I can't argue with that point.....I normally won't touch the cheaper races at Churchill Downs either - but then again, I usually don't touch cheap horses at any meet....they are a HORRIBLE bet because you really can't handicap horses when they get to a certain level of cheapness.....most are sore and most are common - that is why they are cheap, thus the Form can never indicate to you which is feeling good on a certain day or feeling bad on a certain day - or even the common ones that wake up and decide to run through their form for the first time in 10 races......Unless I can clearly inspect them in the paddock before the race to try to get a lead then I will not bet cheap horses period.....too many other attractive betting opportunities out there...I usually stay away from condition claimers no matter what the tag is, and $20,000 on up is where I'll bet because on big circuits you can get some decent $2oK claimers that were formerly nice, class horses.....that is why Saratoga is the greatest....NONE of their races are cheap garbage races....every card is usually high quality - even the claimers - and a pleasure to bet on...

As for NYRA-breds...It is just whatever your buzz is.....I can't say that they suck because I would be hypocritical because I love to bet La-breds because I know them very well (But I understand that La-breds suck in the big picture of things)....