Inter Dominion Harness Racing Council

Inter
Dominion
Harness
Racing
Council


1999 World Trotting Conference
Friday 26th November 1999

Analysis, Evaluation & Discussion of World Trotting Statistics
Charts 1-10

Chart 1 Racing Days   Chart 6 Average Prizemoney Won Per Race
Chart 2 Purse Races   Chart 7 Average Prizemoney Won Per Horse
Chart 3 Number of Individual Horses Racing   Chart 8 On Track Wagering
Chart 4 Individual Number of Horses To Race in 1998   Chart 9 Off Track Wagering
Chart 5 Total Prizemoney   Chart 10 Total Wagering
    Go to Charts 11-18      Graphs
  
CHART 1: Racing Days

COUNTRY

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

Australia

1,945

1,949

1,966

1,930

2,015

1,988

New Zealand

231

222

221

228

230

233

Austria

147

151

145¨

130¨

126

129

Belgium

242

243

220¨

200¨

176

213

Denmark

432

410

400

402

404

404

Finland*

674

642

587

588

582

590

France

1,796

1,810

1,791

1,790

1,788

1,784

Germany

870

833

853

819

812

815

Netherlands

233

236

225¨

220¨

209

172

Italy

1,369

1,358

1,380

1,446

1,559

1,655

Malta**

48

45

N/A

N/A

   

Norway*

535

497

510

494

489

493

Spain**

283

304

257

271

   

Sweden*

943

943

940

944

937

933

Switzerland

48

52

52¨

52¨

53

49

United Kingdom

206

210

180¨

160¨

145

144

Canada

2,779

2,834

2,306

2,134

2,665

2,685

United States

5,129

4,741

4,888

4,647

4,523

4,384

TOTAL

17,579*

17,131**

16,921**

16,455**

16,713**

16,671**

*    Includes Cold Blood Statistics
**  Malta & Spain deleted from totals
¨   Estimated figure where no statistics were supplied.
 

  
CHART 2:  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

   

Norway*

4,788

4,952

4,325

4,288

4,170

4,209

Spain**

1,961

1,948

N/A

N/A

   

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

TOTAL

183,576**

177,579

174,657

170,939

172,593

171,378

*    Includes Cold Blood Statistics
**  Malta & Spain deleted from totals
¨   Estimated figure where no statistics were supplied
   

  
CHART 3:  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

   

Norway*

5,730

5,214

5,025

5,083

5,091

5,023

Spain**

927

862

806

879

   

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

TOTAL

134,272

132,788

130,435

128,071

125,874

124,916

*    Includes Cold Blood Statistics
**  Malta & Spain deleted from totals
¨   Estimated figure where no statistics were supplied

  
CHART 4:  Individual Number Of Horses To Race In 1998

Country

2YO

3YO

Total All Aged

Australia

1,483 (10.6%)

2,677 (19.2%)

13,954

Austria

32 (2.4%)

150 (11.4%)

1,312

Belgium

     

Canada

1,470 (14.5%)

2,434 (24%)

10,127

Denmark

50 (1.52%)

192 (5.83%)

3,296

Finland

33 (0.4%)

400 (4.6 %)

8,652

France

718 (5.34%)

3,299(24.57%)

13,425

Germany

222 (3.0%)

911 (12.3%)

7,394

Italy

1,607 (15.6%)

2,522 (24.5%)

10,272

The Netherlands

95 (5.8%)

322 (19.6%)

1,644

New Zealand

210 (6.19%)

737 (21.7%)

3,392

Norway

43 (0.86%)

732 (14.6%)

5,023

Sweden

202 (1.37%)

2,003 (13.6%)

14,762

Switzerland

7 (2.06%)

25 (7.4%)

339

United Kingdom

36 (4.5%)

161 (20.1%)

800

United States

4,984 (17.45%)

6,325 (22.15%)

28,554

  

CHART 5:  Total Prizemoney

COUNTRY

1993
($US)

1994
($US)

1995
($US)

1996
($US)

1997

1998

Australia

34,536,000
(47,310,820)

36,100,000
(49,520,234)

44,000,000
(55,971,984)

47,000,000
(59,823,255)

40,267,664
(61,950,253)

40,057,909
(61,627,553)

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

   

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

   

