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Statistics - Number of Races, Average Field Size and Starts Per Runner
| Year |
Starters |
Races |
Starts |
Avg. Field Size |
Avg. Starts per runner |
| 1950 |
22,388 |
26,932 |
244,343 |
9.07 |
10.91 |
| 1955 |
25,924 |
31,757 |
287,775 |
9.06 |
11.1 |
| 1960 |
29,798 |
37,661 |
337,060 |
8.95 |
11.31 |
| 1965 |
37,386 |
47,335 |
406,646 |
8.59 |
10.88 |
| 1970 |
47,778 |
56,676 |
488,326 |
8.62 |
10.22 |
| 1975 |
58,816 |
68,210 |
601,780 |
8.82 |
10.23 |
| 1980 |
64,506 |
68,243 |
593,849 |
8.7 |
9.21 |
| 1985 |
82,548 |
75,687 |
683,667 |
9.03 |
8.28 |
| 1990 |
89,716 |
79,971 |
712,494 |
8.91 |
7.94 |
| 1991 |
86,937 |
79,303 |
693,614 |
8.75 |
7.98 |
| 1992 |
83,404 |
77,712 |
669,967 |
8.62 |
8.03 |
| 1993 |
78,740 |
72,342 |
618,974 |
8.56 |
7.86 |
| 1994 |
74,955 |
70,699 |
587,404 |
8.31 |
7.84 |
| 1995 |
72,399 |
68,245 |
559,669 |
8.2 |
7.73 |
| 1996 |
70,450 |
64,388 |
534,861 |
8.31 |
7.59 |
| 1997 |
69,056 |
63,487 |
520,880 |
8.2 |
7.54 |
| 1998 |
68,697 |
61,293 |
500,710 |
8.17 |
7.29 |
| 1999 |
68,678 |
60,182 |
493,926 |
8.21 |
7.19 |
| 2000 |
69,569 |
60,872 |
493,682 |
8.11 |
7.1 |
| 2001 |
71,278 |
60,738 |
496,604 |
8.18 |
6.97 |
| 2002 |
72,825 |
59,896 |
495,228 |
8.27 |
6.8 |
| 2003 |
73,918 |
59,001 |
489,503 |
8.3 |
6.62 |
| 2004 |
74,206 |
58,858 |
487,428 |
8.28 |
6.57 |
| 2005 |
72,780 |
57,495 |
469,644 |
8.17 |
6.45 |
| 2006 |
72,729 |
56,902 |
462,937 |
8.14 |
6.37 |
| 2007 |
72,966 |
56,361 |
460,492 |
8.17 |
6.31 |
| 2008 |
72,638 |
55,069 |
450,095 |
8.17 |
6.2 |
| 2009 |
71,662 |
54,121 |
446,196 |
8.24 |
6.23 |
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