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Originally Posted by King Glorious
I don't have any stats but it's just been my feeling that with certain trainers, Baffert being one of the main ones, if they have a heavy favorite and still run another horse, they either think very highly of the second horse or not very strongly about the first one. I don't think he ever wants to lose a race and won't throw a legit horse in if he doesn't think he has a legit shot.
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Originally Posted by gamblin4ever
If the trainer keeps the 2nd entry in the race, his opinion on 1st entry not that good. If trainer believes 1st entry can't lose, he usually scratches 2nd entry. Baffert, Asmussen, W. Ward usually does it. Keep attention on 2nd entry if left in race.
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I'm not so sure about this. I'd think that plenty of trainers have no issue with just running the two best horses and taking the purse money for 1st and 2nd.
I feel like Baffert doesn't often scratch horses, though I could be wrong.