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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT ON BREEDING AND RACING
Changes made since the previous edition dated 2015
Article 1 - RECOGNITION AND CATEGORIZATION OF QUALITY RACES (Group/Graded and Listed Races)
-	Rewording of § 3.2
-	Creation of a new Appendix (12) to Article 1
Appendix 1D of Article 3B - Model Breeding Clearance Notification (BCN)
-	Appendix 1-D : addition of a line
Article 3D - PERMANENT EXPORTATION
-	Amendments in Article 3D
Article 10A- RIDERS RIDING ABROAD
-	Rewording of § II b)
Article 12- DEFINITION OF A THOROUGHBRED
-	Addition of a new alinea 4.3.
Article 13- REGISTER OF NON-THOROUGHBRED HORSES
-	Complete rewording of the Article
Article 19- DISQUALIFIED PEOPLE AND HORSES
-	Addition of a new § IV
Article 26- TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION BETWEEN RACING AUTHORITIES
-	Addition of a clause
Article 29- LICENSING CRITERIA FOR TRAINERS AND RIDERS
-	Additional wording in introductory paragraph and addition of a new alinea 4 in the § 'General'
Article 31- ELECTIVE PERMANENT RETIREMENT OF RACEHORSES
-	Covers the elective permanent retirement of racehorses, and its international reciprocation.
Article 32- RUNNING OF THE RACE
-	Covers the general point that horses must be ridden to achieve their best placing, the prohibition of re-mounting in a race, and the definition of carrying weight throughout the race.
Article 33- HORSES PERMITTED TO RACE
-	Requirement on Racing Authorities to make clear the categories of horse entitled to race in that country.
Article 1(RACING). – RECOGNITION AND CATEGORIZATION OF QUALITY RACES,
KOREA (except §2)
MALAYSIA (except § 3.2)
SINGAPORE (except § 3.2)
SLOVAKIA (except § 3.1 (c) & 3.2 (c)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (except § 3.2)
Article 3(RACING / BREEDING). – TRACEABILITY OF INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENTS OF HORSES.
KOREA (except §4) LEBANON
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Article 3 B (BREEDING) – CLEARANCE FOR HORSES BREEDING PURPOSES
Any owner sending a stallion or a mare abroad for breeding purposes must inform in advance the Approved Stud Book Authority of the country where the animal is standing at time of exportation, supplying the relevant details and requesting that this Stud Book Authority :
APPENDIX 1-C DELETED
Article 3 C (RACING / BREEDING) – GENERAL NOTIFICATION OF MOVEMENT (GNM)
BAHRAIN (except Appendix 1-E)
Where the period of exportation is greater than the given limit shown on the Clearance Notification and/or the itinerary has been modified without consultation of relevant authorities and/or if there is no intention to return the horse to its departure country, or when the relevant Stud Book Authority regard all movements regardless of purpose or time frame as permanent, the Export Certificate or an electronic copy must be sent to the Approved Stud Book Authority of the country to which the horse has moved.
In addition, for the purposes of traceability, the Approved Stud Book should update the passport with details of any permanent movements, prior to export. Where this has not been done and the passport is in the importing country, the exporting Stud Book Authority may request the importing Stud Book Authority to make the necessary entry in the passport.
AUSTRALIA (except for racing purposes)
SERBIA, Bosnia & Herzegovina SINGAPORE
Suffixes Countries/Pays Suffixes Countries/Pays
ARG Argentina – Argentine LUX Luxemburg – Luxembourg
AUS Australia – Australie MAL Malaysia – Malaisie
AUT Austria – Autriche MDA Moldavia - Moldavie
AZE Azerbaijan - Azerbaïdjan MEX Mexico - Mexique
BAR Barbados – La Barbade MOR Morocco - Maroc
BEL Belgium – Belgique NOR Norway - Norvège
BHR Bahrain – Bahrein NZ New Zealand - Nouvelle Zélande
BIH Bosnia & Herzegovina – Bosnie-Herzégovine OM Sultanate of Oman – Sultanat d'Oman
BRZ Brazil – Brésil PAN Panama
BUL Bulgaria – Bulgarie PER Peru – Pérou
CAN Canada PHI Philippines
CHI Chile – Chili POL Poland – Pologne
CHN China – Chine POR Portugal
COL Colombia - Colombie PR Puerto Rico – Porto Rico
CRI Costa Rica PRY Paraguay
CRO Croatia – Croatie QA Qatar
CYP Cyprus – Chypre RHO Rhodesia
CZE Czech Republic – République Tchèque RUM Romania – Roumanie
DEN Denmark – Danemark RU Russia – Russie (up to and including 1921)
DOM Dominican Republic – Rép. Dominicaine RUS Russia – Russie (from 1992)
DZ Algeria – Algérie SAF South Africa – Afrique du Sud
ECU Ecuador – Equateur SLO Slovak Republic (to 2006)
FIN Finland – Finlande SPA Spain – Espagne
FR France SRB Serbia – Serbie
GB Great Britain - Grande Bretagne SRH Rhodesia – Rhodesie
GDR East Germany – RDA SVK Slovakia – Slovaquie
GEO Georgia- Géorgie SVN Slovenia – Slovenie
GER Germany – Allemagne SU Soviet Union (1922 to 1991 inclusive)
GR Greece – Grèce SWE Sweden – Suede
GTM Guatemala SWI Switzerland – Suisse
HOL The Netherlands - Pays Bas SY Syria - Syrie
HUN Hungary – Hongrie THA Thailand – Thaïlande
IND India – Inde TRI Trinidad & Tobago
IRE Ireland – Irlande TUN Tunisia – Tunisie
ISR Israel TUR Turkey – Turquie
