Handle Update - Other Tracks - PLAYERSBOYCOTT.org - June 1, 2014
BELMONT 2013 vs. 2014
First Thursday in May through First Sunday in June:
Q. Why these dates?
A. Last year, opening day at Belmont was Fri 04-26-2013. This year, opening day at Belmont was Thur 05-01-2014. We chose the first Thursday in May as the starting point for the side by side comparison because doing that allowed us to compare like Belmont dates against each other. (For example, Fri vs. Fri from the same calendar week, Sat vs. Sat from the same calendar week, and Sun vs. Sun from the same calendar week, etc.)
| Side by Side Comparison - BELMONT 2013 vs. 2014 - 1st Thur in May through 1st Sun in June |
| Day |
2013 |
Track |
Handle |
Races |
Field
Size |
vs. |
Day |
2014 |
Track |
Handle |
Races |
Field
Size |
Dollar
Change |
PCT
Change |
| Thu |
5/2/2013 |
BEL |
7,136,353 |
9 |
67 |
vs. |
Thu |
5/1/2014 |
BEL |
6,117,421 |
9 |
66 |
-1,018,932 |
-14.28% |
| Fri |
5/3/2013 |
BEL |
9,280,324 |
10 |
77 |
vs. |
Fri |
5/2/2014 |
BEL |
6,485,937 |
9 |
60 |
-2,794,387 |
-30.11% |
| Sat |
5/4/2013 |
BEL |
13,858,171 |
10 |
79 |
vs. |
Sat |
5/3/2014 |
BEL |
14,979,453 |
12 |
94 |
+1,121,282 |
+8.09% |
| Sun |
5/5/2013 |
BEL |
10,760,811 |
10 |
84 |
vs. |
Sun |
5/4/2014 |
BEL |
9,069,488 |
9 |
70 |
-1,691,323 |
-15.72% |
| Wed |
5/8/2013 |
BEL |
6,536,234 |
9 |
66 |
vs. |
Wed |
5/7/2014 |
BEL |
6,425,725 |
9 |
63 |
-110,509 |
-1.69% |
| Thu |
5/9/2013 |
BEL |
6,312,862 |
9 |
62 |
vs. |
Thu |
5/8/2014 |
BEL |
5,452,921 |
9 |
61 |
-859,941 |
-13.62% |
| Fri |
5/10/2013 |
BEL |
6,534,375 |
9 |
53 |
vs. |
Fri |
5/9/2014 |
BEL |
6,117,763 |
9 |
57 |
-416,612 |
-6.38% |
| Sat |
5/11/2013 |
BEL |
12,024,596 |
10 |
86 |
vs. |
Sat |
5/10/2014 |
BEL |
10,466,358 |
10 |
71 |
-1,558,238 |
-12.96% |
| Sun |
5/12/2013 |
BEL |
7,435,144 |
10 |
75 |
vs. |
Sun |
5/11/2014 |
BEL |
8,744,743 |
10 |
68 |
+1,309,599 |
+17.61% |
| Wed |
5/15/2013 |
BEL |
6,388,432 |
9 |
71 |
vs. |
Wed |
5/14/2014 |
BEL |
6,565,420 |
9 |
70 |
+176,988 |
+2.77% |
| Thu |
5/16/2013 |
BEL |
6,614,220 |
9 |
66 |
vs. |
Thu |
5/15/2014 |
BEL |
6,163,294 |
9 |
65 |
-450,926 |
-6.82% |
| Fri |
5/17/2013 |
BEL |
7,667,863 |
10 |
74 |
vs. |
Fri |
5/16/2014 |
BEL |
8,388,664 |
9 |
66 |
+720,801 |
+9.40% |
| Sat |
5/18/2013 |
BEL |
12,838,819 |
10 |
95 |
vs. |
Sat |
5/17/2014 |
BEL |
11,643,922 |
12 |
82 |
-1,194,897 |
-9.31% |
| Sun |
5/19/2013 |
BEL |
