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02-16-2010, 05:45 PM
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Racing Form Detective
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What do you hate to see in a horse?
What do hate to see in a horse? It would not necessarily cause you throw it out completely, but would be a big black mark against it. I know I hate a horse dropping in claiming price with a fast WO since their last race.
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02-16-2010, 06:47 PM
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Veteran
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Location: Tampa
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Originally Posted by Robert Goren
What do hate to see in a horse? It would not necessarily cause you throw it out completely, but would be a big black mark against it. I know I hate a horse dropping in claiming price with a fast WO since their last race.
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A plodder
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02-16-2010, 06:49 PM
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A choppy gallup during the post warmup. If I have two contenders that I consider close enough, I will go with the other.
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02-16-2010, 06:52 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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bad horses
A horse dislodge a jockey on the track.
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02-16-2010, 07:03 PM
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A terrible thing to see
A single "washed out" (sweating profusely) horse on the track, ESPECIALLY on a cool day. An IMMEDIATE throwout for me, as they seldom perform well....... 
Boomer
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02-16-2010, 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by boomman
A single "washed out" (sweating profusely) horse on the track, ESPECIALLY on a cool day. An IMMEDIATE throwout for me, as they seldom perform well.......
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Agree 100%. One time that came back to get me was with Bluegrass Cat. In the paddock at Keeneland before the Blue Grass, I think it was, he looked fantastic, then ran terrible. A month late at CD, he looked and acted completely the opposite, then managed to run second at 30-1...busted up my tri and supers 
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02-16-2010, 07:27 PM
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A horse that can't seem to finish in any scenario being cut back in distance.
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02-16-2010, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by craig chapman
A horse dislodge a jockey on the track.
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In their last race? Or in post parade?
Rachel Alexandra dumped Borel in the Woodward.
I kinda like those, depending on how they react when the rider let's them know he's going to remount. A horse has to be pretty quick to "drop" an experienced jock.
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02-16-2010, 07:51 PM
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Traded By Cubs
Join Date: Feb 2003
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A last race PP note that says "Dwelt" or "Refused"
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02-16-2010, 08:14 PM
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"Lugged in" or "drifted out" in the last race comments is a negative. Sometimes it's sign the horse was hurting on one side, and even if it's not, it's best to keep going straight. If I'm going to bet on a horse with these tendencies, I need some other serious positives.
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02-16-2010, 08:30 PM
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f wraps and low odds.
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02-16-2010, 09:05 PM
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A young horse that has proven to be a closing sprinter in limited starts and is today stretching out to two turns at very short odds... no wait, I love that, it makes the race an automatic play...
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02-16-2010, 09:30 PM
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Originally Posted by skate
f wraps and low odds.
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front wraps will never get me off a horse.
1-a horse who acts up in the paddock or post parade
2-a horse who is washed out before the race
3-trainers that i know who do no vet work what so ever
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02-16-2010, 10:34 PM
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Any horse than has shown in any of his listed pp's that he has never been within a length or so of the lead at the 1/8 pole especially in a sprint race is a definite black mark against for me.
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02-16-2010, 10:36 PM
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Journeyman
Join Date: Feb 2010
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Todd Pletcher
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