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question for you agent q the twenty guys you speak of , did they get out of the business or move their horse money elsewhere and if so where
They just sold off their remaining stock. One moved his last two to Yonkers. Lasix 70 a start Stall Rent 400 monthtraining 60 a dayblacksmith 150 per Shipping 75-200 depending on who has your horse75 paddockand then it gets fun, all the while most likely racing for 12-18K purse.take one to a vet --good luck getting out of there under 500 for a little imagining and a bloodNo one in their right mind is breeding a mare anymore. All the guys that used to own or breed don't bet a single dime on Ontario tracks, maybe the odd day like Industry day or NA Cup night. You understand how much money that amounts to?Brad Grant is a good friend of mine and he's selling everything basically. What more do you need to know? They can't increase their handle and the horse supply has plummetted to all time lows.
thanks q that's what i thought, as tough as Ontario is the USA is even worse, the rates are high and the shipping and tolls are crazy, if you have a decent one racing at Yonkers and can avoid alexander and engblom you might have a shot also with currency rates if a Canadian can sell a horse for decent USA cash they will do it , if you get $50k USA for a horse that's $70 k Canadian ,pretty much netvery few horses in Ontario can come close to that
60/day?American dollars or Canadian dollars?
Ontario is down to about four, soon to be two, of which none are A tracks, maybe except if you have a stakes horse in summertime. Canada is in serious trouble as opposed to us where money is pouring into more than a few states.
By my count they still have 9 tracks. And it gives you 3 levels of racing in the summer. Not just for SS but for overnight racing as well. Clinton,Hanover,Dresden and Leamington purses not as good as 10 years ago but I’ve picked up a ton of purses at them with horses that were not fast enough to even get qualified most places In the US
If you're racing the 10th foal of a rat mare at Leamington on a sunny saturday I'm happy for you--i sincereley hope it brings you joy.
For the last 12/15 years I have been buying by the truck load and feeding Ontario Hay Cubies.What do I do now?Eat the 25% myself?Pass the 25% on to my owners?Buy from the race track hay jockey?Just one more nail in the coffin. so say the hell with it, and retire?
realistically if you are racing at those B summer tracks you best be a owner /trainerbut i will admit they look like fun and those communities actually support them so that's great