Toiling in 2,500 claimers at Los Al, he wasn't competitive in those races at odds of 20-1 or higher.
So, what do you do? You put him in a Los Al (the T Bred Meet) 10 claimer and you take the 2 LBS and put him in for 8k and Score the lions share of a 16,000 purse.
So, a horse that's worth somewhere in the neighbhood of 0 dollars to 500 dollars wins a 16,000 race.
Only in America. Somewhere Don King is smiling.