The increase in field size is very good news for the ValueCapper!
Santa Anita bucks industry trends, ends autumn meet with solid gains
http://www.examiner.com/horse-racing-in-los-angeles/santa-anita-bucks-industry-trends-ends-autumn-meet-with-solid-gains
ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 6, 2011)—Santa Anita’s inaugural 24-day Autumn Meet concluded Sunday, as The Great Race Place stood tall in the face of declining industry revenues, posting significant gains in on-track attendance, handle and in average-per-race field size when compared to like racing dates the past two years.
Average field size for the meet was 8.8 horses per race, a significant increase from 2009, when field size was 7.7 horses per race. Average daily on-track attendance was up one percent over 2009 and average daily on-track pari-mutuel handle was up six percent.
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