03-31-2018, 07:17 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Thomas Roulston
Optional claiming races have killed them off.
In their heyday in the mid-'80s, $100,000 claimers, with weight off for each $5,000 down to $75,000, were a regular occurrence at NYRA tracks- and even $200,000 claimers, with weight off for each $5,000 down to $175,000, were occasionally seen.
The April 2018 condition book at Aqueduct shows no stand-alone claiming race higher than $40,000. If a trainer wants to run for more than that, the horse must be run in an optional claimer.
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I love those high price claimers without options, I wish they would bring them back.
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