Trainer Profiles
Gai Waterhouse
Randwick & Flemington
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Ciaron Maher
Ballarat Cranbourne Pakenham, Fingal, Warwick Farm, Bong Bong, Bobs Farm
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The Union
Just as all tennis or golf pros are not equal in
talent or ability, not all licensed trainers are equal in their ability
to condition a racehorse.
Picking a trainer is like getting married. We need to choose someone whom you will be compatible with. Matching personalities is an essential ingredient. Trainers come in all shapes and sizes and all levels of competence. As a group they are ethical, competent and devoted horsemen and horsewomen. New owners need to have an affinity with their trainer.
Dynamic Syndications has removed worries in this area. We only involve ourselves with leading professional trainers with proven performance, good communication skills and sound business principals. We look at the type of horse we buy - pedigree, conformation and budget - and look at the success our team of trainers have had with similar types of horses. We then match the yearling to the trainer to ensure the horse is given every opportunity to succeed.
The trainer has the day-to-day, hands-on control and responsibility of your investment.
Communication is the key to developing the kind of owner/trainer relationship that leads to success.
Dynamic Syndications in direct consultation daily with your trainer and we manage the racing career of your Thoroughbred.
Therefore it's important that we select the right trainer to work with. They must be knowledgeable and competent.
The trainer takes the job of bringing your horse to each race healthy, and ready to perform at its best. The trainer in detailed consultation with Dynamic Syndications, will decide where and when the horse will run, who will ride it and what training preparation it will receive.
Dynamic Syndications however takes an active role in assuring the correct options are always being addressed.
Trainers are licensed persons by their states governing body. They are bound by the Australian Rules of Racing. To be licensed they have passed a written examination and practical tests designed to reflect a degree of knowledge of Thoroughbred Racing and how to handle 550 kilogram, high-spirited horses.
How much will services of your trainer cost?
Dynamic Syndications advises all clients that in 2019, for a 5% share they should budget approximately $10.00 per day ($70 per week / $305 per month / $3,650 per annum) to cover all costs over a 12 month period.
Fees vary significantly on a sliding scale defendant upon the success and commerciality of the trainer and are a function of supply and demand however leading metropolitan trainers on average, will charge anywhere from $130 per day to about $160 per day + GST + Miscellaneous Costs.
The trainer's fee includes cost of feed and labour.
The trainer is paying for: grain, hay, bedding, vitamins, supplements, tack, stable hands, exercise riders, administration staff, workers compensation, taxes, insurance, rent, etc., etc.
Owners will separately pay for: vets, farriers, race fees, jockey riding fees, transportation and other incidentals.
However, all these charges have already been included in the $70 per week budgeted figure.
Further details are available in our FAQ section of our website.
Under the Australian Rules of Racing, the trainer receives 10% of any prizemoney and the jockey receives 5% so it is in their best interests to see the horse is given every opportunity to be successful.