Question for you Horse Guys
TommyL
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I'm not what I'd consider a big horse guy, but know just enough to be dangerous (to myself that is). I've been heading to Parx on Black Friday every year, so I just started checking out the card and found the following...
In the 4th race, we've got 25k 2YO Maiden Claimers. One of the horses that's entered is the 1A, Four Cents. Checking him out, he's a first time starter trained by Scott Lake that was sired by Giant's Causeway. That alone would make me take a look at him in this race. Then I notice that he was purchased as a yearling for 200k.
Anyways, my question is how rare is it to see a 200k yearling start off his career in a 25k Maiden Claiming race? Is this a sign that they really don't like him and are sorta giving up on him? Just looking at his sire and the price, he looks completely out of place in this race, and to a relative novice like myself, would seem like an obvious play. But it gets me thinking that something must be up if they're willing to lose him here, and maybe they just don't think very much of him.
Any thoughts that you're willing to share (and if you'd rather not, I certainly understand)?
In the 4th race, we've got 25k 2YO Maiden Claimers. One of the horses that's entered is the 1A, Four Cents. Checking him out, he's a first time starter trained by Scott Lake that was sired by Giant's Causeway. That alone would make me take a look at him in this race. Then I notice that he was purchased as a yearling for 200k.
Anyways, my question is how rare is it to see a 200k yearling start off his career in a 25k Maiden Claiming race? Is this a sign that they really don't like him and are sorta giving up on him? Just looking at his sire and the price, he looks completely out of place in this race, and to a relative novice like myself, would seem like an obvious play. But it gets me thinking that something must be up if they're willing to lose him here, and maybe they just don't think very much of him.
Any thoughts that you're willing to share (and if you'd rather not, I certainly understand)?
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