Owning Horses - What Would Make You Buy (Or Return)?

Quite correct, forget it. SA will never export or raid directly.


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Mac wrote: Quite correct, forget it. SA will never export or raid directly.


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If our horses were really such vale for money superstars the rest of the world would find a way .....One or two Grade 2 and 3 International horses but the majority ordinary and not worth the shipping fee from Germiston to Cape Town let alone Ascot or Beijing

www.racingpost.com/news/racing-explained...e-case-may-be/423074

Dave Scott wrote: www.racingpost.com/news/racing-explained...e-case-may-be/423074

“... only one in eight will ... approach breaking even.”.
I would not be surprised if that ratio was worse in SA.
So why do owners do it? The passion?


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Mac probably the "high" of getting a winner takes away all the financial loss but its much worse these days.
It was never an investment always a hobby ( but a bloody expensive hobby ) 😢

....must say that having a stake in a bit of horse flesh that makes it to the track.....gets you some nice recognition maybe at a regularly frequented betting lounges.....suddenly everyone knows you and many unashamedly come over and ask if it is on the job and does the stable fancy anything else....:oops:

....however what has happened to these hang outs and who does one need to impress if any at these places if any are still in business....lonely days for any attention seeking owners....wonder if any one is at the sales today....the rain and lack of enthusiasm is bound to keep a marginally prospective buyer at bay.....:S

I’m sure that many owners would just love to have any runner on the July Day card at Greyville.


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....cold coffee dream....:dry:

.....well the morning rain has fallen....and looks like fine drier day.....may go out to the sales venue to take in the old but familiar smell of wet horse sh!t, pee and shavings/straw.... may motivate me to pull a few out of a box and see if my passion can be re-ignited....

Dave Scott wrote: Mac probably the "high" of getting a winner takes away all the financial loss but its much worse these days.
It was never an investment always a hobby ( but a bloody expensive hobby ) 😢

Dave, when is your Noble Tune baby due to run again ?

Elvis all going well on SAT 🙏

.....only a dozen or so cars in the car park by noon....the place is a graveyard..... Germiston got a lot of early rain and horses were particularly over frisky when pulled from boxes.....saw a few near misses with both colts and fillies lashing out almost taking out some top trainers and a few grooms.....but Im still not that enthused.... the good ones will find homes and get some nice bids.....will hope a few from my list will be un noticed..... will then go to the vendors and try make deal before they get delivered to the nearest lion park.......:ohmy: