To buy I believe that 1st and foremost is "Love for the game " !  A reason not to buy is"To make money ". I also think that it's very important to know someone who is already successful in the sport THAT IS HONEST to answers your questions and bounce ideas off of!

100% correct!   

My first experience was in 2004!

I talked my girlfriend at the tine(RIP) into going into partnership on a $ 4000 claimers. I told her it was a losing proposition, but she went through with it knowing the results ahead of time. She enjoyed the experience as she knew very little about harness racing.  Our first trainer had the time for us to answer questions and get insight. It also wasn’t a business deal. We went to dinner occasionally as well as other events. We also bred a horse before she passed away. My current trainer took and broke him sight unseen and not even meeting me. The best experience of my life. I got to learn more as I got better horses to own. He also takes time to answer back as to how the horses are doing as well as questions in the past of harness racing including his experiences. I also got to hitch a few rides on race day with him to watch the horses I owned a part of race. How many trainers would do this!
I’m having the best experience my life now. I get a chance to meet the other partners in the stable. It’s more of an extended family where everyone roots everyone else on as we all have different partners on different horses. No animosity at all. 
Find the right trainer and you can have fun!  As my trainer says-as long as you don’t get hurt financially, it’s a good thing.
If anyone has questions, please feel free to PM me here.

This John Ahle is something else...Modigliani in the 9th, stiff stiff, on the smoker, jog city..he's either a crook or a complete idiot. Smoking too much bologna

New horse tax laws allow you to take 100% depreciation on a horse all in the FIRST YEAR. This is a huge LEGAL allowed tax benefit that really helps out people who have large incomes.

I would like to see it approved for the people who are already deeply invested in that area

Pacer 2 please bring me up to speed on harness racing on a half mile oval. Overnite performer rimmed out three deep to the half draw off  in track record time .To be fair I don't follow this animals races after that but how many times do u see that.I try to only comment on what I personally see or hear not what some else heard or saw, and what I witnessed that night was not the norm.