South American Handicappers meeting, July
Between July 7th and 22nd, the members of OSAF Handicappers´ Committee held their quarterly web meeting. In attendance: Diego Montaño (URU), Head of Commitee, Oscar Bertoletti (OSAF CEO). From Argentina: Miguel Careri, Darío Serino, Gabriela Alonso, Pablo Sanroma; from Brazil, Vicente Britto and Ricardo Ravagnani; from Chile, Julián Bernal and Jorge Farfán; from Panama, Carlos Alberto de Oliveira and Armando Hill-Piña; from Peru, Carlos Ericsson; from Venezuela, Gustavo Sanson Curiel, and OSAF Executive Secretary , Silvina Koremblit. […]
British horseracing authority releases a plan to face Covid-19 pandemic affecting horseracing industry
The industry group coordinating work to respond to the coronavirus has today published an operational plan setting out work currently underway. The purpose of the plan is to protect the health of British racing’s people, horses and businesses during the pandemic and plan for the earliest possible resumption of racing and a strong recovery. The plan provides an overview of the wide and comprehensive range of activity, led by the Industry’s COVID-19 Group, to meet the challenges to the racing industry presented by the pandemic. It sets out objectives for five key streams of work, including finance, people, equine health and welfare, resumption and recovery. […]
OSAF recommendations for the use of the whip
Given the general concern about the correct use of the whip throughout the World – as a corrective tool used for jockeys during racing – OSAF reaffirms the advice noted to its member racecourses, to see that IFHA´s Principles of Good Practice are followed, while it gives a series of specific recommendations. […]
OSAF recommendations for equine welfare facing the Coronavirus (covid-19) pandemic
Due to the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak, and given the preventive health measures adopted by local authorities throughout the continent in order to avoid spreading and contaging the virus, OSAF recommends that the following Equine Welfare measures are followed in those racecourses which have temporarily stopped the racing and training activities. […]
Results: Longines Gran Premio Latinoamericano 2020
On Saturday 14th of March at 6:45pm, at San Isidro Racecourse, the running of the race which gathers the best South American Thoroughbreds took place. TETAZE (ARG) was the winner of this edition of Longines Gran Premio Latinoamericano (G1). The 3-year-old Argentine bred, son of EQUAL STRIPES and DELIRADA (ORPEN), was driven to victory by jockey Gustavo Calvente, winning for 2 lengths. Property of Stud Egalité del 9, the winner is trained by Roberto Pellegata and was bred by Haras Abolengo. […]
Ratified Runners: Post positions draw for Longines Gran Premio Latinoamericano and Longines CUP 2020
Today, at 10 a.m., at the main events room of Rosa Negra Eventos at San Isidro Racecourse training center, the post position draw for the upcoming Longines Gran Premio Latinoamericano and Longines Cup 2020 took place. Below, we share the names of the runners and their positions at the starter gates, next Saturday 14th of March: the 18 Latino runners, and the 18 fillies and mares to run the Longines Cup. […]