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2011/12
FACT BOOK
BritishHorseracing
1Chairman’s Foreword
Chairman’s Foreword
The British Horseracing Authority (BHA) is delighted to publish the British Horseracing Fact Book 2011/12, which we hope will prove an invaluable and informative guide to some of the key numbers behind our great sport.
We have not published such a full range of data in this format for a number of years now but, with statistics up to and including the most recent Jump season, it serves as a timely reminder of both the great strengths but also the challenges facing British Racing.
The positives are unarguable. We continue to stage some of the very best racing there is, and are synonymous with quality. We attract the finest equine athletes from across the world to our racecourses, as well as producing and nurturing them at home in our breeding and training centres. In Frankel we are lucky to be witnessing the very epitome of the thoroughbred, and no-one who has seen his brilliance first-hand will forget the experience. Certain batons are perhaps being passed on within Jump Racing, but the longevity of our superstars has allowed for a sustained golden period for the sport.
And while one of our chief consumer-facing metrics – raceday attendances – is in healthy, indeed record shape, many of our underlying indicators have slipped back significantly from their peaks of a number of years ago. Ownership levels, horses in training, breeding activity: the inadequacies of our own central funding mechanism have exacerbated the inevitable effects of
the domestic and global recession to significant effect, and the contrast at the heart of our sport has perhaps never been greater.
When the numbers within these pages collectively add up to an industry generating billions of pounds for the British economy, direct and indirect full-time employment measured in the tens of thousands and an enormous impact in local communities, the imperative and incentive to turn the corner could not be clearer.
We are all committed to putting the sport on a sounder financial footing through new partnerships both within the sport’s internal structures, and externally with our core customers including of course the British betting industry. We do so in the knowledge that our foundations remain the envy of many: we have an enduring, and rejuvenated, public appeal, an unrivalled infrastructure of celebrated and diverse racecourses, and horsemen of supreme talent and passion.
Paul Roy, Chairman, British Horseracing Authority
Contents
Chairman’s Foreword
BHA Board and Responsibilities
The British Racing Industry
The Horses
The Participants
Racecourses
Fixtures, Races and Prize Money
Horserace Betting and Levy
Point to Point, Pony and Arab Racing
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54 BHA ResponsibilitiesBHA Board
BHA ResponsibilitiesBHA Board
Paul Roy Chairman Paul Bittar Chief Executive Raceday Operations and Regulation Director: Jamie Stier
■ Raceday Operations ■ Stewards ■ Disciplinary ■ Jockey Welfare ■ Industry Recruitment and Training
Racing Director: Ruth Quinn
■ Race Planning ■ Fixture List Compilation ■ Handicapping
Equine Science and Welfare Director: Professor Tim Morris
■ Veterinary and Equine Welfare ■ Equine Drug Control ■ Horseracing Forensic Laboratory and Testing
Integrity Services, Compliance and Licensing Director: Paul Scotney
■ Integrity Services ■ Betting Analysis ■ Licensing
Corporate Services
■ Finance ■ Human Resources ■ Legal ■ Board and Chief Executive Office ■ Weatherbys ■ Project Office and Business Analysis ■ Information and Communications Technology
Communications and External Affairs
■ Public Affairs ■ Policy ■ Media ■ Online and Social Media ■ Stakeholder Relations
Morag Gray Independent Director
Nicholas Jones Independent Director
Justin Wadham Independent Director
Ben Gunn Independent Regulatory Director
Andrew Merriam Independent Regulatory Director
Bill Farnsworth Member Nominee Director - Racecourse Association
Mark Johnston Member Nominee Director - Racehorse Owners Association, Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association and Licensed Personnel
Daryl Jacob and Neptune Collonges return to the Winners’ Enclosure following their victory in the 2012 John Smith’s Grand National
6 The British Racing Industry 7The British Racing Industry
The British Racing Industry The British Racing Industry
ReGulAtoRy AuthoRity ANd GoveRNiNG Body
British Horseracing AuthorityAddress: British Horseracing Authority Ltd 75 High Holborn London WC1V 6LSTelephone: 020 7152 0000Fax: 020 7152 0001Email: [email protected]: britishhorseracing.comChairman: Paul RoyChief Executive: Paul Bittar
RACeCouRSeS
Racecourse AssociationAddress: Racecourse Association Ltd Winkfield Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 7HXTelephone: 01344 626 067Fax: 01344 627 233Email: [email protected]: britishracecourses.orgChairman: Ian BarlowChief Executive: Stephen Atkin
The Jockey Club / Jockey Club RacecoursesAddress: Jockey Club Racecourses Ltd 75 High Holborn London WC1V 6LSTelephone: 020 7611 1800Fax: 020 7611 1899Email: [email protected]: thejockeyclub.co.ukSenior Steward: Nicholas WrigleyChief Executive: Simon Bazalgette
Arena Racing CompanyAddress: Arena Racing Company 3rd Floor Millbank Tower 21-24 Millbank London SW1P 4QPTelephone: 0207 802 5120Fax: 0207 821 5225Email: [email protected]: arenaracingcompany.co.ukChairman: Lord Howard of Lympne Managing Director: Tony Kelly
hoRSeMeN RePReSeNtAtive oRGANiSAtioNS
Horsemen’s GroupAddress: The Horsemen’s Group Afon House Worthing Road Horsham West Sussex RH12 1TLTelephone: 01403 788344Email: [email protected]: horsemensgroup.co.ukChairman: Paul DixonChief Executive: Alan Morcombe
Racehorse Owners AssociationAddress: Racehorse Owners Association 1st Floor 75 High Holborn London WC1V 6LSTelephone: 020 7152 0200 Fax: 020 7152 0213Email: [email protected]: racehorseowners.netPresident: Ms Rachel HoodChief Executive: Richard Wayman
National Trainers FederationAddress: National Trainers Federation 9 High Street Lambourn Hungerford Berkshire RG17 8XNTelephone: 01488 71719Fax: 01488 73005Email: [email protected]: racehorsetrainers.orgPresident: William HaggasChief Executive: Rupert Arnold
Professional Jockeys AssociationAddress: The Professional Jockeys Association 39B Kingfisher Court Hambridge Road Newbury RG14 5SJ Telephone: 01635 778108Fax: 01635 37932Email: [email protected]: thepja.co.ukChairman: Nigel PayneChief Executive: Paul Struthers
National Association of Stable StaffAddress: National Association of Stable Staff Bretby Business Park Ashby Road Bretby Burton upon Trent Staffordshire DE15 0YZTelephone: 01283 211522Email: [email protected]: naoss.co.ukChief Executive: George McGrath
Thoroughbred Breeders’ AssociationAddress: The Thoroughbred Breeders’ Association Stanstead House 8 The Avenue Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9AATelephone: 01638 661321Fax: 01638 665621Email: [email protected]: thetba.co.ukChairman: Richard LancasterChief Executive: Mrs Louise Kemble
AdMiNiStRAtive BodieS
WeatherbysAddress: Weatherbys Sanders Road Wellingborough Northants NN8 4BXTelephone: 01933 440077Email: [email protected]: weatherbys.co.ukChairman: Johnny Weatherby
Horserace Betting Levy BoardAddress: Horserace Betting Levy Board Parnell House 25 Wilton Road London SW1V 1LWTelephone: 020 7333 0043Fax: 020 7333 0041Email: [email protected]: hblb.org.ukChairman: Paul LeeChief Executive: Douglas Erskine-Crum
PRoMotioNAl BodieS
Racing Enterprises Limited / Racing for ChangeAddress: Racing Enterprises Limited / Racing for Change 75 High Holborn London WC1V 6LSTelephone: 020 7152 0195Email: [email protected]: lovetheraces.comChairman: Chris McFaddenChief Executive: Rod Street
British Champions SeriesAddress: British Champions Series Ltd 75 High Holborn London WC1V 6LSTelephone: 020 7152 0185Email: [email protected]: britishchampionsseries.comChairman: Chris McFaddenChief Executive: Rod Street
British Bloodstock MarketingAddress: British Bloodstock Marketing 190 High Street Newmarket Suffolk CB8 9WJTelephone: 01638 675940Email: [email protected]: britishbloodstockmarketing.comChairman: Harry Herbert
The Horses
Section ContentsLeading Horses
Horses in Training
Breeding Statistics
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Tom Queally and Frankel see off the challenge of Canford Cliffs in the Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood
825 4,63514,056 Average number of horses in training
Number of Yards with a horse in training
Number of thoroughbred foals in Britain£1.1m Prize money won
by Frankel in 2011
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Anglo-Irish Jump Classifications 2011/12
King Kauto reigns supremeFor the fourth time in six seasons the British and Irish handicappers assessed the great Kauto Star (FR) [180] as the highest rated Jumps horse in training in the 2011/12 season. A figure of 180 achieved by beating long Run (FR) [178] in the William hill King George vi Chase means that he reclaims his crown from long Run himself, who topped the rankings last year.
Kauto Star has now been a champion on a remarkable seven occasions, as he was top Two-and-a-half Mile Chaser in both 2006-7 and 2007-8 as well as being top Two Mile Chaser in 2006-7 when he became as yet the only horse to be champion at all three chasing distances.
Meanwhile, for the fourth consecutive year Big Buck’s (FR) [174] was the best Hurdler at any distance in Britain and Ireland. No matter what tactics his opponents use Big Buck’s shows himself to be ‘the special one’. His best performance in 2011-12 season was in the Rewards4Racing Cleeve hurdle where he gave dynaste (FR) [161] 4lbs and a comfortable seven length beating.
World Thoroughbred Rankings 2011
A vintage year for British Racing2011 will be remembered as an exceptional year in Global Horseracing, marked by two truly outstanding performers in the British-trained three year old miler colt Frankel (GB) [136] and the older Australian sprinting mare Black Caviar (AuS) [132]. Both horses remained undefeated, untouchable and true Champions.
Frankel won five races, four of which were Group 1s, with his best rating of 136 being achieved when he defeated champion older miler Canford Cliffs (iRe) [127] by no less than five lengths in the QiPCo Sussex Stakes (G1) at Glorious Goodwood. His most visually-arresting performance was when he sensationally spread-eagled the field from the start in the QiPCo 2000 Guineas (G1) at Newmarket. His rating of 136 marked him out as the joint top rated colt, along with crack Irish colt Sea the Stars (iRe) (2009), since the World Thoroughbred Rankings (WTR) were instituted in 2004.
Black Caviar achieved a rating of 132 as a result of her astonishingly dominant weight-carrying performance in the lexus Newmarket handicap (G1), which she won eased down by three lengths from the cream of Australia’s sprinters, who were in receipt of considerable weight allowances. All in all, she won no less than six Group 1 races and two Group 2 races during 2011 and she surpassed So you think (NZ) [126] (2010) as the highest-rated Australasian horse since the inauguration of WTR in 2004.
Of the top ten rated horses in the World, six were trained in Great Britain, and eight of these top ten performances were seen on British Racecourses.
RATING 136 TRAINED GB
Frankel (GB) Rank 1
RATING 132 TRAINED AuS
Black Caviar (AUS) Rank 2
RATING 128 TRAINED FR
Cirrus Des Aigles (FR) Rank 3
RATING 128 TRAINED GeR
Danedream (GER) Rank 3
RATING 127 TRAINED GB
Canford Cliffs (IRE) Rank 5
RATING 127 TRAINED GB
Rewilding (GB) Rank 5
RATING 126 TRAINED GB
Dream Ahead (USA) Rank 7
RATING 126 TRAINED GB
Excelebration (IRE) Rank 7
RATING 126 TRAINED GB
Nathaniel (IRE) Rank 7
RATING 126 TRAINED iRe
So You Think (NZ) Rank 7
Six of the top ten rated horses in the World in 2011 were trained in Great Britain
Eight of the top ten
performances in World Racing
in 2011 were seen on British Racecourses
“Kauto Star’s return to the pinnacle
of Jump racing is a truly remarkable story. At this time last year we were speculating
whether Long Run’s assent to the top of the ratings was the mark
of a shift in the balance of power from the old guard to the young
pretenders. Kauto had other ideas though.”
Phil Smith, head of handicapping,
21st May 2012
10 The Horses 11The Horses
CHAMPION 3 MILE + CHASER
Kauto Star (FR)
RATING 180 TRAINED GB
CHAMPION 2.5 MILE + HURDLER
Big Buck’s (FR)
RATING 174 TRAINED GB
CHAMPION 2.5 MILE + CHASER
Master Minded (FR)
RATING 174 TRAINED GB
CHAMPION 2 MILE CHASER
Finian’s Rainbow (IRE)
RATING 173 TRAINED GB
CHAMPION NOVICE CHASER
Sprinter Sacre (FR)
RATING 169 TRAINED GB
CHAMPION 2 MILE HURDLER
Hurricane Fly (IRE)
RATING 170 TRAINED iRe
Rock on Ruby (IRE)
RATING 170 TRAINED GB
CHAMPION NOVICE HURDLER Simonsig (GB)
RATING 160 TRAINED GB
13The Horses 12 The Horses
Winners of GB Group 1 Flat Races in 2011Leading Horses - Prize Money won in Great Britain - Flat 2011
RACE DISTANCE DATE RACECOURSE VALUE 1ST PRIZE WINNER
QIPCO 2000 Guineas Stakes 1m 30 April Newmarket £350,000 £198,695 Frankel
QIPCO 1000 Guineas Stakes 1m 1 May Newmarket £376,500 £213,739 Blue Bunting (USA)
JLT Lockinge Stakes 1m 14 May Newbury £175,000 £99,348 Canford Cliffs (IRE)
Investec Oaks 1m 4f 10y 3 June Epsom Downs £325,000 £184,503 Dancing Rain (IRE)
Investec Coronation Cup 1m 4f 10y 3 June Epsom Downs £250,000 £141,925 St Nicholas Abbey (IRE)
Investec Derby 1m 4f 10y 4 June Epsom Downs £1,250,000 £709,625 Pour Moi (IRE)
King's Stand Stakes (Global Sprint Challenge)
