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THE ECONOMIC IMPACT
OF BREEDING AND
RACING IN YOUR REGION
NORTH WEST (SLIGO/LEITRIM/ DONEGAL) THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BREEDING AND RACING IN YOUR REGION - Horse Racing Ireland
CONTENTS
FOREWORD                       04

REGIONAL ANALYSIS              06

THE ECONOMIC IMPACT            15
OF ONE RACEHORSE

ECONOMIC IMPACT OF             17
BREEDING AND RACING
IN IRELAND

SUCCESS OF IRISH               20
BREEDING AND RACING

REPORT PREPARATION             22
METHODOLOGY AND
LIMITATIONS

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NORTH WEST
(SLIGO/LEITRIM/DONEGAL)
                                                                 DONEGAL
                                                                                               DERRY

                                                                                                             ANTRIM

                                                                                      TYRONE

                                                                          FERMANAGH
                                                                                                   ARMAGH         DOWN
                                                    SLIGO
REGIONAL SUMMARY                                     SLIGO
                                                                                           MONAGHAN

                                                                      LEITRIM
120      Direct, indirect                                                           CAVAN
         and secondary              MAYO
                                                                                                          LOUTH
         employment                                       ROSCOMMON
                                                                         LONGFORD

19,072   Attendees                                                                                MEATH
                                                                                WESTMEATH                    DUBLIN
         at racing
                                                   GALWAY
€12m     Total direct and
                                                                                OFFALY
         stimulated
         expenditure                                                                           KILDARE

                                                                                   LAOIS                  WICKLOW

                                           CLARE

                                                                                               CARLOW
                                                                  TIPPERARY
                                                                                    KILKENNY
                                            LIMERICK
                                                                                                   WEXFORD

                            KERRY

                                                                      WATERFORD

                                                   CORK

                                                                                               Racecourses

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FOREWORD
                                      THE NORTH WEST FEATURES ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST
                                      SCENIC AND PROGRESSIVE RACECOURSES IN COUNTY SLIGO.
                                      IT’S THE CENTREPIECE OF THE RACING AND BREEDING IN THE
                                      REGION AND HELPS FUEL AN INDUSTRY SUPPORTING OVER 120
                                      JOBS AND OVER €12m IN ANNUAL EXPENDITURE. THE REGION IS
                                      QUICKLY GAINING A REPUTATION FOR PRODUCING TOP QUALITY
                                      RIDERS WITH A RECENT AINTREE GRAND NATIONAL WINNER
                                      FROM SLIGO AND A YOUNG CHAMPION JOCKEY FROM DONEGAL.

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It is a great privilege to introduce Deloitte’s    Deloitte estimate in this new report that         This document first provides a specific
Economic Impact Study into the Breeding and        Breeding and Racing plays an important role       overview of the contribution of horseracing
Racing Industry in the North West, for the first   in the rural economy of the North West region,    to the counties of Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal.
time capturing the contribution this industry      contributing over 120 jobs in direct, indirect    This is followed by an overview of the Irish
makes to life – social and economic – in           and secondary employment, and over €12m of        Breeding and Racing industry including the
counties Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal.               expenditure per annum.                            economic impact of the industry and the
                                                                                                     success of the industry on an international
Two years ago, in spring 2017, Horse Racing        The popularity of Sligo racecourse continues      scale.
Ireland commissioned Deloitte to quantify the      to grow, backed up by an impressive period of
up-to-date economic impact of Irish Breeding       improvements of the track and the enclosure,      This document
and Racing, and Deloitte’s report confirmed        and the growing popularity of Racing and          incorporates
the incredible dividend provided by the            Breeding in the North West can be seen by         summarised findings
industry with almost 29,000 direct and indirect    over 50 registered mares last year and local      from the Economic
jobs across the country, and over €1.8 billion     riders winning championship titles and even       Impact of Irish Breeding
in expenditure.                                    the Aintree Grand National.                       and Racing 2017.

