‘Horses in My Care’ is the section on RÁS that records all Thoroughbred horses (horses with Weatherbys-issued/recognised Stud Book-issued passports) in your care and control. Care and control is the term that describes a Trainer’s responsibility for everything connected with the horses management, care, health and well-being, when in training, at the racecourse or after its racing career has finished on a Trainer’s Licensed Premises/Training Establishment (approved yard or yards if you have more than one) or at any other location, such as a Veterinary Clinic, as instructed by a Trainer.
All Trainers must notify HRI and record the location of all Horses in their care and control for the purpose of traceability, welfare, and compliance with the Rules of Racing and legislation. Trainers are required to record the whereabouts of all Thoroughbred horses at their Training Establishment or otherwise in their care and control, both named and unnamed.
Failure to do so will leave the Trainer liable to disciplinary action in accordance with the Rules of Racing and may lead to referral to other authorities such as the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.
Returned in Trainers Care refers to the practice of notifying HRI of all Thoroughbreds at their Training Establishment or otherwise in their care and control. A Trainer must ensure that all Thoroughbreds (whether named or unnamed) at their Training Establishment or otherwise in their care and control are included on your ‘Horses in My Care’ list on RÁS. Horses can be returned as either ‘Racing Active’ or ‘Racing Inactive’.
‘Racing Active’ is the status of a Thoroughbred horse that is returned in a Trainer’s care and control and is race entry ready. For a Trainer, this means the horse is ready to race, with the ownership registered with HRI, an authority to act in place, foreign performances returned as required and vaccinations up to date.
‘Racing Inactive’ is the status of any other Thoroughbred horse that is returned as being present on the Trainers Training Establishment or otherwise in a Trainer’s care and control that is not Racing Active. There are many reasons why a horse may be on your Training Establishment or otherwise in your care and control and is not Racing Active. Some examples are rest period, injury, pre-training, Point to Point horse, breeding stock, youngstock, permanently retired, leisure horse or horses which are in the care and control of another person but are on your Training Establishment.
After logging into RÁS, navigate to Registrations, choosing the ‘Horses in My Care’ option. Alternatively select the ‘Horses in My Care' quick link from the ‘Home Page’.
Under the Registrations menu on RÁS, choose the ‘Horses in My Care’ option. Alternatively select the ‘Horses in My Care' quick link from the ‘Home Page’. Click ‘Add Horse’ and follow the steps
Under the Registrations menu on RÁS, choose the ‘Horses in My Care’ option. Alternatively select the ‘Horses in My Care' quick link from the ‘Home Page’. The screen opens with a list of horses currently in your care. From this list, select the horse you wish to update by clicking on the ‘Edit’ icon. The screen opens to show you details on the selected horse. Click the ‘Update Return Status’ button, select ‘Racing Active’ from the drop-down menu and follow the steps.
Under the Registrations menu on RÁS, choose the ‘Horses in My Care’ option. Alternatively select the ‘Horses in My Care' quick link from the ‘Home Page’. The screen opens with a list of horses currently in your care. From this list, select the horse you wish to update by clicking on the ‘Edit’ icon button. The screen opens to show you details on the selected horse. Click the ‘Update Return Status’ button, select ‘Racing Inactive’ from the drop-down menu and follow the steps.
Under the Registrations menu on RÁS, choose ‘Horses in My Care’ from the drop-down menu. Alternatively select the ‘Horses in My Care' quick link from the ‘Home Page’. When adding a new horse to your care on RÁS, you will be asked to declare if the horse is using the Curragh Training Gallops at that time. Select yes or no as appropriate. Thereafter, should you need to update this status, click the ‘Edit Horse’ icon beside the horse you wish to update. Click the ‘Update Curragh Training Gallops’ button and update as necessary.
Yes. All Thoroughbred Horses in the care and control of a Trainer must be notified to HRI on RÁS as being in their care. In this case, you can return the Horses in your care with a status of ‘Racing Inactive’ and choose the inactive reason ‘Point to Point horse’. Where a Horse is to run on the racecourse in a race for Certified Hunters e.g. Hunter Steeplechase or Point to Point bumper, then the status of the Horse return must be updated to ‘Racing Active’ before you can make an entry.
Horses must be registered on RÁS as being in your care and control at least 14 clear days prior to Raceday. The Horse can have a return status of ‘Racing Inactive’ or ‘Racing Active’ until they need to be entered (Horses must be returned as Racing Active to make an entry) but they must be in your care and control for at least 14 clear days prior to Raceday. For the avoidance of doubt the 14 clear days referred to above does not include either the day the Horse is notified to HRI as being in the Trainer’s care or the day of the race. For example, a horse that is due to race on 25th June would have had to be returned in your care no later than 10th June.
