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Originally Posted by blackthroatedwind
They've had OK horses the last few years.
It's a Graded race so the earnings count.
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They count but at $200,000 the winner's share of $120,000 isn't enough to guarantee a spot in the Derby starting gate. At $300,000 it has that benefit and even at $250,000 you have a shot of getting in off that one race. Not that I'm in support of horses going to the Derby off just a win in the Gotham but it is added incentive to know you can win the Gotham, get DQ'd or have a trip from hell in the Wood, and still get in the Derby field.