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Old 06-28-2008, 06:42 PM
Rupert Pupkin Rupert Pupkin is offline
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Originally Posted by DerbyCat
I've decided that I want to do more than just watch and bet on the horses, it's finally time for me to be a horse owner. I've been talking with a friend of mine who is a trainer here in northern California and I've decided to go in with him and another friend to claim a horse. For those of you that have been in this business a while, what advice would you give a newbie owner? I've talked with several friends in this business and I understand the "business" side of things but I still don't know everything and would love the input of you DTers that have done this a while. Thanks in advance for any insight you can provide.
As strange as it may sound, some of the most consistent claming horses are often times the most unsound. If you are just looking at their Form, they may look like a relatively safe claim. But in reality you are playing russian roulette with a lot of these. Any race could be the final race of their career.

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