2019 Belmont Stakes Day generates record handle for non-Triple Crown year
by NYRA Press Office
ELMONT, NY - Saturday's blockbuster Belmont Stakes Day card, highlighted by Sir Winston's victory in the 151st running of the Grade 1, $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, generated all-sources handle of $102,163,280, a NYRA record for a non-Triple Crown year.
The 2019 all-sources handle figure is an increase of 9.1 percent over 2017, the most recent year without a Triple Crown on the line, and an increase of 2.8 percent over the previous record for a non-Triple Crown year set in 2016.
On-track handle for the 13-race Belmont Stakes Day card, which included eight Grade 1 races among 10 total stakes, was $11,852,506.
All-sources handle on the 151st Belmont Stakes, carded as Race 11, was $53,237,527.
All-sources handle for the three-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival, which featured 18 stakes and 33 races in total from Thursday through Saturday, June 6-8, was $131,858,886.
For the second time in its history, the 2019 Belmont Stakes offered separate pool wagering in Japan. The total for this non-commingled pool, which is not included in the all-sources number, was $4,362,972.
Paid attendance on Belmont Stakes Day was 56,217.
BELMONT STAKES DAY, June 9: $137,954,895
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