At Country Life Farm, we understand.
Thoroughbred racing and the horse business can be confusing
and even intimidating:
Unique terms, tradition, folklore, business combine with sport, often confusing newcomers.
At Country Life Farm, we understand.
Whether you're a client, friend, or just someone who wants to learn more, the folks at Country
Life are here to help, guide, and support.
At Country Life Farm, we understand.
We hope the Country Life Education Center will give you a sound start in the exciting world of
Thoroughbred racing and breeding. We hope you'll have fun with these, too.
Costs to Get a Weanling to the Sales
This simulation helps you better understand the costs of producing a Thoroughbred foal
and getting it to the sales.
Reading a Sales Catalog Page (Frames Version)
Reading a Sales Catalog Page (Non-Frames Version)
This activity describes a sales catalog page
and helps you understand the information it provides.
Understanding Thoroughbred Terms
This glossary contains brief definitions and descriptions of terms the newcomer may
face in the Thoroughbred industry.
These brief activities perform common calculations and operations useful to the
Thoroughbred owner or breeder.
Determining a Foaling Date
If you know your mare's breeding date, this activity quickly determines the theoretical foaling date.
Making a Profit
1. Birth to Sale as Weanling
Using industry "rules of thumb," determine a weanling sale price considered Profitable.
2. Weanling Sales to Yearling Sales
Using industry "rules of thumb," determine yearling price a pinhooker should receive
to be considered a profit.
3. Yearling Sales to Two-Year-Old-in-Training Sales
Using industry "rules of thumb," determine price a two-year-old in-training must bring
to be considered profitable (if purchased as a yearling).
4. Putting Them Together
Uses the figures generated by the above techniques to indicate profitability from
birth to sale as a two-year-old-in-training.
