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BREEDERS’ CUP SETS RECORD FRIDAY ATTENDANCE
FRIDAY ALL-SOURCES HANDLE UP 13%
ARCADIA, Calif. – (November 4, 2016) – A crowd of 45,673, the largest for a Breeders’ Cup
Friday, was on hand to witness a scintillating performance by champion mare Beholder and 3year-old filly Songbird in the $2 million Longines Breeders’ Cup Distaff on the first day of the
33nd Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Santa Anita Park.
The Friday attendance was a 23% increase over Friday at Santa Anita in 2014 and a 1 percent
increase over Friday at Keeneland last year.
Total handle for Friday's 10-race card was $50,935,934, a 13% increase over the 2015 nonseparate pool handle figure of $44,949,165. Total handle for the four Breeders’ Cup races was
$30,267,692.
“Racing fans today saw a truly remarkable, championship performance by one of the legends of
our sport in a classic renewal of the Breeders’ Cup Distaff,” Breeders’ Cup President and CEO
Craig Fravel said. “We want to thank our hosts at Santa Anita and congratulate the connections
of Beholder and all of today’s winners. We look forward to tomorrow.”
2016 Friday Total handle – $50,935,934
2016 Friday On-track handle – $7,178,966
Friday attendance history:
2015, Keeneland – 44,497
2014, Santa Anita – 37,205
2013, Santa Anita – 35,633
2012, Santa Anita – 34,619
2011, Churchill Downs – 40,677
2010, Churchill Downs – 41,614
2009, Santa Anita – 37,651
2008, Santa Anita – 31,257
2007, Monmouth Park – 27,803
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