57% win percentage??

Dave C · Postby **Dave C** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:42 am

George William Smith wrote:And he does his own farrier work as he is licensed to do track farrier work. Interestingly, one of the horses that won it's next start impressively off his claim, reported had its shoes pulled and at least one hoof was badly infected that I am aware of. This caused an owner with at least four horses to move his horses from the trainer that didn't recognize the hoof problem to the trainer with the high percentage of winners. One of these horses ran last night at Northlands Park ran a big race at long odds, finishing 2nd and paying $9.20 to place.

George

It drives me nuts watching the badly shod horses walk in the paddock at NP. It seems that every second horse needs to be reshod and having watched a number of the farriers put shoes on I know why.

Dave C · Postby **Dave C** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 7:44 am

Tucumcari wrote:Dave, like I said I don't find a jump from 7,00 to 10, 000 alarming. BUT the one hour "detention barn" is a joke. Again I say I wouldn't be surprised he something comes up bad.

Fair enough, and I would agree that 1 hour is not sufficient unless they were looking for something very specific.

Jean · Postby **Jean** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 4:15 pm

Bar None Ranches and Westana Ranches in Alberta both have HBO's but their trainers don't seem to be doing as well as Mr. Meyaard

Jean · Postby **Jean** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 5:42 am

Upset yesterday with $13,000 claimer in Stakes race! Still winning!

Dave C · Postby **Dave C** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:02 am

Yes, he upset in the stakes race, but he lost all the others that he ran in. His % is still a respectable ~45%, but has steadily declined. If you take out the first 6 weeks of the season when he was hitting at 85%, when competing primarily against less than fit horses, his actual % is just over 30% which is very good but not superhuman.

Quinn · Postby **Quinn** » Sun Oct 11, 2009 7:03 am

I watched the race. The track has had a huge speed bias all week with no horses able to close. His horse came out of the clouds and closed from last to first .........UNBELIEVABLE.

Sylvie Hebert · Postby **Sylvie Hebert** » Wed Nov 24, 2010 11:28 am

Guy is still doing pretty good.this year 64% in the money and 27% wins not bad at all...

Jane · Postby **Jane** » Sun Jun 10, 2012 7:09 pm

I was very interested to see how this magic man would make out at Woodbine this year. Woodbine gave him a bunch of stalls and expected big things... looks like he packed up and went home to Alberta after only 4 months. Started 21 horses and only won a single race, a far cry from his usual percentages.

Dave C · Postby **Dave C** » Mon Jun 11, 2012 6:29 am

His percentage outside Alberta was never particularly good, Woodbine was no different. Nothing magical about him even in Alberta, just easier competition.

photofinish · Postby **photofinish** » Tue Jun 12, 2012 7:15 pm

Dave C wrote:His percentage outside Alberta was never particularly good, Woodbine was no different. Nothing magical about him even in Alberta, just easier competition.

BINGO!! When I went to MI in the summers, with my low end Chicago stock, I ran 24% win and 67% in the money. When in CHicago I averaged 10-12%, did hit 15% at Arlington one summer, but the owners gave me free rein to pick races and I had good stock that year. Way it goes in this game!

Downthelane · Postby **Downthelane** » Mon Sep 03, 2012 6:05 pm

I note that Jim Meyaard is no longer training, at least "officially" and his spouse Amber Meyaard has taken up training duties at NP. She seems to be doing rather well sitting just around the 51% mark - not bad for a first year trainer.