How do I breed a racehorse. Advice for beginner needed.

MrsD123 said:
So you are happy to shoot the horse you have bred?
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MrsD123 i think you are being completely unrealistic with this comment. No one WANTS to shoot a horse they have bred but we all have to look at the financial cost of vets fees as well as being realistic in whether a horse that is injured has the chance to fulfill it's potential in whatever we intend to do with it. Breeders sadly to have to make decisions about their stock sometimes as accidents do happen and horses do get pts. Its not being harsh its just real life. If we breed without thinking about the risks and the costs of vets fees then i feel we shouldn't be breeding as accidents do occur and it is not just the thought that "it won't happen to me" as it can and it does
 
In The Spirit of all things festive I wish the OP Good luck Good fortune, and I for one am not anyones keeper or judge I hope you have much fun and please let us know if you do well Best wishes Heather and Merry Christmas
 
MrsD123 said:
So you are happy to shoot the horse you have bred?
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I'm sorry, I don't usually make personal remarks about people's posts, but this is a completely idiotic comment.

There come times when horses have injuries which might well be treatable with a degree of success, but that treatment might be hugely expensive. It's not common (in fact it's very rare) to buy vet fee cover for racing TBs, mainly because the premiums are extortionate. I'm afraid I don't have the resources to pay for a horse to have expensive surgeries or spend weeks in a vet clinic.

But just because I'm prepared to make a decision based on economics, that doesn't mean I'd be 'happy' about it or find it in any way easy. I did it earlier this year - in hindsight I saved money because hospitalising the animal would have done no good at all, its condition was untreatable.

Anyway, I don't want to hijack this thread - I wish the OP all the luck in the world. It's very exciting to breed horses in expectation of future success, and all the so called, and often self-proclaimed, 'experts' had to start somewhere.
 
Just to prove that sometimes you can make money from racehorses & as we are talking broodmares

Diary by Green Desert she was bought as an unraced 2yo Oct 2001 for about £7,350 sent to Greece where she won 3 races 2005 came back sold through Tattersalls for £11,500 having produced 1 foal. Totol Gallery failed to sell when he first went through the sale ring but did rather well on the race course. Her 3rd foal Lady Darshann finished runner-up in a top 2yo race causing Diary's value to rise & in the Tattersalls Nov 2010 sale & in-foal to Galileo she sold for £1,365,000. At the same sale her daughter Lady Darshann sold for £630,000 & the foal sold for £210,000. Not a bad return on £7,350, even with all the costs from 2yrs to 11yrs!
 
magic104 said:
Just to prove that sometimes you can make money from racehorses & as we are talking broodmares

Diary by Green Desert she was bought as an unraced 2yo Oct 2001 for about £7,350 sent to Greece where she won 3 races 2005 came back sold through Tattersalls for £11,500 having produced 1 foal. Totol Gallery failed to sell when he first went through the sale ring but did rather well on the race course. Her 3rd foal Lady Darshann finished runner-up in a top 2yo race causing Diary's value to rise & in the Tattersalls Nov 2010 sale & in-foal to Galileo she sold for £1,365,000. At the same sale her daughter Lady Darshann sold for £630,000 & the foal sold for £210,000. Not a bad return on £7,350, even with all the costs from 2yrs to 11yrs!
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And on the flip side, Diary produced a dead foal having been purchased for that sum...! Oh and Lady Darshaan was bought for 600,000Gns :p And is now in the USA expecting her first foal to a top international stallion ;)
 
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