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Racing websites, Racenet and Punters, record best spring carnival ever

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Racenet and Punters had their best spring carnival in history. Both websites had a combined audience of 5.1 million for a total of 73 million page views. On Melbourne Cup day, both websites topped 1 million unique users. News articles on Racenett and punters were popular with readers. Racenset grew its subscription base by 47 per cent and Pippers by 32 per Cent.

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