Braem Horse Racing is managed by Leo and Savinja. Leo was born on July the 17^th 1958 and he was  raised at the farm of his parents in Waasmunster where he lived till the end of 1999. As a child he was already obsessed by horses.
After many years as a jockey in pony races all over the country he joined Bob Waterloos, one of Belgium most famous trainers those days. The master learned him how to ride and train racehorses.
In the meantime Leo bred race ponies with the leading Sire BLUE BANGLE (IRE) who’s progeny established themselves as the most successful in Belgium ever, with his junior brother Peter as talented jockey on their back. Peter is now a professional jockey in Malaysia after globetrotting in Belgium, France, Germany, New Zeeland, Macau and Singapore.

During his service in the mounted Police Force, Leo, privately, started to train a few racehorses and he saddled his first ever winner in 1990 (Becky Peepsight).
The train started to roll as some owners gave him the chance to train their horses.
Things became serious when he met Savinja a year later.  Savinja was born on January 18^th 19.. and like Leo totally in love with racehorses. In 1994 their first son, Sean was born and Kieran followed in 1997. Glen, a son out of a first marriage,  was born in 1985 and nowadays he is a successful jockey. He finished his apprenticeship in 2006 also being champion rider in Belgium the same year.
Since 2000 Leo & Savinja are based in Itegem in the Flanders Kempen, (province of Antwerpen).

Over the years Leo & Savinja bought many winners from friends in Germany as there are Christian Freiherr von der Recke and Bruce Hellier. A lot of horses has been imported from Ireland, France and the UK.
He landed his first winner abroad  for in Germany in 1996 with Cemaes Bay (GB) followed by a win in France with Dissidentia (IRE). On the 25^th of January 2008 Braem Horse Racing saddled (to check) winners in Belgium, 44 in Germany and 15 in France. BHR have been champion trainers in Belgium in 2002, 2003, 2006 and 2007.
They sadly failed a Listed win in Germany after Tirol Storm (IRE) was beaten by a nose in Köln but finished the race with a broken sesamoidbone. He is still spoiled and owned by his loyal groom Ellemieke. But later Au Vol de Sol (FR) won the German Derby for Arabian racehorses (Gr III).

Leo & Savinja achieved all these successes thanks to family, friends, owners, staff, etc. and most of all to his mother Sulma who worked for many years in the stables with an endless energy.