ITY Italy – Italie UAE United Arab Emirates - Emirats Arabes Unis
JAM Jamaica – Jamaïque UKR Ukraine
JPN Japan – Japon URU Uruguay
KAZ Kazakhstan USA United States of America - Etats Unis d'Amérique
KEN Kenya UZB Uzbekistan - Ouzbékistan
KOR Korea – Corée VEN Venezuela
KSA Saudi Arabia - Arabie Saoudite YUG Yugoslavia – Yougoslavie
LEB Lebanon – Liban ZIM Zimbabwe
LTU Lithuania - Lituanie
Each Racing Authority must apply rules and procedures which seek to ensure that comprehensive and up-to-date records of the performances of horses in training in its country are maintained. These will include any performances for such horses prior to importation into the country, and where such horses travel abroad to race before returning home. The record of performances must include all the information laid down in Appendix 3.Where the name of a horse has been the subject of a change or changes, the records must indicate under which name the horse raced in each of its races.
Racing Authorities may, within their Rules, place responsibility on their owners, trainers or other relevant parties for the submission of the above information and for its accuracy. They may also attach requirements as to the necessary timing of receipt of such information.
Racing Authorities will make such information as is held by them available to each other, either by granting on-line access to the information or by providing such information on request.
As part of good racing management, a Staging Authority must also immediately inform the Home Authority, and make public any subsequent (i.e. post-raceday) demotion or promotion of a horse trained abroad (for example, as a result of a finding of a prohibited substance).
HUNGARY (provide data manually on the spot)
KOREA (except §4)
All therapies for a horse involved in racing or race training (including rest periods) should be based upon a specific diagnosis, administered in the context of a valid and transparent owner-trainer-veterinarian relationship, and given in the interests of the horse’s health and welfare. Following any therapy given to a race horse, a sufficient period should elapse prior to racing such that the therapy (i) is not capable of giving the horse an advantage or causing it to be disadvantaged contrary to the horse’s inherent merits or (ii) is detrimental to its welfare.
Article 6A - PROHIBITED SUBSTANCES
1. The objective is to protect the integrity of horseracing and the welfare of the horse through controlling the use of substances capable of giving a horse an advantage or causing it to be disadvantaged in a race, contrary to the horse’s inherent merits.
3. A sample collected under a secure chain of custody shall be split, where practicable, into an A sample and a B sample. If the A sample is reported to contain prohibited substances, the B sample may be analysed for those substances, either automatically or optionally at the trainer’s, owner’s, or Horseracing Authority’s request.
5. A horse shall be disqualified whenever the analysis of an official sample taken on race day demonstrates a positive finding for a prohibited substance as defined by the relevant Rules of Racing. The trainer of the horse shall be penalized except when he has discharged his responsibilities as described hereunder beyond reproach.
THE TRAINER’S RESPONSIBILITES
feeding, management, protection and security of the horses in his care
taking all reasonable precautions with the horses in his care to avoid their exposure to prohibited substances contrary to the relevant rules of the Horseracing Authority
keeping informed of the possible consequences of treatment given to his horses
Substances capable at any time of causing an action or effect, or both an action and effect, within one or more of the following mammalian body systems:
substances endogenous to the horse
substances arising from plants traditionally grazed or harvested as equine feed
15. Thresholds shall be recommended by the Federation’s Advisory Council on Equine Prohibited Substances and Practices, after consultation with the Association of Official Racing Chemists and the International Group of Specialist Racing Veterinarians, and approved by the Executive Council of IFHA.
• 0.015 microgram free and conjugated boldenone per
millilitre in urine from male horses (other than geldings)
• 0.1 microgram total cobalt per millilitre in urine
• 0.025 microgram total cobalt (free and protein bound) per millilitre in plasma
National Racing Authorities should provide an advisory regarding the use of cobalt-containing supplements
• 4 micrograms free and conjugated 3-methoxytyramine per
millilitre in urine
• 0.02 microgram free and conjugated testosterone per
millilitre in urine from geldings, or
• 100 picograms free testosterone per millilitre in plasma from geldings, or
• 0.055 microgram free and conjugated testosterone per millilitre in
urine from fillies and mares (unless in foal)
17. For any finding of a prohibited substance, the Horseracing Authority may decide either itself or at the owner’s or trainer’s request to examine the horse further.
