Double digit increases at Fraser Downs

 Surrey, BC – Fraser Downs is thrilled to announce the results of the Winter/Spring harness racing meet that concluded on May 3 with another year of double digit increases in wagering.

This year’s meet witnessed an impressive 18% increase in the amount wagered per program. Despite hosting two fewer programs compared to last year, the total wagering for the meet reached $6.97 million, marking an increase of $613,000 and a 9.7% boost in overall wagering for the first half of the 2024 harness meet.  The months of March, April, and May saw record wagering.

Driver Kelly Hoerdt led the meet in wins with an impressive 30% win percentage, while Scott Knight was a strong second with 24%.  Scott solidly led the pack in money earned with some impressive performances this year.

Reflecting on the year so far, Dawn Lupul, Manager of Racing and Communications, shared, “We’ve had a lot of fun with the Fraser program this year. There has been great support from the race office and our horsepeople to deliver the competitive racing while we continue to focus on the horseplayer.  The response has been fantastic, and we are very encouraged and thankful for the progress.”

Fraser offers some of the lowest takeouts in harness racing with the Win, Place, Show, Double, Hi-5, Pick 3 and Pick 4 all at only 15%.  The programs offer an early and late Pick 4, two Classic Hi-5s with a 100% carryover and now an early and late Double with a unique $2 minimum bet.

As the Winter/Spring racing meet of 2024 on the 5/8ths oval concludes on a high note, the track will now be preparing for the return of racing on September 12 at 7 pm Pacific / 10 pm Eastern and building on the momentum.

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by Greg Douglas, for Fraser Downs