MONEY MATTERS
Racino revenue has boosted purses in several states, including many in the Midwest. Here's how purses for thoroughbred races in 2010 compare at various tracks:
TRACKS WITH RACINOS
StateTrackRacing daysPurses per day
IowaPrairie Meadows67$227,537
OklahomaRemington Park67$215,433
IndianaHoosier Park63$241,052
Indiana Downs60$200,018
TRACKS WITHOUT RACINOS
MinnesotaCanterbury Park62$105,853
IllinoisArlington Park91$235,554
Hawthorne95$157,038
OhioBeulah Park115$38,965
River Downs104$37,629
Thistledown122$52,522
Source: The Blood-Horse/The Jockey Club Information Systems
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