A fifteen year proven track record with over 1000 wins

A Track Record of Success

Breeder's Cup Classic
Gill Holy Bull Stakes
White Abarrio
Breeders Cup Classic, Whitney and Florida Derby winner. G1 winner at three different tracks.
Eclipse Award Champion
Kentucky Oaks Champion
Alabama Stakes GI
Blind Luck
Eclipse Champion and winner of the Kentucky Oaks & Alabama Stakes. She was purchased out of a Maiden $40,000 claiming race at Calder Race course for $150,000. Her closing style made her one of the all time fan favorites.
Eclipse Award Champion
Breeders Cup Champion
Dubai Majesty
We bought her because I thought she should be sprinting on the dirt, not routing on the Turf. This proved to be correct as she won the Breeders Cup Filly and Mare sprint.
2
Champions
20
GI Wins
49
Graded Wins
101
Graded Placings
126
Stakes Wins
1109
Wins

How we identify the right horse

Clear Vision
The ability to identify an opportunity and have a clear vision on what a horse can develop into (You must have vision!)
Responsive
Once the opportunity is identified you must act quickly or you will lose the opportunity. We don't need to or get 2nd and 3rd opinions from so called industry experts. We are very confident in our abilities and know when to strike.
A Plan
We treat each horse as if we are buying a business. We have a complete business model in place before any horse is purchased. We know exactly what the plan is and how to accomplish it. We don't just buy horses to own a horse.
An experienced and proven Racing Manager Knowledgeable

Knowledgeable Management

Turf Express Racing, Inc. is devoted to winning Graded Stakes Races and maximizing the residual value of each horse.

Whether its with our own horses, partnership horses or clients horses we specialize in purchasing horses that are racing. We specialize in identifying these horses for acquisition when they are still under the radar.

Mark Cornett has a twenty year proven track record with more than 1000 wins to his credit. He has provided real returns to his clients and partners and has consistently shown the ability to produce profitable results through careful horse selection, racetrack management and the sale of the horse at the correct time.

Mark A. Cornett
Turf Express Racing, Inc
Owner
Racing Manager
Bloodstock Adviser
The Latest from Turf Express Racing Fund

News & Resources

White Abarrio and Irad Ortiz Jr. race toward victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1) Photo: Benoit
Nov 6, 2023

Breeders’ Cup Saturday Followup Notes: White Abarrio To Aim For $20-Million Saudi Cup

White Abarrio and Irad Ortiz Jr. race toward victory in the Breeders’ Cup Classic (G1)

White Abarrio and Irad Ortiz teamed up to win the Longines Breeders’ Cup Classic Photo: Nellie Carlson
Nov 6, 2023

Rick Dutrow’s Comeback Is Complete With White Abarrio’s Victory In Breeders’ Cup Classic

Rick Dutrow’s Comeback Is Complete With White Abarrio’s Victory In Breeders’ Cup Classic

White Abarrio jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. and trainer Rick Dutrow celebrate Saturday's triumph in the Breeders' Cup Classic. Photo: Debra A Roma
Nov 6, 2023

Breeders' Cup Classic: White Abarrio targets four top races for 2024

White Abarrio jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. and trainer Rick Dutrow celebrate Saturday's triumph in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

Big win for Mark and Clint Cornett
Nov 6, 2023

Dutrow Back In the Limelight as White Abarrio Scores in the Classic

Mark Cornett and Clint Cornett's White Abarrio wins the Breeder's Cup Classic's $6 million purse.

White Abarrio takes the Breeders' Cup Classic at Santa Anita Park. Photo by Anne. M Eberehardt
Nov 6, 2023

White Abarrio Scores Decisively in Breeder's Cup Classic

White Abarrio's convincing one-length victory in the $6 million Breeders' Cup Classic (G1) cemented his status as the Horse of the Year.

Photo: Casey Phillips / Eclipse Sportswire
Nov 6, 2023

White Abarrio could go to Saudi Cup

White Abarrio could go to Saudi Cup after big win in the Breeders' Cup Classic.

White Abarrio at Gulfstream Park
Jan 15, 2023

Zipse: Horse for course White Abarrio is a Pegasus contender

White Abarrio has good tactical speed, which should help in the expected big field. He is working great and has had time since his last race.

Jan 13, 2023

White Abarrio Works Towards Pegasus

C2 Racing Stable LLC and La Milagrosa Stable LLC's White Abarrio (Race Day) tuned up for his expected next start that was timed in :59.24.

White Abarrio wins Florida Derby
Apr 4, 2022

White Abarrio triumphs in Florida Derby

White Abarrio triumphs in Florida Derby. Posted article by Kentucky Derby.

Feb 22, 2022

C2 Racing Stable, LLC - Stable for White Abarrio

C2 Racing Stable is a thoroughbred racing outfit owned and operated by brothers Clint Cornett of Flower Mound, Texas and Mark Cornett of Naples, Florida. Learn more about the race horses of C2 Racing Stable.