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

   
CHART 6:  Average Prizemoney Won Per Race

COUNTRY

1993
($US)

1994
($US)

1995
($US)

1996
($US)

1997

1998

Australia

2,295

2,370

2,808

3,120

AUD3,962

AUD3,997

New Zealand

3,687

4,301

5,565

5,614

NZD7,248

NZD7,187

Austria

2,862

3,109

N/A

N/A

2,931

2,492

Belgium

2,506

2,408

N/A

N/A

BEF9,538

BEF11,792

Denmark

1,557

1,831

1,608

1,670

1,824

1,806

Finland*

3,723

3,804

2,281

2,342

FIM12,930

FIM24,924

France

13,872

15,495

15,835

15,777

FF86,693

FF86,754

Germany

3,575

4,203

4,052

4,139

DM5,506

DM5,430

Netherlands

2,559

2,672

N/A

N/A

2,462

2,275

Italy

6,784

7,950

10,570

11,945

11,953

7,932

Malta

617

763

N/A

N/A

   

Norway*

       

NOK33,411

NOK35,640

Spain

339

318

341

386

   

Sweden*

       

SWK58,156

SWK59,785

Switzerland

4,645

6,086

N/A

N/A

US8,000

US,8100

United Kingdom

550

724

N/A

N/A

US678

US712

Canada

2,480

2,542

3,084

3,264

US2,821

US2,955

United States

3,731

3,837

4,079

4,340

US4,669

US5,027

* Includes Cold Blood Statistics (Check)
 

CHART 7: Average Prizemoney Won Per Horse

COUNTRY

1993
($US)

1994
($US)

1995
($US)

1996
($US)

1997
 

1998

Australia

2,295

2,432

3,003

3,254

AUD4,369

AUD4,416

New Zealand

2,268

2,658

3,496

3,837

NZD4,912

NZD5,018

Austria

3,018

3,332

N/A

N/A

3,388

2,462

Belgium

1,704

1,615

N/A

N/A

BEF1,020

BEF1,220

Denmark

1,951

2,127

1,772

1,830

2,009

2,082

Finland*

 

1,523

1,608

1,633

FIM9,160

FIM8,831

France

9,788

10,881

11,248

11,582

FF63,714

FF64,488

Germany

4,937

5,199

5,110

5,176

DM7,589

DM7,438

Netherlands

2,933

2,844

N/A

N/A

2,564

2,198

Italy

9,491

10,646

14,124

16,977

18,027

11,092

Malta

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

    

Norway*

 

3,321

   

NKR27,500

NKR30,100

Spain

716

718

741

800

   

Sweden*

       

SWK37,556

SWK38,907

Switzerland

2,792

4,024

NA/

N/A

US5,700

US5,700

United Kingdom

730

1,006

N/A

N/A

US834

US933

Canada

5,342

5,808

7,041

7,206

US7,505

US8,165

United States

7,834

8,283

9,315

9,675

US9,980

US10,774

* Includes Cold Blood Statistics (Check)
 

CHART 8:   On-Track Wagering

COUNTRY

1993
($US)

1994
($US)

1995
($US)

1996
($US)

1997

1998

Australia

419,750,000

438,000,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

New Zealand

28,622,136

27,877,407

32,000,000

29,000,000

NZD33,873,902

NZD30,177,898

Austria

23,804,890

25,568,923

N/A

N/A

14,968,101

14,091,426

Belgium

29,998,467

29,285,071

N/A

N/A

 

BEF676,830,000

Denmark

27,019,112

28,333,966

26,728,295

24,149,609

21,482,785

19,903,414

Finland

99,145,604

91,129,320

72,200,000

60,600,000

FIM225,300,000

FIM218,600,000

France

223,754,676

242,630,197

241,933,413

309,314,902

FF1,103,259,183

FF1,051,816,082

Germany

423,386,394

421,652,737

216,175,529

213,558,334

DM281,752,144

DM246,123,004

Netherlands

16,952,104

14,303,766

N/A

N/A

US11,200,000

US9,400,000

Italy

289,958,640

278,551,969

408,192,897

375,283,441

350,730,743

299,256,743

Malta

N/A

1,147,584

N/A

N/A

   

Norway

52,233,409

79,505,082

82,352,946

73,322,757

NKR470,000,000

NKR461,000,000

Spain

1,519,236

1,314,142

1,324,716

1,529,722

   

