Washington Heir

What it costs

Year one, per share

£1,000Twelve monthly payments; any upfront payment not found yet. This is also the figure used for comparison.

Per 1% of the lease

£450The figure that makes offers comparable. A £54 share and a £5,000 share are not alike until you divide by how much of the lease each one buys. Monthly fees only; any upfront payment not found yet.

Share size

2.22%

At the end

You pay to race the horse for a set period. You own no part of it and have no claim on any sale.

The horse

What's published

The details we look for in every offer, each counting once. A tick means we've found it on the operator's website or in a document they give every member, or, for RSA membership, on the RSA's own register. "Not found yet" doesn't mean it isn't there.

• –Full written terms not found yet
• –What a further term costs not found yet
• –What happens when the term ends not found yet
• –Aftercare when racing ends not found yet
• –How prize money is shared not found yet
• –Whether you can sell your share not found yet
• –Where the horse was bought (sale and lot) not found yet
• –What the horse cost not found yet
• –Complaints process not found yet
• –What happens if costs run over not found yet
• –Insurance not found yet
• –BHA registration: not found yet. The BHA doesn't publish a register, so ask to see it.
• ✓Racehorse Syndicates Association membershipListed on the RSA's register (read 12 October 2026)
• –Year the operator started not found yet
• –How many horses they run not found yet
• ✓Prices, without having to askYes, on their website (read 14 October 2026)
• –Winners to date not found yet
• –Owners' badges not found yet
• –Yard visits not found yet
• –How often members hear not found yet
• –The most members per horse not found yet
• –Hospitality for members not found yet

Questions to ask before you join

We haven't found these on Racehorse-Ownership.com's website yet. That doesn't mean they're missing, so ask when you get in touch.

• Can I read the full written terms before I join?
• What happens when the term ends: does it renew, and on what terms?
• What happens to the horse at the end of the term?
• What happens to the horse if it's injured or retires, and who pays?
• How is prize money shared out?
• If the horse is sold during the lease, does any of the money come to me?
• Where was the horse bought, so I can look it up in the sale results?
• What did the horse cost?
• Who do I go to if something goes wrong?
• What happens if the costs run over?
• Is the horse insured, and who pays for it?
• Can I see the lease's BHA registration?
• How long have you been running horses for owners?
• How many horses do you run?
• How many owners' badges will I get, and how are they shared out?
• Can I visit the horse at the yard, and how often?
• How often will I hear how the horse is doing?
• What's the most people who can share the lease with me, when every share is taken?