From that report in 2017 – a summary               It all makes more relevant the issue of a long-   The full report can be
of which is contained at the back of this          term and sustainable funding structure for        downloaded at https://www.
document – we were able to measure the             the industry, which can allow it develop to its   hri.ie/press-office/economic-impact/
phenomenal international success of Irish-         full potential, increasing both the economic
bred horses and its export reach.                  and social dividend for the North West region,
                                                   and to that end we would ask politicians from
Domestically, the report calculated that 92%       all parties to provide the necessary policy
of the 6,777 registered breeders in the country    support for this to happen.
have fewer than five mares, and with breeders
in every county, trainers in most counties and     Brian Kavanagh
26 racecourses dotted around the country,          Chief Executive
it made sense to dig deeper and assess the         Horse Racing Ireland
impact of Breeding and Racing in counties
and regions across Ireland, and explore the
spread of that economic reach.

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REGIONAL SUMMARY:
                                                   NORTH WEST

                                  120
           DIRECT, INDIRECT AND SECONDARY
                                                                                 19,072
                                                                                 ATTENDEES AT RACING
                              EMPLOYMENT

                                                   €12m
                                                   TOTAL DIRECT AND STIMULATED
                                                   EXPENDITURE

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THE NORTH WEST REGION       While the North West region currently has a        The presence of Sligo racecourse is
                            small Breeding and Racing industry compared        particularly important, being the main
COVERS THE THREE COUNTIES   to other parts of Ireland, it does however, have   link between the local population and
OF SLIGO, LEITRIM AND       activities across all segments of the industry     thoroughbred racing. It is the most significant
                            indicating clear scope for development.            economic contributor to the breeding and
DONEGAL. SLIGO RACECOURSE                                                      racing industry in the region apart from
IS THE CENTRE OF THE        The industry is responsible for over 50            expenditure generated from betting.
                            full-time roles in the North West, with more
INDUSTRY.                   individuals involved when part-time positions      A total direct expenditure of €6m is estimated
                            are also included. In addition, there are a        to be generated in the region each year, the
                            further 225 individuals employed in LBOs           largest components being betting related
                            (Licensed Betting Offices) where racing            expenditure of €3m and racecourse and
                            remains the primary product.                       related off-course expenditure of €2m.

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    Indirect                           Direct                                                               RACECOURSE
                                                                                                            Sligo
                                                                    1         1
                                                                                                            CODE
                                                                                                            Flat and Jumps
         6         €12m                6                                €6m          1
                                                                                                            ATTENDANCES 2018

                                                                    3
                                                                                                            19,072
                                                                                                            FIXTURES 2018

                                                               Owners             Betting
                                                                                                            8
                                                               Racecourse         Off-course                AVERAGE ATTENDANCE 2018
                                                                                                            2,384
This €6m of direct expenditure in turn leads     RACECOURSE                                      The two-day meeting in early August shortly
to an additional indirect expenditure of €6m,    Sligo Racecourse is a particularly scenic       after the Galway Festival is one of the track’s
composed of the secondary business-to-           racing venue in the North West. Traditionally   busiest days. A series of theme days are also
business spending of suppliers to the core       a summer venue, the majority of meetings        staged to appeal to fans of other sports with
Breeding and Racing industry and secondary       at Sligo are held in the evening making the     days designated to the GAA, Sligo Rovers,
consumer expenditure, as those people            racecourse popular with locals and tourists     Sligo Rugby and the Ladies Gaelic Football
working in the core industry spend their wages   alike. Sligo’s eight fixtures attract almost    Association. Other notable fixtures include
on local goods, services and amenities. This     20,000 attendees each year, with an estimated   the glamourous Belfry Day, a Family Fun Day,
results in a total economic impact of €12m.      expenditure of c.€1m attributable to their      Best Dressed Ladies Day and Students’ Day.
                                                 on-course activities. The main components of
The core racing industry is estimated to         this are the general admissions and catering
employ around 50 people (FTE) in the North       spend of racegoers, alongside media rights
West region.                                     payments for provision of pictures to the
                                                 betting industry.

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The largest infrastructure project to have
taken place at Sligo in recent years is the
c.€100,000 track drainage upgrade, guarding
and soil racing surface.

With both Flat and National Hunt races taking
place, the racecourse provides important
opportunities for connections to run their
horses locally. Trade in the locality will also
increase on racedays as racegoers incur
expenditure in local shops, pubs, bars and
restaurants, with connections of runners
from elsewhere in Ireland also often staying
overnight in local hotels.

