Cal Cup Handle Jumps

ARCADIA, Calif. (Nov. 4, 2007) – Total handle for Saturday’s California Cup XVIII was $16,852,200, up 14 percent from last year’s Cal Cup and the highest total since 2002.

On-track attendance was 25,763, up slightly from 25,436 last year, while on-track handle was $3,778,739, down from last year’s total of $3,992,570, and off-track handle of $3,788,174 was down from last year’s total of $3,868,237.

The big increase came from out-of-state wagering, which was $9,285,286, compared to $6,931,550 last year, an increase of 34 percent.

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