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Originally Posted by cmorioles
You are missing the point though. Why would you claim a horse for 5k if you didn't think it was better than a 5k horse?
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If I'm going to claim a horse for $5,000 I want to win as many open 5K claimers with him as possible.
Lets say the horse wins by 3 lengths and runs a figure on par with or faster than par with your typical open $7,500 claiming level winner...and come back fine.
With the jail rule: he's running back in a month or two at open 5K level. Hopefully people will be bluffed but most likely he's getting claimed.
Without the jail rule: he's running back at the open 5K level as soon as possible. Hopefully people will be bluffed but most likely he's getting claimed.
The only difference is that the rule forces the horse to sit out.
Now, lets say the horse runs 4th by 5 lengths and comes out of the race well.
With the jail rule: He's forced to wait out a month before he can enter.
without jail: He's running back for 5k as soon as a race goes that he fits distance wise.
Now lets say the horse comes back bad. You can't drop from the bottom.
I suppose the jail rule is fine as long as it starts a few rungs off the bottom. When you have guys claiming stuff for 15K and running back for 5K two weeks later ... that's not good. That just doesn't happen very often though.