Race Horses For Sale

Stadardbred Racing Horses - These are horses raced at a trot or a pace under harness and bloodlines generally produce get of either legacy. Legendary Dan Patch was America’s beloved pacer in a time when people were very into racing. Those wishing to enter the sport must first decide which discipline they wish to pursue. Yearling sales are a great way to get your hands on a future champion, and conformation and size do not always determine a horse’s ability and heart. Not as critical are the extreme sizes of harness horses, and many do not become so tall as to make poor saddle horses after they are retired.

The country loves it’s racehorses, and this is the sport that pops to mind like no other. Secretariat, Seattle Slew, War Admiral, Native Dancer, all being chased eternally by those wishing to carve their own name into the hall of champions where these hallowed individuals are memorialized. Every year the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes become the jewels fitted in the triple crown, when a nation holds its breath for chosen favorites, and cheers on underdogs, to victory and glory. These images of teary owners and exuberant jockeys all crowded around the shining horse covered in roses make us all want to be part of the glory, and fades the past tragedies of champions lost like Eight Belles and Barbaro. Who can say these athletes shouldn’t run, it’s all they live for.

Ever growing in popularity, especially on the west coast, even a novice owner can place with a home bred horse in this game. These horses have it all and do it all, and Arabian Racing is a great game for beginners. Not just for showing and Halter classes, the Arabian stamina makes it the undisputed champion in long distance endurance. Those wishing the story of Hidalgo where true will be heartbroken to learn Arabians are unbeatable in the endurance arena and the stories told of overseas exploits cannot possibly be true and there are no records of them.

Natures true sprinters, Quarter Horses are top drawer in the short distance category, some even able to beat motor vehicles in acceleration until modern technology (fuel injection) made that impossible. Quarter horse racing still has a somewhat devoted following with a passion for collecting fine horse gifts related to their favorite race, and many fine bloodlines still exist to carry the sport into the next century.