2017 NEBRASKA FACT BOOK A statistical guide to the Thoroughbred industry in Nebraska

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 NEBRASKA 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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Nebraska Fact Book - Table of Contents Breeding Section Annual Mares Bred to Nebraska Stallions Annual Nebraska Registered Foal Crop Foaling Area of Nebraska-Sired Registered Foals Conception Area of Nebraska-Bred Registered Foals

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Racing Section Nebraska Racing Overview Nebraska-Bred Racing Statistics by Racing Year Nebraska-Bred Racing Statistics by Foaling Year Nebraska-Bred Starters and Starts: In-State/Out-of-State Percentage of Nebraska-Bred Earnings by Racing Area

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Sales Section Auction Results for Nebraska-Bred Weanlings Auction Results for Nebraska-Bred Yearlings Auction Results for Nebraska-Bred 2-Year-Olds

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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). Copyright © 2017 The Jockey Club. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by means electronic, mechanical, photographic, magnetic or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. Data provided or compiled by The Jockey Club generally are accurate, but occasionally errors occur as a result of incorrect data received from others, mistakes in processing, and other causes. Therefore, The Jockey Club makes no representations or warranties, expressed or implied, including those of merchantability, accuracy, timeliness or fitness for a particular purpose as to any matter whatsoever, including, but not limited to, the accuracy of any information, product, program or service furnished hereunder. By using the information, product, program or service furnished hereunder, you accept the information, product, program or service "AS IS." Your use of the information, product, program or service CONTAINED HEREIN is at your own risk and you assume full responsibility and risk of loss resulting from use thereof. THE JOCKEY CLUB SHALL NOT HAVE ANY RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY ARISING FROM THE USE OF THE INFORMATION, PRODUCTS, PROGRAMS OR SERVICES FURNISHED HEREUNDER.

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Breeding

Annual Mares Bred to Nebraska Stallions

Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Mares Bred 533 489 344 293 353 382 356 340 366 378 341 363 319 255 209 151 82 80 113 136 90

Pct. of NA 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.2

Stallions 82 69 55 45 42 42 43 39 46 43 43 38 33 27 30 24 16 20 18 21 17

Figures as of 01/01/2017

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Pct. of NA 1.4 1.3 1.1 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9

Avg. Book Size 6.5 7.1 6.3 6.5 8.4 9.1 8.3 8.7 8.0 8.8 7.9 9.6 9.7 9.4 7.0 6.3 5.1 4.0 6.3 6.5 5.3

Avg. NA Book Size 10.5 11.0 11.5 12.1 12.7 13.5 13.7 14.1 14.2 14.6 15.1 15.5 15.8 15.6 14.8 14.2 14.2 14.7 15.6 16.5 18.7

Breeding

Annual Nebraska Registered Foal Crop

Crop Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

North America

Nebraska 320 271 162 119 163 147 171 147 175 164 189 164 158 122 133 88 46 35 35 47 53

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 23,192 22,300 22,500 *

* Estimated figure Figures as of 01/01/2017

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Pct. of NA Crop 0.9 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2

Breeding

Foaling Area of Nebraska-Sired Registered Foals Crop Year

   Foaling Area NE MN IA OK SD IN CO OH Total

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

44 13 10 1 0 0 0 0 68

37 10 11 0 0 0 2 0 60

32 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 46

23 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 35

42 8 10 1 2 3 0 1 67

Note: Figures include only foals born in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Ranked by number of registered foals in 2015 Figures as of 01/01/2017

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Breeding

Conception Area of Nebraska-Bred Registered Foals Crop Year

  Conception Area NE SD KY IA NY MB MD CA CO OK KS NJ Total

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

44 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 53

37 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 0 47

32 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 36

23 1 1 1 2 0 1 2 0 3 0 1 35

42 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 46

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 2015. Figures as of 01/01/2017

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Racing

Nebraska Racing Overview

Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Races 1,160 1,073 866 917 902 888 886 863 894 932 915 899 897 890 816 785 787 405 409 428 441

