Travers Card Generates Record All-Sources Handle
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Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Scenes, Runhappy, sponsor, Claiborne
Training and racing at Saratoga Aug. 24, 2018 Saratoga in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Training and racing at Saratoga Aug. 24, 2018 Saratoga in Saratoga Springs, New York.
All-sources handle for the Aug. 25 Travers Day card at Saratoga Race Course broke the previous record set in 2015 by 4.9% while on-track handle increased over 2017, according to the New York Racing Association.
Highlighted by Catholic Boy's victory in the 149th running of the $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1), the 13-race card generated all-sources handle of $52,086,597.
All-sources handle, which exceeded the $50 million mark on Travers Day for the first time, surpassed the 2017 all-sources number by 8.8%.
On-track handle from a reported attendance of 49,418 was $11,466,264, an increase of 5.6% over last year's numbers.
Travers Day, Aug. 25, 2018
All-sources: $52,086,597
On-track: $11,466,264
Travers Day, Aug. 26, 2017
All-sources: $47,870,987
On-track: $10,862,095
Travers Day, Aug. 27, 2016
All-sources: $45,596,367
On-track: $10,778,993
Travers Day, Aug. 29, 2015
All-sources: $49,668,754
On-track: $11,472,451