5f 14 June Royal Ascot £300,000 £170,310 Prohibit
Queen Anne Stakes 1m 14 June Royal Ascot £250,000 £141,925 Canford Cliffs (IRE)
St James's Palace Stakes 1m 14 June Royal Ascot £250,000 £141,925 Frankel
Prince of Wales's Stakes 1m 2f 15 June Royal Ascot £400,000 £227,080 Rewilding
Gold Cup 2m 4f 16 June Royal Ascot £272,500 £154,698 Fame And Glory
Coronation Stakes 1m 17 June Royal Ascot £250,000 £141,925 Immortal Verse (IRE)
Golden Jubilee Stakes (Global Sprint Challenge)
6f 18 June Royal Ascot £400,000 £227,080 Society Rock (IRE)
Coral-Eclipse 1m 2f 7y 2 July Sandown Park £400,000 £226,840 So You Think (NZ)
Etihad Airways Falmouth Stakes 1m 8 July Newmarket £160,000 £90,736 Timepiece
Darley July Cup (Global Sprint Challenge)
6f 9 July Newmarket £400,000 £226,840 Dream Ahead (USA)
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Sponsored by Betfair)
1m 4f 23 July Ascot £1,065,000 £611,124 Nathaniel (IRE)
QIPCO Sussex Stakes 1m 27 July Goodwood £300,000 £170,130 Frankel
Markel Insurance Nassau Stakes 1m 1f 192y 30 July Goodwood £185,000 £104,914 Midday
Juddmonte International Stakes 1m 2f 88y 17 August York £700,000 £396,970 Twice Over
Darley Yorkshire Oaks 1m 4f 18 August York £310,000 £175,801 Blue Bunting (USA)
Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes 5f 19 August York £275,200 £156,066 Margot Did (IRE)
Betfred Sprint Cup 6f 3 September Haydock Park £235,800 £133,722 Dream Ahead (USA)
Ladbrokes St Leger Stakes 1m 6f 132y 10 September Doncaster £540,050 £306,262 Masked Marvel
Shadwell Fillies' Mile* 1m 23 September Newmarket £163,500 £92,721 Lyric of Light
Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes* 1m 24 September Newmarket £174,400 £98,902 Sahpresa (USA)
Jaguar Cars Cheveley Park Stakes* 6f 24 September Newmarket £163,500 £92,721 Lightening Pearl (IRE)
Dubai Dewhurst Stakes* 7f 8 October Newmarket £317,000 £179,771 Parish Hall (IRE)
Emaar Middle Park Stakes* 6f 8 October Newmarket £163,500 £92,721 Crusade (USA)
QIPCO Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance)
1m 2f 15 October Ascot £1,300,000 £737,230 Cirrus des Aigles (FR)
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored by QIPCO) (British Champions Mile)
1m 15 October Ascot £1,000,000 £567,100 Frankel
Racing Post Trophy* 1m 22 October Doncaster £232,000 £131,567 Camelot
All races are part of the QiPCo British Champions Series, except those identified with *
oWNeR tRAiNeRMr K. Abdulla Sir Henry CecilBeSt PeRFoRMANCeQueen Elizabeth II Stakes Sponsored By QIPCO (British Champions Mile) (1st) - Ascot, Oct 15th
Frankel (GB) £1,106,235
oWNeR tRAiNeRMr J. C. A. Dupouy Mrs C. Barande-
Barbe, FranceBeSt PeRFoRMANCeQIPCO Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance) (1st) - Ascot, Oct 15th
Cirrus des Aigles (FR) £737,230
oWNeR tRAiNeRSmith/Magnier/Tabor/ Aidan O’Brien, Dato Tan/Tunku Yahaya IrelandBeSt PeRFoRMANCeQIPCO Champion Stakes (British Champions Middle Distance) (2nd) - Ascot, Oct 15th
So You Think (NZ) £592,420
oWNeR tRAiNeRMr K. Abdulla Sir Henry CecilBeSt PeRFoRMANCeJuddmonte International Stakes (2nd) - York, Aug 17th
Midday (GB) £435,664
oWNeR tRAiNeRMr Khalifa Dasmal David SimcockBeSt PeRFoRMANCeDarley July Cup (1st) - Newmarket, July 9th
Dream Ahead (USA) £367,287
oWNeR tRAiNeRLady Rothschild John GosdenBeSt PeRFoRMANCeKing George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (Sponsored By Betfair) (1st) - Ascot, July 23rd
Nathaniel (IRE) £746,518
oWNeR tRAiNeRMrs John Magnier, A. Fabre, Mr M.Tabor & Mr D.Smith FranceBeSt PeRFoRMANCeInvestec Derby (1st) - Epsom Downs, June 4th
Pour Moi (IRE) £709,625
oWNeR tRAiNeRMr K. Abdulla Sir Henry CecilBeSt PeRFoRMANCeJuddmonte International Stakes (1st) - York, Aug 17th
Twice Over (GB) £466,803
oWNeR tRAiNeRGodolphin Mahmood Al ZarooniBeSt PeRFoRMANCeQIPCO 1000 Guineas Stakes (1st) - Newmarket, May 1st
Blue Bunting (USA) £414,283
oWNeR tRAiNeRMr B. E. Nielsen John GosdenBeSt PeRFoRMANCeLadbrokes St Leger Stakes (1st) - Doncaster, Sept 10th
Masked Marvel (GB) £352,993
14 The Horses 15The Horses
Winners of Major GB Jump Races in 2011/2012
oWNeR tRAiNeRMr J. Hales Paul NichollsBeSt PeRFoRMANCeJohn Smith’s Grand National Steeple Chase (1st) - Aintree, Apr 14th
Neptune Collonges (FR) £574,674
oWNeR tRAiNeRMr JP McManus Jonjo O’NeillBeSt PeRFoRMANCeBetfred Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase (1st) - Cheltenham, Mar 16th
Synchronised (IRE) £292,775
oWNeR tRAiNeRThe Festival Goers Paul NichollsBeSt PeRFoRMANCeStan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (1st) - Cheltenham, Mar 13th
Rock On Ruby (IRE) £254,036
oWNeR tRAiNeRMr JP McManus Jonjo O’Neill BeSt PeRFoRMANCeJohn Smith’s Grand National Steeple Chase (2nd) - Aintree, Apr 14th
Sunnyhillboy (IRE) £235,803
oWNeR tRAiNeRMr Clive D. Smith Paul NichollsBeSt PeRFoRMANCeBetfair Steeple Chase (Registered As The Lancashire Chase) (1st) - Haydock Park, Nov 19th
Kauto Star (FR) £216,064
oWNeR tRAiNeRMr Michael Buckley Nicky HendersonBeSt PeRFoRMANCesportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase (1st) - Cheltenham, Mar 14th
Finian’s Rainbow (IRE) £328,736
oWNeR tRAiNeRThe Stewart Family Paul NichollsBeSt PeRFoRMANCeLadbrokes World Hurdle Race (1st) - Cheltenham, Mar 15th
Big Buck’s (FR) £292,649
oWNeR tRAiNeRMr T. G. Leslie Donald McCainBeSt PeRFoRMANCeStan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy (2nd) - Cheltenham, Mar 13th
Overturn (IRE) £248,087
oWNeR tRAiNeRJimmy Nesbitt Partnership Nicky HendersonBeSt PeRFoRMANCeRyanair Steeple Chase (Registered as The Festival Trophy Steeple Chase) (1st) - Cheltenham, Mar 15th
Riverside Theatre (GB) £232,548
oWNeR tRAiNeRMrs Caroline Mould Nicky HendersonBeSt PeRFoRMANCeRacing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Steeple Chase (1st) - Cheltenham, Mar 13th
Sprinter Sacre (FR) £164,160
Leading Horses - Prize Money won in Great Britain Jump Season - 2011/2012
RACE DISTANCE DATE RACECOURSE VALUE 1ST PRIZE WINNER
Paddy Power Gold Cup Steeple Chase 2m 4f 110y 12 November Cheltenham £150,000 £85,425 Great Endeavour (IRE)
Betfair Steeple Chase (Registered as The Lancashire Chase)
3m 19 November Haydock Park £200,000 £113,072 Kauto Star (FR)
Hennessy Gold Cup Steeple Chase 3m 2f 110y 26 November Newbury £150,000 £85,425 Carruthers
StanJames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle Race 2m 26 November Newcastle £104,000 £58,521 Overturn (IRE)
Sportingbet Tingle Creek Steeple Chase 2m 3 December Sandown Park £120,000 £68,340 Sizing Europe (IRE)
Markel Insurance Henry VIII Novices' Steeple Chase 2m 3 December Sandown Park £36,500 £20,787 Al Ferof (FR)
Spinal Research The Atlantic 4 Gold Cup 2m 5f 10 December Cheltenham £100,000 £56,950Quantitativeeasing (IRE)
Lough Derg Long Walk Hurdle Race 3m 1f 17 December Ascot £75,000 £42,203 Big Buck's (FR)
William Hill King George VI Steeple Chase 3m 26 December Kempton Park £180,000 £102,992 Kauto Star (FR)
williamhill.com Christmas Hurdle Race 2m 26 December Kempton Park £65,000 £37,018 Binocular (FR)
williamhill.com Feltham Novices' Steeple Chase (In memory of Nigel Clark)
3m 26 December Kempton Park £40,000 £22,887 Grands Crus (FR)
Coral Welsh National 3m 5f 110y 27 December Chepstow £90,000 £51,255 Le Beau Bai (FR)
Coral Future Champions Finale Juvenile Hurdle Race 2m 110y 27 December Chepstow £31,000 £17,939 Hollow Tree
Bathwick Tyres Challow Novices' Hurdle Race 2m 5f 31 December Newbury £30,000 £17,085 Fingal Bay (IRE)
32Red Hurdle Race (Registered as the Tolworth Hurdle Race)
2m 110y 7 January Sandown Park £30,000 £17,286 Captain Conan (FR)
Betfred Classic Steeple Chase 3m 5f 14 January Warwick £55,000 £31,323 Hey Big Spender (IRE)
25th Anniversary Of The Victor Chandler Steeple Chase (Registered as The Clarence House Steeple Chase)
2m 1f 21 January Ascot £105,000 £59,135 Somersby (IRE)
Betfair Novices' Steeple Chase (Registered as The Scilly Isles Novices' Chase)
2m 4f 17 February Newbury £25,000 £14,305 For Non Stop (IRE)
Betfair Hurdle Race 2m 110y 17 February Newbury £152,500 £86,849 Zarkandar (IRE)
Betfair Ascot Steeple Chase 2m 5f 110y 18 February Ascot £150,000 £84,478 Riverside Theatre
Betfred Grand National Trial 3m 4f 18 February Haydock Park £75,000 £42,713 Giles Cross (IRE)
williamhill.com Dovecote Novices' Hurdle Race 2m 25 February Kempton Park £21,200 £12,130 Grumeti
Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy 2m 110y 13 March Cheltenham £370,000 £210,715 Rock On Ruby (IRE)
Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Steeple Chase 2m 13 March Cheltenham £130,000 £74,035 Sprinter Sacre (FR)
William Hill Supreme Novices' Hurdle Race 2m 110y 13 March Cheltenham £100,000 £56,950 Cinders And Ashes
sportingbet.com Queen Mother Champion Steeple Chase
2m 14 March Cheltenham £320,000 £182,240 Finian's Rainbow (IRE)
RSA Steeple Chase 3m 110y 14 March Cheltenham £130,000 £74,035 Bobs Worth (IRE)
Neptune Investment Management Novices' Hurdle Race (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle Race)
2m 5f 14 March Cheltenham £100,000 £56,950 Simonsig
Weatherbys Champion Bumper 2m 110y 14 March Cheltenham £55,000 £31,323Champagne Fever (IRE)
Ryanair Steeple Chase (Registered As The Festival Trophy Steeple Chase)
2m 5f 15 March Cheltenham £260,000 £148,070 Riverside Theatre
Ladbrokes World Hurdle Race 3m 15 March Cheltenham £260,000 £148,070 Big Buck's (FR)
Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase 3m 2f 110y 16 March Cheltenham £500,000 £284,750 Synchronised (IRE)
JCB Triumph Hurdle Race 2m 1f 16 March Cheltenham £100,000 £56,950 Countrywide Flame
Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle Race (Registered as The Spa Novices' Hurdle Race)
3m 16 March Cheltenham £100,000 £56,950 Brindisi Breeze (IRE)
Betfred Bowl Steeple Chase 3m 1f 12 April Aintree £150,000 £84,405 Follow The Plan (IRE)
Matalan Anniversary 4-y-o Juvenile Hurdle Race 2m 110y 12 April Aintree £100,000 £56,270 Grumeti
BGC Partners Liverpool Hurdle Race 3m 110y 12 April Aintree £100,000 £56,736 Big Buck's (FR)
Betfred Manifesto Novices' Steeple Chase 2m 4f 12 April Aintree £75,000 £42,713 Menorah (IRE)
John Smith's Melling Steeple Chase 2m 4f 13 April Aintree £175,000 £98,558 Finian's Rainbow (IRE)
John Smith's Sefton Novices' Hurdle Race 3m 110y 13 April Aintree £100,000 £56,270 Lovcen (GER)
John Smith's Grand National Steeple Chase 4m 4f 14 April Aintree £975,000 £547,268 Neptune Collonges (FR)
John Smith's Aintree Hurdle 2m 4f 14 April Aintree £160,000 £91,096 Oscar Whisky (IRE)
John Smith's Maghull Novices' Steeple Chase 2m 14 April Aintree £100,000 £56,270 Sprinter Sacre (FR)
Coral Scottish Grand National Handicap Steeple Chase 4m 110y 21 April Ayr £180,000 £102,510 Merigo (FR)
bet365 Gold Cup Steeple Chase 3m 5f 110y 28 April Sandown Park £150,000 £85,425 Tidal Bay (IRE)
17The Horses 16 The Horses
Horses in Training
Flat-Only Horses1
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2-y-o 3,420 3,396 3,160 3,100 3,043
3-y-o 2,576 2,874 2,790 2,690 2,587
4-y-o 1,201 1,103 1,288 1,304 1,264
5-y-o+ 1,360 1,411 1,679 1,754 1,741
TOTAL 8,557 8,784 8,917 8,848 8,636
Jump-Only Horses1
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
3-y-o 93 91 106 104 109
4-y-o 548 484 619 643 587
5-y-o+ 3,546 3,502 3,952 3,982 3,845
TOTAL 4,187 4,077 4,677 4,730 4,541
Hunter Chasers2
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
TOTAL 617 606 574 629 588
Dual-Purpose Horses1
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
3-y-o 146 140 83 67 62
4-y-o 491 500 228 191 169
5-y-o+ 1,496 1,654 765 505 439
TOTAL 2,133 2,293 1,075 762 670
All Horses
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
2-y-o 3,420 3,396 3,160 3,100 3,043
3-y-o 2,815 3,105 2,979 2,862 2,759
4-y-o 2,240 2,086 2,135 2,138 2,021
5-y-o+ 6,608 6,761 6,586 6,450 6,234
TOTAL 15,083 15,349 14,859 14,549 14,056
Notes1 Due to changes in the way that Dual-Purpose horses are classified
from February 2009 onwards, the figures for Flat-Only, Jump-Only and Dual-Purpose horses may not be comparable with previous years.
2 The figure for Hunter Chasers is the highest point reached during the year, typically in May or June, whereas all other figures are an average of the 12 monthly figures for each year.
Horses in Training by Age
Horses in Training by Type
2 Year Old 3 Year Old 4 Year Old 5 Year Old+
Flat-Only Jump-Only Hunter Chasers Dual-Purpose
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
15,083
15,349
14,859
14,549
14,056
3,420
3,160
3,100
3,043
2,815
2,979
2,862
2,759
2,240
2,135
2,138
2,021
6,608
3,396 3,105 2,086 6,761
6,586
6,450
6,234
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
15,494
15,760
15,243
14,969
14,435
8,557
8,917
8,848
8,636
4,187
4,677
4,730
4,541
617
574
629
588
2,133
8,784 4,077 606 2,293
1,075
762
670
18 The Horses 19The Horses
Horses in TrainingHorses in Training
Horses in Training by Type of Ownership2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
No. of Horses Owned by a Sole Individual 8,621 8,683 8,519 8,333 7,939
No. of Horses Owned by a Sole Company 1,045 1,096 1,027 1,084 1,163
No. of Horses Owned by a Sole Business Partnership 88 83 77 90 64
No. of Horses Owned by a Joint Ownership 3,117 3,132 2,947 2,911 2,843
No. of Horses Owned by a Racing Partnership 2,424 2,557 2,529 2,364 2,283
TOTAL 15,294 15,550 15,098 14,781 14,292
No. of Horses Owned Jointly by a Party of 2 4,062 4,062 4,062 3,911 3,770
No. of Horses Owned Jointly by a Party of 3 942 942 942 914 911
No. of Horses Owned Jointly by a Party of 4 297 297 297 285 291
No. of Horses Owned Jointly by a Party of 5+ 175 175 175 165 154
TOTAL 5,540 5,689 5,476 5,274 5,126
These figures represent the Median average throughout the calendar year.
