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Racing NSW today announced the introduction of phase two easing of restrictions permitting horses to travel from Victoria into NSW.
They indicate consistent with advice received from its biosecurity experts, that it is appropriate to review its position given the reduction in the amount of daily new cases in Victoria and the stabilisation of the infection rate.
Phase Two will allow all horses currently located in Victoria to be transported into NSW, subject to the Racing NSW Policy for the Transportation of Horses from Victoria.
There are specific details for safe requirements of that policy change including:-
- Cleansing of transport vehicles prior to travelling into NSW.
- Use of one transport driver.
- Application being made to and approval provided by Racing NSW Stewards prior to transportation.
- Horses to be transported to a spelling property or pre-training property that is not located on a NSW racecourse and horse must not be transported directly to a NSW racecourse or licensed stables and must remain on the spelling property or pre-training property for a minimum of 48 hours prior to being transported to a racecourse of licensed stable.
- All personnel undertake social distancing when loading and unloading horses.
- Ensuring all gear used to transport the horses to be returned to the transport vehicle once the horse has been unloaded.
- Declaration of person at NSW property that receives horses confirming compliance with Racing NSW Policy for the Transportation of Horses from Victoria.
Full details/application forms are below:
Notice: Horses travelling from Victoria to NSW (effective 31 August 2020) - https://t.co/jb6QgAAOIW
— Racing NSW (@racing_nsw) August 31, 2020
