The New York Racing Association on July 12 announced that Belmont Park spring/summer meeting generated $13,437,509 in average daily processing. With this year’s 2% increase from 2021, the average daily visitor count at the spring/summer meeting in Belmont Park has increased by 23.1% since 2019.
The handlebars on the road for spring/summer 2022 totaled $57,531,001, up 16.6% from the 2021 figure of $49,343,664.
The total handling of all sources for the 44-day spring/summer meeting is $591,250,409, compared with $632,208,251 in 2021, when the meeting runs for 48 days.
Belmont Stakes June 11 Card, marked by Mo Donegal His win in the 154th run of the $1.5 million Belmont Stakes presented by NYRA Bets (G1) resulted in an all-sources settlement of $98.766,906.
The average field size for the meeting’s 419 races was 7.35, down 3.6% from the 2021 average of 7.62. The 2022 spring/summer meeting saw 233 races on the ground and 186 races on the grass, while 26 races were forced off the field because of the weather.
Highlighted by August 27 run with $1.25 million Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1) and $1 million in Whitney (G1) shares on August 6, 2022 meet at historic Racecourse Saratoga will open on July 14 and continue through September 5.
Saratoga Live will present daily coverage and analysis of the summer meeting at FOX Sports online. For the full broadcast schedule, visit NYRA.com/SaratogaLive.
