“Australia is enjoying a golden age when it comes to the Thoroughbred industry,” Tom Reilly, chief executive of Aushorse, said. “We have a great funding model that gives owners a real chance to get a return on their investment and the sport has tremendous backing across society.”

The guide showed that average prize money per race in Australia–almost $46,000–is far higher than other jurisdictions such as America, France, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. The quality of racing matches the prize money. In five of the past seven years, Australia has hosted more of the top-rated Group 1 races than any other jurisdiction.

The guide also revealed that it is more affordable to invest in Australia than in Europe or North America with the price of the top colts and fillies significantly lower than in other yearling markets. The average prices for the top 50 colts and fillies over the past five years in Australia (US$763,289 Colts, $550,110 fillies), compares favorably with Europe (US$980,206 colts, $883,073 fillies) and America (US$1,006,980 colts, $828,520 fillies).

The Investor's Guide has been designed to be easily viewed from mobile devices at Aushorse.com.au, and printed copies, which have also been translated into Chinese, will be posted along with the Aushorse annual magazine.

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Australia hosts 72 races worth AU$1 million or more and prizemoney across the board has also surged by 82% in the past decade. These statistics and more are included in the latest Aushorse Investors' Guide, which was released Thursday.

Another key statistic out of the guide is that the average prizemoney per race in Australia during the last racing season was over AU$46,000, compared to AU$29,000 in America and Europe, and AU$20,000 in the UK.

“Whichever way you look at it, investing in a racehorse in Australia offers an unparalleled opportunity to get a significant return,” said Aushorse and Thoroughbred Breeders Australia chief executive Tom Reilly.

“When you look at the prizemoney here and in other jurisdictions where anybody can become an owner, there is simply no comparison. The guide has been very popular in recent years and we've received great feedback from people overseas as well as from trainers and syndicators locally who have appreciated having the stats to hand,” added Reilly. Click here for the Aushorse Investors' Guide.

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