Texas Thoroughbred Industry Survey 2025

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* 1. In what county is your thoroughbred business primarily located?

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* 2. How many acres of land is used by your thoroughbred business?

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* 3. Which best describes your primary role in the thoroughbred industry?

Racehorse owner

Racehorse breeder

Racehorse owner/breeder

Racehorse trainer

Racehorse owner/trainer

Other (please specify)

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* 4. How many years have you been involved in the Texas thoroughbred industry

Less than 5

5-10

11-20

Over 20

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* 5. How much in property tax did your thoroughbred operation pay in 2025?

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* 6. When HIEA money became available to the Texas horse industry did you

Make plans to expand your thoroughbred operation

Kept your operation the same

Downsized your operation

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* 7. If expanded your thoroughbred operation when HIEA passed which of the following did you do?

Acquired more breeding stock

Acquired more land

Acquired more horses of racing age

Acquired more young stock (weanlings, yearlings)

Hired more employees

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* 8. Have you made any capital improvements in the last five years (barns, fencing, equipment)

Yes

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* 9. If yes, how much did you spend on capital investments in the last five years?

Under $100,000

$100,000 to $250,000

$2150,000 to $500,000

$500,000 to $1,000,000

Over 1,000,000

How important are the following for the continuation of your thoroughbred operation in Texas?

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* 10. Racing purses

Not at all important

Neutral

Extremely important

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* 11. Breeding incentives

Not at all important

Neutral

Extremely important

Clear

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* 12. Regulatory Stability

Not at all important

Neutral

Extremely important

Clear

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* 13. Continued support through the HIEA program

Not at all important

Neutral

Extremely important

Clear

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* 14. If the HIEA program were expanded would you

Increase your operation (number of horses and/or amount of land)

Keep you operation about the same

Decrease your operation (number of horses and/or amount of land)

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* 15. If the HIEA program were to go away would you

Expand your operation (number of horses and/or amount of land

Keep your operation the same

Decrease your operation (number of horses and/or amount of land

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* 16. What action would you like to see taken in the next legislative session? Rank in order of importance

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* 17. If Texas government understood the economic importance of thoroughbred horse racing and supported racing, what do your think the result would be?

Significant growth in attracting new owners and owners from out of state

Significant increase in foal crop numbers

Additional infrastructure such as new tracks and training centers

Modest growth in attracting new owners and owners from out of state

Modest growth in foal crop numbers

No appreciable change in growth

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* 18. When the export of our simulcast from Texas tracks was stopped, did you

Breed more mares

Bred the same number of mares

Decreased the number of mares you bred

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* 19. How important is it to your continued participation in the thoroughbred industry of Texas is the ability of the tracks to export our signal?

It would not change my participation

I would expand my participation

Clear

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Texas Thoroughbred Industry Survey 2025

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* 1. In what county is your thoroughbred business primarily located?

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* 2. How many acres of land is used by your thoroughbred business?

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* 3. Which best describes your primary role in the thoroughbred industry?

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* 4. How many years have you been involved in the Texas thoroughbred industry

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* 5. How much in property tax did your thoroughbred operation pay in 2025?

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* 6. When HIEA money became available to the Texas horse industry did you

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* 7. If expanded your thoroughbred operation when HIEA passed which of the following did you do?

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* 8. Have you made any capital improvements in the last five years (barns, fencing, equipment)

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* 9. If yes, how much did you spend on capital investments in the last five years?

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* 10. Racing purses

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* 11. Breeding incentives

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* 12. Regulatory Stability

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* 13. Continued support through the HIEA program

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* 14. If the HIEA program were expanded would you

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* 15. If the HIEA program were to go away would you

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* 16. What action would you like to see taken in the next legislative session? Rank in order of importance

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* 17. If Texas government understood the economic importance of thoroughbred horse racing and supported racing, what do your think the result would be?

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* 18. When the export of our simulcast from Texas tracks was stopped, did you

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* 19. How important is it to your continued participation in the thoroughbred industry of Texas is the ability of the tracks to export our signal?

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* 20. What should Texas lawmakers know about thoroughbred racing in Texas?