A Bucks County resident and successful business owner has been enjoying the success of a Colt race horse that he is the co-owner of. writes Mike Jensen for The Philadelphia Inquirer.

West Point Thoroughbreds president Terry Finley, a Levittown native and part-owner of the horse of the moment in America and maybe even worldwide, Flightline, has high hopes for the currently undefeated colt. Thanks to its so far spotless performance, 4-year-old Flightline has drawn comparisons with all of the great thoroughbreds of recent years, including Secretariat.

The colt represents the culmination of Finley’s many years in the game and is proof that his small change to his business model has paid off. While West Point Thoroughbreds bought a number of quality horses for its syndicate over the years and even ended up with a Kentucky Derby winner, nothing had so far hit this big.

“We haven’t had a champion yet,” said Finley. “We haven’t had an Eclipse Award winner. Quite frankly, it’s bugged me.”

The change he made to the business model? He decided to start buying a smaller percentage of a million-dollar horse instead of all of a horse valued at $100,000.

“A horse costs $100,000, you’re giving up something, either physical, in pedigree, or mental,” said Finley. Flightline, on the other hand “is the dream.”

Read more about Flightline in The Philadelphia Inquirer.