2016
PENNSYLVANIA
FACT BOOK
A statistical guide to the
Thoroughbred industry
in Pennsylvania
Prepared by The Jockey Club
Preface
This report has been compiled as an industry service by The Jockey Club with the intent of shedding some statistical light on the
Thoroughbred industry in PENNSYLVANIA and, in particular, trends that have evolved over the past two decades. It contains
sections on breeding, racing and auction sales. Statistics within the breeding section and those pertaining to racing performance
by foaling year are updated on a regular basis. Statistics contained herein are provided courtesy of The Jockey Club, The Jockey
Club Information Systems Inc. and Equibase Company LLC. Information pertaining to stallions, mares bred and foal crops are
maintained in The Jockey Club's pedigree database and reflect information submitted to the Registry by owners and breeders
throughout North America as of the date listed on the page. Information pertaining to races, purses, starters, starts and field size
are maintained in the Equibase Company database as collected and reported by chartcallers at tracks throughout North America.
Information pertaining to the number of weanlings, yearlings and 2-year-olds sold at auction, gross sales, average price and
median price are maintained in the equineline.com database of The Jockey Club Information Systems. Since 2005, Canadian
purses have been converted to their equivalent amount in U.S. funds.
Many other statistics about the Thoroughbred industry can be found in The Jockey Club's Online Fact Book
(jockeyclub.com/factbook.asp). The Jockey Club is dedicated to the improvement of Thoroughbred breeding and racing and
serves as the breed registry for North American Thoroughbreds.
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Pennsylvania Fact Book - Table of Contents
Breeding Section
Annual Mares Bred to Pennsylvania Stallions
Annual Pennsylvania Registered Foal Crop
Foaling Area of Pennsylvania-Sired Registered Foals
Conception Area of Pennsylvania-Bred Registered Foals
4
5
6
7
Racing Section
Pennsylvania Racing Overview
Pennsylvania-Bred Racing Statistics by Racing Year
Pennsylvania-Bred Racing Statistics by Foaling Year
Pennsylvania-Bred Starters and Starts: In-State/Out-of-State
Percentage of Pennsylvania-Bred Earnings by Racing Area
8
9
10
11
12
Sales Section
Auction Results for Pennsylvania-Bred Weanlings
Auction Results for Pennsylvania-Bred Yearlings
Auction Results for Pennsylvania-Bred 2-Year-Olds
13
14
15
Bred (Area Foaled): The term "bred" is sometimes used to describe the location where a foal was born,
e.g., Kentucky bred (born in Kentucky) or New York bred (born in New York).
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Breeding
Annual Mares Bred to Pennsylvania Stallions
Year
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Mares
Bred
748
831
805
851
895
992
1,016
976
1,026
1,027
1,027
1,210
1,159
1,173
1,414
1,753
1,650
1,313
1,118
971
812
Pct. of NA
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.9
1.9
2.0
2.5
3.6
3.8
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.3
Stallions
142
143
137
135
120
124
123
117
109
121
120
129
122
106
120
128
126
95
94
73
61
Figures as of 03/01/2016
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Pct. of NA
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.4
2.6
2.6
2.6
2.5
2.8
2.8
3.1
3.0
2.8
3.4
3.9
4.1
3.5
3.8
3.2
3.3
Avg.
