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Less Equates to More at Delaware Park in 2009

Delaware Park raced 27 fewer days this year but registered increases in total handle and average daily handle, track officials said Oct. 28. Thursday, October 29, 2009
Total Handle at Keeneland Up 10% Thus Far

Total Handle at Keeneland Up 10% Thus Far

Total handle through the five days of racing at Keeneland is up 9.83%, the Lexington racetrack announced Oct. 16. Friday, October 16, 2009

Hoosier Puts Bit More Pressure on Kentucky

Hoosier Park Racing & Casino has announced purse increase that has put purses about 20% higher than they were when its meet began July 30. Thus far, the Indiana track has paid about $30,000 more a day than Turfway Park in neighboring Kentucky. Monday, September 14, 2009
Del Mar Says Shorter Race Week a Success

Del Mar Says Shorter Race Week a Success

A shorter racing week helped Del Mar register gains in average daily attendance and pari-mutuel handle, the California racetrack reported Sept. 9, closing day of the meet. Thursday, September 10, 2009
Local Support Buoys 2009 Ellis Park Meet

Local Support Buoys 2009 Ellis Park Meet

Ellis Park, the western Kentucky racetrack that's on the fence for 2010, reported healthy gains in on-track business but a big drop in total handle after 20 days were cut from its 2009 meet. Wednesday, September 09, 2009
Hoosier Park Decides to Increase Purses 12%

Hoosier Park Decides to Increase Purses 12%

Hoosier Park Racing & Casino will raise purses 12% beginning Aug. 19, citing a "conservative approach" taken with the purse account when the meet began in late July. Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Turfway Calendar Intact, But Changes Loom

Turfway Calendar Intact, But Changes Loom

A reduction in stakes purses for its upcoming meet will allow Turfway Park to maintain overnight purses and racing days, but track officials are thinking ahead to 2010, when that probably won't be the case. Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Pimlico: Average Handle Up, But Total Down

Pimlico: Average Handle Up, But Total Down

A 16.4% increase in average daily handle from out-of-state wagering outlets fueled an 8.9% jump in average daily handle from all sources during the spring meet at Pimlico Race Course. Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Average Total Handle Rises at Hawthorne

Average Total Handle Rises at Hawthorne

Hawthorne Race Course in Illinois registered gains in average daily total handle for its 2008-09 fall/winter meet thanks to increases in out-of-state wagering. On-track and in-state handle on Hawthorne races declined, however. Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Gulfstream Banking on 2009 Meet Changes

Gulfstream Banking on 2009 Meet Changes

Gulfstream Park is hoping that a move to a five-day race week will help produce larger fields and attract more live fans and other bettors on days that have proven more popular than its newly-dark Mondays. Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Remington Park: Purses Up, Handle Down

Remington Park in Oklahoma recently completed its 20th season of Thoroughbred racing with a record purse disbursement and increased attendance, but followed national trends with a decline in most wagering statistics. Thursday, December 18, 2008
Woodbine Realizes Handle Decline

Woodbine Realizes Handle Decline

Woodbine concluded its 167-day Thoroughbred meet Dec. 7 with a 1.55% drop in all-sources handle, the Toronto-area track recently reported. Friday, December 12, 2008
Numbers Down for Turfway Fall Meet

Numbers Down for Turfway Fall Meet

Turfway Park closed its 2008 fall meet with declines in all-sources and on-track handle, the Florence, Ky., track reported Oct. 3. Friday, October 03, 2008

On-Track Business Up at Kentucky Downs

Kentucky Downs wrapped up its 16th season of live racing with increases in on-track business for its six-day turf-only race meet that ended Sept. 23. Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Evangeline Downs Reports Record Gains

Evangeline Downs Racetrack and Casino's recently concluded 2008 spring/summer Thoroughbred season posted all-time highs in average nightly handle, single-night handle, average field size, and purse distribution for the 84-night meet. Friday, September 05, 2008
Evangeline Hikes Purses; Fields Large

