Saturday, October 2, 2010
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HANDLE AND ATTENDANCE UP DOUBLE FIGURES ON JOCKEY CLUB GOLD CUP DAY
ELMONT, N.Y. – On a picture-perfect day at Belmont Park that saw the talented New York-bred Haynesfield provide a front-running upset in the 93rd running of the Grade 1, $750,000 Jockey Club Gold Cup Invitational, on-track handle and attendance easily eclipsed last year’s numbers.
All-sources handle was $18,191,317, up 19.7 percent from last year’s all-sources handle of $15,194,497. On-track handle was $2,153,130, up 31.6 percent from the $1,636,285 wagered on track last year.
This year’s attendance of 9,671 outpaced last year’s attendance of 7,000 by 38 percent.
“It was a great day of racing here at
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