Claimbox: Midlantic claiming sees January rise
January claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic was up 40 percent versus the prior year, aided by an additional track being open.
January claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic was up 40 percent versus the prior year, aided by an additional track being open.
Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic was down 15 percent in 2016 versus the prior year after an essentially flat December.
Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic was sluggish in November and as a result the year-to-date trails 2015 levels by 20 percent, according to our Claimbox report.
Despite a solid October, Mid-Atlantic claiming activity to date this year is 18 percent behind 2015 levels, according to our Claimbox report.
Delaware Park concluded its 2016 meet Saturday, and there were plenty of good performances — and other surprises — during the stand.
Though trainer Jamie Ness split with his main owner 18 months ago, he’s back in familiar territory now: atop the Delaware Park trainer standings.
Mid-Atlantic claiming activity through the end of August 2016 is about 20 percent behind 2015 levels, according to our Claimbox report.
Claiming activity in the mid-Atlantic was flat on a month-over-month basis but 2016 to date lags well behind 2015, in our Claimbox report.
Jamie Ness, three-time leading trainer at Delaware Park, is looking forward to returning to the oval this year, albeit with a different look.
Claiming activity jumped in March versus the prior month, but the quarter trailed 2015 by a significant margin, in our Claimbox report.