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Permanently Protected Names (Current Year)
Horse Name (Country) Year of Birth Added By Date Added Reason
Accelerate (USA) 2013 IFHA 11/6/2018 8:51:00 AM 1ST G1 2018 Breeders' Cup Classic
Cross Counter (GB) 2015 IFHA 11/6/2018 8:52:00 AM 1ST G1 2018 Lexus Melbourne Cup
Enable (GB) 2014 IFHA 11/6/2018 8:52:00 AM 1st G1 2018 Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe & 2018 Longines Breeders' Cup Turf
Poet's Word (IRE) 2013 IFHA 7/28/2018 4:59:00 PM 1ST 2018 G1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Quarteto de Cordas (BRZ) 2014 IFHA 6/11/2018 9:56:00 AM 1ST G1 2018 Grande Premio Brasil
Roaring Lion (USA) 2015 IFHA 9/17/2018 5:11:00 AM 1ST 2018 G1 Qipco Irish Champions Stakes
Thunder Snow (IRE) 2014 IFHA 4/8/2018 12:15:00 PM 1ST G1 2018 Dubai World Cup sponsored by Emirates Airline
Temporarily Protected Names
Horse Name (Country) Year of Birth Added By Date Added Reason
Cracksman (GB) 2014 GREAT BRITAIN 2/20/2018 8:29:00 AM Highest Rated GB-Trained Horse, 2017; co-3rd highest rated in world 2017
Justify (USA) 2015 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 6/11/2018 8:49:00 AM 2018 American Triple Crown Winner
Stradivarius (IRE) 2014 GREAT BRITAIN 10/29/2018 9:25:00 AM First horse to win the five famous British Cup races


APPENDIX 9

RULES ADOPTED BY THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
FOR ESTABLISHING THE INTERNATIONAL LIST
OF PROTECTED NAMES FROM 2006
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The list of Protected Names is updated as follows :

1.- Racehorses :

a)  Automatic addition of the names of the winners of the following 11 most important international races
for 3 y.o. and upwards :

  •  
  • South America (2) :                 - Gran Premio Carlos Pellegrini
  •                                              - Grande Premio Brazil.
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  • Asia (4) :                                - Melbourne Cup
  •                                              - Dubai World Cup
  •                                              - Hong Kong Cup
  •                                              - Japan Cup
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  • Europe (3) :                            - Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe
  •                                              - King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes
  •                                              - Irish Champion Stakes.
  •  
  • USA (2) :                                - Breeders’ Cup Classic
  •                                              - Breeders’ Cup Turf.
  •  

b)  Countries can propose to the IFHA Executive Council for approval, a maximum of 3 additional names
per year of racehorses whose form justifies such a protection. Each such request must be supported
by the following information:

 

  • the name of the horse
  • sex
  • colour
  • country of birth
  • the year of its birth
  • the name of the sire
  • the name of the dam
  • the name of the dam’s sire

 

with the suffix
  •  
  • Justification for the request
  • Race record.

 

2. - Breeding stock :

  • Protection is given to :

 

-Broodmares who have produced at least two Group 1 winners and one other Black Type winner.

-Stallions who have produced at least 15 individual Group 1 winners.

Only those Group 1 races listed under Part I of the International Cataloguing Standards would qualify for consideration.

The Secretariat of the International Stud Book Committee will update this list on a quarterly basis.

b) Countries can propose to the ISBC for approval, a maximum of 3 additional names per year of broodmares and stallions whose record at stud justifies such protection.  Each such request must be supported by the following information:
- the name of the horse
- sex
- colour
- country of birth
- the year of its birth
- the name of the sire, with suffix
- the name of the dam, with suffix
- the name of the dam’s sire, with suffix
- Justification for the request
- Progeny record