The economic
environment, both nationally and within the sport, has led to
a reduction in the number of horses
in training
Yards with a Horse in Training
11-201-10 21-30 31-40 41+
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
876
855
846
846
825
512
487
493
483
160
156
152
151
67
66
72
72
9840
492 154 65 10242
9938
9237
8731
Horses in Training - Size of Trainers’ Yards
Flat-Only Horses
No. of Yards With 1-10 587 560 551 555 537
11-15 38 34 43 41 41
16-20 17 16 20 19 18
21-30 11 14 19 18 15
31-40 8 8 8 11 12
41+ 16 15 18 18 17
Jump-Only Horses
No. of Yards With 1-10 359 371 314 277 252
11-15 21 24 9 6 3
16-20 11 9 3 0 1
21-30 6 6 1 0 0
31-40 2 4 0 0 0
41+ 3 4 1 0 0
Dual-Purpose Horses
No. of Yards With 1-10 512 492 487 493 483
11-15 95 91 91 91 89
16-20 65 63 65 61 62
21-30 67 65 66 72 72
31-40 40 42 38 37 31
41+ 98 102 99 92 87
TOTAL 876 855 846 846 825
Horses in Total
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total Horses in Training
14,500
14,000
15,000
15,500
No. of Yards With 1-10 259 258 269 272 250
11-15 47 45 48 49 47
16-20 29 24 33 29 37
21-30 30 34 30 36 34
31-40 21 22 24 24 18
41+ 63 65 65 62 60
Luca Cumani’s string return to the yard after a morning on the gallops
20 The Horses
Breeding Statistics
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
No. of Registered Stallions that Stood in Great Britain 352 345 347 306 285
No. of Registered Stallions that Stood in Ireland 399 411 367 326 288
Total No. of Registered Stallions that Stood in Great Britain and Ireland 751 756 714 632 573
No. of Mares Reported at Stud in Great Britain 11,091 10,740 10,624 9,826 9,317
No. of Mares Reported at Stud in Ireland 20,700 20,038 18,851 15,345 13,763
Total No. of Mares Reported at Stud in Great Britain and Ireland 31,791 30,778 29,475 25,171 23,080
No. of Live Thoroughbred Foals in Great Britain - Colts 2,966 2,959 2,725 2,340 2,334
No. of Live Thoroughbred Foals in Great Britain - Fillies 2,873 2,961 2,870 2,325 2,301
Total No. of Live Thoroughbred Foals in Great Britain 5,839 5,920 5,595 4,665 4,635
No. of Live Thoroughbred Foals in Ireland - Colts 6,331 6,325 5,460 3,993 3,894
No. of Live Thoroughbred Foals in Ireland - Fillies 6,302 6,094 4,707 3,595 3,656
Total No. of Live Thoroughbred Foals in Ireland 12,633 12,419 10,167 7,588 7,550
Total No. of Live Thoroughbred Foals in Great Britain and Ireland 18,472 18,339 15,762 12,253 12,185
No. of Names Registered under the Rules of Racing - Thoroughbred 15,669 15,220 14,356 14,010 13,672
No. of Names Registered under the Rules of Racing - Non-Thoroughbred 480 441 427 392 365
Total No. of Names Registered under the Rules of Racing 16,149 15,661 14,783 14,402 14,037
No. of Horses Exported from Great Britain and Ireland 3,091 3,413 3,471 3,500 3,633
Destination of Exported Horses from Great Britain and Ireland
Country MaresFillies, 4 yrs
and UnderColts, 4 yrs and Under Geldings Horses Total
France 150 586 443 70 12 1,261
Italy 23 166 154 28 4 375
United Arab Emirates 4 47 158 106 17 332
USA 67 144 63 46 3 323
Germany 24 81 70 34 1 210
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 17 49 14 31 0 111
India 96 11 0 0 2 109
Hong Kong 0 1 45 60 0 106
Sweden 8 27 29 31 0 95
Australia 26 39 12 6 1 84
Spain 9 31 29 12 1 82
Qatar 10 24 28 12 1 75
Czech Republic 2 21 28 3 0 54
Greece 0 15 9 20 1 45
Belgium 1 10 10 20 0 41
Others 47 118 102 49 14 330
GRAND TOTAL 3,633
21The Horses
Paul Baker, Stud Groom/Manager at Usk Valley Stud
22 23
The Participants
Section ContentsLeading Trainers
Jockeys Championships
Leading Owners
Training and Riding
Ownership
Stable Employees
Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards
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£7.0m 0.83 1,659 4,358Total prize money won by the two Champion Trainers
Percentage of all rides which are in breach of the Rules
New registered owners in 2011
Average number of full-time Stable Staff
25The Runners 25The Participants 24 The Participants
Leading Trainers - Prize Money won in Great Britain - Flat 2011 Leading Trainers - Prize Money won in Great Britain - Jump 2011/2012
Number of Starters 598Number of Winners 138Number of Placed horses 262Strike Rate 23.1%
Paul Nicholls £3,298,022
Number of Starters 717Number of Winners 153Number of Placed horses 283Strike Rate 21.3%
Donald McCain £1,247,976
Number of Starters 523Number of Winners 82Number of Placed horses 223Strike Rate 15.7%
Alan King £1,135,122
Number of Starters 512Number of Winners 73Number of Placed horses 210Strike Rate 14.3%
Philip Hobbs £959,802
Number of Starters 579Number of Winners 88Number of Placed horses 224Strike Rate 15.2%
Evan Williams £588,367
Number of Starters 627Number of Winners 167Number of Placed horses 240Strike Rate 26.6%
Nicky Henderson £2,741,455
Number of Starters 649Number of Winners 97Number of Placed horses 196Strike Rate 14.9%
Jonjo O’Neill £1,145,180
Number of Starters 632Number of Winners 101Number of Placed horses 227Strike Rate 16.0%
David Pipe £996,492
Number of Starters 579Number of Winners 70Number of Placed horses 241Strike Rate 12.1%
Nigel Twiston-Davies £666,758
Number of Starters 592Number of Winners 102Number of Placed horses 238Strike Rate 17.2%
Tim Vaughan £547,817
Number of Starters 1,408Number of Winners 218Number of Placed horses 561Strike Rate 15.5%
Richard Hannon £3,726,397
Number of Starters 285Number of Winners 55Number of Placed horses 115Strike Rate 19.3%
Sir Henry Cecil £2,750,157
Number of Starters 409Number of Winners 81Number of Placed horses 161Strike Rate 19.8%
Mahmood Al Zarooni £1,874,349
Number of Starters 366Number of Winners 53Number of Placed horses 174Strike Rate 14.5%
Sir Michael Stoute £1,554,607
Number of Starters 797Number of Winners 133Number of Placed horses 254Strike Rate 16.7%
Kevin Ryan £1,326,032
Number of Starters 81Number of Winners 16Number of Placed horses 43Strike Rate 19.8%
Aidan O’Brien (IRE) £2,894,457
Number of Starters 553Number of Winners 99Number of Placed horses 252Strike Rate 17.9%
John Gosden £2,529,369
Number of Starters 1,224Number of Winners 151Number of Placed horses 411Strike Rate 12.3%
Richard Fahey £1,650,127
Number of Starters 1,311Number of Winners 179Number of Placed horses 452Strike Rate 13.7%
Mark Johnston £1,550,632
Number of Starters 423Number of Winners 76Number of Placed horses 190Strike Rate 18.0%
William Haggas £1,228,094
British Flat Jockeys Championship
Jockey Wins Rides Strike Rate Win Prize Total Prize
Paul Hanagan 165 1,133 15% £871,365 £1,508,066
Silvestre De Sousa 161 1,001 16% £752,016 £1,217,930
Kieren Fallon 145 901 16% £1,002,218 £1,851,084
Richard Hughes 130 713 18% £1,771,219 £2,652,063
William Buick 100 582 17% £1,824,040 £2,481,138
Jamie Spencer 100 603 17% £1,062,239 £1,753,142
Ryan Moore 94 504 19% £1,032,097 £2,598,952
Tom Queally 91 656 14% £1,851,001 £2,531,472
Neil Callan 78 655 12% £546,439 £976,292
Tom Eaves 74 784 9% £282,488 £470,011
British Jump Jockeys Championship
Jockey Wins Rides Strike Rate Win Prize Total Prize
AP McCoy 199 727 27% £1,057,291 £1,468,131
Richard Johnson 153 834 18% £724,260 £1,292,711
Jason Maguire 144 625 23% £731,450 £1,095,247
Daryl Jacob 83 455 18% £1,146,752 £1,391,365
Tom O’Brien 83 536 15% £398,732 £575,404
Paddy Brennan 82 477 17% £372,272 £568,806
Sam Twiston-Davies 81 598 14% £329,173 £629,021
Paul Moloney 70 547 13% £257,985 £471,716
Tom Scudamore 65 450 14% £389,346 £701,409
Barry Geraghty 63 220 29% £1,465,351 £1,735,426
27The Participants 26 The Participants
British Flat Jockeys Championship 2011 British Jump Jockeys Championship 2011/12
Paul hanagan 1st 165 Wins Richard hughes 4th 130 Wins
Kieren Fallon 3rd 145 Wins
Silvestre de Sousa 2nd 161 Wins
AP McCoy 1st 199 Wins daryl Jacob 4th 83 Wins
Jason Maguire 3rd 144 Wins
Richard Johnson 2nd 153 Wins
29The Participants 28 The Participants
Leading Owners - Prize Money won in Great Britain - Flat 2011 Leading Owners - Prize Money won in Great Britain - Jump 2011/2012
Rank Owner Leading Earner Wins Runs Wnrs Rnrs 2nd 3rd 4th £ Win £ Place £ Total
1 Mr JP McManus Synchronised (IRE) 99 535 64 138 76 38 46 911,417 483,237 1,394,654
2 Mr J. Hales Neptune Collonges (FR) 3 26 2 7 6 4 3 494,464 49,487 543,951
3 The Stewart Family Big Buck's (FR) 16 60 8 15 8 6 3 460,873 64,409 525,282
4 Mr Michael Buckley Finian's Rainbow (IRE) 17 64 12 19 10 5 7 355,200 64,391 419,591
5 Mr T. G. Leslie Overturn (IRE) 26 97 15 23 21 8 6 258,662 152,415 411,078
6 Andrea & Graham Wylie Tidal Bay (IRE) 18 76 12 30 15 8 8 217,438 128,116 345,554
7 Mr Trevor Hemmings Albertas Run (IRE) 22 186 14 46 26 23 20 115,262 222,932 338,194
8 Mr S. Munir Raya Star (IRE) 12 50 5 18 7 4 3 299,673 34,870 334,543
9 The Festival Goers Rock On Ruby (IRE) 3 8 2 2 1 1 0 224,811 31,931 256,742
10 Mr Clive D. Smith Kauto Star (FR) 4 17 3 5 0 2 3 245,973 7,110 253,083
Rank Owner Leading Earner Wins Runs Wnrs Rnrs 2nd 3rd 4th £ Win £ Place £ Total
1 Mr K. Abdulla Frankel 63 325 46 114 43 38 33 2,312,596 1,158,263 3,470,859
2 Godolphin Blue Bunting (USA) 139 789 108 304 117 96 82 1,964,585 830,484 2,795,069
3 Mr M. Tabor Pour Moi (IRE) 26 116 21 61 14 12 14 732,410 510,889 1,243,299
4 Mrs John Magnier Pour Moi (IRE) 24 119 20 66 15 12 14 672,168 520,746 1,192,914
5 Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum Maqaasid 100 651 77 189 92 78 66 538,584 612,803 1,151,387
6 Mr Derrick Smith Pour Moi (IRE) 24 108 20 59 14 12 12 667,421 481,061 1,148,482
7 Dr Marwan Koukash Never Can Tell (IRE) 74 502 42 85 58 51 36 656,409 311,459 967,868
8Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum
Namibian (IRE) 84 533 52 100 74 49 46 523,877 337,061 860,938
9 Lady Rothschild Nathaniel (IRE) 12 49 8 17 5 5 8 741,357 64,019 805,377
10 Mr J. C. A. Dupouy Cirrus des Aigles (FR) 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 737,230 0 737,230
2nd Godolphin £2,795,069 1st Mr JP McManus £1,394,654 3rd the Stewart Family £525,2822nd Mr J. hales £543,9513rd Mr M. tabor £1,243,299 1st Mr K. Abdulla £3,470,859
Raceday Drug Surveillance – Horses
2010 2011
Runners 92,025 94,786
Samples analysed 7,952 7,619
Positives confirmed 25 13
% of tests positive 0.31 0.17
Jockeys’ TestingRacecourse 2010 2011
Urine tests (positive) 338 (1) 298 (3)
Breathalyser tests (positive) 425 (1) 575 (0)
Out of Competition
52 (0) 52 (0)
Racing Schools
Urine tests (positive) 147 (0) 46 (0)
Total tests (positive) 910 (2) 919 (3)
Training and Riding
31The Participants 30 The Participants
Stewards’ Enquiries2010 2011
Total enquiries 5,865 6,610
Rule (B)53 to (B)55
Enquiries into interference 1,421 1,228
In breach 887 785
Breaches as a % of total rides 0.96 0.83
No enquiry but interference noted 997 958
Schedule (B) 6
Enquiries into the use of the whip 899 910
In breach 892 892
Breaches as a % of total rides 0.97 0.95
Rule (B)58 & (B)59 Enquiries into running and riding
In breach 49 59
Reports on poor performance 6,302 5,811
Disciplinary Panel Enquiries2010 2011
Enquiries into breaches of the Rules of Racing 119 99
Appeals against the decisions of Stewards of meetings (successful) 22 (7) 33 (14)
Legal representation in general enquiries 19 25
Disqualified and excluded persons Indefinitely 0 4
5 – 10 Years 1 3
1 – 4 Years 15 5
< 1 Year 3 2
Fines (£) 91,900 78,930
Appeal Board Hearings
Appeals against decision of the Disciplinary Panel (successful) 3 (2) 3 (0)
Appeals against the decision of the Licensing Committee (successful) 1 (0) 1 (1)
Horses disqualified from particular races
Prohibited substances 16 15
Amended result following a disciplinary enquiry 1 1
Licences and Permits to Train and Ride
Licensed and Permitted Trainers
Combined Flat Only Jump Only All Licensed Trainers Permits
2007 504 37 55 596 141
2008 508 40 52 600 156
2009 496 42 48 586 141
2010 487 40 46 573 136
2011 494 41 46 581 136
Professional Jockeys
Apprentice Flat Jump Conditional Total
2007 113 128 96 94 431
2008 123 127 84 93 427
2009 120 134 90 83 427
2010 123 125 93 92 433
2011 133 125 99 97 454
Silvestre de Sousa in action on the All-Weather surface at Southwell
Significantly less than one in
every 100 rides is in breach of any Rule of Racing
OwnershipOwnership
33The Participants 32 The Participants
New Registrations2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Registered Owners 2,104 1,950 1,742 1,636 1,659
Colours 3,112 3,176 3,338 3,331 3,207
Joint Ownerships 3,008 2,912 2,970 2,868 2,889
Joint Ownership Names 1,002 951 980 1,061 1,030
Racing Partnerships 592 505 438 420 449
Leases 389 350 358 333 344
Registered Companies 62 76 70 60 57
Recognised Business Partnerships 3 2 0 0 0
Registrations At Year End2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Registered Owners 17,999 17,745 17,434 16,852 16,062
Colours 20,142 20,368 20,354 20,161 19,831
Joint Ownerships 4,575 4,672 4,617 4,512 4,472
Joint Ownership Names 3,687 4,058 4,252 4,376 4,415
Racing Partnerships 2,643 2,667 2,627 2,533 2,459
Leases 335 326 326 326 304
Registered Companies 639 629 610 585 545
Recognised Business Partnerships 40 39 32 27 27
Number of Owners with a Horse in Training by the Number of Horses they Own2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
No. of Owners with 1 Horse in Training 5,595 5,555 5,157 5,030 4,810
2 Horses in Training 1,865 1,850 1,792 1,712 1,620
3 Horses in Training 796 782 752 757 739
4 Horses in Training 397 416 415 389 383
5 Horses in Training 246 251 234 239 219
6-10 Horses in Training 437 452 430 407 420
11-20 Horses in Training 151 160 155 170 169
21+ Horses in Training 65 73 79 70 67
Total No. of Owners With a Horse in Training 9,551 9,539 9,014 8,774 8,425
Notes With horses owned jointly, all the partners or lessees are counted and their shares are each counted as one horse.
Number of Owners with a Horse in Training by Type of Ownership2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
INCLUSIVE FIGURES
No. of Sole Owners (excluding Company) 3,526 3,489 3,357 3,265 3,126
No. of Company Sole Owners 321 329 311 296 277
No. of Business Partnerships 29 31 28 28 23
No. of Joint Ownership Owners 4,913 4,914 4,643 4,626 4,467
No. of Racing Partnership Owners 2,485 2,554 2,402 2,301 2,246
EXCLUSIVE FIGURES
No. of Sole Owners (excluding Company) 2,585 2,545 2,445 2,342 2,238
No. of Company Sole Owners 256 264 254 239 224
No. of Business Partnership Sole Owners 22 21 19 18 14
No. of Sole Owners and Joint Ownership Owners 941 943 912 922 881
No. of Company Owners and Joint Ownership Owners 65 65 58 57 53
No. of Business Partners and Joint Ownership Owners 7 9 9 11 9
No. of Joint Ownership Owners only (including Companies) 5,675 5,690 5,318 5,185 5,006
TOTAL 9,551 9,539 9,014 8,774 8,425
Notes The Inclusive Figures allow for duplication of a single owner in more than one of the categories, depending on the types of ownership involvement, and therefore show the total number of different owners involved in each category. The Exclusive Figures show a more precise breakdown of ownership types by which each owner with horses in training is categorised in only one of the categories.
Owners with a Horse in Training
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
9,551 9,5399,014 8,774
8,425
Anthony Knott celebrates the success of Hunt Ball at the 2012 Cheltenham Festival
For the first time in five years
there has been a year on year increase in
the number of new registrations
of owners
Stable Employees
35The Participants 34 The Participants
Number of People Employed Full and Part Time With Licensed and Permitted Trainers2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Employed Full Time - with Licensed Trainers 2,619 1,729 3,081 1,777 3,089 1,661 3,075 1,594 2,748 1,532
Employed Full Time - with Permitted Trainers 30 45 27 31 25 39 25 40 34 44
Employed Full Time - TOTAL 2,649 1,774 3,108 1,808 3,114 1,700 3,100 1,634 2,782 1,576
Employed Part Time - with Licensed Trainers 923 1,192 856 1,223 883 1,155 858 1,112 852 1,071
Employed Part Time - with Permitted Trainers 95 137 63 102 69 123 78 117 84 117
Employed Part Time - TOTAL 1,018 1,329 919 1,325 952 1,278 936 1,229 936 1,188
TOTAL 3,667 3,103 4,027 3,133 4,066 2,978 4,036 2,863 3,718 2,764
Distribution by Category of Job2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female
Assistant Trainer 286 259 276 248 277 249 272 246 273 242
Head Lad 195 106 217 101 216 103 207 96 190 106
Travelling Head Lad 171 91 164 94 167 87 151 87 149 88
Stable Lad/Lass 1,714 1,616 1,965 1,594 1,976 1,497 1,886 1,412 1,847 1,357
Trainee Stable Lad/Lass 66 97 61 88 45 81 56 71 39 62
Apprentice/Conditional Jockey 160 21 159 27 141 27 143 32 155 32
Box Driver 174 23 158 32 156 25 116 43 156 44
Secretary 30 304 29 319 31 295 29 290 29 284
Pupil Under Training 85 91 82 94 68 84 66 68 70 69
Work Rider 426 437 532 441 617 459 697 448 750 427
Gallopman 72 2 71 1 64 4 61 4 62 1
Yardman 363 100 343 108 316 94 310 98 297 93
Feedman 7 3 6 4 6 5 6 6 10 6
Hackman 7 11 9 12 10 11 10 13 6 11
Blacksmith 36 1 39 1 39 1 41 1 37 1
Hostel Employee 2 20 2 5 16 15 6 7 5 6
Hostel Cook - - - - - - - - 24 10
Other Duties 288 260 354 312 362 308 360 291 360 281
TOTAL 4,082 3,442 4,467 3,481 4,507 3,345 4,417 3,213 4,459 3,120
Distribution by Age Group2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
16 and under 157 133 122 118 105
17 200 212 176 163 171
18 253 251 244 201 195
19 233 246 238 250 232
20-24 1,327 1,320 1,245 1,166 1,191
25-29 1,118 1,242 1,236 1,172 1,134
30-34 816 917 947 952 925
35-39 768 854 822 774 755
40-44 698 764 788 738 724
45-49 605 624 625 682 656
50-54 432 485 491 475 508
55-59 319 326 335 354 379
60-64 273 241 249 255 270
65 and over 325 333 334 330 334
TOTAL 7,524 7,948 7,852 7,630 7,579 Robyn Gray, Head Lass for Dianne Sayer
Employee of the Year Clifford Baker exercises Kauto Star at his home in Ditcheat Gordon Laing, Assistant Stud Groom at Fittocks Stud
Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff AwardsGodolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards
37The Participants 36 The Participants
Clifford Baker crowned employee of the year at Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards 2012Clifford Baker was named ‘Employee of the Year’ at the eighth annual Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards Ceremony, which took place at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in London’s Knightsbridge.
The Head Lad, employed by Paul Nicholls, was presented with the perpetual Godolphin Trophy by Guest Presenter Paul Hanagan. In addition to the stunning trophy, Clifford was also presented with a cheque for a staggering £25,000, of which £10,000 will be shared amongst the staff at Nicholls’ Yard.
The awards were presented by dual Champion Jockey Paul Hanagan at a glittering ceremony.
About the AwardsRun by the BHA in conjunction with the Racing Post, the Awards are the richest of their kind in the world with £120,000 in prize money generously donated by Godolphin. The Ceremony sees a specially-invited audience from across the Racing Industry gather to celebrate the fundamental role that Stud and Stable Staff play within the sport.
Unique in the sporting world, the awards repay the efforts of those behind the scenes who work tirelessly and with love and devotion to the horses in their care to make the sport tick.
Each individual category winner collects £5,000, with their colleagues at their respective Stable or Stud also sharing £5,000 between them. The two runners-up in
each category receive £2,000, with their Yard or Stud also collecting the same amount. The winner of the separate NASS Special Merit Award, judged by the NASS Executive, receives an individual prize of £5,000.
The Awards were judged by a panel comprising celebrated Author and Journalist Brough Scott (Chairman); Dinah Nicholson, wife of the late David Nicholson, himself a former Champion Trainer; David Redvers, Bloodstock Agent; Pat Eddery, three-time Derby winner and eleven-time Champion Jockey; Ian Balding, former Champion Trainer; and Judith Allen, Executive Director of the British Horseracing and Education Standards Trust.
