FIREBALL MISS WINS THE OAKS 🔥🔥
Declan Bates and Ciaron Maher have another star filly! Fireball Miss wins an entertaining Queensland Oaks 👏
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🚨 Arnaldi withdrew from RG semifinals due to an illness. The Loss to RG is estimated at $30 Million, Here's the breakup..
Average ticket price for the semifinal is $750 (Tickets ranging from ($400 to even $5000 for suites)
15,000 tickets refunded, 15000 * $750 = $11,250,000 Loss 🤯
Add to that are the money spent on store items, food and beverges by the night session which average about a $1,000,000.
Then comes the major chunk, the Ad revenue from Telecast audience, local TV audience and Global digital audience is estimated at $15 Million...Adding everything this Loss comes ~ $30 Million.
Although most tournaments have an Insurance incase of events like this which compensate the loss....
Flavio Cobolli says he almost cried when Matteo Arnaldi told him he had to withdraw from Roland Garros
“When he came to me an hour ago, I almost cried. It’s something you don’t expect at all. I was ready to play this match. I was completely sad for him”💔
Update from the success of jockey Jett Stanley at Caulfield from @RVStewards
Race 9 - Jett Stanley fined $2000 for using his whip one more time than permitted as the rider of Hezdarngottoo.