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Business Wire
18-06-2025
- Sport
- Business Wire
NTL Again Sets Record, With 6,000 Attendees And 65% Jump In Betting at Philadelphia Cup Event at Parx
BENSALEM, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The National Thoroughbred League (NTL) continued its record-breaking 2025 campaign with Sunday's Philadelphia Cup at Parx Racing, drawing more than 6,000 fans, an NTL record, and generating a $1.55 daily million handle—a 65% increase over last year's Father's Day card at Parx. The event, hosted by the Philadelphia Stallions, co-owned by local icon Julius 'Dr. J' Erving, demonstrates the what's the 'NTL Effect'—a measurable and unbroken surge in attendance, engagement, and betting whenever the league rolls into town. 'The mission of the NTL has always been to turn horse racing into a major-league, fan-focused team sport,' said Randall Lane, co-founder of the National Thoroughbred League. 'The fact that 6,000 people came out on a cold, rainy day demonstrates the power and resiliency of this concept.' The California Shamrocks won the Philadelphia Cup in a nail-biter, courtesy of a surge in the final race, with the top four teams finishing within 2 points of each other. The New York Knights remain in first place overall at the midpoint of the league's third season. Numerous celebrities attended the weekend festivities, including Erving, Philadelphia Eagles legends Seth Joyner and Hollis Thomas, Hall of Fame jockey Jose Santos and Jarobi White, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member of A Tribe Called Quest. The event featured multiple musical acts, a dedicated VIP section, celebrity meet-and-greets and special activities for families, including pony rides. The NTL now sets its sights on the next stop: St. Louis on July 19, as the league seeks to continue its 'NTL Effect' streak of larger crowds and surges in wagering. For more information on the NTL and upcoming events, visit
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
The National Thoroughbred League Kicks Off 3rd Season at Historic Pimlico With Record Attendance, Handle
More than 5,500 attended the NTL's Pimlico Cup this past Saturday, including Maryland Colts co-owner Lamar Jackson and Maryland Governor Wes Moore. The day's $3.9 million betting handle set an NTL record – a 30% jump over Pimlico's results a year prior. BALTIMORE, May 16, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the National Thoroughbred League (NTL) reported that the opening event of its third season–the NTL Pimlico Cup generated record returns, both in terms of attendance and betting totals. With a crowd of more than 5,500 on hand in support of Baltimore Community Day, in partnership with Lamar Jackson's Forever Dreamers Foundation, Pimlico Race Course generated a $3.9 million handle, which outpaced the track's year-over-year handle from the same race weekend by 30%. This event continued the "NTL Effect" of greatly increasing attendance and betting. At the 2024 championship event in Phoenix in December, the Turf Paradise track recorded $3.1 million in total bets – its biggest handle this century and the NTL's biggest total to that date. The previous NTL attendance record was more than 4,500 at last year's Philadelphia Cup. "Our focus with the National Thoroughbred League is to build a compelling format of competitive races complemented by the collective experience of food, fashion, culture and community all geared towards the goal of standing up an event at a track that can attract a strong following and create more pathways for more fans to fall in love with this amazing sport," said Randall Lane, Co-Founder of the National Thoroughbred League. "And while we're certainly proud of the turnout we achieved at Pimlico, we're even more thankful for everyone, especially Lamar Jackson and Governor Moore, who lent their time in support of the local community." Lamar Jackson, the two-time NFL MVP, hosted approximately 1,000 local children, for free, at the event, and presided over a kids race on the track with inflatable horses. Jackson and Moore also joined forces to make the traditional "Riders Up" call for jockeys. The New York Knights took home The Pimlico Cup and now sit atop the standings for the 2025 season, led by Knights second round draft pick Addy's Laddy T N T, who won the first of three NTL races (each worth $75,000 in purse money). The Nashville Dreams, led by King's River, and the Miami Thunderbolts, competing with Cactus, won the following races. The next chance to see the league in action comes this Father's Day Weekend (June 14-15) for the "NTL Ultimate Sports Weekend" where two-time Hall of Famer and Philadelphia Stallions lead owner, Julius "Dr. J" Erving, along with a dozen Philadelphia Eagles legends, will be participating in a golf invitational at Middletown Country Club on Saturday, June 14th followed by the NTL's Philadelphia Cup event at Parx Racing in Bensalem, PA on Sunday, June 15th. For more information, please visit About National Thoroughbred League The National Thoroughbred League (NTL) is a first-of-its-kind racing league reimagining America's oldest spectator sport by creating a team-based professional sports league, by consistently and safely running exceptional horses allowing fans the chance to root for the same stars month after month and year after year. The NTL is also a lifestyle, creating weekends of food, fashion and fun akin to the Kentucky Derby or Formula I. View source version on Contacts Media Contact National Thoroughbred LeagueNTL@ Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
