How much can a horse race track make?

Question

How much can a horse race track make?

Answer 1

What a racetrack makes is based on handle (amount of bets it takes in).  Each track has its own take (the percentage of a betting pool that it keeps); for eample if the betting in the trifecta pool is $100,000.00 and the track has a 25% take it will keep $25,000.00 and distribute the other $75,000.00 to the bettors that hit the trifecta for the individual race.  North American takeout rates:

OVAL WPS EXACTA TRIFECTA SUPERFECTA DOUBLE PICK-3 PICK-4

ALB 19.0 22.0 25.0 25.0 19.0 25.0 25.0

AP 17.0 20.5 25.0 25.0 20.5 25.0 25.0

AQU 14.0 17.5 25.0 25.0 17.5 25.0 25.0

ARP 18.5 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 n/o

ASB 19.0 25.05 29.5 n/o 25.05 27.05 27.05

ATL 17.0 19.0 25.0 25.0 19.0 n/o n/o

BEL 14.0 17.5 25.0 25.0 17.5 25.0 25.0

BEU 18.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0

BM 15.43 20.68 20.68 20.68 20.68 20.68 20.68

BMF 16.77 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52

BOI 18.0 22.75 24.75 n/o 22.75 n/o n/o

BRD 18.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 n/o

CBY 17.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0

CD 16.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0

CNL 18.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0

CRC 18.0 20.0 27.0 27.0 20.0 24.0 24.0

CT 17.30 19.0 25.0 25.0 19.0 25.0 25.0

DED 17.0 20.5 25.0 25.0 20.5 25.0 25.0

DEL 17.0 19.0 25.0 25.0 19.0 25.0 n/o

DMR 15.43 20.68 20.68 20.68 20.68 20.68 20.68

ELP 17.5 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 4.0

EMD 16.1 22.1 22.1 22.1 22.1 22.1 22.1

EUR 18.0 22.0 22.0 n/o 22.0 n/o n/o

EVD 17.0 20.5 25.0 25.0 20.5 25.0 25.0

FE 16.95 22.9 22.9 n/o 22.9 22.9 22.9

FER 16.77 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52

FG 17.0 20.5 25.0 25.0 20.5 25.0 25.0

FL 18.0 20.0 25.0 25.0 20.0 25.0 25.0

FMT 18.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 20.0 n/o

FNO 16.77 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52

FON 15.0 23.0 23.0 n/o 23.0 23.0 23.0

FP 17.0 20.5 25.0 25.0 20.5 25.0 n/o

FPX 15.43 20.68 20.68 20.68 20.68 20.68 20.68

GF 20.0 25.0 n/a /n/a n/a n/a n/a

GG 15.43 20.68 20.68 20.68 20.68 20.68 20.68

GLD 17.0 20.5 20.5 20.5 20.5 25.0 n/o

GP 15.0 20.0 25.0 25.0 20.0 25.0 25.0

GRP 19.0 n/o 22.0 n/o 22.0 n/o n/o

HAW 17.0 20.5 25.0 25.0 20.5 25.0 25.0

HOL 15.43 20.68 20.68 20.68 20.68 20.68 20.68

HOO 18.5 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 n/o

HOU 18.0 21.0 25.0 25.0 21.0 12.0 25.0

HP 15.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 23.0 n/o

HST 15.0 23.8 26.8 26.8 23.8 26.8 26.8

KD 16.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0

KEE 16.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 19.0 17.0 17.0

LA 15.63 20.88 20.88 20.88 20.88 20.88 20.88

LAD 17.0 20.5 25.0 25.0 20.5 25.0 25.0

LRL 18.0 21.0 25.75 25.75 21.0 25.75 14.0

LS 18.0 21.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0

MD 17.0 27.8 30.0 n/o 27.8 30.0 30.0

MED 17.0 19.0 25.0 15.0 19.0 25.0 15.0

MNR 17.30 19.0 25.0 25.0 19.0 25.0 n/0

MTH 17.0 19.0 25.0 25.0 19.0 25.0 15.0

NP 16.4 24.0 24.8 24.8 24.8 24.8 24.8

OP 17.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0 21.0

PEN 17.0 22.0 31.0 31.0 20.0 26.0 28.0

PHA 17.0 20.0 30.0 30.0 20.0 26.0 n/o

PIM 18.0 21.0 25.75 25.75 21.0 25.75 14.0

PLN 16.77 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52

PM 18.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 n/o

PRM 16.0 19.0 22.0 n/o 19.0 22.0 n/o

RD 18.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 n/o

RET 18.0 21.0 25.0 25.0 21.0 12.0 25.0

RIL 20.0 22.0 26.0 n/o 22.0 26.0 n/o

RP 18.0 21.0 24.0 24.0 21.0 25.0 n/o

RUI 16.75 21.0 25.0 n/o 21.0 25.0 n/o

SA 15.43 20.68 20.68 20.68 20.68 20.68 20.68

SAC 16.77 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52

SAR 14.0 17.5 25.0 25.0 17.5 25.0 25.0

SOL 16.77 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52

SR 16.77 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52

SRP 19.0 22.0 25.0 25.0 22.0 25.0 n/o

STK 16.77 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52 21.52

STP 15.8 24.8 24.8 24.8 24.8 24.8 24.8

SUF 19.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 26.0 n/o

SUN 19.0 22.0 25.0 25.0 22.0 25.0 n/o

TAM 18.0 21.5 25.9 25.9 20.0 25.0 25.0

TDN 18.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 22.0 n/o

TIM 18.0 21.0 25.75 25.75 21.0 25.75 n/o

TP 17.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5 22.5

TUP 20.0 21.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 25.0 n/o

WDS 18.0 22.0 22.0 n/o 22.0 n/o n/o

WO 16.9 20.5 26.4 26.4 20.5 26.4 14.75

WRD 18.0 20.0 25.0 n/o 20.0 25.0 n/o

YAV 18.5 22.5 22.5 n/o 22.5 22.5 n/o

OVAL WPS EX TRI SF DD P3 P4

Answer 2

depends

Answer 3

i would love to get just the beer money!!!!

Answer 4

That's a tough question, location is going to play a huge part in how much money a track generates. Also acquiring the privilege of carrying other tracks signals for OTB ( off track betting), can and does generate income for the track.

If you put a race track in a place where there is little interest in racing, you are digging a hole where you will be throwing good money in after bad...LOL!

Answer 5

It varies hugely.  Most often it depends on the standard of racing being run, eg a mid-week meeting at Wolverhampton will be lucky to make a few thousand on gate receipts. whereas Newmarket on Guineas day will probably make hundreds of thousands on gate receipts alone.

Don't forget that many American tracks now have slot machines to rake in more cash.