The RIB audit team recently caught up with Southland trainer Clark Barron regarding his audit. Clark talks us through the process and the preparation and shares some key learnings for the benefit of others.
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The RIB has identified opportunities for on-track swabbing facilities to be improved in some locations to ensure the integrity of the process meets a high standard. Appreciating that not all clubs have the financial means to implement significant and potentially costly changes, some clubs ...
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
The Racing Integrity Board’s Animal Welfare Team is seeking veterinarians that are interested in carrying out audits at Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing stables and greyhound kennels.
Veterinary Auditor’s FunctionÂ
The veterinary auditor’s responsibilities in ...
New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing’s 2023 Thoroughbred Welfare Forum took place at Cambridge Stud in May 2023, an event well attended by different racing industry sectors, government representatives, partnering organisations, researchers and the wider equine community at large.
The Forum was ...
Minister for Racing Kieran McAnulty has announced the release of the Racing Integrity Board’s reports into the future of the greyhound racing industry. The Minister had intended to seek Cabinet agreement to the reports public release early this year. However, this was delayed due to ...
The New Zealand Equine Veterinary Association (NZEVA) has recently amended the withholding times (WHT's) for prohibited substances for horses.
The purpose of the WHT list is to ensure that when a horse is treated by a veterinarian, both owners and trainers have confidence to compete in ...
On 10 May 2023 New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) released its new concussion policy.
With a growing interest and concern across sports, scientists and the public about the short, medium and long-term effects of head injuries, NZTR has implemented the concussion policy to
protect all ...
The Racing Integrity Board conducted routine drug testing at the Riccarton Raceway trackwork on Monday 1 May 2023.
All riders tested negative for controlled substances.
NZTR Implements Revised Code of Conduct
The RIB have now carried out thirteen announced audits of harness trainers facilities across both the North and South Island. The response to these audits has been excellent and we look forward to working with more trainers and HRNZ as the programme continues.
As the number of visits ...
The RIB has concluded its investigation into trainer Todd Mitchell and the horse Green Aeon which presented at racedays on 10th and 26th December 2022, and subsequently returned positive swabs for the prohibited Corticosteroid substance, Betamethasone.
On 26 February 2023 RIB Adjudicators ...
The Racing Integrity Board has reviewed and updated the Thoroughbred Racing Penalty Guide and Minor Infringement Schedule.
These documents are used to set starting points for penalties for offences set out in the Rules of Racing and takes into account previous cases.
See the links ...