HARNESS RACING IN AUSTRALIA
A Paper Presented To The 1999
World Trotting Conference in Sydney, Australia on 23st November 1999
by AJ McGrath, Chairman, NSW Harness Racing Club
SUPPORTING TABLES
Purse Races
|
COUNTRY |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
|
Australia |
15,041 |
15,248 |
15,615 |
15,731 |
15,638 |
15,420 |
|
New Zealand |
2,318 |
2,237 |
2,210 |
2,280 |
2,343 |
2,368 |
|
Austria |
1,556 |
1,623 |
1,550¨ |
1,500¨ |
1,401 |
1,296 |
|
Belgium |
1,803 |
1,779 |
1,650¨ |
1,560¨ |
1,298 |
1,699 |
|
Denmark |
4,548 |
4,096 |
3,994 |
3,892 |
3,809 |
3,794 |
|
Finland* |
6,983 |
6,674 |
6,049 |
6,037 |
5,993 |
6,018 |
|
France |
10,068 |
10,023 |
9,978 |
9,963 |
9,987 |
9,979 |
|
Germany |
10,098 |
9,711 |
9,963 |
9,826 |
9,794 |
9,714 |
|
Netherlands |
2,356 |
2,302 |
2,100¨ |
2,050¨ |
1,999 |
1,588 |
|
Italy |
11,223 |
11,359 |
11,617 |
12,862 |
13,834 |
14,363 |
|
Malta** |
432 |
420 |
N/A |
N/A |
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|
Norway* |
4,788 |
4,952 |
4,325 |
4,288 |
4,170 |
4,209 |
|
Spain** |
1,961 |
1,948 |
N/A |
N/A |
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|
Sweden* |
9,615 |
9,658 |
9,649 |
9,638 |
9,612 |
9,607 |
|
Switzerland |
205 |
244 |
250¨ |
255¨ |
260 |
238 |
|
United Kingdom |
1,497 |
1,504 |
1,300¨ |
1,200¨ |
1,068 |
1,049 |
|
Canada |
29,586 |
29,105 |
26,972 |
25,103 |
27,726 |
27,984 |
|
United States |
69,920 |
67,064 |
67,435 |
64,754 |
63,661 |
62,052 |
* Includes Cold Blood Statistics
** Malta & Spain deleted from totals
¨
Estimated figure where no statistics were supplied
Number of Horses Racing
|
COUNTRY |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
|
Australia |
15,042 |
14,858 |
14,651 |
14,442 |
14,181 |
13,954 |
|
New Zealand |
3,769 |
3,620 |
3,518 |
3,336 |
3,457 |
3,392 |
|
Austria |
1,476 |
1,514 |
1,400¨ |
1,300¨ |
1,212 |
1,312 |
|
Belgium |
2,652 |
2,652 |
2,300¨ |
2,100¨ |
1,645 |
1,970 |
|
Denmark |
3,630 |
3,525 |
3,625 |
3,557 |
3,458 |
3,296 |
|
Finland* |
7,369 |
8,431 |
8,582 |
8,656 |
8,459 |
8,652 |
|
France |
14,270 |
14,273 |
14,046 |
13,700 |
13,587 |
13,425 |
|
Germany |
7,313 |
7,850 |
7,899 |
7,857 |
7,662 |
7,394 |
|
Netherlands |
2,056 |
2,163 |
2,100¨ |
2,000¨ |
1,919 |
1,644 |
|
Italy |
8,023 |
8,482 |
8,907 |
9,050 |
9,173 |
10,272 |
|
Malta** |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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|
Norway* |
5,730 |
5,214 |
5,025 |
5,083 |
5,091 |
5,023 |
|
Spain** |
927 |
862 |
806 |
879 |
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|
Sweden* |
14,857 |
15,161 |
15,109 |
14,785 |
14,884 |
14,762 |
|
Switzerland |
341 |
369 |
350¨ |
350¨ |
364 |
339 |
|
United Kingdom |
1,130 |
1,083 |
1,000¨ |
900¨ |
868 |
800 |
|
Canada |
13,744 |
12,740 |
11,813 |
11,369 |
10,422 |
10,127 |
|
United States |
32,870 |
30,853 |
30,110 |
29,586 |
29,492 |
28,554 |
* Includes Cold Blood Statistics
** Malta & Spain deleted from totals
Total Prizemoney
|
COUNTRY |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
|
Australia |
34,536,000 |
36,100,000 |
44,000,000 |
47,000,000 |
40,267,664 |
40,057,909 |
|
New Zealand |
8,546,888 |
9,621,502 |
12,300,000 |
12,800,000 |
NZD16,981,298 |
NZD17,019,407 |
|
Austria |
4,453,959 |
5,045,292 |
N/A |
N/A |
4,106,400 |
3,230,232 |
|
Belgium |
4,518,186 |
4,283,604 |
N/A |
N/A |
BEF1,618,700 |
BEF2,503,241 |
|
Denmark |
7,082,495 |
7,499,390 |
6,423,580 |
6,499,566 |
6,946,882 |
6,852,992 |
|
Finland* |
13,349,323 |
12,839,197 |
13,800,000 |
14,140,000 |
FIM77,487,710 |
FIM76,407,676 |
|
France |
139,668,256 |
155,304,126 |
158,008,723 |
158,903,405 |
FF865,810,260 |
FF865,718,170 |
|
Germany |
36,101,640 |
40,811,420 |
40,370,464 |
40,671,462 |
DM53,926,750 |
DM52,750,360 |
|
Netherlands |
6,029,728 |
6,154,612 |
N/A |
N/A |
4,921,000 |
3,613,000 |
|
Italy |
76,147,686 |
