| Was your mare Not Served in 2011? | 31 Jan 2012 |
 A reminder to lodge Not Served mare returns by 31 March. To access the Online mare return program, log on via the home page and select the ‘Online Services’ / ‘Lodge Mare Return’ header. If your mare has died or you have retired her from breeding, please advise us to enable her records to be closed. This can be completed by logging onto the home page and selecting the ‘Online Services’ / ‘Update Horse Details’ header. |
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| Thoroughbred Matings For 2011 | 27 Jan 2012 |
 The Keeper of the Australian Stud Book, Michael Ford, reported that Thoroughbred mating figures for the 2011 season are significantly lower than those for the 2010 season. To date, 21,550 mares have been reported as being mated for the covering season which officially commenced 1 September 2011. In 2010, 24,140 mares were mated while in 2009, 24,610 mares were covered. While the 2011 matings are currently 10% less than the 2010 figures, Ford expected the difference to be 7% after late reports are lodged for a total of 22,500 mares to be covered by 700 stallions. The indications are that the breeding industry will not return to the pre-global financial crisis days when over 26,000 mares were mated year after year but Ford does not see this as detrimental. ‘There are sufficient coverings to produce enough foals for racing purposes,’ Mr Ford stated. Some interesting facts:
• 45 shuttle stallions covered 4,356 mares or 20% of the 21,400 reported matings compared with 4,566 (20%) in 2010 and 4,238 (17%) in 2009;
• Only one stallion, Fastnet Rock with 224 mares and standing at Coolmore, covered more than 200 mares. In 2008, six stallions covered more than 200 mares so what was perceived as a worrying trend then has now diminished;
• There were 66 stallions with more than 100 matings in 2011 compared with 77 in 2010;
• 442 or 68% were Australian-bred stallions, the same percentage as in 1990 when 2,500 stallions covered 35,500 mares. USA stallions are favoured next at 16%;
• 17 of the top covering 20 stallions were Australian bred, continuing the vote of confidence in the local product;
• 47% of mares were covered in NSW (up 2%), 24% in Victoria (up 1%), 15% in Queensland, 10% in Western Australia, 3% in South Australia and 1% in Tasmania. |
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| Reminder to Stallion Proprietors | 04 Jan 2012 |
| A reminder to Stallion Proprietors that Declarations of Service for December coverings are due by 15 January. Studs lodging service dates Online, log on to the home page and select Online Services/Declarations of Service/Add Service. Studs lodging service dates electronically through a stud management program (Ardex, Equimaster or Stable-Eyes), please email file. |
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| Australian Racing Fact Book | 02 Dec 2011 |
| The Australian Racing Board has released their thirteenth edition of the Australian Racing Fact Book, its annual reference guide to the Australian Thoroughbred racing industry. Copies of the Fact Book can be requested from the Australian Racing Board by email: jhoward@australianracingboard.com.au or can be downloaded from the ARB website: www.australianracingboard.com.au |
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| Mare Return Reminder | 26 Sep 2011 |
| A 5% discount applies for breeders lodging Online. Payment options for both Online and Telephone lodgement include credit card, BPay or cheque. If you choose the BPay or cheque payment option, the ASB office must receive payment within 7 days of lodgement to ensure the return is accepted at the standard fee. |
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| Attention Breeders | 20 Jul 2011 |
 To ensure that any potential 2011 covering stallion is eligible to stand for Australian Stud Book purposes, please check the ASB website prior to sending your mare to be covered. You can check if the stallion is eligible by information displayed on his header block on our website. If the stud’s contact details and 2011 advertised service fee is displayed on the right hand side of his name, the stallion is financial and eligible to stand. If a comment of “Stallion return not yet received for 2011 season” is displayed, or for first season sires - no stud details or comment is displayed, the stallion is not financial or eligible to stand. If your mare is covered by an ineligible stallion, the service or resulting foal cannot be accepted into the Australian Stud Book. |