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Originally Posted by the_fat_man
Sounds like something DrugS will be writing about very shortly.  |
I posted on facebook several months ago that I felt Guerrero was the strong favorite to win this years Golden Syringe Award for trainer with the best juice.
To me, what has been most impressive about Guerrero is how strong he's been off the claim this year.
Guerrero has a 21-15-2-2 record 1st start off of the claim in 2010. That's a strong 71.4% win percentage and a dazzling $3.62 ROI. 2nd start off of the claim Guerrero is 20-11-3-3 with a $3.34 ROI.
He was always great from an ROI standpoint in these categories .. but this years he's finally seeing the win percentage category break out.
'08 and '09 1st start off of the claim: 30-11-5-7 (37% wins and $3.83 ROI)
'08 and '09 2nd start off of the claim: 24-10-4-4 (42% wins and $2.64 ROI)
Honestly ... guys like Guerrero sometimes feel like the true superstars in this game. The horses are running less and less often - most divisions are a bit subpar compared to years past - but there's always a trainer or three out there bringing the kind of magic that had been missing to that extreme in the Pre Mullins, Dutrow, Steph Beattie era when I was following racing.