While the 2025 renewal of the Breeders' Cup was split between the final day of October and the first of November, last weekend's event at Keeneland were held on the final two days of the month, leading to inflated handle and purse figures, according the report of Thoroughbred racing economic indicators released Thursday by Equibase.This year's figures benefitted from the roughly $24 million in purse money that was on offer on Breeders' Cup Saturday at Keeneland, which helped carry wagering on U.S. races during the month to $958.7 million, a 10.41% improvement over 2025. Available purse money ($148.1 million) and actual paid purse money ($140.2 million) were each ahead by roughly 28%. Daily wagering on U.S. races in October was just over $3.2 million, an improvement of 12.64%, while available purses of just shy of $497,000 showed an increase of 30.79%.Despite the added bump from Breeders' Cup weekend, total wagering on U.S. races over the first 10 months of the declined 2.71% to $9.29 billion. Available purses and paid purses were each up around 3% and average wagering per day of $3.04 million was fractionally ahead of the corresponding time period last year.The post Held Entirely In October, Breeders’ Cup Leads To Inflated Financials appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.