1999
World Trotting Conference
Friday 26th November 1999
Analysis,
Evaluation & Discussion of World Trotting Statistics
Charts 1-10
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CHART 1: Racing Days |
COUNTRY |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
Australia |
1,945 |
1,949 |
1,966 |
1,930 |
2,015 |
1,988 |
New Zealand |
231 |
222 |
221 |
228 |
230 |
233 |
Austria |
147 |
151 |
145¨ |
130¨ |
126 |
129 |
Belgium |
242 |
243 |
220¨ |
200¨ |
176 |
213 |
Denmark |
432 |
410 |
400 |
402 |
404 |
404 |
Finland* |
674 |
642 |
587 |
588 |
582 |
590 |
France |
1,796 |
1,810 |
1,791 |
1,790 |
1,788 |
1,784 |
Germany |
870 |
833 |
853 |
819 |
812 |
815 |
Netherlands |
233 |
236 |
225¨ |
220¨ |
209 |
172 |
Italy |
1,369 |
1,358 |
1,380 |
1,446 |
1,559 |
1,655 |
Malta** |
48 |
45 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Norway* |
535 |
497 |
510 |
494 |
489 |
493 |
Spain** |
283 |
304 |
257 |
271 |
|
|
Sweden* |
943 |
943 |
940 |
944 |
937 |
933 |
Switzerland |
48 |
52 |
52¨ |
52¨ |
53 |
49 |
United Kingdom |
206 |
210 |
180¨ |
160¨ |
145 |
144 |
Canada |
2,779 |
2,834 |
2,306 |
2,134 |
2,665 |
2,685 |
United States |
5,129 |
4,741 |
4,888 |
4,647 |
4,523 |
4,384 |
TOTAL |
17,579* |
17,131** |
16,921** |
16,455** |
16,713** |
16,671** |
* Includes Cold Blood Statistics
** Malta & Spain deleted from totals
¨ Estimated figure where no statistics were
supplied.
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CHART 2: Purse Races |
COUNTRY |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
Australia |
15,041 |
15,248 |
15,615 |
15,731 |
15,638 |
15,420 |
New Zealand |
2,318 |
2,237 |
2,210 |
2,280 |
2,343 |
2,368 |
Austria |
1,556 |
1,623 |
1,550¨
|
1,500¨
|
1,401 |
1,296 |
Belgium |
1,803 |
1,779 |
1,650¨
|
1,560¨
|
1,298 |
1,699 |
Denmark |
4,548 |
4,096 |
3,994 |
3,892 |
3,809 |
3,794 |
Finland* |
6,983 |
6,674 |
6,049 |
6,037 |
5,993 |
6,018 |
France |
10,068 |
10,023 |
9,978 |
9,963 |
9,987 |
9,979 |
Germany |
10,098 |
9,711 |
9,963 |
9,826 |
9,794 |
9,714 |
Netherlands |
2,356 |
2,302 |
2,100¨
|
2,050¨
|
1,999 |
1,588 |
Italy |
11,223 |
11,359 |
11,617 |
12,862 |
13,834 |
14,363 |
Malta** |
432 |
420 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Norway* |
4,788 |
4,952 |
4,325 |
4,288 |
4,170 |
4,209 |
Spain** |
1,961 |
1,948 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Sweden* |
9,615 |
9,658 |
9,649 |
9,638 |
9,612 |
9,607 |
Switzerland |
205 |
244 |
250¨ |
255¨ |
260 |
238 |
United Kingdom |
1,497 |
1,504 |
1,300¨ |
1,200¨ |
1,068 |
1,049 |
Canada |
29,586 |
29,105 |
26,972 |
25,103 |
27,726 |
27,984 |
United States |
69,920 |
67,064 |
67,435 |
64,754 |
63,661 |
62,052 |
TOTAL |
183,576** |
177,579 |
174,657 |
170,939 |
172,593 |
171,378 |
* Includes Cold Blood Statistics
** Malta & Spain deleted from totals
¨ Estimated figure where no statistics were supplied
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CHART 3: Number of Horses Racing |
COUNTRY |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
