International Federation of Horseracing Authorities

The International Federation of Horseracing Authorities will hold its 54th International Conference of Horseracing Authorities in virtual format this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference typically takes place in Paris the day after the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, but this year the format will take the shape of a series of videos released during the first two weeks of October. The focus of the conference will be the pandemic, and will feature pre-recorded Zoom discussions with prominent racing executives, participants, and stakeholders who have been conducting...

An equine digital passport solution, which would ensure the efficient cross-border movement of sport, racing and breeding horses beginning in 2021, was proposed by the International Horse Sports Confederation Taskforce (IHSC) for Brexit and European Union Animal Health Law on Tuesday. The proposal would allow for the free movement of horses between Great Britain and Europe following the end of the Brexit transition period in December 2020 and would also meet the requirements of the new European Union Animal Health Law Legislation, which begins on Jan. 1, 2021. Operational at...

The annual Longines World's Best Racehorse and Longines World's Best Horse Race Ceremony will be live streamed by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA). Slated for Jan. 22, the ceremony will be held at The Landmark hotel in London and begin at 2:45 p.m. local time. The stream will be available at www.ifhaonline.org, as well as the Longines World's Best Racehorse Facebook page. In 2018, Cracksman (GB) (Frankel {GB}) and Winx (Aus) (Street Cry {Ire}) shared the title of Longines World's Best Racehorse, while the G1 Qatar Prix de...