Record-Setting Haskell Day, Uptick in Attendance as Monmouth Closes Out 2025 Racing Season

Monmouth Park reports 14% drop in average handle this year

Monmouth Park experienced a 14% decline in average daily handle for its 2025 meet, its first drop since the COVID season in 2020. All-sources betting for the 49-day meet that ended Sunday averaged $3,641,403, down from the $4,251,965 for the 50-day season in 2024. Average daily on-track handle was $341,340, a 3% drop from last year. Click here for Monmouth Park entries and results. With one day canceled because of weather, Monmouth Park conducte…

Record-Setting Haskell Day, Uptick in Attendance as Monmouth Closes Out 2025 Racing Season

Monmouth Park registered records for this season's NYRA Bets Haskell Stakes and Mother's Day card during the 49-day meet, the track's 80th season, which concluded on Sunday. The crowd of 41,876 for the $1-million, Grade 1 NYRA Bets Haskell on July 19 was the largest since 2015 and produced a record total handle for a non-Breeders' Cup event of $21,999,962. It marked the third straight year that a total handle record was set on Haskell Day. The M…