Winners and FinalistsNASS Special Merit Award Winner: Jerry Walsh, Travelling Head Lad with Paul Webberdavid Nicholson Newcomer AwardWinner: Christoper Lynn, Stable Lad with Ferdy MurphyRunners up: Katy Tyler, Rider/Groom with Mark Johnston and Robyn Gray, Head Lass with Dianne Sayerhigh Achiever AwardWinner: Clifford Baker, Head Lad with Paul NichollsRunners up: Andrew Bottomley, Yard Manager with Mark Johnston and William Reddy, Head Lad with Eve Johnson Houghton
Rider/Groom AwardWinner: Charlotte Cox, Stable Lass with Henry CandyRunners up: Peter Johnson, Head Lad with Johnson Racing Limited and Zafar Abbas, Groom with Mahmood Al ZarooniStud Staff AwardWinner: Graham Nicklin, Stud Groom at Glebe StudRunners up: Frances Eilbeck, Stud Groom at Minster Stud and Gordon Laing, Assistant Stud Groom at Fittocks Studdedication to Racing AwardWinner: Willie Cowe, Head Lad with James EwartRunners up: Burney Hutchison, Head Lad with David R. Lanigan and Lenny Brinkley, Feedman with Roger Varian
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6.15m 7% 3.92m 2.23mTotal Racecourse attendance in 2011
Year-on-year increase in attendances
Total attendance at Flat meetings
Total attendance at Jump meetings
Racecourses
Section ContentsRacecourses
Attendance Figures
Racecourse Contacts
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Racecourses - Flat - 2011
Racecourse Fixtures Races Entries Runners Avg Runners Attendance Avg Attendance
Ascot 18 113 3,307 1,368 12.1 524,247 29,125
Ayr 16 111 2,357 1,033 9.3 58,322 3,645
Bath 19 130 2,311 1,052 8.1 52,626 2,770
Beverley 20 139 2,794 1,270 9.1 86,840 4,342
Brighton 20 135 2,446 986 7.3 34,236 1,712
Carlisle 11 78 1,780 842 10.8 39,678 3,607
Catterick Bridge 17 117 2,263 1,144 9.8 30,878 1,816
Chepstow 15 99 2,204 969 9.8 31,997 2,133
Chester 14 98 2,231 892 9.1 291,781 20,842
Doncaster 24 163 4,702 1,839 11.3 188,377 7,849
Epsom Downs 13 82 2,110 706 8.6 126,344 9,719
Ffos Las 9 61 1,260 462 7.6 19,691 2,188
Folkestone 14 88 1,535 611 6.9 25,329 1,809
Goodwood 21 144 3,503 1,477 10.3 207,410 9,877
Hamilton Park 18 122 2,340 1,024 8.4 52,858 2,937
Haydock Park 24 157 4,214 1,568 10.0 150,614 6,276
Kempton Park 87 640 12,545 6,198 9.7 106,900 1,229
Leicester 21 145 3,507 1,336 9.2 31,338 1,492
Lingfield Park 77 531 9,121 4,616 8.7 116,272 1,510
Musselburgh 15 98 1,679 868 8.9 47,790 3,186
Newbury 18 134 3,554 1,477 11.0 140,490 7,805
Newcastle 19 136 3,230 1,329 9.8 76,640 4,034
Newmarket 38 270 9,378 2,900 10.7 327,446 8,617
Nottingham 19 134 3,517 1,280 9.6 31,156 1,640
Pontefract 16 110 2,716 1,083 9.8 82,411 5,151
Redcar 18 132 3,074 1,315 10.0 45,369 2,521
Ripon 15 103 2,200 1,019 9.9 76,143 5,076
Salisbury 15 103 2,625 1,022 9.9 53,877 3,592
Sandown Park 18 109 2,639 1,037 9.5 113,971 6,332
Southwell 57 406 6,086 3,384 8.3 50,947 894
Thirsk 13 93 2,253 1,075 11.6 55,329 4,256
Warwick 13 92 2,402 901 9.8 27,704 2,131
Windsor 26 163 4,201 1,691 10.4 115,206 4,431
Wolverhampton 100 744 13,726 6,804 9.1 78,441 784
Yarmouth 24 175 3,674 1,543 8.8 57,765 2,407
York 17 115 3,629 1,471 12.8 361,087 21,240
TOTAL 899 6,270 137,113 59,592 9.5 3,917,510 4,358
Racecourses - Jump - 2011
43Racecourses42 Racecourses
Racecourse Fixtures Races Entries Runners Avg Runners Attendance Avg Attendance
Aintree 9 62 1,483 698 11.3 182,870 20,319
Ascot 8 53 1,084 490 9.2 91,855 11,482
Ayr 9 (2) 64 1,563 640 10.0 30,885 3,432
Bangor-on-Dee 15 (2) 101 2,219 791 7.8 39,167 2,611
Carlisle 12 80 1,693 700 8.8 22,131 1,844
Cartmel 7 48 956 397 8.3 62,459 8,923
Catterick Bridge 7 (3) 48 1,048 565 11.8 10,281 1,469
Cheltenham 16 108 3,506 1,300 12.0 419,772 26,236
Chepstow 13 (3) 95 2,759 1,042 11.0 41,809 3,216
Doncaster 9 (1) 61 1,549 584 9.6 28,536 3,171
Exeter 15 96 2,276 882 9.2 27,604 1,840
Fakenham 11 70 1,174 492 7.0 26,666 2,424
Ffos Las 20 142 2,805 1,067 7.5 43,068 2,153
Folkestone 10 66 1,232 478 7.2 10,100 1,010
Fontwell Park 23 159 3,037 1,303 8.2 65,956 2,868
Haydock Park 8 (1) 56 1,309 481 8.6 46,554 5,819
Hereford 19 135 3,488 1,272 9.4 25,411 1,337
Hexham 14 94 1,791 779 8.3 23,753 1,697
Huntingdon 17 113 2,524 1,005 8.9 37,853 2,227
Kelso 12 (2) 86 1,721 838 9.7 35,354 2,946
Kempton Park 10 70 1,432 609 8.7 62,545 6,255
Leicester 12 75 1,716 632 8.4 10,551 879
Lingfield Park 5 (1) 34 702 328 9.6 6,043 1,209
Ludlow 13 (3) 91 1,787 791 8.7 23,451 1,804
Market Rasen 19 126 2,646 1,137 9.0 60,927 3,207
Musselburgh 9 (1) 62 1,052 547 8.8 11,006 1,223
Newbury 12 76 1,699 708 9.3 81,719 6,810
Newcastle 11 78 1,553 717 9.2 27,849 2,532
Newton Abbot 19 131 2,655 1,145 8.7 50,048 2,634
Perth 14 92 2,013 754 8.2 63,376 4,527
Plumpton 16 112 2,140 814 7.3 32,298 2,019
Sandown Park 9 61 1,352 594 9.7 47,671 5,297
Sedgefield 20 (1) 130 2,519 1,178 9.1 29,043 1,452
Southwell 13 91 1,985 757 8.3 23,610 1,816
Stratford-on-Avon 16 107 2,039 929 8.7 47,621 2,976
Taunton 14 96 2,191 882 9.2 24,560 1,754
Towcester 19 127 2,778 1,023 8.1 71,699 3,774
Uttoxeter 24 (1) 167 4,319 1,561 9.3 113,573 4,732
Warwick 10 69 1,768 681 9.9 17,814 1,781
Wetherby 17 116 2,366 1,076 9.3 71,915 4,230
Wincanton 17 109 2,391 944 8.7 47,899 2,818
Worcester 17 120 2,550 1,173 9.8 36,470 2,145
TOTAL 570 (21) 3,877 84,870 34,784 9.0 2,233,772 3,919
Notes Figures in brackets relate to the number of Abandoned Fixtures.
James Nesbitt with his Cheltenham Festival winner Riverside Theatre
Racecourses - All Racing - 2011Racecourses - All Racing - 2011
45Racecourses44 Racecourses
Racecourse Fixtures Races Entries Runners Avg Runners Attendance Avg Attendance
Aintree 9 62 1,483 698 11.3 182,870 20,319
Ascot 26 166 4,391 1,858 11.2 616,102 23,696
Ayr 25 (2) 175 3,920 1,673 9.6 89,207 3,568
Bangor-on-Dee 15 (2) 101 2,219 791 7.8 39,167 2,611
Bath 19 130 2,311 1,052 8.1 52,626 2,770
Beverley 20 139 2,794 1,270 9.1 86,840 4,342
Brighton 20 135 2,446 986 7.3 34,236 1,712
Carlisle 23 158 3,473 1,542 9.8 61,809 2,687
Cartmel 7 48 956 397 8.3 62,459 8,923
Catterick Bridge 24 (3) 165 3,311 1,709 10.4 41,159 1,715
Cheltenham 16 108 3,506 1,300 12.0 419,772 26,236
Chepstow 28 (3) 194 4,963 2,011 10.4 73,806 2,636
Chester 14 98 2,231 892 9.1 291,781 20,842
Doncaster 33 (1) 224 6,251 2,423 10.8 216,913 6,573
Epsom Downs 13 82 2,110 706 8.6 126,344 9,719
Exeter 15 96 2,276 882 9.2 27,604 1,840
Fakenham 11 70 1,174 492 7.0 26,666 2,424
Ffos Las 29 203 4,065 1,529 7.5 62,759 2,164
Folkestone 24 154 2,767 1,089 7.1 35,429 1,476
Fontwell Park 23 159 3,037 1,303 8.2 65,956 2,868
Goodwood 21 144 3,503 1,477 10.3 207,410 9,877
Hamilton Park 18 122 2,340 1,024 8.4 52,858 2,937
Haydock Park 32 (1) 213 5,523 2,049 9.6 197,168 6,162
Hereford 19 135 3,488 1,272 9.4 25,411 1,337
Hexham 14 94 1,791 779 8.3 23,753 1,697
Huntingdon 17 113 2,524 1,005 8.9 37,853 2,227
Kelso 12 (2) 86 1,721 838 9.7 35,354 2,946
Kempton Park 97 710 13,977 6,807 9.6 169,445 1,747
Leicester 33 220 5,223 1,968 8.9 41,889 1,269
Lingfield Park 82 (1) 565 9,823 4,944 8.8 122,315 1,492
Ludlow 13 (3) 91 1,787 791 8.7 23,451 1,804
Market Rasen 19 126 2,646 1,137 9.0 60,927 3,207
Musselburgh 24 (1) 160 2,731 1,415 8.8 58,796 2,450
Newbury 30 210 5,253 2,185 10.4 222,209 7,407
Newcastle 30 214 4,783 2,046 9.6 104,489 3,483
Newmarket 38 270 9,378 2,900 10.7 327,446 8,617
Newton Abbot 19 131 2,655 1,145 8.7 50,048 2,634
Nottingham 19 134 3,517 1,280 9.6 31,156 1,640
Perth 14 92 2,013 754 8.2 63,376 4,527
Plumpton 16 112 2,140 814 7.3 32,298 2,019
Pontefract 16 110 2,716 1,083 9.8 82,411 5,151
Redcar 18 132 3,074 1,315 10.0 45,369 2,521
Ripon 15 103 2,200 1,019 9.9 76,143 5,076
Salisbury 15 103 2,625 1,022 9.9 53,877 3,592
Sandown Park 27 170 3,991 1,631 9.6 161,642 5,987
Sedgefield 20 (1) 130 2,519 1,178 9.1 29,043 1,452
Southwell 70 497 8,071 4,141 8.3 74,557 1,065
Stratford-on-Avon 16 107 2,039 929 8.7 47,621 2,976
Racecourse Fixtures Races Entries Runners Avg Runners Attendance Avg Attendance
Taunton 14 96 2,191 882 9.2 24,560 1,754
Thirsk 13 93 2,253 1,075 11.6 55,329 4,256
Towcester 19 127 2,778 1,023 8.1 71,699 3,774
Uttoxeter 24 (1) 167 4,319 1,561 9.3 113,573 4,732
Warwick 23 161 4,170 1,582 9.8 45,518 1,979
Wetherby 17 116 2,366 1,076 9.3 71,915 4,230
Wincanton 17 109 2,391 944 8.7 47,899 2,818
Windsor 26 163 4,201 1,691 10.4 115,206 4,431
Wolverhampton 100 744 13,726 6,804 9.1 78,441 784
Worcester 17 120 2,550 1,173 9.8 36,470 2,145
Yarmouth 24 175 3,674 1,543 8.8 57,765 2,407
York 17 115 3,629 1,471 12.8 361,087 21,240
TOTAL 1,469 (21) 10,147 221,983 94,376 9.3 6,151,282 4,187
Notes Mixed attendances are included with the Flat figures. Figures in brackets relate to the number of Abandoned Fixtures.
Big Buck’s is led on a parade of honour after winning his third Ladbrokes World Hurdle
Racecourses - All Racing - 2011 Daily Spread of Attendances
47Racecourses46 Racecourses
Monthly Attendance Figures
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC TOTAL
2007
Flat 30,708 24,364 35,564 171,154 448,223 798,890 656,179 736,578 440,621 223,019 59,765 46,062 3,671,127
Jump 120,416 118,464 389,144 338,733 180,665 81,218 72,225 80,947 66,162 139,598 261,555 300,315 2,149,442
Total 151,124 142,828 424,708 509,887 628,888 880,108 728,404 817,525 506,783 362,617 321,320 346,377 5,820,569
2008
Flat 35,344 33,218 54,198 155,151 517,287 841,041 774,801 617,851 336,992 183,362 54,180 51,724 3,655,149
Jump 121,924 136,404 341,119 317,817 179,763 107,690 83,769 84,313 48,610 138,204 264,446 237,448 2,061,507
Total 157,268 169,622 395,317 472,968 697,050 948,731 858,570 702,164 385,602 321,566 318,626 289,172 5,716,656
2009
Flat 31,599 23,305 42,029 167,386 495,093 786,909 818,725 680,241 362,384 201,433 35,845 39,346 3,684,295
Jump 123,009 115,061 365,109 329,362 183,405 92,193 80,523 95,133 57,354 158,065 257,510 179,757 2,036,481
Total 154,608 138,366 407,138 496,748 678,498 879,102 899,248 775,374 419,738 359,498 293,355 219,103 5,720,776
2010
Flat 31,532 28,317 35,680 185,652 527,770 794,778 913,245 677,035 390,517 196,349 38,309 35,679 3,854,863
Jump 95,003 110,814 377,607 347,279 182,474 93,623 77,201 107,449 51,857 167,877 241,800 61,534 1,914,518
Total 126,535 139,131 413,287 532,931 710,244 888,401 990,446 784,484 442,374 364,226 280,109 97,213 5,769,381
2011
Flat 34,655 27,148 29,584 271,015 492,632 824,308 948,098 644,244 360,076 206,338 38,601 40,811 3,917,510
Jump 146,733 139,007 385,643 371,773 154,394 102,170 85,445 105,317 49,875 158,040 258,967 276,408 2,233,772
Total 181,388 166,155 415,227 642,788 647,026 926,478 1,033,543 749,561 409,951 364,378 297,568 317,219 6,151,282
Notes Mixed attendances are included with the Flat figures.
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN B/HOL TOTAL
2007
Flat 224,089 253,092 410,382 450,450 711,109 1,260,675 283,121 78,209 3,671,127
Jump 81,453 149,933 202,182 263,215 346,662 632,195 313,711 160,091 2,149,442
Total 305,542 403,025 612,564 713,665 1,057,771 1,892,870 596,832 238,300 5,820,569
2008
Flat 213,377 223,605 329,828 452,677 778,197 1,337,189 267,788 52,488 3,655,149
Jump 84,054 153,416 152,823 263,798 376,597 613,730 273,991 143,098 2,061,507
Total 297,431 377,021 482,651 716,475 1,154,794 1,950,919 541,779 195,586 5,716,656
2009
Flat 193,477 227,120 354,446 430,195 720,044 1,377,363 289,419 92,231 3,684,295
Jump 72,995 154,256 178,600 248,173 362,985 616,605 311,264 91,603 2,036,481
Total 266,472 381,376 533,046 678,368 1,083,029 1,993,968 600,683 183,834 5,720,776
2010
Flat 199,861 221,610 352,848 482,163 777,436 1,456,742 276,011 88,192 3,854,863
Jump 70,884 153,636 198,001 242,218 330,261 535,369 293,513 90,636 1,914,518
Total 270,745 375,246 550,849 724,381 1,107,697 1,992,111 569,524 178,828 5,769,381
2011
Flat 202,012 215,122 397,621 440,708 752,164 1,554,790 240,411 114,682 3,917,510
Jump 93,299 168,490 206,603 279,897 339,564 687,717 278,839 179,363 2,233,772
Total 295,311 383,612 604,224 720,605 1,091,728 2,242,507 519,250 294,045 6,151,282
Notes Mixed attendances are included with the Flat figures.
