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The OLBG Racing Club supporting Harry Derham
Follow the Harry Derham Racing team on their way to the top, whilst supporting the yard with horses in training.
Your Benefits
Through our yard sponsorship with Harry Derham Racing, our OLBG Owners Club partnership with Newbury Racecourse and our desire to invest in growing OLBG's brand awareness, we are able to offer you a unique opportunity at a great value price.
Some of your benefits will include
- Regular training updates on the clubs horses
- Behind the scenes insights from Harry Derham Racing
- Club visits to the beautiful Upper Farm Stables near Newbury
- Opportunities to gain access to the parade ring on race days
- Discounted tickets & hospitality
- Private events, exclusive competitions & lots of fun!
How To Join
The OLBG Racing Club is now available to join for an introductory cost of £180 until the end of the 2024/25 season (30 April 2025). This can be paid in a one off fee or if you join during before the end of April 2024 you can pay in 12 instalments of £15 per month. The first payment will be taken today and then on the same day each month for the next 11 months.
We expect to increase the membership cost in the future but if you join at this rate, you will have no more to pay during the 2024/25 season.
Join the OLBG Racing Club
We are looking forward to welcoming you to the club. Complete the below to start receiving your benefits today!
Your payment details will be taken in the next step before your membership can be activated.
Your personal data will be used to process your order, support your experience throughout this website, and for other purposes described in our privacy policy.
If you wish to enjoy your membership with a partner, family member or friend then you will both need to join the club. You may link your memberships, so that when you enter ballots for parade ring badges or other ticketed competitions, if you are drawn, you will win two tickets rather than one. To make this fair, you'll receive one entry between you into the draws, rather than two. Please email us on racing@olbg.com to arrange this.
If you would like to be able to bring a guest to events and wish to vary who you would like to bring, you could buy two memberships in your name and do the same thing - link those memberships.
Our Horses
We have a very nice initial budget to purchase high quality racehorses to support the growth of Harry Derham Racing.
Our First Horse - Lario
Lario is the perfect first horse for the OLBG Racing Club, already a winner on the flat and over hurdles when we bought him in March.
His first run for us at Newbury on the 23rd of March confirmed we had the horse we wanted, pulling clear of the field with two highly rated novices (one previously placed in a Grade 1). Lario got a bit tired at the end but was only beaten 1.25 lengths.
Lario was given a high handicap mark for a novice of 125 following that race and then gained further valuable experience at Taunton, jumping better and settling better, finishing strongly through the line. That race qualified Lario for the Novices Championships at Sandown on the last day of the season.
As long as Lario is fine over the coming days we can look forward to a fantastic day out at Sandown and a runner in one of the biggest days of the season in a race with a big prize. Next season, after Harry has had time to work with and get to know Lario, we can be excited about running him in some of the top 2 mile handicap races.
Here is a brief story of the day from Newbury and an example of the sort of content you can expect as a member of the OLBG Racing Club
Our Next Purchases
We are on the look out for more horses to add to the OLBG Racing Club to run during the 2024/25 season. We will seek to buy the right horses for the club as and when they become available.
We are in regular consultation with Harry Derham and his excellent bloodstock agent Ed Bailey who between them have contacts throughout the industry. Ed regularly visits point to point yards in Ireland, attends all the sales and seeks out opportunities for private purchases.
On joining the club, you'll benefit from regular updates from Harry on the progress of our horses, his plans for them and then an honest assessment of their chances before each race, along with detailed feedback post race. Updates will be sent via email.
Behind The Scenes Coverage from Harry Derham Racing
OLBG are proud yard sponsors of Harry Derham Racing.
This partnership brings us the unique opportunity to provide you with regular updates from the yard in addition to updates on the clubs horses.
Lucy and Ella have been visiting the yard weekly, bringing us amazing images and video. Our team have been using drones and head cams to get you up close and asking lots of questions to Harry and his team to get the insights you want.
Some of the content we plan to produce for you in the coming months includes
A Virtual Pre Season Stable Tour With Harry
Learn about the horses in training at Harry Derham Racing, their careers to date, their preferences and personalities. Once the horses are back from their summer breaks, we will look forward to the 2024/25 season ahead.
Listen to Harry’s honest assessment of his horses ability, along with his plans for them this season. Now you can really look forward to supporting all of the yards runners when they run.
