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Originally Posted by alhattab
By my count total handle is $53.1M (184 races/$289k per race) 2021 v $69.2M (213 races/$325k per race). Per race decline about 11%. I didn't get into field size or other variables like weather. The one item I did note was that 2019 included two decent stakes days- one on Memorial Day Saturday (total handle $5.9M) and U.N. Day (4th Sat in June total handle $5.7M)- and 2021 has had some stakes but not in a grouping like 2019. Total purses on those days combined in 2019 was about $1.8M v comparable 2021 dates of about $1M.
Also forgot to note- they also added Fridays in September
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Looks like YTD handle per race is flat to 2019, and per betting interest down about 5%.
Would be much more interested to look at what the on track handle is since coolergate with it being such a higher margin. I do not feel like adding up Equibase charts at the moment
