Claiming a Horse

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by westcoastinvader

DerbyCat....I thought about you today. I had a family event at the Pleasanton Fair meet, and had a neat story in my race I might share later.

Relevant to you, I noted the #1 horse in the 7th was "Acquainted."

Purchased at the Keeneland September 2006 sales for $90,000.

After one start as a three year old, he was running today for an $8,000 tag.

Not gelded or anything.

I didn't bet him, given the circumstances.

But, he won. Russell Baze up.

Not every day a horse who goes at a sale for $90,000 wins a race about 18 months later for an $8,000 purchase price.

I've gotta think he was claimed.

A lot of really expenses horses end up running in cheap claiming races. If you look at the 4th race this coming Thursday at Hollywood Park, there are a few fairly expensive horses in there. It is an $8,000 claiming race. Corvinus was purchased as a 2 year old for $110,000. Babcock Lake was purchased as a 2 year old for $100,000. Candy's Bro was purchased as a yearling for $90,000. All three of these horses are geldings. It's fairly common to see horses that sold for a few hundred thousand eventually running in cheap claiming races.