"The numbers are in. Saratoga Race Course broke the one million attendance mark during its 40-day meet for the sixth consecutive summer, according to the New York Racing Association.
“This is a community built on people gathering together,” Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce President Todd Shimkus said. “They couldn’t do it for 18 months. As soon as they were allowed, they came back.”
It’s a crowd that business owners around downtown were betting on.
Mare Barker, one of the owners of Impressions of Saratoga, said, "For our business, this is our Christmas.”
Racing fans bet a record-breaking handle of more than $800 million — a 15.6% increase over the prior record of $705,343,949 set in 2019 — and did not shy away from shopping, according to business owners."
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