From Santa Anita Publicity
ARCADIA, Calif. (Jan. 17, 2021) — With all-sources pari-mutuel handle topping $17.2 million, Saturday’s California Cup Day at Santa Anita was a rousing success both in terms of money bet and an outstanding 10-race card of statebred racing.
“We were very pleased with field size and the tremendous response from our fans, nationwide,” said Nate Newby, Santa Anita Senior Vice President and General Manager. “We averaged 8.1 horses per race and it was great to see so many familiar faces, older horses, geldings and fillies and mares.
“I think that underscores the tremendous horsemanship we continue to see here in California and our fans love it, because they get familiar with these horses and they truly look forward to watching them run and betting on them. On the business side, our overall handle of $17.2 million was the best Cal Cup Day we’ve had since 2007, so that’s very encouraging. We want to sincerely thank all of our owners and trainers for helping to make this happen and hopefully, it provides encouragement as well to our breeders, statewide.”