Feb 14, 2022

Bloodhorse _ C2 Racing Lands on Derby Trail with White Abarrio

C2 Racing Lands on Derby Trail with White Abarrio. Interview with Owner Mark Cornett.

Feb 6, 2022

White Abarrio Defeats Simplification in Holy Bull

Mark Cornett's racehorse White Abarrio Defeats Simplification in GIII Holy Bull Stakes, February 6, 2022.

Feb 7, 2022

White Abarrio wins 2022 Holy Bull, claims 10 Kentucky Derby points

Mark Cornett's racehorse White Abarrio wins 2022 Holy Bull, claims 10 Kentucky Derby points

Feb 7, 2022

UPI Sports News

White Abarrio, who is in fact gray, also now is the proud possessor of 12 "Road to the Kentucky Derby" points thanks to a nice victory in Saturday's $250,000 Holy Bull Stakes at Gulfstream Park.

Feb 7, 2022

Florida Derby Likely Next for White Abarrio

Mark Cornett's horse White Abarrio wins Gill Holy Bull Stakes and prepares for Florida Derby

Feb 7, 2022

An Eye for Stakes Winners

Without spending recklessly, Cornett and his clients has complied some some staggering numbers. Cornett generally focuses on fillies and mares that can be acquired for between the $75,000 - $350,000 range. "The key to buying these horses privately is quickly and decisively. or you will lose the opportunity"

Feb 7, 2022

Express Lane

Mark Cornett and trainer Wayne Catalano team up to win the Azeri GIII with Injustice. Cornett said, "For whatever reason they were sprinting this filly. She has such natural early speed and I thought she should be able to carry it two turns, Wayne did a great job getting her to relax more and it showed in the race"

Feb 7, 2022

A Special Talent

It was a magical year with two Eclipse Award Winners in Dubai Majesty and Blind Luck. We have been building our team for a few years now and at this level everyone has to really understand and interpret the information about the horse correctly. It's truly a team effort form the pre-purchase exam to the trainer understanding the vision and the reason each of the horses is purchased.

Oct 26, 2021

Blind Luck Wins Kentucky Oaks

Blind Luck Wins Kentucky Oaks by a nose - Louisville, KY

Turf Express Racing in the Media

Videos & Interviews

Mark and Clint Cornett Interview White Abarrio

White Abarrio majority owners: C2 Racing's Mark and Clint Cornett

Breeders' Cup Classic winner White Abarrio's majority owners, brothers Mark and Clint Cornett, talk to the media Sunday morning.

Mark Cornett's White Abarrio Race Win

Watch: White Abarrio wins BC Classic in emphatic fashion

Rick Dutrow’s White Abarrio set the tone early at Saturday’s Breeders’ Cup Classic, where the four-year-old colt stormed to victory and secured Dutrow’s fourth career Breeders' Cup win.

Thoroughbred Daily News interview Mark Cornett (Fastforward to :46!)

Mark Cornett, co-owner of White Abarrio, celebrates the colt's powerful victory in the GI Breeders' Cup Classic on the TDN Writers' Room. (Fastforward to :46!)

Mike Somich interviews White Abarrio owner Mark Cornett

2022 Kentucky Derby | White Abarrio Owner Interview on The Magic Mike Show

Watch Mike "Somobomb" Somich interview Owner Mark Cornett discussing White Abarrio prior to the 2022 Kentucky Derby on The Magic Mike Show

Thoroughbred Racing Dudes Interview with White Abarrio owner Mark Cornett

Mike interviews Mark Cornett of C2 Racing Stable, owner of 2022 Kentucky Derby (G1) contender White Abarrio. Mark gives insight to White Abarrio's training leading into the Florida Derby (G1).

Post Race Interview Mark and Clint Cornett Florida Derby White Abarrio

Post Race Interview Mark and Clint Cornett after White Abarrio win of the Florida Derby.

Post Race Interview Mark and Clint Cornett after White Abarrio win of the Florida Derby on April 2, 2022. (Interview begins at 30:00)

HRTV Interview with Mark Cornett

Mark Cornett interview on HR TV explains his approach to success in finding winning horse Blind Luck and his approach to identifying opportunities, making split-second decisions, and leading a successful horse racing investment fund.

White Abarrio wins the Florida Derby.

Watch White Abarrio win the Florida Derby.

Full race video showing Mark and Clint Cornett's racehorse White Abarrio win the Florida Derby April 2nd, 2022.

Video of White Abarrio workout March 20 at Gulfstream

Click to watch a video of White Abarrio workout March 20 at Gulfstream

Watch Video of White Abarrio win Holy Bull Stakes working toward Kentucky Derby

Watch Video of White Abarrio win Bull Stakes working toward Kentucky Derby

Blind Luck wins Churchill Downs

Watch Turf Express Racing horse Blind Luck win the Churchill Downs.

Blind Luck wins Alabama Stakes

Video of Blind Luck's come-from-behind win at the Alabama Stakes.