Training fees

Nero Ceasar

can anyone tell me roughly what one should expect to pay in fees for a horse in training. I was quoted €1200 a month would this be expensive?

convert

Most trainers' fees will vary slightly but from what I've heard anything from €800 or €1,000 upwards would be pretty average. I worked in a small yard a while back and they charged €800 per month, which was cheaper than some of the other yards in the area, the rationale being to undercut the bigger yards in the hope of attracting owners for cheaper fees.

Also bear in mind that some trainers' fees may include wormer/farrier and some veterinary charges as well as fees for taking horses away for work, though this is probably not too common so make sure you find out before.

UrbanSea

Have you a horse nero caesar or just considering getting one?

Cantoris

The smaller national hunt guys charge €25-30 a day (€750-900 a month), with mid tier charging €30-40 and the top trainers charging €40-60. Other costs can be a couple of hundred a month. I've heard a few mid tier charging €1,000 all in and remember, you pay for what you get. Our trainer has shown me his costs and his feed and insurance costs have gone up, as have his employee costs (from the budget) so if fees are dropping it is either coming straight off the trainers profit or they need to reduce quality of feed and staff.

Nero Ceasar

greetings wrote: »

Have you a horse nero caesar or just considering getting one?

Believe it or not have been offered 1 on a lease for a year no charge current owner cant afford to put it back in training, so just need to pay fees and collect the prizemoney:eek:

convert

Nero Ceasar wrote: »

just need to pay fees and collect the prizemoney:eek:

In theory!

UrbanSea

Nero Ceasar wrote: »

Believe it or not have been offered 1 on a lease for a year no charge current owner cant afford to put it back in training, so just need to pay fees and collect the prizemoney:eek:

Best of luck man;) Has it ran before? You gonna take it on?

pejesus

how about a boards syndicate :D
what part of the country are you in

Shane732

pejesus wrote: »

how about a boards syndicate :D
what part of the country are you in

Would be an interesting one all right!!

Nero Ceasar

greetings wrote: »

Best of luck man;) Has it ran before? You gonna take it on?

Ya few runs on the flat supposed 2 b perfectly handicapped (ive heard that before) wont take it on my own have spoke to a few people about a FUN syndicate dont know if it will happen though

pejesus wrote: »

how about a boards syndicate :D
what part of the country are you in

I dont know any of you guys but im a trusting kind of guy, if ur interested pm me but ill emphasis its more fun then anything might be a few € to be made but thats a secondary consideration. Im down south

UrbanSea

Nero Ceasar wrote: »

Ya few runs on the flat supposed 2 b perfectly handicapped (ive heard that before) wont take it on my own have spoke to a few people about a FUN syndicate dont know if it will happen though


I dont know any of you guys but im a trusting kind of guy, if ur interested pm me but ill emphasis its more fun then anything might be a few € to be made but thats a secondary consideration. Im down south

Whats the horses name?
I would mate but being a student is a bit hard on pocket.

arkle121

Nero Ceasar wrote: »

Believe it or not have been offered 1 on a lease for a year no charge current owner cant afford to put it back in training, so just need to pay fees and collect the prizemoney:eek:

the first thing i would do is get it vetted by one of the top guys before you even think of giving it to a trainer it will save a lot of money and hardship in the long run

EskimoJack

I can get him trained on the curragh with daily updates through trainers website, this guy is ultra smart in placing horse with 50% of runners in the money. PM me i'll send you his website and you can judge for yourself.

Cantoris

Just so you know before you jump into leasing any old horse, our trainer has been approached by a number of breeders to lease mares who they want to hold onto in the long term but don't want to incur the training and racing costs. His view is simple, get them to four weeks from a run.....give them to me for two weeks and if I like them, we start paying and if we don't we send them back. That way you get knowledge at no cost and if it's any good you keep it. Must say, it's a good policy if you're interested in leasing. He had no trouble finding owners to take two of them.