                                                  SLIGO RACECOURSE                               The numbers directly employed by the
                                                  Beginning in late April and running through    racecourse rises to 41 on a raceday and
Sligo racecourses’ eight                          to mid-September, Sligo Racecourse is host     the bar and restaurant concession holder,

fixtures attract almost                           to eight race meetings a year. August is the
                                                  racecourse’s busiest month with a two-
                                                                                                 Michael O’Hehir of the Glasshouse Hotel and
                                                                                                 O’Hehir’s Bakery, brings in an additional 25
20,000 attendees each year.                       day fixture hot on the heels of the Galway     people to staff the restaurant and bars.
                                                  Festival complimented by a stand-alone
                                                  meeting two weeks later.                       Locals Michael Walsh and Durkin Brothers
                                                                                                 Electrical provide raceday plumbing and
                                                  Kathryn Foley, as racecourse manager,          electrician services while Leslie Farm
                                                  is the only full-time employee but she         Supplies of Rathcormack, County Sligo
                                                  is supported by a grounds’ foreman and         supplies stable bedding for each of the
                                                  an enclosure caretaker, two part-time          runners, of which there were 520 in 2018.
                                                  positions. The racecourse provides further     In all, County Sligo Races has in excess of
                                                  employment to four casual track workers.       100 suppliers to call upon.

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NORTH WEST

 Stallions           Mares              Foals

     3               53                 29

BREEDING
The Irish Breeding industry is the first step
in the ‘production line’ of racing. Nearly
40 breeders are located in the North West,
with any bloodstock sale proceeds flowing
back to the region each year. Breeders are
spread across the three counties, and their
expenditure and associated employment form
an important part of the local economy.

The region has over 50 broodmares,
producing c.30 foals p.a., with the majority    Breeding revenue in the    HORSES IN TRAINING
of these sold as foals or yearlings unless
remaining in the region for breeding
                                                North West is generated    30
purposes.                                       predominantly from the     TRAINERS

Breeding revenue in the North West is mainly
                                                bloodstock sales of        7
generated from bloodstock sales, but a          c.40 breeders located in   OWNERS TOTAL EXPENDITURE
small number of stallions also stand in the
region who will also generate expenditure via
                                                the region.                €1m
nominations.                                                               TOTAL PRIZE MONEY WON
                                                                           €0.1m

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OWNERS AND TRAINERS
Racehorse owners represent the largest            MARK MCNIFF – STRANDHILL
single contributors to the Breeding and Racing    Mark McNiff is based in Strandhill, County
industry via their purchase of bloodstock and     Sligo and trains a string of 20 horses.
subsequent expenditure on keeping horses          Working alongside him are two full-time
in training. As well as supporting trainers       staff and the team also includes one part-
and jockeys, other industries throughout the      time employee.
Irish rural economy such as vets, farriers and
transport companies also ultimately rely on       “Our owners come from all over. We train
the expenditure of Owners.                        for a few based across the border in the
                                                  North, we have an English owner, a couple
Horses in Training                                of syndicates and the local racing club has
There are over 30 horses in training in the       a horse or two with us,” says McNiff who
North West region, mostly National Hunt           enjoyed his first winner, Allen Diamond, at
horses. This number represents the number         Sligo Racecourse in early May 2008.
declared in training at some point of the
year, so the total number of horses based at      The “keeping it local” theme remains to         Our owners come from
training yards is likely to be higher than this
as horses are only required to be registered in
                                                  this day as the vast majority of the services
                                                  used by McNiff are sourced in County
                                                                                                  all over. We train for a few
training just before being entered for a race.    Sligo. He uses local veterinary surgeons in     based across the border in
There is a direct correlation between the
                                                  Collooney and Dromore while bedding for
                                                  the stables comes from McHales Sawmills
                                                                                                  the North.
number of horses in training and the number       in Hazelwood.
of registered trainers, with c.7 trainers
registered implying an average number of          Leslie Ward Farm Supplies in Rathcormack
horses in a yard in the North West of around      is the source of the stable’s feed while tack
five. Due to the relatively small size of yards   comes from the well-known regional co-
compared to other regions, trainers will often    op, Aurivo. McNiff reaches a little further
supplement their income with agricultural         afield for his farrier who is John McDaid in
activities due to their rural location.           Letterkenny.

