They have actually run 14-horse fields at 1 1/16 miles at Gulfstream you know.
You can get away with that when you have the second longest turns in North America - 1,742 feet, behind only Belmont Park's 2,020 feet.
As for cj's question: That happens all the time, when horses get 1% of the purse for finishing (usually) 6th or worse when the cost of nominating, entering and starting the horse is 1.1%, and sometimes a great deal more.
Last edited by Thomas Roulston; 01-24-2018 at 08:18 PM.
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