It is best to shop for the horse that sounds like it best suits your needs regardless of where it is stabled. However, there are advantages to each:

• Track: There are far more horses stabled at the track so you can view many horses in just one trip. No where else will you find such a wide selection of registered Jockey Club Thoroughbreds. However, riding and vetting the horse presents more problems when at the track.

• Farms: Horses located at the farms have usually had an opportunity to be turned out and are no longer on their high energy feeds. They can be ridden and vetted easier and sometimes even have some retraining already started. The downside is the farms are scattered over a wider geographic area so more driving will be required.