ATTENDANCE 06 TOTAL ATTENDANCE Attendance 2002 - <strong>2006</strong> 2002 - <strong>2006</strong> 1500000 1450000 1400000 1350000 1300000 1.39 1.38 1.43 1.45 1250000 1200000 1.28 Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 <strong>2006</strong> TOP SEVEN FESTIVALS BY ATTENDANCE 2005 – <strong>2006</strong> Racecourse No. of Days 2005 <strong>2006</strong> Variance % +/- Galway 7 210,220 216,942 6,722 3% Listowel 7 102,350 89,797 -12,553 -14% Punchestown 4 77,482 85,057 7575 9% Leopardstown (Christmas) 4 65,836 63,811 -2,025 -3% Curragh (Derby Meeting) 3 46,952 47,200 248 1% Fairyhouse (Easter) 3 30,486 32,629 2,143 7% Limerick (Christmas) 4 29,183 30,065 882 3% Total 32 562,509 565,501 2,992 1% P A G E 2 8 : F A C T B O O K 2 0 0 6
AVERAGE ATTENDANCE BY RACECOURSE 2005 - <strong>2006</strong> Racecourse Number of Number of Total Total Average Average Variance Variance % Fixtures Fixtures Attendance Attendance Attendance Attendance +/- 2005 <strong>2006</strong> 2005 <strong>2006</strong> 2005 <strong>2006</strong> Galway 12 12 229,592 235,426 19,133 19,619 486 3% Listowel 8 9 105,750 95,597 13,219 10,622 -2,597 -20% Leopardstown 22 22 182,123 180,963 8,278 8,226 -53 -1% Punchestown 17 17 112,414 122,380 6,613 7,199 586 9% Curragh 20 20 141,733 142,186 7,087 7,109 23 0% Kilbeggan 8 8 51,100 52,608 6,388 6,576 189 3% Laytown 1 1 5,700 5,100 5,700 5,100 -600 11% Bellewstown 5 5 18,300 22,192 3,660 4,438 778 21% Tramore 11 10 39,300 41,433 3,573 4,143 571 16% Limerick 18 20 77,689 78,188 4,316 3,909 -407 -9% Killarney 8 8 26,904 29,693 3,363 3,712 349 10% Fairyhouse 20 20 69,739 74,068 3,487 3,703 216 6% Tralee 7 7 30,977 25,903 4,425 3,700 -725 -16% Roscommon 9 9 33,868 31,585 3,763 3,509 -254 -7% Cork 18 19 55,817 58,516 3,101 3,080 -21 -1% Navan 16 17 45,915 48,869 2,870 2,875 5 0% Gowran Park 16 15 37,130 39,495 2,321 2,633 312 13% Sligo 7 7 19,315 17,723 2,759 2,532 -227 -8% Wexford 10 10 22,300 25,000 2,230 2,500 270 12% Tipperary 12 12 27,588 26,215 2,299 2,185 -114 -5% Naas 15 15 33,494 32,042 2,233 2,136 -97 -4% Ballinrobe 7 10 18,853 20,288 2,693 2,029 -664 -25% Thurles 12 12 22,014 21,406 1,835 1,784 -51 -3% Clonmel 12 12 22,507 20,369 1,876 1,697 -178 -10% Total 291 297 1,430,122 1,447,245 4,915 4,873 -42 -1% F A C T B O O K 2 0 0 6 : P A G E 2 9
- Page 1: HORSE RACING IRELAND FACT BOOK 2006
- Page 4 and 5: INTRODUCTION 06 Brian Kavanagh, Chi
- Page 6 and 7: JANUARY 06 Carberry. Backed from 4/
- Page 8 and 9: FEBRUARY 06 At Punchestown, jockey
- Page 10 and 11: MARCH 06 The decision to bypass the
- Page 12 and 13: APRIL 06 For the fifth time in eigh
- Page 14 and 15: MAY 06 The Tetrarch Stakes at the C
- Page 16 and 17: JUNE 06 The month began with an exc
- Page 18 and 19: JULY 06 Just a day after he rode Dy
- Page 20 and 21: AUGUST 06 The seven-day Galway Summ
- Page 22 and 23: SEPTEMBER 06 The re-match between O
- Page 24 and 25: OCTOBER 06 The month began with a b
- Page 26 and 27: NOVEMBER 06 The big two day meeting
- Page 28 and 29: DECEMBER 06 The weather took a turn
- Page 32 and 33: ATTENDANCE ANALYSIS BY MEETING TYPE
- Page 34 and 35: 21% 21% BETTING 5% 5% 74% 74% 06 Bo
- Page 36 and 37: Bookmakers Exacta SP Shops 53% Trio
- Page 38 and 39: AVERAGE BOOKMAKER ON-COURSE BETTING
- Page 40 and 41: 11000 11,109 10500 10000 9500 8500
- Page 42 and 43: 31000 31000 31,410 31,596 FIXTURES
- Page 44 and 45: TOTAL ENTRIES 80 75 ENTRIES AND RUN
- Page 46 and 47: 11,200 17,600 11,277 17,000 11,191
- Page 48 and 49: RUNNER ANALYSIS BY RACE TYPE 2004 F
- Page 50 and 51: % OF ENTERED HORSES BALLOTED OUT BY
- Page 52 and 53: PRIZEMONEY CONTRIBUTIONS (€) BY R
- Page 54 and 55: PRIZEMONEY WON IN UK BY IRISH TRAIN
- Page 56 and 57: PERCENTAGE OF SPONSORED RACES BY RA
- Page 58 and 59: LEADING HORSES 06 LEADING FLAT HORS
- Page 60 and 61: TRAINERS, RIDERS & STAFF 06 NUMBER
- Page 62 and 63: IRISH CLASSIFICATIONS - THREE YEAR
- Page 64 and 65: OWNERS, TRAINERS & RIDERS 06 LEADIN
- Page 66 and 67: LEADING FLAT TRAINERS BY NO. OF WIN
- Page 68 and 69: LEADING N.H. JOCKEYS BY NO. OF WINS
- Page 70 and 71: FIXTURES 07 JANUARY 1 Mon Fairyhous
- Page 72 and 73: MAJOR NH RACES FOR 2007 07 07-01-07
- Page 74 and 75: IRISH HORSE RACING AWARDS 06 Horse
- Page 76 and 77: RYDER CUP RACE DAY 06 King George I
- Page 78 and 79: IRELAND’S RACECOURSES 06 7 6 1 2
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Horse Racing Ireland, Thoroughbred