You gotta love some trainers

[GPK]

Looking over the card for Tampa tomorrow and noticed this little nugget in the first race.

It seems George Stephens was so impressed with his filly's 8 beyer that she earned in a Maiden 8k race on Jan. 7, he got all giddy and bumped her up to a Maiden 45K for her next out, where she finished dead last and earned a 0 beyer. Back down to the 8k level and looking to top that career high beyer of 11 establised in 18 races thus far.

I guess George knows nobody really claims horses for 45k at Tampa and he felt safe that he wouldn't lose her coming of that strong effort on the 7th.

Seems there is a reason he won 4 races from 169 starts last year.