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Originally Posted by Cannon Shell
They will be effected somewhat but the reality of Monmouth is that the big guys are going to run a lot of thier 'A' string horses there which may make the races really tough. A lot of the midwest guys Pat Pope brings in wont have the horses to win a lot there. The MD guys dont have the stock either. I really think NY get hurt the worst simply because no track has less "contorl" over their horses or trainers than they do. Money talks and if given the choice of an 80k or a 45k purse NY is going to lose. Lets face it there are a handful of trainers who are going to win the lionshare of the money at monmouth. the claiming guys will be dropping hard and the usual suspects will dominate the maiden and allowance ranks. An 80k purse sounds great but if you cant hit the board why bother?
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Just listened to Kulina on ATR. Nickels will run for $30k, which would lend itself to drop $10-20k types in- however he is going to write conditioned claimers that would prohibit entry of those that have started for $10k or more in the last 12 months in a $5k race, or $20k in a $12.5k race, etc. Said he borrowed the idea from harness racing, sounds like a very good idea given the purse structure to balance for both the bettors and the trainers/owners.
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Originally Posted by freddymo
My buddy bought a couple of stallions in NJ a few years back hoping to bred and make a few bucks if NJ turned the corner...Not exactly a good call
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Might be if this idea works. J breds are running for $80k maidens. You win one race and you're profitable.
The more I hear about this plan the more I like it and think it might actually work. I know that I will focus all of my wagering on Monmouth Park this summer and hope that others do too.