Australia |
15,042 |
14,858 |
14,651 |
14,442 |
14,181 |
13,954 |
New Zealand |
3,769 |
3,620 |
3,518 |
3,336 |
3,457 |
3,392 |
Austria |
1,476 |
1,514 |
1,400¨ |
1,300¨ |
1,212 |
1,312 |
Belgium |
2,652 |
2,652 |
2,300¨ |
2,100¨ |
1,645 |
1,970 |
Denmark |
3,630 |
3,525 |
3,625 |
3,557 |
3,458 |
3,296 |
Finland* |
7,369 |
8,431 |
8,582 |
8,656 |
8,459 |
8,652 |
France |
14,270 |
14,273 |
14,046 |
13,700 |
13,587 |
13,425 |
Germany |
7,313 |
7,850 |
7,899 |
7,857 |
7,662 |
7,394 |
Netherlands |
2,056 |
2,163 |
2,100¨ |
2,000¨ |
1,919 |
1,644 |
Italy |
8,023 |
8,482 |
8,907 |
9,050 |
9,173 |
10,272 |
Malta** |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Norway* |
5,730 |
5,214 |
5,025 |
5,083 |
5,091 |
5,023 |
Spain** |
927 |
862 |
806 |
879 |
|
|
Sweden* |
14,857 |
15,161 |
15,109 |
14,785 |
14,884 |
14,762 |
Switzerland |
341 |
369 |
350¨ |
350¨ |
364 |
339 |
United Kingdom |
1,130 |
1,083 |
1,000¨ |
900¨ |
868 |
800 |
Canada |
13,744 |
12,740 |
11,813 |
11,369 |
10,422 |
10,127 |
United States |
32,870 |
30,853 |
30,110 |
29,586 |
29,492 |
28,554 |
TOTAL |
134,272 |
132,788 |
130,435 |
128,071 |
125,874 |
124,916 |
* Includes Cold Blood Statistics
** Malta & Spain deleted from totals
¨ Estimated figure where no statistics were supplied |
CHART
4: Individual Number Of Horses To Race In 1998 |
Country |
2YO |
3YO |
Total All Aged |
Australia |
1,483 (10.6%) |
2,677 (19.2%) |
13,954 |
Austria |
32 (2.4%) |
150 (11.4%) |
1,312 |
Belgium |
|
|
|
Canada |
1,470 (14.5%) |
2,434 (24%) |
10,127 |
Denmark |
50 (1.52%) |
192 (5.83%) |
3,296 |
Finland |
33 (0.4%) |
400 (4.6 %) |
8,652 |
France |
718 (5.34%) |
3,299(24.57%) |
13,425 |
Germany |
222 (3.0%) |
911 (12.3%) |
7,394 |
Italy |
1,607 (15.6%) |
2,522 (24.5%) |
10,272 |
The Netherlands |
95 (5.8%) |
322 (19.6%) |
1,644 |
New Zealand |
210 (6.19%) |
737 (21.7%) |
3,392 |
Norway |
43 (0.86%) |
732 (14.6%) |
5,023 |
Sweden |
202 (1.37%) |
2,003 (13.6%) |
14,762 |
Switzerland |
7 (2.06%) |
25 (7.4%) |
339 |
United Kingdom |
36 (4.5%) |
161 (20.1%) |
800 |
United States |
4,984 (17.45%) |
6,325 (22.15%) |
28,554 |
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CHART 5: Total Prizemoney |
COUNTRY |
1993
($US) |
1994
($US) |
1995
($US) |
1996
($US) |
1997 |
1998 |
Australia |
34,536,000
(47,310,820) |
36,100,000
(49,520,234) |
44,000,000
(55,971,984) |
47,000,000
(59,823,255) |
40,267,664
(61,950,253) |
40,057,909
(61,627,553) |
New Zealand |
8,546,888 |
9,621,502 |
12,300,000 |
12,800,000 |
NZD16,981,298 |
NZD17,019,407 |
Austria |
4,453,959 |
5,045,292 |
N/A |
N/A |
4,106,400 |
3,230,232 |
Belgium |
4,518,186 |
4,283,604 |
N/A |
N/A |
BEF1,618,700 |
BEF2,503,241 |
Denmark |
7,082,495 |
7,499,390 |
6,423,580 |
6,499,566 |
6,946,882 |
6,852,992 |
Finland* |
13,349,323 |
12,839,197 |
13,800,000 |
14,140,000 |
FIM77,487,710 |
FIM76,407,676 |
France |
139,668,256 |
155,304,126 |
158,008,723 |
158,903,405 |
FF865,810,260 |
FF865,718,170 |
Germany |
36,101,640 |
40,811,420 |
40,370,464 |
40,671,462 |
