INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS and TECHNICAL INFORMATION INTERNATIONAL STUD BOOK COMMITTEE LIST OF APPROVED STUD BOOKS (65) Argentina Kenya Australia Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Austria Korea Azerbaijan Malaysia Bahrain Mexico Barbados Morocco Belgium and Luxembourg Netherlands Brazil New Zealand Bulgaria Norway Chile Panama China Paraguay Colombia Peru Philippines Costa Rica Poland Croatia Portugal Cyprus Qatar Czech Republic Romania Denmark Russia (new Volume1) Dominican Republic Serbia Ecuador Slovak Republic Finland Slovenia France South Africa Germany Spain Great Britain and Ireland Sweden (A-Register) Greece Switzerland Guatemala Thailand Hungary Trinidad and Tobago India Tunisia Israel Turkey Italy United Arab Emirates Jamaica U.S.A, Canada and Puerto Rico Japan Uruguay Kazakhstan Venezuela 5-1 2007 STATISTICAL INFORMATION No. of Black-type 2007 No. of No. of No. of Graded races (incl. Country Part foals starters flat races races graded) Argentina I 7,538 11,123 6,101 155 218 Australia I 18,255 31,419 19,382 259 538 Austria III 50 303 98 NA NA Brazil I 3,079 6,114 4,472 103 173 Canada I 2,632 7,482 5,057 37 227 Chile I 1,870 4,009 4,949 63 95 Colombia III 142 323 490 NA NA Czech Republic III 312 1,621 348 NA NA Dominican Republic III 67 n/a 945 NA NA Ecuador III 55 182 281 NA NA France I 5,384 8,726 4,156 107 234 Germany I 1,224 2,908 1,670 48 107 Great Britain I 5,839 11,323 5,659 141 295 Hong Kong II NA 1,154 726 6 31 India II 1,490 3,896 3,362 NA 89 Ireland I 12,633 3,458 958 57 107 Italy I 2,220 5,438 4.589 27 95 Jamaica III 369 925 841 NA NA Japan I 7,516 24,143 17,476 59 217 Korea III 1,225 2,999 1,697 NA NA Macau II NA 768 737 NA 12 Mauritius III NA 350 243 NA NA Mexico III 420 1,569 n/a NA NA Netherlands III 16 187 79 NA NA New Zealand I 4,338 5,489 2,734 78 147 Panama II 143 722 1235 33 35 Peru I 488 1,300 1,882 34 54 Poland III 458 468 279 NA NA Puerto Rico II 677 1,633 1,875 NA 58 Qatar III 16 84 52 NA NA Kingdom of Saudi Arabia III 744 1,363 422 NA NA 5-2 2007 STATISTICAL INFORMATION No. of Black-type 2007 No. of No. of No. of Graded races (incl. Country Part foals starters flat races races graded) Scandinavia II 541 2,814 1,248 6 NA Singapore & II n/a 1,099 704 1 25 Malaysia II 57 2,253 1,445 NA 10 Slovakia III 61 417 140 NA NA South Africa I 3,246 6,567 3,883 112 177 Spain III n/a 1,059 513 NA NA Switzerland III 29 398 169 NA NA Trinidad & Tobago III 186 437 348 NA NA Turkey III 1,590 2,622 1,882 NA 2 United Arab Emirates I NA 680 177 17 30 United States of America I 36,071 67,930 51,132 467 2,004 Uruguay II 1,850 1,799 1,081 NA 40 Venezuela II 1,223 2,835 2,945 NA 91 5-3 PERCENTAGE OF BEST RACES Total Races Stakes Graded Stakes Gr. I Stakes 2003 Racing Season Canada ........................5,498 ........259 (4.7%) ......................40 (0.7%) ..........................4 (0.1%) Ireland..............................850........94 (11.1%) ......................42 (4.9%) ........................10 (1.2%) Great Britain................4,761 ........281 (5.9%) ....................123 (2.6%) ........................29 (0.6%) France..........................3,981 ........231 (5.8%)....................107 (2.6 %) ........................26 (0.6 %) Italy ............................4,772 ..........76 (1.6%)......................25 (0.5 %) ..........................8 (0.2%) Germany......................2,060 ........108 (5.2%) ......................45 (2.2%) ..........................7 (0.3%) United States of ........53,309......1,923 (3.6%) ....................462 (0.9%) ......................101 (0.2%) America 2004 Racing Season Canada ........................5,263 ..........249 (4.7% ......................38 (0.7%) ..........................3 (0.1%) Ireland..............................845 ......97 (11.5%) ......................46 (5.4%) ........................12 (1.4%) Great Britain................5,241 ........279 (5.3%) ....................133 (2.5%) ........................31 (0.6%) France..........................4,026 ........232 (5.7%) ....................108 (2.6%) ........................27 (0.6 %) Italy .............................4,898 ..........78 (1.6%) ......................27 (0.5%) ..........................9 (0.2%) Germany......................1,891 ........110 (5.8%) ......................48 (2.5%) ..........................7 (0.4 %) United States of ........53,403......1,879 (2.5%) ....................473 (0.9%) ......................100 (0.2%) America 2005 Racing Season Canada ........................5,238 ........243 (4.7%) ......................37 (0.7%) ..........................3 (0.1%) Ireland..............................868........99 (11.4%) ......................48 (5.5%) ........................12 (1.4%) Great