Racing Australia Annual Report 2015
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RACING AUSTRALIA RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT FUND
$20 from each Registration Application fee of $110
is allocated to the Racing Australia Research and
Development Fund for the purposes of research and
development directly associated with the Thoroughbred
Racehorse.
Using these funds the Board of Racing Australia
committed to funding a three year research consortium
led by the four Australian racing laboratories for
‘
The detection of Gene Doping in Thoroughbred
Racehorses
’. The project aims to protect the integrity
and welfare of the Thoroughbred and the racing
industry against the threat of gene doping, and will
concurrently develop and implement a preventative
strategy to promote awareness of the capabilities
developed to mitigate the risk of participants attempting
gene doping.
Racing Australia Research and
Development Fund
Actual Balance of Fund June 2015
$541,615
Committed expenditure 2015–2016
($150,000 per year of 3 years)
(Gene Doping in Thoroughbred
Racehorses research project)
($150,000)
Forecast contributions 2015–2016
$240,000
Forecast balance remaining 2015–2016 $631,615
Of stallions standing, 39 were shuttle
stallions which covered 4,580 (24%) of
the mares compared to 5,464 (23%)
in 2013 and 6% in 1994.
367 (72%) of stallions standing were
Australian-bred stallions compared with
437 (70%) in 2013 and 63% in 1994.
HORSE NAMING
Our Service Standards have continued to meet
expected targets with the following throughput by
the team:
13,698 foals and imported horses parentage
verified within 3 days in association with the
Australian Equine Genetics Research Centre;
1,680 horses exported with export certificates and
export passports produced in accordance with our
obligations under the International Agreement on
Breeding, Racing and Wagering;
1,468 horses imported, formally identified and
accepted for racing and/or breeding purposes;
11,890 horses named from 35,670 name options
submitted;
Where all information is provided and the naming
can proceed 100% of these name applications are
processed within the published 10 day turnaround
of which 72% were processed within 48 hours.
18 of the top 20 stallions by coverings
were Australian-bred.
