Grade 1 handicaps for older males and females...and they're only getting fields of five and six.
There once was a time when horses ran more frequently with less rest -- and handicaps were actual handicaps with big weight discrepancies.
However, despite the small fields, they at least still get the biggest names and good match-ups.
Just not as attractive as betting races if you could get five more runners and have the highweight at 127lbs instead of 121lbs for a race like the Met.
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