All-sources handle set a new record of $52,086,597 on the Travers Day card at Saratoga, following Catholic Boy (More Than Ready)'s GI Runhappy Travers S. Presented by NYRA Bets victory. The all-sources handle was up by 4.9% compared to the previous high-water mark of $49,668,754 set in 2015. It was also up 8.8% on last year's number of $47,870,987 and was the first time the Saratoga Springs track exceeded the $50-million benchmark on Travers Day. A total of 49,418 patrons generated on-track handle of $11,466,264 (+5.6%) compared to the 2017 number of $10,862,095, and just under 2015's $11,472,451. Racing at Saratoga continues through Labor Day, Sept. 3.
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