HOW TO IDENTIFY A HORSE THAT HAS BEEN
REGISTERED IN AUSTRALIA.

The Registrar of Racehorses is the custodian of all identification information pertaining to thoroughbreds registered in Australia. Applications for identification should be sent to the Registrar together with the search fee of A$50.

To identify a thoroughbred it is necessary to supply him with the following information.

1. Draw all white markings in black on the diagram above.

2. Draw in the whorls where they appear on the horse using this symbol: *

3: Draw in scars.

4. Complete the following:

Sex of horse:

Colour of horse:

Age of horse:
(The lower figure on the off side gives the decade eg 26 over 5 means the 26th foal branded with the brand in 1975 or 1985 or 1995. The teeth will give the correct decade.)

The address is

Registration Officer
Registrar of Racehorses
RacingNSW
PO Box 867
Mascot. NSW 1460
Australia

Telephone: Local (02) 9551 7514, International +61 2 9551 7514
Fax: Local (02) 9551 7519, International +61 2 9551 7519

The ATBC can give you the race performance of the horse when the name has been found. E-mail name to atbc@atbc.com