Gulfstream Park Racino Helps Increase Purses for 2007 Race Meet

Check this out. Greg Melikov reported that because of high turnout from Gulfstream Park's racino slot machines, the purses for the 2007 Race Meet will increase at 18% from last year:

"One significant development that benefits racing: Purse money, thanks to newly-installed Las Vegas casino-type video slots on Nov. 15, will be hiked before opening day Jan. 3.

Overnight purses go up about 18 percent across the board from last year, announced Kent Stirling, executive director of the Florida Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association, and remain uniform throughout the meeting that ends April 23."

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