Book Size
5.3
5.8
5.9
6.3
7.5
8.0
8.3
8.3
9.4
8.5
8.6
9.4
9.5
11.1
11.8
13.7
13.1
13.8
11.9
13.3
13.3
Avg. NA
Book Size
10.2
10.5
11.0
11.5
12.1
12.8
13.5
13.7
14.2
14.2
14.6
15.1
15.5
15.9
15.7
14.9
14.4
14.4
14.9
15.8
19.3
Breeding
Annual Pennsylvania Registered Foal Crop
Crop
Year
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Pennsylvania
822
763
846
898
918
978
923
914
873
1,039
984
1,257
1,266
1,281
1,432
1,540
1,534
1,194
945
891
823
* Estimated figure
Figures as of 03/01/2016
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North
America
35,341
34,983
35,366
35,143
36,021
36,929
37,755
37,901
35,978
37,067
37,949
38,365
38,104
37,498
35,272
32,361
28,413
24,930
23,509
23,000
22,000 *
Pct. of
NA Crop
2.3
2.2
2.4
2.6
2.5
2.6
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.8
2.6
3.3
3.3
3.4
4.1
4.8
5.4
4.8
4.0
3.9
3.7
Breeding
Foaling Area of Pennsylvania-Sired Registered Foals
Crop Year
Foaling Area
PA
MD
NJ
NY
KY
IN
WV
VA
OH
FL
IA
LA
CA
MI
MN
ON
SC
TN
IL
WA
OK
PQ
MO
NC
ND
NM
DE
AB
AR
AZ
MA
Total
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
409
44
16
13
11
9
9
7
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
536
474
69
13
16
11
2
31
10
11
4
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
649
522
37
26
12
11
0
22
11
7
3
0
2
11
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
672
668
43
25
7
13
3
35
16
1
7
4
4
1
0
0
4
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
839
754
51
21
6
14
1
36
11
0
19
2
5
1
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
5
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
938
Note: Figures include only foals born in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico.
Ranked by number of registered foals in 2014
Figures as of 03/01/2016
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Breeding
Conception Area of Pennsylvania-Bred Registered Foals
Crop Year
Conception Area
PA
KY
MD
NY
FL
MI
WV
NJ
ON
OH
OK
SC
TX
VA
LA
IL
IN
CA
CO
Total
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
409
293
62
28
16
6
6
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
823
474
299
52
35
18
1
2
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
891
522
292
63
22
21
6
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
944
668
379
59
25
28
5
10
6
3
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
2
4
0
1,194
754
532
99
36
75
3
5
18
0
4
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1,531
Note: Figures include only foals conceived in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico and where the conception
area is known. Ranked by number of registered foals in 2014. Figures as of 03/01/2016
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Racing
Pennsylvania Racing Overview
Year
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Races
4,008
3,983
4,166
4,157
3,528
3,886
3,992
3,844
3,851
3,825
3,681
3,374
3,748
4,427
4,585
4,519
4,464
4,459
4,350
4,212
3,950
Purses
34,852,063
38,829,008
41,547,849
43,440,043
41,437,720
49,336,506
50,873,989
47,429,957
45,735,528
47,629,851
49,313,112
42,903,619
76,277,854
110,225,084
115,231,435
116,402,057
123,470,108
127,997,497
115,572,131
107,362,790
108,861,933
Starters
6,180
6,139
6,011
5,888
5,650
5,918
6,364
6,215
6,215
6,683
6,278
5,460
7,400
9,256
9,867
9,414
8,723
8,359
7,453
6,758
6,909
Starts
Race
Days
Avg. Field
Size
Avg.
Purse
per Race
33,086
32,399
33,190
31,960
27,450
28,680
31,207
30,598
30,598
31,335
30,348
26,978
30,214
35,409
38,421
36,696
34,761
35,294
32,903
30,311
30,315
420
410
434
430
377
417
428
415
411
415
402
367
408
498
511
501
502
499
495
489
472
8.3
8.1
8.0
7.7
7.8
7.4
7.8
8.0
7.9
8.2
8.2
8.0
8.1
8.0
8.4
8.1
7.8
7.9
7.6
7.2
7.7
8,696
9,749
9,973
10,450
11,745
12,696
12,744
12,339
11,876
12,452
13,397
12,716
20,352
24,898
25,132
25,758
27,659
28,705
26,568
25,490
27,560
Note: Purses represent all available money, including monies not won and returned to state breeder or
other funds.
