FAQs

Amazing Racing was founded in 2015 and we have over 30 years experience of running successful racehorse syndicates. We have been around long enough to be taken seriously in the industry and are long-standing members of the Racehorse Syndicate Association (RSA), which promotes high standards and professionalism among its members.

You can buy your share via our website, or give us a call on 07799 951530.

Choose the share size you want and simply pay the upfront purchase cost.

We will confirm your order, and send you a new owners pack with your syndicate agreement, various fact sheets, and a photograph of your horse in an attractive mount. We will also contact you to help you set up the direct debit for your monthly payments.

You will follow your horses career as part of a small friendly syndicate, enjoying stable visits to meet your trainer and see the facilities at the yard, and getting to know your fellow owners.

When your horse goes racing, you receive guaranteed Owners Badges for free admission to the course, use of exclusive Owner facilities, and racecourse hospitality when it is offered. You will be also allowed into the parade ring to meet your trainer and jockey and discuss the race plans.

After the race you will hopefully meet them again in the winners enclosure and take part in the trophy presentation.

You will also receive your share of all owners prize money, as well as s share oof the sale proceeds when the horse is sold.

And throughout the syndicate period you will just pay All-Inclusive Monthly Fees with no hidden charges and no surprise bills!

We limit syndicate numbers to a maximum of 16 people, who may have different share percentages. This keeps things personal, and each group is small enough to ensure that every member enjoys a meaningful ownership experience and can form positive connections with their fellow owners.

The upfront payment covers the purchase price of the horse, vetting at the sales, sales house commission, agents commission, transportation to your trainer, all BHA registration fees, Great British Bonus registration fees (for fillies), breaking in, pre-training costs, and all training fees up until monthly payments start

Everything!

And your monthly fee will be fixed for the duration of the syndicate agreement – so there are no surprise bills, letting you keept within your budget.

The monthly payment is guaranteed to cover all training and racing expenses.

This includes Training and Livery fees, Veterinary treatment, Blacksmiths charges, Breaking-in costs, transport to and from the racecourse, plus all Jockey Fees, domestic Race Entry Fees and all associated administration costs.

Entry fees for premium races and races outside the UK mainland are not covered but would be deducted from prize money previously won.

Your share gives you full Equity Ownership of your percentage share in the racehorse, entitling you to your share of all prize money and the resale value when the horse is sold.

You also receive free entry to the owners and trainers’ enclosure at the racecourse when your horse runs.

You will receive Invitations to stable visits where your horse is stabled, and to other trainers with whom Amazing Racing is associated.

We do all the paperwork and administration for each horse’s run, allowing you to simply go racing, where everything is organised and badges are waiting for you!

The contract runs for a minimum of 12 months, depending on the horse. The precise term will be clearly stated in your syndicate agreement.

For two year old horses, we normally campaign them for two seasons, with the horse going to the sales in October or November of its 3 year old season.

Remember, this is not a club, and you will own an equity share of your horse therefore it remains your proprty and you have a responsibility for its upkeep until it is sold.

If all syndicate members agree to retain the horse for a further 12 months, that can be arranged, otherwise the horse will go to the sales.

You’re free to release your share and leave at the end of your contract period.

However, if you choose to leave the syndicate early we cannot undertake to buy back your share.

Absolutely no hidden costs whatsoever.

In addition to all training and veterinary costs, blacksmiths fees, and transport to and from the races, your monthly payments to Amazing Racing also cover jockey riding fees, riders insurance, and race entries for all domestic race meetings. Not all syndicates do this, and often deduct these costs from your prize money – not with Amazing Racing!

However, your monthly fee would not be sufficient to cover any entries for Premium or International races so for these types of races, the entry costs, plus transport and expenses for overseas races, are charged at cost price and charged pro-rata to your share account.

These costs would only come out of your share of prize money already “banked”, with the objective of winning higher levels of prize money. If the horse does not earn enough to cover these costs, any negative balance would not be charged to you.

Yes – your monthly payments are fixed for the entire syndicate period.

If the syndicate continues beyond its initial term, there will be a small 5% uplift in monthly fees to account for rising costs.

You can pay the upfront share purchase cost by debit or credit card payment online via our website, by direct bank transfer, or over the phone.

Our secure payment processor, GoCardless, will collect the monthly training fees by direct debit.

We value the opinions of syndicate members regarding your horses’ racing plans.

Your syndicate manager will be available by phone or email, to discuss any thoughts you have about racing options for your horse.

Ultimately, the trainer will know your horse best of all, so we have to respect their opinion.

Taking into account the views of all owners, the trainer will normally have the final say on what the best way forward for your horse – but it is a mutual decision in the end.

Final plans will be detailed to Syndicate members through our regular owner updates.

Absolutely! We organise regular stable visits for you to see the facilities, allowing you to visit your horse in its home setting and on the gallops, hear the trainer’s thoughts, meet the staff, and meet up with fellow syndicate members.

We can also arrange solo visits on request (subject to your trainer’s availability), which MUST be arranged in advance via your syndicate manager.

Every horse is different. The wellbeing of the horse is always the deciding factor in managing the frequency of racecourse appearances, which will be at the discretion of the trainer, as they know the horse best.

We treat each horse as an individual, so the number of runs during a season will vary from horse to horse. Some horses thrive on racing, others appreciate a bit more time between races.

The syndicate manager will be in frequent contact with the trainer regarding the wellbeing, race planning and strategy for each horse. Frequency of racing will largely depend on the horse’s best racing distance, which usually dictates the recovery time required between races.

Yes! No-one who asked for a badge has ever “missed out” in our 10 years of operation!

