Dennis Mills - Committed to the future of horse racing.
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Statistics - Total North American Handle by Year
| Handle | Races & Starts | Foal Crop | ||
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| United States | Canada | Puerto Rico | |||||||||
| Year | On | Off | Total | % Change | On | Off | Total | On | Off | Total | Total* |
| 1990 | - | - | 9,385 | 1.1 | - | - | 823 | - | - | - | 10,208 |
| 1991 | - | - | 9,393 | 0.1 | - | - | 804 | - | - | - | 10,198 |
| 1992 | - | - | 9,639 | 2.6 | - | - | 770 | - | - | - | 10,409 |
| 1993 | - | - | 9,600 | -0.4 | - | - | 731 | - | - | - | 10,331 |
| 1994 | - | - | 9,897 | 3.1 | - | - | 681 | - | - | - | 10,578 |
| 1995 | - | - | 10,429 | 5.4 | - | - | 795 | - | - | - | 11,224 |
| 1996 | 2,944 | 8,683 | 11,627 | 0 | 259 | 383 | 642 | 10 | 257 | 267 | 12,536 |
| 1997 | 2,703 | 9,839 | 12,542 | 7.9 | 217 | 310 | 527 | 9 | 249 | 258 | 13,327 |
| 1998 | 2,498 | 10,617 | 13,115 | 4.6 | 188 | 310 | 498 | 7 | 185 | 192 | 13,805 |
| 1999 | 2,359 | 11,365 | 13,724 | 4.6 | 161 | 278 | 439 | 7 | 238 | 245 | 14,408 |
| 2000 | 2,270 | 12,051 | 14,321 | 4.4 | 150 | 325 | 475 | 10 | 236 | 246 | 15,042 |
| 2001 | 2,112 | 12,487 | 14,599 | 1.9 | 153 | 387 | 540 | 8 | 208 | 216 | 15,355 |
| 2002 | 2,029 | 13,033 | 15,062 | 3.2 | 153 | 414 | 567 | 8 | 221 | 229 | 15,858 |
| 2003 | 1,902 | 13,278 | 15,180 | 0.8 | 139 | 397 | 536 | 8 | 218 | 226 | 15,942 |
| 2004 | 1,860 | 13,239 | 15,099 | -0.5 | 137 | 364 | 501 | 8 | 228 | 236 | 15,836 |
| 2005 | 1,741 | 12,820 | 14,561 | -3.6 | 144 | 424 | 568 | 8 | 239 | 247 | 15,376 |
| 2006 | 1,688 | 13,097 | 14,785 | 1.5 | 109 | 419 | 528 | 8 | 229 | 237 | 15,550 |
| 2007 | 1,670 | 13,055 | 14,725 | -0.4 | 132 | 375 | 507 | 8 | 206 | 214 | 15,446 |
| 2008 | 1,487 | 12,161 | 13,648 | -7.3 | 96 | 393 | 489 | 7 | 188 | 195 | 14,332 |
| 2009 | 1,325 | 10,990 | 12,315 | -9.8 | 87 | 403 | 490 | 6 | 162 | 168 | 12,973 |
| *In millions of dollars | |||||||||||
| -Source Jockey Club fact book. | |||||||||||