Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Racehorse Ownership: Deciding upon Your Winning Colours

By Ruth Williams


If you enjoy the sport of horse racing, you've probably at some point dreamt of the time when you might own a racehorse for yourself. Thoroughbred horse racing has long been referred to as a sports activity of kings and having the ability to own a racehorse would certainly give you with the opportunity to become a part of this historical sport, rich in tradition and pride. If you do invest in a racehorse you will have to pick the jockey colours which will represent you . This article offers a look into racing colours.

Throughout the history of horse racing, the horses have typically been owned by rich individuals. In the last few decades, nonetheless, it has turned out to be fairly normal for racing horses to be owned in partnerships or various other types of syndicates. One noteworthy demonstration of this fact is the 2003 Kentucky Derby winner, Funny Cide, a racehorse owned by a collection of no less than ten partners who banded together and organized themselves as Sackatoga Stable. Another instance is 2008 Kentucky Derby winner, Big Brown, which was owned by IEAH Stables, a horse racing hedge fund organization .

If you have arrived at the decision that you'd like to have a racehorse, there are various points to consider. One of the most personal decisions to make when choosing to own a racehorse, is picking out your colors, or "silks". Each horse runs in the exclusive colors of its owner , and there are no two horses racing in precisely the same colors. This lets race goers to easily identify the runners and who the runners belong to. The person who owns the racehorse needs to register the colours under the national regulating organisation, which when it comes to the UK is the British Horseracing Authority.

Some patterns for silks are so well-liked that race horse owners are willing to spend serious money for them. Specific silks have been known to sell for 1000's, or even even tens of thousands of pounds. Colours that will be believed to be particularly unique, or perhaps have a long and eventful past are known as "cherished colours" and so are usually the most expensive, as so frequently are the "plain silks," those which are consisting of a solid color.

Should you establish that you wish to own a racing horse, you'll have a number of essential decisions to make, for example where to locate a trainer along with many other factors. Probably starting with deciding on your own colours might be simplest way to get excited about the amazing sport of horse racing and becoming a racehorse owner.




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