18. The aim of signatory countries is that their laboratories should::
be accredited according to ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, and to the supplementary document ILAC-G7, Accreditation requirements and operating criteria for horseracing laboratories;
conform with the Guide for establishing the presence of prohibited substances (Part B of ILAC-G7)
meet the Performance specification of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (www.ifhaonline.org/default.asp?section=IABRW&area=7 );
take part in interlaboratory comparisons (clause 5.9(b) of ISO/IEC 17025 : 2005);
control the detection of legitimate therapeutic substances through the application of internationally harmonised screening limits which have been recommended by the IFHA’s Advisory Council on Equine Prohibited Substances and Practices and selectively adopted by the relevant signatory countries (http://www.ifhaonline.org/default.asp?section=IABRW&area=1 ; http://www.ifhaonline.org/default.asp?section=IABRW&area=6 )
control the detection of certain environmental substances through the application of internationally harmonised residue limits which have been recommended by the IFHA’s Advisory Council on Equine Prohibited Substances and Practices and selectively adopted by the relevant signatory countries. http://www.ifhaonline.org/resources/Feed_Contaminants_Environmental_Substances_Guidelines.pdf
19. With the objective of preventing infringements due to therapeutic substances, Horseracing Authorities may at their discretion:
make available detection times ;
give forewarning of new or modified tests
provide an analytical service to establish whether a sample from a horse entered to race contains specified substances.
ARGENTINA (except § 10)
CANADA (except § 5, 10, 16,18 5th & 6th alinea)
CHILE (except § 10)
JAPAN (except § 16)
KOREA (except § 14 & 18)
SAUDI ARABIA (except § 10)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (except § 5, 10, 16, 18)
Article 6B – GENETIC AND CELLULAR MANIPULATIONS
Modification of the heritable genome of a Thoroughbred at any time of its life will disqualify such a horse from being considered any longer as a Thoroughbred in racing, or competition activities.
Any gene therapy or cellular manipulation in a horse intended to race must not be capable of:
giving the horse an advantage or disadvantage in a race contrary to the horse’s inherent merits
being detrimental to the horse’s welfare.
The Horseracing Authority may, at its discretion, allow or disallow racing by horses or their offspring after such therapy. Any gene therapy for a horse intended to race must be fully documented in the horse’s passport or in such manner as required by the Horseracing Authority and shall be reported immediately to the Horseracing Authority.
Article 6C - PROHIBITED PRACTICES
The use of any unapproved object, device, behavioural activity, or chemical to achieve an inappropriate response, at any time during training or racing.
Subjecting horses to medical or surgical procedures outside of a valid and transparent owner-trainer-veterinarian relationship and those inconsistent with providing medical and/or welfare benefits to the horse.
Use of physical or veterinary procedures or medication treatments to mask the effects or signs of injury so as to allow training or racing to the detriment of the horse’s health and welfare.
2) SPECIFIED PROHIBITED PRACTICES |
The use of extracorporeal shock wave therapy in a manner that may desensitize any limb structures during racing or training.
Withdrawal, manipulation and re-infusion of homologous, heterologous, or autologous, blood products or blood cells into the circulatory system with the exception of those performed for life-saving purposes ,or the use of veterinary regenerative therapies for the treatment of musculoskeletal injury or disease.
the management, protection and security of the horses in his care
the avoidance of prohibited practices
Article 6D – MEDICATION IN TRAINING
GREAT BRITAIN (except …
Accordingly : §(c))
1.	Trainers must notify their domestic racing jurisdiction of the identification of horses in training with them and specify where relevant the exact location of such horses.
When a racehorse is out of training at any time in its career from the commencement of training to final retirement from racing, the owner(s) must readily be able to inform the domestic Racing Authority of the exact location of the horse.
If full traceability of any racehorse, whether in training or out of training, cannot be established at any time in its racing career, such horse will only be permitted to be entered in a race after a period of six (6) months in training with a duly licensed trainer.
The following prohibited substances, including other substances with a similar chemical structure or similar biological effect(s), are not to be administered to racehorses at any time in their career:-
(a) erythropoiesis-stimulating agents, including but not limited to erythropoietin (EPO), epoetin alfa, epoetin beta, darbepoetin alfa, and methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta, peginesatide, hypoxia inducible factor (HIF)-1 stabilisers and HIF activators,
a) The specified prohibited substance being exceptionally used therapeutically must be prescribed by a veterinarian for the sole purpose of treating an existing illness or injury, and the details of the diagnosis, substance and administration protocol must be recorded and supplied by the trainer to the Racing Authority. If the horse is not under the direct control of a trainer at any time in its career from the commencement of training to final retirement from racing, the owner is responsible for this notification to the Racing Authority. This system must be supervised by the Racing Authority's veterinarian(s).
b) A horse shall be ineligible to race until a minimum of six (6) months has elapsed after the administration of any of the substances specified in point four (4) above, and the Racing Authority must test to ensure that a horse treated therapeutically with any of these substances is free from the presence of such substances before racing.
c) A Racing Authority must record, within the details it holds of the horse in question, information which it has received on the administration to that horse of such substances under exceptional use for therapeutic purposes. This information must be included when providing details on the horse to a Horseracing Authority or Stud Book Authority in any country to which the horse travels (including within Racing Clearance Notifications), including in the case of permanent export of the horse.
d) The number of exceptional uses for therapeutic purposes and the details of the substances involved shall be notified to and reviewed by the International Federation annually.
