WA GREYHOUND RACING AT A GLANCE
as at Monday, 1st December 2008
| CALENDAR YEAR TO DATE | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race meetings: | 270 | 267 | 247 | 258 | 251 | 253 | 283 | 348 |
| Races contested: | 3545 | 3507 | 3169 | 3051 | 2807 | 2800 | 2764 | 2885 |
| Average races per meeting: | 13.1 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 9.8 | 8.3 |
| Race starters: | 27365 | 27110 | 24464 | 22895 | 21158 | 21653 | 20738 | 20663 |
| Reserves available: | 4918 | 5056 | 4811 | 4759 | 4386 | 4122 | 3799 | 3696 |
| Number of greyhounds: | 1878 | 2041 | 1915 | 1711 | 1679 | 1671 | 1560 | 1540 |
| Trainers that raced a greyhound: | 193 | 199 | 223 | 228 | 216 | 202 | 191 | 202 |
| Owner groups that had a starter: | 1103 | 1197 | 1034 | 915 | 1148 | 866 | 817 | 846 |
| Trainer owned/part-owned starters: | 167 | 179 | 196 | 197 | 194 | 179 | 175 | 188 |
| Stakesmoney distributed: | 7817050 | 7330465 | 6234485 | 5148435 | 4431920 | 4261035 | 3754445 | 3446820 |
NB: The accuracy of these statistics has not yet been confirmed due to time constraints.