✨ Racing Rules Amendments
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 76
18 JULY 2014
Racing Act 2003
Pursuant to section 29 or section 34 of the Racing Act 2003, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Incorporated has made the following changes to the Rules of Racing at www.nzracing.co.nz with effect from 1 August 2014.
Industry consultation has taken place on these amendments and NZTR’s Board of Directors has sought the views of the Judicial Control Authority and the New Zealand Racing Board Dates Committee.
Deleted words are struck-out and added words are shown in bold.
These amendments to the Rules of Racing are:
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Rules 104 and 407: Definitions and Registration of Horses
This addition to Rule 104 and amendments to Rule 407(c)(ii) (Registration of Horses) are in response to a recommendation from the International Stud Book Committee to ensure any avoidance of doubt in regard to non-eligibility of a horse for Thoroughbred registration.
DEFINITIONS
104 In these Rules, unless the context requires otherwise:
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Genetic Manipulation means the biological process of altering the genetic constitution of an organism by human manipulation.REGISTRATION OF HORSES
407 (c)
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(ii) semen obtained from a stallion by any artificial means may not be used to reinforce a service, and any other form of artificial breeding (including artificial insemination, embryo transfer or transplant, cloning, or any other form of genetic manipulation at any stage of the horse’s existence) may not be used to produce the horse. -
Rule 333: Ownership of Horses by Rider
These proposed additions to the Rules would address any undesirable perceptions of New Zealand Thoroughbred racing’s integrity, which could arise when a Rider has an interest in more than one horse in the same race, by disallowing a Rider to ride in a race in which he or she has an interest in more than one horse in that race.
OWNERSHIP OF HORSES BY RIDER
333 (1) A Rider may own or lease a horse which is in training or entered for a Race only if:
(a) the Rider is not under the age of has attained the age of 18 years and or is not the a-Rider-holdering of a Class B or C rider’s licence; and
(b) (i) the horse is owned by or leased to:
(A) the Rider only; or
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