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Travers Brings in $63 Million and Barstool Sports Crew

Written by Jonathon Norcross on . Posted in Sports.

Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy and his co-hosts enjoy Shake Shack while broadcasting from the backyard of the Saratoga Race Course on Travers Stakes Day. Photo by Jonathon Norcross.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The 155th running of the Travers Stakes last Saturday at the Saratoga Race Course generated a record-setting $63 million all-sources wagering handle, and featured not one but two major sports broadcasters.

Both the usual Fox Sports crew, as well as Barstool Sports personalities such as Dave Portnoy, Jersey Jerry, and Elio Imbornone were on hand throughout the long day of racing. The Barstool crew had a broadcast booth set up in the backyard where they covered the races for nearly 7 hours.

While Portnoy and company discussed their wagers on air, more than 40,000 fans in attendance on Saturday bet $11.2 million at the track. The all-sources wagering handle of $63,023,405 broke the 2022 Travers Day record of $55,559,317, which was set in 2022.

The 2024 Saratoga summer meet will conclude on Monday, September 2.

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