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Originally Posted by affirmedny
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I don't think that ESPN was right in that telecast. Skywalker's winner's share was $177,000 (this is confirmed by multiple sources), so it's almost impossible that the race was a $200,000 race (because that would mean the winner got almost 90% of the purse- even with "added" money it seems hard to fathom, as the entry fees would have had to have been huge for Skywalker to make that much from a $200k added purse). It was either $250,000 or $300,000.
EDIT: This source lists it as $290,000. That comports with the $177,000 winner's share.
https://www.sportsbetting3.com/horse...rade-all-races
