Caliente Thoroughbreds

ALIENTE THOROUGHBREDS

Yearling Pinhooking

2-Year-Olds in Training

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Selecting Equine Athletes, Pedigree & Potential.

Developing Tomorrow's Champions

Ocala, Florida

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About Us

Our Story

Selecting Equine Athletes, Pedigree & Potential.

Caliente Thoroughbreds was founded in 2022 by Saúl Márquez, a third-generation horseman born in San Diego, California. His family's story begins in Tijuana, Mexico, where his father and uncles were trainers at Agua Caliente racetrack, a heritage reflected in the Caliente name.

After the family moved to San Diego, Saúl was involved in the industry from a young age. He went on to build a long, solid career as a jockey agent in California.

Encouraged by a close friend in the industry, he started his own business buying and selling horses. In 2022 he invested his own money in three horses, one at the Keeneland September Sale, bought together with a friend, and two at Fasig-Tipton, with the goal of reselling them as 2-year-olds in training. Caliente's first horse, Wynstock (Solomini–Timberlea), was purchased that year for $50,000 and sold for $700,000 at OBS Spring 2023. That is how Caliente began.

In 2023, with the support of several owners, Caliente bought several horses at Fasig-Tipton, among them Chancer McPatrick and Fully Subscribed. Both were sold in 2024. That year Caliente also bought several more horses. In 2025 Caliente prepared Sea Strike as a train-and-sell horse and sold him; he later won the Curlin Stakes at Saratoga and ran in the Travers.

Caliente graduates have a strong record on the track, with horses it has sold continuing to win.

The business keeps growing, carrying that family tradition forward.

Chancer McPatrick after winning the Champagne Stakes
Chancer McPatrick, winning the Champagne Stakes (G1), 2024
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Our emblem: a "C" made of red roses, a tribute to the Derby roses and to the first letter of Caliente.

  1. 2022

    Founded by Saúl Márquez. First purchases at Keeneland September and Fasig-Tipton, including Wynstock.

  2. 2023

    Wynstock sells for $700,000 at OBS Spring. Several horses bought at Fasig-Tipton, among them Chancer McPatrick and Fully Subscribed.

  3. 2024

    Chancer McPatrick and Fully Subscribed sold. Several more horses bought.

  4. 2025

    Sea Strike, a train-and-sell, is sold; he later wins the Curlin Stakes at Saratoga and runs in the Travers. The business keeps growing.

Saúl Márquez, founder of Caliente Thoroughbreds
Saúl Márquez, Founder

What We Do

From Sale Ring to Sale Ring

Pinhooking · Yearling to 2-Year-Olds

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Pinhooking

We buy Thoroughbreds at auction with the goal of developing them and reselling them at a later sale.

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2-Year-Olds in Training

We prepare and offer 2-year-olds in training at auction.

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Investment Partnerships

We organize investor pools to purchase horses for resale, so partners can take part in the racehorse market together.

[PLACEHOLDER: partnership structure, minimums, terms. Legal review recommended.]

Our Graduates

Sea Strike, winner of the Curlin S. at Saratoga, Caliente Thoroughbreds Graduate

Graduate Spotlight

Sea Strike

Winner of the Curlin S. at Saratoga. Back-to-back years win for the connections buying from Caliente Thoroughbreds.

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Contact

Let's Talk Horses

Interested in buying, selling or joining an investment partnership? Send us a message.

Location: Ocala, Florida

Email: info@calientethoroughbreds.com