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Old 11-10-2010, 10:00 PM
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I have a question for those in attendance Friday and Saturday. Do the attendance figures seem legit? From everything I have heard, it was dead on Friday, so that number seems inflated.
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Old 11-10-2010, 10:06 PM
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What was the number for Fri? Attendance was pretty low...the weather or I should say temperature could've had something to do with it
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Old 11-10-2010, 10:23 PM
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if it's an increase from the last time CD held it, you might be on to something. if it's an increase over any track but CD, it's par for the course. CD always has higher #'s then when the bc is held elsewhere.
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Old 11-10-2010, 10:27 PM
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What was the number for Fri? Attendance was pretty low...the weather or I should say temperature could've had something to do with it
According to Churchill attendance was 41,614. I'm just skeptical by nature and everyone I have talked to says there is no way that many people were there. What Sightseek says makes some sense although at this point it seems possible the numbers, all of them might be fudged.
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Old 11-10-2010, 10:29 PM
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According to Churchill attendance was 41,614. I'm just skeptical by nature and everyone I have talked to says there is no way that many people were there. What Sightseek says makes some sense although at this point it seems possible the numbers, all of them might be fudged.
There was definitely not that many people there. Sightseek is probably right about how they came up with that number.
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Old 11-10-2010, 10:32 PM
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There was definitely not that many people there. Sightseek is probably right about how they came up with that number.
If you were there Saturday, did it seem like 72,739?
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Old 11-10-2010, 10:35 PM
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If you were there Saturday, did it seem like 72,739?
It was packed but obviously I'd really only be guessing at the exact total...but yeah that is probably a pretty close estimate. Attendance wise between Fri and Sat it was like night and day...that's why I doubt Fridays number.

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Old 11-10-2010, 10:49 PM
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If you were there Saturday, did it seem like 72,739?
or closer to 69,214?
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Old 11-11-2010, 05:02 AM
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I've been to every Oaks/Derby the last 10 years and have a pretty good feel for the building and how it is when full. Friday's crowd was shockingly sparse. Saturday was well attended, but the attendance numbers certainly were ticket sales figures.

As to the original point, the 60 Minutes story on Zenyatta undoubtedly drove TV viewership up, but Churchill always hosts the best attended Cups. Zenyatta wasn't as big a draw in person as she was in front of the box given the Saturday gate was basically at the average attendance of previous BC visits to the Ville:

1988: 71,237
1991: 66,204
1994: 71,671
1998: 80,452
2000: 76,043
2006: 75,132 (Avg. 73,456)
2010: 72,739
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Old 11-10-2010, 10:06 PM
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I have a question for those in attendance Friday and Saturday. Do the attendance figures seem legit? From everything I have heard, it was dead on Friday, so that number seems inflated.
I wonder if Friday's number includes ticket sales that were two day packages and the people did not attend?
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Old 11-12-2010, 12:42 PM
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I have a question for those in attendance Friday and Saturday. Do the attendance figures seem legit? From everything I have heard, it was dead on Friday, so that number seems inflated.
As you probably know CD is a huge facility. On most days people are out milling around but on Friday is was pretty cold with the wind whipping around. It was very crowded underneath and I was surprised when I spoke to my wife, who was at home watching, and she said it looked like there was not alot of people there.
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