CANADA (partially agreed)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (except § 2.3)
APPENDIX 4 – withdrawn from IABRW – Available on IFHA Website (link in Art. 6 § 18 5th bullet point
http://www.racingvictoria.net.au/asset/cms/Stewards%20Notifications%20PDF/135971%20RVL%20Gear%20Register%20Book%2010.pdf
GREAT BRITAIN (except § 3)
IRELAND (except § 3, 2nd sentence)
anything worn on horse’s legs
CROATIA (except body protector)
MALAYSIA (weighing out with breastplates)
OMAN (except body protector)
SINGAPORE (weighing out with breastplates)
Article 10 A (RACING) - RIDERS RIDING ABROAD.
I. - Except where Horseracing Authorities insist on issuing their own licence, whenever a rider goes to take part in a race in a foreign country, he may ride in that country without a licence being issued by the Horseracing Authority of that country provided that he declares that he is the holder of a valid licence or permit to ride and that he is not currently under any suspension or medical restriction imposed by a Horseracing Authority and that he is currently free from injury and fit to ride at that time.
In order to assist a rider in riding abroad, a declaration sheet in five languages has been issued which allows a person to state to the Horseracing Authority of the country in which he has come to ride :
This paper, signed by the rider and endorsed by the Official, is to be sent to the Horseracing Authority of the country where the licence has been issued, on the day after the race. The endorsement by the Official shall state whether or not the rider incurred a suspension and whether or not he had a fall. (Appendix 6)
II. - When a rider has been suspended from riding in accordance with the Rules of Racing in force where the race is run :
This suspension shall be total and shall apply to all races run under those Rules of Racing.
Unless the Racing Authority permits it, at the election of the rider, suspensions should not commence before the time allowed for the lodgement of an appeal and/or an appeal to be heard. Provided that in determining the commencement date of a suspension, the Racing Authority may have regard to the interests of racehorse connections who have engaged the rider for future racing engagements.
However, where a rider at the effective commencement of a riding suspension is already suspended by any Recognised Horseracing Authority, the new suspension shall begin at the commencement of the day following the completion of any previous period of suspension.
III.- When a rider is referred to the Horseracing Authority of the country in which he had ridden by the Stewards of the meeting or he appeals to that Horseracing Authority against a decision of the Stewards of the meeting, he should have the following minimum rights :
(i) to be informed, in a language which he understands, of the nature and cause of the accusation against him ;
(ii) to have adequate time for the preparation of his defence ;
(iii) to defend himself in person or be represented by a person nominated by him;
(iv) to examine witnesses against him and to obtain the attendance and examination of witnesses on his behalf under the same conditions as the witnesses against him ;
(v) to have the free assistance of an interpreter if he cannot understand or speak the language used in the hearing.
Furthermore, when a rider is charged under the rules of racing of the country in which he has ridden then he must, in respect of either the hearing of those charges or the hearing of a subsequent appeal or appeals, be allowed representation by a person nominated by him who has a current approval to practice law in that country.
IV.- The Horseracing Authority of the country in which the rider had ridden, must immediately advise the Horseracing Authority of the country in which the licence or permit has been issued of the original suspension and subsequently of the result of any appeal hearing and, if deemed necessary, request that reciprocation of the penalty be applied. Such suspension will then automatically apply in the country where the licence or permit has been issued, subject to the domestic rules of racing made in furtherance of Article 10ter below.
V.- Any rider in a foreign country must comply with the Rules prevailing in the country staging the event as they concern the display of advertising on rider's clothing.
INDIA (except § III (iii) and last sentence of § III "Furthermore, when .... practice law in that country".
Article 10 B(RACING) - OWNERS, TRAINERS AND RIDERS BANNED ABROAD.
I. - When a horse is entered in a race run in a foreign country, its owner, trainer and rider will be deemed to have knowledge of the Rules of Racing applicable in that country and to have agreed to be bound by those Rules. Each country must make sure that this obligation is published when its principal races are published abroad.
II. -	When a result of an original enquiry or an appeal hearing by the Horseracing Authority of the country concerned, an owner, trainer or rider is liable to be banned, the owner, trainer or rider should have the same minimum rights as laid down in Article 10. III above.
III.-	When a ban is imposed, the Horseracing Authority must immediately advise the Horseracing Authority of the country where the owner, trainer or rider is registered or licensed, of the original ban and subsequently of the result of any appeal hearing and, if deemed necessary, request that reciprocation of the penalty be applied. The ban will then automatically apply in that country, subject to any special conditions required by the laws of natural justice in that country.
