Average handle rises at Saratoga, declines at Del Mar and Ellis

Average handle rises at Saratoga, declines at Del Mar and

Ellis

The New York Racing Association on Tuesday reported that daily all-sources

handle during the 40-day Saratoga meet rose 13.5 percent, from $14,279,087 to

$16,206,820.

The total handle of $648,272,805 was up 13.5 percent over last year's figure

and beat the previous meet handle record of $590,187,876 set in 2012. That

figure includes international settlements that have yet to be recorded for the

2015 Saratoga meet.

The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club reported a gross handle of $486,060,724, 9.8

percent higher than last year. However, daily average handle dropped 1.2

percent, from $12,295,175 to $12,151,518. Del Mar ran 40 days this year compared

to 36 days in 2014.

Ellis Park reported all-sources handle during their 31-day meet rose 8.2

percent to $33 million. That works out to a daily average of $1,064,516, 2.3

percent less than the average handle of $1,089,286 during a 28-day meet in 2014.

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