90,300,348 |
125,799,645 |
153,639,020 |
201,573,143 |
136,299,947 |
|
Malta |
266,400 |
320,256 |
N/A |
N/A |
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|
Norway* |
16,967,064 |
17,315,366 |
16,752,000 |
18,922,000 |
NKR139,325,000 |
NKR150,009,000 |
|
Spain |
663,867 |
618,930 |
597,588 |
703,029 |
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|
Sweden* |
57,941,005 |
63,871,738 |
67,059,036 |
82,870,530 |
SWK558,996,700 |
SWK574,354,750 |
|
Switzerland |
952,215 |
1,484,936 |
N/A |
N/A |
US2,086,000 |
US1,939,000 |
|
United Kingdom |
823,214 |
1,089,239 |
N/A |
N/A |
US724,295 |
US746,910 |
|
Canada |
73,420,500 |
74,002,291 |
83,181,785 |
81,939,099 |
US78,215,020 |
US82,684,325 |
|
United States |
260,903,998 |
257,324,368 |
275,040,289 |
281,013,009 |
US297,244,747 |
US311,961,022 |
* Includes Cold Blood Statistics
Percentage Returned to Bettors
|
COUNTRY |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
|
Australia |
85% |
85% |
85% |
85% |
85% |
85% |
|
New Zealand |
78.77% |
78.7% |
78% |
81% |
81.4% |
80.83% |
|
Austria |
77% |
77% |
N/A |
N/A |
78% |
78% |
|
Belgium |
65% |
65% |
N/A |
N/A |
67% |
|
|
Denmark |
70% |
70% |
72.1% |
71.3% |
71.3% |
73.2% |
|
Finland |
68.4% |
68.4% |
68% |
67% |
66.9% |
67.3% |
|
France |
71.69% |
71.69% |
72.75% |
70.74% |
69.96% |
69.63% |
|
Germany |
75% |
75% |
75% |
75% |
75% |
75% |
|
Netherlands |
70.7% |
70.7% |
N/A |
N/A |
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|
Italy |
N/A |
N/A |
76.5% |
71.54% |
68.28% |
68.15% |
|
Malta |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
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|
Norway |
N/A |
N/A |
70% |
60% |
64.2% |
64.9% |
|
Spain |
60% |
60% |
60% |
60% |
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|
Sweden |
72.23% |
72.23% |
71.03% |
70.90% |
70.31% |
69.85% |
|
Switzerland |
70% |
70% |
N/A |
N/A |
70% |
70% |
|
United Kingdom |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Canada |
77.2% |
76.2% |
76.2% |
76.2% |
74.89% |
74.89% |
|
United States |
78.2% |
78.2% |
78.2% |
78.2% |
78% |
78% |
Horse Population – Number of Foals Each Year
|
COUNTRY |
1989 |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
|
Australia |
10,971 |
10,205 |
9,185 |
8,666 |
8,369 |
8,233 |
7,204 |
7,737 |
7,309 |
6,927 |
|
New Zealand |
5,424 |
4,980 |
4,752 |
4,258 |
4,265 |
3,967 |
3,674 |
3,623 |
3,374 |
3,262 |
|
Austria |
516 |
538 |
579 |
547 |
504 |
437 |
422 |
363 |
285 |
304 |
|
Belgium |
1,804 |
1,828 |
1,622 |
1,476 |
1,354 |
1,293 |
1,211 |
1,043 |
890 |
758 |
|
Denmark |
1,421 |
1,395 |
1,317 |
1,114 |
981 |
880 |
793 |
819 |
762 |
783 |
|
Finland |
3,440 |
3,900 |
4,213 |
3,800 |
3,050 |
2,630 |
2,485 |
2,857 |
3,183 |
3,258 |
|
France |
10,722 |
11,086 |
11,631 |
12,429 |
13,075 |
12,548 |
11,683 |
11,811 |
11,987 |
11,700 |
|
Germany |
2,291 |
2,340 |
2,449 |
2,710 |
2,785 |
2,807 |
2,727 |
2,639 |
2,340 |
2,090 |
|
Netherlands |
962 |
1,015 |
907 |
957 |
892 |
813 |
753 |
669 |
570 |
502 |
|
Italy |
3,741 |
4,139 |
4.754 |
4,970 |
5,621 |
5,722 |
4,885 |
4,551 |
4,480 |
4,100 |
|
Malta |
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Norway* |
2,585 |
2,564 |
2,563 |
2,269 |
2,170 |
1,859 |
1,718 |
1,665 |
1,801 |
1,905 |
|
Spain |
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Sweden* |
5,858 |
5,924 |
5,855 |
5,069 |
4,292 |
3,968 |
4,133 |
4,424 |
4,673 |
4,946 |
|
Switzerland |
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UK** |
411 |
461 |
405 |
418 |
402 |
410 |
401 |
350** |
350** |
350** |
|
Canada |
5,550 |
5,394 |
5,657 |
4,379 |
3,992 |
3,771 |
3,499 |
3,350 |
3,362 |
3,701 |
|
USA |
16,896 |
16,576 |
13,671 |
13,029 |
12,086 |
12,204 |
10,918 |
11,598 |
11,336 |
10,881 |
*Includes cold blood statistics
**Estimated statistics for 1996, 1997, 1998
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