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Originally Posted by pweizer
Race 3 tomorrow at Saratoga is an OC 75,000n3x race. Of the six horses, only two are entered for a tag. One is Loose Leaf who hasn't run since November and just may not be that good. The other, however, is curious to me. That is Temporary Saint. This horse was claimed for 50k last October. Since that time, all he has done is run 5 times with 2 wins, one place, and one show. One of those wins was a grade 3 stake. Why would you risk this horse for 75K when there is no apparent benefit? There is no weight break in the conditions.
How do you interpret this move? Is this a big red flag?
Paul
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I think it's a red flag. He ran great at Aqueduct winter-early spring. I guess the Pimlico race was ok but there wasn't much that finished behind him.
Also, he didn't finish well at all in his last race. He should have gone right by a horse like Encastic and didn't have much to offer when Wayzata Bay came alongside. He finished 3rd but was only a half length from 5th.
I don't like horses who don't run good the race after they run a mediocre race in the slop.