Horses that ran more than once a week - Pace and Cap

Bill Lyster · 04-24-2006, 10:41 AM

In this day and age of seemingly ever fragile horses, the exploits of Oscar Barrera in the 70's and 80's on the New York circuit are truly remarkable. I spent a lot of time then trying to learn about trainer moves and no one stuck out more than Oscar. So many times he would claim a horse on Sunday, jump him in class and run him back on Wednesday and then again on the following Saturday, often winning or placing at higher classes. No one ran horses more often with such startling results. Even then, running horses that often was not a popular tactic, yet I never remember his being a subject of suspension. I was never close to New York racing so I could have missed some of the behind the scenes actions of the NYRA but I did read the Form several times a week.

Anyone have a clue why he could do what he did so successfully and why he had few trainers, if any, try to copy his methods? I assume that he must have run through quite a lot of stock with those methods.

tompkins · 04-24-2006, 12:56 PM

A friend of mine is a breeder who has purchased many a broodmare propsect from Barrera. One of the things he had to do routinely was to "detoxify" them before they could get into foal. Horses THAT full of drugs ROTUINELY sort of "hint" as to why the previously performed so well don't you think?

shoeless · 04-24-2006, 05:55 PM

King T Leatherbury once ran a horse twice in the same day,Juan Serey used to wheel them back quick when he was the top guy at Monmouth years back.Jeff

04-24-2006, 10:41 AM	#1
Bill Lyster Grade 1 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Escondido CA just 25 minutes from where the turf meets the surf - "...at Del Mar" Posts: 2,499	Horses that ran more than once a week In this day and age of seemingly ever fragile horses, the exploits of Oscar Barrera in the 70's and 80's on the New York circuit are truly remarkable. I spent a lot of time then trying to learn about trainer moves and no one stuck out more than Oscar. So many times he would claim a horse on Sunday, jump him in class and run him back on Wednesday and then again on the following Saturday, often winning or placing at higher classes. No one ran horses more often with such startling results. Even then, running horses that often was not a popular tactic, yet I never remember his being a subject of suspension. I was never close to New York racing so I could have missed some of the behind the scenes actions of the NYRA but I did read the Form several times a week. Anyone have a clue why he could do what he did so successfully and why he had few trainers, if any, try to copy his methods? I assume that he must have run through quite a lot of stock with those methods.

04-24-2006, 12:56 PM	#2
tompkins Grade 1 Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 708	wonders of the pharmacy A friend of mine is a breeder who has purchased many a broodmare propsect from Barrera. One of the things he had to do routinely was to "detoxify" them before they could get into foal. Horses THAT full of drugs ROTUINELY sort of "hint" as to why the previously performed so well don't you think? __________________ velocititian Last edited by tompkins; 04-24-2006 at 01:10 PM.

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shoeless Grade 1 Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 4,650	King T Leatherbury once ran a horse twice in the same day,Juan Serey used to wheel them back quick when he was the top guy at Monmouth years back.Jeff