Strong Start to Gold Rush Weekend

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Golden Gate Fields' inaugural Gold Rush Weekend proved popular during its opening card Saturday, generating all-sources pari-mutuel handle of $8.1 million. Wagering on Golden Gate races totaled $7.3 million–easily exceeding the $2.7 million which was bet a year ago on San Francisco Mile Day and was also higher than the $2.6 million bet on the corresponding date a year ago this month. Saturday's on-track handle of $609,478 was up nearly 50% over the $406,653 wagered a year ago. Wagering on the day's featured GIII San Francisco Mile was $1,063,477.

“We are ecstatic with how things went on Saturday,” said Golden Gate Fields Vice President and General Manager David Duggan. “This was a day to celebrate horse racing in California and at Golden Gate Fields. We are extremely appreciative of all the shippers who sent horses here for our Saturday races and the many horsemen also traveling here for the day. A special thanks goes out to all of the horseplayers, fans, horsemen, our equine athletes and the dedicated, hard-working staff here at Golden Gate.”

The Stronach Group's Vice President of Racing P.J. Campo added, “Our goal was to make Gold Rush Weekend a staple on the Golden Gate Fields racing calendar and a day that fans would concentrate on. It was a massive success and with that said, we are obviously extremely pleased with how the inaugural Gold Rush Weekend started on Saturday. The Stronach Group is very excited about Gold Rush Weekend moving forward and we will only look to improve our product.”

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