7,457,352 |
10 |
70 |
vs. |
Sun |
5/18/2014 |
BEL |
8,794,795 |
9 |
78 |
+1,337,443 |
+17.93% |
| Wed |
5/22/2013 |
BEL |
6,730,328 |
9 |
78 |
vs. |
Wed |
5/21/2014 |
BEL |
6,227,392 |
9 |
66 |
-502,936 |
-7.47% |
| Thu |
5/23/2013 |
BEL |
6,166,551 |
9 |
62 |
vs. |
Thu |
5/22/2014 |
BEL |
4,895,053 |
9 |
56 |
-1,271,498 |
-20.62% |
| Fri |
5/24/2013 |
BEL |
6,134,343 |
9 |
65 |
vs. |
Fri |
5/23/2014 |
BEL |
7,359,397 |
9 |
62 |
+1,225,054 |
+19.97% |
| Sat |
5/25/2013 |
BEL |
10,120,158 |
10 |
77 |
vs. |
Sat |
5/24/2014 |
BEL |
8,246,561 |
10 |
63 |
-1,873,597 |
-18.51% |
| Sun |
5/26/2013 |
BEL |
9,416,773 |
10 |
83 |
vs. |
Sun |
5/25/2014 |
BEL |
7,852,058 |
9 |
60 |
-1,564,715 |
-16.62% |
| Mon |
5/27/2013 |
BEL |
16,192,189 |
11 |
102 |
vs. |
Mon |
5/26/2014 |
BEL |
9,949,423 |
10 |
73 |
-6,242,766 |
-38.55% |
| Thu |
5/30/2013 |
BEL |
6,208,980 |
9 |
67 |
vs. |
Thu |
5/29/2014 |
BEL |
6,339,845 |
9 |
63 |
+130,865 |
+2.11% |
| Fri |
5/31/2013 |
BEL |
7,283,796 |
9 |
72 |
vs. |
Fri |
5/30/2014 |
BEL |
8,374,949 |
9 |
73 |
+1,091,153 |
+14.98% |
| Sat |
6/1/2013 |
BEL |
12,304,255 |
10 |
73 |
vs. |
Sat |
5/31/2014 |
BEL |
14,344,469 |
10 |
93 |
+2,040,214 |
+16.58% |
| Sun |
6/2/2013 |
BEL |
10,352,676 |
10 |
82 |
vs. |
Sun |
6/1/2014 |
BEL |
9,362,800 |
9 |
78 |
-989,876 |
-9.56% |
| REPORT SUMMARY - BELMONT 2013 vs. 2014 - 1st Thur in May through 1st Sun in June |
| Days |
2013 |
|
Handle |
Races |
Field
Size |
vs. |
Days |
2014 |
|
Handle |
Races |
Field
Size |
Dollar
Change |
PCT
Change |
| 24 |
TOTALS |
|
211,755,605 |
230 |
1786 |
vs. |
24 |
TOTALS |
|
198,367,851 |
227 |
1658 |
-13,387,754 |
-6.32% |
| |
AVG/RACE |
|
920,677 |
|
7.77 |
vs. |
|
AVG/RACE |
|
873,867 |
|
7.30 |
-46,809 |
-5.08% |
|
WOODBINE 2013 vs. 2014
Last Saturday in April through First Sunday in June
without Wednesday May 28th:
Q. Why these dates?
A. Last year, Woodbine ran a card on Wednesday May 28. This year, there was no corresponding Wednesday card run that same calendar week. Removing the card for Wednesday May 28, 2013 allowed us to do a straight side by side comparison of like dates. (For example, Fri vs. Fri for the same calendar week, Sat vs. Sat for the same calendar week, and Sun vs. Sun for the same calendar week, etc.) Using the Last Saturday in April as the start date for the Woodbine side by side comparison allows the Woodbine dates to mirror those of Churchill Downs.
