Racing Australia Annual Report 2018

8 | RACING AUSTRALIA ANNUAL REPORT 2018 EQUINE GENETICS RESEARCH CENTRE The Racing Australia Equine Genetics Research Centre (EGRC) was officially opened on Monday 23 April 2018 by Russell Balding AO Deputy Chair Racing Australia & John Messara AM former Chair Racing Australia. Located within the Hunter Valley Equine Research Complex in Scone, Racing Australia now has a permanent presence in the heart of Australia’s leading Thoroughbred and Equine Breeding region. Through the establishment of this Genetics Research Centre at Scone, Racing Australia is proud to be returning to regional Australia some of the support it has always given the Australian Thoroughbred industry. The Racing Australia Equine Genetic Research Centre offers DNA testing to verify equine parentage and to identify carriers of known genetic mutations associated with specific colours and diseases. RACING AUSTRALIA Equine Genetics Research Centre RACINGJOBS.COM.AU Racingjobs .com.au is a web-based platform that allows employers within the racing industry to advertise positions free of charge, or via a premium paid service. The main aim of Racingjobs .com.au is to promote, encourage and strengthen employment within the racing industry and to assist both industry employers and job seekers. Racingjobs .com.au is owned and operated by Racing Australia. RELATED COMPANIES AND BRANDS RACING JOBS 1,270 Job advertisements placed 2,448 Registered job seekers 276 Premium jobs published RACINGJOBS.COM.AU (website traffic) 25,491 Average visitor (sessions) per month 8,978 Average unique users per month 73,283 Average pageviews per month THOROUGHBRED TRAINERS SERVICE CENTRE 11 Number of Horses Offered 488 Number of Shares Offered 527,389 Average pageviews per month THOROUGHBRED TRAINERS SERVICE CENTRE LIMITED (TTSC) Racing Australia is the sole member of the Thoroughbred Trainers Service Centre Limited (TTSC) (ACN 112 056 032). The TTSC holds an ASIC issued Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL No. 288-213). The service assists trainers, breeders and prospective Syndication companies comply with all of ASIC’s obligations when shares are listed for sale in thoroughbreds to the public. RISA purchased the TTSC in 2007 and when RISA was renamed Racing Australia in April 2015 the ownership of the TTSC was retained. Operations Chief Executive Officer: Myles Foreman ASIC approved Responsible Manager: David Connell RACING JOBS