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Originally Posted by parsixfarms
Like last winter, there are plenty of empty stalls. However, there are two very significant differences between this year and last year: (1) the recently enacted rules expanding the recommended withdrawal times for clenbuterol in New York will likely limit the number of shippers from the mid-Atlantic states; and (2) with the "bottom" claiming price being raised from $7500 to $12,500, the connections of many of the lower-level horses that may have tried to compete here last year aren't making the effort now, especially with the rules restricting the purse to no more than 2X the claiming price.
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I don't agree with the new rule to limit the purses to 2x of claiming tag. I loved when MP had nickels running for 30k. I loved how the fields were huge and horses would drop from being well placed in 20k claimer into 5's. I thought it was fun handicapping and added to the fun. What's wrong with a field of 12 7500 claimers running for 28k?