J. Stevens Bloodstock, the numbers
Josh Stevens
Its been 8 years since Josh Stevens started buying horses at public auction, and we thought is was time to look back at the numbers. He started buying in 2012 for Gunpowder Farms buying MG1P millionaire BREAKING LUCKY as a weanling, then buying MG1W and millionaire DIVISIDERO the next September as a yearling. Below are the statistics for horses purchased as racing prospects at public auction.
Stats Calculated on horses 4 and up as of 3/30/20. Percentage is for % of all horses purchased as racing prospects.
Millionaires: 9% of horses purchased
G1 horses: 9% of horses purchased
Graded Stakes horses: 14%
Blacktype or better: 23%
ROI on purchase price: 101% ($3,648,000 spent, $7,350,663 in earnings)