Oak Grove Crushes Handle Record
Gamblers showed up with incredible enthusiasm for the blockbuster day of stakes racing at Oak Grove on Monday, which featured just over $600,000 in purses. The 15-race card easily became the biggest betting day in the six-year history of the track with $873,180.47 wagered, besting the previous handle record from last year of $582,666.19 by 50 percent. With the seven-figure milestone one day in sight for the budding track in Southwest Kentucky, Oak Grove wishes to thank all of the drivers, trainers, owners, bettors and the entire Oak Grove racing and broadcasting team who have been instrumental in the track’s stellar growth over just six years and continue to share a belief and vision in the ever-improving racing product at Oak Grove.
