At Equity Bloodstock we source horses for clients whether they are syndicates, partnerships or sole ownerships.
Equity have made many contacts in the industry and work closely alongside trainers. They provide us with horses currently for sale and the latest reports on how they are doing. This will tell us how they are taking their training and their expected level of ability.
In our opinion there’s no better buyer of a horse at the sales than the person who’s going to train it. They have the experience of buying year on year the type of horse that will suit their specific training regime. That could be the horse as an athlete or the pedigree but the fact that they have bought the horse in the first place without an owner in mind also gives huge confidence. They have belief in the horse right from the drop of the hammer.
Our clients provide us with their requirements and we draw up a shortlist of horses to recommend. In finding the best horse we will use our expertise combined with the current knowledge of the horses obtained from the trainer. We only recommend horses that meet our strict criteria including, confirmation, movement and pedigree.
With repeat business so important in this industry it’s of no interest for them to mislead us and for us to offer our clients horses of limited ability.
Equity Bloodstock must stress that we will act independently and our decisions will be made purely in the best interests of our clients. No favouritism will be shown.
We work on a commission basis and the only charge for our services is a 5% fee on the initial purchase price.
Although winning is never guaranteed, we believe the acquired knowledge, added to our expertise, will give our clients a far better chance of visiting the winner’s circle.
We believe the best time to become involved in a horse is when it is already in it’s stable and under the care of it’s trainer. At this stage the horse has progressed much further down the line of training compared to buying horses at the yearling sales.
If you buy at the sales you get an incredibly small glimpse of what you’re buying, you may see it walk up and down a few times and around the sales ring and then you’re expected to part with your money with very little evidence.
By waiting until the horse is in training you get to see it after the breaking process, being ridden and it’s movement in different gaits. You will see how the horse is taking to training both mentally and physically, if the horse eats well any injury issues. Most importantly the trainer will have formed an opinion by this time.
So many more boxes are ticked at this stage and we believe this method will give you a far better chance of getting a winner.
Pete Barker founded Equity Bloodstock with a view to helping prospective owners find their best possible horse.
He has been involved in horse racing for over twenty years. Originally he was an owner before moving into managing horses for owners and trainers.
Pete is currently based in Suffolk and he has been working recently with Newmarket trained horses. Over the years he has amassed contacts in both the racing and bloodstock sides of the industry.
Some of the most respected trainers and consigners have worked alongside Pete and he has gained a huge amount of knowledge from their expertise. Recently Pete has worked with industry heavyweights such as Sir Mark Prescott, Marco Botti, Michael Bell and David Lanigan.