Quote:
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.
02-25-2019, 12:23 PM
Hybrid Mode
