INTERNATIONAL CATALOGUING STANDARDS and INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS 2014 Maintained by The International Grading and Race Planning Advisory Committee (IRPAC) Published by The Jockey Club Information Systems, Inc. in association with the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities The standards established by IRPAC have been approved by the Society of International Thoroughbred Auctioneers www.ifhaonline.org/standardsBook.asp TABLE OF CONTENTS Introductory Notes ........................................................................vii Guidelines for Consideration ........................................................ix International Cataloguing Standards Committee ........................xiii International Grading and Race Planning Advisory Committee (IRPAC) ....................................................................................xiv Society of International Thoroughbred Auctioneers....................xvi Black-Type Designators for North American Racing ..................xx TOBA/American Graded Stakes Committee..............................xxii International Rule for Assignment of Weight Penalties..............xxv List of Abbreviations and Explanatory Notes............................xxvi 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 ..........................................................................1-39 Ireland ....................................................................................1-48 Italy ........................................................................................1-51 Japan ......................................................................................1-53 New Zealand ..........................................................................1-59 Peru ........................................................................................1-63 South Africa ..........................................................................1-65 United Arab Emirates ............................................................1-70 United States of America ......................................................1-72 Other Races............................................................................1-85 Index to Part I ........................................................................1-86 Part II Hong Kong ..............................................................................2-1 India ........................................................................................2-2 Macau ......................................................................................2-5 Malaysia ..................................................................................2-6 Panama ....................................................................................2-7 Puerto Rico ..............................................................................2-9 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Part II continued Scandinavia............................................................................2-10 Singapore ..............................................................................2-11 Turkey ....................................................................................2-13 Uruguay ................................................................................2-15 Venezuela ..............................................................................2-17 Zimbabwe ..............................................................................2-20 Other Races............................................................................2-21 Index to Part II ......................................................................2-22 Part III Austria......................................................................................3-1 Belgium....................................................................................3-2 Czech Republic........................................................................3-3 Dominican Republic ................................................................3-4 Ecuador ....................................................................................3-5 Hungary ..................................................................................3-6 Jamaica ....................................................................................3-7 Korea........................................................................................3-8 Mauritius................................................................................3-10 Mexico ..................................................................................3-11 Netherlands ............................................................................3-13 Poland ....................................................................................3-14 Qatar ......................................................................................3-15 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ....................................................3-16 Slovakia..................................................................................3-17 Spain ......................................................................................3-18 Switzerland ............................................................................3-19 Trinidad & Tobago ................................................................3-20 Index to Part III......................................................................3-21 Part IV (Jumps) Australia ..................................................................................4-1 Czech Republic........................................................................4-2 France ......................................................................................4-3 Germany ..................................................................................4-7 Great Britain ............................................................................4-8 Ireland ....................................................................................4-15 Italy ........................................................................................4-21 Japan ......................................................................................4-22 iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Part IV (Jumps) continued New Zealand ..........................................................................4-23 Switzerland ............................................................................4-24 United States..........................................................................4-25 Index to Part IV......................................................................4-27 Appendix to Post Publication Changes Argentina ................................................................................A-1 Austria ....................................................................................A-2 Canada ....................................................................................A-3 Chile........................................................................................A-4 Czech Republic ......................................................................A-5 Dominican Republic ..............................................................A-6 Ecuador ..................................................................................A-7 France......................................................................................A-8 Germany..................................................................................A-9 Great Britain ........................................................................A-11 India ......................................................................................A-23 Ireland ..................................................................................A-24 Italy ......................................................................................A-28 Jamaica..................................................................................A-29 Japan ....................................................................................A-30 Macau....................................................................................A-31 Malaysia................................................................................A-32 Mauritius ..............................................................................A-33 Mexico ..................................................................................A-34 Panama..................................................................................A-35 Poland ..................................................................................A-36 Puerto Rico ..........................................................................A-37 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ....................................................A-38 Slovakia ................................................................................A-39 South Africa ..........................................................................A-40