Calder Concludes 2005 Season with Declines in Attendance, Handle.MIAMI Miami, cities, United States Miami (mīăm`ē, –ə). 1 City (1990 pop. 358,548), seat of Dade co., SE Fla., on Biscayne Bay at the mouth of the Miami River; inc. 1896. GARDENS, Fla. -- Calder Race Course Calder Race Course is a horse racetrack in Miami Gardens, Florida in the United States. History In the mid-1960's, real estate developer Stephen A. Calder envisioned summertime racing in Florida; in 1965, on the advice of Mr. ended its 120-day Calder meet on Sunday, Oct. 16, and started its 59-day Tropical at Calder season on Monday. Overall, the meet showed declines in attendance and wagering wa·ger n. 1. a. An agreement under which each bettor pledges a certain amount to the other depending on the outcome of an unsettled matter. b. A matter bet on; a gamble. 2. from a year ago, but once again, hurricane season Hurricane season refers to a period in a year when hurricanes usually form. For more information see: Tropical cyclone#Times of formation. For a lists of past seasons, see:
Two major storms had a direct impact on live racing at Calder in 2005. Hurricane Dennis This article is about the Atlantic hurricane of 2005. For other storms of the same name, see Hurricane Dennis (disambiguation). Hurricane Dennis was an early-forming major hurricane in the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico during the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season. and its related storms forced Calder to postpone its historically largest handle day, the Summit of Speed, from Saturday, July 9 to Sunday, July 10. Total handle on the card of sprint racing was $7,020,071 compared to $10,843,994 - the all-time combined mutuel handle record at Calder - in 2004. The track lost another live racing day on Friday, Aug. 26, due to Hurricane Katrina  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. , which swept through the region before going on to
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"The hurricane season has been overly active, and we have had some difficult decisions to make, but we know we made the right decisions. Rescheduling the Summit of Speed was one of them. Under the circumstances, we did rather well and were lucky to put on the event only a day after a hurricane had passed by. We still consider ourselves fortunate, compared to the rest of the state (referring to storm damage in parts of Florida)." On-track attendance for the 120 live days totaled 509,958, as compared to 544,745 for the 123 live days in 2004. The 2005 daily average attendance of 4,250 showed a 4.05-percent decrease from last year's daily average of 4,429. Calder's special event days, however, continued to attract above average crowds and higher wagering. The special event days included the Summit of Speed, Juvenile Showcase and Festival of the Sun. Calder also introduced the Festival of the Sun Preview in 2005, which was held three weeks prior to the track's signature event. (See below for attendance and handle figures.) In summary, daily average on-track handle on the live product was $361,489, down 6.27 percent from last year; daily average combined ITW ITW In The Wild (informatics, antivirus research) ITW Information Theory Workshop (IEEE) ITW Into Thy Word (religion) ITW Into the Woods (inter-track wagering) and ISW ISW Institut für Steuerungstechnik der Werkzeugmaschinen und Fertigungseinrichtungen (Institute for Control Engineering of Machine Tools and Manufacturing Units, University of Stuttgart, Germany) ISW Information Survivability Workshop (inter-state wagering) was $2,409,064, down 8.46 percent; and the combined daily average handle was $2,770,554, down 8.18 percent from the 2004 meet. The daily average of total handle (all sources on all days, including simulcasting figures) was $3,392,815, down 4.41 percent from 2004. The average number of runners per race for the 2005 meet was 7.62 compared to 7.81 in 2004, a difference of -2.35 percent. Meanwhile, the average for daily purses was $210,000 in 2005 compared to $213,000 last year. The 2005 Calder meet was highlighted by a number of impressive individual accomplishments, including jockey Eddie Castro Eddie Castro (born April 10, 1985) is a Panamanian-born jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. He grew up on a produce farm in Panama where he learned to ride saddle horses. winning a record nine races in one day to set a North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. record, and later breaking the record for most victories in a single Calder season (193 set in 1979 by Walter Guerra). Jockey Manoel Cruz, second in the final standings, also broke the latter record and rode the most stakes winners of the meet, 11 in all. Capturing meet-end honors were trainer Tim Ritvo, who took home his first title with 45 wins, and jockey Eddie Castro, who scored 218 victories. Steve Dwoskin and Michael Sherman tied in the owner standings with 22 wins each. The 59-day Tropical meet began today and concludes on Jan. 2, 2006. The season features popular events such as The Florida Million, three Grand Slam grand slam n. 1. The winning of all the tricks during the play of one hand in bridge and other whist-derived card games. 