Claiming a Horse

[Duvalier]

Originally Posted by DerbyCat

Thanks everyone, a lot of good advice here. I'm going to Pleasanton this Saturday to do the paperwork to get my owners license and to open my account. My trainer is on the lookout for a good claim for us, I'm going to trust him to pick a good horse - he's got a pretty good win % 1st off the claim but you never know... I'm going into this with my trainer and another good friend (she's owned horses previously) so I'll only be committed financially for a third of the expenses (but don't worry, I've got enough in the bank to cover expenses for many months). I fully anticipate that I will lose money on this but I'm not doing this to make money - this is just another great life experience.

Thanks everyone, I'll keep you updated on who we get!

Best of luck DerbyCat...should be fun.