Further Stats

Statistical Summary

Irish Thoroughbred Racing Industry Statistics

Year ended 31st December 2008

Number of Fixtures: (incl. N.I.)Up 2.7% from 333 to 342

Number of Cancelled Fixtures: Up 250% from 12 to 42

Number of Rescheduled Fixtures: Up 116% from 12 to 26*

Number Of Races: Up 2.4% from 2,397 to 2,454

Point to Point Fixtures: Up 2.8% from 107 to 110

Point to Point Race: Up 8.5% from 847 to 919

Total Prize Money: Up 1.3% from E59.6m to E60.4m

National Hunt: Up 0.7% from E28.5m to E28.7m

Flat: Up 1.9% from E31.1m to E31.7m

Total Number Of Runners: Up 0.9% from 34,291 to 34,591

Number of Individual Runners: Up 2.6% from 8,810 to 9,042

Number of Individual Winners: Up 4.4% from 1,710 to 1,786

Number of Individual Placed Horses: Up 3.2% from 4,040 to 4,171

Total Number of Owners: Up 0.9% from 5,588 to 5,641

Number of New Owners: Down 14.7% from 1,449 to 1,237

Total Number of Horses in Training: Down 0.6% from 12,188 to 12,119

Total Number of Eliminations: Down 18.4% from 24,519 to 20,012

Total Betting from On-Course: (Tote, On-course Bookmakers /On-Course SP Shops) Down 18.2% from E282.3m to E231.0m

Tote Betting: Down 10.1% from E61.3m to E55.1m

On-Course Bookmakers: Down 21.5% from E205.2m to E161.0m

On-Course SP Shops: Down 5.7% from E15.8m to E14.9m

Total Sponsorship: Down 5.4% from E9.2m to E8.7m

Total Attendances (incl. N.I.): Down 9.0% from 1,527,078 to 1,390,794

Bloodstock Sales at Public Auction: Down 43.6% from E176.5m to E99.5m