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Racing
Pennsylvania-Bred Racing Statistics by Racing Year
Racing
Starters
Year
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
1,465
1,490
1,552
1,537
1,588
1,720
1,793
1,813
1,768
1,775
1,812
1,755
1,910
2,065
2,237
2,322
2,420
2,605
2,729
2,673
2,491
Starts
12,087
12,021
12,679
12,256
12,541
13,293
13,611
13,500
13,026
12,641
12,357
11,730
12,518
13,067
14,251
14,636
15,199
17,408
18,526
18,452
17,021
Earnings
17,087,998
20,303,562
19,833,265
21,660,442
23,276,186
26,670,057
28,643,832
28,782,497
24,383,928
31,446,556
24,518,152
26,420,870
39,744,710
40,316,503
39,089,251
40,567,940
50,547,905
58,554,498
63,721,978
62,205,994
57,646,467
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Avg. Earnings Avg. Starts
per Starter per Starter
11,664
13,627
12,779
14,093
14,658
15,506
15,975
15,876
13,792
17,716
13,531
15,055
20,809
19,524
17,474
17,471
20,888
22,478
23,350
23,272
23,142
8.3
8.1
8.2
8.0
7.9
7.7
7.6
7.5
7.4
7.1
6.8
6.7
6.6
6.3
6.4
6.3
6.3
6.7
6.8
6.9
6.8
Racing
Pennsylvania-Bred Racing Statistics by Foaling Year
Foaling
Year
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
Reg.
Foals
Starters
Lifetime
Starts
Lifetime
Earnings
Avg. Earnings
per Starter
Avg. Starts
per Starter
822
763
846
898
918
978
923
914
873
1,039
984
1,257
1,266
1,281
1,432
1,540
1,534
1,194
945
891
532
514
578
597
625
667
650
615
608
694
677
860
863
879
992
1,084
1,062
857
631
344
12,345
12,515
13,123
13,187
13,141
13,768
12,784
11,448
10,902
12,549
11,459
15,330
13,929
15,289
17,146
18,843
17,208
10,793
5,401
1,209
21,465,654
27,608,316
26,502,637
26,278,811
25,554,779
27,510,100
24,155,078
31,848,383
24,498,131
35,667,428
35,802,152
43,155,939
40,057,032
44,854,729
55,950,567
62,674,545
63,988,376
41,637,388
20,489,074
6,036,357
40,349
53,713
45,852
44,018
40,888
41,245
37,162
51,786
40,293
51,394
52,884
50,181
46,416
51,029
56,402
57,818
60,253
48,585
32,471
17,548
23.2
24.3
22.7
22.1
21.0
20.6
19.7
18.6
17.9
18.1
16.9
17.8
16.1
17.4
17.3
17.4
16.2
12.6
8.6
3.5
Figures as of 03/01/2016
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Racing
Pennsylvania-Bred Starters and Starts: In-State/Out-of-State
Foaling
Year
Total
Starters
In-State
Starters
Pct. of
In-State
Starters
Total
Starts
In-State
Starts
1994
532
453
85.2
12,345
1995
514
444
86.4
12,515
1996
578
501
86.7
13,123
1997
597
519
86.9
13,187
1998
625
541
86.6
13,141
1999
667
572
85.8
13,768
2000
650
553
85.1
12,784
2001
615
543
88.3
11,448
2002
608
528
86.8
10,902
2003
694
603
86.9
12,549
2004
677
596
88.0
11,459
2005
860
773
89.9
15,330
2006
863
754
87.4
13,929
2007
879
773
87.9
15,289
2008
992
877
88.4
17,146
2009
1,084
942
86.9
18,843
2010
1,062
909
85.6
17,208
2011
857
742
86.6
10,793
2012
631
547
86.7
5,401
2013
344
255
74.1
1,209
Note: In-state starters include any Thoroughbred that made at least one start in its native state.
