Thoroughbred Rules of Racing

RULE	DESCRIPTION	DATE OF INTRODUCTION
AR 2 and AR 88E	Definition of Bloodletting and Horses that have had a bloodletting procedure	May 1, 2024
LR.33A	Horse behaviour prevents collection of pre-race blood sample	May 1, 2024
LR.55A	Rider cameras	May 1, 2024
Multiple rules	Australian Rules of Racing amendments	Feb 1, 2024
Local Rules 64A, 64B, and 1	Spread of Weights/Minimum Top Weight at Acceptance Time, True Weights, and Definition of Feature Race	Nov 11, 2023
Local Rule 30	Time for Horse Arrival	Nov 11, 2023
Local Rule 129	Limit on the frequency of starts a horse may have in set period of time	Nov 11, 2023
AR88B, AR78, AR297	Rules + new Codes of Practice	June 1, 2023

**Historical versions of the local rules**
Rule Book
Rules of Racing - Thoroughbred (effective Nov 11, 2023)
Rules of Racing - Thoroughbreds (as at June 1, 2023)
Rules of Racing - Thoroughbreds (as at April 1, 2023)
Rules of Racing – Thoroughbred (as at Feb 1, 2023)
Rules of Racing - Thoroughbred Code (as at Nov 8, 2022)
Rules of Racing - Thoroughbred Code (as at Aug 1, 2022)
Rules of Racing - Thoroughbred code (as at May 1, 2022)
Rules of Racing - Thoroughbred code (as at March 1, 2022)
Rules of Racing - Thoroughbred code (as at Aug 1, 2021)
Local Rules - Thoroughbred racing (as at Sept 29, 2020)
Local Rules - Thoroughbred racing (as at Dec 16, 2019)
Local Rules - Thoroughbred racing (as at Dec 28, 2018)
Local Rules - Thoroughbred racing (as at Oct 11, 2018)
Local Rules - Thoroughbred racing (as at Dec 22, 2017)
Local Rules - Thoroughbred racing (as at Oct 18, 2017)
Local Rules - Thoroughbred racing (as at Aug 1, 2017)
Local Rules - Thoroughbred racing (as at June 26, 2017)

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