American horse numbering...

Hello.

Was watching a race earlier from Aqueduct in the US and I noticed a horse numbered 1A....
How is this ? What is this ?
There was no 2A, 3A, etc ....

Anybody know ?

Thanks...

Couplings

Same owner or trainers

Coupled Horses (CPL)

Coupled Horses are available when two or more horses from the same stable or owner are entered into a race.

If you bet on a coupled horse (Horse 1 for example), you automatically receive Horse 1A. If Horse 1 or 1A come first second or third you will get the highest resulted horse.

If Horse 1 gets scratched, your bet will still be alive on Horse 1A.

For example, if you played 1-3-7 as your trifecta and result was 1A-3-7, you win. Also, if one horse gets scratched, you have the other horse regardless of who you selected.

If you select 1A and 1A gets scratched, your bet will still stand on the 1 horse.

Thats the first thing i noticed when going thru a US card my Canadian uncle brought us but that was around 1968

A few decades ago we, SA, used to have trainer couplings on the Tote for a Tote win, Jackpot and Pick 6 but the above scratching rules did not apply.

Thanks Bob.
Your reply was easy to understand and solves our mystery.
Have a great weekend...

And also, American saddle cloth numbers are the same as their respective draws.


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