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Proposed Rules

RULE

DESCRIPTION

CONSULTATION CLOSES

FEEDBACK TO

Multiple Australian Rules of Racing and LR 129

April 16, 2025

Rules Recently Adopted

RULE

DESCRIPTION

DATE OF INTRODUCTION

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

Maximum and minimum weights for handicap races

March 8, 2025

Multiple Proposed Amendments

Nov 1, 2024

Definition of Bloodletting and Horses that have had a bloodletting procedure

May 1, 2024

Horse behaviour prevents collection of pre-race blood sample

May 1, 2024

Rider cameras

May 1, 2024

Australian Rules of Racing amendments

Feb 1, 2024

Spread of Weights/Minimum Top Weight at Acceptance Time, True Weights, and Definition of Feature Race

Nov 11, 2023

Time for Horse Arrival

Nov 11, 2023

Limit on the frequency of starts a horse may have in set
period of time

Nov 11, 2023

Rules + new Codes of Practice

June 1, 2023

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