DM53,926,750 |
DM52,750,360 |
Netherlands |
6,029,728 |
6,154,612 |
N/A |
N/A |
4,921,000 |
3,613,000 |
Italy |
76,147,686 |
90,300,348 |
125,799,645 |
153,639,020 |
201,573,143 |
136,299,947 |
Malta |
266,400 |
320,256 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Norway* |
16,967,064 |
17,315,366 |
16,752,000 |
18,922,000 |
NKR139,325,000 |
NKR150,009,000 |
Spain |
663,867 |
618,930 |
597,588 |
703,029 |
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|
Sweden* |
57,941,005 |
63,871,738 |
67,059,036 |
82,870,530 |
SWK558,996,700 |
SWK574,354,750 |
Switzerland |
952,215 |
1,484,936 |
N/A |
N/A |
US2,086,000 |
US1,939,000 |
United Kingdom |
823,214 |
1,089,239 |
N/A |
N/A |
US724,295 |
US746,910 |
Canada |
73,420,500 |
74,002,291 |
83,181,785 |
81,939,099 |
US78,215,020 |
US82,684,325 |
United States |
260,903,998 |
257,324,368 |
275,040,289 |
281,013,009 |
US297,244,747 |
US311,961,022 |
*
Includes Cold Blood Statistics
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CHART
6: Average Prizemoney Won Per Race |
COUNTRY |
1993
($US) |
1994
($US) |
1995
($US) |
1996
($US) |
1997 |
1998 |
Australia |
2,295 |
2,370 |
2,808 |
3,120 |
AUD3,962 |
AUD3,997 |
New Zealand |
3,687 |
4,301 |
5,565 |
5,614 |
NZD7,248 |
NZD7,187 |
Austria |
2,862 |
3,109 |
N/A |
N/A |
2,931 |
2,492 |
Belgium |
2,506 |
2,408 |
N/A |
N/A |
BEF9,538 |
BEF11,792 |
Denmark |
1,557 |
1,831 |
1,608 |
1,670 |
1,824 |
1,806 |
Finland* |
3,723 |
3,804 |
2,281 |
2,342 |
FIM12,930 |
FIM24,924 |
France |
13,872 |
15,495 |
15,835 |
15,777 |
FF86,693 |
FF86,754 |
Germany |
3,575 |
4,203 |
4,052 |
4,139 |
DM5,506 |
DM5,430 |
Netherlands |
2,559 |
2,672 |
N/A |
N/A |
2,462 |
2,275 |
Italy |
6,784 |
7,950 |
10,570 |
11,945 |
11,953 |
7,932 |
Malta |
617 |
763 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Norway* |
|
|
|
|
NOK33,411 |
NOK35,640 |
Spain |
339 |
318 |
341 |
386 |
|
|
Sweden* |
|
|
|
|
SWK58,156 |
SWK59,785 |
Switzerland |
4,645 |
6,086 |
N/A |
N/A |
US8,000 |
US,8100 |
United Kingdom |
550 |
724 |
N/A |
N/A |
US678 |
US712 |
Canada |
2,480 |
2,542 |
3,084 |
3,264 |
US2,821 |
US2,955 |
United States |
3,731 |
3,837 |
4,079 |
4,340 |
US4,669 |
US5,027 |
* Includes Cold Blood Statistics (Check)
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CHART
7: Average Prizemoney Won Per Horse |
COUNTRY |
1993
($US) |
1994
($US) |
1995
($US) |
1996
($US) |
1997
|
1998 |
Australia |
2,295 |
2,432 |
3,003 |
3,254 |
AUD4,369 |
AUD4,416 |
New Zealand |
2,268 |
2,658 |
3,496 |
3,837 |
NZD4,912 |
NZD5,018 |
Austria |
3,018 |
3,332 |
N/A |
N/A |
3,388 |
2,462 |
Belgium |
1,704 |
1,615 |
N/A |
N/A |
BEF1,020 |
BEF1,220 |
Denmark |
1,951 |
2,127 |
1,772 |
1,830 |
2,009 |
2,082 |
Finland* |
|
1,523 |
1,608 |
1,633 |
FIM9,160 |
FIM8,831 |
France |
9,788 |
10,881 |
11,248 |
11,582 |
FF63,714 |
FF64,488 |
Germany |
4,937 |
5,199 |
5,110 |
5,176 |
DM7,589 |
DM7,438 |
Netherlands |
2,933 |
2,844 |
N/A |
N/A |
2,564 |
2,198 |
Italy |
9,491 |
10,646 |
14,124 |
16,977 |
18,027 |
11,092 |
