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Belmont Stakes Racing Festival all-source handle exceeds $124 million

by Pat McKenna



All-source handle for the three-day Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Belmont Park was $124,740,193, eclipsing 2016's all-source handle of $122,816,359.

 

All-source total on Saturday, which saw Tapwrit win the 149th edition of the Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets, was $93,666,832. Saturday's on-track handle was $11,594,599, virtually unchanged from 2016's on-track handle of $11,694,897.

 

All-source wagering on the Belmont Stakes itself was $47,163,773.

 

This year's Belmont Stakes also featured betting in Japan, in a non-comingled pool. The total Belmont Stakes handle from Japan, which is not included in the all-source handle figure, was $4,698,525.

 

Paid attendance for Belmont Stakes Day was 57,729.

 

2017 Handle:

 

Thursday all-source handle = $10,309,891

Friday all-source handle = $20,763,469

Saturday all-source handle = $93,666,832

Belmont Stakes Racing Festival all-source handle = $124,790,193

 

Belmont Stakes all-source handle = $47,163,773

Belmont Stakes Japan handle = $4,698,525


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