HRI Release 2007 Statistics Irish Thoroughbred Racing Industry Statistics,Year ended 31st December 2007Total Fixtures: (incl. N.I.) Up 4.3% from 319 to 333Total Fixtures, R.O.I. only Up 4.7% from 297 to 311Point to Point Fixtures: Up 5% from 102 to 107Number Of Races: Up 5.6% from 2,268 to 2,397Total Prize Money (Incl Point to Point): Up 8.3% from ?55m to ?59.6mNational Hunt: Up 1% from ?28.2m to ?28.5m Flat: Up 15% from ?26.8m to ?31mTotal Number Of Runners: Up 8.5% from 31,588 to 34,291 Total Betting from On-Course: (Tote, On-course Bookmakers & On-Course SP Shops) Up 7.6% from ?261.9m to ?282m Tote Betting: Up 23% from ?49.6m to ?61.3m *On-Course Bookmakers: Up 4% from ?197.3m to ?205mOn-Course SP Shops: Up 5.3% from ?15m to ?15.8m Total Sponsorship: Up 13% from ?8.1m to ?9.2m + Total Number of Horses in Training: Up 9.7% from 11,109 to 12,188 Attendances: Up 0.8% from 1,447,245 to 1,458,932 Bloodstock Sales at Public Auction Down 7% from ?189.4m to ?176.5m *Tote figures experienced a significant increase due to increased co-mingling from the UK, At The Races & PMU+2007 figures include an increase of ?800k in the prize fund for the Goffs Millions Races
