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Attendance, wagering down at Hollywood Park
INGLEWOOD, Calif. —Attendance and wagering during Hollywood Park’s spring-summer meet dropped 10 percent each, extending a trend at many U.S. tracks as the economy continues to sputter.
Attendance during the 57-day meet that ended Sunday averaged 12,676, down 10.4 percent from the average of 14,149 during a 55-day meet last year.
The average wagering handle of $4,794,545 declined 10.6 percent from last year’s average of $5,365,293.
Track president Jack Liebau says officials are disappointed with the numbers, but they thought changing the purse structure to benefit lower level horses was a good idea.
Liebau says having a Thursday night card on July 1 was successful, and the track plans to continue experimenting with ways to attract more people.
Hollywood Park’s fall meeting opens on Nov. 4.
Its not like it used to be when I was a kid,when going to race track was one of the funnest things you could do.Then O.T.B.and online betting changed all that.
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