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NORTH WEST

Owners’ costs and prize money                    EMPLOYMENT                                       The single largest industry employer is Sligo
After bloodstock purchases, the majority of      The core racing industry is estimated to         racecourse, which has both permanent office
the expenditure of racehorse owners goes         employ around 50 people (FTE) in the North       staff and a track team. On race days dozens
to trainers. The trainers then pass it on to     West region. These are split approximately       of other individuals are employed to operate
other stakeholders both within the core racing   as below:                                        turnstiles, sell race cards, provide security,
industry and elsewhere in the local economy.                                                      run bars and a restaurant and perform other
                                                 Role                                    FTE      important auxiliary roles.
The total owners’ expenditure for horses
                                                 Trainers and stable staff                 15
trained in the North West is estimated as                                                         In addition to the core industry, there are
c.€0.5m, with the net amount reducing            Breeders                                  15     individuals employed in activities which, whilst
slightly as some is recouped as prize money.                                                      being reliant on the Breeding and Racing
                                                 Racecourses                                20
                                                                                                  industry, will also serve other economic
                                                 (including on-course betting and catering)
Financial return is not the main driver of                                                        sectors. Estimated at c.30 FTE positions in
racehorse ownership, either in the North         TOTAL                                     50     the North West, these will include vets and
West or any other region, with most owners                                                        farriers in addition to those working in other
not expecting to recoup their acquisition or                                                      sectors such as leisure and hospitality.
training costs. However, prize money plays an
important role in both attracting new owners     Whilst the c.50 roles described above are Full   Secondary employment represents those jobs
and keeping existing ones by ensuring owners     Time Equivalents (FTE), due to the seasonal      which are supported by the spending of the
feel they are being fairly treated, the sport    nature of the Breeding industry and event-       core industry participants in other areas of
largely being built on their investment.         focussed nature of racing these include a        the economy. This will include, for example,
                                                 considerable number of part-time roles. As       people employed in the service industry who
                                                 such the total number of individuals with        serve racing’s participants as they spend their
                                                 some form of employment in the core industry     wages in shops, bars and restaurants.
                                                 is likely to be significantly more than this.
                                                                                                  Approximately 225 individuals are also
                                                                                                  employed in LBOs (Licensed Betting Offices)
                                                                                                  in the three counties. Whilst the staff in LBOs
                                                                                                  also take bets on other sports, racing remains
                                                                                                  the primary product, even more so around the
                                                                                                  time of Festivals such as Galway.

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Irish Breeding and Racing Industry core,
directly related, secondary and betting
employment

 250                                          225

                           Total
 200                        345

 150

 100                                                       OISIN AND CONOR ORR – RATHMULLAN            Orr began his career with Group 1 winning
         50                                                Hailing from County Donegal, Oisin Orr      trainer Eddie Lynam and rode his first
                                   40                      is an up-and–coming star in Flat race       winner at the all-weather track at Dundalk
  50                30
                                                           riding. Crowned champion apprentice at      in early 2015. His first high-profile success
                                                           the conclusion of the 2017 Flat season,     came at Leopardstown on Longines Irish
   0     Core     Directly    Secondary     Betting
       Industry   related
                                                           Oisin has since forged links with leading   Champions Weekend in September of the
                                                           trainer Dermot Weld on the Curragh, an      following year when he won the €150,000
                         Source: HRI; Deloitte analysis.   association that has already provided       Irish Stallion Farms EBF Petingo Handicap
                                                           him with his most notable success on the    on the Tony Martin-trained Quick Jack. He
                                                           racecourse earlier this year.               rode 20 winners in the 2017 season to be
The Breeding and Racing                                                                                crowned champion apprentice and has not

industry contributes                                       The 21-year-old Rathmullan man carried
                                                           the world-famous racing silks of Prince
                                                                                                       looked back since.

approximately 120 jobs                                     Khalid Abdullah to success on the four-     Oisin’s older brother Conor is making a

in direct, indirect and                                    year-old filly Imaging in the Group 3
                                                           Gladness Stakes at Naas in early April.
                                                                                                       strong career for himself in the Jumping
                                                                                                       sphere. His first winner came in England a
secondary employment in                                    It was his first Group winner, a notable    week before Oisin’s initial winner at Dundalk

the North West.                                            milestone for every jockey.                 and his move back to Ireland late last year
                                                                                                       continues to pay off as he cements links with
                                                                                                       an ever-increasing list of trainers.

