Most of the time, things don’t work out for owners in the sport of horse racing. “You have so many things that just do not go your way. I mean, you lose the majority of your races,” said Adam S. Ainspan, DVM, of Clifton, co-owner with his wife Mary Beth Roberts of Graham Grace Stables. 

Yet, Ainspan has defied those odds with two major winners: Beau “Bo” Jangles, a Standardbred (specifically a pacer) that competes in harness racing, where he pulls a driver in a sulky; and Tour Player, a Thoroughbred in traditional flat racing.

The results have been historic. Bo went undefeated as a 2-year-old in 2025, winning all 12 starts in the North American Grand Circuit. Bo’s dominance culminated in being named Horse of the Year in both the United States and Canada simultaneously — the first 2-year-old in history to sweep both honors. As of April 12, Beau Jangles has banked $1,688,750, making him the highest-earning freshman pacer in history.

Though his champion horses reside at training centers in Florida, Kentucky, and Toronto, Ainspan’s roots in the Town of Clifton, a horse-friendly community because zoning requires a minimum of five acres. Combined with his career as a local veterinarian, his experience gave him the "scout's eye" necessary to identify greatness in Bo. His background allowed him to see past the surface, identifying talent where others saw risk. Ainspan credits that dual perspective — the ability to see a Standardbred through the lens of a Thoroughbred vet — as the secret to his success. A 1989 graduate of the University of Tennessee, Ainspan said he grew up just outside Saratoga Springs, New York, home to Saratoga Race Course.

Ainspan’s acquisition of Beau “Bo” Jangles as a yearling was a case study in that intuition. While his partners worried that the horse was too large to ever be athletic enough, Ainspan spotted a detail in a sales video that others missed, the way the colt moved. Ainspan said what caught his eye was Bo’s gait as a yearling was “very much like you would see in a … turf horse,” and it “looked way more efficient … than I would usually see… in a yearling.” To him, the colt was “just different than all the other yearlings … in the efficiency of his gait,” and “like a very efficient … Thoroughbred… horse.” 

Ainspan said that “without owning both breeds, I don’t think I ever would have picked him.” With his strategic partnerships in place, Ainspan moved forward with the $65,000 purchase.

According to racing records and statements from Ainspan, Beau Jangles is the first 2-year-old in history to sweep the Horse of the Year titles in both the U.S. and Canada simultaneously. His undefeated 12-for-12 season in 2025 — which included a world-record-equaling 1:48.3 mile in the Breeders Crown — made him the consensus choice for voters on both sides of the border, according to Harness Racing Update. 

“Beau Jangles, a son of Cattlewash, went 12-for-12 with a Canadian record of 1:48.3 to nail down the honors in the Breeders Crown.” Additionally, announced on Feb. 22, Beau Jangles was named the 2025 Dan Patch Horse of the Year. He is the first horse in history to be named the U.S. Harness Writers Association’s (USHWA) Dan Patch Horse of the Year without going to post on U.S. soil, according to Ontario Racing.

For Ainspan, success extends across disciplines. Tour Player, a Thoroughbred son of American Pharoah, recently won the $100,000 Royal New Kent Stakes at Colonial Downs in March. Tour Player is slated to race on the Kentucky Derby undercard in May. “It’s not very often you get a horse to race on Kentucky Derby Saturday … even just to race on Kentucky Derby Saturday is quite a thing,” Ainspan said.

The stable remains a family business, and the nickname “Bo,” for Beau Jangles, is a tribute to the family’s beloved late Great Pyrenees, Ainspan said. He noted that, like their dog, the colt carries himself with a certain regal confidence, as if “this is my world, and you’re living in it.” 

Looking ahead to Bo’s 3-year-old campaign, Ainspan said that he remains "cautiously optimistic." 

“We’re in a good position. But I don’t sit here thinking, ‘Oh, isn’t this great?’ because I know what can happen … We’ll just have to see.”