Value?

Mike Eaton · Post by **Mike Eaton** » 17 years ago

I was curious what everyone thought about my horse Fifth gear I think hes prob the best horse i have and wanted to know if you agreed and what you thought his value is <a href='http://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.php?HorseID=33407' target='_blank'>http://www.simhorseracing.com/horse.php ... D=33407</a> shouyld i scratch him in the next race?

Nikki Everdeen · Post by **Nikki Everdeen** » 17 years ago

Run him in a maiden race. Don't go into stakes races until he's won.

Mac Silver · Post by **Mac Silver** » 17 years ago

I think you have a real nice horse who is probably pretty tired. I would give him some time off and see what he can do in a maiden. Then graduate him up a level when he breaks his maiden. I wouldnt look for a race any sooner than week 13. And although he has run pretty good sprinting, he may be wanting some distance but Ill let a vet make that recommendation. Thats my opinion. Good luck Mike.

Nikki Everdeen · Post by **Nikki Everdeen** » 17 years ago

I run my 2yos every four weeks, so I wouldn't run him again myself until Week 14, and in a maiden race.

Mike Eaton · Post by **Mike Eaton** » 17 years ago

thanks i wanna try him in that over classed race then im planning on giving him 5 weeks off then putting him in a maiden until he wins thanks

Rob Canterbury · Post by **Rob Canterbury** » 17 years ago

Good News..I think you will get your 5 weeks off.. because of injury.. Running a 2yr old 3 times in five weeks is CRAZY... (not to mention the Workout thrown into the middle of it..) This horse could be really special..you haven't rested him, he hasn't raced at his optimum distance(my opinion) and he still has picked up checks for you...

If you handle him well he could really help build your barn.,.... or he could get broken..Your choice..good luck!

by the way..you might want to consider what shipping does to a horse as well... If you ship yoru horse all over the world..it will need extra time to recover...or you risk injury again... This horse has would not only hjave run three times in 5 weeks, done a work out, BUT ALSO traveled back and forth from the United States to Chile....

I wouldn't turn my back on this horse in your barn..you can count on him to bite you..he is angry!

Nikki Everdeen · Post by **Nikki Everdeen** » 17 years ago

Rob is right. There is a very good chance he could get hurt. Plenty of horses have been injured from over-working, and especially over-racing.

Edit: AND over-shipping! It looks like you shipped him to Canterbury today...AND Argentina. That poor horse is going to be exhausted!

Mike Eaton · Post by **Mike Eaton** » 17 years ago

yes i no im scratching

Friedrich Barbarossa · Post by **Friedrich Barbarossa** » 17 years ago

I think I'd "downshift" (sorry, couldn't help it hehehe) a bit on this horse asap.

Trial Park and plenty of rest are your friends.

Mike Eaton · Post by **Mike Eaton** » 17 years ago

is trail park the cheepest track and i was told he was good for this week so im racing then time off...

Friedrich Barbarossa · Post by **Friedrich Barbarossa** » 17 years ago

Trial Park is a newbie only track so the competition isn't nearly as strong. As such, you should probably be racing your horses there whenever you can as that way you'd be taking the path of least resistance to your horses coming home in the money.

Good luck man, I hope he runs well for ya.

Jolene Danner · Post by **Jolene Danner** » 17 years ago

mike eaton wrote: is trail park the cheepest track and i was told he was good for this week so im racing then time off...

wait who told you that ou were good for this week.

I know that nothing annoys me more then people who post requesting advice, then ignore it, then whine when they should have take it. So no whining aloud when you kill that horse.

Mike Eaton · Post by **Mike Eaton** » 17 years ago

well i like the advice i scratched then re entered because was told mine would be fine for week 12 so im taking there advice if something happens to him ill give him the time off to fix him i asked the vet and he said his legs were fine so i figure he will be okay

John Slotmon · Post by **John Slotmon** » 17 years ago

I never put a decent horse (Be My Faith excluded) in a stakes race unless A., I actually think he/she can win or B., it's a very short field and they're virtually guaranteed to pick up a check. Maidens should always run in maiden fields though.

Mike Eaton · Post by **Mike Eaton** » 17 years ago

and now he is in the maidens and expect him to do good A because he is in the maidens B because he is back to destance and C because the equitment should be better if he wins i think he may be ok in the bc