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MARK PURDON and GRANT PAYNE- along with valued staff members like Auckland stable manager Jeremy Young, southern reinsman, Blair Orange and northern reinsman, James Stormont-to name a few of the chief helpers- lead the most successful and famous pacing stable in the southern hemisphere.
Year after year they top the table in their fields of endeavour. Records fall nearly too numerous to mentiion. Their facility at Rolleston is regarded as the finest of any pacing stable outside of North America. Their horses have won tens of millions of dollars in this decade and each year seems greater than the last.
How does this happen ? Well success obviously breeds success and as the All Stars horses dominate age group racing and Harness Jewels events more owners want a part of the All Stars action. So how does the success happen in the first place.
Professionalism, patience, persistence, processes and procedures-the same factors which make any business a success.
Mark, the team leader, likes to talk about the contribution from his helpers.
"Without good staff you cannot run a stable of this scope. Opening our Auckland stable has been a huge success but again thanks to the people who run it day to day. One or two people can't be everywhere at once and it is the strength, skill and work ethic of t hose working with us who make it all possible''
Grant is the underrated man at All Stars, one who prefers to be out of the limelight but who is always in the thick of the work schedule. His wife, Jan, and her sister, Vicki, Mark's wife, are essential cogs in the All Stars smooth running machine. Their contribution has been immense.
Mark Purdon has never been one to blow his own trumpet. He likes his actions and that of his team of horses and people do the talking. But he is always happy to hear from owners or those who might be interested in joining the All Stars tour of greatness, the emphasis being on developing young horses to win the rich stakes on offer in age group racing.
Sometimes, too, there are vacancies available on the All Stars staff.
If you fit into either category 0274728064 is Mark's contact number-maybe your biggest step toward racing success.
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