When is shoeing a gear change?

If your horse is to wear anything that is not considered to be a standard racing plate then you will need to notify the stewards. Also if your horse is wearing something non-standard and you wish to change back to standard plates then once again you will need to notify the stewards of this. As with any gear change it must be in at Queensland Racing before acceptance time for the race in which the horse is entered.

If you require any clarifications of these rules or want to apply for permission to use non-standard plates then contact Queensland Racing on 32699777 or www.queenslandracing.com

Photos of Approved Plates

Barrier Trials

Horses trialing in the metropolitan area of Brisbane are not required to be plated. The only exception to this is the first set of official trials at Doomben and Eagle farm that are qualifying trials for the Meynik and McDougall Stakes.

Australian Plating Rules

AR.141A. (1) No horse shall be permitted to start in any race unless it is fully shod with plates or tips that conform to the requirements of AR.141B, provided that in exceptional circumstances, the

Stewards may permit a horse to run barefoot or partly shod. The trainer bears sole responsibility for ensuring that horses are presented for racing in compliance with AR.141B.

(2) Prior to the acceptance time of any race for which a horse is entered, trainers must -

(a) obtain approval from the Stewards for the use of any synthetic hoof repair material hoof pads or any non-standard and/or therapeutic, racing plates or tips; and/or

(b) notify to the Stewards any change from tips to plates, or from plates to tips.

(3) To ensure compliance with the requirements for plating as prescribed in AR141B, the farrier's supervisor or any other person appointed by the Stewards shall be authorised to inspect all or any horses presented for racing.

(4) Any mishap to a plate or tip occuring in a race must be reported by the trainer to the Stewards without delay.

 

AR.141B (1) Plates and tips must be made of an approved material capable of being forged or moulded into shape. Tips must cover at least one third of the perimeter of the hoof.

(2) Plates and tips must not exceed 150 grams in weight, provided that upon application the Stewards may give permission for the use of approved therapeutic plates up to a weight of 170 grams.

(3) Plates and tips must be securely and properly fitted and must not protrude beyond the perimeter of the hoof. Plates must be secured by a minimum of five nails and tips by a minimum of three nails. The heads of nails must not protrude more than 2mm from the surface of the plate or tip.

(4) Forged or rolled toe and side clips are permitted provided such clips have blunt, rounded edges and do not exceed 15mm in height and 20mm in width. Steel inserts are permitted provided they are level with the surface of the plate.

(5) Bar plates are permitted, provide that the entire plate including the bar is in one piece. A bar may be welded or riveted to the plate provided that the surface of the bar is level with that of the plate.

(6) Heeled plates or caulks are not permitted in flat races. Cutting plates, grippers or any other form of plates or tips which in the opinion of the Stewards may be dangerous are not permitted.

(7) Hoof pads shall be of a material, design and weight approved by the Stewards.

 

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