Malta |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Norway* |
|
3,321 |
|
|
NKR27,500 |
NKR30,100 |
Spain |
716 |
718 |
741 |
800 |
|
|
Sweden* |
|
|
|
|
SWK37,556 |
SWK38,907 |
Switzerland |
2,792 |
4,024 |
NA/ |
N/A |
US5,700 |
US5,700 |
United Kingdom |
730 |
1,006 |
N/A |
N/A |
US834 |
US933 |
Canada |
5,342 |
5,808 |
7,041 |
7,206 |
US7,505 |
US8,165 |
United States |
7,834 |
8,283 |
9,315 |
9,675 |
US9,980 |
US10,774 |
* Includes Cold Blood Statistics (Check)
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CHART 8: On-Track
Wagering |
COUNTRY |
1993
($US) |
1994
($US) |
1995
($US) |
1996
($US) |
1997 |
1998 |
Australia |
419,750,000 |
438,000,000 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
New Zealand |
28,622,136 |
27,877,407 |
32,000,000 |
29,000,000 |
NZD33,873,902 |
NZD30,177,898 |
Austria |
23,804,890 |
25,568,923 |
N/A |
N/A |
14,968,101 |
14,091,426 |
Belgium |
29,998,467 |
29,285,071 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
BEF676,830,000 |
Denmark |
27,019,112 |
28,333,966 |
26,728,295 |
24,149,609 |
21,482,785 |
19,903,414 |
Finland |
99,145,604 |
91,129,320 |
72,200,000 |
60,600,000 |
FIM225,300,000 |
FIM218,600,000 |
France |
223,754,676 |
242,630,197 |
241,933,413 |
309,314,902 |
FF1,103,259,183 |
FF1,051,816,082 |
Germany |
423,386,394 |
421,652,737 |
216,175,529 |
213,558,334 |
DM281,752,144 |
DM246,123,004 |
Netherlands |
16,952,104 |
14,303,766 |
N/A |
N/A |
US11,200,000 |
US9,400,000 |
Italy |
289,958,640 |
278,551,969 |
408,192,897 |
375,283,441 |
350,730,743 |
299,256,743 |
Malta |
N/A |
1,147,584 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Norway |
52,233,409 |
79,505,082 |
82,352,946 |
73,322,757 |
NKR470,000,000 |
NKR461,000,000 |
Spain |
1,519,236 |
1,314,142 |
1,324,716 |
1,529,722 |
|
|
Sweden |
272,306,045 |
262,072,199 |
260,591,909 |
293,645,499 |
SWK1,886,800,000 |
SWK1,861,500,000 |
Switzerland |
3,238,013 |
3,550,404 |
N/A |
N/A |
US4,444,892 |
US3,825,771 |
United Kingdom |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Canada |
570,810,160 |
577,386,404 |
757,117,737 |
695,571,087 |
729,423,366 |
774,429,937 |
United States |
1,409,348,222 |
1,255,929,854 |
1,104,025,774 |
1,022,918,110 |
US735,624,045 |
US616,598,937 |
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CHART 9: Off-Track Wagering |
COUNTRY |
1993
($US) |
1994
($US) |
1995
($US) |
1996
($US) |
1997 |
1998 |
Australia |
629,259,000 |
701,530,000 |
813,000,000 |
854,000,000 |
AUD1,206,495,316 |
N/A |
New Zealand |
130,350,166 |
141,177,064 |
179,000,000 |
192,000,000 |
NZD236,722,091 |
NZD231,283,274 |
Austria |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Belgium |
40,104,821 |
41,388,850 |
N/A |
N/A |
|
BEF1,059,1541,245 |
Denmark |
6,109,653 |
7,717,366 |
35,172,756 |
42,013,703 |
43,418,315 |
40,972,566 |
Finland |
39,798,164 |
37,531,080 |
68,800,000 |
112,100,000 |
FIM700,700,000 |
FIM774,800,000 |
France |
2,539,591,101 |
2,855,373,538 |
2,903,698,708 |
3,207,533,025 |
FF16,722,713,320 |
