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Originally Posted by johnhannibalsmith
I don't know what race you are specifically referring to but based on the information given I would say with near certainty that it is referring to claiming price. Usually you see that preference stipulation in allowance races or upper level claimers to ensure that real cheapies don't usurp the spot of a legit horse in the field because of other preference considerations.
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I have seen these conditions for both claiming and allowance races
"Races where horses have started for less than $xxxxx not considered in allowances". I have sen this for claiming races where the weight is assigned for only those starts where horse has started for a certain claiming price and over that number..
IN allowance races with the condition "or have never won X races"....Races where horses have started for less than $XXXXX not considered"...
I have to assume that refers to the purse amount.
For allowance/optional claiming, conditions appear to apply to claiming price for horses entered for a tag and purse for those not up for a claim....
I look over these conditions carefully. Because there could be horses with more lifetime wins that the "never have won" condition because some of those wins were for purse or claiming price lower than the level of consideration. MY contention on this is horses that have wins vs cheaper or lower class have the advantage of 'knowing how to win'....
If those wins border on the floor of today's condition, then I take them into consideration
