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PICCARELLO - QUARTER SHARE AVAILABLE AT £5,250
PICCARELLO
Bay colt
January 13 2008 |
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| Warning |
| Woodwind |
| King's Theatre |
| Peralta |
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| Known Fact |
| Slightly Dangerous |
| Whistling Wind |
| Garden Green |
| Sadler's Wells |
| Regal Beauty |
| Green Desert |
| Olbia |
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'He is a strong, attractive colt. A January foal that looks like being a two-year-old. Piccolo is one of those sires that can produce a really fast horse - and he looks the right type!'
 
"My new ownership scheme has been a great success!" said Mark. "Owners were able to purchase a percentage in a group of six young horses. A one-off payment included all training fees and expenses up until the Horses in Training Sale. My aim was to offer owners an increased chance of having winners and days out at the races for the season. The owners' interest is greater and therefore the rewards may be too. Two of the horses in the group have now won for the new owners and there have been a further three placings to date and over fifteen opportunities to go racing! So, if anybody wants to get involved for 2010, please e-mail
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Please note that purchase prices of horses for sale are plus VAT and (apart from those in the above ownership scheme or for lease) will increase by £2,000 per month to reflect the costs incurred for each horse to be prepared for racing.
A report on Mark's selection process:
Yearlings are purchased in the autumn to be prepared and trained for following season. Mark attends the sales worldwide in his search to find the winners of the future.
Pacemaker magazine reported Mark to be one of the top buyers of yearlings. The following shows the selection process that he undertakes for each yearling sale.
"We have bought some fantastic horses at unbelievably good prices over the years. This is where our hard work pays off - we look at almost every horse at each sale and therefore manage to find some exciting prospects.
"As I have said here before, the pedigree can sometimes set the price. But the horses we choose have merit all of their own. We buy yearlings that in our opinion must have potential as racehorses; this means we do not buy just the pedigree. Athleticism, good-looks, great outlook and correct conformation are what we are looking for - genuine racehorses and potential winners.
"Whether we are spending £2,000 or £200,000 the same selection process is followed. We finally reach our 'to buy' list - some of which we buy but some of those on the list sell for far more than I think they are worth, so I leave them for someone else to try to sell on.
"All I want is to give my owners plenty of enjoyment, so I try to buy them what I consider to be good, sound racehorses with scope for improvement at a fair price."
In addition to purchasing yearlings at auction, we can offer yearlings bred at Dulligham Park Stud. For example, Ted Spread, bred at the stud and winner of the 2010 Chester Vase, was purchased privately from one of our owners.
Spending a fortune on horses does not necessarily mean having winners as Mark has shown with his shrewd purchases:
The following are just some of the previous purchases made by Mark:
Winner of the St Leger (Gp 1) - Bob's Return (bought for under £15,000 and won in excess of £530,000)
Winner of the Duke of York Stakes (Gp 2) - Steenberg (bought for approx. £15,000 and won over £220,000)
Winner of the Gladness Stakes (Gp 3) - Cool Edge (bought for approx. £750 and won over £100,000)
Winner of the Brigadier Gerard (Gp 3) - Smokey Oakey (bought for approx. £12,000 and won over £140,000)
Winner of the Lily Langtry Stakes (Gp 3) - Astrocharm (bought for under £10,000 and won over £110,000)
Group & Listed placed - Babodana (bought for £15,000 and won over £220,000)
"I am delighted to have had great success for my owners," added Mark. "Owning a racehorse is all about fun, excitement and new experiences, but there are no guarantees - you still need that little bit of luck!"
Once budgets and orders have been agreed, your request can be included in Mark's search for the 'cream of the crop' of young stock.
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