BECOMING
A HORSE OWNER AND PARTNER IN OUR STABLE IS EASY!
Racing at Charles Town, Calder, Mountaineer, Finger Lakes, Suffolk Downs, and Southern California!

OUR
VISION is to create an
affordable way so everyone can experience the excitement of being a race horse
owner.
Below is a sample of how our stable operates. Please see the actual partnership agreement for the particular partnership you want to join. Each partnership varies depending on requirements of the location where it will race.
HOW TO BECOME AN OWNER
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO OWN
A HORSE
- You
can live anywhere in the world and be a partner in one of our race horses.
However, you just must be able to obtain an owner’s license from the State
of West Virginia Racing
Commission. Our stable is governed by laws and we must follow the rules and regulations of the West Virginia Racing Commission. More will be discussed on an owner license later on this page.
YOU CAN
WATCH YOUR HORSE RACE RIGHT ON YOUR COMPUTER
PARTNERSHIP SHARES
- We are
a simple partnership that brings together people throughout the world to
be part-owners in a thoroughbred race horse.
- For
each horse partnership there are 20 shares. Each share is equal to 5%
ownership. Each horse represents a partnership.
- Minimum
purchase is just one share in a horse partnership. The maximum purchase is
19 shares in a horse partnership.
- An
owner can own shares in as many different horses as they chose.
IT IS LIKE OWNING PART OF A SPORTS FRANCHISE!
FINDING A HORSE FOR
THE PARTNERSHIP
- Our training and management team is
always looking for the "right" horses using their many years of backstretch expertise. Our team looks for a horse that will meet partnership needs and the ability to earn money. They are constantly doing this in anticipation of us filling the next 20 share partnership.
- When
a horse is racing that the training and management team
have rated as a "right" one to buy, the trainer will put in claim to purchase the horse
in the name of the partnership, if the partnership has sold it's 20 shares and is ready to claim a horse.
- If the
claim is successful, the partnership now owns a horse of which you are a
registered part-owner.
- Each
share holding partner will be notified 24 hours before a possible claim.
WE ARE ALWAYS WATCHING WORK-OUTS, CLOCKING THEM AND LISTENING IN
THE BARN AREA FOR GOOD HORSES!
COMMUNICATION WITH
PARTNERS
- To
insure that each partner enjoys his or her experience as a race horse
owner, we understand that communication is so important.
- Each
partner will have an open line of communication with the manager of the
training and management team.
- E-mail
will be sent out at least three times of week detailing your horse’s
activity. You will also be able to call on the telephone the Stable's Racing Manager whenever you wish.
- We
will also establish a group forum for each partnership, where partners
from around the world being brought together by the experience of sharing
a race horse can get to know each other, share ideas, etc.
- No
partner is obligated to participate in any of the forum activity. If you
choose not to that is your right. However, for those that choose to
participate we ask that you be respectful to all while expressing your
views.
COSTS TO YOU BECOME AN
OWNER
- Your
costs as an owner are easy to understand and with very little risk. The first
cost will be your purchase of your share(s) in the horse partnership. Each
share costs only $275. This is where many people feel this is not a real opportunity to own a racehorse. But please stop and think about what we said earlier, we want to make this affordable to many of those that would not normally be able to own a share of a racehorse. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY A REAL OPPORTUNITY WITH NO GIMMICKS, FINE PRINT OR SCAMS. Please do not stop reading, if you ever dreamed of owning a racehorse, a real racehorse, one that you will be able to touch and feed carrots to if you so choose then continue to read on.
- Next,
you will need a West Virginia Owners License. The license is $15 per year
plus a one-time of $34 for finger print cards. After you purchase your share(s) we will mail you the forms required or you may register directly
with the West Virginia Racing
Commission . If you already have a West Virginia Owners License you
can skip this step.
- There
is a one-time fee regardless of how many shares you own of $25 for
administrative costs to set up the partnership. This is to set up the
record and bookkeeping for the partnership.
- That’s
it! There are no more costs to become an owner.
Here is an example of the costs to become an owner….Let’s
say you bought the minimum one share and did not have a West Virginia Owner’s
License:
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One Share of Partnership
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$275
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1 Year License
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$ 15
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One-time Finger Prints
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$ 34
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Administrative Set-up
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$ 25
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TOTAL
COSTS TO BE A RACE HORSE OWNER
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$349
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THAT’S IT JUST A ONE-TIME COST OF $349 AND YOU CAN BE A REGISTERED
OWNER OF A THOROUGHBRED RACE HORSE!
Note that once you have your West Virginia License future
purchase shares in any partnership will be just $275 per share plus the $25
administrative fee.
TRAINING &
MANAGEMENT COSTS
- Here
is the best part of joining us as a partner. There are no monthly costs to
you. Our vision is to allow as many people as possible to experience the thrill of owning a race horse. We know many people can not afford the monthly
maintenance costs of training, management, vet bills, shoes and transportation of a horse. So we have a special arrangement that makes it affordable for
all.