| Side by Side Comparison - WOODBINE 2013 vs. 2014 - Last Sat in April through First Sun in June - w/o Wed May 28 |
| Day |
2013 |
Track |
Handle |
Races |
Field
Size |
vs. |
Day |
2014 |
Track |
Handle |
Races |
Field
Size |
Dollar
Change |
PCT
Change |
| Sat |
4/27/2013 |
WOX |
4,145,869 |
10 |
84 |
vs. |
Sat |
4/26/2014 |
WOX |
3,546,298 |
10 |
74 |
-599,571 |
-14.46% |
| Sun |
4/28/2013 |
WOX |
3,148,931 |
10 |
77 |
vs. |
Sun |
4/27/2014 |
WOX |
2,783,905 |
10 |
68 |
-365,026 |
-11.59% |
| Fri |
5/3/2013 |
WOX |
2,719,460 |
10 |
76 |
vs. |
Fri |
5/2/2014 |
WOX |
2,199,138 |
9 |
64 |
-520,322 |
-19.13% |
| Sat |
5/4/2013 |
WOX |
3,881,643 |
10 |
79 |
vs. |
Sat |
5/3/2014 |
WOX |
3,896,398 |
10 |
79 |
+14,755 |
+0.38% |
| Sun |
5/5/2013 |
WOX |
3,019,578 |
10 |
79 |
vs. |
Sun |
5/4/2014 |
WOX |
3,270,534 |
9 |
71 |
+250,956 |
+8.31% |
| Fri |
5/10/2013 |
WOX |
2,960,826 |
9 |
78 |
vs. |
Fri |
5/9/2014 |
WOX |
2,530,047 |
9 |
70 |
-430,779 |
-14.55% |
| Sat |
5/11/2013 |
WOX |
3,199,965 |
9 |
66 |
vs. |
Sat |
5/10/2014 |
WOX |
3,312,593 |
10 |
78 |
+112,628 |
+3.52% |
| Sun |
5/12/2013 |
WOX |
2,899,360 |
10 |
92 |
vs. |
Sun |
5/11/2014 |
WOX |
3,290,738 |
10 |
82 |
+391,378 |
+13.50% |
| Fri |
5/17/2013 |
WOX |
3,241,236 |
9 |
85 |
vs. |
Fri |
5/16/2014 |
WOX |
3,194,063 |
9 |
72 |
-47,173 |
-1.46% |
| Sat |
5/18/2013 |
WOX |
4,311,124 |
10 |
90 |
vs. |
Sat |
5/17/2014 |
WOX |
3,552,881 |
10 |
75 |
-758,243 |
-17.59% |
| Sun |
5/19/2013 |
WOX |
3,417,150 |
10 |
86 |
vs. |
Sun |
5/18/2014 |
WOX |
2,794,278 |
10 |
71 |
-622,872 |
-18.23% |
| Mon |
5/20/2013 |
WOX |
2,773,852 |
9 |
88 |
vs. |
Mon |
5/19/2014 |
WOX |
3,568,124 |
10 |
91 |
+794,272 |
+28.63% |
| Fri |
5/24/2013 |
WOX |
3,473,678 |
9 |
101 |
vs. |
Fri |
5/23/2014 |
WOX |
2,354,955 |
9 |
67 |
-1,118,723 |
-32.21% |
| Sat |
5/25/2013 |
WOX |
3,766,283 |
10 |
83 |
vs. |
Sat |
5/24/2014 |
WOX |
3,820,224 |
10 |
85 |
+53,941 |
+1.43% |
| Sun |
5/26/2013 |
WOX |
3,145,238 |
10 |
93 |
vs. |
Sun |
5/25/2014 |
WOX |
3,384,081 |
10 |
88 |
+238,843 |
+7.59% |
| Fri |
5/31/2013 |
WOX |
2,504,304 |
9 |
87 |
vs. |
Fri |
5/30/2014 |
WOX |
2,535,119 |
9 |
67 |
+30,815 |
+1.23% |
| Sat |
6/1/2013 |
WOX |
4,277,431 |
10 |
98 |
vs. |
Sat |
5/31/2014 |
WOX |
3,614,572 |
10 |
82 |
-662,859 |
-15.50% |
| Sun |
6/2/2013 |
