The claiming game is all about the ugly line dropdown(CC was not). The jock and the attending vet are the checks and balances. Cadillac Cruiser was one that looked gimpy warming up. Two starts back, CC broke and raced lamely then came back with fronts(next start) and he broke down.I have noticed many jocks not perservering with gimpy ones late in some races.Maiden dregs every day.

This is a tough issue with horses that come out gimpy but warm out of it.It happens every day at every track.Barclay Tagg has a GR1 type in Showing Up that comes out to the track stiff as a board, warms out of it and runs lights out.

New York is running very cheap horses during the winter and unsoundness/breakdowns will always be more of a issue during this period.

Mike