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His point is that harness racing is thriving on Hambo Day. The rest of the year when handle is down doesn't count.

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The 8.2 increase in on track handle is very telling.

HAMBO HANDLE JUST SHY OF $7.5 MILLION AT BIG M
Saturday, August 2, 2025

Total handle on the 16-race Hambletonian Day card Saturday at The Meadowlands totaled $7,464,087, up slightly over 2024, when $7.427 million was pushed through the windows in North America.

“And after the foreign entities are added to the total, our Hambletonian Day handle figures to be in excess of $8 million for a fourth straight year,” said Big M Chief Operating Officer and General Manager Jason Settlemoir.

A crowd of 17,696 jammed into the mile oval as on-track betting totaled $851,826, an increase over last year of 8.2 percent.

“Great weather and the usual great Hambletonian Day card led to a big day of wagering on-site,” said Settlemoir. “We appreciate our faithful fans, and, of course our horsemen and staff for putting on another great show.”

Wagering on the Hambletonian itself saw a slight increase as well, as $1,172,046 was wagered on the 100th edition of America’s Trotting Classic, an uptick of 5 percent over 2024.

     Is it my imagination or do all horsemen  kind of all the same
          They can tell who won the 13th race at northfield but they really don’t know anything that goes on in the rest of the world
        Women are kind of all the same
       Seems like at most tracks a lot of people are related in one way or another