The New York Racing Affiliation introduced Nov. 10 that the lately concluded 31-day Belmont Park fall meet generated $10,346,669 in common each day deal with from all sources and $320,746,749 in complete deal with from all sources.
Common each day deal with on the Belmont fall meet has grown significantly since 2019 when the 37-day fall meet averaged $7,430,533 each day. The 2020 Belmont fall meet, which was contested over 27 stay race days, generated $9,923,813 in common each day deal with from all sources, a 33.6% improve over 2019.
With this yr’s 4.3% improve over 2020, common each day deal with for the Belmont Park fall meet has risen 39% since 2019.
The entire all-sources deal with of $320,746,749 represents a 19.7% improve over the 2020 Belmont Park fall meet, which noticed complete all-sources deal with of $267,942,961.
Initially scheduled for 28 days of stay racing, NYRA prolonged the 2021 Belmont fall meet to incorporate three extra dates from Nov. 5-7. Consequently, the autumn meet was contested over 31 days.
On-track deal with this yr was $30,463,824, with the each day common exceeding the corresponding pre-pandemic determine from the 2019 fall assembly.
Elevated turf racing and fewer races moved to the principle monitor on account of inclement climate contributed to the common discipline dimension rising to 8.03 horses per race, a 1.9% improve over 2020.
Racing now shifts to Aqueduct Racetrack on the NYRA circuit, starting Nov. 11.
