TYPICAL TRAINING FEES… .

Required to keep a Thoroughbred horse in training for the races.

                                                                                                                                              Accumulating Totals

Exercise rider ………………………$10-15 per horse    

          (Paying the higher fee insures that a horse is ridden in the exact manner desired

          by the trainer.  The distance and the time spent on the training track for a

          particular thoroughbred is not compromised as riders attempt to get on as many

          horses in the morning workout period regardless if the individual needs of a horse

          are met. It is akin to having a rider under contract to one trainer to carry out

          specifics for each horse in the stable.)

Groom/Hot Walker/Stall Cleaner …………$10.00 per horse                $20.00

          (A groom cleans the stall daily along with feeding and watering the horse in his

          care. He also cools the thoroughbred down after his workout by walking his

          charge around the barn area (shedrow) until the horse’s body is cool and dry

          and his breathing is more regular. Then he begins to bathe/rinse the thoroughbred

          followed with toweling/currying and brushing as needed. Grooms usually care

          for 4 -5 horses in a racing stable.)

Feed:

         Grains                        $4.00 per day per horse                             $24.00

                                    (Figure 20 cents per pound feed X 20 pounds per day average)

         Hay                             $3.00 per day per horse                            $27.00

                       (Figure feeding ½ bale hay per day per horse; bale costs approximately $6/bale)

Bedding:

          Straw/ Shavings         $4.50 per day per stall                              $31.50

       (Figure bale of shavings at $5; figure a bale of straw $3….........use 1 ½ bales

        straw daily;  could also use a combination of shavings and straw on top)

Miscellaneous                     $5.00 per day per horse                             $36.50

          ( Includes feed supplements, liniments, leg wraps, run downs, on and on)

Workmen Comprehensive Insurance    $3.50 per horse per day         $40.00

                                 (prorated through the stable)

Stall Rental Fee                   $5.00   per day per horse                          $45.00

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Additional Notes:

Farrier, Transportation  and Veterinary Expenses are payable separate and above these printed fees.

Other Expenses:

        1.  Annual licensing fees:  

        2.  Owners are required to be licensed at every track where their horses

            are scheduled to run.

3.               3.  Personal Silks (colorful jacket and cap worn by jockeys) start at $200,

                   could be more depending on who makes them and how elaborate the

                   design.