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Title: Highest PER DAY training charge you have heard of!
Post by: wizardofoz on August 16, 2025, 02:07:25 PM: The highest PER day fee I have heard of is $80.00 PER DAY. Is anyone higher, or is this an outlier?
Title: Re: Highest PER DAY training charge you have heard of!
Post by: Papillon on August 16, 2025, 02:17:22 PM: Baffert, Chad Brown, Pletcher, Cox,Mott etc etc charge $200-250 a day
Title: Re: Highest PER DAY training charge you have heard of!
Post by: Chips N Salsa on August 16, 2025, 02:20:38 PM: Takter is $125 but the per day means nothing when you have plus plus plus. Stall rent / shipping / supplements / equipment / spa / turn out / vet / groom bonus and yada yada yada
Title: Re: Highest PER DAY training charge you have heard of!
Post by: clearmind on August 16, 2025, 02:24:58 PM: The training fees are minor compared to vet bills.
Expenses to race a horse
shipping n tolls $500
vet pre race $300
groom for paddock $100
You race 4 times in a month 4 x $900 = $ 3600.
Title: Re: Highest PER DAY training charge you have heard of!
Post by: Dr. Mazzzzz on August 16, 2025, 04:45:23 PM: Quote from: Chips N Salsa on August 16, 2025, 02:20:38 PM
Takter is $125 but the per day means nothing when you have plus plus plus. Stall rent / shipping / supplements / equipment / spa / turn out / vet / groom bonus and yada yada yada

PLUS PLUS PLUS MEANING YOURS TRUELY
OWNERS BETTER BE FORKING UP THAT EXTRA $$$ CAUSE I AINT LETTING MY GIRL NANCY PAY ANY BILL FOR HER %
THIS "STUFF" DONT COME CHEAP
Title: Re: Highest PER DAY training charge you have heard of!
Post by: dougie on August 16, 2025, 05:15:13 PM: The numbers you folks are talking is mind-blowing. When I owned 4 cheap claimers at Pompano Park in the late 80's my daily for all 4 were $150. I had two other partners who. like me never made any money. LOL! Our groom Mickey Metcalf (whose Dad was a trainer/driver) charged us $25 for each paddock. Our farrier Mike Cable was really fair. The vets bills were pretty costly.
Title: Re: Highest PER DAY training charge you have heard of!
Post by: Pacer 2 on August 16, 2025, 05:27:12 PM: Quote from: Papillon on August 16, 2025, 02:17:22 PM
Baffert, Chad Brown, Pletcher, Cox,Mott etc etc charge $200-250 a day
I think he was talking harness DUUUHHH!! ngc3 ngc3
Title: Re: Highest PER DAY training charge you have heard of!
Post by: The Answer on August 16, 2025, 06:08:53 PM: Ake $175
Title: Re: Highest PER DAY training charge you have heard of!
Post by: seen2much on August 16, 2025, 07:34:49 PM: Quote from: Chips N Salsa on August 16, 2025, 02:20:38 PM
Takter is $125 but the per day means nothing when you have plus plus plus. Stall rent / shipping / supplements / equipment / spa / turn out / vet / groom bonus and yada yada yada
How many will stick around? 1.5 million this year...is putrid for what her owners spend. Nancy went to sleep a top trainer & woke up average.
Title: Re: Highest PER DAY training charge you have heard of!
Post by: LUCPARK on August 16, 2025, 07:35:26 PM: One pays what they can afford or is right in their minds

If your a fckin idiot and wanna pay 175 to 125 a day
Look in the mirror your a PIGEON

Your paying for the name

60 to 75 on todays market is fair imho

After that you’re getting ripped off

Unless u Got baffert or pletcher

There is not a harness trainer on gods green earth worth 175 a day
Unless your wearing a PIGEON OF THE DAY
Name tag
Title: Re: Highest PER DAY training charge you have heard of!
Post by: LUCPARK on August 16, 2025, 07:37:30 PM: Quote from: seen2much on August 16, 2025, 07:34:49 PM
How many will stick around? 1.5 million this year...is putrid for what her owners spend. Nancy went to sleep a top trainer & woke up average.

Every person has bad yrs.

It’s the business
Title: Re: Highest PER DAY training charge you have heard of!
Post by: wizardofoz on August 16, 2025, 09:58:55 PM: Quote from: Chips N Salsa on August 16, 2025, 02:20:38 PM
Takter is $125 but the per day means nothing when you have plus plus plus. Stall rent / shipping / supplements / equipment / spa / turn out / vet / groom bonus and yada yada yada
I heard she was $65 per day just a few years back. Her price doubled? It costs $8.00 per day for hay so what is she doing for the basic training rate BEFORE the extras?
Title: Re: Highest PER DAY training charge you have heard of!
Post by: kantseeback on August 16, 2025, 10:10:13 PM: 15 years ago I was quoted 85 per day by a Takter underling.