Attendance at Flat Fixtures Attendance at Jump Fixtures
2007Total 5,820,569
2008Total 5,716,656
2009Total 5,720,776
2010Total 5,769,381
2011Total 6,151,282
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total Attendance
5.5m
6m
6.5m
6m
5m
4m
3m
2m
1m
Racecourse attendances
reached a record 6.15m in 2011,
reaffirming Racing’s position as the second-
highest attended sport in Britain
Racecourse ContactsRacecourse Contacts
49Racecourses48 Racecourses
Aintree Ascot AyrAintree Racecourse Company Ltd Ascot Racecourse Ltd Ayr RacecourseOrmskirk Road, Aintree, Liverpool, Ascot, Berkshire SL5 7JN 2-6 Whitletts Road, Ayr, Ayrshire KA8 0JEMerseyside L9 5AS Clerk of the Course: Chris Stickels Clerk of the Course: Emma MarleyClerk of the Course: Andrew Tulloch Managing Director: Charles Barnett Managing Director: Richard JohnstoneRegional Director: John Baker Tel: 0870 7227227 Tel: 01292 264179Tel: 0151 5232600 Fax: 01344 628299 Fax: 01292 610140Fax: 0151 5222920 E: [email protected] E: [email protected]: [email protected] ascot.co.uk ayr-racecourse.co.ukaintree.co.uk
Bangor-on-Dee Bath BeverleyThe Racecourse, Overton Road, Bath Racecourse, Lansdown, Bath, Beverley Race Company Ltd, Bangor-on-Dee, Wrexham, Clwyd LL13 0DA Avon BA1 9BU The Racecourse, York Road, Beverley, Clerk of the Course: Andrew Morris Clerk of the Course: Katie Stephens East Yorkshire HU17 8QZGeneral Manager: Jeannie Chantler General Manager: Jo Hall Clerk of the Course: Sally IgguldenTel: 01978 780323 Tel: 01225 424609 General Manager: Sally IgguldenFax: 01978 780985 Fax: 01225 444415 Tel: 01482 867488E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Fax: 01482 863892bangorondeeraces.co.uk bath-racecourse.co.uk E: [email protected]
beverley-racecourse.co.uk
Brighton Carlisle CartmelBrighton Racecourse, Freshfield Road, Brighton, Carlisle Racecourse, Durdar Road, Carlisle, Cartmel Racecourse, Cartmel, East Sussex BN2 9XZ Cumbria CA2 4TS Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria LA11 6QFClerk of the Course: Ed Arkell Clerk of the Course: Andrew Tulloch Clerk of the Course: Anthea MorsheadGeneral Manager: Stuart Dorn General Manager: Richard Clements General Manager: Jonathan GarrattTel: 01273 603580 Tel: 01228 554700 Tel: 01539 536340Fax: 01273 673267 Fax: 01228 554747 Fax: 01539 536004E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] carlisle-races.co.uk cartmel-steeplechases.co.uk
Catterick Bridge Cheltenham ChepstowThe Catterick Racecourse Company Ltd, Cheltenham Racecourse, Prestbury Park, Chepstow Racecourse, Chepstow,Catterick Bridge, Richmond, North Yorkshire Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL50 4SH Monmouthshire NP16 6BEDL10 7PE Clerk of the Course: Simon Claisse Clerk of the Course: Keith OttesenClerk of the Course: Fiona Needham Regional Director: Ian Renton General Manager: Rebecca JoyGeneral Manager: Fiona Needham Tel: 01242 513014 Tel: 01291 622260Tel: 01748 811478 Fax: 01242 224227 Fax: 01291 627061Fax: 01748 811082 E: [email protected] E: [email protected]: [email protected] cheltenham.co.uk chepstow-racecourse.co.ukcatterickbridge.co.uk
Chester Doncaster Epsom DownsChester Race Company Ltd, The Racecourse, Doncaster Racecourse, Leger Way, Doncaster, Epsom Downs Racecourse, Epsom Downs,Chester, Cheshire CH1 2LY South Yorkshire DN2 6BB Surrey KT18 5LQClerk of the Course: Andrew Morris Clerk of the Course: Jon Pullin Clerk of the Course: Andrew CooperChief Executive: Richard Thomas Managing Director: Mark Spincer Regional Director: Rupert TrevelyanTel: 01244 304600 Tel: 01302 304200 Tel: 01372 726311Fax: 01244 304649 Fax: 01302 323271 Fax: 01372 748253E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] doncaster-racecourse.co.uk epsomderby.co.uk
Exeter Fakenham Ffos LasExeter Racecourse, Kennford, Exeter EX6 7XS Fakenham Racecourse Ltd, The Racecourse, Ffos Las Racecourse, Trimsaran,Clerk of the Course: Barry Johnson Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 7NY Carmarthenshire SA17 4DEGeneral Manager: Tim Darby Clerk of the Course: David Hunter Clerk of the Course: Tim LongTel: 01392 832599 General Manager: David Hunter General Manager: Tim LongFax: 01392 833454 Tel: 01328 862388 Tel: 01554 811092E: [email protected] Fax: 01328 855908 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] ffoslasracecourse.com
fakenhamracecourse.co.uk
Folkestone Fontwell Park GoodwoodFolkestone Racecourse, Stone Street, Fontwell Park Racecourse, Fontwell, Goodwood Racecourse, Goodwood,Westenhanger, Near Hythe, Kent CT21 4HX Near Arundel, West Sussex BN18 0SX Chichester, West Sussex PO18 0PSClerk of the Course: Neil Mackenzie Ross Clerk of the Course: Edward Arkell Clerk of the Course: Seamus BuckleyGeneral Manager: Emma Santer General Manager: Tracey Skinner Managing Director: Adam WaterworthTel: 01303 226407 Tel: 01243 543335 Tel: 01243 755022Fax: 01303 260185 Fax: 01243 543904 Fax: 01243 755025E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] fontwellpark.co.uk goodwood.co.uk/horseracing
Hamilton Park Haydock Park HerefordThe Hamilton Park Racecourse Company Ltd, Haydock Park Racecourse, Newton-le-Willows, Hereford Racecourse, Roman Road, The Racecourse, Bothwell Road, Hamilton, Merseyside WA12 0HQ Hereford HR4 9QULanarkshire ML3 0DW Clerk of the Course: Kirkland Tellwright Clerk of the Course: Keith OttesenClerk of the Course: Hazel Peplinski Regional Director: John Baker General Manager: Darren CookChief Executive: Vivien Kyles Tel: 01942 725963 Tel: 01432 273560Tel: 01698 283806 Fax: 01942 270879 Fax: 01432 352807Fax: 01698 286621 E: [email protected] E: [email protected]: [email protected] haydock-park.co.uk hereford-racecourse.co.ukhamilton-park.co.uk
Hexham Huntingdon KelsoHexham Steeplechase Company Ltd, Huntingdon Racecourse, Brampton, Kelso Races Ltd, 18-20 Glendale Road,The Racecourse Office, The Riding, Hexham, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28 4NL Wooler, Northumberland NE71 6DWNorthumberland NE46 4PF Clerk of the Course: Sulekha Varma Clerk of the Course: Hazel PeplinskiClerk of the Course: James Armstrong General Manager: Sophie Able Managing Director: Richard LandaleGeneral Manager: Charles Enderby Tel: 01480 453373 Tel: 01668 280800Tel: 01434 606881 Fax: 01480 455275 Fax: 01668 281113Fax: 01434 605814 E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] huntingdon-racecourse.co.uk kelso-races.co.ukhexham-racecourse.co.uk
Kempton Park Leicester Lingfield ParkKempton Park Racecourse, Staines Road East, Leicester Racecourse Company Ltd, Oadby, Lingfield Park Racecourse, Racecourse Road,Sunbury-on-Thames, Middlesex TW16 5AQ Leicester LE2 4AL Lingfield, Surrey RH7 6PQClerk of the Course: Brian Clifford Clerk of the Course: James Stevenson Clerk of the Course: Neil Mackenzie RossGeneral Manager: Phil White General Manager: David Maykels Tel: 01342 834800Tel: 01932 782292 Tel: 0116 2716515 Fax: 01342 835874Fax: 01932 782044 Fax: 0116 2711746 E: [email protected]: [email protected] E: [email protected] lingfield-racecourse.co.ukkempton.co.uk leicester-racecourse.com
Ludlow Market Rasen MusselburghLudlow Race Club Ltd, Ludlow Racecourse, Market Rasen Racecourse, Legsby Road, Musselburgh Racecourse, Linkfield Road,Bromfield, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 2BT Market Rasen, Lincolnshire LN8 3EA Musselburgh, East Lothian EH21 7RGClerk of the Course: Bob Davies Clerk of the Course: Robert Bellamy Clerk of the Course: Harriet GrahamManager: Bob Davies General Manager: Pip Kirkby General Manager: Bill FarnsworthTel: 01584 856221 Tel: 01673 843434 Tel: 0131 6652859Fax: 01584 856217 (racedays only) Fax: 01673 844532 Fax: 0131 6532083E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] marketrasenraces.co.uk musselburgh-racecourse.co.uk
Newbury Newcastle NewmarketNewbury Racecourse PLC, The Racecourse, Newcastle Racecourse, High Gosforth Park, Newmarket Racecourses, Westfield House,Newbury, Berkshire RG14 7NZ Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear NE3 5HP The Links, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 0TGClerk of the Course: Richard Osgood Clerk of the Course: James Armstrong Clerk of the Course: Michael ProsserManaging Director: Stephen Higgins Executive Director: David Williamson Regional Director: Amy StarkeyTel: 01635 40015 Tel: 0191 2362020 Tel: 01638 663482Fax: 01635 528354 Fax: 0191 2367761 Fax: 01638 663044E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] newcastleracecourse.co.uk newmarketracecourses.co.uk
Newton Abbot Nottingham PerthThe Racecourse, Kingsteignton Road, Nottingham Racecourse, Colwick Park, Perth Racecourse, Scone Palace Park,Newton Abbot, Devon TQ12 3AF Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG2 4BE Perth, Perthshire PH2 6BBClerk of the Course: Jason Loosemore Clerk of the Course: Robert Bellamy Clerk of the Course: Harriet GrahamManaging Director: Pat Masterson General Manager: Pip Kirkby General Manager: Sam MorsheadTel: 01626 353235 Tel: 0115 9580620 Tel: 01738 551597Fax: 01626 336972 Fax: 0115 9584515 Fax: 01738 553021E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] nottinghamracecourse.co.uk perth-races.co.uk
Plumpton Pontefract RedcarPlumpton Racecourse, Plumpton, Pontefract Park Race Company Ltd, Park Road, Redcar Racecourse, Redcar,East Sussex BN7 3AL Pontefract, West Yorkshire WG8 4QD Cleveland TS10 2BYClerk of the Course: Mark Cornford Clerk of the Course: Norman Gundill Clerk of the Course: Jonjo SandersonChief Executive: Claire Sheppard Managing Director: Norman Gundill Chief Executive: Amy FairTel: 01273 890383 Tel: 01977 781307 Tel: 01642 484068Fax: 01273 891557 Fax: 01977 781333 Fax: 01642 488272E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] pontefract-races.co.uk redcarracing.co.uk
Racecourse Contacts
51Racecourses50 Racecourses
Ripon Salisbury Sandown ParkRipon Race Company Ltd, Boroughbridge Road The Bibury Club Ltd, Salisbury Racecourse, Sandown Park Racecourse, Portsmouth Road,Ripon, North Yorkshire HG4 1UG Netherhampton, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 8PN Esher, Surrey K10 9AJClerk of the Course: James Hutchinson Clerk of the Course: Jeremy Martin Clerk of the Course: Andrew CooperManaging Director: James Huthchinson General Manager: Jeremy Martin Regional Director: Rupert TrevelyanTel: 01765 602156 Tel: 01722 326461 Tel: 01372 464348Fax: 01765 690018 Fax: 01722 412710 Fax: 01372 471195E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] salisburyracecourse.co.uk sandown.co.uk
Sedgefield Southwell Stratford-on-AvonSedgefield Racecourse, Stockton-on-Tees, Southwell Racecourse, Rolleston, Stratford-on-Avon Racecourse Company Ltd,Cleveland TS21 2HW Near Newark, Nottinghamshire NG25 0TS Luddington Road, Stratford-upon-Avon,Clerk of the Course: Phil Tuck Clerk of the Course: Roderick Duncan Warwickshire CV37 9SEGeneral Manager: Jill Williamson General Manager: Amanda Boby Clerk of the Course: Stephen LambertTel: 01740 621925 Tel: 01636 814 481 Managing Director: Stephen LambertFax: 01740 620663 Fax: 01636 812 271 Tel: 01789 267949E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Fax: 01789 415850sedgefield-racecourse.co.uk southwell-racecourse.co.uk E: [email protected]
stratfordracecourse.net
Taunton Thirsk TowcesterTaunton Racecourse, Orchard Portman, Thirsk Racecourse, Station Road, Thirsk, Towcester Racecourse, London Road, Taunton, Somerset TA3 7BL North Yorkshire YO7 1QL Towcester, Northamptonshire NN12 7HSClerk of the Course: Michael Trickey Clerk of the Course: Christopher Tetley Clerk of the Course: Robert BellamyManaging Director: Bob Young Managing Director: James Sanderson Chief Executive: Kevin AckermanTel: 01823 325035 Tel: 01845 522276 Tel: 01327 353414Fax: 01823 325881 Fax: 01845 525353 Fax: 01327 358534E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] thirskracecourse.net towcester-racecourse.co.uk
Uttoxeter Warwick WetherbyUttoxeter Racecourse, Wood Lane, Uttoxeter, Warwick Racecourse, Hampton Street, Wetherby Steeplechase Committee Ltd,Staffordshire ST14 8BD Warwick, Warwickshire CV34 6HN The Racecourse, York Road, Wetherby,Clerk of the Course: Charlie Moore Clerk of the Course: Sulekha Varma West Yorkshire LS22 5EJGeneral Manager: David MacDonald General Manager: Huw Williams Clerk of the Course: Jonjo SandersonTel: 01889 562561 Tel: 01926 491553 Chief Executive: Jonjo SandersonFax: 01889 562786 Fax: 01926 403223 Tel: 01937 582035E: [email protected] E: [email protected] Fax: 01937 588021uttoxeter-racecourse.co.uk warwickracecourse.co.uk E: [email protected]
wetherbyracing.co.uk
Wincanton Windsor WolverhamptonWincanton Racecourse, Wincanton, Windsor Racecourse, Maidenhead Road, Wolverhampton Racecourse, Dunstall Park,Somerset BA9 8BJ Windsor, Berkshire SL4 5JJ Wolverhamtpon, West Midlands WV6 0PEClerk of the Course: Barry Johnson Clerk of the Course: Jeff Green Clerk of the Course: Fergus CameronGeneral Manager: Steve Parlett General Manager: Daniel Clark General Manager: Dave RobertsTel: 01963 32344 Tel: 01753 498400 Tel: 0870 2202442Fax: 01963 34668 Fax: 01753 830156 Fax: 0870 2200107E: [email protected] E: [email protected] E: [email protected] windsor-racecourse.co.uk wolverhampton-racecourse.co.uk
Worcester Yarmouth YorkWorcester Racecourse, Pitchcroft, Great Yarmouth Racecourse, Jellicoe Road, York Racecourse, York, Yorkshire YO23 1EXWorcester, Worcestershire WR1 3EJ Great Yarmouth, Norfolk NR30 4AU Clerk of the Course: William DerbyClerk of the Course: Fergus Cameron Clerk of the Course: Richard Aldous Managing Director: William DerbyManaging Director: Dave Roberts General Manager: Glenn Tubby Tel: 01904 620911Tel: 0870 2202772 Tel: 01493 842527 Fax: 01904 611071Fax: 0870 2202882 Fax: 01493 843254 E: [email protected]: [email protected] E: [email protected] yorkracecourse.co.ukworcester-racecourse.co.uk greatyarmouth-racecourse.co.uk
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1,469 9.37 £93.9m 6,710Total fixtures that took place
Average field size across all races
Total prize money distributed
Number of different horses which won a race
Fixtures, Races and Prize Money
Section ContentsFixtures
Analysis of Racing
Entries, Runners, Eliminations and Prize Money
Runners by Type of Race
Prize Money
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Notes (a) 316 All Weather Track (AWT) fixtures programmed, 8 of which were
transferred to Turf(b) 1 Additional AWT Flat fixture(c) 2 AWT Flat Evening fixtures cancelled(d) 1 Jump fixture cancelled(e) 1 additional Mixed AWT fixture(f) 361 AWT fixtures programmed(g) 1 AWT Flat fixture transferred to a Turf course(h) 1 Turf/AWT Flat fixture converted to AWT only(i) 1 AWT Flat fixture converted to Turf only
(j) 1 Mixed fixture converted to a Flat fixture(k) 331 AWT Flat fixtures programmed(l) 1 Jump fixture abandoned and replaced by a Flat AWT fixture(m) 2 Evening fixtures cancelled, 6 Evening fixtures altered to Afternoon,
20 Evening fixtures altered to Twilight(n) 302 AWT Flat fixtures programmed(o) 1 Flat Evening fixture cancelled(p) 1 Jump fixture converted to a Mixed AWT fixture(q) 3 additional “Bumpers For Jumpers” fixtures(r) 55 Evening fixtures altered to Twilight fixtures(s) 2 Jump fixtures rescheduled
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Flat
Fixtures Originally Programmed (a) 868 (f) 945 (k) 911 (n) 909 895
Additional Fixtures Programmed (b) 1 1 13 17 1
Fixtures That Took Place 844 (g,h,i,j) 916 919 905 896
Fixtures Abandoned (c) 23 (c) 29 5 (o) 20 0
Jump
Fixtures Originally Programmed 544 556 567 591 582
Additional Fixtures Programmed 2 5 13 11 7
Fixtures That Took Place 482 505 505 (p) 481 (s) 570
Fixtures Abandoned (d) 63 56 (l) 75 120 21
Mixed
Fixtures Originally Programmed 3 3 2 3 3
Additional Fixtures Programmed (e) 1 0 0 (q) 3 0
Fixtures That Took Place 4 (j) 2 2 (p) 6 3
Fixtures Abandoned 0 0 0 1 0
All Racing
Fixtures Originally Programmed 1,415 1,504 1,480 1,503 1,480
Additional Fixtures Programmed 4 6 26 31 8
Fixtures That Took Place 1,330 1,423 1,426 1,392 (s) 1,469
Fixtures Abandoned (c,d) 86 (c) 85 80 (o) 141 21
(Of Which Evening)
Fixtures Originally Programmed 287 372 357 326 273
Additional Fixtures Programmed 1 1 0 0 0
Fixtures That Took Place 270 364 (m) 325 (r) 268 273
Fixtures Abandoned (c) 16 (c) 7 4 (o) 2 0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Fixtures Originally Programmed Fixtures That Took Place
1,350
1,400
1,450
1,500
1,550
Fixtures
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Fewer abandoned fixtures
in 2011 meant that a significantly increased
number of fixtures took place compared to previous years. The resulting increase in races
contributed significantly to smaller field sizes
in 2011
Mattie Batchelor and Carruthers on their way to an emotional victory in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury
Analysis of Racing Analysis of Racing
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Number of Races by Field SizeFlat RacesRunners Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total All Races
1-5 58 51 44 81 (1) 82 52 70 96 41 21 14 22 632 (1) 10.1%
6-10 197 162 159 262 389 428 477 492 336 177 100 167 3,346 53.4%
11-15 71 60 67 142 229 237 232 214 281 261 147 89 2,030 32.4%
16-20 0 0 0 15 27 39 40 33 26 43 7 0 230 3.7%
21+ 0 0 0 4 2 6 4 0 10 4 2 0 32 0.5%
TOTAL 326 273 270 504 729 762 823 835 694 506 270 278 6,270 100.0%
Hurdle Races and National Hunt Flat RacesRunners Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total All Races
1-5 9 15 19 34 18 7 6 13 2 22 22 12 179 7.7%
6-10 81 99 142 104 112 79 59 68 48 104 133 120 1,149 49.6%
11-15 108 92 98 86 54 43 36 22 25 62 96 110 832 35.9%
16-20 30 24 7 14 3 6 3 4 3 7 25 16 142 6.1%
21+ 1 0 8 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 0.6%
TOTAL 229 230 274 240 188 135 104 107 78 195 278 258 2,316 100.0%
Steeple ChasesRunners Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total All Races
1-5 41 44 61 69 (1) 54 (1) 23 18 32 11 36 64 (1) 41 494 (3) 31.6%
6-10 80 97 105 87 79 44 32 28 23 67 99 105 846 54.2%
11-15 21 20 32 10 12 6 7 4 6 13 26 33 190 12.2%
16-20 2 2 6 2 1 1 1 0 1 2 4 2 24 1.5%
21+ 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.4%
TOTAL 144 163 207 172 146 74 58 64 41 118 193 181 1,561 100.0%
Notes The number of walkovers is shown in brackets.
