Last month we added Pete and David to our watch list after the three year old gelding was claimed for $20k by Trainer Bruce Levine. Saturday, Pete and David made his first start for the Levine barn, competing in Race 2 at Saratoga. The event was an MSW restricted to state bred horses, run at a distance of five and a half furlongs over a firm turf course.
According to the chart caller's notes, Pete and David (Final Odds 15.90) did not enjoy a very smooth trip. Pete and David was in tight early, and then checked about two furlongs after break. How much of the trouble was of Pete and David's own making is difficult to say; but the bottom line is that Pete and David finished eleventh in the field of twelve, a little over thirteen lengths behind the winner, Asset Inflation (1.85*).
The purse money earned by Pete and David in Saturday's contest was $200, or one percent of the $20k for which he was claimed. It would appear that Trainer Bruce Levine still has quite a bit of work to do in order to get his money's worth from the purchase.
Peace and Love,
Jimbo
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