Excellent racing and good weather resulted in tremendous crowds on Good Friday at the three Arena Racing Company (ARC) courses.
The sold-out signs went up at both Lingfield Park after 10,000 racegoers came through the gates and at Bath which welcomed 10,500 racegoers.
Newcastle saw a crowd of 7,000. The total attendance at the ARC courses was 27,500 as against 17,500 in 2018.
Arena Racing Company’s (ARC) PR and Communications Manager Sam Cone reflected on a superb sixth running of the £1-million All-Weather Championships Finals Day.
Cone said: “We are absolutely delighted with how today has gone at Lingfield Park with 10,000 racegoers through the gates here which is a capacity crowd.
“Equally, we have had two amazing fixtures at Bath and Newcastle. Bath had 10,500 people, another sell-out attendance, whilst Newcastle had a crowd of 7,000 people witnessing a thrilling renewal of the £100,000 Burradon Stakes. We’re delighted to have 27,500 people across the ARC courses today.
“Matterhorn has been a fantastic performer all season in the All-Weather Championships and it was great to see him land the £200,000 Betway Easter Classic and also be crowned both the 2018-2019 AWC Winning Most Horse and the 2018-2019 AWC Horse Of The Year. Our congratulations go to Mark Johnston and all his team for those winning performances.”
Bookmakers came out on top at Lingfield Park on the £1-million All-Weather Championship Finals Day following the defeat of 1/3 favourite Wissahickon in the feature race on Good Friday, the £200,000 Betway Easter Classic.
Despite the electric victory of 8/13 shot Kachy in the six-furlong £150,000 Betway All-Weather Championship Sprint, Wissahickon’s second-placed finish to 9/2 chance Matterhorn in the 10-furlong event wrecked doubles for punters everywhere.
Similarly, French raider Amade was beaten at 4/6 in the Betway All-Weather Marathon, which further boosted bookmaker’s coffers.
Season six of the All-Weather Championships runs from Tuesday, October 23, 2018 and culminated with All-Weather Championships Finals Day on Good Friday, April 19, 2019, at Lingfield Park. The seven races on All-Weather Championships Finals Day are worth a total of £1 million.
