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Breeders' Cup Sets Multiple Attendance Records At Santa Anita

The Breeders' Cup posted a two-day attendance of 118,484 at Santa Anita Park, the highest in the event's history. A crowd of 72,811 was on hand at the L.A.-area track yesterday, the highest single-day attendance since the event went to a two-day format in '07. A crowd of 72,730 attended Saturday races in '10 at Churchill Downs, where Zenyatta was competing in the final race of her career. The 118,484 figure is up 25.5% over two-day attendance of 94,652 at Keeneland last year and up 20.5% over crowds of 98,319 when the Breeders' Cup was held at Santa Anita in '14. The two-day figure is 3.5% higher than the 114,353 in '10.

A total of $159,991,803 was wagered on the Breeders' Cup races over the two days, an increase of 6.25% over $150,574,656 wagered in '15. But total wagering was down 10.5% from the $173,857,697 wagered in '10.

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