view raw text
TREND OF RACING JANUARY 1 TO MAY 2, INCLUSIVE Statistics here are based on daily reports by the racing associations to the press , Daily Average Attendance * /—Daily Average Mutuel Handle—v Meeting: 1953. Days. 1952. Days. Change. 1953. 1951 Change. ♦Arizona Downs 3,000 23 2,862 26 +5% 27,563 5 88,660 +44% tAscot Park 4,971 14 3,977 44 +25% 220,628 223,562 — 1% JBowie-Laurel 11,882 31 11,816 15 +1% 984,059 992,029 — 1% Charles Town ; 5,682 24 4,737 19 +20% 344,584 317,447 + 9% tChurchill Downs 30,071 7 15,056 19 +100% 1,371,194 816,039 +68% Fair Grounds 1952-53 7,471 82 6,810 81 +10% 372,716 294,786 +26% tFort Miami 3,662 13 4,370 25 —16% 167,241 135,512 +23% tGarden State Park 20,706 5 20,569 25 +1% 1,719,175 1,706,608 + 1% tGulfstream Park 14,344 40 13,774 41 +4% 1,146,424 1,055,911 +9% Hialeah Park 19,677 40 19,292 40 +2% 1,552,115 1,515,926 +2% tJamaica 27,861 28 29,223 24 —5% 2,457,481 2,457,773 *Keeneland 8,341 11 7,900 11 +6% 403,5% 365,804 +10% Lincoln Downs 13,798 29 12,633 30 +9% 915.405 789,234 +16% Oaklawn Park 7,799 31 7,739 30 +1% 435,451 434,667 Phoenix Fairgrounds, 1952-53 ... 3,366 29 3,014 29 +12% 112,136 100,171 +12% Phoenix Sportsmans Park 3,352 23 3,712 25 -10% 117,881 118,589 - 1% Santa Anita Park 1952-53 30,815 50 26..54S 50 +16% 2,167,011 1,837,385 +18% tSportsmans Park 11,381 12 12,912 12 -12% 805,062 768,009 +5% Suffolk Downs 15,468 12 13,640 60 +13% 942,530 901,329 +5% Sunshine Park 3,082 51 3,511 49 -12% 168,507 159,794 +5% tTanforan 10,767 39 8,833 42 +22% 745,793 642,287 +16% Tropical Park 1952-53 10.284 42 9,705 41 +6% 803,933 725,720 +11% 1 Wheeling Downs 5,045 2 4,261 55 -f 18% 232,900 230.122 + 1% 1953 attendance estimated Current meeting NOTE— Average daily attendance and mutuel handle for 1952 is for the entire meeting. NOTE— First meeting at Bowie in 1952 held at Laurel Race Course. JBowie-Laurel joint meeting at Bowie.
