Select with discipline
Source prospects at sales such as Keeneland and Fasig-Tipton, guided by the team’s inspection, veterinary review, and valuation work.
Pinhooking partnerships
Potential, patiently
developed.
Pinhooking means buying a young horse, supporting its development, and preparing it for resale at a later stage, prior to racing.
Our focus
From weanling
to yearling or two-year-old.
Chivalry’s pinhooking strategy focuses on weanlings and short yearlings. We combine physical evaluation and pedigree research with proprietary analytics to identify prospects and establish disciplined buying ranges.
After purchase, horses receive professional care and sales preparation before returning to the auction ring as yearlings or two-year-olds.
Pinhook partnerships begin with the November sales and run through the following October sales or continue to the spring two-year-old sales.
From purchase to sale
A journey of growth.
Care and preparation
Work with farms experienced in raising young horses and preparing them for the demands of the sales process.
Return to the ring
Prepare horses for suitable yearling or two-year-old sales, while considering each horse’s development and changing circumstances.
Portfolio thinking
Look beyond
a single horse.
A portfolio spreads exposure across multiple horses. Our research helps inform the mix of colts and fillies, purchase prices, and proven and emerging stallions.
Boarding, preparation, veterinary care, transport, insurance, and sales commissions all affect the final outcome. A horse’s sale price alone does not show the return to partners.
Market conditions, injury, and individual development can change a horse’s prospects. Returns are uncertain and losses are possible.
See the Elite Power colt’s story
A pinhooking success story
Elite Power
× Havin’ a Party
A colt from Chivalry’s 2025 pinhook portfolio, pictured in his yearling sale presentation.
$150,000Purchase price
$500,000Sale price
His story follows the pinhooking process from selecting a young horse through development, care, and preparation for the sales ring.