R. A. Hill Stable, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing, Hugh Lynch et al

Raymond Hill III from Franklin Lakes, N.J., who grew up going to Monmouth Park with his mother. When a Wall Street deal paid off 17 years ago, Hill bought his first Thoroughbred and was off to the races.

Formed in 2009, Reeves Thoroughbred Racing is owned by Dean and his wife Patti. Dean, from Atlanta, Ga., became interested in horse racing as a young adult spawned by his first visit to the Kentucky Derby in 1976. Patti Reeves is the president of Reeves Media, an outdoor advertising specialty firm representing small and independent owners with high profile bulletins and digital displays throughout Atlanta and the southeastern U.S. The Reeveses are best known for purchasing a majority interest in graded stakes winner Mucho Macho Man, who finished third in the 2011 Kentucky Derby and later won the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

Hugh Lynch was one of the original owners of Tax, along with Lucas Stritsman of Troy, N.Y., who manages Corms Racing Stable. Stritsman, 42, and his wife, Erika, have two children, Klara, 7, and Evan, 5. He and his brother, Evan, operate Best Fire Hearth and Patio in Albany, N.Y. Their father, Wayne, started the business in his garage more than four decades ago.