2. Sports The winning of all the major or specified events, especially on a professional circuit. days, and a handicapping contest that serves as a qualifying round for the DRF/NTRA National Handicapping Championship. Simulcast wagering on the Breeders' Cup The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I thoroughbred horse races operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982 by a consortium of North American racing organizations, led by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. World Thoroughbred Thoroughbred Light breed of racing and jumping horse descended from three desert stallions brought to England between 1689 and 1724. Thoroughbreds have a delicate head, slim body, broad chest, and short back. Most are bay, chestnut, brown, black, or gray. Championships, live from Belmont Park Noun 1. Belmont Park - a racetrack for thoroughbred racing in Elmont on Long Island; site of the Belmont Stakes Belmont Elmont - a town on Long Island in New York; site of Belmont Park , will also be offered on Saturday, Oct. 29. 2005 Calder Special Events Recap Summit of Speed (rescheduled to July 10) Attendance: 8,068 Combined handle: $7,020,071 Juvenile Showcase (Sept. 3) Attendance: 6,182 Combined handle: $5,160,333 Festival of the Sun Preview (Sept. 24) Attendance: 6,459 Combined handle: $4,258,458 Festival of the Sun (Oct. 15) Attendance: 11,567 Combined handle: $5,849,452 Calder Race Course, located on South Florida's Miami-Dade / Broward county line, offers Thoroughbred horse Thoroughbred horse, breed of light horse more properly known as the English running horse. As its name implies, it was the first pedigreed, or "thoroughbred" horse. racing and wholecard simulcasting during two consecutive meets. The track is home of the Summit of Speed, Festival of the Sun, Florida Million and Grand Slam series of events. A wholly owned property of Churchill Downs Incorporated Churchill Downs Incorporated (NASDAQ: CHDN) is the parent company of Churchill Downs. The company owns several other thoroughbred and standardbred racetracks. History (Nasdaq: CHDN), Calder also operates the Tropical at Calder Meet. In 2005, the Calder Meet runs from April 25 through Oct. 16 and the Tropical at Calder Meet runs from Oct. 17 through Jan. 2, 2006. Information about Calder Race Course can be found on the Internet at www.calderracecourse.com.
2005 CALDER MEET VS. 2004 CALDER MEET - COMPARATIVE DATA
April 25 - Oct. 16, 2005
Total on-track attendance (does not include simulcast-only days or
evening attendance)
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Avg. +/- %
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2005: 509,958 (120 days) avg. 4,250 -4.05%
2004: 544,745 (123 days) avg. 4,429
Total on-track handle (Calder program only, no full card simulcasting)
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Avg. +/- %
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2005: $43,378,733 avg. $361,489 -6.27%
2004: $47,437,626 avg. $385,672
Total ITW + ISW handle (Calder program only, no full card
simulcasting)
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Avg. +/- %
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2005: $289,087,720 avg. $2,409,064 -8.46%
2004: $323,707,539 avg. $2,631,769
Total combined handle (On-track + ITW + ISW, no full card
simulcasting)
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Avg. +/- %
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2005: $332,466,453 avg. $2,770,554 -8.18%
2004: $371,145,165 avg. $3,017,440
2005 Calder Meet Leaders
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-- Trainer - Tim Ritvo, 45 winners
-- Jockey - Eddie Castro, 218 winners
-- Owner - Steve Dwoskin and Michael Sherman (tie), 22 winners
each
Notes: Calder cancelled live racing on Saturday, July 9 (Summit of Speed) due to Hurricane Dennis-related storms. The Summit of Speed was held the next day, Sunday, July 10. The track also lost a live racing day on Friday, Aug. 26 due to Hurricane Katrina. The two live racing days were not made up. The meet originally was to have 122 live racing days, but instead had 120. |
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