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TABLE 89. LEADING RACING COUNTRIES 2013
Country
Flat Races
Jumps Races
Prizemoney*
Betting*
Races
Runners
Starts
Races
Runners
Starts
ARGENTINA
5,525
11,990
59,414
64,144,805
216,038,311
AUSTRALIA
19,534
30,371
187,616
92
217
710
648,895,256
16,374,297,358
AUSTRIA
45
165
358
448,824
BAHRAIN
26
399
1,705
797,324
BELGIUM
185
560
1,943
4
37
37
6,309,304
58,439,529
BRAZIL
3,967
5,572
31,736
24,145,882
128,074,077
CANADA
3,675
5,752
28,077
202,551,222
1,482,322,129
CHILE
4,892
4,326
57,292
34,462,140
314,039,090
CYPRUS
980
1,205
9,794
14,007,067
67,642,191
CZECH REPUBLIC
307
827
3,552
158
428
1,791
2,230,637
1,268,514
DENMARK
259
644
2,860
2,722,426
FRANCE
4,887
9,130
54,640
2,259
4,188
23,366
624,708,731
14,025,317,558
GERMANY
1,253
2,325
11,551
22
35
164
27,920,954
122,990,161
GREAT BRITAIN
6,396
9,588
57,526
3,750
7,702
33,310
196,789,339
17,912,716,739
GREECE
794
611
5,662
6,514,778
93,006,524
HONG KONG
771
1,272
9,627
119,506,984
1,369,740,325
HUNGARY
308
452
2,722
3
3
18
2,269,121
3,413,420
INDIA
2,534
4,777
18,960
21,717,734
469,331,092
IRELAND
1,104
2,247
11,709
1,426
4,218
17,690
66,051,925
3,842,191,196
ITALY
3,094
4,045
23,627
175
259
1,133
123,240,498
1,168,641,844
JAPAN
15,992
22,995
177,491
130
241
1,608
822,214,590
27,415,068,900
KOREA
1,904
N/A
21,178
193,728,783
7,623,723,833
LEBANON
355
292
1,863
753,795
12,532,661
MACAU
452
577
5,416
16,494,051
238,929,851
MALAYSIA
696
1,167
8,478
11,348,602
221,609,198
MAURITIUS
328
464
2,703
4,667,578
198,730,490
MEXICO
1,828
995
9,068
4,632,935
19,115,706
MOROCCO
1,286
1,821
13,244
9,160,835
743,492,433
NETHERLANDS
31
85
253
4,131,803
33,166,503
NEW ZEALAND
2,894
5,210
30,380
113
60
951
67,928,822
570,300,884
NORWAY
262
563
2,631
9
19
81
47,616,540
648,248,478
OMAN
153
475
2,179
2,333,727
PANAMA
1,332
892
432
9,407,025
47,067,666
PERU
1,935
1,763
1
9,856,231
33,916,717
POLAND
531
789
4,114
31
46
215
3,717,846
4,358,111
QATAR
257
441
3,062
15,401,684
SAUDI ARABIA
608
1,636
8,525
12,017,687
SERBIA
174
226
1,116
521,553
SINGAPORE
994
1,363
10,651
56,463,270
1,301,549,203
SLOVAKIA
151
386
1,069
24
74
191
855,122
171,567
SOUTH AFRICA
3,809
7,036
45,037
31,642,723
1,033,867,777
SPAIN
437
750
3,854
6,709,830
16,661,643
SWEDEN
649
1,264
5,850
23
62
156
135,024,974
1,970,820,922
SWITZERLAND
151
348
1,381
39
39
271
6,081,133
158,186,253
TUNISIA
459
628
3,858
2,085,713
TURKEY
2,546
3,001
25,477
72,938,732
1,678,170,399
UAE
356
1,178
4,163
46,058,454
USA
42,975
53,786
338,223
160
290
1,239
1,420,699,878
11,327,470,514
URUGUAY
1,646
2,555
9
15,128,110
34,359,434
VENEZUELA
2,746
3,074
25,830
12,124,428
134,615,824
TOTAL
148,473
212,018
1,337,907
8,418
17,918
82,931
5,231,181,405
113,115,605,025
International
Racing
Source: International Federation Of Horse Racing
Calculated on exchange rate of $1 AUD = 1.44 EUR (5/10/2014)
