Poconos Claiming Series This Weekend

[Kirbys Ace]

There will be a lot of paper going thru the claim box this weekend.

Come and get em!

How many claims just tonight? 20? 30? More?

Lets go racing boys!

 

[Calhoun]

Very good racing.  Top tier Welfare track.  Lots to like. 

[JL52]

In the 4th race alone, the first seven finishers in the 8-horse field were claimed. Gotta be a record, and I wonder how many total claims were entered in that race.

[the master]

Burke claimed a bunch and I don't think any of them got a check!

[Under The STick]

Burke claimed a bunch and I don't think any of them got a check!

I see Burke claimed three I would hardly say that;s a bunch

[Emperor Dapple]

Curious if sales tax is collected on claims? if so it would have been a good day for taxing authorities for sure.

[Wendall Tilley]

I think they shorten the racing life of horses,What do you think ?

[Emperor Dapple]

I think they shorten the racing life of horses,What do you think ?

My era of the business is long gone.. We had claimers that raced year after year..They were well taken care of and rested after the end of the meet...The purses sucked so there was no big claiming game like there is today and usually guys didn’t claim off the regulars at Monticello.. That being said what shortens their careers are the chemists and their drugs theses poor animals have injected into their system..

[trottingstud]

no taxes on claims in Pa or NY

[In front]

I see Burke claimed three I would hardly say that;s a bunch

Can you tell me the last time one guy claimed 3 horses in a night

[Under The STick]

Can you tell me the last time one guy claimed 3 horses in a night

I'm pretty sure Scott Di Domenico also claimed 3 Saturday night

[drawbar]

These horses are trained harder and gassed to the gills for these series, it wrecks alot for sure

[MR.DALRAE]

If your not cheating ,,,,your not trying

[bond]

Ive never understood why draws in harness racing are generally cloak and dagger stuff.
 Yesterday at Pocono-there were SCORES of people making claims. lines were out the door.
Yet-an opportunity to have the draw done for the claims in public/or on camera drawn by a celebrity or leading driver-- to create some excitement--no. Just an announcement and loud grumblings from horsemen about "fixed" draws etc etc.
Pocono management  were great free pizza, cookies, water.
Track for all the bad weather they had=was amazing.
Officials could do better IMHO.