Subcontractor (#7, 5-1) returns in Friday's eighth race at Gulfstream Park West, a 6 1/2-furlong starter optional claimer. It will be his first start since finishing first by 1 1/4 lengths in a claiming race Sept. 16 at Belmont Park. The third-, fourth-, and fifth-place finishers from that race came back to win their next starts. Get the Key Race report as part of DRF Plus. Sign up for DRF Plus here.