Todd Shrupp and TVG

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Danzig

The Hot Springs, Ark., track reported total attendance of 592,431 and a daily average of 10,579. In 2011, attendance averaged 11,649 from a total 570,821. Wagering for the meet totaled $155,532,790 for a daily average of $2,777,371, compared with total and average handle of $151,623,944 and $3,094,366, respectively, in 2011.



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good news for oaklawn. average daily handle/attendance was down, but total handle/attendance was up. it pays not to miss days.

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...

[freddymo]

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...

Hana sisters know better

[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.