Belmont Park Spring/Summer Meet Numbers Announced
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Photo: Chad B. Harmon
Horses leave the gate in the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park
The New York Racing Association July 12 announced that the recently concluded Belmont Park spring/summer meet generated $13,437,509 in average daily handle. With this year's 2% increase over 2021, average daily handle at the Belmont Park spring/summer meet has risen 23.1% since 2019.
On-track handle for the 2022 spring/summer meet totaled $57,531,001, an increase of 16.6% over the 2021 figure of $49,343,664.
All-sources handle for the 44-day spring/summer meet totaled $591,250,409, which compares to $632,208,251 in 2021, when the meet was contested over 48 days.
The June 11 Belmont Stakes Day card, highlighted by Mo Donegal 's victory in the 154th running of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G1), generated all-sources handle of $98,766,906.
Average field size for the meet's 419 races was 7.35, a 3.6% decline from the 2021 average of 7.62. The 2022 spring/summer meet saw 233 races on dirt and 186 on the turf, while 26 races were forced off the turf due to weather.
Highlighted by the Aug. 27 running of the $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) and the $1 million Whitney Stakes (G1) Aug. 6, the 2022 meet at historic Saratoga Race Course will open July 14 and continue through Sept. 5.
Saratoga Live will present daily coverage and analysis of the summer meet at on the networks of FOX Sports. For the complete broadcast schedule, visit NYRA.com/SaratogaLive.