Re: Saratoga Morning Line (1038 Views)
Posted by:
SoCalMan2 (IP Logged)
Date: August 04, 2016 06:35PM
Dick Powell Wrote:
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> When Travis got the job, I sent him my
> condolences.
>
> One thing lost in the translation yesterday was
> that the 12 horse in the last race was "not
> eligible to be claimed per NYRA house rule." So
> Servis claimed him about ten months ago, ate all
> the costs in the meantime, and was able to bring
> him back for the same price without risking him
> for claim. He is not allowed to drop him down and
> is only able to do it the first start off a long
> claim. Horses coming off long layoffs can make
> their first start and not be claimed if the
> trainer decides to exercise that clause.
>
> You could tell by the fact that there was no
> claiming price in his past peformance line and it
> is in the overnight.
One would think that the NYRA house linesmaker would be aware of the NYRA house rules. It all goes to the question of why on planet Earth would a sane entity hire an extremely young inexperienced guy for the toughest linemaking job there is. It makes no sense unless you just dont care what your customers think.