National Pride

[Scav]

Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind

I don't think people weigh the connections of horses carefully enough when they buy them. I wouldn't buy any horse from Gary Contessa that appears to have run a good race. Horses from his barn rarely run reliably from week to week.

Perhaps I will be wrong in this case. I certain welcome more good horses.

It is like claiming off of Contessa or Dutrow, you just don't do it. I have seen Jacobson do this time and time again only to end up dropping 3 levels to get them claimed by Contessa or Dutrow again.