Nearly $7.5 million worth of horses were claimed in the mid-Atlantic during the fourth quarter of 2014, which ended December 31.

Overall, 688 horses changed hands via the claimbox at Parx Racing, Penn National, Delaware Park (which ran for only part of the period), Laurel Park, and Charles Town.  That meant that the average value of claimed horses was $10,850, while the median was just $8,000.

The region’s busiest track was Parx Racing.  The Bensalem track saw 247 horses claimed during the period beginning October 1 with a combined value of over $2.9 million.  Laurel Park was the only other track to exceed 200 claims during the quarter, with 225.  Penn National saw 146 horses claimed, while 41 were claimed at Charles Town and 29 at Delaware.  Laurel’s claims had the highest average value, $12,228; Parx was second with $11,783.


 CLAIMING TRAINERS FOR THE QUARTER

[su_row] [su_column]Top Claimers for the quarter

  1. Scott Lake  — 29 claims for $359,500.00
  2. Jamie Ness — 23 claims for $318,750.00
  3. Patricia Farro — 21 claims for $297,500.00
  4. Tim Kreiser — 19 claims for $205,000.00
  5. Dane Kobiskie — 15 claims for $214,500.00
  6. Wayne Potts  — 15 claims for $183,750.00
  7. Ramon Preciado  — 15 claims for $181,000.00[/su_column]
[su_column size=”1/2″] Who’s losing horses

  1. Scott Lake — 23 lost for $217,750.00
  2. Jamie Ness — 21 lost for $296,500.00
  3. Patricia Farro — 19 lost for $194,500.00
  4. Wayne Potts — 15 lost for $139,750.00
  5. Hugh McMahon — 14 lost for $129,750.00
  6. Marcos Zulueta — 12 lost for $107,250.00
  7. Michael Pino — 11 lost for $114,000.00[/su_column][/su_row]

Two hundred thirty-one trainers claimed at least one horse during the week, while 281 had one or more claimed away.  The Claimbox Report covers claiming activity at Parx Racing, Penn National, Laurel Park, and Charles Town Races.