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Old 10-28-2006, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Pointg5
Not really, I could look and see a horse trained by Steve Asmussen and sired by Gone West will probably be precocious and ready to roll...It's not that hard if it's a 1st timer. Pedigree is not that difficult, most with a basic knowledge like myself could spot precocius sires and they print the trainers stats at the bottom of the page. If they have had a race that's when you can see the trip the horse had, other than that if it's a 1st timer and you have never seen the horse, it's luck and I don't kid myself otherwise...
You can see a 1st timer in the post parade and see what he is about, I just watch their head, you can tell if a horse is focused or not....
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