Regular Updates on Horses In Training
You’ve seen the pre-season stable tour, you’ve got to know the horses and now you will want to follow them throughout the season?
Most stable tours are soon out of date but with the OLBG Racing Club we’ll bring you regular insightful updates to maximise your enjoyment of following the yards runners.
Regular Insights into Life At The Yard
Get to know Harry and the team, learn about the different roles in the yard and what it is like to work there with regular chats with team members, updates and behind the scenes footage.
Ask Your Questions
One of the key objectives of the OLBG Racing Club is to help you to improve your enjoyment of following and watching National Hunt racing. Following horses in training and following a specific yard will help you to do just that. In addition you will have regular opportunities to put your questions forward to Harry and his team throughout the season.
"We are delighted to support Harry Derham Racing and join him and his team on their exciting journey. After six years as an assistant to Paul Nicholls (3 trainers titles, 3 runners up), Harry has now built his own talented team at a brand new yard. His success already, in such a short space of time, has been so impressive. OLBG Racing Club members can look forward to a fun experience following a trainer, his team and his horses on their progress to the top rungs of National Hunt racing."
Richard Moffat, Racing Manager, OLBG Racing Club
Club Visits To Upper Farm Stables
Whilst we will bring you high quality content to make it feel like you are actually at the yard, visiting it in person is a truly special thing.
Harry and his team are so welcoming and will take time with you to show you around and answer your questions.
A typical yard visit will start around 9am(treat yourself to an over night stay nearby if you need to!) After a tea or coffee, Harry will introduce himself and tell you a bit about what you can expect. You'll then follow third lot to the warm up area and learn about some of the horses in front of you.
A walk to the grandstand follows where you will be able to get a lovely view of the beautiful valley below before seeing the horses come thundering past you. A breathtaking experience. Unlike many gallops, at Harry Derham Racing you get to see the horses for a nice length of time as they come up the hill.
There will always be time for more questions before your visit is over. We often try to run visits on the mornings of race days at Newbury, offering discounted entry to the racecourse to turn your stable visit into an amazing day out.
Stable visits will have maximum numbers but we will seek to run several during the season with the hope that all members get a good chance to visit.
Discounted tickets & hospitality
Our partnership with Newbury Racecourse and naming of the OLBG Owners Club brings further benefits including exclusive racecourse discounts and the opportunity for some members to experience the amazing owners facilities at the course.
Racecourse Discounts
OLBG Racing Club members will receive a unique code entitling them to 20% off online ticket purchases at Newbury Racecourse.
Owners Experiences at The OLBG Owners Club, Newbury Racecourse
A money cant buy experience! Only owners, trainers and OLBG guests get access to the best owners and trainers facility in the country! As sponsors of the OLBG Owners Club we will be trying to get many of our OLBG Racing Club members along to experience the amazing facilities. We will run regular competitions amongst members for these coveted tickets.
Discounted Hospitality
Some members will want to upgrade their race day experience whether that is when an OLBG Racing Club horse is running or on other days throughout the year. We will seek to arrange such experiences and provide opportunities for our club members to meet and socialise. Where we can we will arrange discounts and or subsidies.
Join the OLBG Racing email list to receive regular updates and be informed when the club membership is open. You can also join our OLBG Racing Facebook group for regular insights.
Private Events, exclusive competitions & lots of fun!
We'll regularly ask you and your fellow club members what you are interested in. We hope to arrange regular private events and days out.
As well as running competitions for parade ring access when our club horses run and the OLBG Owners Club experience at Newbury racecourse, we'll have OLBG & Harry Derham merchandise to give away.
We are looking forward to learning what you want from a Racing Club and building a fun experience for you.
What is a racing club?
A racing club is a great value way to follow horses in training, gain opportunities to enjoy amazing experiences and gain the social benefits of meeting like minded people with a shared goal.
In our experience, racing clubs can offer great value because members of the club do not have any ownership rights in the clubs horses.
This is the important difference between clubs and syndicates. All racing clubs and syndicates differ slightly. For example, with the OLBG Racing Club there are a number of benefits that we can offer through our yard sponsorship and OLBG Owners Club partnership that other clubs can't offer.
Who are the Racing Club managers for the OLBG Racing Club with Harry Derham?
