Like last winter, there are plenty of empty stalls. However, there are two very significant differences between this year and last year: (1) the recently enacted rules expanding the recommended withdrawal times for clenbuterol in New York will likely limit the number of shippers from the mid-Atlantic states; and (2) with the "bottom" claiming price being raised from $7500 to $12,500, the connections of many of the lower-level horses that may have tried to compete here last year aren't making the effort now, especially with the rules restricting the purse to no more than 2X the claiming price.
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01-10-2013, 07:54 AM
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