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Spending $100,000 for a horse that fits the NW 2/5 where so many in that class are bought for less than $10,000 or be claimed for $12.000-$15,000 looks good but what about the net bottom line.. You need to have the resources to do this. And what about the ones that are bought for big money and disappear? Most horsemen can't do this. Having owners with deep pockets is a huge advantage in this game when most trainers struggle to get by and have to take horses on deals. Many excellent trainers are out there who just don't have the monetary resources to be noticed. Then again in life. lots of money sure helps.
The meet is only 2 weeks in. It's not hard to bat 5 to 600 with limited starts. I'm sure as the meet goes on it'll level out
I guess that's one of the points I was trying to make but maybe didn't convey it in the right way, thanks for the input Again, I started this thread to congratulate Brett and Jaymes for their quick start. And btw, the kid drove 6 horses to the winner circle yesterday, and had 7 but came out late into another horse in the last turn and was dq'd
Spending $100,000 for a horse that fits the NW 2/5 where so many in that class are bought for less than $10,000 or be claimed for $12.000-$15,000 looks good but what about the net bottom line.. You need to have the resources to do this. And what about the ones that are bought for big money and disappear? Most horsemen can't do this. Having owners with deep pockets is a huge advantage in this game when most trainers struggle to get by and have to take horses on deals. Many excellent trainers are out there who just don't have the monetary resources to be noticed. A trainer that is struggling financially, regardless of the reason, does not make good decisions from an owners standpoint . A poverty mindset is not good. Then again in life. lots of money sure helps.
Great Point
How many of those winners as a matter of fact just horses in general that are even money Favorites With power he drives he should win a lot more races Super nice kid but Kind of OVERRATED My grandmother could drive some of those horses to winner’s circle
CLASSIFICATION- CLASSIFICATION-CLASSIFICATION-CLASSIFICATION It's as simple as that and he does it well.
Brett will win the driving title by 100 wins PLUS (and will spend 2 days week in Plainridge and win that title) when they open and the old man might too. He had 2 legit 20 claimers come up from Yonkers and put them both in phony 10's and both jogged and NOBODY takes them!
What a drive with that trotter last night in the 8 th race look at that fellas last 2 races . He just glided him around and got cut off twice in the stretch and waited and surged no whip . A sign of greatness.
