Kentucky's horse industry by the numbers…
Value of equines and assets across Kentucky.
Annual state impact of the horse industry.
Paid to breeders of Thoroughbreds, Standardbreds and non-race breeds from the Kentucky Breeders' Incentive Fund since 2006.
Produced by historical horse racing contributing to purses, breeding incentives, other industry programs and the General Fund since September 2011.
Acres in Kentucky solely devoted to equine use.
Equines (including mules and donkeys) in Kentucky.
Invested by KEEP and the horse industry, in partnership with the KY Chamber of Commerce, to initiate a data-driven assessment of labor needs for the horse industry.
Direct and indirect jobs.
Operations with at least one horse.
Thoroughbred mares bred to 227 Kentucky Thoroughbred stallions in 2016.
Live foals born in Kentucky in 2016, accounting for 37.4 percent of the North American Thoroughbred foal crop.
Active stallions among non-race breeds.
Share of Thoroughbreds born in North America in 2016 sired by Kentucky stallions.
United States producer of horses, creating an economic engine impacting all of the Commonwealth's citizens.
Sources: Kentucky Horse Racing Commission, The Jockey Club, Kentucky Department of Travel, UK Ag Equine Study, Kentucky Equine Education Project.