I need help with my Thoroughbred Desire?

Question

I have a Thoroughbred named Desire after a horse of mine that had passed away recently.Anyway I am thinking about racing her as she is pedigree approved and born of two great horses.Do you think horse racing is a dangerous sport because I love Desire and I don't want her to get hurt like Barbaro did.

Answer 1

Any equestrian sport is dangerous, for both horse and rider. Even just turning your horse out in the field can be dangerous! An accident can happen at any time, unexpectedly.

I think if she is properly trained and conditioned and wants to run and enjoys it, and she has a jockey who will not push her too hard, she would be at no more risk than any other horse in any other sport. Barbaro's injury was a tragic accident. It could have happened to any horse in that field.

Good luck!

Answer 2

When you look at the statistics, not many top horses like barbaro sucomb to life ending injuries. so my answere is, yes. The only trouble is, do you know anything about the horse-racing business, and what are your goals? If you can afford to race a horse and not need the win to keep racing, then go for it. But if money is tight, then set your goals on what you want, then decide if the corale and open range is the best place for you pet. lol :)

Answer 3

Depending on the age of your mare she could be past the age to race her. If she has not been trained yet she needs to get started in training so she will be fit enought to race.
Just becasue they are born from great horses do not make them great racers. I have one a gelding from a Tripple Crown winner and he did not have a great race career. His second career has been great but as a racer he did not do all that well.
Racing like most other sports can be very dangerous and you need to work with a trainer who knows the horse and what she is capable of doing and how hard to push her.
Like anything else accidents happen and she could be injured.

Answer 4

Considering the knowledgable replies you have recieved, I would be tempted to breed your mare to a state registered stallion. You could then train the offspring to race as a two year old. The added time it would take would allow you to gain valuable experience and knowledge that can only benefit you when you take your horse to the track and finally test them in competition.

With the advent of casino enhanced purse structures many states provide great opportunities to earn a nice paycheck from a placing or two in a statebred restricted race series

Some states to consider for this activity are Pennsylvania, Deleware and Louisanna among others. Your opportunities for racing would be enhanced if you were to train a colt or filly from a yearling and bring them to race as a two year old. This would also limit the exposure of your mare to the very real dangers of horse racing at any level.

Murph

Answer 5

It really depends on how much you love your horse. If you love your horse enough to get emotionally upset if she does get hurt. I wouldn't put her in race training because that is a risk you are going to be taking. Accidents do happen on the track, some horses walk away from them and some don't. Another question you got to ask yourself do you have the money to race. There are lot more expenses in running a race horse than just owning and taking care of a pet. There is licensing fees to be an owner, training fees, entry fees, vet bills, farriar bills, etc.

Answer 6

if your Desire is related to the mare that was born in 97 then it has unbelieveable bloodlines on the dam side...very popular breeding, a Deputy Minister mare with Secretariat on the bottom(Northern Dancer 4th with a Bold Ruler cross, excellent) and Slew of Gold (Seattle Slew grandson) with Princequillo on both sides ...you could probably just breed her to a few nice studs...who is your Desire's sire?