7 things you should know before investing in a racehorse syndication
The process in finding an all-conquering racehorse is no easy feat. Several key factors need to come together to give you the best chance for the Nxt great champion of the track. Here at Nxt Level Syndication we are passionate about making the right decisions from the very start to maximise your chance of racetrack success. We have identified seven key areas to focus on from the day a foal is born right until we are celebrating together in the winner’s circle.
1. Experience
In the world of thoroughbred racing, there are so many factors to consider. You want to know that there is an experienced team behind your syndication with the right connections and skills to help you succeed. From identifying great bloodstock potential in the top sales around Australia and the world through to the training process in developing a champion thoroughbred racehorse.
The Nxt Level Syndication team employs world renowned bloodstock agent David Lucas. David has a plethora of experience and racetrack results with recent success stories including dual Group 1 winner, Loving Gaby and 2020 Golden Slipper winner Farnan. We have gained access to exceptional licensed breaking-in and pre-training services to ensure top horse husbandry is achieved for all our horses. Nxt Level Syndication send our syndicated horses onto experienced trainers with access to world-class facilities to further develop horses of champion potential.
2. Buying process
When selecting a potential thoroughbred to invest in, the buying process combines years of horse knowledge, thousands of hours of research, a keen eye and a little gut instinct among other things. Analysing all the data, reports and pedigrees of new horses is a crucial part of the initial process however much more is needed in identifying champion potential of a racehorse before the hammer goes down. Luck and lots of money can occasionally deliver a winning thoroughbred, but often, the most expensive horse in the race isn’t the one who is first past the post. The complex selection process used by Nxt Level Syndication throughout our buying process helps to strengthen the consistency of the horses we purchase and shares we can offer our clients.
Doing our due diligence by personally attending all the top thoroughbred sales across Australia helps the Nxt Level Syndication team to bring you the best chance of racetrack success. We utilise our industry connections, thorough pedigree analysis and informed assessments to find you the right colt or filly conformation. This extensive and fine-tuned process helps to give all of us the best chance with yearlings at auctions throughout Australia.
3. Horse health and conformation
Health and conformation should be a number one priority when looking for potential horse investment opportunities. Only consider buying a share in a horse from a company that can show you clean x-rays and reports of their horse’s health and medical assessments. The business of finding a successful racehorse is hard enough without pre-sale issues. It is a mark of professionalism to be open and transparent around each horse’s medical assessments and shows the company has taken the time to selectively curate the best offerings of healthy horses for their clientele.
At Nxt Level Syndication, we rule out any horses that don’t have perfect x-rays & grade 1 scopes (breathing) to maximise our owners’ chances of having a long racing career.
4. Pedigree
Knowing a horse’s lineage and family is an important consideration for all potential racehorse investments. Assessment of the horse’s family tree with a strong black type pedigree is one factor that can contribute to the likely success in the racehorse industry.
At Nxt Level Syndication, we have invested in the most recent foal of three-time Melbourne Cup winner Makybe Diva, as well as the full sister to boom dual Gr1 winning mare, Loving Gaby. These once in a lifetime horses are now partly owned by Nxt Level Syndication and will proudly be in our corner for many years to come.
5. Trainers
The right training regime with high quality trainers are crucial to give the best chance of developing and extracting each horse’s true potential. At Nxt Level Syndication, to give our horses the best chance of success, we align with each state’s top horsemen including Ciaron Maher & David Eustace in Victoria and recently relocated hall of fame trainer Lee Freedman in Queensland.
But our hard work doesn’t stop when we leave the horse with our trainers. Nxt Level Syndication is the only syndication company endorsed by E-Trakka equine fitness monitoring system and each of our horses is provided to their trainer with their very own E-Trakka.
By embracing state of the are technology throughout the training process, the horse’s health and welfare is constantly monitored by all of our experienced team. This then allows them to make the best decisions not only for training advancements, but also by empowering the trainer to prioritise the individual horses’ best interests. The additional layer of technology and technical analysis provided by E-Trakka, coupled with the brilliant house husbandry of our trainers delivers a holistic and informed training regime for each horse that surpasses the abilities of traditional training methods alone.
6. Involvement
When weighing up what’s on offer through a syndication company, you want to know exactly what you’ll be receiving for your investment. There are thousands of horses out there for syndication so you want to ask the right questions so you can properly consider what’s a good fit for you and your lifestyle. A steady stream of information and the level of involvement you can have in respect to the horse’s training and racing career are often crucial to owners.
We’ve all heard the stories about those who’ve dropped their hard-earned cash into a horse syndication and don’t know anything about the horse until it’s in the book on race day.
Here at Nxt Level Syndication we pride ourselves on encouraging involvement of owners with their horse. These include:
Weekly updates from the Nxt Level team including training reports, photos and videos
Pre-purchase inspections of horses on offer for all prospective buyers, by way of open days
Owner input on the horse’s name selection
An owner’s welcome pack including a personalised booklet on your horse, Nxt Level Hat, Nxt Level Stubby cooler and other goodies.
Owners’ days at their horse’s stable or farm – families and friends welcome
Opportunity to visit your horse outside of these days, by arrangement
Optional access to E-Trakka training results and session replays
A dedicated Nxt Level Syndication client liaison contact who you can call, text, message or email
Exclusive first access to any new syndication before the horse has gone to market
Race day entry when your horse is racing, by pre-arrangement
Access into the owners’ lounges on race day, when your horse is racing, by pre-arrangement
Prizemoney earnings for your horse’s race successes
7. Horse welfare
Nxt Level Syndication is a first of its kind racehorse syndication company with a special focus on horse welfare. With endorsements from E-Trakka as well as world-renowned veterinarian Dr Greg Fox we are creating a new standard in the racehorse industry.
Utilising the E-Trakka technology, the following horse welfare benefits include:
Live streamed data is provided from the E-Trakka to the trainer empowering swift response to take potential preventative measures.
Heart health is at the core of every horse’s welfare and so heartrate including maximum heartrate, aerobic capacity and heartrate recovery are compared against the key areas of data.
Data anomalies can provide early detection of lameness and health issues, providing the trainer with the ability to respond, tend to, and care for the horse earlier than traditional training methods alone. This means problems can be explored and identified before a potential serious injury or health condition progresses.
Our horse welfare practices begin when the horse is purchased and continue throughout each racehorse’s career, but the same ethos of horse health and welfare continues even after the horse has retired.
Nxt Level Syndication realise that racing is only a part of a horse’s life and therefore will guarantee all horses will be re-homed at the conclusion of their racehorse career if retired and are not sold on. Horses sold from Nxt Level Syndication are done so with the guarantee that if the new purchaser does not want the horse or cannot care for the horse at any given time, we have an arrangement with Viking Racing Farms who will take the horse and care for it throughout the duration of its life free of charge to owners.
At Nxt Level Syndication we pride ourselves on ensuring a high standard of horse health and welfare and utilise the best equine technology tools, training practices, care and ethics throughout the life of each horse to create this new standard in the racehorse industry. These are just some of the ways Nxt Level Syndication is taking racing syndication to the Nxt Level!
Check out our shares on offer to view the high quality of horse syndicates we currently have.