14 RACING AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2023 Each season horses retire and experience end of life outcomes. Racing Australia, The Australian Stud Book and the Principal Racing Authorities have dedicated teams who are responsible for ensuring industry participants comply with their obligations, regarding providing timely and accurate retirement information. This includes details about a Thoroughbreds second career, location, and the responsible person. To provide end of life notifications for all horses that are in an industry participant’s care whether they are an active racehorse, an unnamed Thoroughbred who has yet to enter training including foals, a Thoroughbred who has entered breeding or a retired Thoroughbred having a second career. The Thoroughbred Industry is actively encouraged to provide historical notifications for horses that were born prior to the establishment of retirement and death notification protocols that became Australian Rules of Racing in March 2019 and prior to the integration across the Australian Thoroughbred Industry of the Traceability rules which require regular updates on a horse’s location and responsible person until the horse moves into the care of a non-industry participant. Racing Australia, The Australian Studbook and the Principal Racing Authorities also encourage any nonindustry participants caring for a Thoroughbred to provide contact information and location of horses within their care to support Australia’s biosecurity efforts. This is described as second career updates, and includes change of carers, career, or location changes. End of life notifications are also encouraged. At all points of a Thoroughbreds’ life journey Racing Australia, the Australian Studbook and the Principal Racing Authorities actively encourage industry and non-industry participants to share information. Definitions: Breeding refers to Thoroughbreds that leave the industry for Thoroughbred breeding purposes Equestrian refers to Thoroughbreds that leave the industry for second ridden careers Official PRA Program is any initiative funded by the Principal Racing Authorities Other refers to Thoroughbreds who have been sent to a livestock sale, or where their official status is unknown or has been incorrectly categorised through the selfreporting system Deceased refers to Thoroughbreds that have died because of accidental or natural causes euthanised due to an injury or illness, unsafe to be rehomed or unable to be placed in a home. It includes euthanasia via veterinary surgeon and knackery/abattoir (except in NSW where Local Rule 114 prohibits Thoroughbreds going to knackeries or abattoirs). Other is where the official status is unknown or has been incorrectly categorised through the self-reporting system. Raced and retired indicates a horse has actively participated in a race during race season 2022 – 2023 and subsequently retired. Raced and deceased indicates a horse has actively participated in a race during race season2022 – 2023 and subsequently retired. Karen Day General Manager Equine Welfare and Traceability WELFARE AND TRACEABILITY REPORT
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