Canterbury Park ended its 65-day season Thursday with a big jump in total handle compared to last year's pandemic-shortened meet. With 12 more days of racing, expanded spectator capacity and another increase in out-of-state wagering, the track far surpassed the Canterbury Park record for total handle set last year.
2020 totals
Race days: 53
Total handle: $68,388,504
Daily average total handle: $1,290,349
Daily avg. on-track: $69,636
Daily avg. out-of-state: $1,220,713
Total races: 499
Avg. daily purses: $196,758
Field size per race: 7.25
2021 totals
Race days: 65 (22.6% increase from 2020)
Total handle: $90,888,787 (32.9%)
Daily average total handle: $1,398,289 (8.4%)
Daily avg. on-track: $130,304 (87.1%)
Daily avg. out-of-state: $1,267,985 (3.9%)
Total races: 615 (23.2%)
Avg. daily purses: $239,365 (21.7%)
Field size per race: 7.27 (0.3%)
