Shared Ownership Spotlight: Foxtrot Dan's proud of progress

The Racehorse Syndicates Association (RSA) represents the interests of commercial syndicates and racing clubs and works in partnership with other industry stakeholders including the Racehorse Owners Association (ROA). 

This partnership has grown over the last couple of years, with the ROA increasing their commitment to representing syndicate and racing club members alongside sole owners, and a step in strengthening that commitment was a decision to co-opt a ROA Board member last autumn to represent shared ownership. There was no one more qualified to take the role than long-standing RSA Chair, Dan Abraham.

Dan has a very sporting background, having worked as a sports psychologist and UEFA-qualified football coach at the highest level, including a Premier League Club and an England  Schoolboys team. Having first gone to the racecourse as a 12-year-old, Dan really got the bug for racing when he became a syndicate owner himself. That experience inspired him to move into running a syndicate business in 2009 and to join the RSA Committee which he has been chairing for over ten years.

Dan’s ‘day job’ is running Foxtrot Racing Syndicates, which focusses primarily on National Hunt racing. Dan gets his hands dirty, processing new syndicate members, managing finances,  communications, and the organisation of social events. He shares a passion with many other syndicate managers to make ownership accessible and transparent and to make sure that members get the full ‘behind-the-scenes’ experience at a lower cost than sole ownership. 

Foxtrot has had success at every level of jumps racing, with a second-place finisher in a Grade 1 and a Grade 2 winner, and allowed Dan to achieve a personal ambition of having a Grand National runner. 

With several Foxtrot horses trained by Richard Newland and Jamie Insole, Dan became increasing involved in the yard alongside his syndicate work and worked with them at Urloxhey Stables for three and a half years, leaving at the end of January. 

Whilst there, Dan completed his trainer’s modules and assisted with a lot of the operational aspects that impact a big yard with large numbers of employees, suppliers, and clients alongside  increasing involvement in the performance side of the business. 

He recognises that his time at Urloxhey provided him with valuable skills and feels that he is a better and more knowledgeable syndicate manager as a result.

Elected to lead the RSA over ten years ago, Dan is immensely proud that under his leadership there has been a real change in the way syndicates and racing clubs are viewed. 

His approach is always to work in a co-operative manner with others and whilst he would be too modest to admit it himself, many syndicators and racing club managers recognise that the offering that they can provide to their members is much improved thanks to having had Dan’s steady hand at the tiller over the last decade.

Dan was honoured to join the ROA Board last year and sees this as a wonderful opportunity to continue to ensure that the voices of syndicate and club managers and members are heard at the highest level of the industry. He recognises that the ownership landscape will continue to evolve and recognises the importance of shared ownership, both in its own right but also in attracting sole owners of the future into ownership.

The RSA has worked with racecourses in the last couple of years to organise syndicate showcase race days to promote shared ownership. Increased collaboration with the ROA has seen this 
role taken over by the ROA, and Dan was thrilled to learn that 26 racecourses have signed up to host such events in 2026. Look out for one at a racecourse near you!

Dan’s door is always open to both syndicate and racing club managers and their members. If you have any feedback on any aspect of shared ownership, please reach out via Foxtrot Racing or through the RSA and ROA channels. You can be assured of a professional and constructive response.