All-sources handle for the 10-race program on the first day of the 40th Breeders' Cup World Championships November 3 at Santa Anita Park was US$61,747,341, the third consecutive year the Friday handle has topped US$60 million.
The Future Stars Friday card featured five Breeders' Cup races for 2-year-old horses, the sixth consecutive year the Breeders' Cup has carded all of the juvenile races on the same day since the event expanded to its two-day format in 2007.
Friday's on-track attendance was 43,377. On-track handle was US$6,541,751.