Average daily handle on the NYRA circuit has increased 21.6 percent since 2019, when average daily handle over 217 race days was $9,714,868. Average daily handle in 2020, which featured 157 race days, was $11,553,727.

All sources handle for 2021 was $265,646,547 higher than 2019, an increase of 12.6 percent; and $559,837,825 higher than 2020, a 30.9 percent increase.

Average field size for the 1,887 races completed in 2021 was 7.68, a 3.9 percent increase over 2019 and a 1.8 percent decrease from 2020.

On-track handle in 2021 totaled $266,978,634 compared with $152,114,600 in 2020 and $310,053,754 in 2019.

Live racing resumes Thursday at Aqueduct with a nine-race card. First post is 12:20 p.m. Eastern.

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With the pandemic-instigated racing shut down across much of North America in May of 2020, as well as the rescheduling of the Kentucky Derby, it's no surprise to see the massive 55.84 percent increase in wagering from May of 2020 to May of 2021. The increase in racing is evidenced by the 206 percent increase in races held across the same period.

Average daily wagering, however, was down 51.84 percent from May of 2020 to May of 2021, perhaps indicative of the other options for wagering dollars available as pandemic restrictions continue to decrease across the country.

The more representative year-to-date numbers, from the first five months of 2019 to the first five months of 2021, show total wagering up 12.88 percent while average daily wagering is up 25.55 percent.

YTD 2021 vs. YTD 2020
Indicator	YTD 2021	YTD 2020	% Change
Wagering on U.S. Races*	$5,284,716,622	$4,056,194,923	+30.29%
U.S. Purses	$411,282,722	$254,699,053	+61.48%
U.S. Race Days	1,443	1,001	+44.16%
U.S. Races	12,376	8,421	+46.97%
U.S. Starts	93,411	67,928	+37.51%
Average Field Size	7.55	8.07	-6.43%
Average Wagering Per Race Day	$3,662,312	$4,052,143	-9.62%
Average Purses Per Race Day	$285,019	$254,445	+12.02%

2019 Comparisons:

YTD 2021 vs. YTD 2019
Indicator	YTD 2021	YTD 2019	% Change
Wagering on U.S. Races*	$5,284,716,622	$4,681,850,887	+12.88%
U.S. Purses	$411,282,722	$428,807,298	-4.09%
U.S. Race Days	1,443	1,605	-10.09%
U.S. Races	12,376	13,552	-8.68%
U.S. Starts	93,411	102,513	-8.88%
Average Field Size	7.55	7.56	-0.22%
Average Wagering Per Race Day	$3,662,312	$2,917,041	+25.55%
Average Purses Per Race Day	$285,019	$267,170	+6.68%

* Includes worldwide commingled wagering on U.S. races.

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The April 30 Kentucky Oaks card provided a big boost to total wagering in the month of April, especially when compared to the same period in 2020, when the pandemic first took hold and tracks across the country were shutting down. Compared to 2019, however, when the Oaks was held in May, total wagering showed an increase of over 30 percent, while average daily wagering was up over 45 percent.

The more representative year-to-date numbers, from the first four months of 2019 to the first four months of 2021, still show total wagering up 14.44 percent while average daily wagering is up over 25 percent. With the return of the Kentucky Derby to the first Saturday in May, rather than Sept. 5, next month's wagering numbers should also show significant increases over the same dates in 2020.

YTD 2021 vs. YTD 2020
Indicator	YTD 2021	YTD 2020	% Change
Wagering on U.S. Races*	$3,869,205,732	$3,147,861,049	+22.92%
U.S. Purses	$304,560,597	$222,728,051	+36.74%
U.S. Race Days	1,045	878	+19.02%
U.S. Races	9,127	7,362	+23.97%
U.S. Starts	70,250	58,783	+19.51%
Average Field Size	7.70	7.98	-3.60%
Average Wagering Per Race Day	$3,702,589	$3,585,263	+3.27%
Average Purses Per Race Day	$291,446	$253,677	+14.89%

2019 Comparisons:

YTD 2021 vs. YTD 2019
Indicator	YTD 2021	YTD 2019	% Change
Wagering on U.S. Races*	$3,869,205,732	$3,380,927,018	+14.44%
U.S. Purses	$304,560,597	$313,030,470	-2.71%
U.S. Race Days	1,045	1,155	-9.52%
U.S. Races	9,127	9,902	-7.83%
U.S. Starts	70,250	76,558	-8.24%
Average Field Size	7.70	7.73	-0.45%
Average Wagering Per Race Day	$3,702,589	$2,927,210	+26.49%
Average Purses Per Race Day	$291,446	$271,022	+7.54%

* Includes worldwide commingled wagering on U.S. races.

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