Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted November 9, 2021 Journalists Share Posted November 9, 2021 Turnover on yesterday’s New Zealand Cup meeting topped $5m, but it was still well short of last year’s total. Covid restrictions meant there were only around one thousand people on-course for harness racing’s biggest day and the effect on turnover was obvious. Last year on-course turnover was over $740,000, yesterday it was $62,691. Overall turnover for the day was just over $5.3m with off-course turnover accounting for $2,849,988 and fixed odds betting at $2,474,069. In 2020 off-course turnover was $3,205,363 and fixed odds $2,594,709. Yesterday’s total of $5,386,748 compared to the previous year’s $6,542,513. The biggest turnover of the day was, as expected, on the IRT New Zealand Cup with $1,311,750 with the last race of the day next best with $505,869. The rest of the races turned over between $288,581 and $399,680. “We are happy with yesterday’s result,” says Harness Racing New Zealand’s General Manager – Racing Catherine McDonald, “no public on course was always going to have its effect, and we were also impacted by Covid restrictions around the country.” “It was a strange but enjoyable day on course with very few people there but Addington Raceway did a fantastic job and we feel the day was a success.” View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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