Despite the headline, overall handle unfortunately declined.
Belmont Attendance, Ontrack Handle Soar
http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/64113/belmont-attendance-ontrack-handle-soar
Belmont Park, saying it benefited from the shutdown of New York City Off-Track Betting Corp., reported increases in attendance and most pari-mutuel handle categories for its 2011 spring/summer meet.
Total handle on Belmont races during the 55-day meet was $515,083,504, down 5.7% from $546,357,624 for 57 days in 2010. Average daily handle on NYRA races was down 2.3%, from $9,585,221 last year to $9,365,155 this year.
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