Dr. WANG Zhenshan

Secretary-General of China Stud Book Committee

(photo by Wen LI)

Note: the report is written by Dr. WANG Zhenshan and is trasnlated by Wen LI.

In 1994, with the approval from Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Civil Affairs, China Stud Book Committee (CSBC) was founded.

In 2002, CSBC was the only legal thoroughbred registration organization in China approved by International Stud Book Committee (ISBC).

On September 19, 2014, CSBC made internal adjustments in order to reform and strengthen the work of thoroughbred registration.

(photo by Wen LI)

On October 21, 2014, CSBC’s working conference was held at Animal Husbandry Department of Ministry of Agriculture and Mr. JIA Youling was selected as the director of CSBC.

From 20^th to 22^nd of January, 2015, Dr. Kyo Shimizu, Secretary-General of Asian Stud Book Committee (ASBC) came to Beijing to inspect the work of CSBC and provided guidance for the solution of some issues in the registration.

The Volume IV of China Stud Book (2011-2014) is completed and registered 51 broodmares, 7 stallions, 5 colts and 6 fillies. It also corrected some errors in Volume III and made some additions.

From 2015 onwards, all China's thoroughbreds will be implanted with microchips to their necks.

From 18^th to 24^th of August, 2015, at the invitation of Japan Association for International Racing and Stud Book (JAIRS), Mr. BAI Xu and Ms. ZHANG Jinfeng from CSBC paid a 7-day visit to Japan to learn thoroughbred registration and do some research about horseracing.

(photo by ARC, Wen LI served as the interpreter at ASBC meeting)

On September 7, 2015, CSBC held a thoroughbred registration seminar in Beijing to popularise the knowledge of thoroughbred registration.

In 2015, there are 378 thoroughbred registered and given passports. Among these thoroughbreds, there are 170 horses, 204 mares and 4 geldings. Among these registered thoroughbreds, there are 39 stallions and 69 broodmares.

Registration of Thoroughbreds in 2015

In the thoroughbreds registered in 2015, there are 49 of them born in 2012, 65 in 2013, 45 in 2014 and 9 in 2015.

The colts and fillies which were born from 2012 to 2015, registered in 2015:

From 2011 to 2015, the majority of thoroughbreds in China were imported (1,537). The main departure country is New Zealand, followed by Australia, USA, Japan and Ireland (see below). Only a limited number of the thoroughbreds imported from New Zealand have Export certificates. This is a very big issue.

China has imported 1537 thoroughbreds from 2011 to the end of 2015.

In 2015, China exported 4 thoroughbreds, in two batches, to USA.

Export of 4 Thoroughbreds to USA in 2015
    (1) Beat of the Drum(IRE)：bay，mare. Date of birth: March 27, 2010
    (2) Alcott (NZ)：bay, gelding. Date of birth: September 17,2009.
    (3) The Ferryman (IRE)：bay，colt. Date of birth: April 11,2010.
    (4) Mongolian Prince (NZ)：bay, colt. Date of birth :Oct. 27, 2012.

Please click here for the video of Beat of the Drum's win in the USA. It is the first win for thoroughbreds holding Chinese passport. 

We are grateful to the thoroughbred registration organisations in Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, USA, etc. for their great support. Special thanks to the staff of Japan Association for International Racing and Stud Book, for their detailed training to our staff members.