Mike Stidham

bdw0617 · Postby **bdw0617** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 3:09 pm

today in the 7th at Arlington, he had claimed the 7 horse for 62k the previous race, turns around and in the next race wins a 100k stakes race.. pretty easily.

that is a very good trainer.

ireneinwa · Postby **ireneinwa** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 3:47 pm

I wouldn't say good trainer based on claiming a good horse. Just happen to get lucky, or over hear someone speaking of the horse.

ireneinwa · Postby **ireneinwa** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 3:52 pm

The owners still into the horse for what $25,000-$28,000 before seeing a profit. Unless there was state bred owners awards.

ireneinwa · Postby **ireneinwa** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 4:24 pm

Ok so he's the owner so he's still down $20,000

zinn21 · Postby **zinn21** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 4:50 pm

That's a heck of a move. Few trainers ever accomplish that..

Tucumcari · Postby **Tucumcari** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:51 pm

I'm thinkin.. that's not a huge accomplishment. Congrats and all but on that circuit claiming for 62k is likely specifically for a stake like todays. It is a fairly common move BDW. One I would have thought you would have noticed. It wasn't long ago that it was a very common move in N Cal. A horse like Yougottawanna is an example of that.

bdw0617 · Postby **bdw0617** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 6:22 pm

Tucumcari wrote:I'm thinkin.. that's not a huge accomplishment. Congrats and all but on that circuit claiming for 62k is likely specifically for a stake like todays. It is a fairly common move BDW. One I would have thought you would have noticed. It wasn't long ago that it was a very common move in N Cal. A horse like Yougottawanna is an example of that.

okay debby downer

Tucumcari · Postby **Tucumcari** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 6:31 pm

That's very adult of you.
I don't know how you come up with "debbie Downer" when infact all I speak is truth. Silly boy.

bdw0617 · Postby **bdw0617** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 6:44 pm

1. calm down. i'm joking.

2. all i have done is trying to point out something positive for a change. guy plunked down his own cash, moved a horse up and won a stakes.

Tucumcari · Postby **Tucumcari** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 7:22 pm

1. never tellm a woman to calm dow. We love to be irrational.
2, Just pointing out a very easily researchable fact that he's not the only genius that does this move

ct2346 · Postby **ct2346** » Sun Jun 20, 2010 5:40 am

He has done this before. Sanburr fits the same bill. Gran Estreno is another that is similar. These are the ones that standout. What is not as evidemt is that there are also a lot of numbers behind the scene that you don't see. For everyone of these successes that are out there, there are a lot that are ruined. Your observation that he has, on occasion, done this is accurate. I wouldn't expand that thought to any other conclusions though.

Prairie · Postby **Prairie** » Sun Jun 20, 2010 8:42 pm

Regardless of what he did on Saturday, Mike Stidham IS a good trainer and a good guy!

zinn21 · Postby **zinn21** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:44 pm

Regardless of what he did on Saturday, Mike Stidham IS a good trainer and a good guy!

And very few trainers ever claim one and win a hundred grander. I don't care what circuit..

Yougottawana was in and out of Graded stakes races and optional claimers. Was claimed for 80k then won the Alamedan @ P-Town. This horse in no way had Yougottawana's PP's. It was a heck of a claim and and a tremendous win..

reenci · Postby **reenci** » Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:51 pm

Tucumcari......you would be hard to please as an owner for a trainer that is :lol:

dublino · Postby **dublino** » Fri Jun 25, 2010 2:28 am

He is an up an coming trainer allright.