The real numbers with sales horses

At Kenwood we pride ourselves on the truth, not industry hype. Here's some sobering numbers on what purchasing the highest priced horses at sales produces.....

Derby winner purchased for $35,000 as a 2 year old at OBS!

The article, The Week in Review: How to Buy a Derby Winner for $1,0

The Claiming Game - How It Works and What Matters

When evaluating horses for claiming, you generally begin by looking for a horse that can run back for you in a matter of weeks with a shot to get to the winner’s circle. That’s the value of claiming vs.

The 6 Million Dollar Champion That Paid Back Nothing

Imagine, you buy shares in a horse that ends up winning (among other things), the $1,000,000 Haskell, the $3,000,000 Kentucky Derby and the $6,000,000 Breeder’s Cup Classic.

Two Full Brothers With Different Results Show the Limits of Pedigree

For anyone who is an owner with Kenwood Racing, and/or owns horses on their own or with other syndicates, or ever has thought of owning a racehorse, the racetrack results of two full brothers Ke

What Do Fast Workouts at Sales Really Buy?

We’ve had a number of previous blog posts looking at what you get when you pay top dollar for fast workout times at two year old sales.

A Numbers Game of Hot and Cold Streaks

The Two Year Old Money Pit

Our friends at Two Year Old Sales Watch had an interesting column July 30th titled "The Two-Year Old Money Pit", which we thought was

Fast works and high Prices at sales rarely equal racetrack success

Our friends at Two-Year-Old Sales Preview Watch, a great group of horsemen dedicated (as we are) to giving people the facts about thoroughbred ownership sent us the article below. Take a look and at our commentary at the end…

Workout times and what they really mean – at the sales and on the racetrack

As detailed in previous blogs - columns; what matters most is NOT the workout time, it’s HOW the horse does it.