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Horse Exportation Update From Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine

The Irish Government’s Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine has released updated advice for horse movement through Great Britain beginning on New Year’s Day, Horse Racing Ireland announced on Thursday. The new guidelines are intended for those transporting horses and the Trader Notice, which outlines procedures for export certification to Britain from Jan. 1, as well as information on movements to and from France and Northern Ireland, may be accessed here.

The new guidelines are summarized as follows for each equine exporter from Ireland to Great Britain:

Register with DAFM.
Register on TRACES.
Contact DAFM Regional Veterinary Office (RVO) re. export health certificate (EHC)
Arrange examination of equines by Private Veterinary Practitioner (PVP).
Submit PVP certificate to RVO.
Arrange for Great British-based importer to submit advance notification to UK Import system.
Include the Unique Notification Number (UNN) issued by this system to the TRACES EHC consignment details
Complete consignment details on TRACES and submit to RVO.
Forward scan of completed, signed and stamped certificate via GB-based agent to GB import system.
Ensure signed EHC accompanies horse to GB.

Finally, those moving horses should also register with Revenue and fulfil customs requirements around each horse movement. More details are available on HRI’s updated Brexit Guidance from Dec. 18- www.hri.ie/Brexit. In addition, the Irish Government is extending the ban on travel from Britain until Jan. 6 and HRI also extends its advice that no Irish-trained horses or jockeys should travel to Britain for competition or vice-versa during this travel ban.

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Irish-Trained Horses/Jockeys Will Not Compete in UK Due to Travel Ban

Following the news that the Irish Government has banned UK travel, no Irish-trained horses or Irish jockeys will compete in the UK through Dec. 31, Horse Racing Ireland announced on Tuesday. The travel ban will expire on New Year’s Eve. In addition, declarations for UK-trained horses to race in Ireland will not be accepted during that time frame.

“The concern from Government is very clear: these are exceptional times and a travel ban with the UK is a once-in-a-generation occurrence,” said Horse Racing Ireland Chief Executive Brian Kavanagh. “Irish racing has followed Government advice at all times during COVID-19 and will continue to do so. In that regard, we are advising that no Irish-trained horses or jockeys should travel to the UK for competition between now and Dec. 31, and no UK horses or jockeys should travel in the opposite direction.”

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HRI Releases 2021 Budget

Horse Racing Ireland’s 2021 budget has been approved, with measures to combat the threats of COVID-19 and Brexit key among the priorities.

Brian Kavanagh, chief executive of Horse Racing Ireland, said, “The HRI budget for 2021 is set in the context of two lifetime challenges hitting the sector simultaneously and the priority is to shield the industry from the impacts of both Covid-19 and Brexit, while being cognisant of the welfare of our horses and the people that work with them. Thanks to the effort of many, the finances of Horse Racing Ireland are stable as we come to the end of one of the most challenging years any of us will ever face. The Board wishes to acknowledge the effort and sacrifices made within the industry this year and is pleased to announce a progressive budget for 2021 which is aimed at giving some clarity in an uncertain environment.

“In framing its budget, HRI is following the key objectives set out in our Strategic Plan for the industry 2020-2024 which was launched earlier this year. The quality of the Irish racing and breeding product remains strong and, working within our plan, I am confident that we can put 2020 behind us and look forward with some optimism.”

Budgeted prizemoney for 2021 is €60.7-million, with the return of minimum prizemoney levels to €10,000 a priority. Fourteen extra fixtures have already been announced, taking the overall total to 384.

The budget also includes government funding toward the redevelopment of the Irish Equine Centre in Johnstown, Co. Kildare. This project will ensure the highest possible standards of disease prevention and surveillance within the industry. The budget also makes provisions for an all-weather track at Tipperary and a new racecourse grant scheme to enhance stable yard capacities. HRI noted it will work with racecourses in 2021 on a case-by-case basis to assist them with mitigating the impact of COVID-19. Budget provision has also been made for a national awareness campaign for the safe return to race-going when appropriate.

The board has approved €14-million for integrity and racecourse services, and €1.3-million to support breeders and the sale of Irish-bred horses in light of the double threats of COVID and Brexit.

Kavanagh continued, “2020 was a year when prudence with the industry’s finances was an absolute necessity and the resilience of our sector enabled many to get through the year. That said, 2020 was anything but normal and the spectacle of high quality racing in front of empty stands was a depressingly familiar sight. Regrettably this new normal will continue to be the theme as we head into 2021, although recent developments regarding vaccines and travel do allow some cause for optimism regarding a safe return to more normal activity.

“The allocations in Budget 2021 have been guided by the HRI Strategic Plan for the industry with growth in fixtures and prize money targeting increased participation in the sector. HRI will ensure that our prize money remains internationally competitive and we will announce a new scheme in early 2021 to provide financial support to the breeding industry and assist Irish vendors in the post Brexit environment. The Irish Tote alliance with the UK Tote Group will commence from 1st January 2021 following the issue of a new seven-year Tote licence by the Government in October, while the latest phase of redevelopment of Leopardstown has just been completed, although unfortunately we will not be able to showcase it to the public at the forthcoming Christmas Festival.”

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Dundalk Adds Four Fixtures

Four additional Dundalk fixtures have been added for early 2021 to cope with the recent high number of entries at the track and the significant number of horses that have been balloted out of races at Dundalk’s last three meetings.

The additional meetings will take place on Jan. 11 (afternoon), Jan. 20 (evening), Feb. 1 (afternoon) and Feb. 17 (afternoon).

Jason Morris, HRI director of racing, said, “We have had representations from the Irish Racehorse Trainers Association, the Restricted Trainers Association and the Association of Irish Racehorse Owners, all of whom have expressed serious concern. We are therefore pleased to be able to provide these additional opportunities during January and February to augment the existing programme. We envisage scheduling four or five races at each of these new meetings to allow for potential divides of multiple races to create eight-race cards at the additional fixtures. This approach has worked well in the past.

“We are grateful to Dundalk Racecourse for agreeing to contribute towards the funding of these meetings, as is the case with any additional fixtures allocated to racecourses. The dates and times for these meetings have been reviewed with SIS to identify the most beneficial slots from a betting turnover perspective and we are grateful to them for supporting the scheduling of these additional meetings. We have also liaised closely with Racing TV to ensure that we are maximising broadcast coverage for these new fixtures.”

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