INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS and TECHNICAL INFORMATION INTERNATIONAL STUD BOOK COMMITTEE LIST OF APPROVED STUD BOOKS (64) Argentina Netherlands Australia New Zealand Austria Norway Azerbaijan Oman Bahrain Paraguay Barbados Peru Belgium and Luxembourg Philippines Brazil Poland Bulgaria Portugal Chile Qatar China Romania Colombia Russia Croatia Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of) Cyprus Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina Czech Republic Slovakia Denmark Slovenia Dominican Republic South Africa and Zimbabwe Finland Spain France Sweden Germany Switzerland Great Britain and Ireland Syria Greece Trinidad and Tobago Hungary Tunisia India Turkey Italy Ukraine Jamaica United Arab Emirates Japan U.S.A., Canada and Puerto Rico Kenya Uruguay Korea Uzbekistan Lebanon Venezuela Lithuania Malaysia Mexico Morocco Stud books under assessment Ecuador Panama 5-2 2017 STATISTICAL INFORMATION no. of Black-type 2017 no. of no. of no. of Graded races (incl. Country Part foals starters flat races races graded) Argentina i 7,493 11,718 5,604 160 231 Australia i 12,632 28,586 19,145 328 603 Austria iii 8 62 11 n/A n/A Bahrain iii 73 345 183 n/A n/A Belgium iii 11 446 176 n/A n/A Brazil i 1,847 5,053 4,075 98 114 Canada i *1,350 4,483 3,218 44 161 Chile i 1,709 4,381 5,018 64 98 Czech Republic iii 212 1,046 299 n/A n/A dominican Republic iii 81 296 624 n/A n/A ecuador iii 85 236 389 n/A n/A France i 4,905 8,949 4,495 111 236 Germany i 854 2,125 1,177 44 86 Great Britain i 4,778 11,354 6,400 152 290 Greece iii 50 386 333 n/A n/A Hong Kong ii n/A 1,312 806 31 34 Hungary iii 108 467 272 n/A n/A india ii 1,231 4,145 2,756 n/A 106 ireland i 9,689 3,285 1,172 70 123 italy i 674 2,852 2,334 26 76 Jamaica iii 241 908 784 n/A n/A Japan i 7,045 23,042 16,407 129 226 Korea ii 1,363 3,464 1,899 n/A 6 Macau ii n/A 431 358 n/A 12 Malaysia ii 0 919 679 n/A 11 Mauritius iii n/A 427 295 n/A n/A Mexico iii 202 801 888 n/A n/A Morocco iii 264 903 632 n/A n/A netherlands iii 7 42 14 n/A n/A new Zealand i 3,464 4,865 2,564 86 149 Panama ii 00 0n/A 0 5-3 2017 STATISTICAL INFORMATION no. of Black-type 2017 no. of no. of no. of Graded races (incl. Country Part foals starters flat races races graded) Peru i 535 1,745 1,891 33 60 Poland iii 212 487 312 n/A n/A Puerto Rico ii 300 1,175 1,291 n/A 25 Qatar iii 80 385 194 n/A 3 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia iii 1,782 2,198 608 n/A n/A Scandinavia ii 344 1,950 1,013 7 25 Singapore ii n/A 1,347 859 n/A 26 Slovakia iii 26 482 139 n/A n/A South Africa i 3,181 6,697 3,843 114 189 Spain iii 132 760 435 n/A 3 Switzerland iii 10 294 146 n/A 2 Trinidad & Tobago iii 58 396 329 n/A n/A Turkey ii *1,646 3,403 2,955 3 71 United Arab emirates i0783 226 29 42 United States of America i *20,850 47,123 37,483 455 1,380 Uruguay ii *1,480 2,052 1,604 12 66 Venezuela ii 704 2,421 1,583 n/A 103 Zimbabwe ii 19 203 160 n/A 14 * - estimated 5-4 PERCENTAGE OF BEST RACES 2016 Racing Season (2015/2016 Southern Hemisphere) Total Races Stakes Graded Stakes Gr. i Stakes Argentina ....................5,506 ........230 (4.2%) ....................155 (2.8%) ........................40 (0.7%) Australia ....................19,129 ........599 (3.1%) ....................327 (1.7%) ........................72 (0.4%) Brazil ..........................3,332 ........167 (5.0%) ....................101 (3.0%) ........................28 (0.8%) Canada ........................3,242 ........159 (4.9%) ......................44 (1.4%) ..........................5 (0.2%) Chile ............................5,137 ........101 (2.0%) ......................65 (1.3%) ........................19 (0.4%) France ..........................4,519 ........241 (5.3%) ....................114 (2.5%) ........................27 (0.6%) Germany ......................1,204 ..........86 (7.1%) ......................44 (3.7%) ..........................7 (0.6%) Great Britain ................6,284 ........292 (4.6%) ....................151 (2.4%) ........................35 (0.6%) Hong Kong ....................784 ..........14 (1.8%) ......................14 (1.8%) ........................11 (1.4%) ireland .........................1,152 ......120 (10.4%) ......................67 (5.8%) ........................12 (1.0%) italy ............................2,489 ..........79 (3.2%) ......................27 (1.1%) ..........................4 (0.2%) Japan ..........................16,218 ........226 (1.4%) ....................128 (0.8%) ........................23 (0.1%) new Zealand ..............2,709 ........149 (5.5%) ......................84 (3.1%) ........................22 (0.8%) Peru ............................1,944 ........147 (7.6%) ......................33 (1.7%) ..........................8 (0.4%) South Africa ................3,790 ........200 (5.3%) ....................128 (3.4%) ........................34 (0.9%) U.A.e. ............................219 ........42 (19.2%) ....................29 (13.2%) ..........................7 (3.2%) United States ............38,134 ......1,394 (3.7%) ....................448 (1.2%) ......................109 (0.3%) 2017 Racing Season (2016/2017 Southern Hemisphere) Total Races Stakes Graded Stakes Gr. i Stakes Argentina ....................5,604 ........231 (4.1%) ....................160 (2.9%) ........................40 (0.7%) Australia ....................19,145 ........603 (3.2%) ....................328 (1.7%) ........................72 (0.4%) Brazil ..........................4,075 ........144 (3.5%) ......................98 (2.4%) ........................26 (0.6%) Canada ........................3,218 ........161 (5.0%) ......................44 (1.4%) ..........................5 (0.2%) Chile ............................5,018 ..........98 (2.0%) ......................64 (1.3%) ........................18 (0.4%) France ..........................4,495 ........236 (4.8%) ....................111 (2.2%) ........................25 (0.5%) Germany ......................1,177 ..........86 (7.3%) ......................44 (3.7%) ..........................7 (0.6%) Great Britain ................6,400 ........290 (4.5%) ....................152 (2.4%) ........................36 (0.6%) Hong Kong ....................806 ..........34 (4.2%) ......................31 (3.9%) ........................11 (1.4%) ireland .........................1,172 ......123 (10.5%) ......................70 (6.0%) ........................12 (1.0%) italy ............................2,334 ..........76 (3.3%) ......................26 (1.1%) ..........................1 (0.4%) Japan ..........................16,407 ........224 (1.4%) ....................129 (0.8%) ........................25 (0.2%) new Zealand ..............2,564 ........149 (5.8%) ......................86 (3.4%) ........................21 (0.8%) Peru ............................1,891 ..........60 (3.2%) ......................33 (1.8%) ..........................8 (0.4%) South Africa ................3,843 ........189 (4.9%) ....................114 (3.0%) ........................30 (0.8%) U.A.e. ............................226 ........42 (18.6%) ....................29 (12.8%) ..........................7 (3.1%) United States ............37,483 ......1,380 (3.7%) ....................455 (1.2%) ......................107 (0.3%) 5-5 PURSE COMPARISON Gr. I Gr. II Gr. III Total Average Average Average Gr. Average Races 1st Money Races 1st Money Races 1st Money Races 1st Money 2016 Racing Season (2015/2016 Southern Hemisphere) Figures are derived from Exchange Rates on January 1, 2016 Argentina ..................40 ........$39,878 53 ......$18,651 62 ......$13,611 155 ......$22,113 Austraila ....................72 ......$467,803 95 ....$108,839 160 ......$73,151 327 ....$170,415 Brazil ........................28 ........$48,392 30 ......$16,534 43 ......$12,374 101 ......$23,595 *Canada ......................5 ......$272,341 15 ....$101,198 24 ......$69,775 44 ....$103,506 Chile ..........................19 ........$46,012 21 ......$15,753 25 ......$11,592 65 ......$22,997 France ......................27 ......$361,457 26 ......$94,398 61 ......$41,908 114 ....$130,334 Germany ....................7 ......$187,089 12 ......$49,766 25 ......$37,466 44 ......$64,624 Great Britain ............35 ......$399,257 46 ....$100,357 70 ......$48,129 151 ....$145,427 Hong Kong ................11 ....$1,115,454 3....$293,892 0..............$0 14 ....$939,405 ireland ......................12 ......$302,785 13 ......$89,216 42 ......$42,925 67 ......$98,449 italy ............................4 ......$141,440 9....$144,367 16 ......$42,529 27 ......$81,585 Japan ........................23 ....$1,048,475 36 ....$495,380 69 ....$318,580 128 ....$499,715 new Zealand ............22 ......$111,630 25 ......$45,941 37 ......$35,215 84 ......$58,421 Peru ............................8 ........$42,804 9......$22,650 16 ......$14,992 33 ......$23,823 South Africa ..............34 ........$56,749 41 ......$22,646 53 ......$11,772 128 ......$27,202 U.A.e. ........................7....$2,207,404 11 ....$319,749 11 ....$116,965 29 ......$91,176 United States ..........109 ......$454,539 131 ....$173,500 208 ....$102,927 448 ....$209,112 *Canada listed in Canadian Dollars. All other countries listed in US Dollars. 2017 Racing Season (2016/2017 Southern Hemisphere) Figures are derived from Exchange Rates on January 1, 2017 Argentina ..................50 ........$61,830 49 ......$25,395 71 ......$16,029 160 ......$30,347 Australia ....................72 ......$528,534 95 ....$119,479 161 ......$76,791 328 ....$189,221 Brazil ........................26 ........$30,486 29 ......$24,389 43 ......$18,292 98 ......$23,331