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Thoroughbred Rules of Racing
Proposed Rules
RULE |
DESCRIPTION |
CONSULTATION CLOSES |
FEEDBACK TO |
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Multiple Australian Rules of Racing and LR 129 |
April 16, 2025 |
Rules Recently Adopted
RULE |
DESCRIPTION |
DATE OF INTRODUCTION |
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Provision for Nomination, Rider Declarations and Scratchings for Official Trials and new Protocol - Official Trials Official trial for unraced horses before start in a TAB race |
LR.72 & Protocol - Official Trials - May 1, 2025 LR.33(2) - August 1, 2025 |
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Maximum and minimum weights for handicap races |
March 8, 2025 |
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Multiple Proposed Amendments |
Nov 1, 2024 |
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Definition of Bloodletting and Horses that have had a bloodletting procedure |
May 1, 2024 |
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Horse behaviour prevents collection of pre-race blood sample |
May 1, 2024 |
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Rider cameras |
May 1, 2024 |
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Australian Rules of Racing amendments |
Feb 1, 2024 |
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Spread of Weights/Minimum Top Weight at Acceptance Time, True Weights, and Definition of Feature Race |
Nov 11, 2023 |
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Time for Horse Arrival |
Nov 11, 2023 |
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Limit on the frequency of starts a horse may have in set |
Nov 11, 2023 |
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Rules + new Codes of Practice |
June 1, 2023 |