Analysis of Racing by Size of FieldFlat Races
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Runners Number of Races
% of All Races
Number of Races
% of All Races
Number of Races
% of All Races
Number of Races
% of All Races
Number of Races
% of All Races
1-5 256 4.5% 426 (1) 7.0% 454 7.3% 539 8.5% 632 (1) 10.1%
6-10 2,536 44.8% 2,964 48.4% 3,205 51.2% 3,392 53.8% 3,346 53.4%
11-15 2,524 44.6% 2,398 39.1% 2,324 37.2% 2,139 33.9% 2,030 32.4%
16-20 310 5.5% 311 5.1% 245 3.9% 210 3.3% 230 3.7%
21+ 33 0.6% 29 0.5% 26 0.4% 29 0.5% 32 0.5%
TOTAL 5,659 100.0% 6,128 100.0% 6,254 100.0% 6,309 100.0% 6,270 100.0%
Jump Races2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Runners Number of Races
% of All Races
Number of Races
% of All Races
Number of Races
% of All Races
Number of Races
% of All Races
Number of Races
% of All Races
1-5 317 (1) 9.9% 256 7.6% 341 10.1% 417 12.8% 673 (3) 17.4%
6-10 1,375 42.7% 1,431 42.5% 1,564 46.4% 1,611 49.5% 1,995 51.5%
11-15 1,189 36.9% 1,317 39.1% 1,199 35.5% 1,028 31.6% 1,022 26.4%
16-20 312 9.7% 333 9.9% 248 7.4% 178 5.5% 166 4.3%
21+ 25 0.8% 29 0.9% 22 0.7% 23 0.7% 21 0.5%
TOTAL 3,218 100.0% 3,366 100.0% 3,374 100.0% 3,257 100.0% 3,877 100.0%
Analysis of Racing by Size of FieldHurdle Races and National Hunt Flat Races
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Runners Number of Races
% of All Races
Number of Races
% of All Races
Number of Races
% of All Races
Number of Races
% of All Races
Number of Races
% of All Races
1-5 72 3.8% 61 3.1% 82 4.1% 95 4.9% 179 7.7%
6-10 688 35.9% 657 32.9% 833 41.2% 866 44.6% 1,149 49.6%
11-15 877 45.8% 981 49.2% 898 44.4% 821 42.3% 832 35.9%
16-20 262 13.7% 272 13.6% 195 9.6% 143 7.4% 142 6.1%
21+ 15 0.8% 23 1.2% 15 0.7% 15 0.8% 14 0.6%
TOTAL 1,914 100.0% 1,994 100.0% 2,023 100.0% 1,940 100.0% 2,316 100.0%
Steeple Chases2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Runners Number of Races
% of All Races
Number of Races
% of All Races
Number of Races
% of All Races
Number of Races
% of All Races
Number of Races
% of All Races
1-5 245 (1) 18.8% 195 14.2% 259 19.2% 322 24.4% 494 (3) 31.6%
6-10 687 52.7% 774 56.4% 731 54.1% 745 56.6% 846 54.2%
11-15 312 23.9% 336 24.5% 301 22.3% 207 15.7% 190 12.2%
16-20 50 3.8% 61 4.4% 53 3.9% 35 2.7% 24 1.5%
21+ 10 0.8% 6 0.4% 7 0.5% 8 0.6% 7 0.4%
TOTAL 1,304 100.0% 1,372 100.0% 1,351 100.0% 1,317 100.0% 1,561 100.0%
Notes The number of walkovers is shown in brackets.
Flat Racing by Size of Field
Jump Racing by Size of Field
1-5
1-5
Runners
Runners
6-10
6-10
11-15
11-15
16+
16+
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
5,659
6,128
6,254
6,309
6,270
256
454
539
632
2,536
3,205
3,392
3,346
2,524
2,324
2,139
2,030
343
426 2,964 2,398 340
271
239
262
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
3,218
3,366
3,374
3,257
3,877
317
341
417
673
1,375
1,564
1,611
1,995
1,189
1,199
1,028
1,022
337
256 1,431 1,317 362
270
201
187
Analysis of RacingAnalysis of Racing
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Number of Different Horses which Ran, Number of Different Horses which Won, Number of Races Divided Overnight, and Number of Horses Balloted Out or Eliminated
Flat Racing2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
No. of Different Horses which Ran as 2-y-o 3,226 3,313 3,176 3,075 3,046
No. of Different Horses which Ran as 3-y-o 3,318 3,696 3,604 3,428 3,365
No. of Different Horses which Ran as 4-y-o + 4,739 4,791 4,998 4,899 4,780
Total No. of Different Horses which Ran 11,283 11,800 11,778 11,402 11,191
Average Number of Runs per Horse that Ran 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.3 5.4
No. of Different Horses Which Won a Race 3,782 4,016 4,057 4,075 4,079
No. of Races Divided Overnight 177 165 215 339 261
No. of Horses Balloted Out or Eliminated 12,653 10,876 10,924 7,780 6,679
Jump Racing2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
No. of Different Horses which Ran 9,896 10,050 9,920 9,212 9,523
Average Number of Runs per Horse which Ran 3.4 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.3
No. of Different Horses which Won a Race 2,267 2,327 2,350 2,303 2,631
No. of Races Divided Overnight 73 59 72 69 56
No. of Horses Balloted Out or Eliminated 4,907 5,292 3,839 2,416 1,789
Ground conditions – Meetings by Going% of Average
Race Type Surface Going Races Races Runners Runners
Flat All Weather Standard to Fast 20 0.9% 197 9.85
Flat All Weather Standard 2158 96.1% 19606 9.09
Flat All Weather Standard to Slow 67 3.0% 552 8.24
All 2245 20355 9.07
Flat Turf Firm 72 1.8% 528 7.33
Flat Turf Good to Firm 1621 40.3% 15148 9.34
Flat Turf Good 1394 34.6% 14495 10.40
Flat Turf Good to Soft 553 13.7% 5367 9.71
Flat Turf Soft 348 8.7% 3380 9.71
Flat Turf Heavy 37 0.9% 319 8.62
All 4025 39237 9.75
Jump Turf Firm 55 1.4% 298 5.42
Jump Turf Good to Firm 700 18.1% 5344 7.63
Jump Turf Good 1444 37.3% 13192 9.14
Jump Turf Good to Soft 837 21.6% 8394 10.03
Jump Turf Soft 589 15.2% 5496 9.33
Jump Turf Heavy 248 6.4% 2011 8.11
All 3873 34735 8.97
All Turf Firm 127 1.6% 826 6.50
All Turf Good to Firm 2321 29.4% 20492 8.83
All Turf Good 2838 35.9% 27687 9.76
All Turf Good to Soft 1390 17.6% 13761 9.90
All Turf Soft 937 11.9% 8876 9.47
All Turf Heavy 285 3.6% 2330 8.18
All 7898 73972 9.37
Off Times - % Races Off Three Minutes or More Late: 2007-2011COURSE 2007% RANK 2007 2008% RANK 2008 2009% RANK 2009 2010% RANK 2010 2011% RANK 2011
Bangor-on-Dee 4.3% 11 6.6% 21 4.1% 14 3.7% 13 0.0% 1Ludlow 6.1% 20 11.0% 37 4.1% 13 1.3% 5 0.0% 1Market Rasen 4.7% 14 7.5% 25 7.8% 33 6.3% 31 0.0% 1Perth 3.5% 9 11.5% 39 8.6% 39 6.5% 33 0.0% 1Taunton 1.3% 1 1.1% 1 1.1% 5 1.5% 6 0.0% 1Towcester 8.6% 25 9.6% 33 6.9% 27 5.8% 28 0.8% 6Fakenham 3.5% 7 5.9% 16 4.8% 16 0.0% 1 1.4% 7Newton Abbot 2.1% 2 1.9% 2 0.0% 1 5.5% 22 1.5% 8Hereford 5.2% 16 3.9% 8 3.4% 11 1.5% 8 2.2% 9Fontwell Park 13.5% 40 4.5% 11 0.7% 4 1.5% 6 2.5% 10Stratford-on-Avon 2.1% 3 4.2% 9 1.7% 7 1.7% 9 2.8% 11Wolverhampton 5.9% 18 3.1% 6 2.3% 8 4.6% 18 3.1% 12Exeter 5.5% 17 6.3% 19 0.0% 1 5.6% 23 3.1% 13Worcester 10.0% 29 3.4% 7 5.7% 20 0.8% 3 3.3% 14Plumpton 4.6% 13 2.9% 5 5.6% 18 0.0% 1 3.6% 15Wincanton 17.3% 49 19.0% 53 4.0% 12 4.0% 14 3.7% 16Folkestone 6.6% 22 6.3% 18 12.7% 51 8.6% 38 3.9% 17Uttoxeter 12.4% 36 7.2% 23 10.3% 42 5.9% 29 4.2% 18Musselburgh 4.9% 15 5.3% 14 8.0% 35 5.7% 26 4.4% 19Leicester 3.5% 7 7.3% 24 9.1% 40 3.6% 11 4.5% 20Sedgefield 2.8% 5 4.6% 12 4.3% 15 4.2% 16 4.6% 21Southwell 3.1% 6 4.3% 10 5.6% 19 4.1% 15 4.6% 22Ffos Las N/A N/A N/A N/A 15.9% 55 5.6% 24 4.9% 23Chester 3.8% 10 8.1% 26 0.0% 1 13.5% 56 5.1% 24Cheltenham 20.4% 53 18.6% 52 6.3% 22 9.0% 40 5.6% 25Carlisle 10.7% 32 11.8% 40 7.6% 32 0.8% 4 5.7% 26Lingfield Park 10.6% 31 8.2% 27 6.9% 26 8.2% 37 6.0% 27Haydock Park 14.2% 41 14.4% 48 7.8% 33 9.1% 41 6.1% 28Warwick 12.6% 37 14.0% 46 8.2% 36 9.9% 44 6.2% 29Cartmel 2.6% 4 2.6% 3 5.3% 17 4.2% 16 6.3% 30Hexham 4.4% 12 9.2% 31 2.4% 9 2.4% 10 6.4% 31Catterick Bridge 8.2% 24 8.6% 29 12.2% 50 5.4% 20 6.7% 32Kempton Park 15.5% 45 13.3% 45 11.2% 47 11.4% 48 6.8% 33Ayr 7.4% 23 8.4% 28 10.9% 44 9.9% 45 6.9% 34National Average 11.2% 10.7% 8.5% 7.6% 7.0%Kelso 12.2% 35 4.8% 13 11.0% 46 6.4% 32 7.0% 35Pontefract 13.1% 38 11.1% 38 6.3% 22 8.2% 36 7.3% 36Newcastle 8.9% 26 9.9% 34 7.5% 30 6.0% 30 7.9% 37Yarmouth 18.7% 52 16.8% 50 17.3% 58 4.7% 19 8.0% 38Aintree 10.9% 33 6.7% 22 8.5% 38 11.7% 49 8.1% 39Huntingdon 15.0% 43 13.3% 44 7.5% 31 13.2% 54 8.8% 40Bath 17.9% 50 18.0% 51 6.8% 25 6.6% 34 9.2% 41Ripon 6.0% 19 6.4% 20 11.3% 48 17.7% 60 9.7% 42Salisbury 39.3% 58 40.0% 59 6.3% 22 13.5% 55 9.7% 43Windsor 6.5% 21 9.4% 32 14.1% 53 12.8% 52 9.8% 44Newmarket 18.5% 51 21.4% 54 14.9% 54 15.2% 57 10.0% 45Beverley 9.9% 28 10.3% 35 10.4% 43 5.8% 27 10.1% 46Chepstow 22.5% 54 16.5% 49 16.9% 57 9.8% 43 10.8% 47Brighton 11.4% 34 12.7% 43 6.1% 21 5.4% 21 11.1% 48Hamilton Park 10.3% 30 5.8% 15 1.7% 6 9.3% 42 11.5% 49Nottingham 14.5% 42 6.2% 17 7.2% 29 8.7% 39 11.9% 50Ascot 25.3% 55 23.8% 57 10.9% 45 10.8% 47 12.1% 51York 15.6% 46 12.5% 42 9.9% 41 11.7% 50 12.2% 52Epsom Downs 40.0% 59 42.9% 60 26.1% 61 12.8% 51 12.2% 53Doncaster 38.1% 57 14.2% 47 18.8% 59 15.3% 58 12.5% 54Wetherby 9.2% 27 2.8% 4 3.3% 10 3.6% 12 12.9% 55Newbury 15.1% 44 23.1% 55 13.9% 52 10.7% 46 15.2% 56Goodwood 17.1% 48 23.4% 56 7.0% 28 7.2% 35 15.3% 57Thirsk 15.8% 47 10.6% 36 20.2% 60 13.0% 53 16.1% 58Redcar 13.2% 39 8.9% 30 11.8% 49 5.7% 25 18.2% 59Sandown Park 25.7% 56 24.2% 58 16.0% 56 16.5% 59 18.8% 60
Most Common Reasons for Delay: 2011REASON Rank %
Effect of Previous Race(s) Off Late 1 16.5Slow Load (Multiple Animal Misbehaviour) 2 15.8Horse(s) Arrived Late At Start 3 15.2Horse(s) refused to enter the Stalls 4 6.8Horse(s) Misbehaved on way to start 5 5.2
Entries, Runners, Eliminations and Prize Money by Type of Race
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Entries, Runners, Eliminations and Prize Money by Distance of RaceEntries, Runners, Eliminations and Prize Money by Type of Race
Jump RacesEntries Runners Eliminations Value % of Total
Type of Race No. of Races Total Average Total Average Total Average £ Value
HURDLE RACES - HANDICAPS
Novices' 137 3,222 23.5 1,326 9.7 63 0.5 642,280 2.0%
Sellers 17 371 21.8 179 10.5 8 0.5 46,682 0.1%
Conditional Jockeys 109 2,524 23.2 1,090 10.0 78 0.7 451,988 1.4%
Amateurs 25 536 21.4 274 11.0 25 1.0 80,040 0.3%
Others 738 18,119 24.6 7,687 10.4 451 0.6 5,242,437 16.7%
HURDLE RACES - WEIGHT FOR AGE
Novices' 547 14,643 26.8 5,359 9.8 407 0.7 3,107,754 9.9%
Maidens 203 6,143 30.3 2,222 10.9 228 1.1 678,849 2.2%
Sellers 64 1,201 18.8 495 7.7 0 <0.1 183,550 0.6%
Conditional Jockeys 24 550 22.9 210 8.8 1 <0.1 77,215 0.2%
Amateurs 2 45 22.5 14 7.0 0 <0.1 7,706 0.0%
Others 144 2,576 17.9 1,157 8.0 3 <0.1 2,924,475 9.3%
National Hunt Flat Races 306 8,135 26.6 3,290 10.8 271 0.9 945,554 3.0%
Sub-Total 2,316 58,065 25.1 23,303 10.1 1,535 0.7 14,388,530 45.7%
STEEPLE CHASES - HANDICAPS
Novices' 186 3,026 16.3 1,282 6.9 23 0.1 1,144,663 3.6%
Sellers 1 16 16.0 7 7.0 0 <0.1 3,000 0.0%
Conditional Jockeys 33 515 15.6 238 7.2 0 <0.1 137,534 0.4%
Amateurs 10 240 24.0 94 9.4 25 2.5 114,950 0.4%
Hunters 1 18 18.0 9 9.0 1 1.0 4,742 0.0%
Others 815 14,874 18.3 6,720 8.2 160 0.2 8,993,596 28.6%
STEEPLE CHASES - WEIGHT FOR AGE
Novices' 359 5,223 14.5 1,865 5.2 0 <0.1 3,073,385 9.8%
Maidens 9 123 13.7 55 6.1 0 <0.1 32,400 0.1%
Amateurs 3 98 32.7 33 11.0 0 <0.1 92,000 0.3%
Hunters 109 2,159 19.8 954 8.8 32 0.3 368,176 1.2%
Others 35 513 14.7 224 6.4 0 <0.1 3,126,750 9.9%
Sub-Total 1,561 26,805 17.2 11,481 7.4 241 0.2 17,091,196 54.3%
TOTAL 3,877 84,870 21.9 34,784 9.0 1,776 0.5 31,479,726 100.0%
Flat RacesEntries Runners Eliminations Value % of Total
Type of Race No. of Races Total Average Total Average Total Average £ Value
HANDICAPS
Sellers 18 337 18.7 180 10.0 8 0.4 49,500 0.1%
Apprentices 202 4,122 20.4 2,024 10.0 180 0.9 711,994 1.1%
Amateurs 95 2,019 21.3 1,114 11.7 213 2.2 356,856 0.6%
Others 3,611 77,326 21.4 36,087 10.0 5,446 1.5 24,202,373 38.8%
Sub-Total 3,926 83,804 21.3 39,405 10.0 5,847 1.5 25,320,723 40.6%
WEIGHT FOR AGE
Sellers 223 3,456 15.5 1,648 7.4 38 0.2 593,986 1.0%
Claimers 268 4,350 16.2 1,863 7.0 31 0.1 744,166 1.2%
Maidens 1,329 30,939 23.3 12,402 9.3 477 0.4 5,839,144 9.4%
Novices 46 700 15.2 227 4.9 0 <0.1 257,806 0.4%
Apprentices 13 189 14.5 111 8.5 0 <0.1 32,550 0.1%
Amateurs 3 70 23.3 36 12.0 13 4.3 7,500 0.0%
Pattern 144 4,824 33.5 1,367 9.5 3 <0.1 20,963,789 33.6%
Others 318 8,781 27.6 2,533 8.0 249 0.8 8,653,534 13.9%
Sub-Total 2,344 53,309 22.7 20,187 8.6 811 0.3 37,092,474 59.4%
TOTAL 6,270 137,113 21.9 59,592 9.5 6,658 1.1 62,413,197 100.0%
Notes The above prize money figures have been rounded up or down as necessary. Consequently, the total prize money may not equate to the sum of the individual parts.
