Market Watch: Louisville, Baltimore Top Belmont Stakes MMs
For the race portion of the Preakness Stakes on ABC from 5:30-7:00pm ET, Louisville topped all Nielsen metered markets (MMs) for the third straight year. Most markets had year-over-year declines from last year's race, which had Big Brown's attempt at winning the Triple Crown. However, compared to '07, which was the last time a horse was not going for the Triple Crown, most markets saw gains in local ratings. Looking at '04-09, Louisville, Memphis and Orlando-Daytona Beach have been the most volatile markets, while Detroit, Boston and Milwaukee have been the most stable. The chart below lists MM ratings for the race portion of the Belmont Stakes since '04 (THE DAILY).
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BELMONT STAKES RACE SEGMENT METERED-MARKET RATINGS TREND
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RK
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MARKET (SIZE)
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'09
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'08*
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'07
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'06
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'05
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'04*
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1
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Louisville (50)
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14.6
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18.3
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8.0
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6.5
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11.0
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24.3
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2
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Baltimore (26)
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8.2
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13.1
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5.2
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4.5
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7.5
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24.1
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3
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Albuquerque-Santa Fe (44)
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7.9
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11.5
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1.9
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2.9
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6.0
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10.6
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4
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Orlando-Daytona Beach (19)
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7.7
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16.2
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5.0
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6.3
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8.0
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20.1
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5
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Ft. Myers-Naples (62)
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7.4
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12.8
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4.5
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6.4
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8.8
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21.1
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6t
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Oklahoma City (45)
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7.0
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10.6
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3.4
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4.7
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6.7
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20.6
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6t
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Richmond (58)
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7.0
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14.0
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4.7
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2.6
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5.6
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16.9
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8
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Tulsa (61)
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6.9
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9.2
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5.1
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4.2
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5.2
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13.2
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9
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New York (1)
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6.7
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11.9
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3.9
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5.8
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9.9
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20.7
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10t
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Knoxville (59)
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6.5
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11.9
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1.8
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3.0
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9.7
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18.2
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10t
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Las Vegas (42)
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6.5
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11.1
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4.5
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4.0
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6.0
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15.3
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12
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Pittsburgh (23)
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6.3
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10.3
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5.2
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3.5
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4.5
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19.9
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13
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West Palm Beach (38)
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5.9
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14.6
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5.8
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5.4
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11.1
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23.1
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14
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Hartford & New Haven (30)
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5.8
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10.0
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4.9
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5.1
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9.6
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18.6
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15
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Norfolk (43)
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5.7
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10.0
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2.8
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2.9
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6.3
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14.7
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16t
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Philadelphia (4)
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5.6
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11.5
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4.1
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4.9
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10.2
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28.1
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16t
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Portland (22)
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5.6
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5.9
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1.8
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2.6
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4.9
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13.7
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18t
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Chicago (3)
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5.5
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7.4
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3.1
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4.0
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3.9
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11.3
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18t
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Milwaukee (35)
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5.5
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3.8
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4.6
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3.0
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6.4
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13.2
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20t
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Birmingham (40)
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5.4
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9.2
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3.8
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3.3
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4.1
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9.0
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20t
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Nashville (29)
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5.4
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9.9
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3.0
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2.8
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6.4
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16.8
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20t
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Tampa-St. Pete (13)
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5.4
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10.5
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3.9
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3.8
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8.4
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19.3
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23
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Cincinnati (34)
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5.3
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10.5
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4.3
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4.3
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5.3
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16.2
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24t
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Atlanta (8)
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5.1
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11.7
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3.6
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3.7
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3.3
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13.9
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24t
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Buffalo (51)
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5.1
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10.7
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4.1
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7.1
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9.0
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17.9
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24t
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Detroit (11)
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5.1
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6.2
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3.5
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4.2
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7.6
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14.9
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27t
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Cleveland-Akron (17)
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4.8
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9.5
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5.8
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4.8
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8.2
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14.2
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27t
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Dayton (64)
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4.8
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12.6
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3.6
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3.9
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5.4
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12.7
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29t
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Austin (49)
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4.7
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10.2
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4.3
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2.9
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4.5
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13.5
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29t
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Jacksonville (47)
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4.7
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10.1
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2.5
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3.2
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9.5
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17.0
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29t
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New Orleans (53)
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4.7
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8.6
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n/a
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n/a
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5.2
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16.4
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32t
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Boston (7)
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4.6
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6.3
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3.6
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4.2
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6.4
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14.4
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32t
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Kansas City (31)
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4.6
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7.7
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3.3
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2.8
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3.4
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14.1
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32t
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Memphis (48)
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4.6
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6.7
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1.5
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2.7
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6.2
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12.3
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32t
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Raleigh-Durham (27)
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4.6
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9.6
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2.4
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2.8
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3.6
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13.0
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32t
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San Antonio (37)
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4.6
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7.5
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4.0
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3.6
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3.7
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16.0
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32t
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Washington, DC (9)
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4.6
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11.4
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3.1
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4.2
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6.8
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18.0
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38t
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Columbus (32)
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4.5
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10.2
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4.4
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4.0
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4.9
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13.9
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38t
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Indianapolis (25)
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4.5
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10.9
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5.7
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4.6
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5.9
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11.7
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40
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Dallas-Ft. Worth (5)
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4.1
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8.6
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2.5
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3.4
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4.4
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13.6
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41
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Sacramento (20)
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4.0
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8.9
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1.7
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2.5
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3.2
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10.6
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42
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Phoenix (12)
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3.9
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9.0
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4.4
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3.6
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4.0
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13.6
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43t
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Denver (18)
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3.8
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7.8
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3.5
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3.2
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4.7
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14.1
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43t
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Miami-Ft. Lauderdale (16)
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3.8
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11.3
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2.9
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3.3
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4.9
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12.3
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45
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Los Angeles (2)
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3.7
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7.4
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2.7
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2.8
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3.4
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11.7
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46t
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Greenville-Spartanburg (36)
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3.6
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11.1
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2.8
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2.1
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4.6
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13.6
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46t
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Providence (52)
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3.6
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6.1
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2.3
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2.0
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6.1
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13.5
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48
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Minneapolis-St. Paul (15)
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3.4
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8.1
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2.0
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1.9
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5.2
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11.3
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49t
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San Diego (28)
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3.2
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6.6
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1.6
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2.1
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4.9
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12.0
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49t
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Seattle-Tacoma (14)
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3.2
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6.7
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4.0
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2.8
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4.7
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9.9
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49t
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St. Louis (21)
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3.2
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7.4
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2.4
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4.4
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11.6
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17.9
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52t
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Greensboro-Winston-Salem (46)
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3.1
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6.6
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2.3
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1.9
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5.1
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13.1
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52t
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San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose (6)
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3.1
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5.4
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2.0
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2.1
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3.7
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13.9
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54t
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Houston (10)
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2.9
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7.1
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3.1
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2.6
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4.0
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15.0
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54t
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Salt Lake City (33)
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2.9
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6.2
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2.8
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2.5
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3.8
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12.6
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56
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Charlotte (24)
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2.6
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9.3
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2.5
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1.8
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2.7
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10.3
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NOTES: Race aired on NBC in '05 and '04. New Orleans ratings unavailable in '07 and '06 due to Hurricane Katrina. Volatile/stable market trends from '04-09 based on standard deviation. * = Race had a horse attempting to win Triple Crown.
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