Randall I'm stunned!! You mean you don't like field after field of 8 claimers and maiden claimers? LOL!
Horsemen were up in arms last year over the lack of places to run quality horses. They wouldnt even write allowance preps for 3Yo's and trid to force everyone into stakes which angered Zito and Pletcher to name just two.
California at least attempts to fill allowance races and they are vital to horse developmentand plotting to get to stakes races.
The cards at Gulf last year were awful, for horseman and for betting fans.
They should call it the cheap claiming festival of the sun.