mardi 6 janvier 2015

Guidelines On How To Own A Racehorse

By Stacey Burt


Numerous people are enjoying different types of sports. They are typically cheering for their fave teams for team games and cheering for individual players for individual games. These persons are even placing bets on the potential winners of the games.

On the other end, some sports fanatics are also into races. Their finances are usually invested on athletes and animals who have fast speeds. For those who will be engaged in the sport of the gentlemen, these pointers on how to own a racehorse can be followed so that their desired profits can be gained.

The individual should be determining if he has personal knowledge about the breed that he wants to purchase or if he needs a bloodstock agent. A bloodstock agent is a professional who is earning commission in buying and selling horses. He could also be offering recommendations and advices on which breed that the investor should be acquiring.

They should also decide how they want to own these horses. If they want to take full control of the breeds, they may go with outright ownership. If they want to share the costs of this undertaking, they can go with partnerships. The persons can also invest in multiple thoroughbreds through syndicates. Partnerships and syndicates typically host websites where they post these animals and also their track records.

The buyers should consider all the costs that they will have to spend for this undertaking. The thoroughbreds themselves may cost thousands. Aside from that, they should also consider training expenses, veterinary charges, and shoeing expenses. They should also include the costs of hay, grains, straws, and dietary supplements that their breeds need so that they will be able to race.

These breeds can be purchased in three methods. In claiming races, these animals will literally run for sale but they cannot be inspected beforehand by the veterinarians. In auctions, the thoroughbreds will be divided by the organizers into groups that will be dependent on their types and they can be viewed by bloodstock agents at the auctions. Private purchase would be the easiest method for these horses to be obtained where they are sold directly by the sellers and they are inspected beforehand by the veterinarians.

Once they have these warmbloods with them, they should make sure that they will be in good conditions for these races. For this matter, the owners have to hire qualified trainers who will be the ones to train them. They will also have to obtain racing licenses so that they can enter their warmbloods into these competitions.

They have to register their thoroughbreds with jockey clubs. They should submit copies of the registration papers to the racetrack organizers while these animals are in their racing years. These papers typically include their names, pedigrees, and physical conditions. They should also apply for colors for the racing silks which the jockeys will wear during races. These patterns will become the trademarks of the owners at the tracks.

The person could be recouping his investment if it finishes in the top five. If his warmblood wins, he will be getting sixty percent of the purse. The second, third, and so forth, places will be receiving twenty, twelve, and so forth percents. An animal that is performing consistently well will be increasing in claim value.




About the Author:



Aucun commentaire :

Enregistrer un commentaire