NYRA says attendance, on-track handle up at Saratoga
Sept 4, 2014 23:31:49 GMT -5
Post by Evelyn on Sept 4, 2014 23:31:49 GMT -5
NYRA says attendance, on-track handle up at Saratoga
by Mark Singlais
Albany Times Uniomn
The New York Racing Association reported increased attendance and on-track handle for the Saratoga Race Course meet that ended on Monday.
NYRA said the paid attendance for the 40-day meet was 972,018, a dramatic rise from an announced attendance of 867,182 a year ago.
NYRA began selling season passes at Stewart’s Shop locations this year. However, NYRA also stopped counting “spinners” – people who buy multiple-admission vouchers – in its attendance figures for the four giveaway days at the meet.
The final on-track handle was $150,387,442, up from $147,456,901 in 2013. The all-sources handle, which includes wagering on Saratoga both on-track and from simulcast outlets nationwide, dropped to $571,163,484 from $586,683,154 last summer.
“With our guests treated to top quality thoroughbred racing, 40 days of special events and new capital improvements to enhance the on-track experience, the 2014 Saratoga meet was a success,” NYRA CEO and president Christopher Kay said in a news release. “On behalf of the men and women of the New York Racing Association, I want to thank all of our guests for attending our 2014 summer meet, and we look forward to welcoming them back in 2015. I would also like to extend my thanks and appreciation to the horsemen, jockeys, stakeholders, the host Saratoga community and Capital Region as a whole.”
by Mark Singlais
Albany Times Uniomn
The New York Racing Association reported increased attendance and on-track handle for the Saratoga Race Course meet that ended on Monday.
NYRA said the paid attendance for the 40-day meet was 972,018, a dramatic rise from an announced attendance of 867,182 a year ago.
NYRA began selling season passes at Stewart’s Shop locations this year. However, NYRA also stopped counting “spinners” – people who buy multiple-admission vouchers – in its attendance figures for the four giveaway days at the meet.
The final on-track handle was $150,387,442, up from $147,456,901 in 2013. The all-sources handle, which includes wagering on Saratoga both on-track and from simulcast outlets nationwide, dropped to $571,163,484 from $586,683,154 last summer.
“With our guests treated to top quality thoroughbred racing, 40 days of special events and new capital improvements to enhance the on-track experience, the 2014 Saratoga meet was a success,” NYRA CEO and president Christopher Kay said in a news release. “On behalf of the men and women of the New York Racing Association, I want to thank all of our guests for attending our 2014 summer meet, and we look forward to welcoming them back in 2015. I would also like to extend my thanks and appreciation to the horsemen, jockeys, stakeholders, the host Saratoga community and Capital Region as a whole.”