Sweden

272,306,045

262,072,199

260,591,909

293,645,499

SWK1,886,800,000

SWK1,861,500,000

Switzerland

3,238,013

3,550,404

N/A

N/A

US4,444,892

US3,825,771

United Kingdom

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Canada

570,810,160

577,386,404

757,117,737

695,571,087

729,423,366

774,429,937

United States

1,409,348,222

1,255,929,854

1,104,025,774

1,022,918,110

US735,624,045

US616,598,937

  

CHART 9:  Off-Track Wagering

COUNTRY

1993
($US)

1994
($US)

1995
($US)

1996
($US)

1997

1998

Australia

629,259,000

701,530,000

813,000,000

854,000,000

AUD1,206,495,316

N/A

New Zealand

130,350,166

141,177,064

179,000,000

192,000,000

NZD236,722,091

NZD231,283,274

Austria

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Belgium

40,104,821

41,388,850

N/A

N/A

 

BEF1,059,1541,245

Denmark

6,109,653

7,717,366

35,172,756

42,013,703

43,418,315

40,972,566

Finland

39,798,164

37,531,080

68,800,000

112,100,000

FIM700,700,000

FIM774,800,000

France

2,539,591,101

2,855,373,538

2,903,698,708

3,207,533,025

FF16,722,713,320

FF17,285,680,293

Germany

41,635,336

62,314,888

34,640,555

44,468,108

DM68,303,874

DM85,428,842

Netherlands

41,473,131

41,465,898

N/A

N/A

US33,500,000

US32,900,000

Italy

996,771,120

1,052,697,438

2,577,143,073

3,630,172,758

LIRE3,237,694,978

LIRE2,902,679,705

Malta

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

   

Norway

145,030,757

126,138,240

155,356,278

209,624,432

NKR1,328,000,000

NKR1,644,000,000

Spain

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

   

Sweden

666,836,514

784,365,782

884,266,739

1,058,640,614

SWK7,445,621,000

SWK7,644,104,000

Switzerland

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

United Kingdom

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Canada

12,446,267

14,084,448

113,494,079

66,713,513

CAN457,845,749

CAN486,830,703

United States

1,237,794,454

1,406,624,524

1,545,000,858

1,702,550,509

US1,789,057,997

US1,875,250,246

 

CHART 10:  Total Wagering

COUNTRY

1993
($US)

1994
($US)

1995
($US)

1996
($US)

1997

1998

Australia

976,000

1,139,530,000

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

New Zealand

158,972,302

169,426,907

211,000,000

221,000,000

NZD270,595,993

NZD261,461,172

Austria

23,804,890

25,568,923

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Belgium

70,103,289

70,673,920

N/A

N/A

BEF856,276,300

BEF1,736,031,245

Denmark

63,128,764

66,054,931

61,871,051

66,763,312

61,901,100

60,875,980

Finland

139,054,800

128,660,400

172,700,000

146,000,000

FIM926,000,000

FIM993,400,000

France

2,773,345,786

3,094,403,734

3,145,332,121

3,516,848,207

FF17,825,972,503

FF18,287,496,375

Germany

465,021,731

483,967,625

250,816,084

258,026,442

DM350,056,019

DM331,551,846

Netherlands

58,425,235

54,460,214

N/A

N/A

US44,700,000

US42,200,000

Italy

1,286,729,760

1,331,249,407

2,985,335,970

4,005,456,199

3,588,425,721

3,201,936,458

Malta

N/A

1,147,584

N/A

N/A

   

Norway

197,264,166

212,094,658

237,709,224

282,947,188

NKR1,798,000,000

NKR2,105,000,000

Spain

1,519,236

1,314,142

1,324,716

1,529,722

   

Sweden

939,142,558

1,046,437,981

1,144,858,648

1,352,286,113

SWK9,322,421,000

SWK9,505,609,000

Switzerland

3,238,013

3,550,404

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

United Kingdom

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Canada

583,256,427

591,470,853

870,611,816

762,334,609

CAN765,007,417

CAN795,217,701

United States

2,647,142,676

2,662,554,378

2,649,026,632

2,725,419,610

US2,812,927,107

US2,491,849,183

Charts Prepared by: Ken Dyer
for the Australian Harness Racing Council

 

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