- When
the partnership’s horse earns purse money, 70% of the money earned is
retained for expenses. This 70% pays for all the bills. If the horse doesn’t earn money, the training and management team pay all the bills. You are never responsible for any of these bills. That is why it is important for
the trainer and management team to pick good horses to claim and race them
where they will make money because if the horse doesn’t earn the trainer
and management team have to pay for the bills out of their pocket.
The Stable's trainer is Anthony Carone who has over 25 years in the thoroughbred training business. The Stable's Racing Manager is Mike DeVita who along with his family has been involved in horse ownership since 1984.
NO MONTHLY
FEES OR BILLS! NOW THAT IS AFFORDABLE
PURSE MONEY PAYMENTS TO OWNERS
- While
70% of the horse’s earnings are retained for expenses. The remaining 30%
of the any earnings is paid out every 30 days to the partnership owners.
Each share will receive 5% of any money earned by the partnership for the
month. You will receive 5% for each share you own in the partnership
- When
the partnership horse is sold or claimed by another stable. Each share
will receive 5% of the purchase price we receive. In other words, the money we receive for the horse is divided equally by the 20 shares. You would receive 5% for every share you own in the horse.
- This
means a one-time share purchase entitles you to a share of 30% of the
horse’s earnings plus proceeds when the horse is sold or claimed.
NO MONTHLY
BILLS BUT WE WILL PAY YOU!
CLASS OF HORSE WE RACE
- Thoroughbred
racing is broken up into different race classes these being stake races allowance races and claiming races. In stake and allowance races no horses are for sale, however in a claiming race every horse entered is for sale for a price listed prior at the time of entry. We race claiming horses. When you purchase a horse from a claiming race you are buying a horse that you know can race. Many young horses that people invest in never make it to the races let alone make money.With our claiming purchase program we have really lowered the risk, we claim (buy) a horse one night and within 2 to 3 weeks there is a very good chance that horse will be racing and you will be one of it's owners!
- We
look to claim horses that are entered for the sale price of $5,000 for our
partnerships. You may ask why only a $5,000 claiming horse. Why not get a better horse. Click here and we will show you why a $5,000 is better for the everyday racehorse owner
HOW WE PURCHASE A
HORSE FOR THE PARTNERSHIP
- We
sell 20 shares at $275 each. This gives the partnership $5,500 for a race
horse.
- Our
training and management team is alway looking for the “right” horse for the
partnership. Remember the training and management team has the risk of
paying all the bills if the horse doesn’t earn money. So they can not
afford to make many mistakes. Once that horse is found the trainer will
put in a claim before the horse races. Sometimes there is more than one
claim entered for a horse. When this happens the first claim drawn from
the box owns the horse.
- The
$5,500 covers all the costs. $5,000 for the horse, $300 West Virginia sales tax and $200 for
the groom to pick-up the horse and stall equipment such as a new water
bucket and feed tub.
YOU GET TO OWN A PART OF
A $5,000 RACE HORSE FOR JUST $275 PER SHARE!
HOW MUCH CAN A HORSE
EARN
- Horses can run up to three times a month. This is determined
by the soundness of the horse and the number of races available for that
horse during a certain month. But more commonly a horse will race 15-20
times a year.
- The minimum purses at Charles Town Race & Slots are some
of the highest in the USA
for the class of horses that race there.
- Because the purses are very high at Charles Town Race &
Slots, the horse doesn’t have to race many times to make money.
- Races purses are distributed to the horses in the following
manner: 1st
– 60% 2nd
-20% 3rd
– 10% 4th-
5%; 5th
– 3% and 6th-
2%. So even a horse finishing 6th in the race is earning some
money. You will receive your share of the 30% that is not retained for
expenses, regardless of if the horse finishes first or sixth.
- Below is a chart on purses at Charles Town
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$2500 Claiming Races
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$11,000 and up
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$3500 Claiming Races
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$12,500 and up
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$5000 Claiming Races
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$15,000 and up
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$7500 Claiming Races
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$18,000 and up
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$10,000 Claiming Races
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$19,000 and up
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Allowance & Stake Races
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$20,000 to $250,000
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YOU’LL SHARE IN 30% OF
ALL THE HORSES EARNINGS
WHEN DOES THE
PARTNERSHIP END
- Each 20 shares sold is used to claim a horse and form a
partnership. The partnership ends when the horse is sold, claimed by
another person or for some reason the horse can not race any longer.
- At that point any money made by selling or having the horse
claimed will be distributed along with any partner share purse earnings
that have not been distributed to date.
- Partners then can choose to join another one of partnerships.
- If you are partners in more than one horse, only the one
partnership in which the horse was sold, claimed or otherwise couldn’t
any longer race will be ended. All other partnerships with horses will still
be in effect.
HOW DO I START
- See
our Frequently Asked Questions page. Then contact us with any other
questions you may have.
- If
you are ready to join the fun, excitement and prestige of being a race
horse owner see our “How to Purchase Shares” page.
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EXCITEMENT ….BETTER THAN THOSE COMPUTER GAMES!
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