Horse racing isn’t usually synonymous with the state of Wisconsin, but Joe Moore is trying to change all that. A real estate agent and former alderman in Green Bay, Moore is building momentum with his own horses and those owned in partnership.
Moore didn’t grow up with racing in his backyard. He did watch the sport and heard about Wisconsin native and Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas, whose success intrigued him. Years later, watching his daughter fall in love with horses fueled Moore’s own reconnection with Thoroughbred racing. “And then around that time is when I started really looking into the racing side of things,” he commented, “because that’s more so where my path was: not so much getting up on the backs and riding around like it is for them (his wife and daughter). For me, it was the racing and the industry in general, which—it’s always piqued my interest.” Moore does own an off-track Thoroughbred named Windy O K C, whom he called his “best buddy.”
Like many newcomers to the sport, Moore initially was worried that he couldn’t afford to own all, or part, of a racehorse. “I’m kind of that guy that always just kind of thought it was out of reach for me. There was no way I’d ever be able to own a horse and actually race a horse. And I just never thought I’d have the money for it. And so, you start researching and you can start seeing some of these, like this MyRacehorse with the fractional ownership options.”…