A GUIDE TO THE RACING INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA IN AUSTRALIA INDUSTRY THE RACING A GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN RACING FACT BOOK 2005/06 RACING AT THE GOLD COAST, QUEENSLAND CONTENTS 2 CONTENTS 4 Contributors 47 Prizemoney Trends 5 Welcome 48 Racing Trends 6 Australian Racing Structure 49 Starters Trends 8 RACING 49 National Control of Prohibited Substances 10 Racing Statistics 50 CLASSIFACTIONS 11 Prizemoney 52 Champion Racehorse by Rating 12 Stakes Races 53 Classifi cations by Age 14 Group & Listed Races 58 WAGERING 14 Group One Winners 60 Thoroughbred Racing Wagering Turnover 15 Leading Prizemoney Earners 61 Thoroughbred Racing Wagering Turnover by State 16 Champion Racehorse 67 Other Forms of Gambling 18 Premierships 68 Total Gambling Turnover 20 Course Records 69 Pari-Mutuel Bet Types 24 BREEDING 70 INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS 27 Breeding Statistics 72 International Racing 28 Breeding Distribution 73 International Prizemoney 30 Leading Sires 75 International Breeding 34 REGISTRATIONS 76 International Races 38 SALES 77 International Trends 40 Sales Results 78 DIRECTORY 42 Imports & Exports 80 Australian Directory 44 INDUSTRY TRENDS 90 International Directory AUSTRALIAN RACING FACT BOOK 2005/06 3 AUSTRALIAN RACING BOARD LIMITED CONTRIBUTORS: Research, Queensland Bookmakers Level 7, 51 Druitt St, Sydney, The Australian Racing Board would Association, Queensland Racing, NSW, 2000 Australia like to thank the following people Queensland Turf Club, Racing & P: + 61 2 9551 7700 and organisations for their help Wagering Western Australia, Racing F: + 61 2 9551 7708 in compiling this publication: ACT NSW, Racing Information Services E: [email protected] Gambling & Racing Commission, ACT Australia, Racing Services Tasmania, I: www.australian-racing.net.au TAB, Arrowfi eld Stud, Australian Jockey Racing Victoria Limited, Ms Sally FRONT COVER: Makybe Diva winning the Richardson, SA Offi ce of the Liquor 2005 MVRC Cox Plate Club, Bradley Photographers, Broome Turf Club, Brisbane Turf Club, Bruno and Gambling Commissioner, Slickpix, The Australian Racing Fact Book is compiled Cannatelli, Canberra Racing Club Inc., South Australian Jockey Club, Sydney and edited by the Australian Racing Board’s Country Racing Victoria, Darwin Turf Turf Club, TABCORP Holdings Limited, Racing Executive, Mr Jake Howard. If you Club, Ellen McIntyre – The Australian Tasmanian Gaming Commission, have any comments or suggestions on Bloodhorse Review, Gold Coast Turf Tasmanian Racing Club, Tasmanian this publication please email them to [email protected]. Club, Greg Carpenter, International Thoroughbred Racing Council, Although every effort has been made to Federation of Horseracing Authorities, Tasmanian Turf Club, Thoroughbred ensure the information provided in the Melbourne Racing Club, Michael Ford Racing N.T, Thoroughbred Racing Australian Racing Fact Book is correct, – Australian Stud Book, Moonee Valley S.A. Limited, TOTE Tasmania, UNITAB this publication may contain inaccuracies Racing Club, New South Wales Offi ce Limited, Victoria Racing Club, Victorian or typographical errors. No part of this publication can be reproduced without of Racing, NT Treasury Department Offi ce of Racing, Western Australia prior written consent from the Australian of Racing, Gaming and Licensing, Offi ce of Racing, Gaming and Liquor, Racing Board. Offi ce of Economic and Statistical Western Australian Turf Club, 4 WELCOME 05/06 WELCOME 05/06 he Australian Racing Board is pleased that the International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities ranked to publish the Eighth Edition of The her the best mare in the world in the 2005/06 season. TAustralian Racing Fact Book, our annual New chapters were also written in the exhilarating rags-to reference guide to the Australian thoroughbred riches journey of Takeover Target. He and his trainer Joe Janiak racing industry. have added great international successes to their achievements, The Board’s objective in publishing the Fact and captured global attention to the quality of Australia’s horse Book is to draw together under one cover the population. key results and statistics for the Australian Miss Finland’s 4½ length win in the Golden Slipper was surely thoroughbred racing industry for each racing one of the most dominant performances seen in the race. Also season. While a number of books and journals report in detail strengthened through her win was the grip that champion sire particular aspects of the racing industry, it is now safe to say that Redoute’s Choice has taken on the Golden Slipper, having in 2005 the Australian Racing Board’s 1999 vision has been achieved, and been the fi rst sire to produce the quinella in the iconic race. the Fact Book has established