A record $2.94 million was wagered on the 2008 Kentucky Derby simulcast at New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority racetracks, Favorites at Woodbridge and New Jersey Account Wagering.
The $2,936,959 wagered represented a 7.2 percent increase over the 2007 record of $2,740,535. A total of $1,511,842 was bet at the Meadowlands, which drew a daytime simulcast crowd of 10,795. Another $697,640 was wagered at Monmouth Park. Favorites at Woodbridge, the NJSEA’s off-track wagering facility, handled $408,205 on its inaugural simulcast of the Kentucky Derby. A total of $319,272 was bet through New Jersey Account Wagering, $293,107 of which was via internet and $26,165 by phone. Both Favorites at Woodbridge and New Jersey Account Wagering were poised for record single-day handles. (Meadowlands)
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