Article 10 C(RACING) - RECIPROCATION OF PENALTIES
“(a) Subject to sub-rule (b) of this rule, any person on whom a suspension or disqualification has been imposed by any recognised horseracing authority is a suspended person or a disqualified person under these rules so long as the suspension or disqualification continues unless the [name of domestic authority] declares that the suspension or disqualification shall not have effect under these rules. An application to the [name of domestic authority] for such a declaration may be made by the person suspended or disqualified provided that he has exhausted all procedures for appeal available under the Rules of the recognised horseracing authority.
(b) Where a person upon whom a suspension or disqualification has been imposed by a recognised horseracing authority has made an application for a declaration under sub-rule (a) or this rule, the [name of domestic authority] have power to defer the suspension or disqualification under these rules pending their decision on the application.”
Where the domestic authority hears an application for a declaration that the suspension or disqualification imposed by a recognised horse racing authority not have effect in the domestic racing authority’s country it must offer the recognised horseracing authority the opportunity to be represented at that hearing. Such representation is to be arranged and funded by the recognised horseracing authority and its representative will be heard on any alleged failure to comply with either the rules of natural justice, the rules of the recognised horseracing authority or this Article, but not on the merits of the original decision.
In the event that the domestic authority does not reciprocate a penalty imposed by a recognised horseracing authority, it must, without delay, inform that recognised horseracing authority of its decision and provide a comprehensive statement of reasons why the penalty has not been reciprocated. Without delay means here within 7 days of the decision having been made unless there are exceptional circumstances which prevent this from occurring.
GREAT BRITAIN (except § II
and last sentence of § III)
SERBIA (except § II)
Rider’s Name...................................................................................................................................................................
Race meeting at which sanction was imposed.........................................................................................................
Date of race meeting......................................................................................................................................................
Race number/time..........................................................................................................................................................
Offence.............................................................................................................................................................................
Number of days suspension.........................................................................................................................................
Applicable suspension dates........................................................................................................................................
*Has the rider appealed the sanction YES/NO
Date by which any appeal must be lodged................................................................................................................
The Authority requests that this penalty be reciprocated by the Licensing Authority.
Date of Appeal Hearing.................................................................................................................................................
Decision of Appeal Hearing..........................................................................................................................................
Number of days suspension (if any)...........................................................................................................................
Applicable suspension dates (if any)..........................................................................................................................
Article 10 D. – SUSPENSION OF HORSES.
HONG KONG (except Art. 10 § II b, § III last alinea)
INDIA (except Art 10 § III)
JAPAN (except Art. 10 § II b)
KOREA (except Art. 10 § II b)
MACAU (except Art. 10 § II b,
§ III iii & last alinea)
Article 11 A (RACING) - TREATMENT FOR RACING PURPOSES OF HORSES' AGES
Racing Authorities may, for racing purposes, describe horses as being of an age which is not consistent with their actual age. In calculating the age of horses for racing purposes, they may make reference to a notional date on which the ages of horses are deemed to increase by one year. For example, most Racing Authorities in the Northern Hemisphere deem January 1st to be the date on which the described age of horses increases: horses foaled between January 1st and December 31st 2010 will be deemed to be yearlings between January 1st and December 31st 2011, and become 2-year-olds on January 1st 2012. Most Racing Authorities in the Southern Hemisphere deem July 1st or August 1st to be the relevant date.
When an Authority receives a race entry for a horse born abroad, it may wish to treat the horse, for purposes of race qualification, weight allocation, etc., as being of a different age from that described by that horse’s Home Authority. By way of illustration, one such treatment is shown as Appendix 7.
In order to give Staging Authorities the means to determine whether or not different treatment should be applicable, Home Authorities must, on request, make available to the Staging Authority not only the described ages of horses entered in that country, but also their dates of foaling.
REMISES DE POIDS ACCORDEES (en kilos) aux chevaux nés entre le 1er juillet et le 31 décembre
par rapport aux poids portés par les chevaux du même âge, nés entre le 1er janvier et le 30 juin.
Jusqu'à 1.200 m inclus
2 ans.........
4 ans.........
1.200 m jusqu'à
1.600 m jusqu'à
2.000 m jusqu'à
2.400 m jusqu'à
Supérieure à 3000 m
Note : Les âges indiqués ci-dessus correspondent à ceux de l’hémisphère nord.
2 y o..........
3 y o..........
4 y o..........
Note : The ages shown are those which apply in the Northern Hemisphere.
Article 11 B (RACING) - MINIMUM STANDARD GUIDELINES ON USE OF THE WHIP
- Using the whip on any part of the horse’s head or in the vicinity of the head.
SINGAPORE (except ... with the arm above shoulder height)
1.2	Where the dam has been imported into the country where the foal is born, either permanently or for a temporary period not exceeding nine months, an export certificate or BCN (as appropriate) must have been lodged before the foal may be registered.
4.3	For the avoidance of any doubt, both the details of the mating (as set out in 4.1 above) and the details of the foaling (as set out in 4.2 above) must be provided to the Stud Book Authority in order for the foal to be registered.
