Jorge Ricardo celebrates his 13,000th victory
43 years, 10 months and 9 days since his first victory, the legendary Brazilian jockey Jorge Ricardo “Ricardinho” won today his 13,000th victory, as he crossed the finish line first, in the first race of Gavea racecourses´s race meeting (Río de Janeiro). Descargar PDF
OSAF board meeting, August
On August 27th, members held their quarterly web meeting, presided by Mr. Miguel Crotto Sojo (Jockey Club Argentino), with the attendance of Mr. Carlo Rossi Soffia (Valparaiso Sporting Club), Pablo Piffaretti (Jockey Club Argentino), Ignacio Pavlovsky (Hipódromo Argentino de Palermo), Carlos Heller Solari (Club Hípico de Santiago), Gustavo Pavez (Hipódromo Chile), José Carlos Pires (Jockey Club de Sao Paulo), Alejandro Aguinaga (Jockey Club del Perú), Ramón Rionda (Hípica de Panamá and HRU S.A), Horacio Ramos (HRU S.A.), Oscar Bertoletti (OSAF CEO) and Silvina Koremblit,(OSAF Executive Secretary). Download PDF
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. […]