New Posts For Thread: Attendances boom over Christmas and new yearhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31789001/attendances-boom-over-christmas-and-new-yeart is official. Data released on Friday showed that racecourse attendances really did boom over Christmas and the new year.Many tracks reported big crowds over the festive period, with a huge 38,374 people at Cheltenham on January 1 – 10,000 more thThe secret for the Cheltenham new years day meeting is a holiday the day after so when it falls on Friday - Sunday everyone obviously has next day off,not so busy when everyone back to work the next day,also much easier travelling home toohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31789001/attendances-boom-over-christmas-and-new-year?post_id=562874337#562874337The secret for the Cheltenham new years day meeting is a holiday the day after so when it falls on Friday - Sunday everyone obviously has next day off,not so busy when everyone back to work the next day,also much easier travelling home tooTue, 17 Jan 2023 09:26:17 -0600Plenty of NH racing fans in Gloucestershire and the south west area but not many left in London? I suppose that a lot of people might be making a decision to go back racing for the first time since Covid19 or some are going for the first time.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31789001/attendances-boom-over-christmas-and-new-year?post_id=562872063#562872063Plenty of NH racing fans in Gloucestershire and the south west area but not many left in London? I suppose that a lot of people might be making a decision to go back racing for the first time since Covid19 or some are going for the first time.Mon, 16 Jan 2023 12:55:44 -0600You're right, the Cheltenham figure is amazing and as you suggest, the best ever away from the Festival, at least in the years since 1989 covered in the Levy Board stats. It's been similar in the past, that when Jan 1st falls on a Sunday, they've hadhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31789001/attendances-boom-over-christmas-and-new-year?post_id=562872001#562872001You're right, the Cheltenham figure is amazing and as you suggest, the best ever away from the Festival, at least in the years since 1989 covered in the Levy Board stats. It's been similar in the past, that when Jan 1st falls on a Sunday, they've hadMon, 16 Jan 2023 12:43:29 -0600That's right Anorak but Cheltenham New Year's Day (I know not necessarily a big meet) had over 38,000 which is probably their biggest ever attendance outside of the festival. I know one swallow doesn't make a summer but their might be an argument tohttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31789001/attendances-boom-over-christmas-and-new-year?post_id=562871613#562871613That's right Anorak but Cheltenham New Year's Day (I know not necessarily a big meet) had over 38,000 which is probably their biggest ever attendance outside of the festival. I know one swallow doesn't make a summer but their might be an argument toMon, 16 Jan 2023 10:35:35 -0600Well it wasn't the big event that pushed up the figures on Boxing Day, as Kempton reported a crowd of 11,300, a long way down on the 20k+ that used to attend and even the 17k that were there in 2019.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31789001/attendances-boom-over-christmas-and-new-year?post_id=562871373#562871373Well it wasn't the big event that pushed up the figures on Boxing Day, as Kempton reported a crowd of 11,300, a long way down on the 20k+ that used to attend and even the 17k that were there in 2019.Mon, 16 Jan 2023 09:21:03 -0600Its really good news. Lets hope attendances haven't become polarised to just the bug events and bank holidays.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31789001/attendances-boom-over-christmas-and-new-year?post_id=562871219#562871219Its really good news. Lets hope attendances haven't become polarised to just the bug events and bank holidays.Mon, 16 Jan 2023 08:02:01 -0600Weather was good with no chance of meetings being called off late. People knew for a week racing would go ahead. Able to plan.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31789001/attendances-boom-over-christmas-and-new-year?post_id=562871135#562871135Weather was good with no chance of meetings being called off late. People knew for a week racing would go ahead. Able to plan.Mon, 16 Jan 2023 07:28:52 -0600t is official. Data released on Friday showed that racecourse attendances really did boom over Christmas and the new year.Many tracks reported big crowds over the festive period, with a huge 38,374 people at Cheltenham on January 1 – 10,000 more thhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31789001/attendances-boom-over-christmas-and-new-year?post_id=562870859#562870859t is official. Data released on Friday showed that racecourse attendances really did boom over Christmas and the new year.Many tracks reported big crowds over the festive period, with a huge 38,374 people at Cheltenham on January 1 – 10,000 more thMon, 16 Jan 2023 05:06:35 -0600