Nov 19 2011
7 Things You Need To Be Aware Of Before Buying A Racehorse
A racehorse trainer could tell the potential racehorse owner volumes about buying and owning a racehorse. This can end with nothing more than an injured horse, or it can end rather lucratively. Horses, like humans, can be unpredictable because they are living beings. However, there are seven things that the potential racehorse buyer should take into account.
Is a Racehorse in the Budget?
Even the upkeep of a jade ridden for pleasure isn’t inexpensive. A racehorse has a lot of requirements: food, shelter, and other specialists to take care of and train the animal. Permits and insurances must be obtained and paid for. Racehorses also have travel expenses as they move from one racecourse to the other over the season.
Pedigree
Someone who is looking to own a racehorse needs to know the stock it comes from. Identify the horse’s dam. Who sired it? Do you think we can find them and their ancestors in the General Stud Book? What other horses have the same dam and/or sire? Has the horse been winning at the race track?
The Horse’s Conformation
The great champion Seabiscuit was a horse with a strange, eggbeater action when he ran, but he did run despite. Other horses might not compensate for flaws in the same way. If possible, the prospective buyer should be able to look as the horse runs at least a couple of laps.
Which Gender?
Will the owner gamble on a filly? Some fillies have been brilliant, of course, and Falmouth and Ribblesdale Stakes, among other races, are open only to fillies. If the buyer is thinking about a gelding, will he be willing to give up stud fees if the animal turns out to be a champion? If your gelding is a champion, you can purchase one of it’s siblings, but it’s unlikely that the sibling will be as gifted.
On What Track Will the Horse be Raced?
There are horses that perform better on race tracks that are flat, such as Epsom or Doncaster. Other horses excel at National Hunt races, such as Cheltenham, or mixed race courses, such as Folkestone or Kempton Park. If the owner wishes to enter a horse in a mixed or National Hunt after a career of flat racing, they should make sure that the racehorse trainer prepares the horse for it. Some horses simply don’t like to jump, and won’t.
How Willing Are They to Keep a Horse That Doesn’t Win?
To say it differently, how can an owner justify the expenses for a horse that isn’t bringing in money?
What Do They Plan To Do With the Horse After Retirement?
The work life of a race horse will only last up to a few years. Horses can survive for up to thirty years, and while champions, both male and female can be moneymakers, not all horses are suitable for breeding. Is the owner going to keep them on private property, sell them to someone who loves horses, send them to a slaughterhouse or another place or give them to a charitable organization?
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