FF17,285,680,293 |
Germany |
41,635,336 |
62,314,888 |
34,640,555 |
44,468,108 |
DM68,303,874 |
DM85,428,842 |
Netherlands |
41,473,131 |
41,465,898 |
N/A |
N/A |
US33,500,000 |
US32,900,000 |
Italy |
996,771,120 |
1,052,697,438 |
2,577,143,073 |
3,630,172,758 |
LIRE3,237,694,978 |
LIRE2,902,679,705 |
Malta |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Norway |
145,030,757 |
126,138,240 |
155,356,278 |
209,624,432 |
NKR1,328,000,000 |
NKR1,644,000,000 |
Spain |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
|
Sweden |
666,836,514 |
784,365,782 |
884,266,739 |
1,058,640,614 |
SWK7,445,621,000 |
SWK7,644,104,000 |
Switzerland |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
United Kingdom |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Canada |
12,446,267 |
14,084,448 |
113,494,079 |
66,713,513 |
CAN457,845,749 |
CAN486,830,703 |
United States |
1,237,794,454 |
1,406,624,524 |
1,545,000,858 |
1,702,550,509 |
US1,789,057,997 |
US1,875,250,246 |
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CHART 10: Total
Wagering |
COUNTRY |
1993
($US) |
1994
($US) |
1995
($US) |
1996
($US) |
1997 |
1998 |
Australia |
976,000 |
1,139,530,000 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
New Zealand |
158,972,302 |
169,426,907 |
211,000,000 |
221,000,000 |
NZD270,595,993 |
NZD261,461,172 |
Austria |
23,804,890 |
25,568,923 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Belgium |
70,103,289 |
70,673,920 |
N/A |
N/A |
BEF856,276,300 |
BEF1,736,031,245 |
Denmark |
63,128,764 |
66,054,931 |
61,871,051 |
66,763,312 |
61,901,100 |
60,875,980 |
Finland |
139,054,800 |
128,660,400 |
172,700,000 |
146,000,000 |
FIM926,000,000 |
FIM993,400,000 |
France |
2,773,345,786 |
3,094,403,734 |
3,145,332,121 |
3,516,848,207 |
FF17,825,972,503 |
FF18,287,496,375 |
Germany |
465,021,731 |
483,967,625 |
250,816,084 |
258,026,442 |
DM350,056,019 |
DM331,551,846 |
Netherlands |
58,425,235 |
54,460,214 |
N/A |
N/A |
US44,700,000 |
US42,200,000 |
Italy |
1,286,729,760 |
1,331,249,407 |
2,985,335,970 |
4,005,456,199 |
3,588,425,721 |
3,201,936,458 |
Malta |
N/A |
1,147,584 |
N/A |
N/A |
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|
Norway |
197,264,166 |
212,094,658 |
237,709,224 |
282,947,188 |
NKR1,798,000,000 |
NKR2,105,000,000 |
Spain |
1,519,236 |
1,314,142 |
1,324,716 |
1,529,722 |
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|
Sweden |
939,142,558 |
1,046,437,981 |
1,144,858,648 |
1,352,286,113 |
SWK9,322,421,000 |
SWK9,505,609,000 |
Switzerland |
3,238,013 |
3,550,404 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
United Kingdom |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Canada |
583,256,427 |
591,470,853 |
870,611,816 |
762,334,609 |
CAN765,007,417 |
CAN795,217,701 |
United States |
2,647,142,676 |
2,662,554,378 |
2,649,026,632 |
2,725,419,610 |
US2,812,927,107 |
US2,491,849,183 |
Charts Prepared by: Ken Dyer
for the Australian Harness Racing Council |
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