2014 Factbook
HORSE RACING IRELAND FACTBOOK 2014 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION NATIONALHUNTREVIEWOF FLATSEASONREVIEWOF MARKETINGREVIEW RACECOURSEDIVISIONREVIEW IRISHTHOROUGHBREDMARKETINGREVIEW TOTEIRELANDREVIEW STATISTICS Attendance On-CourseBetting O -CourseBetting Tote BettingbyRacecourse Breeders IrishSales OverseasWinners HorsesinTraining Ownership Fixtures EntriesandRunners Balloting Prize-Money Sponsorship CONTENTS TrainersRidersandSta TopTenFlatandNHHorses Exports Classifi cations OwnersTrainersandJockeys FIXTURELIST MAJORNHANDFLATRACES MAPOFRACECOURSES MAPOFBREEDERSANDTRAINERS THEHRIAWARDS CROWNINGTHECHAMPIONS IRISHCHAMPIONSWEEKEND PHOTOGRAPHYINDEX INTRODUCTION 2014 with other racing jurisdictions. Irish trainers equalled the record of In order to stay competitive eight wins at Royal Ascot and at the internationally, improve returns to prestigious York Ebor festival each of the existing owners and attract new owners, feature races was won by an Irish-trained HRI made improvements in prize-money horse. Irish sprinters enjoyed success a priority for 2014 with an increase of in the world sprints with Tom Hogan’s 6.1% to €48.6 million, including a rise in Gordon Lord Byron beating the top the minimum race value from €7,000 to Australian sprinters in Rosehill in March €7,500. Prize-money will increase by a and winning on QIPCO British Champions further €5 million, or 10%, in 2015, to a Day in October. Eddie Lynam won four projected €53.9 million and the minimum of the fi ve British Group 1 all-aged sprint race value will be increased to €8,000, races with his star sprinters Sole Power with signifi cant increases to other base and Slade Power (IRE). Irish-trained and values. bred Adelaide (IRE) became the fi rst Attendance growth of 4% was recorded non-Australasian horse to win Australia’s for total attendances and average premier weight-for-age race, The Cox On behalf of Horse Racing Ireland, I am attendance per meeting for the second Plate, for Aidan O’Brien.
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