Weekend Stakes Beyers ~ Hoffa's Union 94

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Originally Posted by Alabama Stakes

Interesting stat I read. Tampa Bay Downs out handled Aqueduct on Sunday. Gulfstream almost tripled the Handle at Aqueduct. Santa Anita Doubled it .
This must be alarming for the folks at NYRA, or is this the new normal ?

Am I reading this wrong?

2017 Aqueduct Fall Meet All-Sources Handle: $250,376,535
2018 Aqueduct Fall Meet All-Sources Handle: $137,213,915

That is an enormous drop. Looking at some articles and past NYRA financials, the handle has almost always been in the $200m-$260m range. Can bad weather explain it away? Or is it simply more trainers moving their operations South for the winter?

The flip side is that total NYRA handle seems pretty consistent. I think Saratoga hit a record high and Belmont was up there too.