ThoroughBid: the UK’s first dedicated online bloodstock auction house for the racing industry, providing purchasers and vendors with regular opportunities to trade all categories of bloodstock in one place, from horses in training to mares with foals at foot.
The team
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Ross Alberto
Founder
Ross qualified as a Chartered Surveyor over a decade ago and runs a successful farm and property business from the Cotswolds. Having part-owned several horses, Ross recently founded Future Bloodstock with Will and a mutual friend. They plan to sell the offspring via the ThoroughBid platform.
Will Kinsey
Founder
Will has worked in racing as an amateur jockey and trainer. Worked as Assistant Trainer to Cheltenham and Grand National winning trainer, Donald McCain. Will went on to take on a professional trainer’s license, training National Hunt horses from his family farm at Peel Hall. Will has always pursued his interest in the bloodstock side of the industry, producing National Hunt breeze-up horses, pinhooking foals and buying potential future broodmares to race and breed from. Will runs a successful stud and bloodstock operation, Peel Bloodstock.
James Richardson
Chief Executive Officer
01285 840703 james@thoroughbid.co.uk
James, a graduate of the Royal Agricultural University, has been involved in bloodstock from an early age. His family were leading consignors of NH horses, holding the world record for the highest priced NH store sold at auction for over a decade. Later the family changed focus to the Flat, running a successful breeding and pinhooking operation. James has worked in both breeding and racing in England, Ireland, France and America, including as Assistant Trainer to racing luminaries Jessie Harrington, Jonathan Pease and Jonathan Shepherd. He brings a wealth of experience to the ThoroughBid team.
Peter Walsh
Chief Finance Officer
01285 840704 peter@thoroughbid.co.uk
Peter has enjoyed a 35 year career in the UK, spanning banking at Guinness Mahon, Chase Manhattan and First Chicago, derivatives broking for ICAP plc, venture capital at Match Capital and more recently as Head of Fundraising for an NHS charity, the Hampshire Medical Fund, before joining ThoroughBid.
Mary Cookson
Platform Development & Sales
Since leaving Manchester University in 2013, Mary has worked in the racing industry as Assistant Trainer to Ben Pauling and Nicky Henderson. She grew up on a small stud where her parents bred Flat horses so has experience in both Flat and National Hunt. She also enjoys training her point to pointers before work.
John Bourke
Irish Consignment Agent
John has been involved in horses from a very young age. A background in show jumping and hunting John then progressed into racing from the age of 12. A brief stint as an amateur jockey was followed by a four year degree in Animal Science at University College Dublin. After graduation John went on to complete the Irish National Stud Course followed by a place on the prestigious Godolphin Flying Start program. After graduating in 2020 John took up his current role as the Racing & Bloodstock Director of Syndicates.Racing which has a portfolio of flat and national hunt horses spread across the best trainers in Ireland, England and France. John is a work rider for Jack Davison, has a small stud farm at home and does some agency work also
Why choose us?
Liquidity
- A third auction house
- Vendor proceeds available from 7th working day
- Ability to buy and sell in multiple currencies
Efficiency
- Reduced costs, e.g. logistics and staffing
- Ability to participate in an auction from anywhere
- Reduced carbon footprint
Flexibility
- Frequent opportunities to buy and sell
- Providing sales whenever the market or vendors require
- Fractional ownership sales