Cost of race horse

Lots. Horses need hay in the winter as well as nuts etc throughout the year. Then there ise vet fees as well as a trainer. Entry fees, hiring a truck to get the horse to France. That said you should be able to get a horse cheap. My brother is a trainer and he said the recession started 3 years ago for him. Would say he has plaenty of people willing to sell.
 
I worked for a company that kept a few horses, it cost about €1000 a month to keep a horse with a well known Meath trainer, vet bills, entry fees were extra.
 
You might consider purchasing shares in a syndicate.

That means that you get the fun of owning a horse at a fraction of the cost.

You also share your misfortune with others.

Brendan
 
If you are going to use a trainer, it depends on the trainer, the Aidan O'Briens of this world will charge you far more then a local point to point trainer. You're looking at probably a minimum basic of €200-€300 pw + fees, vet costs etc on top of that.

If you are going to do it yourself, bear in mind you may need to get a training licence
 
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