The average daily handle from all sources at the recently concluded Aqueduct fall meet was $9,261,276–an increase of 12.8% from the 2019 meet–the New York Racing Association announced Tuesday.
The 2020 fall meet, which was conducted over 18 race days, generated all-sources handle of $166,702,976. The 2019 fall meet, which was conducted over 25 race days, generated all-sources handle of $205,249,710. A total of 175 races were run in 2020, 58 fewer than the number of races run in 2019.
Of the 175 races run during the fall meet, 107 were held on the main track and 68 over the two turf courses. Average field size over those 175 races was 8.67, a 3.2% increase over 2019. A total of 11 races were taken off the turf due to weather.
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