ANALYSIS OF RACES BY STATE OR PROVINCE - 2006
State / Province	No. of Races	Gross Purses*	Starters	Starts	Average Field	Average Starts Per Runner
Arizona	1,966	15,430,730	3,053	15,388	7.8	5.0
Arkansas	539	14,594,900	1,886	4,661	8.6	2.5
California	5,094	177,135,184	8,223	39,000	7.7	4.7
Colorado	243	1,817,564	578	1,936	8.0	3.3
Delaware	1,182	34,168,810	3,098	8,233	7.0	2.7
Florida	3,733	85,409,600	7,786	30,971	8.3	4.0
Georgia	10	380,000	58	61	6.1	1.1
Idaho	263	1,019,802	547	1,988	7.6	3.6
Illinois	2,856	69,856,840	4,431	21,718	7.6	4.9
Indiana	1,105	13,488,700	2,811	9,995	9.0	3.6
Iowa	641	14,621,141	1,320	5,015	7.8	3.8
Kansas	271	1,624,075	780	1,979	7.3	2.5
Kentucky	2,660	103,550,913	7,229	22,910	8.6	3.2
Louisiana	3,083	75,115,145	6,743	28,411	9.2	4.2
Maryland	1,835	46,425,300	4,542	15,015	8.2	3.3
Massachusetts	956	10,520,700	1,144	7,131	7.5	6.2
Michigan	905	9,351,127	1,279	6,887	7.6	5.4
Minnesota	594	10,521,405	1,296	4,821	8.1	3.7
Montana	117	287,375	308	743	6.4	2.4
Nebraska	915	7,121,999	1,434	7,449	8.1	5.2
Nevada	46	211,478	158	276	6.0	1.7
New Jersey	1,173	44,381,833	2,790	8,692	7.4	3.1
New Mexico	1,556	29,282,717	2,766	12,582	8.1	4.5
New York	3,707	132,618,831	6,485	29,367	7.9	4.5
North Carolina	17	275,000	92	108	6.4	1.2
North Dakota	129	364,704	321	888	6.9	2.8
Ohio	2,980	25,198,383	5,260	25,651	8.6	4.9
Oklahoma	1,199	18,070,550	2,906	11,139	9.3	3.8
Oregon	861	3,479,398	1,275	5,919	6.9	4.6
Pennsylvania	3,374	42,903,619	5,460	26,978	8.0	4.9
South Carolina	21	591,600	145	171	8.1	1.2
Tennessee	6	375,000	47	47	7.8	1.0
Texas	1,820	25,932,670	3,755	15,719	8.6	4.2
Virginia	425	11,968,150	1,818	3,679	8.7	2.0
Washington	932	10,321,040	1,659	7,080	7.6	4.3
West Virginia	4,434	81,888,629	8,760	38,644	8.7	4.4
Wyoming	20	45,100	63	131	6.6	2.1
TOTAL	51,668	1,120,350,012
CANADA
Alberta	1,322	15,783,075	1,797	9,588	7.3	5.3
British Columbia	738	12,204,823	1,108	5,785	7.8	5.2
Manitoba	549	4,830,794	852	4,153	7.6	4.9
Ontario	2,403	88,102,780	3,731	20,256	8.4	5.4
Saskatchewan	222	719,779	425	1,772	8.0	4.2
TOTAL	5,234	121,641,251
Source: Equibase Company LLC *Purses include monies not won and returned to state breeder or other funds.