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Statistics
Thoroughbred
Racing and Breeding Worldwide 2000
|
Country |
Races |
Purses |
Betting
Handle |
Mares |
Registered
Foals |
Starts |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Argentina |
7825 |
36.94 |
324.79 |
11759 |
6582 |
52696 |
|
Australia |
21561 |
179.31 |
4927.15 |
30980 |
18481 |
206857 |
|
Austria |
150 |
0.55 |
***
|
84 |
34 |
1277 |
|
Bahrein |
152 |
0.55 |
++
|
180 |
79 |
1149 |
|
Belgium |
369 |
0.68 |
26.05 |
238 |
93 |
3508 |
|
Brazil |
5851 |
15.79 |
147.97 |
4901 |
3391 |
52150 |
|
Canada |
5386 |
114.9 |
475.23 |
3444 |
2570 |
40657 |
|
Chile |
6265 |
17.61 |
176.76 |
2436 |
1783 |
65623 |
|
Cyprus |
810 |
6.52 |
90.27 |
675 |
375 |
7764 |
|
Czech
republic |
399 |
0.68 |
1.25 |
739 |
410 |
4349 |
|
Denmark |
326 |
1.73 |
47.07 |
305 |
176 |
4620 |
|
France |
4250 |
100.65 |
5604.31 |
7204 |
4180 |
47138 |
|
Germany |
2834 |
27.38 |
357.76 |
2406 |
1348 |
25305 |
|
Great
Britain |
4349 |
75.43 |
7535.29 |
8914 |
5194 |
48934 |
|
Greece |
1423 |
18.98 |
322.88 |
810 |
436 |
11955 |
|
Hong
Kong |
667 |
77.62 |
10408.13 |
0 |
0 |
8844 |
|
Hungary |
360 |
0.36 |
2.98 |
451 |
262 |
3616 |
|
India |
2698 |
16.49 |
152.74 |
3023 |
1512 |
24698 |
|
Iran |
40 |
1.14 |
33.03 |
284 |
126 |
***
|
|
Ireland |
718 |
14.15 |
1285.07 |
14655 |
8793 |
8631 |
|
Israel |
9 |
0 |
***
|
137 |
53 |
***
|
|
Italy |
5110 |
69.13 |
2352.73 |
2843 |
1905 |
42528 |
|
Japan |
25500 |
1193.72 |
34738.63 |
11522 |
8381 |
259503 |
|
Lebanon |
245 |
0.77 |
10.57 |
30 |
***
|
3138 |
|
Macau |
1222 |
35.36 |
472.05 |
0 |
0 |
11560 |
|
Madagascar |
144 |
0.12 |
13.96 |
9 |
7 |
***
|
|
Malaysia |
1278 |
31.68 |
1384.83 |
47 |
36 |
13666 |
|
Mauritius |
208 |
1.57 |
59.74 |
0 |
0 |
1972 |
|
Mexico |
***
|
***
|
***
|
371 |
226 |
***
|
|
Morocco |
423 |
1.69 |
128.87 |
215 |
106 |
4452 |
|
Netherlands |
206 |
0.56 |
35.4 |
100 |
41 |
1834 |
|
New
Zealand |
2647 |
13.36 |
307.48 |
9259 |
4958 |
29420 |
|
Norway |
314 |
2.72 |
288.16 |
99 |
83 |
2876 |
|
Oman |
46 |
0.4 |
++
|
9 |
6 |
46 |
|
Peru |
2171 |
6.7 |
25.86 |
1012 |
618 |
16946 |
|
Portugal |
15 |
0 |
***
|
47 |
7 |
195 |
|
Qatar |
150 |
2.19 |
++
|
49 |
10 |
1431 |
|
Romania |
81 |
0.09 |
0 |
143 |
101 |
600 |
|
Russia |
1199 |
0.09 |
2.2 |
***
|
***
|
6284 |
|
Saudi
Arabia |
276 |
2.98 |
++
|
1040 |
418 |
2917 |
|
Slovakia |
125 |
0.32 |
0.08 |
170 |
73 |
1056 |
|
Slovenia |
8 |
0.01 |
0 |
31 |
19 |
50 |
|
South
Africa |
4152 |
26.87 |
***
|
5564 |
2527 |
46534 |
|
South
Korea |
1104 |
44.71 |
3369.46 |
1094 |
592 |
12238 |
|
Spain |
378 |
1.6 |
***
|
140 |
120 |
3459 |
|
Sweden |
711 |
7.05 |
1105.24 |
567 |
381 |
6475 |
|
Switzerland |
163 |
1.47 |
58.75 |
171 |
48 |
1551 |
|
Thailand |
500 |
4.92 |
97.07 |
446 |
54 |
4000 |
|
Tunisia |
369 |
1.64 |
33.02 |
148 |
86 |
3282 |
|
Turkey |
2631 |
110.62 |
904.27 |
1356 |
714 |
25314 |
|
United
Arab Emirates |
373 |
24.14 |
++
|
139 |
21 |
3727 |
|
United
States |
55486 |
1030.88 |
14320.93 |
59531 |
33360 |
453025 |
|
Venezuela |
3042 |
17.42 |
97.73 |
2173 |
1214 |
28574 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
176719 |
3342.24 |
91725.76 |
191950 |
111990 |
1608424 |
Note: In some cases,
Betting Handle includes harness racing.
Wagering statistics
include bookmaking in countries where such activities are legal.
US$ conversions at the
French Franc at 1.00FF = US$ 0.14184.
*** not reported
++ no wagering
~Dollars in Millions
Source:
International
Statistical Survey of Horse Racing and 2000 Statistics, compiled by the
Societe d'Encouragement and presented at the 34th International
Conference of Racing Authorities, Paris, France, Oc 2001.
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