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Beulah Park Registers Record 34% Increase In Mutuel Handle
May 11, 2006
GROVE CITY, OH – The
recently concluded Beulah Park Winter/Spring live thoroughbred meet
registered a record shattering 34% increase in total money wagered.
A total of $134,065,992 was pushed through the mutuel machines, registering
an all-time, all-sources betting record for the central Ohio thoroughbred
track. Of that amount, a total of $112,983,481 was wagered on Beulah Park’s
races both on and off-track during the winter/spring run. Last year, for the
same time-frame, a total of $84,346,729 was bet.
The average daily handle on Beulah races was an all time high of $1,506,445.
“We couldn’t be happier with the results,” smiled Beulah Park Vice President
and General Manager Mike Weiss. “We had a fair weather, full fields and our
staff really worked at making the meet a success.”
One of the highlights of the Beulah Park Winter/Spring session was the
introduction of the extremely popular 25-cent Fortune 6 wager. Presented by
WinTicket.com, the Fortune 6 drew rave reviews and produced the World Record
25-cent payout of $179,072 for a single 25-cent bet in March.
The Fortune 6 is being offered daily by River Downs and Thistledown.
Beulah Park is open seven days a week for simulcast wagering. Live racing
returns to Beulah Park October 6, 2006.
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