Note the following overall numbers when reviewing
these lists :-
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339 Sires had a declared 2yo runner in 2009 of which 200
(59%) had at least one winner.
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1,084 = Number of Races (4 resulted in Dead-heats so a total of
1088 winners)
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11,709 = Number of Declared Runners = (10.8 horses declared per
race on average)
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10,592 = Number of Actual runners after Non Runners & Withdrawals
= (9.8 runners per race on average)
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3,039 = Number of individual 2yos that were declared to run (a handful
missed their only engagement)
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840 = Number of 2yos that won at least one race
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27.6% = Percentage of the 2yo population that won a race (Compare
to Sire's Winners to Runners %)
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9.8% = A good working figure for the win percentage (Strike Rate)
an 'Average' Sire should be able to achieve
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3.5 = The number of runs the 'Average' 2yo makes in a season
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