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Old 01-04-2014, 08:45 PM
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Default Best Claims In History
With the untimely passing of Caixa today, I though it appropriate to think about just what an amazing claim that turned into. Probably top 5 or better in history, however you want to evaluate it. Obviously Lava Man is towards or at the top...Would love to see others help compile a list. I'm not as old as some on here so I'm sure there are some examples I'm not as aware of.
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Old 01-04-2014, 09:18 PM
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Alpaca Fina, well until today.
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Old 01-04-2014, 09:18 PM
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You might want to check Lava Man's pps..
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Old 01-04-2014, 09:21 PM
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You might want to check Lava Man's pps..
Sorry if I'm off. I thought he was claimed from Headley for 50k....could've been a straight claim....like I said, this thread was started for Caixa, I wasn't looking anything up.
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Lava Man was claimed in his 13th start. Lonnie Arterburn trained him as a 2 & 3yo.
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Lava Man was claimed in his 13th start. Lonnie Arterburn trained him as a 2 & 3yo.
13! Okay I am thinking of another horse claimed out of their first then, not him, though he is obviously one of the best claims in history.
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Old 01-04-2014, 09:38 PM
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Taking Risks was claimed by King T. for 20k and earned over a half mil in the mid 90's.
http://articles.baltimoresun.com/199...sks-stacy-race
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Stymie as good a claim as there's ever been.
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Spooky.

(edit - before I get beaten up here I mean he was a pretty good claim, not the greatest in history or anything).
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Old 01-04-2014, 09:48 PM
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Princequillo arguably was the greatest claim in racing.
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Ladie's Din was a solid claim for 32....
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i may be wrong, but i think skip out front was claimed for about 5k.

ended up winning a g1 later on.

my idea of a best claim ever would be a mare that went on to produce a superstar runner/stallion for the person that claimed the mare.
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Not quite in Lava Man's league, but Native Desert was claimed out of his second start for 32k and went on to win $1.8 million, although amazingly he never won a graded stake.
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How about King's Swan. 10 graded stake wins..
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Furthest Land was a pretty good claim for Ken Ramsey. Claimed for $35,000 and went on to become a multiple Graded Stakes winner including his win in the 2009 Breeder's Cup Dirt Mile.
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was john henry a claim?
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Choctaw Nation has to be up there, though Mullin juice and shakes may have been part of his success. Earned over a million on track and not sure what he was sold to Maktoum for?
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How about Catienus?
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Seabiscuit?
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i may be wrong, but i think skip out front was claimed for about 5k.

ended up winning a g1 later on.

my idea of a best claim ever would be a mare that went on to produce a superstar runner/stallion for the person that claimed the mare.
I like this angle as well. Sometimes claiming mares can work wonders in the shed.
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