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Old 05-28-2014, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by my miss storm cat View Post
... and please... if I'm wrong and there is any other reason besides greed can someone please explain it to me?

Thanks.

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Suffolk Downs - Saturday, May 24, 2014
Race 8 - Post Time - 4:10 PM Second Half of Late Daily Double / Exacta / Trifecta / Superfecta (10-cent min)
Suffolk Downs CLAIMING $4,000

Purse $9,000. For Three Year Olds And Upward Which Have Not Won A Race Since November 24. Three Year Olds, 118 Lbs.; Older, 124 Lbs. Claiming Price $4,000. Five And One Half Furlongs.

1 1 Faneuil Wildcat (FL) 5/G L $4,000 E Barbaran 124 J Lorenz 9/2
2 2 Vengeful Pride (KY) 5/G L $4,000 J S Vail 124 G A Saccardo 8/1
3 3 Soldier Mountain (KY) 4/G L $4,000 V Bush 124 J T Botty 5/2
4 4 Alls Im Saying (KY) 4/R L $4,000 F Reyes 124 F G Siravo 10/1
5 5 Half a Note (KY) 10/G L $4,000 J De La Cruz 1195 G C Maroun 6/1
6 6 Marco Be Good (ON) 12/G L $4,000 L A Garcia 124 P L Bosley 20/1
7 7 This Ones for Nina (KY) 4/C L $4,000 P Tomas 124 M Clarke 12/1
8 8 Special Song (FL) 6/G L $4,000 D D Amiss 124 W Downing 2/1

... and this was his last start so the whole "but he's still competitive for an old man" thing doesn't apply.

http://www.equibase.com/premium/eqbP...try=USA&race=6

His last two wins (84 starts) were in 2011 and 2009.
but....it can't be greed when the purse is so small...can it? wouldn't it be cheaper not to keep the horse in training?
well..maybe not from the trainers point of view!
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