A GUIDE to the RACING INDUSTRY in AUSTRALIA Front Cover: Courtesy of Moonee Valley Racing Club

2011 AUSTRALIAN RACING FACT BOOK A GUIDE TO THE RACING INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA Front COVER: Courtesy of Moonee Valley Racing Club The Australian Racing Fact Book is compiled and edited by the Australian Racing Board’s Racing Executive, Mr Jake Howard. If you have any comments or suggestions on this publication please email them to [email protected] Although every effort has been made to ensure the information provided in the Australian Racing Fact Book is correct, this publication may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors. No part of this publication can be reproduced without prior written consent from the Australian Racing Board. CONTRIBUTORS: The Australian Racing Board would like to thank the following people and organisations for their help in compiling this publication: ACT Gambling & Racing Commission, ACT TAB, Australian Stud Book – Micheal Ford, Bloodhound – Ellen McIntyre, Canberra Racing Club Inc., Darwin Turf Club, Greg Carpenter, International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing, NT Licensing, Regulation and Strategy Department, Racing Queensland, Racing Information Services Australia, Racing NSW, Racing Victoria Limited, Racing & Wagering Western Australia, Ms Sally Richardson, SA Office of the Liquor and Gambling Commissioner, TABCORP, Tasmanian Gaming Commission, TASRacing, Thoroughbred Racing, Thoroughbred Racing NT, TOTE Tasmania, TattsBet, Victorian Office of Racing, Western Australia Office of Racing, Gaming and Liquor. PHOTOS COURTESY OF: Bronwen Healy Photography, Dan Abraham, Darley, Darwin Turf Club, Mark Brassel, Moonee Valley Racing Club, Racing and Sports, Racing Queensland, Steve Hart Photographics. Important NoticE & Copyright LicEncE The racing materials including fields, form and results included in the 2011 Australian Racing Fact Book are published under licence from Racing Information Services Australia Pty Ltd (RISA). © 2011 RISA (and other parties working with it). Racing materials, including fields, form and results, is subject to copyright which is owned by RISA and other parties working with it. © 2011 Racing NSW (and other parties working with it). NSW racing materials, including fields, form and results, is subject to copyright which is owned by Racing NSW and other parties working Australian Racing with it. © 2011 Racing Victoria Limited (and other parties working with it). VIC racing materials, including fields, form and results, is subject to copyright which is owned by Racing Victoria Limited and other parties working with it. © 2011 Racing Queensland Limited (and other parties working with it). QLD racing materials, including fields, form and results, is subject to copyright which is owned by Racing Queensland Limited and other parties working with it. © 2011 Racing and Wagering Western Australia (and other parties working with it). WA racing materials, including fields, form and results, is subject to copyright which is owned by Racing and Wagering Western Australia and other parties working with it. © 2011 Thoroughbred Racing SA (and other parties working with it). SA racing materials, including fields, form and results, is subject to copyright which is owned by Thoroughbred Racing SA and other parties working with it. © 2011 Tasmanian Racing Board (and other parties working with it). TAS racing materials, including fields, form and results, is subject to copyright which is owned by Tasmanian Racing Board Fact Book 2011 and other parties working with it. © 2011 Thoroughbred Racing NT (and other parties working with it). NT racing materials, including fields, form and results, is subject to copyright which is owned by Thoroughbred Racing NT and other parties working with it. © 2011 Canberra Racing Club Inc (and other parties working with it). ACT racing materials, including fields, form and results, is subject to copyright which is owned by A Guide to the Racing Industry in Australia Canberra Racing Club Inc and other parties working with it. 2 www.australianracingboard.com.au AUSTRALIAN RACING FACT BOOK 2011 3 DarWin at DAWN, Photo Courtesy OF DarWin TurF Club The Australian Racing Board is trained Red Cadeaux. The race that stops the nation has pleased to publish the Thirteenth now well and truly turned into a global event with 20 of Edition of the Australian Racing Fact the 23 starters being overseas bred horses. ContEnts Book, our annual reference guide to the Australian thoroughbred Stepping back to examine the broader canvas, in August 6 Australian Racing Structure 8 Racing racing industry. 