WOX |
3,445,092 |
10 |
90 |
vs. |
Sun |
6/1/2014 |
WOX |
3,607,839 |
10 |
82 |
+162,747 |
+4.72% |
| REPORT SUMMARY - WOODBINE 2013 vs. 2014 - Last Sat in April through First Sun in June - w/o Wed May 28 |
| Days |
2013 |
|
Handle |
Races |
Field
Size |
vs. |
Days |
2014 |
|
Handle |
Races |
Field
Size |
Dollar
Change |
PCT
Change |
| 18 |
TOTALS |
|
60,331,020 |
174 |
1532 |
vs. |
18 |
TOTALS |
|
57,255,787 |
174 |
1366 |
-3,075,233 |
-5.10% |
| |
AVG/RACE |
|
346,730 |
|
8.80 |
vs. |
|
AVG/RACE |
|
329,056 |
|
7.85 |
-17,674 |
-5.10% |
|
PIMLICO 2013 vs. 2014
Last Saturday in April through First Sunday in June:
Q. Why these dates?
A. Using the Last Saturday in April as the start date for the Pimlico side by side comparison allows the Pimlico dates to mirror those of Churchill Downs and also allows for a straight side by side comparison of like dates. (For example, Fri vs. Fri for the same calendar week, Sat vs. Sat for the same calendar week, and Sun vs. Sun for the same calendar week, etc.)
| Side by Side Comparison - PIMLICO 2013 vs. PIMLICO 2014 - Last Sat in April through 1st Sun in June |
| Day |
2013 |
Track |
Handle |
Races |
Field
Size |
vs. |
Day |
2014 |
Track |
Handle |
Races |
Field
Size |
Dollar
Change |
PCT
Change |
| Sat |
4/27/2013 |
PIM |
2,914,114 |
11 |
90 |
vs. |
Sat |
4/26/2014 |
PIM |
2,333,816 |
10 |
80 |
-580,298 |
-19.91% |
| Sun |
4/28/2013 |
PIM |
2,040,779 |
10 |
83 |
vs. |
Sun |
4/27/2014 |
PIM |
2,058,122 |
11 |
83 |
+17,343 |
+0.85% |
| Thu |
5/2/2013 |
PIM |
2,602,172 |
9 |
75 |
vs. |
Thu |
5/1/2014 |
PIM |
2,778,979 |
9 |
58 |
+176,807 |
+6.79% |
| Fri |
5/3/2013 |
PIM |
2,590,159 |
10 |
82 |
vs. |
Fri |
5/2/2014 |
PIM |
1,912,136 |
10 |
70 |
-678,023 |
-26.18% |
| Sat |
5/4/2013 |
PIM |
2,729,961 |
11 |
88 |
vs. |
Sat |
5/3/2014 |
PIM |
2,319,319 |
11 |
72 |
-410,642 |
-15.04% |
| Sun |
5/5/2013 |
PIM |
1,713,696 |
10 |
73 |
vs. |
Sun |
5/4/2014 |
PIM |
1,543,357 |
9 |
61 |
-170,339 |
-9.94% |
| Thu |
5/9/2013 |
PIM |
2,049,471 |
9 |
64 |
vs. |
Thu |
5/8/2014 |
PIM |
2,140,413 |
9 |
63 |
+90,942 |
+4.44% |
| Fri |
5/10/2013 |
PIM |
2,207,294 |
10 |
75 |
vs. |
Fri |
5/9/2014 |
PIM |
2,453,125 |
10 |
83 |
+245,831 |
+11.14% |
| Sat |
5/11/2013 |
PIM |
1,886,412 |
11 |
69 |
vs. |
Sat |
5/10/2014 |
PIM |
1,887,072 |
11 |
84 |
+660 |