LIST OF APPROVED STUD BOOKS (64)
COSTA RICA (1989-2004) GUATEMALA (1949-2004) THAILAND (1988-2015)
ISRAEL (1977-2008) KAZAKHSTAN (2006-2017)
LIST OF KNOWN EMERGING STUD BOOKS (15)
ALGERIA INDONESIA MALTA
ANTIGUA IRAN MONGOLIA
ESTONIA KYRGYZSTAN PAKISTAN
GEORGIA KUWAIT SRI LANKA
ISRAEL LIBYA VIETNAM
1.1 A Non Thoroughbred Register is a Racing Register of thoroughbred type racehorses which do not qualify for acceptance in an Approved Stud Book at the time of registration.
1.2 A Non Thoroughbred Register is kept to enable the promotion of racehorses to Thoroughbred status using the 'eight Thoroughbred crosses' process, subject to the final approval of ISBC
1.3 Racehorses recorded in a Non Thoroughbred Register should be permitted to race nationally, both against other NTR horses and against Thoroughbreds, unless specifically excluded by the race conditions
1.5 A Non Thoroughbred Register may only be kept by the Approved Thoroughbred Stud Book in that country(ies). That country must be a signatory to Article 13.
Acceptance of broodmares and stallions in the register.
2.1 The criteria for the acceptance of broodmares and stallions to a Non Thoroughbred Register should be clearly defined in the Rules of that register. The criteria must include the following:
2.1.1 A requirement that any evidence of artificial breeding at any point in its pedigree would automatically exclude a horse from the register.
2.1.2 A statement that the inclusion of a horse from the Non Thoroughbred Register of another country may only be accepted with the bilateral agreement of both Stud Book Authorities.
Conditions for recording produce in the register.
3.1 In order for a horse to be recorded in a Non Thoroughbred Register, either the sire or the dam must be a Thoroughbred at every cross. Where relevant, the name of the breed must be mentioned.
[Note for clarification: This rule will apply only to horses registered from 2016 onwards. It is recognised that this requirement did not exist historically]
3.2 The conditions for recording the produce of broodmares in the register should follow identically the conditions contained in Article 12 (excluding section 1).
Promotion of horses from a register to an approved Thoroughbred Stud Book.
4.1.1 A horse may be promoted from a Non Thoroughbred Register to a Thoroughbred Stud Book only when the following conditions are all satisfied :
4.1.1.1 the pedigree of the horse demonstrates eight Thoroughbred crosses consecutively including the cross of which it is the progeny,
4.1.1.2 the pedigree of the horse contains animals which can show such performances in races open to Thoroughbreds, in both the Thoroughbred and non-Thoroughbred sections of its pedigree, as to warrant its assimilation with Thoroughbreds.
4.1.2 Details of any promotion must be published in an Addendum to the Thoroughbred Stud Book, with a reference to the date of the ISBC meeting at which approval of the promotion was granted.
4.2.1 Thoroughbred cross. A cross, or mating, in which either the sire or the dam is in the category of horse described in Article 12.1.1. (ie a Thoroughbred)
4.2.2.1. In general, the area in which the performances should be seen is the non-Thoroughbred line. This will usually be the tail female line.
4.2.2.2. In general, the performances mentioned in 4.2.2.1 above should be found within the first three generations from the foal.
4.2.2.3. In considering the performances of a mare or stallion the performances of their other progeny may be taken into account.
4.2.3 Vehicle horses. Mares or Stallions which are the product of seven consecutive Thoroughbred crosses, and which ISBC have unanimously agreed that the produce of which, when mated with a Thoroughbred, may be considered to have Thoroughbred status. Such stallions or mares should be indicated as such in the Register.
Note: Details of recognition of vehicle status must be published in an Addendum to the Non Thoroughbred Register, with a reference to the date of the ISBC meeting at which approval was granted.
The Non Thoroughbred Register must be regularly published or made available in electronic form
CYPRUS (except § 3.1.)
GREAT BRITAIN(except § 3.1.)
IRELAND(except § 3.1.)
(except § 1, 3, 5 –
no Non-Thoroughbred SB)
I The registration of a name for a horse can only be made by or with approval of the competent Authority
3 - they are the name of a public person, without that person’s or their family’s permission, or names of commercial significance without the appropriate permission,
CANADA (except § IV 3, 5 & 7)
(except § IV 5)
(except § IV 3 & 5)
(except § I & IV 7)
(except § IV 3, 5 & 7)
(except § IV 3, 4 & 5)
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (except § IV 3, 5 & 7)
2.1 The Stud Book Authority certifying the Thoroughbred, being the only Authority permitted to issue the original passport or any subsequent duplicates, must produce a passport which certifies:
2.2. The document should be printed in the principal language of the issuing Authority. It is a requirement that the principal information held within the document is also translated into English.
BELGIUM (except 1st sentence)
KOREA (except §4) LEBANON MACAU
I.	Racing Authorities may disqualify people and/or horses from participation in racing in their country. Some disqualifications may apply for a defined period of time; others may potentially be lifted at any time – for example, upon payment of an outstanding debt.