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NORTH WEST

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE                                These upgrades include the upgrading and           Breeding and Racing industry capital
Up to €4m is estimated to have been invested       remodelling of the first floor bar in the main     expenditure 2007-2016 (€m)
in capital projects in the North West in           grandstand to increase customer capacity
the last 10 years, primarily on racecourse         by 40%. Other significant works include the
improvements (€3m). The predominantly              renovation of the bar and restaurant, the
rural location of the racecourse and breeding      creation of an indoor play area, upgrading                  1.0
and racing facilities also means that capital      of the Owners and Trainers bar and a new
projects provide significant opportunities,        entrance building with turnstiles and toilets.
and subsequent employment, for local
construction and development firms.                The most ambitious part of Sligo’s
                                                                                                                       €4m
                                                   development plans, is the construction
At Sligo racecourse the first stage of a capital   of a new two-storey hospitality building
development project costing in the region of       overlooking the parade ring and track, which                                         3.0
€2.5m was completed in 2013 comprising a           will house a public restaurant on the top level
new Grandstand and several other ancillary         and bar and hospitality facilities on the ground
facilities.                                        floor with an extensive viewing area.
                                                                                                                     Racecourse     Breeders
The racecourse is also planning a series of
upgrades costing up to €2m.                        At Sligo racecourse the                                                  Source: HRI; Deloitte analysis.

                                                   first stage of a capital
                                                   development project
                                                   costing in the region of
                                                   €2.5m, was completed
                                                   in 2013.

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THE ECONOMIC IMPACT                                 BREEDERS

OF ONE RACEHORSE                                                                      TRAINERS

                                                    SALES HOUSE EMPLOYEES

                                                                                      OWNERS

                                                                FARRIER
                             EXERCISE
                             RIDER
             JOCKEYS                                                                  FEED AND
                                                                                      BEDDING
RACECOURSE
STAFF

                             JOCKEY’S               GROOMS AND HORSEBOX
                             AGENT                  DRIVERS

             VETERINARIANS

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The Breeding and Racing
industry supports a diverse
workforce encompassing
the core industry, directly
related industries such as vets
and farriers and secondary
employment. This workforce
has a broad geographic spread,
with breeders drawn from
every county and racecourses
and trainers also spread across
the island, all supporting jobs
in the rural economy.

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ECONOMIC IMPACT OF
    BREEDING AND RACING
    IN IRELAND

THE TOTAL DIRECT AND                            Overall economic impact – total impact

STIMULATED EXPENDITURE                                                  Racegoers off-course
                                                                            expenditure
OF THE IRISH BREEDING                                  Breeding
                                                                              €145m
AND RACING INDUSTRY WAS                              Gross €583m                                    Secondary
                                                      Net €489m                                    expenditure
ESTIMATED AT €1.84 BILLION                                                                             B2B
IN 2016, AND WILL BE HIGHER                                                                         €611m
                                                                           Core Irish                                    Total direct and
IN 2018.                                          Owners
                                                                       Breeding and Racing                                 stimulated
                                                                        Economic impact                                   expenditure
                                                Gross €176m
                                                                       Gross €1.05bn
The core industry is estimated to generate
                                                 Net €134m
                                                                        Net €914m
                                                                                                                        €1.84bn
€914m of expenditure into the Irish economy
                                                        €86m                                        Secondary
made up of the following components:
                                                                                                    consumer
                                                     Racecourses
•   Breeding contributes €489m through
                                                                                                    €316m
    public and private sales of bloodstock,                    €60m
    nomination fees and keep costs for mares;                                                                              Gross value
                                                          Government/        Gross value                                     added
                                                                               added

•   Owners incurred gross expenditure
                                                       off-course betting
                                                                              €378m                                        €803m
    of €176m, but received €42m back in

