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Rexdale, ON M9W 5L1
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Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society
TRPB DIGITAL TATTOO PROJECT PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY
Conscious Commerce • September 19, 2019
FAIR HILL, MD (Thursday, September 19, 2019)
With the introduction of a digital tattoo system now less than four months away, the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau (TRPB) announced today that it has conducted technician training in 25 states and five Canadian provinces, and that more than 900
Thoroughbreds have already received their digital tattoos.
The new system is scheduled for full implementation by January 1, 2020. “Effective January 1st, 2020, all Thoroughbred horses that have not previously been TRPB lip tattooed must have a Digital Tattoo for race day identification,” said J. Curtis Linnell, Executive Vice President of the TRPB. “This Digital Tattoo indicates that the Thoroughbred Racing Protective Bureau has confirmed the identity of the horse and uploaded updated digital photographs to the breed registry database at The Jockey Club.”
The TRPB provides authentication of identity for every Thoroughbred racing jurisdiction in the United States and Canada.
The transition to the TRPB Digital Tattoo was preceded by a requirement by The Jockey Club which calls for any Thoroughbred foaled in 2017 or after to be microchipped prior to being registered.
In essence, the digital tattoo is an electronic validation of the identity of a horse performed by a TRPB Technician. The technician uses a scanner to read the horse’s microchip and that microchip number hyperlinks to electronic registration information consisting of high-resolution digital photos of the horse and its markings.
The Association of Racing Commissioners International (ARCI) passed a model rule regarding digital tattoos. The model rule states, effective January 1, 2020, the racing secretary shall ensure that the registration certificates for all Thoroughbred horses that were foaled in 2017 or thereafter have a digital tattoo prior to entry in a race.
Linnell stressed the importance of regulatory commissions and racing associations being familiar with the impending change. “With racing commissions, we want to make sure that they have rules in place that specifically reference the Digital Tattoo for identification to avoid scratching horses from a race come January 1,” he said. “As for racing associations, we are encouraging all of them to make sure racing office personnel understand the digital tattoo certification and are planning and preparing to incorporate digital tattoos for horse identification.”
Linnell said the current practice of branding horses on the inside lip will be discontinued at the end of 2019.
He also said that the new system has received encouraging responses when TRPB personnel and TRPB technicians have met with racing officials, regulators, horse identification employees and other industry officials over the course of the past two years.
“For the most part, they seem excited about Digital Tattoos,” he said. “They realize it will provide a more efficient and effective system of identification.”
The technician training has been held in: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wyoming.
The training has also been conducted in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan.
The TRPB, based in Fair Hill, Maryland, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America and serves as a national investigative agency in the horse racing industry with the goal of maintaining public confidence in the sport of Thoroughbred racing.
Additional information about TRPB and the Digital Tattoo is available at trpb.com.
International Thoroughbred Breeders’ Federation Invites you to attend aGlobal Webinar FREEOpen to all involved in Thoroughbred Breeding and Racing This major international industry event will take place on Thursday 18th January 2024 at 12.00 Midday (UK time)75 minsREGISTER HEREhttps://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_uH8AaQC7REOYev_GWsNlRQA link to the video recording will be made available to those who register but are unable to attend live. ‘An International Bloodstock Journey’The story of Kirsten Rausing and Lanwades Stud(ITBF Chairman) An exclusive film and interview telling the story of the businesswoman and Thoroughbred owner-breeder’s journey through the bloodstock world. From the pedigree-obsessed teenager, to breeding World Champion and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe heroine, ALPINISTA.The bloodstock decisions that made this happen! Live Q & A Session Equine Grass Sickness (EGS)A devastating disease with an 80% fatality rate that can occur anywhere in temperate areas of the world where equids are kept. Cases go back over 100 years, but the cause remains unknown. Research hampered by a lack of samples from EGS cases and co-grazer control - our presenters explain how we can aid critical research progress, leading to a worldwide understanding of the triggers and causes of the disease - and in turn, the answers that will ultimately protect equines in the future.Dr Richard Newton MRCVS, MSc, PhD and FRCVSDirector of Epidemiology & Disease Surveillance, Equine Infectious Disease Surveillance Dr Beth Wells PhDPrincipal Research Scientist, Moredun Research Institute Live Q & A Session
Thank you for taking the time to participate in the post-pandemic horse racing economic impact study. Your input, through this survey, will help ensure that the study captures a diverse range of data that accurately reflects the industry’s economic footprint. This initiative will help us assess how the horse racing landscape has changed since 2019. The more horse owners, breeders and trainers that participate, the more representative the data will be in estimating the sector’s contribution to Ontario’s economy.
2023 December 31 - After serving twenty-three years on the CTHS Ontario Board of Directors, Peter Berringer the current President has elected to step down from the Board. “After considerable thought and with great mixed feelings, I feel it is now best for me to move on, allowing a new vision to guide and represent the Breeders of Ontario. I have other opportunities I wish to pursue and spend more time with family while dedicating more time to my training business and enjoying my farm”, stated Peter in his letter to the Board.
As you plan for the upcoming 2024 Breeding season, there are 5 new stallions standing in Ontario this coming year. The CTHS Ontario Stallion listing can be found at cthsont.com/sire-index. .
TORONTO, December 10, 2023 – Secret Reserve took $100,000 Steady Growth Stakes, for Ontario-sired 3-year-olds and up, contested at 1 1/16 miles over the Woodbine Tapeta.
TORONTO, December 9, 2023 – Fashionably Fab secured her fourth straight score courtesy of an impressive performance in Saturday’s $100,000 La Prevoyante Stakes, at Woodbine.
Shamans Girl breaks maiden in the Shady Well Stakes (Photo M. Burns)
TORONTO - December 2nd - Shamans Girl made an impressive first impression in the $150,000 Shady Well Stakes, on Saturday at Woodbine.The Harold Ladouceur trainee, supplemented to the six-furlong race for Ontario-bred or Ontario-sired 2-year-old fillies, sat last of six early as even-money choice Onella grabbed the lead shortly after the break and found herself one length ahead of her closest pursuer, Master Aragorn, through an opening quarter clocked in a brisk :22.27.Onella, an impressive winner in her career bow on October 14, continued to show the way through a half in :45.70, while Ryan Munger, aboard Shamans Girl, remained unhurried at the back of the pack.Swinging off the turn for home, Onella was confronted by the duo of Vandoo and Little Teddy, while Shamans Girl began to roll to the outside and hit her best stride mid-way down the lane.The daughter of Shaman Ghost-Ginger Brew wore down her rivals in late stretch and went on to notch a 3 ½-length triumph in 1:11.63. Vandoo finished a half-length ahead of Little Teddy for second. Red Eleanor, Onella, and Master Aragorn completed the order of finish.
TORONTO, December 2, 2023 – Frac Dancer hung on gamely to take the co-featured $150,000 Clarendon Stakes, on Saturday at Woodbine.
Equine Guelph is offering a 20% discount on their Winter Semester 12 week courses for 2024. Visit equineguelph.com or call (519)824-4120 for more information.
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The Canadian Thoroughbred Horse Society is a national organization, incorporated under the Animal Pedigree Act, representing breeders of Thoroughbred horses in Canada. There are division offices in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario and Saskatchewan.