Average Daily Handle Surges at Belmont Park Fall Meet
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Despite racing three fewer days compared with 2016, and the full cancellation of the closing day card due to severe weather, the Belmont Park fall meet generated all-sources handle of $303,405,927, a 3.6% increase over the 2016 Belmont fall meet.
Average daily handle over the course of the 35 days of racing was $8,668,741, a 12.5% increase over 2016. Average field size for the 329 races contested from Sept. 8-Oct. 28 was 8.17, a 7.5% increase over 2016.
2017 Belmont Park fall meet, by the numbers
* All-sources handle: $303,405,927
* All-sources average daily handle: $8,668,741
* Average field size: 8.17
* Race days: 35
* Races: 329
* 2017 On-track handle: $37,259,201
* 2017 Betting interests: 2,687
2016 Belmont Park fall meet, by the numbers
* All-sources handle: $292,799,814
* All-sources average daily handle: $7,705,258
* Average field size: 7.60
* Race days: 38
* Races: 354
* On-track handle: $37,566,563
* Betting interests: 2,692