Monmouth claiming frenzy
I don't remember seeing 4 or 5 horses claimed out of the same race very often. It happened 4 times today at Monmouth. In the 5 claiming races, 19 horses were claimed. The number of horses claimed from each of those races was 4, 4, 2, 5, and 4.
--Dunbar
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Curlin and Hard Spun finish 1,2 in the 2007 BC Classic, demonstrating how competing in all three Triple Crown races ruins a horse for the rest of the year...see avatar
photo from REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
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