Weekend Stakes Beyers ~ Hoffa's Union 94

[philcski]

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 ?

43 runners in 8 races, that's the reason. Would not think this is the new normal.

[moses]

Originally Posted by philcski

43 runners in 8 races, that's the reason. Would not think this is the new normal.

Looking a little further into it, weather is a huge factor. In 2013, the all sources handle for the fall meet dipped to $158m from $184m the prior year. That year, 42 turf races were moved to the dirt.

In 2018, 193 races were taken off the turf for all of NYRA. I couldn’t find specific numbers for Aqueduct. I wonder how many of the cancellations were due to them simply getting used to the new inner turf course. I guess we’ll see. Too many factors to suggest this is the new normal, IMO.