Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted 10 hours ago Journalists Share Posted 10 hours ago February 2025 had 219 race days compared to 252 from the same month a year ago (-13.10%) leading to decreases in most major economic fields. In the same month over month comparison, average field size was up (+3.63%) as was average wagering per race day (+5.85%) and average available purses per race day (+3.49%). Total wagering was down on U.S. races (-8.01%) along with available purses (-10.07%), purses paid (-11.26%), total races (-11.33%) and starts (-8.11%). The stats are similar year over year with minor decreases on wagering (-2.73%) and available purses (-1.62%) while the same positive stats mentioned above remain in the green YTD with field size up 3.7% along with average wagering per race day (+0.93%) and available purses per race day (+2.08%). The post Fewer February Race Days Leads To Decreases Across Economic Impact appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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