Breeders Cup attendance and ratings up! Because of Zenyatta!

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Originally Posted by Slewbopper

So ticket sales for Churchill's first two day BC were 114,000. I wonder if the BC lost money agin.

The final hour of the telecast was up almost 200% from last year and was the highest viewed BC since the 80s. The one time TV viewers probably did nothing for handle but at least people watched. It was because of Zenyatta and probably the 60 minutes segment. Those who do not watch 60 minutes still don't know who she is and the ratings will go back to being abysmal again next year

Lots of people still claim she was bad for the sport.

Some are claiming the rise was cause it was on dirt.