III.	Equally, Racing Authorities, when considering the possible future participation in racing in their country of a person or horse, may wish to be aware of any disqualifications in other countries to which that person/horse may be subject. Each Racing Authority will make available to others information on which people or horses are disqualified and, where applicable, the expiry date of such disqualification. This may be effected either through offering other Racing Authorities on-line access to such information or by responding to specific enquiries.
IV. Disqualification of a person shall mean that during the period of the disqualification the person must not:
1. Act as a Steward or official at any recognised meeting.
2. Act as an Authorised Agent.
3. Enter, run, train or ride a horse in any race at any recognised meeting or any official trial, jump-out or test.
5. Enter any racecourse or training track owned, operated or controlled by a race club or any land used in connection therewith.
6. Race or have trained any horse whether as full or part owner or lessee or otherwise.
7. Share in the winnings of any horse.
Racing Authorities may provide in relation to one or more of the sub-clauses above, that disqualified persons may apply for permission to engage in conduct prohibited in that sub-clause.
In addition, Racing Authorities may wish to specify other restrictions, for example, but not limited to, the following:
Be employed or engaged in any capacity in any racing stable.
Enter any stables or training establishment of any race club or licensed person.
Participate in any way in the preparation for racing or training of any racehorse.
Deal in any capacity with a racehorse, whether by selling or placing shares in the horse or otherwise.
Associate in connection with horseracing with any licensed person.
Where a Racing Authority reciprocates a disqualification, it shall do so on a basis consistent with the treatment of disqualified persons in its own country.
Article 20. – deleted
The international movement of horses both for competition and for breeding has increased significantly since the original adoption of the International Agreement on Breeding and Racing, in 1966.
The Horseracing and Stud Book Authorities (Horse Authorities) of the countries which are signatories to this Article recognise the need for scientifically based rules for the international movement of horses to prevent the spread of infectious and contagious diseases.
To this end they undertake to have the health principles contained in the health rules detailed below, applied in their respective countries on all racecourses, training centres, collecting centres and breeding establishments under their control, which receive foreign horses. They strongly recommend the application of the same rules to all horses, which may come in contact with imported horses and indeed to all places where horses are gathered.
Authorities undertake not to amend these rules in any way without consulting beforehand their counterparts in other signatory countries.
Rules, which should be drawn up in cooperation with the national veterinary authority, should cover the movement of horses between countries and, in the case of temporary movements, the separation into agreed groupings, the stabling and training of horses, whilst in the country of temporary import. Such rules aim to minimise the risk of disease introduction into, and disease spread within, a country and between countries.
All Authorities should be aware of the publication “Guidelines to Facilitate the Temporary Movement of Registered Racehorses for International Races” adopted by the 36th Conference of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA), October 2002. The Guidelines serve as a basis for discussion with each country’s veterinary authorities in order to achieve international harmonisation Updated Guidelines are available on line at :
www.horseracingintfed.com/resources/Guidelines_2002.pdf
All horses must fully meet the import conditions of the importing country (unless there is an agreed dispensation) and must be accompanied by health certification, issued by the National Veterinary Authorities of the exporting country. The health certification must conform with that agreed between the National Veterinary Authorities of the exporting and importing countries and must include a detailed description of the horses being certified. This may be by reference to a passport, or another official identification document. In these cases, the number of the identification document and the name of the validating authority must be included on the health certification.
Horses should travel with their passport, or another official identification document validated by an approved Horse Authority which is signatory to this Agreement.
Prior to racing or breeding, the passport, or other official identification document, issued by an approved Horse Authority which is a signatory to this Agreement, must be inspected by the relevant Authority in the importing country to confirm the identity of the horse.
Standard Operating Procedures should be established in cooperation with the National Veterinary Authority and should cover biosecurity, management of stables and training of imported horses. All persons associated with the horses should be made aware of them.
Imported horses should be held under the supervision of an Approved Veterinary Surgeon who should be responsible for ensuring compliance with agreed protocols and Standard Operating Procedures.
Standard Operating Procedures should set out the responsibilities of the Approved Veterinary Surgeon and should cover the use of local staff, facilities and equipment. They should also clearly define responsibilities and lines of communication.
The Approved Veterinary Surgeon or his/her approved delegate should be responsible for confirming the identity of imported horses, carrying out daily health inspections, including monitoring rectal temperatures (which should be taken and recorded twice daily) and for ensuring overall compliance with Standard Operating Procedures.
The Approved Veterinary Surgeon should liaise closely with the National Veterinary Authorities of the importing country and the Horse Authorities. The Approved Veterinary Surgeon should report, immediately, any significant signs of contagious or infectious disease.
Horse Authorities should advise connections of horses, and their shipping agents, to be aware of national and international welfare legislation and to give careful consideration to the welfare of horses when they are being transported.
Horses should be accompanied by personnel who are experienced in transporting horses by the method of transport being used and who are familiar with emergency procedures. There should be sufficient personnel to cover any emergencies that might occur.
Subsequent to their arrival at their destination and prior to commencing training and racing, horses should be inspected by an Approved Veterinary Surgeon to ensure that they are in a suitable condition to resume training or racing and are free from signs of infectious and contagious disease.
