ANALYSIS OF RACES BY STATE OR PROVINCE - 2003
State / Province	No. of Races	Gross Purses*	Starters	Starts	Average Field	Average Starts Per Runner
Arizona	2,103	14,907,871	3,217	16,764	8.0	5.2
Arkansas	505	11,482,600	1,715	4,525	9.0	2.6
California	5,126	188,866,549	8,020	38,798	7.6	4.8
Colorado	285	2,572,565	707	2,353	8.3	3.3
Delaware	1,271	33,037,425	3,251	9,133	7.2	2.8
Florida	3,806	85,220,610	7,895	32,339	8.5	4.1
Georgia	11	345,000	81	84	7.6	1.0
Idaho	293	992,559	560	2,036	6.9	3.6
Illinois	3,024	75,014,401	4,836	24,682	8.2	5.1
Indiana	1,001	11,286,042	2,807	9,054	9.0	3.2
Iowa	770	14,179,378	1,515	6,190	8.0	4.1
Kansas	283	2,173,896	987	2,516	8.9	2.5
Kentucky	2,560	80,292,971	7,069	23,327	9.1	3.3
Louisiana	3,426	58,967,227	7,021	30,006	8.8	4.3
Maryland	1,964	43,868,600	4,649	15,257	7.8	3.3
Massachusetts	1,374	15,871,300	1,907	11,656	8.5	6.1
Michigan	1,054	9,154,094	1,534	8,080	7.7	5.3
Minnesota	547	8,808,271	1,260	4,628	8.5	3.7
Montana	145	333,855	325	970	6.7	3.0
Nebraska	863	5,246,405	1,335	7,521	8.7	5.6
Nevada	23	62,850	100	126	5.5	1.3
New Jersey	1,194	36,184,164	3,296	9,432	7.9	2.9
New Mexico	1,376	21,966,206	2,585	11,923	8.7	4.6
New York	3,704	131,413,851	6,732	29,743	8.0	4.4
North Carolina	18	277,500	79	106	5.9	1.3
North Dakota	77	287,264	213	460	6.0	2.2
Ohio	3,262	26,116,132	5,897	28,486	8.7	4.8
Oklahoma	872	6,720,250	2,072	7,725	8.9	3.7
Oregon	869	2,985,126	1,301	5,606	6.5	4.3
Pennsylvania	3,851	45,735,528	6,215	30,598	7.9	4.9
South Carolina	24	590,000	150	183	7.6	1.2
Tennessee	7	290,000	50	50	7.1	1.0
Texas	2,031	29,644,944	4,615	18,356	9.0	4.0
Virginia	348	8,410,300	1,971	3,389	9.7	1.7
Washington	880	8,294,700	1,554	6,406	7.3	4.1
West Virginia	4,520	73,826,390	9,790	41,819	9.3	4.3
Wyoming	36	70,025	126	259	7.2	2.1
TOTAL	53,503	1,055,496,849
CANADA
Alberta	1,236	14,830,244	1,613	9,197	7.4	5.7
British Columbia	744	12,055,226	1,026	5,519	7.4	5.4
Manitoba	589	5,984,183	914	4,711	8.0	5.2
Ontario	2,667	116,858,252	3,930	22,167	8.3	5.6
Saskatchewan	262	662,025	365	1,639	6.3	4.5
TOTAL	5,498	150,389,930
Source: Equibase Company LLC *Purses include monies not won and returned to state breeder or other funds.