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Originally Posted by fmc123412

Sorry about that...the right word is scratched, as you said.

You're right when you say that a horse must have a winning attitude...but, sometimes, a horse is running with horses thar are simply too good for him...and no matter how big is his desire to win, he won't be able to deal with them...it's a matter of genetics.

Moreover....a filly with 3 wins in 5 starts costs how much?? Does her owner want to sell her? It's impossible to find a horse with this race record for sale at a good price...and horses with not that good race record can have a winning attitude when they face opponents of his category...he doesn't need to win to show a winning attitude....sometimes he can fight hard for a 4th place...against classier horses...

That's what I think...You'll (maybe) never find a horse for claim for $2,000 with 3 wins in 5 starts and with a winning attitude...But you can search for a horse that has a winning attitude (that's extremely important, I agree with you) and is simply facing horses far better than him...and you claim him and put him in a weaker race.

Yeah,I think it's better to get a piece of something you know will try hard as they can(even when they are tired.)Last thing I want is some horse that I want to win (more than they want to win) I would rather put up 10k for a 5th of a 50k horse,than own my own 10k horse.In general,don't buy thoroughbreds.They get injured,but keep eating.Who you think is paying for them to eat when you see those breaks in training? I am just saying that if there was ever one I would spend money on,then it's that filly right there.Of course ,she could get injured,and then would look like any other degenerate filly.