Evangeline Hikes Purses; Fields Large

Evangeline Downs Racetrack & Casino has increased overnight purses by more than 5% to bring the nightly average to more than $190,000 effective June 21. Friday, June 13, 2008
Pimlico Handle Drops 16.5% During Meet

Pimlico Handle Drops 16.5% During Meet

Hampered by a double-digit handle decline on its biggest race card, the May 17 Preakness Stakes (gr. I), Pimlico Race Course realized a 16.5% drop in all-sources wagering for its 31-day meet that closed June 7. Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Delaware Certified Bonuses Get a Boost

Purse bonuses under the Delaware Certified Thoroughbred Program at Delaware Park were increased June 1. Wednesday, June 04, 2008
MEC: No Immediate Plan to Sell MD Tracks

MEC: No Immediate Plan to Sell MD Tracks

A Magna Entertainment Corp. executive said the company has no plans to sell either of its Maryland racetracks but indicated the results of a statewide November referendum on slot machines could play a role in any decision. Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Mooney Hired as Consultant for Del Park

Delaware Park has retained horseracing veteran John Mooney to consult on racing-specific matters, track officials announced May 12. Monday, May 12, 2008
Philly: More Money in the New Year

Philly: More Money in the New Year

The year 2008 has brought another purse increase to Philadelphia Park Casino & Racetrack, but the Pennsylvania track and other tracks in the Mid-Atlantic region are expected to continue competing for horses as the year progresses. Tuesday, January 01, 2008

Field Size an Issue at Delaware

Delaware Park, one of Thoroughbred racing's pioneers in terms of combining racing and video gaming, ended its 2007 meet Nov. 4 with declines in total handle and field size, though purses paid increased about $1 million. Thursday, November 08, 2007
Turf Paradise Hits Stride Early in 2007-08 Meet

Turf Paradise Hits Stride Early in 2007-08 Meet

Turf Paradise hopes to improve upon the previous season's record daily purse distribution at its 2007-08 race meet, which commenced Oct. 5. So far, things seems headed in the right direction. Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Attendance and Handle Strong at Saratoga

Attendance, on-track handle, and total handle remained up through the first 11 days of racing at Saratoga Race Course. Monday, August 06, 2007
Belmont Park Reports Increase in Handle

Belmont Park Reports Increase in Handle

Belmont Park's on-track handle, including simulcasts, increased 4.3% at the recently-concluded 59-day spring/summer Meet, the racetrack announced July 27. Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Tampa Bay Downs Reports Record Handle and Purses

Steady growth in interstate wagering, total handle and purse payouts highlighted the 81st season of live thoroughbred racing at Tampa Bay Downs, which ended May 6. The Oldsmar, Fla., track also celebrated a record single-day attendance May 5 when a crowd of 11,014 witnessed Tampa Bay Derby (gr. III) winner Street Sense capture the 133rd Kentucky Derby. Tuesday, May 08, 2007

CDI: Internal Growth, Several External Challenges

Churchill Downs the company hopes to reap the rewards of what president Tom Meeker calls a "culture change," and it also plans to utilize its resources to deal with three lingering industry problems: the tote system, offshore wagering, and short fields. Thursday, June 16, 2005

Churchill Trims Maximum Fields to Dozen

Churchill Downs is trimming the maximum size of its overnight fields for races on the main track from 14 horses to 12 beginning Saturday. Friday, November 05, 2004

West Coast Race Fields Improve as Gulfstream Park Feels Slump

While California has worried about declining field sizes for about two years, Santa Anita Park has created hope this year by attracting 20% more starters per race in its first two weeks. On the East Coast, however, average field size has gone from boom to bust. Gulfstream Park came out of its 2001 season with an 8.2% increase in average starters per race, but this year field size lagged 18% during the first week of racing. Monday, January 14, 2002

At Thistledown, More Horses Mean Bump in Handle

Thistledown's plan to revamp its racing program to compete for horses with nearby Mountaineer Park in West Virginia has paid off, at least very early in its 2001 meet. Track general manager Bill Murphy said the increase in field size had much to do with the spike in handle. Tuesday, April 10, 2001