It opens its doors more than 300 days a year. But for the Maryland Jockey Club, there's really only one day that matters. And it's tomorrow.
The big race's contributions to the Maryland Jockey Club:
Revenue source .............. Preakness Day '96 .. All of 1996
Betting in Md. on Md. races .... $6.7 million .... $169.5 million
Admissions revenue ............. $1.49 million ... $7.2 million
Parking revenue ................ $63,154 ......... $729,927
Program sales .................. $60,402 ......... $2.3 million
Television, sponsorships, misc.. $3.5 million .... $9.9 million
APretax operating profit ........ $4.2 million .... $4.4 million
Source: Estimates by the Maryland Jockey Club
Pub Date: 5/16/97
