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Nov 9, 2009 10:35 am US/Pacific

Struggling Economy Blamed For Santa Anita Declines

ARCADIA, Calif. (AP) ― Attendance was down 11 percent and on-track wagering declined 16 percent during Santa Anita's recently concluded 31-day Oak Tree meeting.

Track officials blamed the struggling local and national economy for the downturn in the meeting that ended Sunday. Wagering from all sources was down 15 percent.

The meeting ended on a high note with the two-day Breeders' Cup, which attracted 96,496 fans on Friday and Saturday — a 17 percent increase from a year ago when 82,578 attended the world championships at Santa Anita.

Friday's attendance of 37,651 was a 20 percent increase over last year's one-day crowd of 31,257.

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