tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037940159956945489.post2703454062640524525..comments2023-10-12T11:54:04.700-04:00Comments on Power Cap: PJ Campo Gives Us Real ChangeG. C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07604839670701867384noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037940159956945489.post-89110270525935280742009-02-23T13:55:00.000-05:002009-02-23T13:55:00.000-05:00I couldn't disagree more. His condition book is wo...I couldn't disagree more. His condition book is worthless. It essentially has ruined claiming races by having too many spots, and running purses that are too high for the claiming price. The optional claimers are stupid, and they have ruined the 2x state bred races, like others have mentioned. He has 100 extras a day so it's impossible to point for a race. Here's hoping that he fixes this mess before the slot money comes, if it ever does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037940159956945489.post-56962385356036498212009-02-18T11:28:00.000-05:002009-02-18T11:28:00.000-05:00The variety is great, but as an owner I agree whol...The variety is great, but as an owner I agree wholeheartedly about the extras. The other day he had 15 EXTRA races and used seven.<BR/><BR/>The book has to mean something, it is tough enough to train in the winter but not being able to plan a race makes it impossible.<BR/><BR/>It is driving the trainers crazy but they are afraid to complain because they need PJ to give them stall comes spring. <BR/><BR/>As for the nx2x NYB condition, it would seem that writing the occasional straight condition without the optional claimer would be appropriate, especially now that they are writing straight restricted claimers. <BR/><BR/>In fact, I would give preference in all optional claimers to horses that actually fit the condition, those buying in with the tag should get in only if the race does not fill without them.<BR/><BR/>Just a few suggestions from an owners point of view, I agree the new conditions have made wagering more interesting, and that is truly the racing secretaries job.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6037940159956945489.post-83739544765085405092009-02-17T22:11:00.000-05:002009-02-17T22:11:00.000-05:00I generally agree that PJ has crafted a much bette...I generally agree that PJ has crafted a much better range of races, but, as an owner, I have two major criticisms:<BR/><BR/>First, he's writing way too many extras on the overnight -- usually 10-12 a day. That means that only a minority of the races in the condition book actually get used. That makes it pretty hard to plan the training for a horse in your barn, since you don't know when that horse will be able to race.<BR/><BR/>Second, by effectively eliminating the straight NY-bred N2X allowance and replacing it with an optional claimer, he's made it almost impossible for a NY-bred to break through that condition. For example, I have a decent N-bred, Bagavond, who runs Beyers in the mid 80s. Normally he would go through the N2X condition, but he was repeatedly beaten last season by horses who were running for claiming tags and who'd already won that race half a dozen times. In the end, we settled for an N3L claiming win, but with a lot lower purse.Steve Zornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00290710261555708639noreply@blogger.com