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just saw this on drf:

The first twilight card held at Saratoga in the modern era was deemed a success after attendance and handle figures were both up compared to the last Friday of last year. Friday's card began at 3 p.m., two hours later than usual.

A crowd of 17,993 attended Friday's races, and the ontrack handle was $2,962,568. Last year, the final Friday crowd was 13,960 and the ontrack handle was $2,489,554. Last year's final Friday card had 10 races, although one was a steeplechase.

All-sources handle for Friday's card was $15,204,204 compared to $14,015,696 last year.

NYRA president and CEO Charlie Hayward said he was "very pleased" with the twilight card. While no decision has been made on running future twilight programs at Saratoga, it is likely that next year's final Friday program will be run at 3 p.m. Hayward said he wanted to meet with members of the Saratoga Chamber of Commerce and local business people before making that decision.

Hayward said operators of local restaurants and bars expressed concern about the late-starting card, because it would cost them business in the early evening.

"We agreed we'd meet sometime in late September or early October and get some kind of consensus," Hayward said