The Ebor Festival at York Racecourse has reported a total of £93.2m ($110m) bet into World Pool across the opening three days, as gross turnover for World Pool wagers saw a 38% increase year-on-year.
William Derby, Chief Executive of York Racecourse, commented: “After what has been another world-class Ebor Festival, we are delighted to see such significant interest and growth in World Pool over all the three racedays at York Racecourse.
“The combination of top-quality racing action, including the victory of the highest, rated racehorse in the world in the Juddmonte International, and strong field sizes of 266 runners across 21 races appears to have generated huge appeal with racing fans around the world.”
There are seven bet types in World Pool for 2022, including the Exacta and Treble for the first time.