Ownership Overview
What We Do
Every year Slade Bloodstock attend the major yearling auctions around the country and purchase quality yearlings for the purposes of syndication.
A Slade Bloodstock syndication is generally made up of 10 x 10% shares, although there is no limit to what percentage an individual can own.
Conversely a group of individuals can (for a minor fee payable to RVL) register their own syndicate to facilitate ownership in smaller percentages. This is a popular way for groups of friends and family to share in the excitement of racehorse ownership.
Our aim is to provide affordable ownership opportunities and, by utilising the best trainers in Australia, achieve optimal racetrack success. Outstanding trainers such as Mark Kavanagh, Mick Price, Greg Eurell, Bart Cummings, John McArdle, Jason Mclachlan, Richard Jolly, Jarrod McLean & Jeremy Easthope see Slade Bloodstock as a national syndication company that can place horses to their best advantage.
Racing Rewards
Outside of the regular race day thrills, racehorse ownership has it's rewards, not the least of which are the friendships and memories that are made throughout your horses career.
In season 2007/08 over $355 million dollars was distributed in prizemoney with a further $119 million in payouts from various incentive schemes.
There are of course several feature (stakes) races on the Australian racing calendar worth a million dollars or more including the Melbourne Cup ($5.1 million), Cox Plate ($3m), Caulfield Cup ($2.5 m), Golden Slipper ($3.5m), the BMW ($2m), Magic Millions ($1.3m), Victoria Derby ($1.5m), Blue Diamond ($1 m) AJC Derby ($1.8m), Doncaster Handicap ($1.8m), Golden Rose ($1m), Stradbroke Handicap ($1m), Caulfield Guineas ($1m), Railway Stakes ($1m), Emirates Stakes ($1m), Newmarket Handicap ($1m), Australian Cup ($1m) etc.
In the happy event your horse reaches these heights, as Slade Bloodstock's filly Alinghi did, the sky is the limit.
Alinghi won 10 stakes races, including the Group 1 MRC Blue Diamond, VRC Newmarket Handicap, Thousand Guineas and SAJC Robert Sangster Stakes, worth a combined value of $3.4 million dollars. Winning those races made Alinghi a valuable breeding commodity and she was sold to a leading stud for $3 million.
Naturally not every horse will reach those dizzy heights but even a Saturday winner at Flemington will take home the lion's share of $75,000 and (if qualified) share in a Super Vobis bonus of $30,000.
How it works
Slade Bloodstock purchases yearlings who are deemed to turn two years old on August 1 of the same year of purchase.
When you buy into a yearling or an unraced two-year-old you are invited to submit a name suggestion for your horse.
When the horse is officially named (registered) you will be registered as an owner in that horse. Your name (or that of your syndicate) will appear in the race book when your horse races and you will be eligible to apply for an (Victorian) Owner's Gold Card. The Gold card has a range of benefits and facilitates easy entry to the racecourse when your horse is racing.
By the time your horse turns two years old it will already have been 'broken-in' and been to the stable as part of it's education process.
When your horse is ready to come into full work you can expect to receive weekly updates from the stable which are forwarded by Slade Bloodstock as they are received. Similarly when your horse is entered (or nominated) for a race you will receive notification from Slade Bloodstock as well as the weights, fast work report for that week, acceptances and pre race report and any last minute updates via sms on raceday, post race report and stewards reports (if applicable).
Training expenses are billed to you direct from the trainer and associated suppliers.
In a Slade Bloodstock partnership the day to day decisions for your horse are trusted to the trainer however any extraordinary decisions (e.g., gelding) are made by majority agreement.
We've made owning your own racehorse even easier with a range of finance options including interest free finance from 3 to 12 months. Please enquire.
