Not all horses are winners, but once your thoroughbred makes it to the racetrack, statistics show that it has a better than even money chance of winning prizemoney.

Below are some facts & figures relating to the 2008-2009 Australian racing season. (source Australian Racing Factbook - Australian Racing Board Ltd)

• Total prizemoney $421,095,890
• Incentive Scheme Payouts $24,118,081
• 31,659 horses competed in 19,438 races
• 367 race clubs conducted 2,681 meetings
• 4,602 metropolitan races & 14,836 country races
• 23,853 horses earned prizemoney
• 627 horses earned prizemoney greater than $100,000
• 47 horses earned prizemoney greater than $500,000
• 10 horses earned prizemoney greater than $1Million Dollars

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