Del Mar Racetrack will open the gates for the venue's 75th anniversary season today, and Opening Day attendance has increased at the track for the last seven seasons. Last year saw an all-time record of 46,588 patrons on Opening Day, the third straight year an opening-day record had been set. For the 37 days of racing last summer, the track averaged 17,844 fans, down slightly from 17,906 in '10, but still marking the second-best figure since the late '80s. The charts below list a trend for opening day attendance at Del Mar, as well a trend for attendance over the complete summer meet (THE DAILY).
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DEL MAR OPENING-DAY ATTENDANCE TREND
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YEAR
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ATTENDANCE
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'11
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46,588
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'10
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45,309
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'09
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44,907
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'08
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43,459
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'07
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42,842
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'06
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42,005
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'05
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40,046
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'04
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39,346
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DEL MAR ATTENDANCE TREND OVER LAST 25 YEARS
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YEAR
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DAYS
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TOTAL ATTENDANCE
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AVG.
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'11
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37
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660,245
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17,844
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'10
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37
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662,521
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17,906
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'09
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37
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635,679
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17,181
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'08
|
43
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688,097
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16,002
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'07
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43
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718,923
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16,719
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'06
|
43
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716,293
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16,658
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'05
|
43
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731,287
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17,007
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'04
|
43
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733,237
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17,052
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'03
|
43
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725,922
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16,882
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'02
|
43
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667,280
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15,518
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'01
|
43
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664,594
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15,456
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'00
|
43
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612,818
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14,252
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'99
|
42
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628,856
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14,973
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'98
|
43
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625,051
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14,536
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'97
|
43
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633,494
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14,732
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'96
|
43
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636,993
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14,814
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'95
|
43
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653,028
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15,187
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|
'94
|
43
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688,368
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16,009
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'93
|
43
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632,435
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14,708
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'92
|
43
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644,933
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14,998
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'91
|
43
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695,188
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16,167
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'90
|
43
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709,760
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16,506
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'89
|
43
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701,321
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16,310
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'88
|
43
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682,512
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15,872
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'87
|
43
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846,495
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19,686
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