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domestic prize money, resulting in a net     •   Secondary consumer expenditure of           Overall economic impact of racing consists of:
     contribution to the economy of €134m             €316m as people working in the core
     (not including expenditure on bloodstock);       industry spend their wages on other goods   • Core industry – expenditure generated
                                                      and services within the Irish economy.        by Racing’s participants and consumers,
•    Racecourses, via the spending by                                                               including other administrative media
     racegoers, sponsors and commercial                                                             organisations which work exclusively in
     partners contribute €80m to the core                               2016    2018    +/-         the Breeding and Racing Industry
     industry. Additionally HRI receives direct
                                                  Bloodstock sales     €318m €352m 10.7%
     media and data rights income of €6m;                                                         • Other direct impacts – primarily off-course
                                                  Horses in Training    8,561   8,688 1.5%          expenditure of racegoers e.g. on food,
•    Government, via betting tax from off-                                                          accommodation, transport. For economic
                                                  Owners                3,663   3,817 4.2%
     course betting and the subsequent annual                                                       modelling purposes this expenditure is
     Horserace and Greyhound Fund payment         Attendances          1.32m 1.27m -3.5%            included in the core industry; and
     to HRI, represents a €60m contribution;
                                                  Off-Course Betting €51m €52m 3.2%
                                                                                                  • Indirect and induced – Indirect = business
                                                  Duty Receipts
•    Off-course expenditure by racegoers                                                            to business expenditure of suppliers
     (e.g. on food and drink, accommodation                                                         related to the racing and breeding
     and transport) is estimated to contribute                                                      industry; Induced = additional expenditure
     €145m.                                       The data used in this report is from 2016         from consumer spending e.g. individuals
                                                  to ensure consistency with the previously         working in the Breeding and Racing
This core Breeding and Racing industry input      released Economic Impact of Irish Breeding        industry spending their wages.
of €914m is then augmented by secondary           and Racing 2017. Analysis of changes in key
input of €927m as the initial expenditure         metrics from 2016 to 2018 indicate that the     • Gross value added – an alternative
filters through the economy, via:                 economic impact of Irish Breeding and Racing      measure of the industry’s contribution
                                                  in 2018 would be at least as large as that        that can be compared to national
•    Secondary business-to-business (B2B)         calculated in 2016 with all key metrics, bar      indicators such as Gross Domestic Product
     expenditure of €611m as businesses           attendances, increasing over this period.         (GDP), based on data from the Central
     supplying the core Breeding and Racing                                                         Statistics Office.
     industry source their own goods and
     services from other providers;

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The Breeding and Racing industry is also a        Irish Breeding and Racing industry direct, indirect and secondary employment (FTE) – 2016
significant employer across all regions of
Ireland. Core industry employment of 9,500 is
supplemented by an additional:
                                                                                                     Bloodstock
                                                                                                                   2
                                                                                                                                Total: c.28,900
                                                                                                    administration     Media
                                                           Governance and Administration                  88           101                Betting
-   5,700 directly related roles (i.e. heavily                    (inc. Education)
                                                                          340
                                                                                                                                      c.6,000
    reliant on Breeding and Racing but also                                                                                                    On-course betting
                                                                                                                                                                   1

    serving other sectors)                                     Racecourses
                                                                                                                                                     175
                                                                   333                                                                                 Caterers
-   7,700 secondary roles (supported by the          Jockeys, agents                                                                                     370
                                                       and valets
    spending of racing’s participants in other
                                                           225                                                          Trainers 3
    areas of the economy)
                                                                                                                        883
-   6,000 betting industry employees, primarily                        Secondary                    Stable staff
                                                                                                                                          Directly related
    in Licensed Betting Offices (LBOs).                              c.7,700                        2,816                                  c.5,700

The economic impact of                                                                                                         Breeders
Irish Breeding and Racing                                                                                                    c.4,100
in 2018 would be at least as
large as that calculated in
2016 with all key metrics

                                                                                                        CORE INDUSTRY
                                                  Notes:
                                                  1. Includes Tote and on-course bookmakers.              c.9,500                           Source: HRI; Deloitte analysis.
                                                  2. Includes Weatherbys Ireland and bloodstock
                                                     auctioneers and agents.
                                                  3. Includes Public Trainers, Restricted Licence
                                                     Holders and point-to-point Handlers.

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SUCCESS OF IRISH
 BREEDING AND RACING
THE IRISH BREEDING                      Public auction bloodstock values, live foals and standing stallions – 2016
                                                   USA
AND RACING INDUSTRY IS                                                                                      Public auction bloodstock sales
                                                                IRELAND        GBR
EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE AT                                                                                    Foals      Stallions

                                                 €703m
A GLOBAL LEVEL, DESPITE                                                      €258m         FRA
                                                                 €338m
                                                                                                           JPN
OTHER MAJOR RACING                                                                        €127m
                                                                               4,663
                                                                                                                                   AUS
NATIONS HAVING MUCH                                                                155
                                                                                            4,874
                                                                                                          €138m
                                                   20,600          9,381
LARGER POPULATIONS AND                                                246
                                                                                                309        6,564                   €323m
ECONOMIES.                                          1,789                                                      218

                                                                                                                                   12,638

                                                                                                                                    655

                                                                                 Source: Weatherbys; IFHA; HRI; Auction Houses; Deloitte analysis.

