Looking for some information

[SpenceCC]

If possible, can someone please post in this thread some data from the 2011 Hollywood Park Autumn met.

I'm looking for the following information:

November 11, 2011
- On Track Attendance
- Total Handle

November 18, 2011
- On Track Attendance
- Total Handle

[Southieboy]

November 11, 2011
- On Track Attendance - 5,151
- Total Handle - $4.632 Million

November 18, 2011
- On Track Attendance - 13,143
- Total Handle - $5.332 Million

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November 9, 2012
- On Track Attendance - 1,648
- Total Handle - $5.703 Million

[MaryS]

November 11, 2011
- On Track Attendance - 5,151
- Total Handle - $4.632 Million
...

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November 9, 2012
- On Track Attendance - 1,648
- Total Handle - $5.703 Million

Attendance down by 68%
Handle up by 23%
???

[Pooch]

Less is more.

[SpenceCC]

November 11, 2011
- On Track Attendance - 5,151
- Total Handle - $4.632 Million

November 18, 2011
- On Track Attendance - 13,143
- Total Handle - $5.332 Million

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November 9, 2012
- On Track Attendance - 1,648
- Total Handle - $5.703 Million

November 16, 2012
- On Track Attendance - 2012
- Total Handle - $5,521 million


I throw in an excuse for November 11, 2011 because there rain all day and most of the evening.

So let's analyze.

Moving from night time to day time, there is a SLIGHT increase in the handle.
2011 - $5.332 million
2012 - $5.521 million

a 3.5% INCREASE!?

Now let's talk about the attendance.

- a 68% decrease from the attendance with BAD weather of WEEK 1 2011, compared to GOOD weather WEEK 1 2012

- a 85% decrease with GOOD weather from the attendance of 2011 to 2012



The handle is basically the same
The attendance is on average 75% WORSE
Concessions take a HUGE HIT

So in the end, what made more money for the track FRIDAY DAY or FRIDAY NIGHT?

FRIDAY NIGHT wins 76.3% of the time with a +5% error for concessions.

As almost everyone here knows, I am a huge support for the Friday Night racing at Hollywood Park.
I was sad to see that BHP choose to not do night time racing.

But, NUMBERS NEVER LIE. And due to the numbers, BHP made a bad decision.

This of course IS ALL BASED ON THE NUMBERS with a level playing field.
Basically, LOGIC, not emotion.