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Gulfstream Park said its opening day attendance was more than 15,000 Jan. 3, making it the largest turnout at the Hallandale Beach, Fla., track since 2004.
Gulfstream has free admission and does not tabulate official attendance at its clubhouse/casino complex that it began using in 2005 and completed in 2006. It uses concession sales and wagering data for attendance estimates.
Gulfstream’s all-sources handle for its 2009 opening day was $10,407,202.38 for nine races. That was almost 8% higher than wagering of $9,672,906.50 for 10 races on its first 2008 Saturday, which was Jan. 5.
On this year’s opening day, on-track handle was $984,379.80; inter-track wagering (ITW) was $529,223, and intrastate handle (ISW) was $8,893,599.58. Unlike in 2008, Gulfstream is available on Youbet.com this year, thus adding an undetermined amount to the ISW total.
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