Every shareholder is guaranteed ONE complimentary owners badge when your horse runs.

There are no ballots for badges, so you do not need to rely on “the luck of the draw” as is the case with many other syndicates.

Since not every owner goes to every race, we can also often provide an additional badge for a guest if requested, but if this is not possible then extra badges can usually be purchased at a discount for friends and family.

When your horse is entered for a race this will occur 6 days beforehand. You will be notified by email and asked if you would like to attend. When the horse is declared to run (48 hours before the race) we will send confirmation that it will take part, and we will need you to confirm your attendance quite quickly.

Confirmation of attendance and final requests for owners badges MUST be made by lunchtime on the day before the race, to allow us to arrange for badges to be waiting for you at the racecourse.

Note that at major race Festivals, racecourses may limit the number of ‘Owner and Trainer’ badges per horse. In these circumstances it is often possible to obtain a higher number of badges for the ‘Syndicate Lounge’ at the course than for the ‘Owners Lounge’.

Of course! We’ll make the gift experience as special as possible. The gift recipient will receive a members pack containing a Certificate of Ownership, a photograph of the horse, and a number of factsheets about the horse, trainer, and Amazing Racing.

The syndicate manager is your first point of contact regarding your horse. Amazing Racing manages the relationship with the trainer on your behalf, and syndicate members should not contact the trainer direct – trainers need to get one phone call from your syndicate manager, not sixteen calls from all the syndicate members!!

During the racing season, you will receive updates via email, text, and Whatsapp regarding your horse’s progress, race plans, entries and declarations.

Every time your horse is declared to run, you’ll receive an email notification, and we will also preview the race and give an assessment of your horse’s chances.

Following the race you will receive a post-race review with feedback from the trainer and jockey.

We will also send you photographs and videos of your horse when available.

You will know all there is to know about your horse, but we will not usually be commenting on the chances of other horses in the yard, or seeking “inside information” from the trainer – that is quite simply the business of the owners of the other horses in the yard.

We keep you informed with regular updates on training, race plans, and results. Expect messages, photos, videos, and notifications when your horse is running. Updates are sent by email, text and Whatsapp.

During the syndicate period, we review the progress of your horse throughout the season, and your syndicate manager will have regular contact with the trainer to discuss its performances and assess its prospects for the future.

Based on the horse’s achievements, rating, estimated value and likely potential returns for the owners, we will consult the trainer and keep you informed of their views. If it is suggested that it is the right time to sell, to maximise the return, all owners would be asked for their opinion help us arrive at a decision.

We use the ‘Horses-In-Training’ sales at the main sales houses in the UK (Tattersalls and Goffs) at the end of the syndicate term, unless owners unanimously agree that we should extend the syndicate for another season.

Offers are sometimes received during the season from potential buyers for our horses. Your syndicate manager will inform you of any such offers and ask for your vote to sell or not sell, and will pass on your trainer’s view regarding the size of the offer and whether it represents good value for owners.

It would require 65% of shareholders to agree to sell for the offer to be accepted.

If your horse is sold, rather than retired, you will receive your percentage of the selling price, after deduction of any expenses of the sale such as veterinary costs, auction house fees and sales commission.

Unlike many other syndicates, you will receive your full percentage share of the owners prize money earned when your horse wins or is placed. So if you own a 5% share, you receive 5% of the owners’ prize money won.

Note that the ‘Gross’ prize money (which you will see shown as the prize money amount on websites like the Racing Post), is the total prize money which is distributed between owners, trainers and jockeys under the Rules of Racing. The nett percentage payable to the owner is about 80% of the gross prize money.

Unlike other syndicates, Amazing Racing don’t take a commission or a percentage cut of your prize money (some syndicates take 10% or more).

Prize money payments to syndicate members are made annually in November and a full statement is provided.

No, owners’ payments to Amazing Racing don’t include VAT. Amazing Racing covers any VAT payments on behalf of owners and reclaims them if applicable.

Decisions about retiring a horse are made in consultation with the trainer. This process may be triggered by a loss of form, the horse falling out of love with racing, or an injury setback. In each case we will prioritize the horse’s best interests, and if there is a realistic prospect of finding a buyer for the horse then we will send it to the sales.

If a horse sustains a career-ending injury, we will first ensure it receives all necessary veterinary treatment and care, then work to find it a good retirement home. Owners will remain involved during this process and must maintain their monthly payments for the horse’s upkeep until it is rehomed.

Whether through retirement or injury, we ensure the horses find a caring forever home and enjoy their life after racing.

We maintain a network of contacts with respected charities who are registered to carry out Retraining of Racehorses (RoR) and have successfully managed our former racecourse stars into new careers, enjoying a new lease of life in other equestrian pursuits such as dressage, as polo ponies, or as broodmares.

Where possible, we share updates, photos, and videos of retired horses thriving in their new roles.

We are long-standing members of the RSA (Racehorse Syndicates Association), which is recognized by the BHA (British Horseracing Authority). Our management of syndicates adheres to the BHA’s Code of Conduct for Syndicates, giving owners peace of mind.

The RSA promotes high standards in racehorse syndication and we actively support their initiatives.

The BHA are  also introducing new regulations that require Racehorse Syndicators to be properly licenced. Amazing Racing expects to be among the first Syndicators to be formally Licensed by the BHA during 2025.

This initiative is intended to drive “cowboys” out of the industry. Many syndicates come and go, when the organisers lack the experience, financial, or business skills to be successful. Previous syndicate failures, some of which have been well-publicised, adversely affect the reputation of the whole syndicate industry.

This is why we support the RSA, and the BHA’s licensing of Syndicators, which will be mandatory from 2026.