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RACING AUSTRALIA FACT BOOK 2014/15
2014/2015 KEY STATISTICS
TABLE 1. AUSTRALIAN RACING STATISTICS, STATE BY STATE 2014/2015
NSW VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
AUSTRALIA
Clubs
120
68
115
24
35
4
4
1
371
Tracks
15
68
104
23
36
5
4
1
356
Race Meetings 738
549
677
196
296
77
75
26
2634
Flat Races
5,280
4,342
4,470
1,472
2,243
610
418
201
18,949
Jumping Races 0
66
0
21
0
0
0
0
87
Total Races
5,280
4,276
4,470
1,451
2,243
610
418
201
18,949
Flat Horses
10,452
8,747
7,420
2,951
3,873
999
641
1,003
36,086
Jumping Horses 0
174
0
72
0
0
0
0
246
Total Horses # 10,452
8,921
7,420
3,023
3,873
999
641
1,003
36,332
Flat Starters
51,786
42,407
41,809
13,984
23,047
5,799
3,361
1,943
184,136
Jumping Starters 0
520
0
144
0
0
0
0
664
Total Starters
51,786
42,927
41,809
14,128
23,047
5,799
3,361
1,943
184,800
Prizemoney
$163,682,100 $158,215,163 $91,694,388 $32,958,000 $57,070,625 $10,598,100 $6,862,100 $3,935,000 $525,015,476
Incentive Scheme
Payouts ($)
$10,525,894 $7,661,250 $6,329,101
$1,440,550 $5,567,856 $316,950 $323,000 $310,000 $32,474,601
Other Returns To
Owners
$17,146,744 $17,800,000 $26,032,218 $3,629,634 $6,025,602 $2,276,709 $796,320 $3,867,840 $77,575,067
Subtotal Return
To Owners (+)
$191,354,738 $183,676,413 $124,055,707 $37,736,892 $68,664,083 $13,191,759 $7,910,634 $4,144,840 $630,768,066
Fee Paid By
Owners (-)
$5,646,350 $10,415,168 $7,641,351
$2,132,820 $3,016,950 $791,507 $965,849 $202,474 $30,812,469
Total Return
To Owners
$185,708,388 $173,261,245 $116,414,355 $35,604,072 $65,647,133 $12,400,252 $6,944,785 $3,975,366 $599,955,596
Bookmakers
168
176
72
12
-
-
28
10
466
Trainers
953
825
804
270
515
92
47
9
3515
8Jockeys
149
136
160
37
62
19
21
2
586
Apprentice
Jockeys
85
44
81
19
27
16
10
1
283
Amateur Jockeys 21
29
8
0
37
0
0
0
95
Total Riders
255
209
246
56
126
35
31
3
964
NSW VIC
QLD
SA
WA
TAS
NT
ACT
AUSTRALIA
TAB Meeting 615
502
404
187
270
69
74
26
2147
Non TAB Meeting 123
47
273
9
26
8
1
0
487
TAB Races
4611
4052
3051
1420
2086
568
412
201
16401
Non TAB Races 669
290
1419
52
157
42
6
0
2635
TAB Starts
46638
41034
30350
13743
22125
5556
3322
1943
164711
Non TAB Starts 5148
1893
11459
385
922
243
39
0
20089
TABLE 2. STATISTICS BY TAB COVERAGE, STATE BY STATE 2014/15
TABLE 3. PRIZEMONEY & INCENTIVE PAYMENTS IN AUSTRALIA 1995/96 - 2014/15
SEASON
PRIZEMONEY
% CHANGE
INCENTIVE SCHEME PAYOUTS % CHANGE
2014/15
$525,015,476
3.03%
$32,474,601
1.86%
2013/14
$509,566,525
4.27%
$31,880,272
7.82%
2012/13
$488,709,074
12.25%
$29,567,694
6.92%
2011/12
$435,385,165
1.64%
$27,653,332
2.05%
2010/11
$428,339,959
0.26%
$27,097,630
4.83%
2009/10
$427,245,771
1.46%
$25,848,180
7.17%
2008/09
$421,095,890
18.60%
$24,118,081
26.19%
2007/08
$355,043,530
-5.45%
$19,112,670
5.11%
2006/07
$375,512,579
2.97%
$18,183,678
-6.16%
2005/06
$364,681,731
6.15%
$19,378,075
5.04%
2004/05
$343,550,700
5.84%
$18,448,469
-5.86%
2003/04
$324,586,453
2.74%
$19,597,042
26.11%
2002/03
$315,933,356
3.49%
$15,539,310
20.86%
2001/02
$305,293,254
2.24%
$12,857,434
0.84%
2000/01
$298,592,625
1.95%
$12,750,456
3.11%
1999/00
$292,869,666
7.18%
$12,365,670
6.95%
1998/99
$273,249,565
7.21%
$11,562,106
9.30%
1997/98
$254,881,377
3.18%
$10,578,296
12.61%
1996/97
$247,036,322
5.56%
$9,393,801
57.82%
1995/96
$234,020,189
$5,952,192
CHART 1. PRIZEMONEY VS RACES 1994/95 - 2014/15
0
$100000000
$200000000
$300000000
$400000000
$500000000
$600000000
14/15
13/14
12/13
11/12
10/11
09/10
08/09
07/08
06/07
05/06
04/05
03/04
02/03
01/02
00/01
99/00
98/99
97/98
96/97
95/96
15000
20000
25000
PRIZEMONEY
RACES
Races
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
ACT
NT
TAS
WA
SA
QLD
VIC
NSW
Tab Races
Non Tab Races
CHART 2. TAB RACES VS NON TAB RACE 2014/15