+0.03% |
| Sun |
5/12/2013 |
PIM |
1,106,022 |
10 |
65 |
vs. |
Sun |
5/11/2014 |
PIM |
1,111,693 |
9 |
64 |
+5,671 |
+0.51% |
| Thu |
5/16/2013 |
PIM |
1,801,936 |
9 |
69 |
vs. |
Thu |
5/15/2014 |
PIM |
2,473,542 |
9 |
65 |
+671,606 |
+37.27% |
| Fri |
5/17/2013 |
PIM |
12,512,215 |
13 |
120 |
vs. |
Fri |
5/16/2014 |
PIM |
11,350,002 |
13 |
91 |
-1,162,213 |
-9.29% |
| Sat |
5/18/2013 |
PIM |
81,990,714 |
13 |
120 |
vs. |
Sat |
5/17/2014 |
PIM |
84,644,319 |
13 |
116 |
+2,653,605 |
+3.24% |
| Fri |
5/24/2013 |
PIM |
1,665,860 |
10 |
60 |
vs. |
Fri |
5/23/2014 |
PIM |
2,527,293 |
9 |
82 |
+861,433 |
+51.71% |
| Sat |
5/25/2013 |
PIM |
1,866,107 |
10 |
71 |
vs. |
Sat |
5/24/2014 |
PIM |
2,115,582 |
10 |
92 |
+249,475 |
+13.37% |
| Sun |
5/26/2013 |
PIM |
1,089,836 |
9 |
67 |
vs. |
Sun |
5/25/2014 |
PIM |
1,407,897 |
10 |
87 |
+318,061 |
+29.18% |
| Mon |
5/27/2013 |
PIM |
1,570,645 |
10 |
79 |
vs. |
Mon |
5/26/2014 |
PIM |
1,450,941 |
10 |
84 |
-119,704 |
-7.62% |
| Fri |
5/31/2013 |
PIM |
1,562,935 |
9 |
62 |
vs. |
Fri |
5/30/2014 |
PIM |
2,117,152 |
9 |
73 |
+554,217 |
+35.46% |
| Sat |
6/1/2013 |
PIM |
1,713,907 |
10 |
70 |
vs. |
Sat |
5/31/2014 |
PIM |
2,012,802 |
11 |
92 |
+298,895 |
+17.44% |
| Sun |
6/2/2013 |
PIM |
1,364,397 |
10 |
74 |
vs. |
Sun |
6/1/2014 |
PIM |
1,379,430 |
9 |
73 |
+15,033 |
+1.10% |
| REPORT SUMMARY - PIMLICO 2013 vs. PIMLICO 2014 - Last Sat in April through 1st Sun in June |
| Days |
2013 |
|
Handle |
Races |
Field
Size |
vs. |
Days |
2014 |
|
Handle |
Races |
Field
Size |
Dollar
Change |
PCT
Change |
| 20 |
TOTALS |
|
128,978,632 |
204 |
1556 |
vs. |
20 |
TOTALS |
|
132,016,992 |
202 |
1573 |
+3,038,360 |
+2.36% |
| |
AVG/RACE |
|
632,248 |
|
7.63 |
vs. |
|
AVG/RACE |
|
653,549 |
|
7.79 |
+21,301 |
+3.37% |
|
* About the above numbers: The above numbers were compiled by horseplayers who spent volunteer man-hours combing through the charts hand keying pool amounts into a spreadsheet. If you notice an obvious mistake please let us know by email at: info @ hanaweb . org (remove the blank spaces first)
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WIN-PLACE-SHOW takeout at Churchill Downs was recently raised to 17.50%, an increase of 9.375% vs. last year's takeout of 16.00%.
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