There are a lot of people out there who promote greyhound syndication and sell shares in greyhound syndicates. Many of them are advertised on this website. However, for the beginner greyhound enthusiast, it can be really hard to work out who are the best syndicators and what to keep an eye out for. This is why I have written this article.
Below I have outlined three factors you should consider if you want to get involved in greyhound racing as an owner through syndication. You should consider the following:
Price of the greyhound shares- Different syndicators set up their pricing in different ways. You may pay an upfront fee and ongoing costs or you may pay a lump sum upfront with no ongoing costs. Also, share prices change depending on a number of factors. A share in a puppy will be cheaper than a share in a ready to race dog, but a ready to race dog may give you more chance of winning. Also, if a share in a syndicate seems to cheap, there may be something the greyhound trainer is not telling you.
Quality of greyhounds previously trained by trainer- Another factor to consider is the experience of the trainer who will be looking after the dog. Have they had much previous success? How many of the dogs they train make it to the racetrack regularly? You should try and associate yourself with a successful trainer because this an boost your own chances of success as an owner in a greyhound syndicate.
Whether the trainer holds any regular owner events or allows you to visit your greyhound- You may also want to keep an eye on your greyhound when it is not at the track. As such, you may want to keep an eye out for a greyhound syndicate where the greyhound trainer holds regular functions and allows you to come out and see how your greyhound is traveling.’
Just some things you may want to think about before you get involved in greyhound syndication.
Talk’s Cheap is a black dog whelped in October 2005. He had 31 Starts for 11-3-8 and won over $65000 in prize money. Talk’s Cheap had a very successful career. Some of the highlights include making the final of the Group 1 Melbourne Cup in 2007. He also made the final of the Vic Peters Classic in the same year. Talk’s Cheap was also a finalist in many other Group Events throughout his career. Talk’s Cheap is out of Spiral Nikita who is recognized as one of Ireland’s premier greyhound sires.
Our trainers will have some Talk’s Cheap pups for syndication over the next month or so. If you are keen to find out more information about these dogs, please don’t hesitate to contact me and I will put you in touch.
Andy Palmer is a black dog who was whelped in February 2004. He had 70 Starts for 27-12-4. He was a finalist in the group one Paws of Thunder. Andy Palmer has impeccable bloodlines. His sire Trendy Leigh had 25 starts for 10-0-5 and his Dam Speed Dancer had 48 Starts for 9-7-6.
Our trainers will have some Andy Palmer pups for syndication over the next month or so. If you are keen to find out more information about these dogs, please don’t hesitate to contact me and I will put you in touch.
Elite State, a black dog whelped in April 2001, was a champion racing greyhound who is now making a name for himself at stud. He had an impeccable career. He had 14 starts for 11-0-2 and won over $40000 in prize money. Elite state was a multiple Group race winner taking out the Group 1 2003 National Sprint Championship, the Group 1 Winter Carnival Cup Albion Park, the Group 2 Peter Mosman Wentworth Park and the Group 3 Gold Coast Cup.
Our trainers will have some Elite State pups for syndication over the next month or so. If you are keen to find out more information about these dogs, please don’t hesitate to contact me and I will put you in touch.
This Thursday night at Sandown sees the running of the $72500 Group 1 Macro Meats Crown Classic over 515m. it looks like being a cracking race with the Top Gun winner CIndeen Shelby facing up against Queen Lauryn. Many people believe that Queen Lauryn should have been a starter in the Top Gun. At least now they get to face up against each other.
In my opinion, Cindeen Shelby has the upper hand with a box seat draw out of box 1 but it is a cracking race that I am looking forward to watching.
Surgeon is a Group 1 winning greyhound who was very successful. He won the 2008 Melbourne Cup in controversial circumstances, attacking the second placed Hanify’s Impact. You can view the video below.
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Having said that, Surgeon was still a very successful greyhound. Out of Primo Uno and Bella’s Angel, Surgeon had 18 starts for 13-1-0 and $212250 in prize money.
If you are interested in purchasing a share in Surgeon progeny syndicate, do not hesitate to get in touch. Our contacts have just had some Surgeon pups whelped that are sure to sell out quickly.