Sometimes the short field thing is a little overrated.About a year an a half ago,I got knocked out in a 4 horse race.It was gunna be a 5 horse race (with 3 pace types.) So,Dutrow has 2 horses in there,and I used the rater of the 2(decent rater..atleast at one time..called Nebraska Moon.)At the last minute,the other Dutrow horse got scratched(I think at the gate,) and it was then a 4 horse race(2 speed horses,and 2 raters.)The 2 speed horses had a manlove agreement up front,and so it came down to which of the 2 raters was gunna get 3rd.Lost that little battle by about 3/4 of a length.You can get kicked out...any race...short field won't always save ya.
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