Let's Hear it For the Claimers!

[my miss storm cat]

Do you guys ever notice the psychology of beginning certain threads? Like this one... if i begin with my opinion I'm afraid it'll come off like well-here-you-go-world-here's my-graaaaand-point-of-view. How annoying.

If i begin it with a question though, i risk looking like an imbecile...

So I'll skip the preface (... uh oh, disregard that part ) and simply ask if some of you have favorite claimers.

I do..... I'll go to HP or SA and even on a big race day, if some of my silly, sentimental favorites are there it makes the day even more fun.

I can't even guess how many i follow, but first or last, i always get a kick out of seeing them. Flashes of brilliance combined with you-know-when-you-just-wanna-scream-and-bang-your-head-against-the-wall- frustration..... gotta love them!

Grey Misty, Two Turn Halo, Redmeansgo... if i list them all this thread will go on for pages. Who are some of your favorites?

[Bigsmc]

It's got to be Slider for me.

Still going strong at 8 (crushing the 5k starter allowance again yesterday) for my favorite low level claiming duo of Billy Hays and Joe Woodard.

[paisjpq]

I have two, Slammin Sam who showed a few flashes of talent at three when he was stakes placed before tailing off and dropping into claimers. He still runs well from time to time--though not since his last claim.
The other is T.K's Honour who bobs back and forth it seems from a/oc and straight claimers. An honest horse who wins when he is placed right.

[DerbyCat]

Here in northern California my favorite claimer is a cheap $4k horse named Proud Patrolman - I think he's 8 y.o. and he's still winning (just won on the fair circuit this week and paid $5.60)... I used to be a cop so I guess that's why I've paid attention to him... I also really like Robs Coin at the SoCal tracks because it seems that whenever he goes off at long odds he's in the money...

[Pedigree Ann]

He's not always in for a price, but Spooky Mulder spent most of his career as a claimer (started out at Turfway, claimed and sent to NY).

But my favorite has to be Tubby Cat, who was at one time (part-)owned by some friends of mine. He won three in a row for them after they claimed him (I'm in one of his winner's circle photos), continued to run well for new connections after they lost him. He's now 9 and just won a $5K claimer in Oklahoma; if there were more starter races at 10f, he'd probably have more lifetime wins.

[my miss storm cat]

Good luck today Grey Misty..... R4 at Del Mar.