itself as a useful and reliable source Compiling the Fact Book depends on the cooperation of a range of the broadest range of thoroughbred racing information. of people and organisations. Our genuine thanks are expressed to The facts and fi gures contained in the Fact Book, will speak for them for their willing assistance. Finally, I would like to acknowledge themselves. To breath some life into this statistical record it is useful the enterprise and excellent work performed by Jake Howard, the to briefl y touch on some of the standout achievements that have Fact Book’s editor and compiler. occurred during the period under review. Last year’s Fact Book observed that Makybe Diva’s second Melbourne Cup placed her in the most select company. A third Melbourne Cup propelled this amazing mare into a category that she is unlikely to have to share with any other horse, at least not in my lifetime. At the point of her retirement Makybe Diva had amassed RC (Bob) Pearson total earnings of $14,525,685, with 7 Group 1 wins, including a Cox Chairman Plate, an Australian Cup and a Sydney Cup. It comes as no surprise Australian Racing Board Limited AUSTRALIAN RACING FACT BOOK 2005/06 5 AUSTRALIAN RACING STRUCTURE The Australian Racing Board is the only authority that is empowered to (ii) Mutual recognition of disciplinary and protective action. make the Australian Rules of Racing which for almost a century have The Australian Rules provide a disciplinary code that has been tested provided common practices, conditions and integrity standards for to the level of the Privy Council, and allow mutual recognition of racing throughout Australia. disciplinary and protective actions across the Commonwealth and internationally. The individual State and Territory racing administrations may make Local Rules for specific local conditions provided that they are not (iii) International inconsistent with the principles established by the Australian Rules. Racing and wagering are globalising rapidly. The Australian Rules are recognised by international racing authorities and wagering operators. BRDLY DESCRIBED, THERE ARE NINE PARTS TO THE AUSTRALIAN RULES OF RACING: PRINCIPAL RACING AUTHORITIES i. Interpretation The Australian Racing Board’s membership consists of the six State and two Territory racing authorities, which are recognised by the ii. Stewards Australian Rules as Principal Racing Authorities. (Providing for the appointment, functions and powers of the Stewards) The Principal Racing Authorities in each State and Territory are as iii. Registration follows: (Providing for the registration of race clubs and race meetings and the- New South Wales Racing NSW appointment, functions and powers of the Registrar of Racehorses) Victoria Racing Victoria Limited Queensland Queensland Racing iv. Race meetings Western Australia Racing & Wagering Western Australia (Providing uniform conditions for the conduct of race meetings South Australia Thoroughbred Racing S.A. Limited including nominations and acceptances, stakes and forfeits, weight Northern Territory Thoroughbred Racing NT penalties and allowances, scratching, weighing out and weighing in, Tasmania Tasmanian Thoroughbred Racing Council starting, running, judging and protests) Australian Capital Territory Canberra Racing Club Inc. v. Licensing In discharging its responsibility for the control and supervision of (Providing for the licensing of jockeys, apprentice jockeys, amateur thoroughbred racing in its State or Territory each of these bodies has riders and trainers, their movement between States and outside such functions as:- Australia, apprentices allowances, rider safety) ▪ Registering and supervising race clubs ▪ Licensing trainers, jockeys, bookmakers, vi. Syndicates bookmakers’ clerks and other industry participants (Regulating the formation, conduct and termination of racing ▪ Handicapping syndicates) ▪ Industry Marketing ▪ Industry Publications vii. Offences ▪ Administration of industry funding (Proscribing dishonest, corrupt, fraudulent, improper or dishonourable ▪ Appointing Stewards’ panels to apply the Rules of Racing actions or practices in connection with racing, including setting out ▪ Industry strategic planning the regime relating to prohibited substances) MAJOR RACING ASSOCIATIONS viii. Penalties Major Racing Associations are bodies that represent a number of race (Providing the penalties of fines, suspension, disqualification, warning off) clubs within a specific a region, usually a group of non-metropolitan race clubs within a State. The Major Racing Associations in each State ix. Constitutional and Territory are as follows: - (Providing the structure, powers and functions of the Australian New South Wales Provincial Racing Association of NSW Racing Board) Racing NSW Country Victoria Country Racing Victoria Inc THE MAJOR