Richard Moffat and Invendium Limited (T/as OLBG) are the Racing Club managers for the OLBG Racing Club
Richard Moffat bought his first share in a racehorse over 20 years ago, a relation to Shergar trained by Walter Swinburn (who rode Shergar to victory in the 1981 Derby).
Richard is the CEO of Invendium Limited T/As OLBG, a registered owner with the BHA, a member of the ROA and an active member of the Racehorse Syndicates Association
The OLBG Racing Club and it's managers have been approved by the BHA and follows the BHA Racing Club code of conduct.
We made a fantastic start with OLBG Racing when we purchased Picks Lad and syndicated him with our friends at Old Gold Racing. Superbly trained by Harry Derham and ridden to perfection by Paul O'Brien, Picks Lad was a comfortable winner of his first Novice Chase.
We went on to sponsor Harry Derham Racing and Paul O'Brien. Harry kicked off our sponsorship on New Years Day 2024 with an amazing treble from just the three runners. Paul won his first race under the OLBG sponsorship as well. We are delighted with how both sponsorships have progressed and are looking forward to working even more closely with Harry Derham and his sister Amy Derham, who runs the business side of things at the yard, through this Racing Club.
Can I make money from being a member of the Racing Club?
Joining the racing club is for enjoyment. With a racing club you do not hold any ownership rights in the racing clubs horses and have no opportunity to receive a financial return.
What is the duration of the Racing Club
The initial duration of the racing club will be from when you join until 30 April 2025 - our first full National Hunt season. We very much hope to run this racing club long term and hope that it will grow over the coming years.
How many members will there be in the club?
There isn't a set number of members for this club nor a minimum number we need to make the club viable for this term. We hope to keep a good ratio horses to members so as membership grows we will hope to add more horses to the club.
What if I want to cancel my membership or transfer?
You have no rights to sell, lease, transfer or assign your membership. You can cancel at any time, the only amount you will be liable for is the membership cost you agreed to when you joined.
Will I be paid a share of the prize money which the clubs horses win.
All prize money won by the clubs horses during the membership term (until 30th April 2025) will be retained by the club to help cover costs and growth of the club, including purchasing of new horses. The more successful our horses are, the more we can spend on growing our club.
Racing Club decision process relating to management, training and sale of the clubs horses.
The Racing Club managers in consultation with Harry Derham will make decisions with regards the management, training and sale of the clubs horses. The health and welfare of horses in our ownership is our absolute priority.
What process should be followed if there is a dispute between a member and the racing club manager?
We follow the BHA Racing Club Code of Conduct. Please contact us via the contact form link at the bottom of this page with details of your dispute and we will do our best to reach a satisfactory conclusion. If we are unable to come to a satisfactory conclusion between us we would happily discuss with the BHA who oversee the regulation of racing clubs.
What are my chances of a parade ring badge?
Whilst we will always work hard to maximise the number of parade ring badges available, demand is likely to out number supply.
We will try to keep the ratio of members to horses at a level where you do have a reasonable chance but you shouldn't be joining a racing club with the primary aim of gaining paddock badges.
We hope you will come and watch the clubs horses at the racecourse regardless of if you win a paddock badge and view that only as a possible bonus. We will always look for ways to help members meet up at the courses and/or help to arrange hospitality if there is sufficient demand so you can have an enjoyable social experience whether you get to stand inside or outside of the parade ring.
What about Picks Lad & Nordic Tiger
The OLBG Racing Club is separate from the Picks Lad syndicate and the Harry Derham Racing Club with Nordic Tiger.
Picks Lad has been syndicated through our friends at Old Gold Racing who will continue to manage that process and keep share holders up to date on his progress.
The Harry Derham Racing Club is run by Amy Derham who will continue to manage that club.
Can I bring a guest to an event?
No sorry, we do not have guest options for our events. We want to maximise the opportunities for our members to attend events.
Your guest can of course join the club and apply for a space on an event. Alternatively you could buy an extra membership if you wish to bring a guest regularly or bring different guests to events. Either way you can get in touch with us and link memberships so that if you are successful in applying for an event, you can have two places rather than one.
Can I bring my son/daughter/family member who is under 18?
No. Sorry we have a strict over 18s only policy for membership of the club and attendance at club organised events. Online Betting Guide is a gambling related company, we cannot invite under 18s to any of our events.
