. As the Minnamurra Group is an equity participant in Dynamic Syndications via the company Minnamurra Racing Services, Seppi's role includes:- managing the company's cash flows ; monitoring the company's investments ; producing monthly management reports ; preparing company taxation returns and overviewing the Minnamurra Group's Strategic Plan.
Seppi has been with the company several years, having worked previously with legal firm Henry Davis York and leading accounting practice Price Waterhouse Coopers.
CURRENT DYNAMIC SYNDICATIONS TRAINERS:
RANDWICK:
Kevin Moses
WARWICK FARM:
Gary Nickson (Pre-Trainer)
ROSEHILL:
John Hawkes, David Payne, Gerald Ryan & Tim Martin
VIC & S.A.:
David Hayes, Mick Price, Peter Moody & John Hawkes
NSW PROVINCIAL:
Bede Murray (Kembla Grange), Darren Smith (Newcastle),
Barbara Joseph (Canberra)
CURRENT DYNAMIC SYNDICATIONS VETERINARIANS
Dr. Tim Roberts
Dr Tim Roberts (Our Contracted Vet)
Dr Brett Warren
Centennial Park Veterinary Practice
Endoscopy Services
Dr Jonathon Lumsden
Randwick Equine Centre
Dr Cameron Baker
Lindsay Park
The Union
Picking a trainer is like getting married. We need to choose someone whom you will be compatible with. Matching personalities is an essential ingredient. Trainers come in all shapes and sizes and all levels of competence. As a group they are ethical, competent and devoted horseman. New owners need to have an affinity with their trainer.
Dynamic Syndications has removed worries in this area. We only involve ourselves with leading professional trainers with proven performance, good communication skills and sound business principals. We look at the type of horse we buy - pedigree, conformation and budget - and look at the success our team of trainers have had with similiar types of horses. We then match the yearling to the trainer to ensure the horse is given every opportunity to succeed.
The trainer has the day-to-day, hands-on responsibility of your investment. Communication is the key to developing the kind of owner/trainer relationship that leads to success.
Dynamic Syndications in direct consultation with your trainer, manages the racing career of your Thoroughbred. Therefore it's important that we select the right trainer to work with. They must be knowledgeable and competent horsemen. The trainer takes the job of bringing your horse to each race healthy, and ready to perform at its best. In most instances the trainer will decide where and when the horse will run, who will ride it and what training preparation it will receive. Dynamic Syndications however takes an active role in assuring the correct options are being addressed.
Trainers are licenced persons by their states governing body. They are bound by the Australian Rules of Racing. To be licenced they have passed a written examination and practical tests designed to reflect a degree of knowledge of Thoroughbred racing and how to handle 550 kilogram, high-spirited horses.
Just as all tennis or golf pros are not equal in talent or ability, not all licenced trainers are equal in their ability to condition a racehorse.
How much will services of your trainer cost ?
Dynamic Syndications advises all clients that for a 10% share they should budget $58 per week ($250 per month / $3,000 per annum) to cover all costs over a 12 month period.
Fees vary significantly on the success and commerciality of the trainer and are a function of suplly and demand however leading trainers on average will charge about $95 per day + costs. The trainer's fee includes cost of feed and labour. Remember the trainer is paying for grain, hay, bedding, vitamins, stablehands, exercise riders, administration staff, workers compensation, taxes, insurance, rent, etc.
You will pay for vets, farriers, race fees, jockey fees, transportation and other incidentals. However all these charges have already been included in the $58 per week budgeted figure.
Under the Australian Rules of Racing, the trainer receives 10% of any prizemoney and the jockey receives 5% so it is in their best interests to see the horse is given every opportunity to be successful.
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