Quote Originally Posted by Amlin View Post
I read on Twitter that Dan Mielicki said it was one of the biggest Country Cup crowds he had seen - whether he means this season or overall I don't know!. I tend to agree with you Kev. Tote figures will be interesting - if the crowd is up, they will be too. I will use that as a guide.
Unfortunately the on-course tote was down for the first two races - so the bookmaker would have done a roaring trade! But it will affect the on-course betting figures and that was very unfortunate.
I was there and there was a very, very good crowd and a great atmosphere.
Dan Mielicki was full of praise for the club.
After the cup the presentation was watched by a huge throng of people and the betting ring/bar was chockers from R1 to after the last.
The lawn area filled up for each race, but the bulk of the crowd was in the newly named Jim Barker Stand (immediately in front of the winning post).
And Restrepo's win has won harness racing some new fans. I was talking to people who were at the trots for the first time and they were simply awestruck with how he got the job done.