Todd Shrupp and TVG

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

That's actually bad news. Considering the investment they made in having their races televised by TVG and the immaculate weather they had, being down in any category is bad.

Oaklawn is a very poorly run racetrack for the simulcast bettor. Limited menu of wagering options, late draw for entries, poor post time management. At least HANA loves them...

i thought their avg daily's were down compared to last year because of lost days last year. the fact that overall attendance and handle were up is what i thought was good. obviously the daily's would be nice to be larger, but the fact that there were more people going and betting is a good thing, isn't it?

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i thought their avg daily's were down compared to last year because of lost days last year. the fact that overall attendance and handle were up is what i thought was good. obviously the daily's would be nice to be larger, but the fact that there were more people going and betting is a good thing, isn't it?

No, the difference between the purses they paid out and the additional handle was almost a dollar for dollar match. You have to be taking in many more times your purses in handle in order to be successful.

They spun it nicely by concentrating on the total number, which is not as important as the daily number. Basically, they ran 16% more days and received just over 2% more in handle.