The start of the Whitney that generated a record handle grip at Saratoga. (Chelsea Durand)
Equibase release/edited
With the wallets of almost 5% in general, the Thoroughbred Racing -economic indicators for July look a bit gloomy.
The racing days fell more than 3% with races with more than 4% and starts to fall more than 6%.
All figures fell with the exception of the average bet per racing day that rose more than 2% from $ 2,514,789 to $ 2,571,489 a difference of $ 56,700.
These statistics are on the same footing with the numbers of the year to date that have also been eliminated with the exception of field size and average available wallets per racing day.
Ground bread racing economic indicators For July 2025
| July 2025 vs. July 2024 | |||
| Indicator | July 2025 | July 2024 | % Change |
| Bet on American races* | $ 951,450,828 | $ 963,164,058 | -1.22% |
| American wallets (available) | $ 104,626,073 | $ 110.082.589 | -4.96% |
| American wallets (paid) | $ 100,967,210 | $ 106,015.727 | -4.76% |
| American racing days | 370 | 383 | -3.39% |
| American races | 2,903 | 3,042 | -4.57% |
| Us begins | 20,276 | 21,651 | -6.35% |
| Average field size | 6.98 | 7.12 | -1.87% |
| Average deployment per racing day | $ 2,571,489 | $ 2,514,789 | +2.25% |
| Average available wallets per racing day | $ 282,773 | $ 287,422 | -1.62% |
| Ytd 2025 vs. Ytd 2024 | |||
| Indicator | Ytd 2025 | Ytd 2024 | % Change |
| Bet on American races* | $ 6,737,934,638 | $ 6,914,682,270 | -2.56% |
| American wallets (available) | $ 694,069,693 | $ 718,796,197 | -3.44% |
| American wallets (paid) | $ 663,102,481 | $ 688,187,941 | -3.65% |
| American racing days | 2,082 | 2,173 | -4.19% |
| American races | 17,078 | 17,862 | -4.39% |
| Us begins | 127,192 | 131,853 | -3.53% |
| Average field size | 7.45 | 7.38 | +0.89% |
| Average deployment per racing day | $ 3,236,280 | $ 3,182,090 | +1.70% |
| Average available wallets per racing day | $ 333,367 | $ 330,785 | +0.78% |
* Including global mixed commitment on American races.
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