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BREEDING                                          Percentage of Top 100 rated horses by breeding and training location (%) 2016
Irish thoroughbred breeding is highly
                                                   25%
successful and influential on the global stage
in terms of production levels and, more
importantly, quality.                              20%       21.1
                                                                           19.3                                                                          19.3
                                                                                  17.4          17.4
Ireland is the second largest producer of                                                16.5
                                                   15%                                                         15.6
bloodstock by value, at approximately €338m                                                             13.8
                                                                    12.8
in 2016, making up c.18% of bloodstock                                                                                 11.9
                                                                                                                              11.0                11.0
auctions from major racing nations.                10%

                                                                                                                                     6.4   6.4
In 2016, the progeny of stallions standing in       5%
Ireland earned in excess of €43m in prize
money, approximately 21% of the global top
                                                    0%        Ireland        USA          Japan        Great Britain   Australia     France         Other
100 sire earnings, led by the “super sire”
Galileo (€19.9m, 1st overall).                      Bred      Trained                                                                Source: IFHA; Deloitte analysis.

RACING
In the 2016 racing season, Irish trained horses   While Ireland hosts significantly fewer races
won a total of 29 Group 1 races (Flat) and 47     in a year than other major racing countries,
Grade 1 races (Jump), while taking home           and is the only major racing country where
approximately €79m across all races globally.     there are more Jump than Flat races, it is still
Examining the top 100 rated Flat horses for       well represented in the top rated Flat races
the 2016 season demonstrates the Ireland          with the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes being
is the most successful breeding nation with       the equal second highest rated race in the
more than 1 in 5 of the top 100 rated Flat        world in 2016.
horses being Irish bred, with approximately
13% also being trained in Ireland.

