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Spinoff- how/when/how much will it cost to get a foal ready to quarter horse rac
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:38 pm
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:38 pm
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Somehow my daughter's horse riding lessons have led to me owning a full bred registered quarter horse colt. He is about 9 months old. Just out of curiosity (this will not happen), when would you send a horse like this off to a trainer to get ready to race at Delta Downs, and how much of an investment would it take to get this horse ready for its first race?
Somehow my daughter's horse riding lessons have led to me owning a full bred registered quarter horse colt. He is about 9 months old. Just out of curiosity (this will not happen), when would you send a horse like this off to a trainer to get ready to race at Delta Downs, and how much of an investment would it take to get this horse ready for its first race?
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Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:39 pm to Kingpenm3
sir, you have come to the right place
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:43 pm to Kingpenm3
How old is your daughter?
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:44 pm to Kingpenm3
sell it to a stupid girl that shows horses (english rider will be most profitable).
sell the girl first, daddy will buy it for a good price. how many hands is the horse now? I might buy it now
sell the girl first, daddy will buy it for a good price. how many hands is the horse now? I might buy it now
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:46 pm to Kingpenm3
I have no idea about cost but what makes you think he will be a good race horse? Were the parents race horses? Seems like the ceiling would be low for a QH on a track race. Aren't most race horses thoroughbreds?
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:46 pm to Kingpenm3
Figure a training "day rate" of about $60 to $75 per day.
This doesn't include travel and moving expenses, assistant trainer's salary, liability insurance, farrier, shipping, veterinary care, medications, vaccinations, and worming.
For thoroughbreds, you have these odds:
run in a race: 69%
win a race: 45%
win more than once: 34%
win a stakes race: 3%
win a graded stakes: less than 1%
race at age 2: 34%
win at 2: 11%
win a stakes at 2: less than 1%
This doesn't include travel and moving expenses, assistant trainer's salary, liability insurance, farrier, shipping, veterinary care, medications, vaccinations, and worming.
For thoroughbreds, you have these odds:
run in a race: 69%
win a race: 45%
win more than once: 34%
win a stakes race: 3%
win a graded stakes: less than 1%
race at age 2: 34%
win at 2: 11%
win a stakes at 2: less than 1%
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:48 pm to ksayetiger
quote:
sell it to a stupid girl that shows horses (english rider will be most profitable).
She'd have to be really stupid to buy a purebred QH for showing in English (and yes, I realize that QH shows have English riding classes).
Sell the horse to a barrel racer.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:50 pm to Kingpenm3
Exactly three words:
Sell
Sell
Sell
You're welcomed in advance
Sell
Sell
Sell
You're welcomed in advance
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:51 pm to Kingpenm3
Out of curiosity, why did you buy a 9 month old colt?
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:52 pm to chinhoyang
you never said purebred. and answer the question about race horse ancestry.
without a history you aint got shite
without a history you aint got shite
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:54 pm to Kingpenm3
quote:
Somehow my daughter's horse riding lessons have led to me owning a full bred registered quarter horse colt. He is about 9 months old. Just out of curiosity (this will not happen), when would you send a horse like this off to a trainer to get ready to race at Delta Downs, and how much of an investment would it take to get this horse ready for its first race?
Hes fixing to turn one yr old Jan 1st which is the birthday for all horses. You have to break your horse which means he has to learn how to have a rider on him, get used to having a saddle on him, get use to galloping on the track, get use to walking on the walking wheel. This takes about 60 days and you can do it for about $30 a day. Cost is $1800 and this is only for the breaking of the horse. After you bream the horse i like to turn mine out for about 90 days. So now you have to find a place where they can take ur horse, turn it out in a paddock during the day and possibly stall it up at night and he gets 2-3 meals a day. Probably find someone that can do it for $20 a day. Cost is $1800 so now you got $3600 total in the horse. Then he starts serious training. 4-6 months of training is what it takes to get the horse to the races so at $30 a day and lets use 5 months thats another $4500. So now you have about $8100 in the horse. This does not include vet bills which i think should average about $100 a month should he have no serious problems. So now you got $8600 in him.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:55 pm to ksayetiger
quote:The original poster did say it was a purebred.
you never said purebred
quote:
led to me owning a full bred registered quarter horse colt
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:57 pm to Double Oh
I've been around horses all my life, but I would not get involved with a race horse. It is definitely an activity for the experienced in that specific endeavor.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:58 pm to cattus
quote:
sir, you have come to the right place
I assumed this.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:59 pm to Sampson
quote:
How old is your daughter?
9
Posted on 12/14/14 at 10:59 pm to chinhoyang
quote:
've been around horses all my life, but I would not get involved with a race horse. It is definitely an activity for the experienced in that specific endeavor.
same here but i love owning horses. I would recommend it if you have the time and money to do it.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 11:00 pm to ksayetiger
quote:
sell it to a stupid girl that shows horses (english rider will be most profitable).
sell the girl first, daddy will buy it for a good price. how many hands is the horse now? I might buy it now
I'm pretty sure I'm already the stupid dad of the stupid girl that takes english riding lessons.
Hmmm, I'll figure it out tomorrow. Maybe 60" now. Great looking horse. Has a really cool "Coon Tail". Three white stripes at tail head.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 11:03 pm to Robin Masters
quote:
I have no idea about cost but what makes you think he will be a good race horse? Were the parents race horses? Seems like the ceiling would be low for a QH on a track race. Aren't most race horses thoroughbreds?
He is full bred quarter horse, but from what I understand, the parents were big time "cutting" horses.
Thoroughbreds run the long races. Quarter horses are the drag racers of horses. Straight line 1/4 mile racing.
Posted on 12/14/14 at 11:03 pm to chinhoyang
quote:
run in a race: 69%
win a race: 45%
win more than once: 34%
win a stakes race: 3%
win a graded stakes: less than 1%
race at age 2: 34%
win at 2: 11%
win a stakes at 2: less than 1%
Cool, great info. At what age do they start training/racing?
Posted on 12/14/14 at 11:04 pm to Double Oh
We brought a TB mare back from Hawaii with us when I was a kid. She was a running machine. I wish we had sent her to a track. She did win a number of steeplechase events. She was the best horse I've ever ridden - stamina and speed. My dad and I both foxhunted her.
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