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Table 97. Worldwide Overall Starts 2004 – 2009
Country 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Argentina 53,315 53,600 52,936 49,650 53,166 54,366
Australia 200,188 196,683 195,720 194,006 173,541 193,249
Brazil 38,775 35,062 36,014 33,858 33,785 32,663
Canada 43,000 41,596 41,554 40,608 NA NA
France 72,536 70,568 70,220 72,644 75,891 76,850
Germany 19,280 17,630 15,807 15,336 14,188 13,631
Great Britain 92,761 94,659 94,610 93,719 98,014 95,996
Hong Kong 9,153 9,018 9,083 9,136 9,188 9,822
India 28,209 27,957 23,845 25,321 23,591 21,473
Ireland 29,743 31,410 31,596 34,281 34,592 33,240
Japan 216,369 196,268 190,416 182,614 187,452 190,947
Korea 11,734 13,186 18,506 19,311 20,494 20,798
macau 12,296 10,890 9,583 8,988 7,454 6,676
malaysia / Singapore 15,434 15,292 15,755 16,249 16,967 18,756
mauritius 2,014 1,986 1,996 2,108 2,272 2,511
New zealand 31,363 31,363 30,981 31,757 32,374 33,750
South Africa 42,778 43,848 41,873 41,873 41,790 43,509
Turkey 35,780 35,282 16,683 37,773 41,833 43,966
United Arab Emirates 4,002 3,600 3,514 3,514 3,599 3,565
U.S.A. 445,218 428,048 421,380 419,884 410,608 407,554
Source : IFHA Annual Statistics
INTERNATIONAL RACES
Table 98. International Group & Listed Races by Country 2009
Country Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Listed Total Black Type Total Races Black Type %
Argentina 44 20.2% 51 23.4% 60 27.5% 63 28.9% 218 5378 4.1%
Australia 68 12.3% 85 15.4% 112 20.3% 288 52.1% 553 19326 2.9%
Brazil 29 16.8% 32 18.5% 43 24.9% 69 39.9% 173 4564 3.8%
Canada 5 6.8% 9 12.2% 21 28.4% 39 52.7% 74 4753 1.6%
France 27 11.5% 26 11.1% 57 24.4% 124 53.0% 234 4237 5.5%
Germany 7 6.9% 10 9.9% 31 30.7% 53 52.5% 101 1433 7.0%
Great Britain 32 10.8% 45 15.2% 67 22.6% 153 51.5% 297 6254 4.7%
Hong Kong* 14 43.8% 6 18.8% 12 37.5% 0 0.0% 32 733 4.4%
Ireland 12 11.0% 7 6.4% 42 38.5% 48 44.0% 109 1032 10.6%
Italy 7 7.1% 4 4.1% 17 17.3% 70 71.4% 98 4109 2.4%
Japan 22 10.1% 34 15.6% 66 30.3% 96 44.0% 218 17568 1.2%
malaysia/Singapore* 17 43.6% 6 15.4% 16 41.0% 0 0.0% 39 1578 2.5%
New zealand 22 15.1% 23 15.8% 31 21.2% 70 47.9% 146 2950 4.9%
South Africa 32 16.3% 39 19.9% 50 25.5% 75 38.3% 196 3756 5.2%
United Arab Emirates 4 13.3% 7 23.3% 10 33.3% 9 30.0% 30 199 15.1%
U.S.A. 113 15.7% 156 21.7% 219 30.5% 231 32.1% 719 49196 1.5%
Total 455 14.1% 540 16.7% 854 26.4% 1388 42.9% 3237 127066 2.5%
* - Honk Kong - Remaing 26 races are listed in Part II of the Blue Book
- Malaysia/Singapore - Remaining 37 Black Type races in Part II of the Blue Book
Note: Total races are for 2009, as 2010 are not available
Source: ICSC Blue Book
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