2006-07-20 09:04:29 · 16 answers · asked by Windsor 5 in Sports ➔ Horse Racing
If you want a proven racehorse you will have to be prepared to pay a lot of money for it. You can expect to pay tens of thousands for a "good" horse, or millions for a great one.
Your best bet is to buy a yearling (1 year old) or go to one of the many two year old breeze-up sales (the unraced horses on offer will gallop in front of prospective buyers on the morning of the sale). Find yourself a trainer that is willing to buy the horse on your behalf and train it for you or find a bloodstock agent who will act on your behalf. If you are a novice it would be a total mistake to try and buy the horse on your own as you do not know what you are looking for.
If you want a proven horse then try a Horses in Training sale. You can usually pick up a bargain here. Most of the big owners (Darley, Juddmonte, Shadwell, etc) use these sales a chance to cull their numbers of horses in training.
Your final option is to go to a racecourse when a selling or claiming race is being run (there are usually several of these each week). Any horse running in these races is up for sale, but they may have a minimum price on them.
Check the following websites for more help, and good luck!
http://www.tattersalls.com
http://www.dbsauctions.com
http://www.tattersalls.ie
http://www.goffs.com
http://www.britishhorseracing.com/owning_breeding/ownership/
2006-07-20 23:33:00 · answer #1 · answered by PNewmarket 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a dam stable, find a dam good stud, and pay the dam fee.
Or, attend a racetrack, ask a dam good trainer, and claim a horse from from one of the races.
2006-07-24 02:50:30 · answer #2 · answered by Brian 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hoover Dam?
2006-07-23 14:49:56 · answer #3 · answered by Suit of Flames 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to a race track and visit the thoroughbred association secretary. they will set you up with a couple of trainers that are reputable..do some research about each trainer by the racing form..it will give you all the info you need. don't get in a rush..I have owned race horses and it is riskie business..
2006-07-20 12:25:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a couple people whom answered it the way I am. As a X horse owner... Get to know a GOOD (GREAT) Trainer. There are great claims running all the time. How much do you want to spend??? Good Trainers know horses.
2006-07-22 20:14:18 · answer #5 · answered by mr.longshot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what breed, the horse's bloodlines, training, conformation, and disposition, what type of races (flat, turf, dirt, steeplechase, etc.), and where you're located. Don't expect to get anything really spectacular for anything under a cool three million.
2006-07-22 07:34:50 · answer #6 · answered by Stef 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.bloodhorse.com--menu is on the left side of the screen, click on Ownership, then click on Owning Your First Racehorse.
2006-07-20 21:52:31 · answer #7 · answered by PEPPER 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From a bloodstock agent. About a half a million should do it.
To be eligable to race it must be with a registered trainer. Your agent will take care of it all.
2006-07-20 09:09:39 · answer #8 · answered by sarah c 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
get in touch with a dam good trainer
2006-07-22 02:42:46 · answer #9 · answered by cookedermott 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to ascot race course in england there a top class horse is sold after the race as the winer must be sold
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2006-07-20 09:10:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