Santa Anita hosted a crowd of 72,811 for Breeders' Cup Saturday, the highest single-day attendance for a Breeders' Cup since the event switched to a two-day format.
Common-pool wagering on Saturday's 12-race Breeders' Cup card was $109,055,897, a 3.2% increase over the $105,625,491 wagered in 2015. Common-pool wagering for the two days was $159,991,803 an increase of 6.25% over the $150,574,656 total in 2015.
Saturday's on-track handle was $13,515,269, an increase of 3.5% over last year's on-track handle at Keeneland. The on-track handle at Santa Anita for the two days was $20,694,235.
“The Breeders' Cup exists to showcase the very best of Thoroughbred racing and we witnessed that over the last two days,” Breeders' Cup President and CEO Craig Fravel said. “We want to thank racing fans here and around the world for watching and wagering on our event. Santa Anita showed again why it is such a spectacular venue for our championships and we also want to thank our hosts from the Stronach Group, its staff, our volunteers and the cites of Arcadia and Pasadena.”
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