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Table 53. Metropolitan & Country Race Trends 2000/01 – 2011/12
Table 54. Number of Race Meetings by State 2000/01 – 2011/12
Table 55. Number of Races by State 2000/01 – 2011/12
Table 56. Age of Individual Horses Racing 2000/01 – 2011/12
Australian Racing Trends
Year
Meetings % Change Metro Races
% Change Country Races % Change Total Races
% Change
2000/01 2,989
–
4,966
–
16,224
–
21,190
–
2001/02 2,990
0.03%
4,986
0.40%
16,328
0.64%
21,314
0.59%
2002/03 2,907
-2.78%
4,653
-6.68%
16,049
-1.71%
20,702
-2.87%
2003/04 2,777
-4.47%
4,749
2.06%
15,323
-4.52%
20,072
-3.04%
2004/05 2,745
-1.15%
4,742
-0.15%
15,226
-0.63%
19,968
-0.52%
2005/06 2,752
0.26%
4,671
-1.50%
15,292
0.43%
19,963
-0.03%
2006/07 2,682
-2.54%
4,710
0.83%
14,835
-2.99%
19,545
-2.09%
2007/08 2,302
-14.17%
4,128
-12.36%
12,961
-12.63%
17,211
-11.94%
2008/09 2,681
16.46%
4,602
11.48%
14,836
14.47%
19,438
12.94%
2009/10 2,694
0.48%
4,574
-0.61%
14,802
-0.23%
19,376
-0.32%
2010/11 2,641
-1.97%
4,606
0.70%
14,282
-3.51%
18,888
-2.52%
2011/12 2,675
1.29%
4,510
-2.08%
14,658
2.63%
19,168
1.48%
Year
NSW VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Australia
2000/01 581
845
909
184
286
79
80
25
2,989
2001/02 847
578
906
186
297
75
79
22
2,990
2002/03 814
577
853
191
292
75
81
24
2,907
2003/04 813
572
738
186
293
76
77
22
2,777
2004/05 782
572
741
181
297
77
75
20
2,745
2005/06 798
578
719
183
302
76
76
20
2,752
2006/07 748
560
723
180
303
77
78
13
2,682
2007/08 553
546
556
181
297
73
80
16
2,302
2008/09 755
553
720
180
299
73
79
22
2,681
2009/10 747
567
718
188
296
73
79
26
2,694
2010/11 727
546
686
198
302
75
77
30
2,641
2011/12 743
559
702
198
294
77
78
24
2675
Year
NSW VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
Australia
2000/01 4,694
5,705
6,056
1,415
2,084
606
430
200
21,190
2001/02 5,855
4,655
5,946
1,447
2,194
597
418
202
21,314
2002/03 5,592
4,677
5,609
1,485
2,130
605
424
180
20,702
2003/04 5,682
4,623
4,950
1,471
2,151
608
414
173
20,072
2004/05 5,566
4,646
4,939
1,434
2,189
618
416
160
19,968
2005/06 5,674
4,686
4,737
1,439
2,235
619
409
164
19,963
2006/07 5,420
4,497
4,835
1,412
2,242
625
407
107
19,545
2007/08 4,115
4,417
3,823
1,428
2,252
623
431
122
17,211
2008/09 5,414
4,432
4,728
1,423
2,258
596
423
164
19,438
2009/10 5,323
4,472
4,701
1,432
2,224
594
433
197
19,376
2010/11 5,184
4,286
4,399
1,460
2,271
625
435
228
18,888
2011/12 5302
4355
4525
1498
2238
628
437
185
19168
Year
2YO
3YO
4YO
5YO
6YO
7YO
8YO+
Total
2000/01 4,014
8,785
7,945
5,037
3,036
1,571
1,249
31,637
2001/02 3,852
8,752
7,878
5,337
3,043
1,608
1,232
31,702
2002/03 3,939
8,580
7,897
5,259
3,160
1,599
1,206
31,640
2003/04 3,601
8,877
7,725
5,205
2,969
1,611
1,138
31,126
2004/05 3,630
8,546
8,022
5,155
3,003
1,542
1,139
31,037
2005/06 3,470
8,635
7,904
5,477
3,027
1,621
1,114
31,248
2006/07 3,355
8,393
8,059
5,457
3,327
1,649
1,180
31,420
2007/08 3,020
8,070
7,590
5,328
3,120
1,700
1,144
29,972
2008/09 3,283
8,442
7,964
5,482
3,386
1,753
1,349
31,659
2009/10 3,294
8,498
8,038
5,525
3,300
1,782
1,336
31,773
2010/11 3,147
8,388
7,950
5,484
3,229
1,716
1,267
31,181
2011/12 3117
7836
7924
5451
3324
1730
1375
30757