Breeders’ Cup Limited will again partner with the Kildare-based Equine MediRecord (EMR), who will provide their equine welfare compliance software platform for the 2024 Breeders’ Cup World Championships November 1st & 2nd at Del Mar Thoroughbred Club in Del Mar, California, it was announced today.
EMR sells and maintains a software platform which allows for the full veterinary history of each racehorse to be recorded securely, ensuring the best possible horse welfare as well as aiding with crucial anti-doping procedures. The new system EMR has developed for the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Del Mar will automatically inform trainers from across the world of the safety and integrity regulations, including those that have been introduced by the Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA), that need to be followed, along with what documents need to be submitted through the system to allow horses to run in the Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar. The Breeders’ Cup has long been a leader in creating and adopting world-class regulations to ensure the welfare and safety of the human and equine athletes competing at its event.
The Breeders Cup at Del Mar joins an impressive list of EMR clients, including 1S/T Racing, the British Horseracing Authority, the Jockey Club of Saudi Arabia, Racing Victoria, and the Arabian Racing Organization. EMR first provided their system to the Breeders’ Cup World Championships at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky in 2020. EMR has developed a new system to help connections comply with this year’s rules and regulations pertaining to equine welfare and anti-doping protocols.
In 2022, EMR received a multi-million-dollar investment from Merit Holdings, who own Business Infusions, the largest equine veterinary software group in the world. EMR has now also joined the Business Infusions group.
EMR already boasts a number of endorsements from key stakeholders in the United States, including the Executive Director of the California Horse Racing Board, Scott Chaney, 1S/T Racing Chief Veterinarian Dr. Dionne Benson, and Dr. William Farmer, co-leader of the Breeders’ Cup Veterinary Team and Equine Medical Director for Churchill Downs.
Equine MediRecord CEO Pierce Dargan said: “It is a privilege to work with the Breeders’ Cup again for this year’s running of the Breeders Cup World Championships in Del Mar. We believe our Equine MediRecord system has a role to play in the movement to help ensure that our children will be able to enjoy horse racing the way we have for generations—to be a part of that work is an honour and highly rewarding.”
With the sport and its integrity in the spotlight, the Irish innovation is sure to be adopted by more top racing organizations who are looking to ensure best possible welfare and anti-doping practices for the horses in their care.
For more information about Equine MediRecord, visit: www.equinemedirecord.com
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