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Retama Park Posts Increases in Total Handle and Attendance, Breeders' Cup a Huge Success
(Selma, Texas - Tuesday, November 15, 2011) - 2011 was a year in which Retama Park raced a full compliment of Thoroughbreds and Quarter Horses for the first time since 2008. Season-ending numbers show the 2011 meeting compared favorably to 2009 and 2010. Track management's decision extending the recent Thoroughbred meeting by three weekends and removing Thursdays from the schedule was the right one.
"Changing our schedule in mid-season helped tremendously," said CEO Bryan Brown. He added, "We moved quickly once we saw the trend on Thursdays, and taking our live meet thru Breeders' Cup weekend was a big plus for us."
See data below.
NOTE: 2011 MEET RACED THURS/FRI/SAT FROM SEPT. 1 - SEPT 17 |
TOTAL OF 9 RACE DAYS. SWITCHED TO FRI/SAT FROM |
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SEPT. 23 - NOV 5 - TOTAL OF 14 DAYS. |
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2010 MEET WAS ENTIRELY FRI/SAT FORMAT. |
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AVERAGES: |
3 DAY |
2 DAY |
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9 |
14 |
INC (DEC) |
% INC (DEC) |
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2011 |
2011 |
IN AVG |
IN AVG |
ATTENDANCE: |
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SIMULCAST |
496 |
638 |
142 |
29% |
LIVE |
2,135 |
2,535 |
400 |
19% |
TOTAL ON TRK |
2,631 |
3,173 |
542 |
21% |
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HANDLE: |
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SIMULCAST |
142,678 |
203,605 |
60,927 |
43% |
LIVE |
76,389 |
98,167 |
21,778 |
29% |
TOTAL ON TRK |
219,067 |
301,772 |
82,705 |
38% |
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EXPORT |
292,727 |
441,065 |
148,338 |
51% |
Breeders' Cup November 5 was a bustling, energetic Saturday as 4,033 fans wagered a total of $681,165 at Retama Park, a nine percent increase in handle over 2010.
Below is an analysis of attendance and handle when compared to 2010 and 2009. Retama raced 16 days in 2010 and 32 days in 2009 compared to 23 live days in 2011.
SUMMARY OF 2011 RETAMA PARK FALL THOROUGHBRED MEET |
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MEET TOTALS: |
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23 DAYS |
16 DAYS |
32 DAYS |
'11 TO '10 |
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2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
INC (DEC) |
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ATTENDANCE: |
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SIMULCAST |
13,397 |
9,830 |
17,309 |
3,567 |
36% |
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LIVE |
54,698 |
49,399 |
70,340 |
5,299 |
11% |
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TOTAL ON TRACK |
68,095 |
59,229 |
87,649 |
8,866 |
15% |
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HANDLE: |
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SIMULCAST |
4,134,580 |
2,867,744 |
5,352,177 |
1,266,836 |
44% |
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LIVE |
2,061,833 |
1,838,249 |
2,228,377 |
223,584 |
12% |
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TOTAL ON TRACK |
6,196,413 |
4,705,993 |
7,580,554 |
1,490,420 |
32% |
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EXPORT |
8,809,451 |
7,830,096 |
18,777,912 |
979,355 |
13% |
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RACE DAYS |
23 |
16 |
32 |
7 |
44% |
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AVERAGES: |
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PER RACE DAY ANALYSIS: |
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RACE DAYS |
23 |
16 |
32 |
'11 TO '10 |
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2011 |
2010 |
2009 |
INC (DEC) |
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ATTENDANCE: |
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SIMULCAST |
582 |
614 |
541 |
(32) |
-5% |
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LIVE |
2,378 |
3,087 |
2,198 |
(709) |
-23% |
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TOTAL ON TRACK |
2,961 |
3,702 |
2,739 |
(741) |
-20% |
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HANDLE: |
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SIMULCAST |
179,764 |
179,234 |
167,256 |
530 |
0% |
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LIVE |
89,645 |
114,891 |
69,637 |
(25,246) |
-22% |
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TOTAL ON TRACK |
269,409 |
294,125 |
236,892 |
(24,715) |
-8% |
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EXPORT |
383,020 |
489,381 |
586,810 |
(106,361) |
-22% |
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