Britain................5,301 ........283 (5.3%) ....................136 (2.6%) ........................31 (0.6%) France..........................4,058........232 (5.7 %) ....................107 (2.6%) ........................26 (0.6 %) Italy .............................4,801 ..........81 (1.7%) ......................27 (0.6%) ..........................9 (0.2%) Germany......................1,840 ........110 (6.0%) ......................48 (2.6%) ..........................7 (0.4%) United States of ........52,061......1,942 (3.7%) ....................447 (0.9%) ........................96 (0.2%) America 2006 Racing Season Canada ........................5,234 ........238 (4.5%) ......................37 (0.7%) ..........................3 (0.1%) Ireland ............................874 ......102 (11.7%) ......................52 (5.9%) ........................12 (1.4%) Great Britain................5,554 ........285 (5.1%) ....................138 (2.5%) ........................31 (0.6%) France..........................4,102 ........233 (5.7%) ....................107 (2.6%) ........................26 (0.6%) Italy..............................4.814 ............82 (1.7%)..........................26 (0.5%)..............................9 (0.2%) Germany......................1,720........110 (6.4 %)......................48 (2.8 %) ..........................7 (0.4 %) United States of ........51,491......1,965 (3.8%) ....................460 (0.9%) ......................104 (0.2%) 2007 Racing sSeason Canada ........................5,057 ........227 (4.5%) ......................37 (0.7%) ..........................3 (0.1%) Ireland ............................958 ......107 (11.1%) ......................57 (5.9%) ........................12 (1.3%) Great Britain................5,659 ......294 (5.25%) ....................139 (2.5%) ........................31 (0.6%) France..........................4,156 ........234 (5,6%) ....................107 (2.5%) ........................26 (0.6%) Italy ............................4.589 ..........95 (2.1%) ......................27 (0.6%) ..........................8 (0.2%) Germany......................1,670........107 (6.4 %)......................48 (2.9 %) ..........................7 (0.4 %) United States of ........51,132......2,004 (3.9%) ....................467 (0.9%) ......................106 (0.2%) America 5-4 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 2003 Racing Season *Canada ......................4 ......$529,163 11 ....$181,931 25 ......$99,728 40 ....$165,277 Ireland ......................10 ......$364,350 9 ......$94,640 23 ......$55,865 42 ....$136,785 Great Britain ............29 ......$349,753 35 ....$103,734 59 ......$53,072 123 ....$137,437 France ......................26 ......$245,185 27 ......$72,904 54 ......$41,366 107 ......$98,851 Italy ............................8 ......$158,769 6 ......$73,777 11 ......$40,239 25 ......$86,261 Germany ....................7 ......$215,141 14 ......$67,637 24 ......$40,800 45 ......$76,269 United States of ......101 ......$344,786 148 ....$150,868 213 ......$88,597 462 ....$164,552 America 2004 Racing Season Figures are derived from Exchange Rates on January 1, 2004 *Canada ......................3 ......$650,000 10 ....$178,296 25 ....$114,418 38 ....$173,511 Ireland ......................12 ......$378,076 8 ....$107,627 26 ......$65,516 46 ....$154,376 Great Britain ............31 ......$326,886 40 ....$104,883 62 ......$53,718 133 ....$133,476 France ......................27 ......$254,844 27 ......$78,387 54 ......$45,786 108 ....$106,197 Italy ............................9 ......$225,094 5 ....$101,293 13 ........52,081 27 ....$118,866 Germany ....................7 ......$244,733 13 ......$80,378 28 ......$47,892 48 ......$85,396 United States of ......100 ......$402,694 154 ....$153,891 219 ......$86,285 473 ....$175,190 America 2005 Racing Season Figures are derived from Exchange Rates on January 1, 2005 *Canada ......................3 ......$800,000 9 ....$205,793 25 ....$123,606 37 ....$198,440 Ireland ......................12 ......$406,671 8 ....$112,487 28 ......$70,514 48 ....$161,549 Great Britain ............31 ......$354,172 40 ....$109,297 65 ......$57,066 136 ....$140,146 France ......................26 ......$324,997 27 ......$95,946 54 ......$50,876 107 ....$128,859 Italy ............................9 ......$194,761 5 ......$93,120 13 ......$50,363 27 ....$106,414 Germany ....................7 ......$249,333 12 ......$83,889 29 ......$49,823 48 ......$87,435 United States of ........96 ......$373,784 152 ....$157,548 199 ......$92,242 447 ....$174,914 America 2006 Racing Season Figures are derived from Exchange Rates on January 1, 2006 *Canada ......................3 ......$800,000 9 ....$213,333