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HOW TO GET INVOLVED

 

When you become an owner of a pacer, the passion doesn’t end at the finish line.

Ownerships comes in many forms. Start your journey today, it’ll well and truly pay off.

 

Sole Owner

As a Sole Owner you’ll enjoy the glory and the entire prize money if your horse wins. Beyond race day, you’ll have the honour of naming your proud pacer and choosing the silks.

You’ll also be responsible for covering the costs of keeping and training a horse from training fees to transport to veterinary fees.

 

Part Owner

Part-owners enjoy similar privileges as a sole owner, with the only difference being costs and prize money are shared.

It’s a journey worth sharing with a friend, a family member or another fan of the trots.

 

Syndication member

Buying a share in a Syndicate horse can be a cost effective way to buy a slice of the action. With shares starting from as little as $10 a week, your racing dream is possible!

Not only that, it can be a great way to get into the social side and talk up the trots with like-minded people. Syndicates are made up of 11 to 20 members with a maximum of 20 shares in total.

 

Lease-owner

Leasing a horse can reduce your buy in costs and can be a cost effective way to get started. A lease will run over a set time period and generally the leasing owners will receive a cut of the prize money.

 

Queensland also boasts Australia's best state-bred incentive scheme - QBRED. The QBRED scheme is aimed at providing owners and breeders with enduring benefits and the confidence to breed QBRED. 

 

A key component of the QBRED for life scheme is enabling horses to win their bonuses at any age meaning less pressure to breed a horse early in the season, less pressure on horses having to win their bonus by the end of a season and ensuring horses that mature later in life maintain the opportunity to win these lucrative bonuses for their connections. Read more about QBRED

 

Ownership Calculator

Estimate the cost of harness horse ownership for the first year, depending on the size of your share, with our new Ownership Calculator below. Click on 'Harness' to get started.

Ownership calculator

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This is the distance your horse will travel directly from the sale (to the breaker, spelling farm or trainer), which calculates the approximate cost of initial transport of your horse from the sale.

Delivery/transport

This is the approximate cost of the initial transport of your horse from the sale to the breaker, spelling farm or trainer, as calculated from distance traveled.

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This may be a separate cost incurred in addition to purchase price or it may be included in your trainer’s initial bill. This is an approximate cost and may vary.

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Scoping is a veterinary procedure that needs to be done on all racehorses following purchase. Scoping involves the insertion of a flexible endoscope with a camera attached, through one nostril of the horse to the back of its throat. This technique allows a visual examination of the structure and function of the back of the throat while the horse is breathing and swallowing.

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*Per animal based on % share of ownership, costs are estimates only and are to be used as guides.

TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED IN OWNERSHIP CONTACT:

BOTRA (Breeders, Owners, Trainers, Reinspersons Association)

botraqueensland@gmail.com

AUSTRALIAN PACING GOLD (APG)

www.apgold.com.au/

TRAINERS

Trainers Directory

CLUBS

Albion Park Harness Racing Club

Redcliffe Peninsula Harness Racing Club

Marburg Harness Racing Club