tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post4207181369164501417..comments2015-04-18T15:42:46.788-05:00Comments on Owning Racehorses: For Love Or/And Money?Theodore L. Grevelishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04440633649225153286noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post-38974512529048176722010-03-24T20:41:27.856-05:002010-03-24T20:41:27.856-05:00I agree with Cangamble as you need to run them to ...I agree with Cangamble as you need to run them to win and we just won and lost a decent horse doing just that. The challange for GRS is running at a level where you might be able to finish in the money outside of MN so you can bring a competative horse back to MN to run live for the group as that's a big part of social group like ours, Emerald Bay Stables.<br /><br />Now that we're down to 2 horses with one running this weekend at it's lowest level in over a year we have others we may be claiming soon elsewhere so we come back to MN with more than one horse this season.Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post-40621362179838150432010-03-22T13:51:30.421-05:002010-03-22T13:51:30.421-05:00Horses go in and out of good form, they are also v...Horses go in and out of good form, they are also very vulnerable to injury. I look at that every horse has it's price. What would you take for her today? That is how you make your decision on where to run her. If you think she is worth $25k today, run her for around 20k (adding in the expected 25% of the purse (sort of between a win and a second).<br /><br />Owners tend to think their horses are worth more than they are. Trainers tend to think they are worth less.Cangamblehttp://www.cangamble.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post-48440717189019014462010-03-21T19:46:30.694-05:002010-03-21T19:46:30.694-05:00Hi all - thanks for reading and especially taking ...Hi all - thanks for reading and especially taking the time to comment!<br /><br />Teresa - I'll see what I can do!<br /><br />Glenn - Thanks. So far so good, but never one to exhale when it comes to racehorses!<br /><br />Shea - We would, but they haven't even run a STALW at Tampa for F&Ms since Feb 24 and nothing in the book through the first week of April. If the next book is out before we're ready to enter her and that race is there, we'd go for it!Theodore L. Grevelishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04440633649225153286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post-78179696196544495222010-03-21T19:29:29.412-05:002010-03-21T19:29:29.412-05:00Why not run her in a $!0,000 starter allowance whe...Why not run her in a $!0,000 starter allowance where you will have a great chance to win and no chance to lose her?Sheanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post-37546270993758213322010-03-21T14:22:00.790-05:002010-03-21T14:22:00.790-05:00Congratulations, and you're right, a nice prob...Congratulations, and you're right, a nice problem to have. Also nice to have partners so excited that they print up T-shirts for the win, not to mention wardrobe models for the blog. ... You're rollin' in good fortune!Glenn Cravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09760553404742644042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-625976851717008802.post-54933825443967053532010-03-21T12:00:47.516-05:002010-03-21T12:00:47.516-05:00How do I get one of those t-shirts? And hope to s...How do I get one of those t-shirts? And hope to see her in person soon--Teresahttp://www.brooklynbackstretch.comnoreply@blogger.com