New trainer in town

[Antitrust32]

he must have the juice!

[ELA]

I had a horse with Cody this past Oaklawn and Lone Star meet. I found him through a friend of mine, another horse owner, who was already claiming horses with him. I heard very good things about him from people I know well and trust so I gave the green light.

As said, he is young but he is an emerging up and comer. He shoots very good, places his horses very well and is an extremely hard worker. He came up under Bubba Cascio and just works. Cody points toward to the Lone Star meet and this year the hard work and prep work paid off. He got out of the gate with unheard of #'s. A quarter way through the meet he was shooting 50% plus and was the leading trainer. Midway through the meet he was still incredible, something like 40% plus and was still on top in the standings.

Keep an eye on this guy.

Eric

[The Bid]

Couldnt warm Bobby Dibona up.

He is a real nice kid though with a great future. He does a lot of vet work. I have him on a short list of guys I wont buy from privately. Thats good if hes your trainer, bad if you are buying from him.

Wish him the best, hes worked hard

[jpops757]

Watch any claims he makes at CD cheap or moderately priced. I dont know where he came up with the IN bred he won with today but at 11/1 it dosent look like many were aware of him.

[ELA]

Originally Posted by The Bid

Couldnt warm Bobby Dibona up.

He is a real nice kid though with a great future. He does a lot of vet work. I have him on a short list of guys I wont buy from privately. Thats good if hes your trainer, bad if you are buying from him.

Wish him the best, hes worked hard

Just as an FYI, one horse I had with Cody had some problems, and compared to other trainers I've had, my experience, etc. -- the vet bills were more than reasonable.

Cody is also getting some more power behind him now. I am not sure if these are people who will also point, aim, etc. toward Lone Star or something of the like.

Eric

[The Bid]

I didnt say the vet does all his work, I said his program does a lot of vet work. Probably whomever you used prior to Cody was marking up your bills and charging you a premium. You do realize most trainers are crooks. Lucky for you, you have found an honest kid in the business who wants to do well and works hard.

Cody's outfit does a ton of work on horses, private buys from him are almost as bad as Calhoun, which are terrible.

[ELA]

Originally Posted by The Bid

I didnt say the vet does all his work, I said his program does a lot of vet work. Probably whomever you used prior to Cody was marking up your bills and charging you a premium. You do realize most trainers are crooks. Lucky for you, you have found an honest kid in the business who wants to do well and works hard.

Cody's outfit does a ton of work on horses, private buys from him are almost as bad as Calhoun, which are terrible.

I hear you. I used Cody at the same time as several other trainers as we race all over the US. Conentrate in the US -- but always look to KY, Chicago, mid-west, etc. Bills, vet work, barn expenses, etc. All relative but what came out of Cody's barn was very reasonable. After 20 years in the game I've seen crooks, good guys, bad guys, and so on. The backstretch is a very interesting place to say the least. I've seen the big bills and the small ones. LOL.

Eric

[The Bid]

Im sure you know first hand how crazy the bills can get with the bad guys. I never meant to knock Cody at all, infact he kept a horse for me that was in transit for FREE. I bought a horse in LA, and the horse was going to Meadowlands, he kept the horse for no fee and took very good care of her. I think hes a very sharp young trainer, and I know hes a very nice guy. He also gets a lot out of his horses which is usually very expensive. Guys in the game know how to cut corners, if you can do some of your own "stuff" you can save some money. Not only for the trainer, but for the owners. Cody gets everything he can out of his horses, if he does it at minimal cost thats even better. I still would never buy a horse from him privately. Nor would I be jumping at the claim box to snatch one of his up. Sky is the limit for Mr. Autrey, if he remains humble, and retains that work ethic, hell be fantastic.