Under the Registrations menu on RÁS, choose ‘Horses in My Care’ from the drop-down menu. Alternatively select the ‘Horses in My Care' quick link from the ‘Home Page’. Click the ‘Edit Horse’ icon beside the horse whose ownership you wish to change and follow the steps. Note: If the new owner is not yet registered with HRI, you can still notify HRI by selecting one of the ‘owner not registered’ options and inputting new owner details when prompted.
Under the Registrations menu on RÁS, choose the ‘Horses in My Care’ option. Alternatively select the ‘Horses in My Care' quick link from the ‘Home Page’. Click the ‘Edit Horse’ icon beside the horse you wish to make ‘Permanently Retired’. Click the ‘Update Return Status’, select ‘Permanently Retired’ from the drop-down menu and follow the steps. These steps will include submitting accurate details on the reasons for permanent retirement and also details of the horse’s retirement plan. (Full demonstration videos will be available on RÁS). Prior to returning a horse as permanently retired, please ensure you have the owner’s approval in advance, as to make an application to reverse this status can be a lengthy process and may incur considerable veterinary fees. See HRI Directive 16.
Under the Registrations menu on RÁS, choose ‘Horses in My Care’ from the drop-down menu. Alternatively select the ‘Horses in My Care' quick link from the ‘Home Page’. Click the ‘Edit Horse’ icon beside the horse you wish to update as gelded and follow the steps.
Under the Registrations menu on RÁS, choose the ‘Horses in My Care’ option. Alternatively select the ‘Horses in My Care' quick link from the ‘Home Page’. Click the ‘Edit Horse’ icon beside the horse you wish to mark as deceased. Click the ‘Update Return Status’ button, select ‘Deceased’ from the drop-down menu and follow the steps. (Full demonstration videos will be available on RÁS). Reminder: the passport of the deceased horse must be returned to the Racing Department in HRI or Weatherbys Ireland.
No. Horses must be notified to HRI on RÁS as being in your care and control for 14 clear days prior to Raceday. The Horse can have a return status of ‘Racing Inactive’ or ‘Racing Active’ until they need to be entered (Horses must be returned as Racing Active to make an entry) but they must be in your care and control for a full 14 clear days prior to Raceday. For the avoidance of doubt the 14 clear days referred to above does not include the day the Horse is notified to HRI as being in the Trainer’s care or the day of the race. For example, a Horse that is due to race on 25th June would have had to be returned in your care no later than 10th June.
No. Horses must be notified to HRI on RÁS as being in your care and control for 14 clear days prior to Raceday. For the avoidance of doubt the 14 clear days referred to above does not include the day the Horse is notified to HRI as being in the Trainer’s care or the day of the race. For example, a Horse that is due to race on 25th June would have had to be returned in your care no later than 10th June.
The naming application will link to the unnamed horse on RÁS. When the name is registered, it will update the previously unnamed horse with the horse’s name. The Horse will remain under your care and control and will not need to be re-returned as being in your care. Please note unnamed horses will have a return status of ‘Racing Inactive’. Therefore, once the Horse is named, it is your responsibility to update the return status to ‘Racing Active’ on RÁS before you can make an entry for this horse.
Yes. All Thoroughbred horses in the care and control of the Trainer must be notified to HRI, regardless of age. In this case, you can return the horses in your care with a status of ‘Racing Inactive’ and choose the most appropriate inactive reason e.g. youngstock, pre-training, breeding stock, store horse.
If your Licence to Train is not renewed before the first day in March, any horses which you had previously notified to HRI as being on your Training Establishment or otherwise in your care and control will be automatically returned out of training.
When your licence is subsequently renewed by the IHRB you will have to re-notify HRI of any horses which are on your Training Establishment or otherwise in your care and control at that time and these horses must be in your care and control for 14 clear days prior to Raceday.
Consequently, you are strongly encouraged to ensure there is no interruption in your Licence to Train should you wish to have runners in early March.
Yes. Any Thoroughbred Horse in your care and control must be notified to HRI as being in your care. The restriction on your licence refers to the number of horses returned at a status of ‘Racing Active’, previously called ‘Returned in Training’. All other Thoroughbreds in your care and control must be notified to HRI with a status of ‘Racing Inactive’.