Racing Australia Fact Book 2017/18

44 RACING AUSTRALIA FACT BOOK 2017/2018 BREEDING Foal Ownership Declaration Number of Owners per Horse – 2017 Foal Crop Season 1 Owner 2 Owners 3 Owners 4 Owners 5-9 Owners 10+ Owners Total Horses 2017 8,860 2,092 564 225 263 32 12,036 2016 8,508 2,115 427 223 204 24 11,501 Foal Ownership by Type Owner Type Owners Horses (non-unique) Equivalent Shares % Owners % Shares Person 10,046 12,552 11,323.18 49.24% 52.03% Company 9,684 13,535 9,285.28 47.47% 42.67% Syndicate 672 1,295 115,247 3.29% 5.30% Total 20,402 27,382 21,760.92 100.00% 100.00% Foal Ownership by State Owner Type NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT International Total Owners Person 3,441 2,654 1,967 959 585 33 68 266 73 10,046 Company 5,191 2176 1,186 603 350 12 28 82 56 9,684 Syndicate 283 122 137 103 15 - 6 4 2 672 Total 8,915 4,952 3,290 1,665 950 45 102 352 131 20,402 Owners % 31.00% 30.00% 18.00% 9.00% 5.00% 2.00% 1.00% 1.00% 3.00% 100.00% In 2016 Racing Australia introduced new rules to improve onwership transparency and traceability. Individual people make up 83% of the owners, who own 54% of the shares in the 11,501 horses in the database. In total, there are 6,953 owners who own shares in the 11,501 foals born in 2016 with completed Foal Ownership Declarations. Number of Owners per Horse – 2017 Foal Crop Foal Ownership by State Foal Ownership by Type % 1 Owner 8,860 2 Owners 2,092 3 Owners 564 4 Owners 225 5-9 Owners 263 10+ Owners 32 Person 52.03% Company 42.67% Syndicate 5.30% Total Horses 12,036 NSW 8,915 VIC 4,952 QLD 3,290 WA 1,665 SA 950 TAS 45 ACT 102 NT 352 International 131 Total Owners 20,402 Source: Australian Stud Book Note: All figures are correct as at 15 October 2018. Figures unavailable for 2017/18 as foaling season is incomplete.