Entries, Runners, Eliminations and Prize Money by Distance of Race
Flat RacesEntries Runners Eliminations Value % of
Total
Distance of Race No. of Races Total Average Total Average Total Average £ Value
HANDICAPS
5 Furlongs 507 8,991 17.7 4,743 9.4 409 0.8 2,768,531 4.4%
6 Furlongs 652 14,163 21.7 6,876 10.5 1,559 2.4 4,322,812 6.9%
7 Furlongs 610 13,695 22.5 6,397 10.5 1,235 2.0 3,763,228 6.0%
8 - 9 Furlongs 845 18,738 22.2 8,842 10.5 1,426 1.7 5,417,399 8.7%
10 - 11 Furlongs 541 12,252 22.6 5,283 9.8 454 0.8 3,546,805 5.7%
12 - 13 Furlongs 455 9,440 20.7 4,225 9.3 393 0.9 2,967,699 4.8%
14+ Furlongs 316 6,525 20.6 3,039 9.6 371 1.2 2,534,247 4.1%
Sub-Total 3,926 83,804 21.3 39,405 10.0 5,847 1.5 25,320,723 40.6%
WEIGHT FOR AGE
5 Furlongs 345 6,180 17.9 2,746 8.0 41 0.1 3,367,133 5.4%
6 Furlongs 552 13,397 24.3 4,897 8.9 284 0.5 6,998,119 11.2%
7 Furlongs 496 12,065 24.3 4,564 9.2 203 0.4 5,323,233 8.5%
8 - 9 Furlongs 488 11,115 22.8 4,273 8.8 189 0.4 7,384,499 11.8%
10 - 11 Furlongs 256 5,996 23.4 2,094 8.2 52 0.2 6,195,972 9.9%
12 - 13 Furlongs 175 3,947 22.6 1,356 7.7 30 0.2 5,704,194 9.1%
14+ Furlongs 32 609 19.0 257 8.0 12 0.4 2,119,324 3.4%
Sub-Total 2,344 53,309 22.7 20,187 8.6 811 0.3 37,092,474 59.4%
TOTAL 6,270 137,113 21.9 59,592 9.5 6,658 1.1 62,413,197 100.0%
The average field size across all Flat Racing in
2011 was 9.5 runners
Entries, Runners, Eliminations and Prize Money by Distance of Race Runners by Type of Race - Yearly Comparison
63Fixtures, Races and Prize Money62 Fixtures, Races and Prize Money
Flat Races Number of Runners – by Type of Race2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Type of Race Total Average Total Average Total Average Total Average Total Average
HANDICAPS
Sellers 274 11.9 200 11.8 159 12.2 140 12.7 180 10.0
Apprentices 1,706 11.1 2,070 10.2 2,199 10.5 2,075 9.8 2,024 10.0
Amateurs 1,127 13.0 1,142 13.0 1,214 12.4 1,014 11.8 1,114 11.7
Others 33,608 10.9 34,776 10.4 35,533 10.2 36,541 9.9 36,087 10.0
Sub-Total 36,715 11.0 38,188 10.4 39,105 10.3 39,770 10.0 39,405 10.0
WEIGHT FOR AGE
Sellers 2,295 10.4 2,486 9.9 2,605 10.0 1,924 8.8 1,648 7.4
Claimers 2,447 9.9 2,613 8.4 2,651 8.4 2,147 8.0 1,863 7.0
Maidens 13,346 10.5 13,421 10.2 12,946 9.8 12,701 9.6 12,402 9.3
Novices 366 6.3 352 5.8 313 5.5 243 5.4 227 4.9
Apprentices 143 10.2 204 9.3 213 10.7 143 8.9 111 8.5
Amateurs 35 11.7 56 11.2 24 12.0 24 12.0 36 12.0
Pattern 1,414 10.2 1,421 10.3 1,351 9.5 1,341 9.4 1,367 9.5
Others 3,320 9.4 3,257 9.0 2,761 8.6 2,523 8.1 2,533 8.0
Sub-Total 23,366 10.1 23,810 9.7 22,864 9.4 21,046 9.0 20,187 8.6
TOTAL 60,081 10.6 61,998 10.1 61,969 9.9 60,816 9.6 59,592 9.5
Notes The above prize money figures have been rounded up or down as necessary. Consequently, the total prize money may not equate to the sum of the individual parts.
Flat Races Number of Runners
Handicaps
Hurdle Races
Weight For Age
Steeple Chases
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
60,081
61,998
61,969
60,816
59,592
36,715
39,105
39,770
39,405
23,366
38,188 23,810
22,864
21,046
20,187
Jump Races Number of Runners
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
33,636
36,016
34,027
31,209
34,784
22,244
22,328
20,677
23,303
11,392
23,555 12,461
11,699
10,542
11,481
Hurdle Races and National Hunt Flat Races Entries Runners Eliminations Value % of Total
Type of Race No. of Races Total Average Total Average Total Average £ Value
HANDICAPS
2 Miles 346 7,691 22.2 3,442 9.9 154 0.4 2,529,119 17.6%
2 ¼ Miles 93 2,085 22.4 924 9.9 38 0.4 409,148 2.8%
2 ½ Miles 268 7,148 26.7 2,801 10.5 205 0.8 1,690,767 11.8%
2 ¾ Miles 116 2,935 25.3 1,214 10.5 66 0.6 587,776 4.1%
3 Miles and over 203 4,913 24.2 2,175 10.7 162 0.8 1,246,617 8.7%
Sub-Total 1,026 24,772 24.1 10,556 10.3 625 0.6 6,463,427 44.9%
WEIGHT FOR AGE
2 Miles 777 19,600 25.2 7,853 10.1 558 0.7 4,406,318 30.6%
2 ¼ Miles 96 2,385 24.8 919 9.6 76 0.8 365,666 2.5%
2 ½ Miles 275 7,960 28.9 2,693 9.8 211 0.8 1,757,738 12.2%
2 ¾ Miles 68 1,628 23.9 639 9.4 37 0.5 288,117 2.0%
3 Miles and over 74 1,720 23.2 643 8.7 28 0.4 1,107,264 7.7%
Sub-Total 1,290 33,293 25.8 12,747 9.9 910 0.7 7,925,103 55.1%
TOTAL 2,316 58,065 25.1 23,303 10.1 1,535 0.7 14,388,530 100.0%
Steeple Chases Entries Runners Eliminations Value % of Total
Type of Race No. of Races Total Average Total Average Total Average £ Value
HANDICAPS
2 Miles 207 2,991 14.4 1,490 7.2 6 0.0 1,500,196 8.8%
2 ¼ Miles 81 1,198 14.8 553 6.8 1 0.0 521,549 3.1%
2 ½ Miles 263 4,827 18.4 2,055 7.8 38 0.1 2,174,741 12.7%
2 ¾ Miles 117 2,147 18.4 1,004 8.6 36 0.3 989,351 5.8%
3 Miles and over 378 7,526 19.9 3,248 8.6 128 0.3 5,212,648 30.5%
Sub-Total 1,046 18,689 17.9 8,350 8.0 209 0.2 10,398,485 60.8%
WEIGHT FOR AGE
2 Miles 99 1,285 13.0 510 5.2 0 0.0 1,562,926 9.1%
2 ¼ Miles 29 436 15.0 170 5.9 0 0.0 250,922 1.5%
2 ½ Miles 145 2,389 16.5 897 6.2 0 0.0 1,580,885 9.2%
2 ¾ Miles 64 1,050 16.4 383 6.0 6 0.1 522,263 3.1%
3 Miles and over 178 2,956 16.6 1,171 6.6 26 0.1 2,775,716 16.2%
Sub-Total 515 8,116 15.8 3,131 6.1 32 0.1 6,692,711 39.2%
TOTAL 1,561 26,805 17.2 11,481 7.4 241 0.2 17,091,196 100.0%
Notes The above prize money figures have been rounded up or down as necessary. Consequently, the total prize money may not equate to the sum of the individual parts.
65Fixtures, Races and Prize Money64 Fixtures, Races and Prize Money
Runners by Type of Race - Yearly ComparisonRunners by Type of Race - Yearly Comparison
Jump Races Number of Runners – by Type of Race2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Type of Race Total Average Total Average Total Average Total Average Total Average
HURDLE RACES
HANDICAPS
Novices' 1,482 12.2 1,549 12.6 1,257 11.9 1,277 11.1 1,326 9.7
Sellers 555 12.3 470 13.1 460 13.1 225 11.3 179 10.5
Conditional Jockeys 1,148 12.2 1,182 12.6 1,271 12.6 1,114 11.6 1,090 10.0
Amateurs 391 13.0 321 11.5 362 12.5 292 10.8 274 11.0
Others 5,703 11.6 6,214 12.0 6,059 11.5 6,250 11.1 7,687 10.4
WEIGHT FOR AGE
Novices' 5,916 10.9 6,217 11.0 5,636 9.8 4,742 9.8 5,359 9.8
Maidens 2,405 12.6 2,482 12.7 2,235 11.5 1,956 11.4 2,222 10.9
Sellers 904 11.4 1,063 11.3 1,021 11.1 591 9.4 495 7.7
Conditional Jockeys 169 11.3 197 11.6 200 10.0 198 9.4 210 8.8
Amateurs 27 9.0 32 10.7 49 12.3 30 10.0 14 7.0
Others 458 8.8 625 9.2 594 8.9 721 8.8 1,157 8.0
National Hunt Flat Races 3,086 12.3 3,203 12.8 3,184 11.7 3,120 11.2 3,290 10.8
Sub-Total 22,244 11.6 23,555 11.8 22,328 11.0 20,667 10.7 23,303 10.1
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Type of Race Total Average Total Average Total Average Total Average Total Average
STEEPLE CHASES
HANDICAPS
Novices' 1,264 8.8 1,319 9.3 1,196 8.9 1,146 8.0 1,282 6.9
Sellers 86 9.6 82 10.3 62 10.3 20 10.0 7 7.0
Conditional Jockeys 243 11.0 359 10.3 370 10.3 269 8.7 238 7.2
Amateurs 152 11.7 126 11.5 120 10.9 110 11.0 94 9.4
Hunters 11 11.0 22 11.0 24 12.0 12 6.0 9 9.0
Others 5,965 9.6 6,632 10.2 6,348 9.7 5,912 8.9 6,720 8.2
WEIGHT FOR AGE
Novices' 2,271 6.7 2,426 6.9 2,115 6.1 1,783 5.6 1,865 5.2
Maidens 103 8.6 128 9.1 115 8.8 49 8.2 55 6.1
Amateurs 39 13.0 39 13.0 35 11.7 38 12.7 33 11.0
Hunters 995 9.8 997 9.4 1,016 10.0 996 9.4 954 8.8
Others 263 7.5 331 7.5 298 7.6 207 6.9 224 6.4
Sub-Total 11,392 8.7 12,461 9.1 11,699 8.7 10,542 8.0 11,481 7.4
TOTAL 33,636 10.5 36,016 10.7 34,027 10.1 31,209 9.6 34,784 9.0
Notes The above prize money figures have been rounded up or down as necessary. Consequently, the total prize money may not equate to the sum of the individual parts.
Hurdle Races and National Hunt Flat Races Number of Runners – by Distance2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Type of Race Total Average Total Average Total Average Total Average Total Average
HANDICAPS
2 Miles 3,018 11.9 3,264 12.2 3,065 11.5 3,078 10.7 3,442 9.9
2 ¼ Miles 846 11.1 914 11.9 911 11.4 787 10.5 924 9.9
2 ½ Miles 2,417 12.1 2,438 12.5 2,397 12.1 2,533 11.9 2,801 10.5
2 ¾ Miles 1,277 11.8 1,354 12.1 1,131 11.5 939 11.2 1,214 10.5
3 Miles and over 1,721 12.0 1,766 11.9 1,905 12.1 1,821 11.4 2,175 10.7
Sub-Total 9,279 11.9 9,736 12.2 9,409 11.8 9,158 11.2 10,556 10.3
WEIGHT FOR AGE
2 Miles 7,799 11.9 7,971 11.9 7,644 11.0 7,304 10.6 7,853 10.1
2 ¼ Miles 1,282 11.1 1,451 11.2 1,288 9.9 913 10.1 919 9.6
2 ½ Miles 2,405 11.1 2,724 11.4 2,461 10.3 2,081 9.9 2,693 9.8
2 ¾ Miles 829 10.8 832 10.9 733 10.0 563 10.1 639 9.4
3 Miles and over 650 9.6 841 10.8 793 9.3 648 8.8 643 8.7
Sub-Total 12,965 11.4 13,819 11.6 12,919 10.6 11,509 10.3 12,747 9.9
TOTAL 22,244 11.6 23,555 11.8 22,328 11.0 20,667 10.7 23,303 10.1
Steeple Chases Number of Runners – by Distance2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Type of Race Total Average Total Average Total Average Total Average Total Average
HANDICAPS
2 Miles 1,327 8.3 1,527 8.8 1,400 8.6 1,273 7.6 1,490 7.2
2 ¼ Miles 548 9.3 541 8.7 566 9.3 502 8.4 553 6.8
2 ½ Miles 1,864 9.2 2,125 9.9 1,931 9.2 1,885 8.6 2,055 7.8
2 ¾ Miles 780 10.0 910 10.7 923 9.8 947 9.0 1,004 8.6
3 Miles and over 3,202 10.2 3,437 10.8 3,300 10.3 2,862 9.5 3,248 8.6
Sub-Total 7,721 9.5 8,540 10.0 8,120 9.6 7,469 8.7 8,350 8.0
WEIGHT FOR AGE
2 Miles 628 6.5 746 7.0 670 6.4 494 5.7 510 5.2
2 ¼ Miles 231 7.0 253 7.9 257 7.6 172 6.4 170 5.9
2 ½ Miles 1,041 7.6 1,093 7.6 946 7.0 831 6.5 897 6.2
2 ¾ Miles 444 8.1 500 8.2 468 7.2 406 6.9 383 6.0
3 Miles and over 1,327 7.8 1,329 7.5 1,238 7.5 1,170 7.2 1,171 6.6
Sub-Total 3,671 7.5 3,921 7.5 3,579 7.1 3,073 6.6 3,131 6.1
TOTAL 11,392 8.7 12,461 9.1 11,699 8.7 10,542 8.0 11,481 7.4
Notes The above prize money figures have been rounded up or down as necessary. Consequently, the total prize money may not equate to the sum of the individual parts.
