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Saratoga posts big gains on opening day Attendance, on-track handle, and total handle all posted gains over 2010 totals as the 143rd Saratoga meeting opened Monday. Friday's attendance of 25,155 was up 8.5 percent from last year's rain-soaked 23,178. On-track handle for the 10-race Saratoga card totaled $3,551,745, a 13.4 percent increase over $3,130,756 on Opening Day 2010. Wagering at the downstate Belmont Café and Aqueduct Racetrack simulcast facilities was $407,383, resulting in a combined on-track handle of $3,959,128, up 18.5 percent from $3,341,842 last year. All-sources handle, which includes wagers on Saratoga races both on-track and from simulcast outlets nationwide, was $15,871,449, up 18.9 percent from $13,349,050 in 2010. "These handle increases of 13.4 percent on track and 18.9 percent all-sources are very encouraging, and we expect a big opening weekend here at Saratoga," NYRA President and CEO Charles Hayward.
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