Re: Drugs and Modern Sports (662 Views)
Posted by:
NoCarolinaTony (IP Logged)
Date: September 19, 2006 10:43AM
Marcus
Don't know who his Baseball team allegence is with, just an analogy so nothing intentional.
Drugs is not the primary consideration when handicapping, but a consideration, and usually all that history is built into thoro patterns and trainer patterns already. Only meaningful when it's in the claiming game like going from low % trainer (like John Candlin) to a Scott Lake or Dutrow, Assmussen/BLasi, Cole Norman, Jeff Mullins, Drug O'neill, Mike Mitchell. The other famous guys don't play the claiming game.
Mr Oxley Owned or Owns Horses such luninaries like Manarchos, Sky Mesa, - Strong Contender, Dr. Pleasure etc. It's ironic that his trainer (John Ward and His wife, seems to be an an exclusive) usually has them ready to run early and flatten out after 2-3 races. A very similar pattern to many of the so called juice trainers, but I would not put him in that category simply because he has them ready early. His horses for whatever reason usually seem to get hurt. With the caliber of stock he has to run, a little bit of an under achiever.
NC Tony