INTERNATIONAL CATALOGUING STANDARDS and INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS 2004 Established by the International Cataloguing Standards Committee Published by The Jockey Club Information Systems, Inc. in association with the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities The standards established by ICSC have been approved by Society of International Thoroughbred Auctioneers www.equineonline.com/icscbook TABLE OF CONTENTS Introductory Notes ..........................................................................v International Cataloguing Standards Committee ........................viii Society of International Thoroughbred Auctioneers......................xi International Grading and Race Planning Advisory Committee (IRPAC) ............................................................................................xiv Black-Type Designators for North American Racing ..................xv TOBA/North American Graded Stakes Committee ....................xvii List of Abbreviations ....................................................................xx Explanatory Notes........................................................................xxi Part I Argentina ................................................................................1-1 Australia ..................................................................................1-7 Brazil......................................................................................1-20 Canada ..................................................................................1-25 Chile ......................................................................................1-27 France ....................................................................................1-30 Germany ................................................................................1-36 Great Britain ..........................................................................1-40 Ireland....................................................................................1-47 Italy ........................................................................................1-50 New Zealand ..........................................................................1-52 Peru........................................................................................1-57 South Africa ..........................................................................1-59 United Arab Emirates ............................................................1-64 United States of America ......................................................1-65 Other Races............................................................................1-82 Index to Part I ........................................................................1-83 Part II Hong Kong ..............................................................................2-1 India ........................................................................................2-2 Japan ........................................................................................2-5 Panama ..................................................................................2-10 Puerto Rico ............................................................................2-11 Scandinavia ............................................................................2-13 Singapore/Malaysia ..............................................................2-14 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Part II continued Uruguay................................................................................2-15 Venezuela ..............................................................................2-16 Other Races ............................................................................2-19 Index to Part II ......................................................................2-20 Part III Austria......................................................................................3-1 Colombia..................................................................................3-2 Czech Republic ........................................................................3-3 Dominican Republic ................................................................3-4 Ecuador ....................................................................................3-5 Jamaica ....................................................................................3-6 Macau ......................................................................................3-7 Mauritius ..................................................................................3-8 Netherlands ..............................................................................3-9 Poland ....................................................................................3-10 Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of ....................................................3-11 Slovakia..................................................................................3-12 Switzerland ............................................................................3-13 Trinidad & Tobago ................................................................3-14 Turkey ....................................................................................3-15 Index to Part III......................................................................3-18 Part IV (Jumps) Australia ..................................................................................4-1 Czech Republic ........................................................................4-2 France ......................................................................................4-3 Germany ..................................................................................4-6 Great Britain ............................................................................4-7 Ireland ....................................................................................4-12 Italy ........................................................................................4-16 Japan ......................................................................................4-17 New Zealand..........................................................................4-18 Switzerland ............................................................................4-19 United States..........................................................................4-20 Index to Part IV......................................................................4-22 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Appendix to Post Publication Changes Argentina ................................................................................A-1 Australia..................................................................................A-2 Austria ....................................................................................A-3 Brazil ......................................................................................A-4 Canada ....................................................................................A-5 Chile........................................................................................A-6 Czech Republic ......................................................................A-7 France......................................................................................A-8 Germany..................................................................................A-9 Great Britain ........................................................................A-10 Hong Kong............................................................................A-14 India ......................................................................................A-15 Ireland ..................................................................................A-16 Jamaica..................................................................................A-17 Japan ....................................................................................A-18 Macau....................................................................................A-19 New Zealand ........................................................................A-20 Peru ......................................................................................A-21 Poland ..................................................................................A-22 Puerto Rico ..........................................................................A-23 Scandinavia ..........................................................................A-24 Singapore/Malaysia ..............................................................A-25 Switzerland ..........................................................................A-26 United States of America ......................................................A-27 International Statistics and Technical Information List of Approved Stud Books ..................................................5-2 2003 Statistical Information by Country ................................5-3 Percentage of Best Races ........................................................5-4 Purse Comparison ....................................................................5-5 Exchange Rates........................................................................5-6 2003 Excellence Information by Country................................5-7 2003 International Classifications ........................................5-21 Index to International Classifications ....................................5-34 iv I N INTRODUCTORY NOTES T R The 2004 edition of International Cataloguing Standards contains information O important to Thoroughbred breeders,