Principal Owner Benefits

1. Invitation to Horse Sales.

Be included in the selection process at the Karaka & Inglis Yearling Sales alongside agents, vets, and stud farms. Watch potential horses parade, circle the ring, then make the final winning bid with your Kingmakers' representative.

2. Exclusive Naming Rights.

Lead the fun process to name your selected horse. Take suggestions from your fellow syndicate owners - which might be just right - but you’ll make the final call.

3. Your Name on the Silks.

In a first for racing in New Zealand and Australia, the Principal Owner’s name will be printed on the right hand chest of the silks. You'll be right there!

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Principal Owner Kingmakers Syndication 2
Principal Ownership

Traditionally, the largest shareholders in a racing syndicate don’t get the recognition they expect from syndicators, trainers, or the media. Despite the substantial financial investment they take on, these majority owners don’t often get any additional privileges. On race days, trainers, breeders, stud farms, and syndicators will take the spotlight when the horse performs. An individuals ambition, investment and success should be respected. Kingmakers makes sure it is. 

Leading from the front

We acknowledge the pivotal role the Principal Racehorse Owner plays in the success of the horse and the syndicate. This is our Kingmaker, and we’ll make sure they feel like one, with clear benefits and privileges, respect and recognition. We’ll always value their input and let them take centre stage on course.

The Principal Owner will become a successful and notable personality within the horse racing scene if their horse succeeds at the top. Kingmakers will elevate them as the kingpin and build a suitable group of smaller share owners around them.

More Ownership Benefits - from Selection to Celebration
  • Invitation to the Karaka Horse Sales. Inclusion in the selection process, alongside agents, vets, and stud farms.
  • Watch the horses parade, circle the ring, and make the bid with your Kingmakers' representative.
  • Kingmakers presale Karaka & Inglis Dinner or Breakfast. Sit at the head of the table and meet like-minded and equally ambitious registered owners, prior to buying your dream horse.
  • Exclusive visiting rights to either the breaking-in education, 2-year-old training mornings, or to the agistment farm where your horse is spelling.
  • Direct phone contact with your horse trainer.
  • Exclusive naming rights for your selected horse.
  • Presentation and speaking rights on the days your horse finishes first past the post.
  • Media and interview privileges on big days when your horse runs in the black type races.
  • Rights to sponsors' gifts and winning trophies, photos and promotional giveaways.
  • Share downsizing option, by two 5% or 10% share units. Bring someone close to you along for the fun ride. Prior to a horse turning 3 years old, on the 1st August, (and showing promise) you can shave off one or two share's to anyone you choose, be that family or friends or someone who deserves to get in on a good one.
  • Your own name printed on Kingmakers' jockey silks.
  • Personal photos with your horse and handler before and after races.
    And much more.