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  • Strut the Stage sire of Head Honcho 1st Alw (May 23, 7th WO). Owner, Annecchini and D'Alimonte Holdings Inc. and Kingfield Farm; Breeder, William D. Graham...
  • Indian Charlie sire of Nechez Dawn 1st Alw (May 23, 7th AP). Owner, Tresner, Coby and Matsas, Alex; Breeder, B. P. Walden Jr., Hargus Sexton & SandraSexton...
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  • Chapel Royal sire of Mr Rodriguez 1st Mdn (May 24, 2nd BEL). Owner, Imperio, Michael and Loftus, Elizabeth; Breeder, Jill Imperio & Daniella Corian...
  • Medaglia d'Oro sire of Dealer 1st Alw (May 23, 8th CT). Owner, Coleswood Farm, Inc.; Breeder, Family Broodmare, LLC...
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  • Proud Citizen sire of Citizen Kat 1st Alw (May 23, 7th PEN). Owner, Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc.; Breeder, Mark Reid & Charles Zacney...
  • Posse sire of Parody 1st Alw (May 23, 4th PEN). Owner, Midwest Thoroughbreds, Inc.; Breeder, Don Mattox & Pam Mattox...
  • Luftikus sire of Joyful Kiss 1st Alw (May 23, 7th CT). Owner, Winfred L. Hess, Jr.; Breeder, Ann M. Casey...
  • Petionville sire of Wups 1st Thoroughbred Maiden Derby (May 23, 9th BOI). Owner, Paul Treasure; Breeder, Michael Iavarone...
  • Canadian Frontier sire of Golden Frontier 1st Alw (May 24, 3rd CD). Owner, George Fister; Breeder, Brereton C. Jones...

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Maryland Jockey Club handle declines in '08

Posted: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 4:38 PM

The Maryland Jockey Club concluded the 2008 racing season with double-digit declines in total handle and average daily handle compared with 2007.

Last year’s all-sources handle at Laurel Park and Pimlico Race Course was $668.1-million, a 23.7% decrease compared with $875.8-million in 2007. While conducting 14 fewer days of live racing in 2008, the average daily handle decreased 22.7%, from $3.79-million last year to $2.93-million in 2007.

Wagering figures for the 17-week Laurel Park fall meeting declined 39.1% compared with 2007. Handle figures for the Laurel winter and Pimlico Race Course spring meetings declined 17% and 16% respectively.

A crowd of 112,222 packed Pimlico on May 17, 2008, to see Big Brown win the Preakness Stakes (G1), the second leg of the Triple Crown. Attendance figures for Preakness day have topped six-figures in nine of the previous ten years, including eight straight.

Preakness day wagering topped $73-million, the fifth largest total in the 133-year history of the race.

Last November, Maryland voters approved a state constitutional amendment that authorizes the General Assembly to issue licenses for the installation and operation of up to 15,000 video lottery terminals at five locations. Laurel Park is a potential site for 4,750 machines that will be located in Anne Arundel County, and the Maryland Jockey Club plans to apply for a license.

“The passage of the slots referendum gives us hope that we will be able to turn the table in the near future,” Maryland Jockey Club President Tom Chuckas said. “Our goal is to move forward and grow the business. We want to expand the hospitality, with racing as the key ingredient, and get people interested in coming back to the track.”

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