Triumph For Individual Investors: Over 2,500 Owners Celebrate As Their Horse Wins Preakness Stakes
Triumph For Individual Investors: Over 2,500 Owners Celebrate As Their Horse Wins Preakness Stakes
Racehorse Seize the Grey took the lead at the 2024 Preakness Stakes on Saturday and never looked back, capturing the Triple Crown event at 9 to 1 odds. A $2 bet on the gray colt to win paid $21.60. The win was unique in another way: 2,570 individual investors bought micro shares of the horse through the website myRacehorse. 2023 Kentucky Derby champ Mage had a similar ownership structure.
Racehorse Seize the Grey 在週六的 2024 年 Preakness 錦標賽中處於領先地位，他再也沒有回頭，以9比1的賠率奪得了三冠王賽事。對灰色小馬下注2美元獲勝支付了21.60美元。這次勝利在另一個方面是獨一無二的：2570名個人投資者通過MyRaceHorse網站購買了這匹馬的微型股票。2023年肯塔基德比冠軍馬奇也有類似的所有權結構。
How It Works: According to the company's website, myRacehorse offers shares in racehorses to those 18 and older in qualifying jurisdictions. Investors' exposure is limited to their initial investment, without any additional fees.
運作方式：根據該公司的網站，MyRaceHorse向符合條件的司法管轄區的18歲及以上的人提供賽馬股票。投資者的風險敞口僅限於其初始投資，不收取任何額外費用。
Investors can visit the horses in the barn, participate in the winner's circle if their horse wins an event, and are entitled to a portion of the profits from the horse after it is retired.
投資者可以參觀牛舍中的馬匹，如果他們的馬在賽事中獲勝，則可以參與獲勝者圈子，並有權在馬匹退役後從馬匹中獲得部分利潤。
The Individual Investor: Horse ownership has traditionally been reserved for the ultra-wealthy. Companies offering micro shares of horses allow individual investors to consider themselves owners of a racing thoroughbred.
個人投資者：傳統上，馬匹的所有權保留給超級富豪。提供小額馬匹股份的公司允許個人投資者將自己視爲賽馬純種馬的所有者。
Shares of Seize the Grey originally sold for $127 a pop and will yield $157 a share from the win, according to the Baltimore Business Journal. Owners will also be entitled to future stud fees, which are likely to be substantial.
據《巴爾的摩商業雜誌》報道，Seize the Grey的股票最初以每人127美元的價格售出，每股收益爲157美元。所有者還有權獲得未來的種馬費，這筆費用可能會很高。
Most investments in horses are very unlikely to make a profit; the company itself admits this. However, fraction shares still provide a unique opportunity for individual investors to enjoy the various perks of horse ownership.
大多數對馬匹的投資都不太可能獲利；該公司本身也承認這一點。但是，零頭股仍然爲個人投資者提供了享受擁有馬匹的各種好處的難得機會。
This is not so different from the participation of retail investors in the financial markets. Interest among retail investors in equities such as GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME) and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc (NYSE:AMC) demonstrates the increasing interest of ordinary, non-institutional individuals to participate in the world of investing.
這與散戶投資者參與金融市場沒有太大區別。散戶投資者對GameStop Corp（紐約證券交易所代碼：GME）和AMC娛樂控股公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：AMC）等股票的興趣與日俱增，這表明普通非機構個人對參與投資世界的興趣與日俱增。
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