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If you’re keen on racing, owning (or leasing) a little bit of a racehorse is a good crack. <br>I’ve not looked at what the charges are elsewhere but I doubt that you can get involved properly for less than £80 per month elsewhere.<br>I wondered initially about the leasing aspect but came to the conclusion that it doesn’t lock you in & enables you to switch to a different horse at the end of the lease (yes, if the horse wins loads of races you’re unlikely to be able to extend the lease).
Personally I’ld recommend it to anyone who can afford it:<br>- you can visit the yard, talk to the staff & watch the early morning gallops;<br>- you can talk to the trainer at the races (it’s my opinion that the lesser known trainers will be happier to spend time talking to syndicate members than their more well known peers – I may be wrong but who knows?);<br>- you can go into the parade ring;<br>- & hear the jockey’s instructions;<br>- the trainer might give you some worthwhile tips at the racecourse (memories of John Cullinan!);<br>- you might even get into the winner’s enclosure;<br>- it gives a longer term interest in an otherwise seemingly run of the mill race;<br>- hear the jockey’s & trainer’s post-race view;<br>- meet (and in my case learn from) other syndicate members;<br>- something to look forward to;<br>- and it p*sses you off if your horse gets balloted out of the race;<br>- it’s educational;<br>- you can dream.
It’s an experience that’s worth trying – if you can afford the £80 a month.
I’ve been involved in just about all of Craig’s syndicates to date & I’ve thoroughly enjoyed them: haven’t been to as many stable visits & races as I’ld like too (don’t you hate work sometimes?) but those that I have attended with the inevitable post race conversations have all been well worth attending.
It gives you a different dimension & if you can, experience it.
PS. I don’t like sand donkeys.
