RACING AUSTRALIA FACT BOOK 2021 9 KEY STATISTICS TABLE 1. AUSTRALIAN RACING STATISTICS, STATE BY STATE 2020/21 NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT Australia Total Number of Race Clubs 129 69 117 25 37 4 5 1 387 Clubs (Note 1) 83 65 96 20 28 4 5 1 302 Tracks (Note2) 84 65 86 19 29 5 5 2 295 Race Meetings 732 538 677 174 278 71 70 24 2,564 Flat Races 5,270 4,251 4,717 1,371 2,153 569 417 192 18,940 Jumping Races - 74 - 12 - - - - 86 Total Races 5,270 4,325 4,717 1,383 2,153 569 417 192 19,026 Flat Horses 10,238 8,698 7,202 2,661 3,121 903 559 983 34,365 Jumping Horses - 202 - 37 - - - - 239 Total Horses (Note 3) 10,238 8,900 7,202 2,698 3,121 903 559 983 34,604 Flat Starters 51,230 41,748 41,775 13,230 20,782 5,021 3,058 1,768 178,612 Jump Starters - 593 - 65 - - - - 658 Total Starters 51,230 42,341 41,775 13,295 20,782 5,021 3,058 1,768 179,270 Average Field Size 10 10 9 10 10 9 7 9 9 Prizemoney (inc. Trophies) (Note 4) $267,554,500 $248,115,000 $141,086,560 $43,791,645 $73,160,500 $12,941,900 $8,776,500 $5,306,000 $800,732,605 Incentive Scheme Payments (Note 5) $11,802,622 $9,877,216 $8,993,776 $2,060,850 $8,193,005 $1,424,966 $264,000 - $42,616,434 Other Returns to Owners (Note 6) $20,223,055 $21,692,244 $14,579,667 $265,000 $6,513,494 $1,588,197 $1,074,900 $600,917 $66,537,474 Fees Paid by Owners (Note 7) -$7,392,428 -$12,942,880 -$1,964,628 -$1,841,165 -$4,168,455 -$671,327 -$1,219,130 -$97,446 -$30,297,458 Total Returns $292,187,749 $266,741,580 $162,695,375 $44,276,330 $83,698,544 $15,283,736 $8,896,270 $5,809,471 $879,589,056 Bookmakers 107 144 82 10 22 6 8 5 384 Corporate Bookmakers - - - - - - 24 - 24 Jockeys 135 234 242 30 52 13 16 - 722 Apprentice Jockeys 66 63 63 17 19 13 2 - 243 Amateur Jockeys 40 28 - - 11 - - - 79 Total Jockeys 241 325 305 47 82 26 18 - 1,044 Total Trainers 899 1,108 1,163 224 479 97 45 4 4,019 Note 1: Race Club count reflects the number of Clubs that held a meeting during the season. Note 2: Track count equals the number of unique tracks used for a race meeting during the 2020/21 season. Note 3: Total Australian horse figure represents the unique number of gallopers that raced during the season in each state or territory. Note 4: Prizemoney includes trophy, equine and jockey welfare fund contributions and bonus schemes as advertised for the season. The bonus incentives, equine welfare and jockey welfare funds contributions included in the prizemoney totals vary between states and territories. Note 5: Incentive Scheme Payments are reported excluding Goods & Services Tax (GST). Note 6: Other returns to owners include starter and float rebates. Note 7: Fees paid by owners include nominations, acceptances, scratchings plus bonus scheme registrations. Note 8: The number of Trainers & Jockeys within the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) are included in New South Wales (NSW) statistics for this jurisdiction.
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