Derby Day handle down 5%, 8% on race

[philcski]

http://therail.blogs.nytimes.com/200...g-declines/?hp

13 races versus 12, but I think that is actually a positive sign in this economy. Gambling in general is down over 20% so clearly people still wanted to bet this event rather than spend it elsewhere.

Personally, my handle was down almost 95% year over year (not counting wagers I placed for others.) Not because I didn't want to, but because I didn't feel I had an edge this year on most of the races and didn't have my normal bankroll, either. What did everyone else do? More? Less? about the same?