First Timer in Maiden Claimer Question

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by Scav

There is probably something wrong with her. A perfect example is this morning, I was talking with a jock that has ridden a horse here in Illinois that has won three in a row, very very impressively. Mdn 10k, 17nw2 (claimed off trainer) and a nw1. I was bitching that I should have claimed her for the 17 because she had some real good numbers, but he goes to me "Trust me, she isn't put together all that well"

Recently, I have realized how HARD claiming is. The people that do claim either have to have a serious reason (change of surface, equipment, rider) for it to be valid or they are looking for one race and then the drop so they can become someone else's problem. I think that the reward is far better to acquire talent as yearlings/2 year olds within the sales if you have someone with a good eye

Really?....congrats on starting a stable..who's your trainer going to be

[Scav]

Originally Posted by GBBob

Really?....congrats on starting a stable..who's your trainer going to be

Cynthia Gastes

[Cannon Shell]

In a mdn 32k at Calder the vast majority of horses are worth 10k or less. A lot of time the "barn" money isnt actually the barn betting. If a horse is working well the clockers will know and pass that info on. The horse is almost certainly for sale though most likely for an inflated price. Based upon the way the horse broke and was ridden it was pretty clear that they knew this horse has a ton of early speed. Most tracks have rules that you have to have a claim in by 10 to 15 minutes to post and at a track like Calder there is not much money in the win pools at that time. I claimed one first time starter who worked out ok but it is extremely risky. I had a horse claimed from me at Gulfstream a few years back first time out for $62000 because it had a couple of fast works. She never broke her maiden as far as I know.