On a picture-perfect day that saw a
thrilling finish to the 141st running of the Grade 1, $1 million
Travers, on-track attendance and handle continued an upward trend at Saratoga
Race Course.
A crowd of 45,764 witnessed Afleet Express defeat Fly Down by a nose in
the “Mid-summer Derby,” an increase of 33.7 percent over last
year’s attendance of 34,221 on hand for Summer Bird’s dominant
victory.
On-track handle for Saratoga’s
races was $8,218,975, an increase of 19.9 percent over last year’s total
of $6,853,155.
Total all sources handle was $33,890,996, up 11.3 percent last
year’s $30,449,575.