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On 12/25/2019 at 7:01 PM, Alley Cat Glover said:
Yes, totally agree and they are very upfront with it all. Just one thought occurs to me why if her sire was a St Ledger winner has she never been tried on the flat. Dam is a winner in France over Jumps, does that mean more suited to National Hunt? Hopefully be a bit of fun and Nicholls yard is near enough to visit should the chance arise.
Any stallion that won over 1m 4f and above will always be geared up to covering NH mares. Breeders wouldn't expect its progeny to be commercial enough, or fast enough, for the flat. Not always justified but just the way the market works.
Racehorse Syndicates
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I came across this thread again, and from scanning the posts it seems to have become mainly about the Owners Group shares - with a couple of notable exceptions.
Although there is a market for the likes of the Owners Group and Racing Emporium, they wouldn't be for me, as they seem more like racing clubs rather than ownership but you get what you pay for - I dont know how often members actually get to go racing which is kind of the point I'd have thought.
I was more interested to find out what people's views were about syndicates where you can get involved with smaller groups.
Some years ago I was involved in a Middleham Park syndicate which put me right off them, as the horse got sold without any warning. It took months to get my money off them. I went to the small claims court in the end. Rather than pay me out they tried to get me to put the money into other horses which I had no interest in.
Nick Bradley was still working for them at the time and when they suggested I got involved in one particular horse, he tried to justify a £2000 price tag for 10% of a horse they had claimed out of a seller for £5000 the week before. So I wouldn't give him the time of day either.
MPR and NBR both buy loads of horses for top money so you would expect them to have a few good ones, but I've noticed quite a few expensive failures too.
Has anybody got any positive or negative stuff to say about any other syndicates, that offer 5% or 10% shares rather than just a hair in its tail?
I've obviously done some Googling, so I was looking for feedback on the likes of Grange Park Racing, Amazing Racing, Ursa Major, Hambleton Racing? Any others people can recommend?