Images: 2021 Saratoga Race Course meet concludes (24 photos)

Erica Miller, The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, N.Y.
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The 2021 Saratoga Race Course meet closed Monday, with Luis Saez winning the jockey title. Mechanicville native Chad Brown won his fourth Spa training title. Gunite shook off a little bit of a slow start and won the Hopeful by 5 3/4 lengths on closing day of the 153rd Saratoga Race Course season.

The all-sources handle total was a record-setting $815,508,063. Average daily all-sources handle was $20,387,702, bolstered by $51,381,515 on Travers Day alone, of which $9,406,526 was bet on-track. Total paid admission in 2021 was 1,046,478 for a daily average of 26,162. Not counting 2020, when fans weren't allowed at the track because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the total paid admission has exceeded 1 million for six straight seasons. (Photos by Erica Miller/The Daily Gazette)

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Patrons watch the 5th race from the clubhouse rail at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs on Monday, September 6, 2021.

Patrons watch the 5th race.

Fans on the apron after the 4th race at Saratoga Race Course.

Patrons watch the 5th race from the clubhouse at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs on Monday, September 6, 2021.

Patrons watch the horses in the paddock.

Patrons after the 5th race at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs on Monday, September 6, 2021.

Patrons in the paddock for the 5th race at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs on Monday, September 6, 2021.

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Patrons watch the horses in the paddock.

Patrons watch the horses enter the paddock at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs on Monday, September 6, 2021.

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