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Rule Change 8 February 2025

The Directors of the IHRB, at their Board Meeting on 11 December 2024 approved the following changes to Rule 148 (xii) which will become effective on 08 February 2025:

 

 

  • (xii) [TEXT DELETED]

 

  • A Trainer must maintain, in the manner prescribed, accurate, current records of the identity and location of each Horse at their Training Establishment or under their care and control at any other Location.

 

  • A Trainer must notify HRI within twenty-four (24) hours when any Horse:
  • arrives into or leaves the Training Establishment or the Trainer’s Care and Control,
  • is gelded, or

 

  • When a Horse is leaving a Training Establishment or the Trainer’s Care and Control, including upon its retirement from racing, the Trainer must notify HRI of the Horse’s new location and provide the necessary details of the individual(s) or entity taking charge of the Horse.

 

  • For a Horse to be eligible to run in a Race, it must have been under the continuous care, control and training of the Trainer at the Trainer's Training Establishment, for at least 14 clear days prior to a Race.

 

  • Failure to comply with these Rules may lead to sanction including but not limited to the cancellation of an entry, withdrawal of a Horse from a Race, a fine, and or disciplinary action.


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