The United States Trotting Association released on Thursday the year-end, national handle totals for pari-mutuel wagering in the United States and Canada on live U.S. harness racing as well as for U.S. purse distribution, race days and races in 2012.
Total handle on U.S. harness racing in 2012 was $1,465,008,667 for 4,004 race days, an average of $365,886 per race day.
In 2012, there were a total of 46,771 races that awarded purse money. Of those, 40,501 races took pari-mutuel wagering and had an average handle of $36,172 per race. The 6,270 races that didn't accept wagering were comprised of non-wagering county fair races as well as pari-mutuel races contested for purse only.
During the year, purses distributed on the 46,771 total races was $405,567,739, for an average of $8,761 per race, while the average purse for each of the 40,501 pari-mutuel races was $9,260. (HRC)
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