tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22896617.post5664641242153649468..comments2024-01-08T05:30:03.477-05:00Comments on CANGAMBLE: Time For Owners Of Thoroughbreds In Ontario To Think About Who Their 2008 Trainer Will BeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22896617.post-23548987019631162872008-01-13T23:58:00.000-05:002008-01-13T23:58:00.000-05:00well, i have a thoroughbred at woodbine with a top...well, i have a thoroughbred at woodbine with a top 5 trainer. Maybe from the sounds of it im doing ok. I have been with him for a while now, and have never paid over 3k for entire months bill,all in. I havent seen any hidden fees or bs. Its kinda funny though, ive had a few trainers over the last 10 yrs and it seems the smaller trainers are the more knit picky ones in regards to extra things than the bigger outfits. Hope this helped the some of the harness guys out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22896617.post-25037481428417419682008-01-12T12:07:00.000-05:002008-01-12T12:07:00.000-05:00Anon, I know that additional tack charges can be a...Anon, I know that additional tack charges can be around $3-5 a day per horse, probably closer to $3 over the season though.<BR/>Fans and blankets, etc. are part of the trainers inventory and I have no problem if a trainer wants to charge an extra buck or two a day on his day pay to eventually cover the costs.<BR/>A fair charge for Fort Erie would be around $50-$55 a day, and at Woodbine, $65 a day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22896617.post-13850564462535713022008-01-12T11:03:00.000-05:002008-01-12T11:03:00.000-05:00there are some incidental expenses which you have ...there are some incidental expenses which you have missed. One dollar per day per stall for manure removal at woodbine.Miscellaneous repairs to blankets, coolers, bridles, saddles, halters, martingales etc. Day-to-day supplies ... soap sponges,laundry detergent,tack cleaner, leg linaments and poultice, zev, etc, etc. There is also the initial purchase of all your equipment ... saddles, bridles, bits, shanks, saddle pads and cloths, martingales, coolers and blankets, standing bandages, polos, approved electric fans {over $200 apiece} stall mats {$50 each} As you can see it is very easy to spend $500 a month at the tack shop and this list is by no means complete!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22896617.post-61982925664414586222008-01-10T13:37:00.000-05:002008-01-10T13:37:00.000-05:00Hi Cangamble,No, my post was about thoroughbreds. ...Hi Cangamble,<BR/><BR/>No, my post was about thoroughbreds. I know what standardbred bills are (sometimes) not very pretty!, but I have heard anecdotally that a big stable runs bloods once a week in t-breds. $50 per blood is an extra $200/month. Also, jugging is something that costs money and is not cheap, but some barns (again anecdotally) do it with some regularity.<BR/><BR/>I am wondering, if someone who has a horse in a big barn, would let us know (no names needed of course) what ancillary vet bills are, and how they are broken out. Some barns use knock offs for ulcer treatment and other things, some use the real thing. The real thing can be really, really expensive. I would bet, for example, the Pletchers of the world are not using generic drugs.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, just my thoughts. I would like to see if someone wants to take a crack at telling us about the high end of the billing scale in Ontario.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22896617.post-91322205298547507442008-01-10T13:29:00.000-05:002008-01-10T13:29:00.000-05:00PTP, harness racing is very drug oriented. Those ...PTP, harness racing is very drug oriented. Those spending the bucks on vet bills are doing a lot better than those who don't, and I've heard of vet bill getting up to a couple of thousand for a month by the higher percentage outfits.<BR/>To be fair, they race twice as much as thoroughbreds on average, sometimes more (plus they can go 52 weeks a year), so I would expect their vet bills to be doubled at least, and since they are in training longer, those bills will be higher as well, though I don't think their day pay is as high as the thoroughbreds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22896617.post-34031388652337730412008-01-10T12:26:00.000-05:002008-01-10T12:26:00.000-05:00Great work Cangamble!Vet "accessories" can be very...Great work Cangamble!<BR/><BR/>Vet "accessories" can be very high at times. Blood work is $50 a shot, to see if your horse is in good shape. Down time, antibiotics, gastroguard, jugging etc.<BR/><BR/>I would love to know what someone who has horses with a high percentage trainer pays. I have heard there are some whopper bills out there for some of those guys. It'd be neat to see a high low spread if someone out there wants to take a crack at it.<BR/><BR/>My guess? Low of $2400 and high of $5000.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com