Prize MoneyPrize Money
67Fixtures, Races and Prize Money66 Fixtures, Races and Prize Money
Breakdown of Prize Money by Source
£ Million
Racecourse Executive Sponsors Levy Board Owners BHA Div Fund TOTAL
2007 12.27 17.37 53.42 13.13 1.46 0.78 98.43
2008 13.42 16.95 56.06 16.91 1.81 0.85 106.00
2009 9.83 17.78 63.14 17.32 1.41 0.97 110.46
2010 14.80 15.55 50.96 15.57 0.90 1.18 98.96
2011 26.52 18.71 32.40 15.36 0.00 0.90 93.89
Comparison of Flat/Jump Prize Money Pools
Prize Money Statistics 2010 Prize Money Statistics 2011
Flat Jump TOTAL Flat Jump TOTAL
Racecourse Executive 12,287,734 2,512,069 14,799,803 Racecourse Executive 19,392,214 7,131,589 26,523,803
Sponsor 8,634,787 6,918,934 15,553,721 Sponsor 10,519,600 8,188,040 18,707,640
Levy Board 32,577,896 18,380,679 50,958,575 Levy Board 19,703,499 12,697,868 32,401,367
Owners 12,195,691 3,373,477 15,569,168 Owners 12,023,491 3,336,429 15,359,920
BHA 892,000 10,000 902,000 BHA 0 0 0
Div Fund* 984,750 194,650 1,179,400 Div Fund* 774,393 125,800 900,193
TOTAL 67,572,859 31,389,808 98,962,667 TOTAL 62,413,197 31,479,726 93,892,923
*Divided Race Fund
Total Prize Money
Prize Money Breakdown 2010 - Total
Prize Money Breakdown 2011 - Total
Sponsor
£15,553,721Total = 15.7%
RacecourseExecutive
£14,799,803Total = 15.0%
Div Fund*
£1,179,400Total = 1.2%
Owners
£15,569,168Total = 15.7%
BHA
£902,000Total = 0.9%
Levy Board
£50,958,575Total = 51.5%
Sponsor
£18,707,640Total = 19.9%
RacecourseExecutive
£26,523,803Total = 28.2%
Div Fund*
£900,193Total = 1.0%
Owners
£15,359,920Total = 16.4%
BHA
£0Total = 0.0%
Levy Board
£32,401,367Total = 34.5%
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total Prize Money
50m
70m
90m
110m
130m
Prize money has decreased from a high of
£110m in 2009 to £94m in 2011
Total Prize Money by RacecourseTotal Prize Money by Racecourse
69Fixtures, Races and Prize Money68 Fixtures, Races and Prize Money
All Racing 2011Fixtures Racecourse Executive
plus SponsorsHBLB Owners Div Fund TOTAL
Aintree 9 1,755,123 861,900 453,956 0 3,070,979
Ascot 26 6,944,553 2,151,340 2,563,263 0 11,659,156
Ayr 25 (2) 722,066 592,435 215,709 7,500 1,537,710
Bangor-on-Dee 15 (2) 233,514 212,160 23,865 1,750 471,289
Bath 19 294,638 173,410 42,785 7,000 517,833
Beverley 20 328,339 261,270 54,792 16,000 660,401
Brighton 20 211,715 229,680 42,385 1,600 485,380
Carlisle 23 338,012 348,870 78,369 13,500 778,751
Cartmel 7 132,968 70,450 20,696 0 224,114
Catterick Bridge 24 (3) 281,805 283,470 50,175 17,500 632,950
Cheltenham 16 3,263,941 1,240,170 786,416 0 5,290,527
Chepstow 28 (3) 572,345 375,140 140,046 14,800 1,102,331
Chester 14 938,384 435,770 85,851 12,250 1,472,255
Doncaster 33 (1) 1,557,964 1,276,930 966,207 35,650 3,836,751
Fixtures Racecourse Executive plus Sponsors
HBLB Owners Div Fund TOTAL
Epsom Downs 13 1,332,631 622,460 785,284 0 2,740,375
Exeter 15 185,554 352,640 60,839 12,000 611,033
Fakenham 11 198,747 149,460 0 2,000 350,207
Ffos Las 29 684,063 319,270 101,656 8,000 1,112,989
Folkestone 24 180,627 285,376 39,397 3,000 508,400
Fontwell Park 23 243,796 325,830 57,138 1,800 628,564
Goodwood 21 1,602,734 1,146,840 422,946 8,500 3,181,020
Hamilton Park 18 368,064 275,710 55,869 0 699,643
Haydock Park 32 (1) 1,490,545 1,085,050 402,988 33,000 3,011,583
Hereford 19 289,963 103,982 54,483 4,450 452,878
Hexham 14 95,129 231,335 31,681 7,000 365,145
Huntingdon 17 208,965 278,120 54,320 3,000 544,405
Kelso 12 (2) 244,012 226,210 39,018 6,800 516,040
Kempton Park 97 1,928,421 1,477,160 346,291 85,793 3,837,665
Leicester 33 429,874 432,630 105,258 32,200 999,962
Lingfield Park 82 (1) 786,780 1,366,500 194,282 58,300 2,405,862
Ludlow 13 (3) 151,124 275,550 43,007 0 469,681
Market Rasen 19 332,140 328,180 64,363 0 724,683
Musselburgh 24 (1) 616,162 387,307 89,657 10,000 1,103,126
Newbury 30 1,176,882 1,388,497 533,771 81,750 3,180,900
Newcastle 30 550,234 589,240 156,795 14,700 1,310,969
Newmarket 38 3,339,350 2,340,820 2,953,982 27,000 8,661,152
Newton Abbot 19 364,770 288,735 0 0 653,505
Nottingham 19 279,964 276,860 79,645 30,500 666,969
Perth 14 286,719 204,500 22,050 3,000 516,269
Plumpton 16 161,951 253,570 34,889 0 450,410
Pontefract 16 313,746 367,390 52,816 14,800 748,752
Redcar 18 216,952 232,303 234,048 17,500 700,803
Ripon 15 437,849 243,931 63,921 19,000 764,701
Salisbury 15 356,047 292,450 71,441 22,800 742,738
Sandown Park 27 1,305,116 1,171,750 399,829 0 2,876,695
Sedgefield 20 (1) 204,580 227,400 39,835 0 471,815
Southwell 70 541,251 784,788 104,326 36,700 1,467,065
Stratford-on-Avon 16 248,017 309,080 54,110 0 611,207
Taunton 14 242,804 242,280 40,267 4,000 529,351
Thirsk 13 285,685 199,459 63,156 32,500 580,800
Towcester 19 120,021 270,777 41,732 3,000 435,530
Uttoxeter 24 (1) 337,887 284,400 85,350 7,700 715,337
Warwick 23 327,805 451,280 101,712 21,200 901,997
Wetherby 17 315,974 335,380 59,250 4,750 715,354
Wincanton 17 377,850 376,220 70,583 5,500 830,153
Windsor 26 333,195 452,980 95,025 9,300 890,500
Wolverhampton 100 1,000,494 1,036,592 197,070 104,700 2,338,856
Worcester 17 192,789 137,500 39,477 14,600 384,366
Yarmouth 24 299,299 297,220 69,108 21,800 687,427
York 17 2,669,518 1,163,360 1,222,740 0 5,055,618
TOTAL 1,469 (21) 45,231,443 32,401,367 15,359,920 900,193 93,892,923
Notes Figures in brackets relate to the number of Abandoned Fixtures.
All Racing 2011 Continued
£10m +
£5m - £10m
£2.5m - £5m
£1m - £2.5m
£500,000 - £1m
>£500,000
Key to Racecourse Prize Money
Aintree
Ayr
Bangor-on-Dee
Bath
Beverley
Brighton
Carlisle
Cartmel
Catterick Bridge
Chepstow
Chester
Doncaster
Exeter
Fakenham
Ffos Las
FolkestoneFontwellPark
Goodwood
Hamilton Park
Haydock Park
Hereford
Hexham
Huntingdon
Kelso
Leicester
Lingfield Park
Ludlow
Market Rasen
Musselburgh
Newbury
Newcastle
Newmarket
Newton Abbot
Nottingham
Perth
Plumpton
Pontefract
Redcar
Ripon
Salisbury
Sedgefield
Southwell
Stratford-On-Avon
Taunton
Thirsk
Towcester
Uttoxeter
Warwick
Wetherby
Wincanton
Wolverhampton
Worcester
Yarmouth
York
Cheltenham
London
Ascot
Epsom Downs
Kempton Park
Sandown Park
Windsor
British Racecourses
Total Prize Money by Racecourse
71Fixtures, Races and Prize Money70 Fixtures, Races and Prize Money
Flat Racing 2011 Fixtures Racecourse Executive plus Sponsors
HBLB Owners Div Fund TOTAL
Ascot 18 6,003,384 1,639,900 2,429,994 0 10,073,278Ayr 16 433,112 355,575 117,373 7,500 913,560Bath 19 294,638 173,410 42,785 7,000 517,833Beverley 20 328,339 261,270 54,792 16,000 660,401Brighton 20 211,715 229,680 42,385 1,600 485,380Carlisle 11 180,193 126,580 37,327 10,500 354,600Catterick Bridge 17 227,297 181,250 34,503 15,500 458,550Chepstow 15 156,341 149,250 34,772 3,000 343,363Chester 14 938,384 435,770 85,851 12,250 1,472,255Doncaster 24 1,461,840 991,470 890,739 30,750 3,374,799Epsom Downs 13 1,332,631 622,460 785,284 0 2,740,375Ffos Las 9 226,134 48,380 29,886 3,000 307,400Folkestone 14 120,068 166,120 23,412 3,000 312,600Goodwood 21 1,602,734 1,146,840 422,946 8,500 3,181,020Hamilton Park 18 368,064 275,710 55,869 0 699,643Haydock Park 24 892,188 700,904 303,370 33,000 1,929,462Kempton Park 87 1,358,717 892,600 241,380 85,793 2,578,490Leicester 21 333,679 244,100 72,447 24,300 674,526Lingfield Park 77 761,316 1,286,460 182,536 58,300 2,288,612Musselburgh 15 498,295 188,947 64,206 6,000 757,448Newbury 18 815,306 812,920 434,125 81,750 2,144,101Newcastle 19 394,159 326,390 117,575 12,300 850,424Newmarket 38 3,339,350 2,340,820 2,953,982 27,000 8,661,152Nottingham 19 279,964 276,860 79,645 30,500 666,969Pontefract 16 313,746 367,390 52,816 14,800 748,752Redcar 18 216,952 232,303 234,048 17,500 700,803Ripon 15 437,849 243,931 63,921 19,000 764,701Salisbury 15 356,047 292,450 71,441 22,800 742,738Sandown Park 18 843,054 691,720 286,721 0 1,821,495Southwell 57 404,728 672,448 77,639 33,250 1,188,065Thirsk 13 285,685 199,459 63,156 32,500 580,800Warwick 13 193,398 179,980 52,622 21,200 447,200Windsor 26 333,195 452,980 95,025 9,300 890,500Wolverhampton 100 1,000,494 1,036,592 197,070 104,700 2,338,856Yarmouth 24 299,299 297,220 69,108 21,800 687,427York 17 2,669,518 1,163,360 1,222,740 0 5,055,618
TOTAL 899 (0) 29,911,814 19,703,499 12,023,491 774,393 62,413,197
Jump Racing 2011 Fixtures Racecourse Executive plus Sponsors
HBLB Owners Div Fund TOTAL
Aintree 9 1,755,123 861,900 453,956 0 3,070,979Ascot 8 941,169 511,440 133,269 0 1,585,878Ayr 9 (2) 288,954 236,860 98,336 0 624,150Bangor-on-Dee 15 (2) 233,514 212,160 23,865 1,750 471,289Carlisle 12 157,819 222,290 41,042 3,000 424,151Cartmel 7 132,968 70,450 20,696 0 224,114Catterick Bridge 7 (3) 54,508 102,220 15,672 2,000 174,400Cheltenham 16 3,263,941 1,240,170 786,416 0 5,290,527Chepstow 13 (3) 416,003 225,890 105,274 11,800 758,967Doncaster 9 (1) 96,123 285,460 75,468 4,900 461,951Exeter 15 185,554 352,640 60,839 12,000 611,033Fakenham 11 198,747 149,460 0 2,000 350,207Ffos Las 20 457,929 270,890 71,770 5,000 805,589Folkestone 10 60,559 119,256 15,985 0 195,800Fontwell Park 23 243,796 325,830 57,138 1,800 628,564Haydock Park 8 (1) 598,357 384,146 99,618 0 1,082,121Hereford 19 289,963 103,982 54,483 4,450 452,878Hexham 14 95,129 231,335 31,681 7,000 365,145Huntingdon 17 208,965 278,120 54,320 3,000 544,405Kelso 12 (2) 244,012 226,210 39,018 6,800 516,040Kempton Park 10 569,704 584,560 104,911 0 1,259,175Leicester 12 96,195 188,530 32,811 7,900 325,436Lingfield Park 5 (1) 25,464 80,040 11,746 0 117,250Ludlow 13 (3) 151,124 275,550 43,007 0 469,681Market Rasen 19 332,140 328,180 64,363 0 724,683Musselburgh 9 (1) 117,867 198,360 25,451 4,000 345,678Newbury 12 361,576 575,577 99,646 0 1,036,799Newcastle 11 156,075 262,850 39,220 2,400 460,545Newton Abbot 19 364,770 288,735 0 0 653,505Perth 14 286,719 204,500 22,050 3,000 516,269Plumpton 16 161,951 253,570 34,889 0 450,410Sandown Park 9 462,061 480,030 113,108 0 1,055,199Sedgefield 20 (1) 204,580 227,400 39,835 0 471,815Southwell 13 136,523 112,340 26,687 3,450 279,000Stratford-on-Avon 16 248,017 309,080 54,110 0 611,207Taunton 14 242,804 242,280 40,267 4,000 529,351Towcester 19 120,021 270,777 41,732 3,000 435,530Uttoxeter 24 (1) 337,887 284,400 85,350 7,700 715,337Warwick 10 134,407 271,300 49,090 0 454,797Wetherby 17 315,974 335,380 59,250 4,750 715,354Wincanton 17 377,850 376,220 70,583 5,500 830,153Worcester 17 192,789 137,500 39,477 14,600 384,366
TOTAL 570 (21) 15,319,629 12,697,868 3,336,429 125,800 31,479,726
Prize Money Entering and Leaving Great Britain2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Prize Money WON ABROAD by horses trained in Great Britain 9,028,843 5,621,876 25,124,821 22,067,795 10,111,330
Prize Money WON IN GREAT BRITAIN by horses trained outside of Great Britain 8,533,123 2,947,770 9,531,883 7,469,596 3,478,530
Appearance Money and Owners’ Premium Payments2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
APPEARANCE MONEY £ £ £ £ £
Sundays 1,229,840 1,069,450 1,087,350 1,131,165 731,800
Other Days 318,800 398,500 391,100 0 0
TOTAL 3,076,000 1,548,640 1,467,950 1,131,165 731,800
OWNERS' PREMIUMS 707,854 N/A N/A N/A N/A
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Horserace Betting and Levy
Section ContentsLevy Board Income and Expenditure 74
£37.7m 37% £67.7m £115.3mLevy Board Horsemen Expenditure 2011/12
Decrease in Levy Yield since 2007/08
Levy Yield in 2011/12
Levy Yield in 2007/08
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Levy Board Income and Expenditure
Levy Board Income and Expenditure - Financial Years (a)
2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012£ Thousand £ Thousand £ Thousand £ Thousand £ Thousand
THE LEVY AND LEVY BOARD INCOME
Bookmakers 107,300 82,867 66,928 59,767 67,889
Totalisator Board (tote) (b) 9,200 8,779 7,553 - -
Other Levy Board Income (c) 1,446 1,832 855 251 119
Other Contributions - 1,352 - 219 6,866
TOTAL INCOME 117,946 94,830 75,336 60,237 74,874
ALLOCATION OF LEVY: LEVY BOARD EXPENDITURE
Horsemen 56,647 59,418 64,000 48,963 33,736
Integrity Services 35,529 24,978 25,342 21,835 16,399
Racecourses 7,877 6,958 6,638 3,910 1,533
Training 964 973 1,225 892 910
Other Improvement of Horseracing 2,740 1,220 1,135 2,017 2,174
Assistance To Breeding 1,845 1,917 2,056 1,245 691
Veterinary Science and Education 2,364 2,633 2,055 1,009 907
Levy Board Administration 3,631 3,614 3,153 3,403 2,622
Bookmakers' Committee 253 264 261 535 244
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 111,850 101,975 105,865 83,809 59,216
Source: Levy Board Annual Reports
Notes(a) Financial year April 1st to March 31st Levy Period(b) From 2010-2011 onwards, Levy from the tote is not shown separately in the Levy Board accounts(c) Net Interest
Levy Yield
2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
Levy Yield
£75m
£50m
£100m
£125m
-21%
07/08£115.3m
08/09£90.6m
09/10£75.3m
10/11£59.5m
11/12£67.7m (est)
-17%
-21%+14%
The great Kauto Star in action at Haydock, en route to winning his fourth Betfair Chase
Levy Yield nearly halved between
the years 2008 and 2011. British Racing, led by the BHA, is working
closely with Government to address the long-standing
and damaging flaws in our current funding
mechanism
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Point to Point, Pony and Arab Racing
Section ContentsPoint-to-Point Racing
Pony Racing
Arab Racing
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46 1210,284 Total number of runners in Point to Point races
Number of Pony Races
Number of Arab Race Meetings197 Number of Point
to Point Meetings
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Number of Courses, Meetings and Abandonments2006/7 2007/8 2008/9 2009/10 2010/11
No. of Scheduled Meetings 213 213 212 213 208
No. of Actual Meetings 200 209 205 194 197
No. of Meetings Abandoned 13 4 7 19 11
No. of Meetings Postponed 5 11 11 16 4
No. of Meetings Rearranged 2 1 5 5 6
No. of Mid-Week Fixtures (exc. Bank Holidays) 4 4 4 2 3
Duration of Season in Weeks 28 28 28 28 29
Total No. of Courses 117 117 117 118 118
No. of Courses with 1 Fixture 62 59 57 58 60
No. of Courses with 2 Fixtures 39 40 36 38 38
No. of Courses with 3 Fixtures 11 14 17 14 12
No. of Courses with 4 Fixtures 7 5 5 5 5
No. of Courses with 5 or more Fixtures 2 2 2 3 3
Number of Races and Runners by Type of Race
Type of Race No. of Races No. of RunnersAverage No. of
Runners Per Race
Hunt Members 131 543 4.1
Club Members 166 1,249 7.5
Confined 84 587 7.0
Intermediate 74 467 6.3
Ladies Open 145 862 5.9
Mens Open 143 925 6.5
Mixed Open 50 288 5.8
Restricted 191 1,691 8.9
Club Members Maiden 16 177 11.1
Confined Maiden 13 118 9.1
3m Open Maiden 292 2,749 9.4
2m4f/2m5f Maiden 75 628 8.4
No. of Registered Hunters' Certificates: 3,626
Total No. of Races: 1,380
Total No. of Entries*: 23,190
Total No. of Runners: 10,284
Average No. of Runners per Race: 7.5
* Including Entries for Abandoned Meetings
Pony Racing2011
Number Racecourses Involved 23
Number Pony Races Run 46
Number Entries 607
Number Runners 402
Number Registered Ponies 313
Number PRA Members 277
Arab Racing2011
No. of scheduled meetings 12
No. of actutal meetings 12
No. of meetings abandoned 0
No. of single races on BHA cards 9
Duration of season in weeks 21
No. of racecourses 14
No. of Races 102
No. of Group Races 8
No. of Entries 1293
No. of Declarations 839
Average Field Size 8.23
Total Prize Money (£) 343,636
No. of Owners (inc foreign) 23
No. of Trainers (inc foreign) 46
No. of Jockeys (inc professional) 607
Total No. of Horses (All breeds) 23
No. of Purebred Arabians 46
No. of Anglo Arabians 607
No. of Thoroughbreds* 402
No. of International Runners 313
Race Type StatisticsRaces Runners Field Size
Maiden 12 116 9.67
Handicap 54 393 7.27
Conditions 7 46 6.57
Group Races 8 66 8.25
Open Race* 21 218 11.47
* Thoroughbreds with a rating of 42 or less (on the Flat) and 72 or less (National Hunt) can run in ARO’s Open Race Series.
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