Services

Buying Advisory

Selection and acquisition of racehorses at auction and privately

Racehorse auction sales — yearlings and thoroughbreds

How to buy a racehorse?

Whether you wish to acquire your first racehorse or expand your string, TS Bloodstock guides you through every step of the buying process. Present at the Arqana sales in Deauville, at Tattersalls in England, and across the racecourses from Chantilly to Maisons-Laffitte, our market knowledge and network allow us to identify the best opportunities at auction and in private transactions.

Each acquisition undergoes rigorous analysis: pedigree study, conformation assessment, performance analysis (for horses in training), and accurate valuation.

Yearlings

Buying yearlings is an investment in potential. We study pedigrees, inspect lots at the sales and select horses that offer the best value relative to their ability. The Arqana August and October sales, along with the English and Irish sales, are covered every year.

Horses in training

For those seeking quicker results, buying horses in training offers the advantage of evaluating existing performance. We identify horses whose potential we rate highly, claimers, and interesting private deals.

Foals

We select profiles with strong upside potential, aiming to add value at yearling sales or through their racing career. This more speculative type of investment targets significant returns on profiles carefully identified based on their pedigree and physical model.

Breeze-Up

Breeze-up horses are two-year-olds that have already been broken in and assessed under race-like conditions, including timed public gallops. This allows a concrete evaluation of their speed, action and competitive aptitude.

Accessible to all budgets

One of our core beliefs is that the racing experience should be accessible to all. That is why we offer ownership in shares, from 1% to 100%. Whether your budget is a few hundred or several tens of thousands of euros, we will find the right formula for you.

Fractional ownership allows costs to be shared (purchase, training, veterinary care) while still experiencing the thrill of race days and receiving your share of the prize money.

Flat racing and Trotting

TS Bloodstock covers both major disciplines in French racing. Flat and jump racing and trotting (harness and mounted) offer very different experiences in terms of budget, race frequency and prize money. We help you choose the discipline that best matches your goals.

Our 5-step buying process

Discovery

We discuss your objectives, budget and preferences (discipline, age, type of horse).

Selection

We identify the opportunities that match your profile and present a reasoned shortlist.

Inspection

Veterinary examination, conformation analysis and observation in motion to validate the candidates.

Acquisition

Strategic bidding at public auction or private negotiation. We handle all formalities.

Placement

Choosing the right trainer, transferring the horse and setting up ongoing management through our Racing Management service.

Who is this service for?

Our buying advisory is not reserved for racing insiders. Most of our clients start with no prior experience of the racing world, and that is perfectly fine. Here are the profiles we work with most often.

First-time buyers

You are curious about racing and would like to give it a go but have no idea where to start. We build from scratch with you: how racing works, which discipline suits you (flat or trotting), a realistic budget, horse selection and placement with the right trainer. Many of our first-time buyers begin with a 5% or 10% share to discover the sport before committing further.

Experienced owners

You already have horses in training but want a fresh perspective. An independent agent brings a different reading of the market, a complementary network and presence at sales you cannot cover on your own. We work with owners who have 2, 5 or 15 horses and want sourcing that goes beyond a single trainer's recommendations.

Fractional investors

Fractional ownership is booming. In the US, MyRacehorse proved the model works at scale. In France, the legal framework allows shares from 1% upwards. We assemble groups of co-owners around a single horse, with a dedicated WhatsApp group, monthly reporting and a transparent split of costs and prize money.

International buyers

France attracts owners from all over the world thanks to some of the highest prize money on the planet (EUR 293 million distributed by France Galop in 2024). If you live abroad and want to race in France, we manage everything on the ground: shortlisting, purchasing, transport, trainer placement and day-to-day monitoring. We are fluent in French and English.

What sets us apart

The bloodstock market is a business built on networks and fieldwork. Thibault de Seyssel grew up in the racing world: his father, Arnaud de Seyssel, is vice-president of France Galop and his uncle, Olivier de Seyssel, is vice-president of Le Trot. The family has been in ownership for over 20 years (Imperiator, Do Re Mi Fa Sol, Tornibush). He learned the trade alongside established trainers such as Philippe Decouz and Nicolas Clement, before spending two years in the United States with MyRacehorse, the global leader in fractional racehorse ownership.

On the breeding side, his time at Haras de Beaumont as a stallion nomination salesman gave him a sharp understanding of the stallion market and nicking affinities. This dual racing-breeding background is rare for an agent of his generation. It means he evaluates a horse not only for what it can do on the track, but also for its resale or breeding value down the line.

In practice, TS Bloodstock is physically present at every major European sale: Arqana (Deauville, August and October), Tattersalls (Newmarket), Goffs (Kildare). Each year, Thibault inspects several hundred lots, speaks with breeders, cross-references information and refines his selections. This kind of legwork is what separates buying a horse from a catalogue and buying a horse with genuine knowledge.