No Claim today.. Both scratched!

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by SniperSB23

Any thoughts given to trying to find a Cali horse that hasn't taken to the synthetics and might benefit from a move back to the dirt? Or is that just too impractical for our operation without having Chuck out there and the post claim cross country ship? Just seems like there is an angle there that no one is really taking advantage of.

Not a bad idea but not practical on our budget

[Unstable]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Not a bad idea but not practical on our budget

C'mon, Chuck, you could claim the next Lava Man. Although I suppose on our budget, he'd have to be the next Lava Boy....

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

If I had to guess...the ones he's looking at in the 5th are - Chippewa Court & Classic Emily
and in the 9th - Mithaal & Liquoreux. Cocesse Chief also looks interesting. Apt to Be is a "hard hitter" but 10 is too old!

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by Hickory Hill Hoff

If I had to guess...the ones he's looking at in the 5th are - Chippewa Court & Classic Emily
and in the 9th - Mithaal & Liquoreux. Cocesse Chief also looks interesting. Apt to Be is a "hard hitter" but 10 is too old!

Doubt we do anything today...Friday has many appealing horses...

[pmacdaddy]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Doubt we do anything today...Friday has many appealing horses...

Chuck,

Quick question...

Is claiming off Mcl win, returning for reduced tag something to generally avoid, or purely depends on situation?

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by pmacdaddy

Chuck,

Quick question...

Is claiming off Mcl win, returning for reduced tag something to generally avoid, or purely depends on situation?

claiming or betting?

I guess it depends on the trainer. Most maiden claiming horses are not worth the tag put on them and realistically need to "drop" in price because the competition at the same price in open claimers i s much tougher. Conditional claimers are a different story all together. I assume you are referring to the 11 horse in todays 5th? (she is scratched)

Trainers that have a lot of horses and owners that will let them do it will drop a horse off a maiden claiming win in order to try to win another race with a weak horse. It may not be a sign of impending physical doom but an attempt to get as much as you can while the horse is in good form.

[pmacdaddy]

Thanks. Thinking about it from claiming standpoint, not necessarily betting. That #11 was the one that caught my eye as interesting.

[Hickory Hill Hoff]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Doubt we do anything today...Friday has many appealing horses...

Would that include the 2nd race; 25k maiden claimers going long?