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ANNUAL NORTH AMERICAN RACES BY DECADE


Year Races

1910 6,501
1911 6,289
1912 5,806
1913 6,136
1914 5,849
1915 5,454
1916 6,098
1917 5,899
1918 3,968
1919 4,408

TOTAL 56,408
Year Races

1920 6,897
1921 7,250
1922 8,045
1923 8,991
1924 10,007
1925 11,579
1926 12,065
1927 11,832
1928 11,465
1929 11,133

TOTAL 99,264
+/- Previous Decade
+ 76%
Year Races

1930 11,477
1931 11,690
1932 10,835
1933 12,680
1934 14,261
1935 15,830
1936 15,344
1937 16,250
1938 16,243
1939 16,967

TOTAL 141,577
+/- Previous Decade
+ 43%
Year Races

1940 16,401
1941 16,912
1942 17,953
1943 16,094
1944 19,228
1945 19,587
1946 23,940
1947 24,884
1948 25,388
1949 26,832

TOTAL 207,219
+/- Previous Decade
+ 46%
Year Races

1950 26,932
1531 27,856
1952 29,051
1953 30,069
1954 30,467
1955 31,757
1956 33,445
1957 34,982
1958 33,325
1959 36,579

TOTAL 314,463
+/- Previous Decade
+ 52%
Year Races

1960 37,661
1961 40,744
1962 41,766
1963 45,449
1964 46,922
1965 47,335
1966 46,814
1967 47,811
1968 49,777
1969 52,315

TOTAL 456,594
+/- Previous Decade
+ 45%
Year Races

1970 56,676
1971 57,467
1972 59,410
1973 62,272
1974 65,312
1975 68,210
1976 69,480
1977 68,822
1978 69,499
1979 69,407

TOTAL 646,555
+/- Previous Decade
+ 42%
Year Races

1980 68,243
1981 70,882
1982 71,516
1983 71,007
1984 74,395
1985 75,687
1986 77,733
1987 80,382
1988 79,593
1989 82,705

TOTAL 752,143
+/- Previous Decade
+ 16%
Year Races

1990 81,279
1991 80,736
1992 79,249
1993 73,969
1994 72,344
1995 69,958
1996 66,308
1997 65,421
1998 62,912
1999 62,073

TOTAL 714,249
+/- Previous Decade
- 5%
Year Races

2000 62,877
2001 62,834
2002 61,933
2003 60,891
2004 60,792
2005 59,443
2006 58,851
2007 58,236
2008 56,975
2009 55,984

TOTAL 598,816
+/- Previous Decade
- 16%
 

Note: Figures from 1991 forward include Thoroughbred races in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Figures prior to 1991 include Thoroughbred races in the United States, Canada and, in some years, Cuba, Mexico and/or Puerto Rico.

Sources: Equibase Company LLC, and for data prior to 1991 Equibase Company LLC and Daily Racing Form