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Originally Posted by Thomas Roulston
How come the UAE routinely runs 16-horse fields? They even have 16-horse gates to accommodate them.
See also the UK and Ireland, where 20-or-more-horse fields are not at all uncommon.
What are they doing right that we're doing wrong?
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The UAE and those middle eastern countries have money.
Horse racing is probably healthier overseas than it is in the USA. We have low fields because outside of the big races like the Kentucky Derby and Breeders Cup, the general interest from the public has been slipping since the 70's.
