Lone Star Park Concludes with On-Track Handle, Daily Average Up

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Lone Star Park wrapped up its 29th Spring Thoroughbred Racing season Sunday, July 13, handling a daily average of $247,453 in Live On-Track handle and a daily average of $162,976 in export handle over the 41-day meet, which were both increases over 2024 figures by 2% and 5% respectively. Attendance for the meet increased 7% over 2024.

Jockey Ramon Vazquez ended the meet with 55 wins, taking the leading jockey title for the second time after having won the 2020 title with 58 races. Among his biggest wins, the veteran won this year's GIII Steve Sexton Mile aboard Komorebino Omoide (Jpn).

The meet ended with End Zone Athletics being named leading owner for the fifth consecutive year at Lone Star Park. Garnering 22 wins, End Zone Athletics collected its ninth time that End Zone Athletics has been the leading owner, surpassing Tom Durant's eight titles.

The title for leading trainer went down to the wire and it was Lone Star Park's all-time leading trainer, Steve Asmussen, who edged Abel Ramirez-Rodriguez with 33 wins. Asmussen clinched the training title after MSW Noem Beach, with Erik Asmussen aboard, won Sunday's seventh race. This is the 18th time that Asmussen has been honored as the meet's leading trainer.

Among this season's highlights, Lone Star's Million Day on Memorial Day generated the highest on-track handle of the meet with $788,805 wagered from 5,521 fans on a rainy day. The day that generated the highest export handle was the June 28 Summer Turf Festival card, generating $343,964 off track. The July 4 Lone Stars & Stripes Fireworks Festival drew a season topping 11,913 fans to the Grand Prairie oval.

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