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SAM HOUSTON POSTS
DOUBLE-DIGIT LIVE, EXPORT HANDLE INCREASES OVER 2011 Houston, TX - TTA - Feb. 12, 2012 - Double-digit handle increases have been recorded for both the live on-track product and the simulcast export signal for the first three weekends of Sam Houston's 2012 meet compared with the first three weekends of the 2011 season. And that is on top of double-digit increases posted on Friday and Saturday night cards last year compared with the average daily handle on comparable nights in 2010. Through 11 programs in 2012, handle on Sam Houston's live racing has been $1,473,495 with $13,812,331 bet on the live simulcast export product for a cumulative total of $15,285,826, an average of $1,389,620 per card. Due to one cancellation in 2011, there were 10 programs in the books for the first three weeks and on-track live handle amounted to $1,071,168, with $10,824,250 bet on the live simulcast export product for a cumulative total of $11,895,418, and an average of $1,189,541. To date, cumulative on and off-track handle on the live product is higher in total by $3,390,408 and on average by $200,080. Andrea Young, Sam Houston's president and CEO, commented, "When you believe something will be good for your business and then see it happen, you have to be happy. Posting double-digit increases year to year makes you feel we've made some good decisions." In addition to the handle increases, Young noted that purses are averaging $164,000 per day, higher than the $160,000 projected, and field size had grown 5% to 8.8 starters per race. | ||
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