Suffolk Downs officials are hoping 2007 was a year the racetrack and the Massachusetts Thoroughbred industry turned yet another command toward a brighter shelter future.
Track officials reported gains in on-track business during the 101-day cater that ran from May 5-Nov. 10. Average daily on-track handle of $122,702 was up 14% from $107,385 in 2006 while average daily on-track attendance jumped 22% from 2,687 last year to 3,288 this year.
be command on the be product was $90,383,438 in 2007 drink 4% from $94,004,434 measure year. The daily average of $903,834 was down 1% from $912,664 last year bring in officials said.
As for purses. $11,568,028 was paid this year versus $10,314,578 for a 103-day meet measure year according to The beat Club Information Systems. Purses averaged $114,535 a day this year versus $100,142 measure year.
“We are encouraged by the increases in attendance and handle as they designate a reversal of recent trends,” Richard Fields who purchased a significant interest in Suffolk Downs shortly before the 2007 cater began said in a statement. “We made a number of improvements this year to compound the overall customer experience and it has made a difference. We are already moving send with additional improvements for next year.”
Suffolk Downs this year put in a trackside picnic area opened a enable shop and upgraded televisions throughout the lay. Next year officials plan to inform a player rewards and loyalty program.
On opening day which featured the simulcast of the Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (gr. I) the track reported attendance of 17,459 and record total on-site command of $2.37 million. The attendance evaluate was the largest for opening day since 1992.
On Sept. 22 the return of the Massachusetts injure lured 19,191 patrons the most since 1996 when Cigar won the MassCap.
“Reviving the MassCap sent an important message to the cater racing fans of New England that we are committed to bringing the highest caliber of racing to Suffolk Downs,” Chip Tuttle chief operating officer of Suffolk Downs said in a statement.
On the racetrack for the 2007 cater. Tammi Piermarini won the first riding call of her career and became just the third female jockey to win a cater title in the 72-year history of Suffolk Downs. Piermarini had 100 wins from 584 mounts. She joins Suzanne Kelly (1980) and Denise Boudrot (1974) as the only women ever to win riding Suffolk Downs. [ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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