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REPORT PREPARATION,
    METHODOLOGY AND LIMITATIONS

INTRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF OUR REVIEW                     publication of this report to persons other      the specific region in 2018. Therefore if a region     OUR RELIANCE ON INFORMATION
Horseracing Ireland (“HRI”) commissioned                 than HRI is for information purposes only        contained 5% of the horses in training in 2018,        In preparing this Report, we have used
Deloitte to produce this Report, which has been          and no person other than HRI should place        5% of Owners expenditure was allocated to that         information and data extracted from various
prepared in accordance with the contract dated           any reliance on this Report; and                 region (values based on 2016 expenditure).             published reports, which we assume to be
8 January 2019. The Report sets out the results                                                                                                                  reliable, to obtain the inputs into the economic
of research and analysis of the Economic             ·   We do not assume or accept or owe any            Racecourses – Expenditure related to on-               model which we used to estimate the economic
Impact of the Irish Breeding and Racing                  responsibility or duty of care to any person     course racecourse spend was apportioned to             impact of the Breeding and Racing Industry.
Industry on a specific region in the Republic of         other than HRI. Accordingly, any person          the region in which the racecourse is located.         In addition, we have used information and data
Ireland. Separate reports for 13 regions were            other than HRI who, contrary to the above,                                                              which have been provided to us by a wide variety
prepared in total.                                       chooses to rely on this Report, does so at       Betting – The industry’s income from betting           of organisations including HRI, other Irish
                                                         their own risk and we will not be responsible    has been apportioned based on the population           racing organisations, overseas Racing bodies,
Details of the methodology of preparing these            for any losses of any such person caused by      of each region – the more people that live             the betting industry and Government sources.
13 regional reports are set out below, but the           their reliance on this Report.                   in a region, the more betting will take place          The case studies included in this Report have
overarching principle is to allocate the national                                                         there. The population of each region is closely        been prepared by HRI.
results of the Economic Impact of Irish Breeding                                                          correlated to the number of betting shops in
and Racing 2017 report prepared by Deloitte for      METHODOLOGY TO APPORTION NATIONAL                    each region, which provided another proxy to           In all cases, we have relied upon such
HRI between the 13 regions determined by HRI         ESTIMATES INTO REGIONS                               validate this apportionment method against,            information and data as being true, correct
(and which exclude Northern Ireland).                As noted above this report apportions the            albeit not factoring in remote betting which           and complete and have not audited, tested or
                                                     metrics reported in the Economic Impact of           now forms a significant proportion of total            checked any such information or data.
Details of the methodology of how the national       Irish Breeding and Racing 2017, which reported       betting turnover.
economic estimates were derived are set out          data relating to 2016, into a specific region.
in the Economic Impact of Irish Breeding and         The data in this report therefore related to 2016    Off-course expenditure – the expenditure of            SPECIFIC LIMITATIONS OF OUR REVIEW
Racing 2017 (available at www.hri.ie) hence are      unless otherwise stated, and the approach            racegoers away from the racecourse has been            In accordance with our terms of engagement,
not replicated in this Report.                       to apportionment below has been taken for            apportioned according to the proportion of total       or due to our findings when performing our
                                                     the following areas of expenditure and other         racecourse attendance in that region, adjusted         work, the following specific limitations should
                                                     economic metrics:                                    for the major racing festivals where enhanced          be noted. As a simplification of any industry
USE OF THIS REPORT AND LEGAL                                                                              expenditure per attendee associated with these         an economic model of this type can only ever
RESPONSIBILITY                                       Breeding – An analysis of the location within        festivals takes place.                                 be expected to represent an approximation
Some of the matters discussed in this Report         Ireland of the ultimate vendor of all Irish sales                                                           of a real-life outcome. The model relies upon
are by their nature technical. The intended          at Tattersalls sales in Great Britain and Ireland    Due to the nature of these festivals attracting        information provided by stakeholders as well
recipient of the report, HRI, is familiar with the   and the major French sales was carried out,          racegoers from significant distances (including        as data published by the Central Statistics
issues, facts and other matters addressed and        so that the proportion of total sales for each       overseas) some of this expenditure will actually       Office. It is possible that industry linkages have
the Report was written with that in mind.            region could be estimated. The proportion was        take place in other regions as racegoers travel        changed since the publication of the Domestic
                                                     then applied to the total Irish sales figure for     into transport hubs and stay in hotels etc.            Use Matrix, but as the latest available data on
This Report is prepared for the sole and             2016 to give an estimated bloodstock sales           However, the level of information available            which to base our analysis the data used is the
confidential use of HRI and for the purposes         figure for that region. For example if the sales     means that analysis to this further level of           most appropriate.
set out in the terms of engagement. In               analysis showed that the proceeds from 20%           detail has not been possible.
preparing this report our only responsibility        of Irish horses sold went to a specific region,
and duty of care is to HRI. We did not, and do       that region was allocated 20% of the total Irish     Indirect expenditure – total indirect                  EXCHANGE RATES
not by consenting to publication of this Report,     sales figure.                                        expenditure calculated in 2016 has been                For the purpose of the international analysis
assume or accept or owe any responsibility or                                                             apportioned to the specific region in the same         and comparisons we have converted the figures
duty of care to any other person.                    The only exception to this is private sales, where   proportion as the direct expenditure of that           into euros using the average exchange rate for
                                                     known values were allocated to specific regions.     region compared to the total expenditure for           the respective year ending 31 December.
HRI has asked for our consent to making this         The remainder was then apportioned as per the        the industry in the Republic of Ireland. For           The sterling to euro exchange rate used for
report publicly available by posting it on HRI or    public sales methodology described above.            example, if a region constitutes 10% of the            2016 was (€1 = £0.79).
other Racing websites, and other appropriate         Stallion nomination income was apportioned           total direct expenditure of the industry in
distribution methods as agreed with Deloitte.        to the region in which the stallion was standing     the Republic of Ireland then 10% of the total
We have agreed to provide such consent on the        in 2016.                                             indirect expenditure for the country has been
following conditions:                                                                                     apportioned to it. It is therefore possible that for
                                                     Owners – The expenditure of Owners on                some regions this indirect expenditure may be
·    This report may not be suitable for the use     keeping horses in training was apportioned           significantly over or under stated depending on
     of any person other than HRI. Accordingly,      based on the number of horses in training in         the nature of the local economy.

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