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Unless his last year was substantially worse that the average of the three, Zito is more than acceptable as a trainer for any of my plays. I might require higher odds on optional claimers, stakes, and msw and maybe play his dirt runners only on an on going basis.
Looking at an individual race, if I felt strongly about his horse and was getting value, I'd bet him under any condition or surface.
Who knows why owners decide to change trainers - could be many reasons. They pay the bills and are free to do what they want. An owner friend of mine switched trainers because his current one had been thrown out of the house by his girlfriend and was staying out all night partying, even though he was still getting to the barn at 5 am. Go figure.
David,are the stats from Formulator? Never used it but have been curious.
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