Because the Kentucky Derby is so competitive, buying a racehorse that will run in the race is not something that can be done easily or for a set amount of money. Find out how many people try to race in the Kentucky Derby with information from a former professional jockey in this free video on the Kentucky Derby horse race.
So, how does someone buy a horse that can run in the Kentucky Derby? It's really a complicated thing. People spend millions of dollars in their whole lives investing into race horses with the potential of trying to make it to the Kentucky Derby and never do. So I don't know if that's really a question or something that's attainable is to be able to just go buy a horse to run in the Kentucky Derby. This is a business that - I mean as a jockey, my whole dream was to make it to the Kentucky Derby, and I came very close so many times and never did. And I think the same goes for people that invest money into buying race horses that are trying to make it to the Kentucky Derby so to answer that question, I'm not so sure that that's a - that's something that you could just do. I don't think there's a dollar amount that someone could spend on a horse that would guarantee that you're going to make it to the Kentucky Derby or the Winner's Circle for that matter.
Specialty: Horseracing/Jockey