* Office International des Epizooties,
* International Air Transport Association,
Horseracing and Stud Book Authorities (Horse Authorities) should be aware of their National Veterinary Authority’s vaccination requirements.
A record, endorsed in writing by the administering veterinary surgeon, detailing the date of vaccination, the vaccine type and the batch number should be made, and should appear in the passport where one exists.
This record should accompany the horse and be made available to the relevant Authorities when required.
- It is agreed that the International Collating Centre shall send, to the Secretariat of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities, its Quarterly Report as well as Interim Reports, for circulation to all its members.
- Every Horseracing and Stud Book Authority in conjunction with the country's Thoroughbred Breeders Association, shall appoint one veterinarian, who will be the official contact with the International Collating Centre.
Horseracing and Stud Book Authorities should permanently liaise with their National Veterinary Authorities regarding measures to prevent spread or entry of disease.
*International Breeders’ Meeting,
Suffolk CB8 7UU,
Email: amanda.tanner@aht.org.uk
Horseracing Authorities should ensure that they implement appropriate measures to enable them to share personal data relating to licensed persons and owners with other horseracing authorities for licensing and other purposes, in compliance with any relevant data protection regulations. Medical information about riders must be treated with specific caution, and it may be necessary to get specific consent from the rider to share their data. Authorities may wish to consider sharing such information only between Chief Medical Officers. For the avoidance of doubt, there is no obligation on a racing authority to share personal data in circumstances where it would breach their national or other relevant laws. Horseracing Authorities requesting personal data in relation to licensed persons and owners should provide information and assistance as necessary to allow a disclosing Horseracing Authority to satisfy itself that personal data is permitted to be shared.
Article 27 (RACING) - GUIDELINES TO HORSERACING AUTHORITIES ON THE PRINCIPLES
-	be accredited according to ISO/IEC 17025, General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, -	take part in interlaboratory comparisons (clause 5.9(b) of ISO/IEC 17025 : 2005);
BRAZIL (except § 1 & 4)
GREAT BRITAIN (updated App. B)
HONG KONG (except § 4 third sentence from "and the medical adviser's conclusions …" ; updated App. B ; except App. 10C 4)
IRELAND (except App. 10C 2)
APPENDIX 10 B
GUIDELINE STANDARDS OF RIDING EQUIPMENT
GREAT BRITAIN A only EN1384:1997 and PAS015:
1994 HONG KONG A, C or D
2. Safety Vests
GREAT BRITAIN A and D only
HONG KONG A, C or D 2 pounds
SLOVAKIA A, D 1 kilo
SWEDEN A, D 1 kilo
USA Up to 3 pounds for safety vest and helmet
APPENDIX 10 C
JAPAN (except § 5 of Trainers Experience and Qualifications Section ; all Facilities section ; all Riders Experience and Qualification Section)
To avoid confusion and misunderstanding when horses race internationally, therefore, Racing Authorities will make available to others clear information on the Rules relating to headgear which apply in their countries, either by granting on-line access to the information or by providing it on request. It is strongly recommended that this includes graphical representations of the types of headgear permitted, (an example is shown below), to help avoid misunderstandings caused by varied terminology.
Racing Authorities may establish a system under which they record the elective permanent retirement from racing of a racehorse, for example on the strength of a request, formally expressed by the horse’s owner, and accepted by the Racing Authority, that the horse should not race again.
should place a requirement on the owners of any horse the subject of such restrictions to make any purchaser of the horse aware thereof
may adopt a system for the lodgement and registration of agreements between seller and buyer that the horse should not race again. To address subsequent sales of the horse, Racing Authorities may wish to include the following Model Clause into their agreement form:
The Buyer agrees that, on any sale, lease, trust creation or any other disposition of the horse, he shall procure that the Buyer, lessee, beneficiary or other person to be legally or beneficially entitled to an interest in the horse, shall enter into a direct agreement with the Seller agreeing to be bound by the Rules of Racing from time to time in force and to observe and perform Clauses 1 – 6 inclusive of the Conditions, so that both the buyer and all subsequent owners of the horse shall be bound by the said Conditions.
The Seller and the Buyer hereby jointly and irrevocably apply to the (Racing Authority) for notice of the restrictions contained within this agreement to be registered against the horse on their records and on the horse’s passport, and the passport for the horse shall be so endorsed prior to the buyer receiving the passport
make clear within the document used to record the owner’s request that other Racing Authorities may be requested to reciprocate the restriction on running, but that a Racing Authority may, at its discretion and with veterinary clearance, rescind the restriction under exceptional circumstances
through liaison with the Stud Book Authority (where separate) of the country in which the horse was in training at the point of retirement, ensure that such retirements are recorded in the horse’s passport or other official document and, in the event of permanent exportation, into the horse’s Export Certificate*
include mention of the retirement within any Racing Clearance Notifications for the horse.
Horses must be ridden to achieve their best placing in a race.
Carrying Weight Throughout the Race
AUSTRALIA (except § 3)
IRELAND (except § 3)
MALAYSIA (except § 3)
OMAN (except § 3)
SINGAPORE (except § 3)