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I\u2019ve been a bit busy lately working on an article for the BTB focusing on jockeys which required a lot more research than I anticipated.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Thus, this segment has been shuffled to the sidelines for a while.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Needing a break from the research, I\u2019m spending a little time coming back to the claimers, and this covers March 3 to March 9.<\/p>\n Not a lot of double-digit claims, so I sprinkled in a bunch of others.<\/p>\n 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<\/span><\/p>\n 3\/6\/14\u00a0 <\/span>BANKABLE ASSET \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>$4,000\u00a0 <\/span>claimed by\u00a0 <\/span>Newmarket\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>11 claims<\/b><\/p>\n A five year old female that picked up her eleventh win in her 33rd<\/sup> start this week.\u00a0 <\/span>She\u2019s a definite breeding play coming out of Holy Roman Emperor x Sadler\u2019s Wells.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>The 76 speed this week looks a bit low, but she won easily by 4 and did not need to overextend her effort.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>A month earlier it was a 74 speed, but that was a throw-away as she went two miles, too much to ask of her.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>A low claim price makes her eligible for the low-end starter allowance races and her past history has shown success in that class.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n 3\/6\/14 MAJOR DISDANE \u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>$45,000\u00a0 <\/span>claimed by Thedunc\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>9 claims<\/b><\/p>\n A first time runner that ran for a pricey $45,000 claim tag and drew quite a bit of interest from fellow trainers.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>This lady out of Daiwa Major x Giant\u2019s Causeway is a two year old and went off as the 4-5 favorite in a larger 11-horse field.\u00a0 <\/span>In the 5.5f race, she took the lead in the stretch but could not retain it and was beat by a quarter stride.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Looks to have nice bloodline for grass, with strong support from Danehill as the DSS.\u00a0 <\/span>Look for her in allowance races going forward.<\/p>\n 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<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n 3\/6\/14 CRAZY CANDY \u00a0<\/span>$15,000\u00a0 <\/span>claimed by Bizalls\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span> \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>6 claims<\/b><\/p>\n A six year old mare who made a rare shift over to the turf and winning a 10f event with a low 74 speed, but was the chalk choice and easily mastered the soft field.\u00a0 <\/span>She comes out of Candy Ride x Woodman and has already been retired, ending her career with 7 wins in 32 starts, and $244 shy of hitting $200k in earnings.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>She has already bred LV Tippy Tap, who was sired by Tapit and had his first race as a two year old on a good track, finishing 10th<\/sup> as the second betting choice.\u00a0 <\/span>Expect more children to come from Crazy Candy in years to come.<\/p>\n 3\/8\/14\u00a0 <\/span>EXBOURNE\u2019S URANUS \u00a0<\/span>$5,000\u00a0 <\/span>claimed by Shannon\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>6 claims<\/b><\/p>\n A fiver year old male\u00a0 <\/span>out of Smarty Jones x Sadler\u2019s Wells earned career win number 8 with a drop from the $75k claim level to $5k price tag.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>This follows a series of class drops after he raced in his only stakes event, dropping to allowance then the recent claim events.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>A good speed runner with 90\u2019s and occasional 100\u2019s for the good part of the last year and a half.\u00a0 <\/span>Most coming in the allowance ranks.\u00a0 <\/span>Starter allowance maybe a favorable option now as he should be competitive with these speeds with a possible option for any soft allowance fields.<\/p>\n 3\/8\/14 INDIAN LORE\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>$15,000\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>claimed by Ryga\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>13 claims<\/b><\/p>\n Gunning out of allowance to moderately priced claiming, this 5 year old mare from Indian Charlie x Street Cry drew in 13 claims in the box as she roared off to a three stride win running 11f.\u00a0 <\/span>This was her 8th<\/sup> win of her 26 race career and the first time she ran for a claim tag below $40k.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>She has performed well in allowance company previously and more recently with smaller fields.\u00a0 <\/span>My focus would be to bring her back to allowance and try to peg some races with soft or small fields.<\/p>\n 3\/8\/14\u00a0 <\/span>UTMOST\u00a0 <\/span>$10,000\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>claimed by Banditbuddy\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>6 claims<\/b><\/p>\n Racing in a field of ten, where six horses were claimed, this 7-year old mare from First Defence x Danehill was sent off as the co-favorite at 7\/2 odds.\u00a0 <\/span>Racing in mid-field, she surged late to win by about 1\/4 \u2013length, taking her second win in a row and her fourth in her last five starts.\u00a0 <\/span>For a 7-year old, she is very lightly raced with only 11 starts and returning to the raceway last year after a 4-year absence.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>She has finished in the top five in each of her starts since returning and with a 91 speed in this race, looks to be a BP earner.<\/p>\n 3\/8\/14\u00a0 <\/span>RIVRAVIN ROCKET\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>$3,500\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>claimed by Darelsalam0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>4 claims<\/b><\/p>\n A handful of trainers pursued this Pop Rock x Awesome again four year old filly as she stepped into claimers for the second time in her career.\u00a0 <\/span>Facing a field of local breds, she wired the field on a good track, pushing earnings over $275k with her seventh win.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>Over half of her starts have been against local breds.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>She has never won a race in a field with more than five entrants and speeds rarely hit 90\u2019s.\u00a0 <\/span>Best opportunities seem to lie with smaller fields for this gal.<\/p>\n 3\/8\/14 IRON FAMILY\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>$15,000\u00a0 <\/span>claimed by Praise\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>6 claims<\/b><\/p>\n A nice runner out of Sky Mesa x Deputy Minister who concluded her racing career on a winning note.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>She went off as the heavy 1\/10 choice and wired the field with ease.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>The win would be her eighth and final as she collected $193k in earnings over 29 starts.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>She had decent races in allowance level, but the bulk of the wins came in the claiming class.\u00a0 <\/span>She has now been retired and awaits her breeding assignments.<\/p>\n 3\/9\/14\u00a0 <\/span>LAFAYETTE HEIR \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>$25,000\u00a0 <\/span>claimed by \u00a0<\/span>4evry1\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>6 claims<\/b><\/p>\n A \u00a0<\/span>BP earner who has not failed to deliver and is a five year old Saint Afleet\u00a0 <\/span>x Wildcat Heir mare.\u00a0 <\/span>She\u2019s owed her success to racing in small fields where she has won 12 out of 16 races, finishing in top three every start.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>The ITM record, along with the wins, brought in 6 claims with her transfer to the claiming ranks.\u00a0 <\/span>Many of her races included CPU horses, which are historically easier foes to beat and my suspicion is that many of her starts were in trainer bought bid races.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>With that said, I\u2019m not sold that her success will continue if she faces tougher competition.<\/p>\n 3\/9\/14\u00a0 <\/span>NOTION BAILEY \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>$3,000 claimed by Mikeydz1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>4 claims<\/b><\/p>\n Winning with a speed of 45 is not spectacular.\u00a0 <\/span>This 4-year old filly from Notional x Markella did just that when running in a $3k race going 15 furlongs and winning by 15 lengths.\u00a0 <\/span>She faced a field of CPU horses and there was no need for speed in this route.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>She has won three times in 16 starts and speeds have topped out at 80, not indicative of a strong runner.\u00a0 <\/span>I\u2019m not seeing much with her, however, her best shot is in the small fields and probably low end\u00a0 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