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Post by eye123 on May 5, 2024 6:20:48 GMT -5
All-sources betting on the May 4 Kentucky Derby card at Churchill Downs reached $320.5 million, up 11% from last year's previous record of $288.7 million.
Betting on this year's 20-horse Derby race totaled $210.7 million, up 11% compared with last year's previous record of $188.7 million for that 18-horse race. Handle typically rises with larger fields.
Derby week handle was a record $446.6 million, up 8% from last year's previous record of $412 million. Combined all-sources handle of $395.8 million was up 9% compared to the prior record of $363.6 million reported last year for both the Kentucky Oaks (G1) and Derby days. The Oaks set records despite intermittent showers during the afternoon and a sloppy track.
The Derby day crowd of 156,710 was up 4.2% from last year's 150,335. The record of 170,513 was established in 2015.
Churchill also reported its TwinSpires.com advance-deposit wagering service saw $92.1 million in wagering on Churchill Downs races for the Derby Day program, a 22% increase over last year's record of $75.5 million. The Derby race handle of $60.9 million for TwinSpires was a record, up 25% over last year's then-record of $48.9 million.
With two horses in the race from Japan, all-sources wagering from Japan was $10.1 million, eclipsing the previous record of $8.3 million from 2022. .
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