Thursday, March 26, 2015

Course Of Action On How To Buy A Racehorse

Course Of Action On How To Buy A Racehorse


by Lena Stephenson


Horseracing is a great sport. A person interested in partaking in this kind of sport first thinks of the procedure to use when he wants to buy a racehorse. To be successful in this quest, a potential buyer ought to establish whether he knows how the procedure goes. In case a person has little knowledge on this course of action, he needs the services of a bloodstock representative. This expert engages in the business under scrutiny, advices buyers and suggests the best breed.

Upon getting a superb bloodstock agent, the job begins. First, one has to check maintenance expenses against his financial plan. To care for the animal, one will incur twenty five thousand to thirty thousand dollars, a thousand and two hundred dollars and between eight hundred to six thousand dollars on training, shoeing and veterinary charges respectively. Additional costs are that of getting grain, straw, and hay among other supplements for the diet that ensures the animal is excellent for tournaments.

Since the expenses are quite high, various ownership forms are open for trial. These include partnerships and syndicates. In the case of partnerships, one can never run out of options as partners are always advertising themselves to prospective members and provide a display of their animals according to performance record. To land great deals, one simply needs lots of shopping around and research on the best syndicates and partnership managers around.

Actual purchase follows ownership arrangement. This stage comes in a variety of ways namely auction, private deal, or claiming contest. A buyer gets the best animal and purchases during a competition in claiming contests. This kind of arrangement does not allow for vet inspection beforehand. Auctioning on the other hand is about forming groups namely animals in training, brood mares and yearlings.

Auctioneers list available animals according to blood type, family tree, and birth date. They do not allow bloodstock agents to do an inspection on animals during an auction. Private deal is the next option, which happens to be the simplest. Here, a buyer gets the animal directly from an owner after negotiating prices and asking a vet to inspect the animal first.

Acquiring a trainer is the next juncture in the process. The internet is great for this quest as it offers a wide array of great trainers, their contact details, as well as fees. A great trainer happens to be one that has recognition from relevant authorities, and has license to carry out his duty. The expert must produce testimonials on how he did work in the past before an individual can settle for him.

Racing license is another detail in the quest to get a good animal. Owners must get licensing to be part of competitions. It is wise to get in touch with authorities concerning application details, procedures, and associated fees. Then one needs to register the Thoroughbred with a good jockey club. One has to keep a copy of registration papers during competitions as the papers give leads on the name of his animal as well as its physical description.

The moment details concerning good bloodstock, budget, actual purchase, great trainer, license, and a favorable ownership method, one sets out to become popular on the tracks. This particular activity takes place by one purchasing light colored silks that is in customized patterns to act as his trademark. To get a return on investment, an individual needs to make sure his Thoroughbred is a top notch racer as big cash prizes are normally up for grabs for such performers.




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