Ross Alberto

Bloodstock Start-Up Aims To Modernise Sales Process

ThoroughBid is the new kid on the block in the bloodstock auction world, offering Britain's first online-only platform for buying and selling everything from horses in training and broodmares to shares in syndicates and stallion nominations.  "It's evolution rather than revolution," says the company's co-founder Ross Alberto, a racehorse owner who runs a commercial property and farming business in Gloucestershire.  Alberto launched ThoroughBid last week in partnership with Will Kinsey, the former amateur rider and trainer whose many roles in the bloodstock business include breeder, syndicator, agent and sales consignor....

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Digital Sale Platform ThoroughBid Launched

A new digital sale platform whose founders are aiming to "shake up the landscape of racehorse auctions" launched in Britain on Thursday.  ThoroughBid, a Cirencester-based company formed in 2020 by Ross Alberto and former trainer and amateur rider Will Kinsey, is the first online-only auction house for Thoroughbreds in the UK. With plans to hold its inaugural sale later this summer, ThoroughBid aims to provide vendors and purchasers with regular opportunities to trade a range of bloodstock, from horses in training to breeding stock. The online platform offers vendors a...

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