Racing Australia Annual Report 2017

30 | Racing Australia Annual Report 2017 AUSTRALIAN RACING STATISTICS STATE BY STATE 2016/17 NSW VIC QLD SA WA TAS NT ACT TOTAL Clubs 115 67 114 22 36 4 5 1 364 Tracks 112 72 103 22 36 5 5 2 357 Race Meetings 741 551 700 183 287 72 75 25 2,634 Flat Races 5,423 4,371 4,606 1,423 2,163 558 418 192 19,154 Jumping Races - 60 - 21 - - - - 81 Total Races 5,423 4,431 4,606 1,444 2,163 558 418 192 19,235 Flat Horses 10,572 8,581 7,139 2,885 3,438 907 585 973 35,080 Jumping Horses - 171 - 58 - - - - 229 Total Horses (Note 2) 10,572 8,752 7,139 2,943 3,438 907 585 973 35,309 Flat Starters 52,219 43,019 41,219 13,746 21,673 5,265 3,263 1,846 182,250 Jumping Starters - 476 - 142 - - - - 618 Total Starters 52,219 43,495 41,219 13,888 21,673 5,265 3,263 1,846 182,868 Jockeys 137 128 146 31 41 13 21 (Note 1) 517 Apprentice Jockeys 74 40 72 18 23 10 3 (Note 1) 240 Amateur Jockeys 18 27 10 - 30 - - (Note 1) 85 Total Jockeys 229 195 228 49 94 23 24 (Note 1) 842 Trainers 890 797 776 268 478 88 45 (Note 1) 3,342 Note 1: ACT jockeys and trainers are included in the NSW totals. Note 2: The total Australian horses figure represents unique horses that started in each state. Note 3: Club count reflects the number of meetings held during the season (ie. weather factors). Racing Statistics