Steward-bred Thoroughbreds, Ten Year Olds

Original article written by Zero Smith posted 11 years 0 weeks ago

To avoid any confusion the use of the word “cost” throughout this article is referring only to the original purchase price paid for a horse. Any subsequent re-selling of a horse is ignored and all other follow-on cost (board, rent, insurance, shipping, equipment, vet fees, entry fees etc) are ignored.

The object is to learn from history how much prizemoney from racing alone these horses have been returning as a group (and sub groups), and to contrast that against their original purchase cost. No individual horse names will be mentioned.

With Sim year 35 now under way, a search for 10 year old Thoroughbreds that were bred by “The Steward” will list 301 horses. This article is focusing on that group of horses and the information used below, especially the 'return' amounts (i.e. prizemoney won from racing), are valid with the completion of Sim year 34.

GIVEN/KEPT HORSES
7 of these horses were not sold by The Steward. 6 of them were “given” to certain players to train and race, 5 of these 6 horses were females, the other is a gelding. Another filly was purposefully kept for breeding only. This leaves 294 horses that were sold to various players through various auctions.

SOLD HORSES
These 294 Stewardbred Thoroughbreds will now be tested, or contrasted, as a group and as various sub groups.
Firstly an 'All In ' analysis of them, the whole 294, will bring forth the following information:
Total cost: $369,259,027 Total return: $103,821,575 Total profit: -$265,437,452
Average cost: $1,255,983 Average return: $353,135 Average profit: -$902,848
Median cost: $518,000 Median return: $215,585 Median profit: -$302,415

Secondly taking the dearest 10% (29 horses) of the above 294 horses will give these totals:
Total cost: $200,217,917 Total return: $29,031,670 Total profit: -$171,186,247
Average cost: $6,904,066 Average return: $1,001,092 Average profit: -$5,902,974
Median cost: $5,159,463 Median return: $584,400 Median profit: -$4,575,063

Thirdly taking the cheapest 10% (29 horses) of this same group of Stewardbreds will contribute the following result:
Total cost: $2,758,000 Total return: $5,553,325 Total profit: +$2,795,325
Average cost: $95,103 Average return: $191,494 Average profit: +$96,391
Median cost: $96,000 Median return: $106,700 Median profit: +$10,700

Mares Only
The 139 mares that were part of this group of 294 horses, when bundled together, supply these figures:
Total cost: $227,138,769 Total return: $39,645,255 Total profit: -$187,493,514
Average cost: $1,634,092 Average return: $285,218 Average profit: -$1,348,874
Median cost: $601,000 Median return: $151,400 Median profit: -$449,600

Entires Only
The 63 entires from among these 294 Thoroughbreds, when treated as a group, will give rise to the following values:
Total cost: $99,609,298 Total return: $48,803,140 Total profit: -$50,806,158
Average cost: $1,581,100 Average return: $774,653 Average profit: -$806,447
Median cost: $603,000 Median return: $565,550 Median profit: -$37,450

Geldings Only
There were 92 geldings in the group, and disregarding the fact that certain prizemoney earned by them may have been earned before they were gelded, together they put together the following numbers:
Total cost: $42,510,960 Total return: $15,373,180 Total profit: -$27,137,780
Average cost: $462,076 Average return: $167,100 Average profit: -$294,976
Median cost: $276,500 Median return: $133,995 Median profit: -$142,505

TRIVIA
Some trivia in closing. Originally there would have been were 301 Stewardbred Thoroughbreds now aged 10 years in Sim year 35. But 48 of them have already died. Another 56 of them have been both retired and pensioned, and the remaining 197 have been retired but not yet pensioned.

Furthermore, these 301 Ten year old Stewardbred Thoroughbreds came only in 5 colours, no Whites and not even one Roan. 121 of them were Bay (40.2%), 58 were a Darkish Bay (19.3%), 43 were Black (14.3%), 40 were Chestnut (13.3%) and 39 were shades of Grey (12.9%.)

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