Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Scav
My guesses on 100% ownership
$100 per day training
$750 per month in vet
$100 per month blacksmith
$50 per month grooming
$50 per month (entries, pony to post)
$75 per month insurance
|
OUCH!!!!
When I see numbers like that, I realize how lucky I am to have the trainer and vet I have in MD.
If my vet bill is higher than $150 month, it's a bad month and there's something dreadfully wrong with the horse.
My training bill day rate is a little more than half that posted.
Insurance is $180 a year - liability insurance only, no mortality.
Gate fees are typically $20 per race.
And, I only pay 10% trainer comm on a top three finish money, not on every dime earned.
But then again, I don't run for the larger NY purses either.......but I still have a good chance of turning a profit if we manage our horse right and put him/her in the right spots.