Uncle Mo didn't hurt Tampa handle; helped GP

[Travis Stone]

Gulfstream Park was up a ton yesterday. Last year was an off-the-turf day, however, and the Uncle Mo race itself handled huge in part because of the show pool. The eighth race in 2010 handled $1.3 million. This year it handled $2.3 million.

I know the creation of the race and everything that came with it was not welcomed with open arms by hardcore fans, but it made great business sense and obviously paid off.

Uncle Mo staying in Miami pinched Tampa Bay from a quality perspective, but they still pushed-out an increase on the day of 1.32%. Thumbs-up to the little racetrack that continues to prosper.

Edit: The title of this thread is poorly written... what I meant was he didn't deter them from having a good day handle-wise.