Figures as of 03/01/2016
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8,099
8,125
8,551
8,763
9,014
9,569
8,841
8,174
7,482
8,224
7,930
10,415
9,175
10,346
10,974
12,784
11,852
7,631
3,884
751
Pct. of
In-State
Starts
65.6
64.9
65.2
66.5
68.6
69.5
69.2
71.4
68.6
65.5
69.2
67.9
65.9
67.7
64.0
67.8
68.9
70.7
71.9
62.1
Racing
Percentage of Pennsylvania-Bred Earnings by Racing Area
Racing Year
Racing Area
PA
MD
NY
WV
KY
DE
FL
CA
OH
NJ
LA
ON
AR
IN
IL
MN
NM
VA
AZ
IA
SC
MI
OK
MA
CO
TN
NC
NE
MB
GA
TX
BC
AB
WA
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
74.23%
4.80%
3.40%
2.89%
2.82%
2.28%
2.06%
1.85%
1.27%
0.88%
0.52%
0.41%
0.33%
0.31%
0.27%
0.26%
0.18%
0.17%
0.16%
0.15%
0.11%
0.08%
0.07%
0.06%
0.06%
0.05%
0.04%
0.03%
0.03%
0.02%
0.02%
0.01%
0.01%
0.00%
72.60%
5.21%
5.31%
3.91%
1.59%
2.08%
2.08%
1.07%
1.38%
1.58%
0.37%
0.26%
0.33%
0.16%
0.27%
0.05%
0.14%
0.09%
0.09%
0.06%
0.18%
0.10%
0.07%
0.31%
0.09%
0.19%
0.02%
0.02%
0.08%
0.05%
0.09%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
69.12%
5.60%
4.80%
4.75%
2.59%
2.85%
1.95%
1.35%
1.05%
1.72%
0.12%
0.31%
0.27%
0.36%
1.15%
0.11%
0.05%
0.47%
0.10%
0.08%
0.10%
0.03%
0.03%
0.28%
0.06%
0.06%
0.06%
0.01%
0.14%
0.03%
0.10%
0.12%
0.02%
0.00%
76.26%
3.63%
3.27%
4.49%
1.49%
2.56%
1.42%
0.61%
0.54%
1.58%
0.21%
0.84%
0.66%
0.29%
0.21%
0.03%
0.06%
0.39%
0.04%
0.04%
0.12%
0.05%
0.08%
0.47%
0.00%
0.22%
0.03%
0.00%
0.02%
0.03%
0.15%
0.04%
0.00%
0.01%
76.14%
2.99%
2.85%
3.90%
2.43%
2.69%
1.40%
1.12%
0.60%
1.81%
0.88%
0.83%
0.09%
0.16%
0.05%
0.01%
0.24%
0.56%
0.02%
0.08%
0.10%
0.02%
0.05%
0.42%
0.00%
0.06%
0.01%
0.01%
0.01%
0.15%
0.04%
0.00%
0.06%
0.04%
Ranked by percentage of total earnings in 2015
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Sales
Auction Results for Pennsylvania-Bred Weanlings
Sale
Year
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
# Sold
39
38
28
35
40
52
58
23
34
61
55
54
78
63
37
70
43
37
44
48
21
Pct.
Change
Gross
Sales
Pct.
Change
0.0
-2.6
-26.3
25.0
14.3
30.0
11.5
-60.3
47.8
79.4
-9.8
-1.8
44.4
-19.2
-41.3
89.2
-38.6
-14.0
18.9
9.1
-56.3
258,000
273,800
905,600
413,400
386,600
761,900
972,100
223,700
484,200
790,000
801,400
956,300
1,539,250
742,650
852,350
1,596,000
1,039,400
781,600
1,457,100
2,143,000
597,500
0.0
6.1
230.8
-54.4
-6.5
97.1
27.6
-77.0
116.5
63.2
1.4
19.3
61.0
-51.8
14.8
87.3
-34.9
-24.8
86.4
47.1
-72.1
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Avg.
Price
6,615
7,205
32,343
11,811
9,665
14,652
16,760
9,726
14,241
12,951
14,571
17,709
19,734
11,788
23,036
22,800
24,172
21,124
33,116
44,646
28,452
Pct.
Change
0.0
8.9
348.9
-63.5
-18.2
51.6
14.4
-42.0
46.4
-9.1
12.5
21.5
11.4
-40.3
95.4
-1.0
6.0
-12.6
56.8
34.8
-36.3
Median
Price
2,000
3,350
8,850
6,500
5,000
4,350
4,350
5,000
4,600
6,000
7,500
6,000
8,250
4,000
7,500
4,500
10,000
13,000
23,500
16,000
20,000
Pct.
