Gulfstream reports record handle for spring meet

Gulfstream Park reported that it set records for average and total handle at its spring meeting, which began April 4 and concluded Saturday with the Summit of Speed card.

Gulfstream reported total handle for the spring meet was $334 million, up $22 million over 2017 despite six fewer days of racing. Total handle during the spring meet has climbed approximately $88 million since 2015, the track said.

Average daily handle topped $6.3 million, up about $1 million from 2017 and $2.1 million since 2015.

“We’re building a strong, year-round program with quality racing and full fields, and fans and horsemen are supporting our program,” Bill Badgett, general manager of Gulfstream, said in a release.