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Old 09-24-2006, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
Try finding races that you are eligible for three times in a week.
That is a problem. The British middle level races are limited handicaps, where horses can enter as long as their official, Jockey Club issued handicap mark falls within the limits. So when a horse is fit and in good form, the trainer will run him in whatever races they can find around the country (most tracks within a 3-hour van ride) before the next deadline for issuing new marks. No worry about losing it in a claimer, which can be the only option for a US horse who has run through its conditions.
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