Purses 4,591,463 4,114,078 4,195,455 4,834,626 5,177,185 5,105,494 5,148,912 5,246,405 6,028,127 6,586,242 7,121,999 6,792,884 6,780,118 6,335,103 5,695,784 5,281,301 5,339,643 3,279,100 3,518,715 3,788,910 3,488,405

Starters 1,533 1,406 1,178 1,227 1,283 1,349 1,370 1,335 1,378 1,480 1,434 1,272 1,260 1,423 1,423 1,285 1,192 917 851 822 847

Starts

Race Days

Avg. Field Size

Avg. Purse per Race

9,173 8,436 6,459 7,651 7,339 7,092 7,764 7,521 7,700 8,012 7,449 6,907 7,009 7,220 6,834 6,345 5,947 3,284 3,165 3,168 3,268

123 118 103 103 102 101 100 100 102 106 102 104 102 101 90 89 89 48 48 51 54

7.9 7.9 7.5 8.3 8.1 8.0 8.8 8.7 8.6 8.6 8.1 7.7 7.8 8.1 8.4 8.1 7.6 8.1 7.7 7.4 7.4

3,958 3,834 4,845 5,272 5,740 5,749 5,811 6,079 6,743 7,067 7,784 7,556 7,559 7,118 6,980 6,728 6,785 8,097 8,603 8,853 7,910

Note: Purses represent all available money, including monies not won and returned to state breeder or other funds.

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Racing

Nebraska-Bred Racing Statistics by Racing Year

Racing Starters Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

796 738 662 635 557 469 448 409 385 353 345 321 316 321 277 256 244 201 163 147 119

Starts 6,460 6,316 5,311 5,353 4,625 3,596 3,231 3,075 2,798 2,501 2,038 1,997 1,995 1,982 1,748 1,605 1,439 1,167 905 830 775

Earnings 4,077,899 4,496,317 4,197,551 4,430,163 4,066,931 3,312,971 2,723,465 2,564,966 2,394,688 2,274,175 2,192,862 2,372,035 2,261,196 2,078,294 1,812,999 1,586,213 1,620,140 1,354,811 1,171,253 1,186,308 1,080,534

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Avg. Earnings Avg. Starts per Starter per Starter 5,123 6,093 6,341 6,977 7,301 7,064 6,079 6,271 6,220 6,442 6,356 7,390 7,156 6,474 6,545 6,196 6,640 6,740 7,186 8,070 9,080

8.1 8.6 8.0 8.4 8.3 7.7 7.2 7.5 7.3 7.1 5.9 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.3 6.3 5.9 5.8 5.6 5.7 6.5

Racing

Nebraska-Bred Racing Statistics by Foaling Year Foaling Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Reg. Foals

Starters

Lifetime Starts

Lifetime Earnings

Avg. Earnings per Starter

Avg. Starts per Starter

320 271 162 119 163 147 171 147 175 164 189 164 158 122 133 88 46 35 35 47

216 182 117 73 108 105 101 101 114 108 119 94 91 68 73 56 35 30 22 2

5,318 4,547 3,074 1,905 2,510 2,089 1,886 1,726 2,250 2,053 2,058 1,846 1,470 1,096 934 869 401 271 122 3

5,203,270 3,758,431 2,829,295 2,110,554 2,143,000 1,739,213 1,944,843 1,699,885 2,656,498 2,392,431 1,917,620 2,014,029 2,036,663 1,276,098 1,542,001 1,128,353 645,134 442,417 221,091 270

24,089 20,651 24,182 28,912 19,843 16,564 19,256 16,831 23,303 22,152 16,114 21,426 22,381 18,766 21,123 20,149 18,432 14,747 10,050 135

24.6 25.0 26.3 26.1 23.2 19.9 18.7 17.1 19.7 19.0 17.3 19.6 16.2 16.1 12.8 15.5 11.5 9.0 5.5 1.5

