anyone ever seen this?

[Papillon]

as the horses are entering the track for race 5 Hawthorne today--they announce that post #10 now is a 2nd tier starter

more shitting on the public--they could have said this before the betting started

[Sweet]

as the horses are entering the track for race 5 Hawthorne today--they announce that post #10 now is a 2nd tier starter

more shitting on the public--they could have said this before the betting started

It is listed here in the USTA entries, if not on the official program (I didn't check) if it wasn't clear in the program, the ([) bracket on the outside of the 10 horse indicates 2nd tier:

 
RACE 5 - Hawthorne Racecourse - IL - December 20, 2025
Conditions: Non-Winners of $3,001 (ICF & F&M $3,751) Last 4 Starts AE: TM Rating 71 (N/W L3 71.5/2L5 72.75) or Less AE: Three Year Olds
Gait: Trot
Purse: 5,000
Class: NW3001-4
Distance: 1 Mile
Post Time: 2:20 PM

   
PP    Horse   Med   2025 North America YTD    Driver    Trainer   ML   Claim
       Equip   Sts    W    P    S    Time    Earnings         Stable   Odds   Price
   
1    Reign And Shine   †    21     5     5     5     1:56.1M     $27816     Casey Leonard
 Marcus Miller
 Brandon Bates    Mr. Carroll Hays   5-1   
   
   
2    What A Legacy
 3, Lou`s Legacy-
 Little Rigs   †    17     4     2     3     1:56.2M     $54559     Juan Franco    Mike Brink   20-1   
   
   
3    Jimmy Jackpot
 3, Swan For All-Flashfire   L    20     3     0     6     1:55.4S     $16834     Cordarius Stewart
 Michael Oosting    Tom Simmons   7-1   
   
   
4    Peekaboo Sal   †    20     3     4     4     1:54.0M     $25143     Wyatt Avenatti    Steven Searle   5-1   
   
   
5    My Uncle Cuz   L    11     0     3     1     Q2:02.4H     $6852     Don Harmon    Krista Harmon   12-1   
   
   
6    Calderone   L    28     3     0     2     1:57.1F     $16484     Andy Shetler
 Wyatt Avenatti    James Eaton   25-1   
   
   
7    Pridecrest   L    15     2     1     3     1:57.3M     $15324     Matthew Avenatti
 Casey Leonard
 Michael Oosting    Steven Searle   7-1   
   
   
8    Lou`s Di Nomite   L    31     5     5     3     1:55.3S     $30364     Michael Oosting
 Travis Seekman
 Marcus Miller    Deena Cozzi   7-1   
   
   
9    Andoverthewinning s   L    20     4     4     2     1:57.0M     $23255     Kyle Husted    Claude Gendreau   7-2   
   
   
[10    Lous Amazon   L†    24     3     6     5     1:58.2M     $40364     Travis Seekman
 Casey Leonard
 Michael Oosting    Steven Searle   7-1   

[Papillon]

announcer  Peter Galassi said this was a new change(I thought)--but I could be mistaken-im getting old

[Sweet]

announcer  Peter Galassi said this was a new change(I thought)--but I could be mistaken-im getting old

Maybe he meant from last card to this card, and or overall.

[Papillon]

it is official

I am old

it does say on the program that the 10 is 2nd tier

Galassi must have said "reminder"

[Calhoun]

it is official

I am old

it does say on the program that the 10 is 2nd tier

Galassi must have said "reminder"

maybe it's been a while since they had a 10 horse field?

my guess

[Papillon]

before today all post 10 horses started from the far outside

probably a maintenance issue

I made a wrong assumption and didn't see it in the program

details