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Originally Posted by MONEY
In today's 1st race at Gulfstream a Todd Pletcher trained horse that cost $325,000, was claimed for $12,500 in it's 3rd lifetime race.
In the second race another Todd Pletcher trained horse went for $50,000 in it's 3rd lifetime race. The original cost was $220,000.
Chad Brown had a $220,000 horse claimed for $16,000 in the 10th race.
It's no wonder that these trainers win so many races.
They can blow hundreds of thousands to get back thousands.
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and yet in the 9th optional claimer for $25K, they decided not to put a price on the $2 million dollar purchase which ran the worst of Todds' 4 entries today. Some owners just want to protect their investments or something...