Hi

Let me start by saying i have downloaded the latest patch and i have also downloaded "the everything pack".

I started a few games on the hard difficulty because:

a) For some reason the jockeys wage and percentage can be either in the 400+ range, at its highest. Or it can be 150+ for the highest paid. Is this a bug?

b) I wanted my 3yo to be a sprinter.

So on to my main question. I am in the middle of season 1. I run all my horses in claimers. When they win i buy them back. I have bought them at different prices at different ratings (obviously). This is the thing though. Say i buy a horse back at 20k, it only deducts about 2500/3000 out of my account. Is this a bug or does the owner of the winning claiming horse only have to pay a percentage? I'm a little confused.

Thanks for any help.
Sorry if this has been answered before but i couldn't find it.

you have to pay the aution house commission mate they get 20 % plus vat for the goverment 17.5% you dont think they would do it for free even though its your own horse you still have to make a legal transaction that has to go through there books just like real life

So even if i buy the horse for say 60k, i will only pay 3k because its my horse?
And obviously i would pay the full 60k if it was someone else horse.

correctomundo

the bloke with the hammer has to get his cut

Correct. If it's your horse you're buying back you're entitled to the proceeds of the sale, after the racecourse and the government have taken their cut.

If you go racing in the UK, after an owner or trainer acting on their behalf has bought their own horse back after winning a seller I think you usually hear the auctioneer say "bought in".

good knowledge mate