History

Racing Australia is the peak body for Australian breeding and racing consisting of the six State and two Territory racing authorities which are recognised by the Australian Rules of Racing as Principal Racing Authorities (PRAs).

Racing NSW
Racing Victoria
Racing Queensland
Racing and Wagering
Western Australia
Racing SA
Tasracing
Thoroughbred Racing NT
Canberra Racing Club 

Our industry is one of the iconic industries of the nation with a long and proud history of achievement. As an industry, our economic contribution is around $9.5 billion with 51 per cent (or $4.8 billion) of economic activity generated in regional Australia. We provide jobs for approximately 75,000 Australians and nearly 160,000 participate in the Thoroughbred racing industry as a participant, employee or volunteer - 63 per cent of whom reside in regional areas. This includes 21,425 volunteers who assist and support racing clubs and participants. No industry or sport covers the breadth of our nation like Thoroughbred Racing.

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In September 2014, Racing Information Services Australia Pty Ltd (RISA) purchased the assets of the Australian Stud Book (ASB).   Subsequently on 13 April 2015, RISA along with its assets the ASB and AGT merged with the Australian Racing Board (ARB) to form one entity named Racing Australia Pty Ltd. On 18 September 2015, Racing Australia Pty Ltd ultimately converted from a proprietary company to a public company named Racing Australia Limited. 

The primary objective of the Company is to encourage and promote the Thoroughbred industry which includes the following: 

1. adopting, administering and amending the Australian Rules of Racing and the Rules of the Australian Stud Book;
2. ensuring the integrity of Thoroughbred breeding in Australia by maintaining the officially published records of Thoroughbred bloodlines in Australia in the form of the Australian Stud Book complemented by the Australian Rules of Racing;
3. establishing and conducting a national consolidated Racing Materials and information services business to service the Australian thoroughbred racing industry and other users of Racing Materials, including:
   1. developing a consolidated national uniform and standard system for the collection, processing, storage, dissemination and protection of Racing Materials;
   2. establishing, maintaining participation in such a consolidated national uniform and standard Racing Materials system by the Principal Racing Authorities and all others integral to the successful conduct of such system; and
   3. developing procedures to maximise the integrity, minimise duplication and data cleansing costs, with respect to all Racing Materials collected, processed and disseminated in the conduct of such a system;
4. maintaining information regarding the ownership and identity of Thoroughbred racehorses for racing in Australia and for export including acting as the Registrar of Racehorses complemented by the Australian Rules of Racing;
5. to conduct an efficient low-cost operation; and
6. the allocation of surplus funds by way of non-repayable grants to the Principal Racing Authorities in accordance with the principles of allocation set out in the Racing Australia Constitution for the purposes of encouraging and promoting thoroughbred horse racing in each of the States and Territories of Australia under the control of the various Principal Racing Authorities.
7. Racing Australia is a Software and Service company building and hosting in a private cloud the Single National System for the Australian Thoroughbred Racing Industry. Every core transaction of the industry on a national basis is now powered by the Single National System; and
8. Racing Australia is a Bureau Services company delivering over the top of the Single National System a diverse range of services which fully manage the processing and management of industry functions; and
9. Racing Australia is a content management and licencing company via the compilation of content, provision of systems to manage the content and the Copyright Licencing and Supply of Racing and Breeding Materials content; and

Racing Australia owned and operated industry functions include:

• Australian Stud Book
• Racing Australia Equine Genetics Research Centre
• Registrar of Racehorses
• Racing Australia Service Centre
- inclusive of Race Field Compilation and Industry Bureau Services
• Racing & Breeding Materials Supply & Copyright Licence
• Publishing
- inclusive of racebooks and digital products
• Single National System
- Single industry system facilitating all national industry business functions for the administration of Breeding and Racing.
• myhorseracing.horse
- National Portal for Breeders, Owners and Trainers to lodge and complete transactions.