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Originally Posted by pmacdaddy
Chuck,
Quick question...
Is claiming off Mcl win, returning for reduced tag something to generally avoid, or purely depends on situation?
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claiming or betting?
I guess it depends on the trainer. Most maiden claiming horses are not worth the tag put on them and realistically need to "drop" in price because the competition at the same price in open claimers i s much tougher. Conditional claimers are a different story all together. I assume you are referring to the 11 horse in todays 5th? (she is scratched)
Trainers that have a lot of horses and owners that will let them do it will drop a horse off a maiden claiming win in order to try to win another race with a weak horse. It may not be a sign of impending physical doom but an attempt to get as much as you can while the horse is in good form.