Change
0.0
67.5
164.2
-26.6
-23.1
-13.0
0.0
14.9
-8.0
30.4
25.0
-20.0
37.5
-51.5
87.5
-40.0
122.2
30.0
80.8
-31.9
25.0
Sales
Auction Results for Pennsylvania-Bred Yearlings
Sale
Year
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
# Sold
108
105
97
113
132
134
164
124
149
155
141
212
215
220
226
276
232
193
170
195
160
Pct.
Change
Gross
Sales
Pct.
Change
0.0 3,203,680
-2.8 4,271,625
-7.6 3,559,089
16.5 5,663,800
16.8 5,487,300
1.5 4,121,875
22.4 7,937,529
-24.4 4,874,750
20.2 7,843,900
4.0 8,058,700
-9.0 4,939,150
50.4 7,950,650
1.4 10,002,600
2.3 5,169,550
2.7 6,442,400
22.1 6,747,900
-15.9 7,050,225
-16.8 7,472,600
-11.9 5,888,300
14.7 9,778,400
-18.0 6,976,800
0.0
33.3
-16.7
59.1
-3.1
-24.9
92.6
-38.6
60.9
2.7
-38.7
61.0
25.8
-48.3
24.6
4.7
4.5
6.0
-21.2
66.1
-28.7
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Avg.
Price
29,664
40,682
36,692
50,122
41,570
30,760
48,400
39,312
52,644
51,992
35,029
37,503
46,524
23,498
28,506
24,449
30,389
38,718
34,637
50,146
43,605
Pct.
Change
0.0
37.1
-9.8
36.6
-17.1
-26.0
57.4
-18.8
33.9
-1.2
-32.6
7.1
24.1
-49.5
21.3
-14.2
24.3
27.4
-10.5
44.8
-13.0
Median
Price
9,500
8,500
12,500
8,000
8,000
8,250
5,500
8,000
14,500
12,000
12,000
15,000
13,000
9,000
6,750
9,000
12,000
15,000
20,000
15,000
15,000
Pct.
Change
0.0
-10.5
47.1
-36.0
0.0
3.1
-33.3
45.5
81.3
-17.2
0.0
25.0
-13.3
-30.8
-25.0
33.3
33.3
25.0
33.3
-25.0
0.0
Sales
Auction Results for Pennsylvania-Bred 2-Year-Olds
Sale
Year
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
# Sold
43
41
34
34
31
49
30
33
29
27
53
29
95
72
73
56
88
77
67
59
57
Pct.
Change
Gross
Sales
Pct.
Change
0.0
-4.7
-17.1
0.0
-8.8
58.1
-38.8
10.0
-12.1
-6.9
96.3
-45.3
227.6
-24.2
1.4
-23.3
57.1
-12.5
-13.0
-11.9
-3.4
1,163,700
2,253,600
1,980,000
1,192,601
1,972,459
2,230,600
841,200
1,089,600
970,700
1,730,100
3,410,350
1,217,600
4,248,425
3,952,550
1,920,700
1,777,400
3,333,150
6,432,200
3,361,700
3,665,100
3,892,000
0.0
93.7
-12.1
-39.8
65.4
13.1
-62.3
29.5
-10.9
78.2
97.1
-64.3
248.9
-7.0
-51.4
-7.5
87.5
93.0
-47.7
9.0
6.2
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Avg.
Price
27,063
54,966
58,235
35,076
63,628
45,522
28,040
33,018
33,472
64,078
64,346
41,986
44,720
54,897
26,311
31,739
37,877
83,535
50,175
62,120
68,281
Pct.
Change
0.0
103.1
6.0
-39.8
81.4
-28.5
-38.4
17.8
1.4
91.4
0.4
-34.8
6.5
22.8
-52.1
20.6
19.3
120.5
-39.9
23.8
9.9
Median
Price
8,700
25,000
22,000
20,000
22,000
15,000
9,500
16,000
20,000
40,000
20,000
25,000
16,000
13,750
12,000
19,000
20,500
26,000
32,000
37,000
27,000
Pct.
Change
0.0
187.4
-12.0
-9.1
10.0
-31.8
-36.7
68.4
25.0
100.0
-50.0
25.0
-36.0
-14.1
-12.7
58.3
7.9
26.8
23.1
15.6
-27.0