Whats the biggest field size you've ever seen?

[Zippy Chippy]

Is the max 20 in the US? They were just showing a british race on TVG that had 30 horses. The Royal Hunt Cup, which is just insanity to me. Whats the biggest field you've ever seen?

[wisconsin]

Derby had 23 once

[mannyberrios]

I have seen a couple of races from England that had 30 horses running. Wow!

[Zippy Chippy]

I have seen a couple of races from England that had 30 horses running. Wow!

The announcer must be LOST!

[dansan]

I've heard they have 3 announcers lol

[andtheyreoff]

The British Grand National, which annually has a field size of 40, drew 66 horses for its 1929 running. I would find it hard to believe any field could top that.

[nearco]

Don't see the insanity in a 30 horse field. Makes for great betting opportunities.
What would drive me insane is race after race after race after race on card after card after card after card with 7-8 horse fields. Talk about boring. The only thing that would make it worse is if all those races were all run in the same direction..... er, wait a minute.

Wanna see something cool? watch TVG ot HRTV tomorrow moring, and look for the 4th race at Newmarket, the Cesarwitch Trial. Should go off around 10:30 am ET. It's a 2m2f race around ONE turn. They run straight for a mile, then a 90 degree turn and straight for a 1m2f. There's only 18 runners in this one, but the actual Cesarwitch in Oct usually has 30+ runners, which makes for quite the cavalry charge. The race actually finishes in a different county than it and starts in.

Here is last year's Cesarwitch, 32 runners. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYHDmwkOxr0

[newtothegame]

Derby here in the U.S is the largest field i've seen. Although in southern Louisiana, Evangeline usually has nice full fields ranging 10+ .....

[Robert Fischer]

Don't see the insanity in a 30 horse field. Makes for great betting opportunities.
What would drive me insane is race after race after race after race on card after card after card after card with 7-8 horse fields. Talk about boring. The only thing that would make it worse is if all those races were all run in the same direction..... er, wait a minute.

Wanna see something cool? watch TVG ot HRTV tomorrow moring, and look for the 4th race at Newmarket, the Cesarwitch Trial. Should go off around 10:30 am ET. It's a 2m2f race around ONE turn. They run straight for a mile, then a 90 degree turn and straight for a 1m2f. There's only 18 runners in this one, but the actual Cesarwitch in Oct usually has 30+ runners, which makes for quite the cavalry charge. The race actually finishes in a different county than it and starts in.

Here is last year's Cesarwitch, 32 runners. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYHDmwkOxr0

wow

[Robert Fischer]

The British Grand National, which annually has a field size of 40, drew 66 horses for its 1929 running. I would find it hard to believe any field could top that.

wow again

[riskman]

If it is two legged creatures it would have to be the NYC Marathon with 45,000 finishers at an about distance of 26 miles.

[Humph]

I visited Newmarket for the first time in quite a while last year and was glad to see that they've installed a large tv screen opposite the stands - in the old sreenless days viewing at the track was terrible , especially on the July course (there are two Newmarket tracks , the Rowley Mile and the July : both courses share common ground for the first mile , but then the track splits , either turning a sharp right up the July Course or a little further along it can turn into the Rowley Mile. From above Newmarket looks like a lopsided giant Y ).

As for large fields , the Grand National has a field limit of 40 - or least it did.

Don't see the insanity in a 30 horse field. Makes for great betting opportunities.
What would drive me insane is race after race after race after race on card after card after card after card with 7-8 horse fields. Talk about boring. The only thing that would make it worse is if all those races were all run in the same direction..... er, wait a minute.

Wanna see something cool? watch TVG ot HRTV tomorrow moring, and look for the 4th race at Newmarket, the Cesarwitch Trial. Should go off around 10:30 am ET. It's a 2m2f race around ONE turn. They run straight for a mile, then a 90 degree turn and straight for a 1m2f. There's only 18 runners in this one, but the actual Cesarwitch in Oct usually has 30+ runners, which makes for quite the cavalry charge. The race actually finishes in a different county than it and starts in.

Here is last year's Cesarwitch, 32 runners. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYHDmwkOxr0

[deathandgravity]

Went to the Melbourne Cup back in the early 80's. Think it was in the 30's.