Figures as of 01/01/2017

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Racing

Nebraska-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

1995 216 195 90.3 5,318 1996 182 160 87.9 4,547 1997 117 107 91.5 3,074 1998 73 61 83.6 1,905 1999 108 104 96.3 2,510 2000 105 103 98.1 2,089 2001 101 95 94.1 1,886 2002 101 100 99.0 1,726 2003 114 112 98.2 2,250 2004 108 105 97.2 2,053 2005 119 116 97.5 2,058 2006 94 91 96.8 1,846 2007 91 84 92.3 1,470 2008 68 66 97.1 1,096 2009 73 72 98.6 934 2010 56 53 94.6 869 2011 35 35 100.0 401 2012 30 29 96.7 271 2013 22 22 100.0 122 2014 2 0 0.0 3 Note: In-state starters include any Thoroughbred that made at least one start in its native state. Figures as of 01/01/2017

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3,514 3,177 2,350 1,384 2,052 1,756 1,585 1,616 2,096 1,924 1,831 1,600 1,288 948 768 687 327 236 114 0

Pct. of In-State Starts 66.1 69.9 76.4 72.7 81.8 84.1 84.0 93.6 93.2 93.7 89.0 86.7 87.6 86.5 82.2 79.1 81.5 87.1 93.4 0.0

Racing

Percentage of Nebraska-Bred Earnings by Racing Area Racing Year

  Racing Area NE MN MB CO WY IA NV AZ ND OK AB MT OR SK TX WV NM AR ID IL IN KY LA OH

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

88.66% 7.64% 0.71% 0.57% 0.56% 0.53% 0.35% 0.32% 0.28% 0.15% 0.10% 0.05% 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

87.89% 4.98% 1.58% 0.28% 1.23% 1.07% 0.33% 0.07% 0.48% 0.03% 0.01% 0.28% 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.19% 0.00% 1.03% 0.00% 0.00% 0.43%

85.09% 4.02% 2.43% 0.20% 0.24% 2.94% 0.05% 0.72% 0.95% 0.28% 0.03% 0.75% 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0.02% 1.70% 0.23% 0.03% 0.18% 0.03% 0.00% 0.00%

81.53% 6.57% 2.02% 1.78% 0.58% 2.87% 0.00% 0.39% 0.16% 0.64% 0.01% 0.22% 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.60% 0.00% 1.49% 0.68% 0.34% 0.00% 0.00%

91.36% 3.39% 0.09% 0.00% 0.00% 1.95% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 2.10% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% 0.56% 0.00% 0.29% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.11%

Ranked by percentage of total earnings in 2016

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Sales

Auction Results for Nebraska-Bred Weanlings

Sale Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

# Sold 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pct. Change

Gross Sales

Pct. Change

0.0 0.0 0.0 -50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0 0 3,000 2,500 0 0 0 0 7,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.0 0.0 0.0 -16.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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Avg. Price 0 0 1,500 2,500 0 0 0 0 3,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pct. Change 0.0 0.0 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Median Price 0 0 1,500 2,500 0 0 0 0 3,500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pct. Change 0.0 0.0 0.0 66.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Sales

Auction Results for Nebraska-Bred Yearlings

Sale Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

# Sold 3 8 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Pct. Change

Gross Sales

Pct. Change

0.0 166.7 -62.5 -66.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

46,000 55,900 8,100 85,000 85,000 0 500 0 7,000 10,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 600

0.0 21.5 -85.5 949.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 42.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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Avg. Price 15,333 6,988 2,700 85,000 85,000 0 500 0 7,000 10,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 600

Pct. Change 0.0 -54.4 -61.4 3048.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 42.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Median Price 20,000 1,650 1,100 85,000 85,000 0 500 0 7,000 10,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 600

Pct. Change 0.0 -91.8 -33.3 7627.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 42.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Sales

Auction Results for Nebraska-Bred 2-Year-Olds

Sale Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

# Sold 5 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pct. Change

Gross Sales

Pct. Change

0.0 -80.0 300.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

31,600 5,700 35,000 0 105,000 0 0 0 0 0 20,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0.0 -82.0 514.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

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Avg. Price 6,320 5,700 8,750 0 105,000 0 0 0 0 0 10,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pct. Change 0.0 -9.8 53.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Median Price 2,400 5,700 3,350 0 105,000 0 0 0 0 0 10,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pct. Change 0.0 137.5 -41.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0