CHRB Rule in Effect. Should be fun.
dirtyshirt
Senior Member
My buddy Bill Spawr had a horse claimed off him for 10k today. The horse won easy, and was claimed.
Now here's where it gets good - the horse was returned to Billy after the race, and told that the claim was voided because the horse came back lame (new CHRB rule, all subject to interpretation). First time this has happened.
Now is Mr Spawr (and the other co-owner, an attorney of all people to fuck with) happy? Was the interim owner relieved? Upset? Who determined the horse was "off"? Can you just win races and then stick a push-pin in a horses foot, so he comes back "lame?"
Furthermore, will his running lines say "CLAIMED FROM SO-AND-SO BY SO-AND-SO AND VOIDED"? Because with a red-flag like that he could race at ANY level (provided he is sound) and nobody would take him again.
IMO too many regulations, it's BUYER BEWARE. Lawyers getting involved is stupid and costly.
At least I've got the cat-bird seat for the action.
Now here's where it gets good - the horse was returned to Billy after the race, and told that the claim was voided because the horse came back lame (new CHRB rule, all subject to interpretation). First time this has happened.
Now is Mr Spawr (and the other co-owner, an attorney of all people to fuck with) happy? Was the interim owner relieved? Upset? Who determined the horse was "off"? Can you just win races and then stick a push-pin in a horses foot, so he comes back "lame?"
Furthermore, will his running lines say "CLAIMED FROM SO-AND-SO BY SO-AND-SO AND VOIDED"? Because with a red-flag like that he could race at ANY level (provided he is sound) and nobody would take him again.
IMO too many regulations, it's BUYER BEWARE. Lawyers getting involved is stupid and costly.
At least I've got the cat-bird seat for the action.
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Here you go:
Hollywood Park: Trainer says horse at center of rescinded claim is fine | Daily Racing Form
LOL. He's fine. Claim him next time says the trainer.
This was only for 10k. The same rule applies to 100k claimers.
From my understanding now, a voided claim costs CA in lost sales tax, too. Seems like they would take the $800 on the $10k and leave it alone.
Apparently, the state vets are completely against it. For one, they realize the judgement involved. And two, they open themselves up to lawsuit (personally, despite it being a "state" ruling) if they rule a horse sound, and he comes up with a broken bone the next day.
It's a major issue, and as soon as it gets expensive (40k claimers, 80k claimers) the lawyers will be out in force.
Also, no change of possession occurs, so NO line will appear in the Racing Form. Everyone knows about this one, but in the future it might get hard to track.
Claiming is self-regulated. A game of risk. Trying to protect idiots has never worked.
I'll get details. This is the kind of $ that make it interesting. Horse won easy too, believe it was a Hollendorfer Cal-Bred.
Happened again for 40k. Include the Cat was returned to Peter Miller.