Re: Handicapping first time starters (873 Views)
Posted by:
Topcat (IP Logged)
Date: May 27, 2018 12:22PM
TreadHead Wrote:
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> Overlooking one of the most important points, dam
> stats. obviously not of much use when it's the
> 1st or 2nd foal, but when a mare is 3 of 4 winners
> with a stakes winner and offspring have several
> wins at 2yrs old, you better take notice
> regardless of trainer or sire.
>
> good example of this happened on 5/25 in the 2nd
> race at BEL, Yes and Yes was out of a mare who had
> dropped 5 winners out of 5 starters, including a
> stakes winner and 3 turf winners. Would have been
> tough to bet on sire or trainer stats (which is
> probably why he went off at 35-1).
In retrospect, Gleaves had at least one good reason to abandon steamy Miami for the time bieng . . .