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CLAIMERS TO GRADE 1
How to turn a claiming horse into a Grade 1 winner Claiming horses is an optimistic endeavor. It has to be. Why would any trainer claim a horse if he didn’t think the horse could do better in his barn? But how much better? WORDS: BILL HELLER
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