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.

[magic_idol]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

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.

A horse does not know how much it cost a slow gelding no matter what the breed is still a slow gelding

[freddymo]

I won at a 40% clip for a six month period and broke even.


JUICER lol

[DerbyCat]

Thanks everyone, a lot of good advice here. I'm going to Pleasanton this Saturday to do the paperwork to get my owners license and to open my account. My trainer is on the lookout for a good claim for us, I'm going to trust him to pick a good horse - he's got a pretty good win % 1st off the claim but you never know... I'm going into this with my trainer and another good friend (she's owned horses previously) so I'll only be committed financially for a third of the expenses (but don't worry, I've got enough in the bank to cover expenses for many months). I fully anticipate that I will lose money on this but I'm not doing this to make money - this is just another great life experience.

Thanks everyone, I'll keep you updated on who we get!

Originally Posted by DerbyCat

Thanks everyone, a lot of good advice here. I'm going to Pleasanton this Saturday to do the paperwork to get my owners license and to open my account. My trainer is on the lookout for a good claim for us, I'm going to trust him to pick a good horse - he's got a pretty good win % 1st off the claim but you never know... I'm going into this with my trainer and another good friend (she's owned horses previously) so I'll only be committed financially for a third of the expenses (but don't worry, I've got enough in the bank to cover expenses for many months). I fully anticipate that I will lose money on this but I'm not doing this to make money - this is just another great life experience.

Thanks everyone, I'll keep you updated on who we get!

Who is your trainer?

[DerbyCat]

Originally Posted by v j stauffer

Who is your trainer?

Steve Sherman

Originally Posted by DerbyCat

Steve Sherman

Terrific. I like Steve alot. Good guy. Very accessable. Good trainer. Bob Bone and I had a horse with him named Walter Ringer. He did an excellent job.

Good luck.

[Duvalier]

Originally Posted by DerbyCat

Thanks everyone, a lot of good advice here. I'm going to Pleasanton this Saturday to do the paperwork to get my owners license and to open my account. My trainer is on the lookout for a good claim for us, I'm going to trust him to pick a good horse - he's got a pretty good win % 1st off the claim but you never know... I'm going into this with my trainer and another good friend (she's owned horses previously) so I'll only be committed financially for a third of the expenses (but don't worry, I've got enough in the bank to cover expenses for many months). I fully anticipate that I will lose money on this but I'm not doing this to make money - this is just another great life experience.

Thanks everyone, I'll keep you updated on who we get!

Best of luck DerbyCat...should be fun.

[pgiaco]

Good Luck DC, get ready for a roller coaster ride that you will love almost every minute.

[freddymo]

Sherman learned from the best his dad. Wow they really do get them to feel great and run hard.