ANALYSIS OF RACES BY STATE OR PROVINCE - 2011 | |||||||
| State / Province |
No. of Races |
Gross Purses* |
Starters |
Starts |
Race Days |
Average Field |
Average Starts Per Runner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 1,352 | 10,663,389 | 2,676 | 10,600 | 168 | 7.8 | 4.0 |
| Arkansas | 490 | 15,824,600 | 1,756 | 4,538 | 49 | 9.3 | 2.6 |
| California | 4,184 | 140,521,016 | 6,537 | 31,272 | 578 | 7.5 | 4.8 |
| Colorado | 232 | 2,659,956 | 611 | 2,038 | 38 | 8.8 | 3.3 |
| Delaware | 888 | 23,289,215 | 2,546 | 6,723 | 102 | 7.6 | 2.6 |
| Florida | 3,387 | 90,282,150 | 7,901 | 29,402 | 332 | 8.7 | 3.7 |
| Georgia | 9 | 260,000 | 47 | 50 | 2 | 5.6 | 1.1 |
| Idaho | 111 | 385,830 | 326 | 724 | 37 | 6.5 | 2.2 |
| Illinois | 2,276 | 52,834,243 | 3,846 | 18,355 | 260 | 8.1 | 4.8 |
| Indiana | 1,065 | 28,453,713 | 2,837 | 8,986 | 120 | 8.4 | 3.2 |
| Iowa | 604 | 15,572,171 | 1,473 | 4,635 | 66 | 7.7 | 3.1 |
| Kentucky | 2,107 | 89,652,828 | 6,680 | 18,258 | 210 | 8.7 | 2.7 |
| Louisiana | 3,531 | 86,081,780 | 7,451 | 31,590 | 354 | 8.9 | 4.2 |
| Maryland | 1,400 | 31,459,400 | 3,684 | 10,622 | 155 | 7.6 | 2.9 |
| Massachusetts | 724 | 8,742,460 | 1,020 | 5,673 | 80 | 7.8 | 5.6 |
| Michigan | 229 | 2,654,246 | 444 | 1,499 | 30 | 6.5 | 3.4 |
| Minnesota | 436 | 6,741,111 | 1,034 | 3,450 | 56 | 7.9 | 3.3 |
| Montana | 71 | 142,000 | 242 | 472 | 12 | 6.6 | 2.0 |
| Nebraska | 785 | 5,281,301 | 1,285 | 6,345 | 89 | 8.1 | 4.9 |
| Nevada | 39 | 144,897 | 125 | 224 | 9 | 5.7 | 1.8 |
| New Jersey | 888 | 34,473,256 | 2,492 | 6,981 | 84 | 7.9 | 2.8 |
| New Mexico | 1,731 | 31,285,880 | 2,958 | 14,269 | 283 | 8.2 | 4.8 |
| New York | 3,692 | 122,911,228 | 6,115 | 28,084 | 402 | 7.6 | 4.6 |
| North Carolina | 12 | 205,000 | 69 | 82 | 3 | 6.8 | 1.2 |
| North Dakota | 46 | 134,266 | 168 | 346 | 9 | 7.5 | 2.1 |
| Ohio | 2,594 | 15,478,900 | 3,929 | 18,967 | 321 | 7.3 | 4.8 |
| Oklahoma | 1,102 | 22,846,874 | 2,840 | 10,436 | 132 | 9.5 | 3.7 |
| Oregon | 721 | 3,083,025 | 1,179 | 5,008 | 95 | 6.9 | 4.2 |
| Pennsylvania | 4,464 | 123,470,108 | 8,723 | 34,761 | 502 | 7.8 | 4.0 |
| South Carolina | 23 | 555,000 | 139 | 169 | 5 | 7.3 | 1.2 |
| Tennessee | 7 | 397,000 | 54 | 54 | 1 | 7.7 | 1.0 |
| Texas | 995 | 15,218,740 | 2,506 | 8,780 | 121 | 8.8 | 3.5 |
| Virginia | 357 | 10,037,310 | 1,459 | 3,079 | 43 | 8.6 | 2.1 |
| Washington | 740 | 7,000,050 | 1,208 | 4,986 | 88 | 6.7 | 4.1 |
| West Virginia | 4,123 | 62,483,845 | 8,066 | 34,683 | 442 | 8.4 | 4.3 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 3,950 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 4.0 | 1.3 |
| TOTAL | 45,417 | 1,061,230,738 | 94,432 | 366,149 | 5,280 | 8.1 | 3.9 |
CANADA | |||||||
| Alberta | 941 | 9,973,528 | 1,408 | 6,656 | 145 | 7.1 | 4.7 |
| British Columbia | 573 | 9,631,300 | 849 | 4,084 | 73 | 7.1 | 4.8 |
| Manitoba | 473 | 4,514,060 | 739 | 3,548 | 60 | 7.5 | 4.8 |
| Ontario | 2,150 | 91,986,221 | 3,484 | 18,036 | 243 | 8.4 | 5.2 |
| Saskatchewan | 239 | 986,975 | 467 | 1,928 | 29 | 8.1 | 4.1 |
| TOTAL | 4,376 | 117,092,084 | 6,947 | 34,252 | 550 | 7.8 | 4.9 |
Source: Equibase Company LLC *Purses include monies not won and returned to state breeder or other funds. |
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