2011 the High Court heard appeals against the full 10 Racing Statistics Federal Court’s decisions upholding the validity of NSW 11 Prizemoney The Board’s objective in publishing the Fact Book is race fields legislation and its administrative application 12 Stakes Races to draw together under one cover the key results and by Racing NSW. This is a watershed moment in the 13 Group & Listed Races statistics for the Australian thoroughbred sector for each history of Australian racing. If the High Court dismisses 14 Group One Winners 15 Leading Prizemoney Earners season. While a number of books and journals report the appeals then the future is bright, conversely, if the 16 Racehorse Of The Year in detail particular aspects of Australian racing and High Court rules against the legislation then we will face 18 Melbourne Cup breeding, we can well and truly say that the Australian a funding crisis. 20 Golden Slipper Racing Board’s 1999 vision has been achieved, and the 22 Premierships 24 Course Records Fact Book has established itself as a useful and reliable Remember what is at stake here. This great sport spans 26 Breeding source of the broadest range of information relating to both the calendar and the continent: some 370 race clubs 28 Breeding Statistics Australian thoroughbred racing and breeding. conduct 18,000 races right around the year, barring only 32 Leading Sires Good Friday and Christmas day. To give you some sense 36 Registrations The facts and figures contained in theFact Book will speak of the scale of the industry: 50,000 employees, $5 billion 40 Sales 42 Sales Results for themselves. To breathe some life into this statistical in gross domestic product, and 2 million Australians 44 Imports & Exports record it is useful to briefly touch on some of the stand- attending at least one race meeting a year. The Australian 46 Industry Trends out achievements that have occurred during the period breeding industry once again produced the second-largest 52 Classifications under review. foal crop in the world, exporting to 18 countries. 58 Wagering 60 Thoroughbred Wagering Turnover 64 Other Forms of Gambling Black Caviar captured the imagination of the nation Compiling the Fact Book depends on the co-operation 66 International and stamped herself into racing folklore when taking all of a range of people and organisations, and our genuine 72 Directory before her, including Champion Racehorse of the year thanks are expressed to all of them for their willing 74 Australian Directory 84 International Directory award. Trained by Peter Moody, the Champion mare has assistance. amassed over $4 million in prizemoney and at the time of going to print remains undefeated after 16 races. Finally, I would like to acknowledge the enterprise and excellent work performed by Jake Howard, the Fact Book’s Sepoy took out the honors as Champion 2yo of the year editor, resulting in this outstanding publication. after winning five of his six starts as a 2yo, including both the G1 Blue Diamond and G1 Golden Slipper, providing trainer Peter Snowden his first Golden Slipper winner. 2011 saw the Melbourne Cup handed over to a French- trained horse for the second consecutive year, after R G (Bob) Bentley Dunaden scored the narrowest of victories over the English Chairman: Australian Racing Board LIMited WElcomE 2011 4 www.australianracingboard.com.au AUSTRALIAN RACING FACT BOOK 2011 5 Australian thoroughbrED Racing StructurE AUSTRALIAN RULES OF RACING Principal Racing AuthoritiES The roles of these bodies include: Industry BodiES and Associations The Australian Racing Board is the only authority that is empowered The Australian Racing Board’s membership consists of the six State and To provide collective representation on behalf of race clubs to make the Australian Rules of Racing which for more than a century two Territory racing authorities, which are recognised by the Australian There are a number of bodies in Australia that represent the interests of to Principal Racing Authorities have provided common practices, conditions and integrity standards Rules as Principal Racing Authorities. different stakeholders within the racing and breeding industry. Some of for racing throughout Australia. Encourage participation and provide benefits from racing for these bodies have State branches that represent a smaller membership The Principal Racing Authorities in each State and Territory are as members, owners, on-course and off-course customers, and and provide delegates to a national body. The individual State and Territory racing administrations may make follows: - industry participants within their jurisdiction Local Rules for specific local conditions provided that they are not National Industry Bodies and Associations are as follows: - Develop relationships with other industry bodies inconsistent with the principles established by the Australian Rules. New South Wales Racing NSW Maintaining and enhance racing and training facilities Thoroughbred Breeders

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