With great weather and a national TV broadcast on FS2, the total handle for the evening was a disappointment compared to last year's event. A total of $5,136,129 was pushed through the windows last evening, compared to last year's total of $5.672,535, a drop of more than $535,00. "While we're happy that we topped $5 million in handle for the evening, we had to cancel show wagering on the Dancer Memorial because of the presence of Karl" said Big M Chief Operating Officer and General Manager Jason Settlemoir. "We just could not run the risk of a large minus pool as it could have cost us a lot of money."
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