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BARBADOS
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BRAZIL
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CHILE
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COLOMBIA
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CYPRUS
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DENMARK
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FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND
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GUATEMALA
HUNGARY
INDIA
ITALY
JAMAICA
JAPAN
KAZAKHSTAN
KENYA
KOREA
LEBANON
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MALAYSIA
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PANAMA
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PERU
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POLAND
PORTUGAL
QATAR
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RUSSIA
SAUDI ARABIA
SERBIA, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
SLOVAKIA
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SOUTH AFRICA & ZIMBABWE
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SWITZERLAND
SYRIA
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REGULATIONS OF THE GREEK STUD BOOK
The Greek Stud Book is the official record of the breeding activities of thoroughbreds in Greece.

DEFINITION OF A THOROUGHBRED
A Thoroughbred is a horse which is recorded in a Thoroughbred Stud Book approved by the International Stud Book
Committee at the time of its official recording.

1: QUALIFICATION
For a horse to be eligible to be recorded in the Greek Stud Book all of the following requirements must be satisfied:
A.

Must be traced down all its lines of its pedigree either in the Greek Stud Book or in a Stud Book
approved by the International Stud Book Committee (see List of Approved Stud Books)
LIST OF APPROVED STUD BOOKS

ARGENTINA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
AZERBAIJAN
BAHRAIN
BARBADOS
BELGIUM & LUXEMBURG
BRAZIL
BULGARIA
CHILE
CHINA
COLOMBIA
COSTA RICA
CROATIA
CYPRUS
CZECH REPUBLIC
DENMARK
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
ECUADOR
FINLAND
FRANCE
GERMANY
GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND
GREECE
GUATEMALA
HUNGARY
INDIA
ITALY
JAMAICA
JAPAN
KAZAKHSTAN
KENYA
KOREA
LEBANON
LITHUANIA
MALAYSIA
MEXICO
MOROCCO
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NORWAY
PANAMA
PARAGUAY
PERU
PHILIPPINES

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PORTUGAL
QATAR
ROMANIA
RUSSIA
SAUDI ARABIA
SERBIA, BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA
SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA
SOUTH AFRICA & ZIMBABWE
SPAIN
SWEDEN (a-register)
SWITZERLAND
SYRIA
THAILAND
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
TUNISIA
TURKEY
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
USA, CANADA & PUERTO RICO
URUGUAY
VENEZUELA

B. To prove satisfactorily eight recorded crosses consecutively with horses qualified in category A above,
including the cross of which it is the progeny, and to have satisfied the performance and approval condition as
set out for foals below.
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C. be promoted from the Greek Non-Thoroughbred register when the following conditions are all satisfied.
a.

The horse can prove satisfactorily eight consecutive crosses with "Thoroughbreds" including the cross of
which it is the progeny.

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The horse can show in its pedigree, such performances in racing open to thoroughbreds as to warrant its
assimilation with them.

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The promotion is approved by the unanimous agreement of the International Stud Book Committee.

2. ELIGIBILITY FOR FOAL REGISTRATION

2.1 It is a condition of registration that all foals born in 2001 and thereafter are DNA/blood typed and parentage
tested by a laboratory officially appointed by the Jockey Club of Greece.
2.2 The horse must be the result of a Stallions mating with a Mare which is the physical mounting of a Mare by
a Stallion with intromission of the penis and ejaculation of semen into the reproductive tract. As an aid to the
mating and if authorised by the Stud Book Authority of a country certifying the Thoroughbred, a portion of
the ejaculate produced by the Stallion during such mating may immediately be placed in the reproductive
tract of the Mare being bred. ?????
2.3 A foal is not eligible for registration unless a Certificate of Covering and a Live Foal/No Foal Report have
been submitted by the Breeder to the Stud Book Authority and the foal has been identified and sampled by an
official or authorized vet of the Jockey Club of Greece.
2.4 An application to register a foal may be refused either if its reported colour is inconsistent with the registered
coat colours of its stated parents, or if the reported gestation period of its dam is significantly at variance with
the generally accepted limits.
2.5 Natural gestation to produce an eligible foal must take place in, and delivery must be from, the body of the
same Mare in which the Foal was conceived. Any Foal resulting from or produced by the processes of
Artificial Insemination, Embryo Transfer or Transplant, Cloning or any other form of genetic manipulation
not herein specified, shall not be eligible for recorded.
Nnotwithstanding the above where reasonable doubts exist about the eligibility of a foal (e.g. Parentage test
only against its sire or only against its dam) the Stud Book Authority may reject registration. In this case the
owner may appeal against this decision to the Board of Stewards whose decision will be final.
3. LICENSING OF THOROUGHBREDS FOR BREEDING
3.1. REGISTRATION OF STALLIONS
All male horses, in order to be eligible for breeding, have to be registered as stallions starting from the 2010
season (15/02), by the Stud Book Authority of the Jockey Club Of Greece until 14/2/2010, one day before the
beginning of the covering season (15/2). The stallion registration is annual.
For the registration of a stallion, the following procedure must be followed:

Complete the relevant application form ( Registration of stallion application), which then is sent to
the Jockey Club of Greece between 01/12 and 14/02 every year, accompanied with the passport of
the horse. In case of loss of the passport, an application for a duplicate passport application must be
completed.

The above application must be accompanied by acceptable documents verifying the ownership
which must be submitted to the Jockey Club.
ACCEPTABLE OWNERSHIP DOCUMENTS
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Invoice of Sale or
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Official declaration of sale by the Salesman or
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A Private Agreement of ownership assignment between the salesman and the buyer with an
attested signature of the salesman and the buyer for B. and C. (unless they are both present at
the submission of the document to the employee of the Jockey Club of Greece).

The fee for the registration of stallion, within the acceptable time limits, until the 14 th of February
every year, for a Greek-bred horse or for a foreign bred horse that participated in races in Greece is
100 (each year). This fee can automatically be charged on the owners/breeders account or paid
cash.

Since all the registration requirements are fulfilled the covering book for every stallion is handed to
the stallion owner or his representative. There are 3 copies for every numbered covering certificate.
(one for official use, one for the stallion owner and one for the mare owner)

The signature on the covering sheet of the stallion owner, is considered that he no longer has any
financial claim from the mare owner. In other case, the owner of the stallion does not sign the
covering sheet and informs the Stud Book of the Jockey Club of Greece in writing.
If an owner of a stallion has not registered his stallion within the acceptable time limit (until 14/2 at
the lowest fee of 100), then the fee for late registration is 200 from 15/2 to 31/7 (covering season).
In case a male horse is imported during the covering season or a male horse is proven to have retired
and gone to stud the fee is 200.
All covering books are returned to the Stud Book of the Jockey Club of Greece as follows:
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until 30 September of the covering year, no fee
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from 1/10 until 30/11, fee 100
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from 1/12 until 14/2, fee 300
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after the 15th of February (new covering season), fee 500

REQUIREMENTS OF REGISTRY
MALE HORSE BORN IN GREECE
1.
Must be 3 years old or above
2.
Must be a thoroughbred
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Must have an official and registered name in the Stud Book
4.
Must not be under a questionable ownership
5.
The 100 fee must have been paid
IMPORTED MALE HORSE PARTICIPATED IN GREEK HORSE RACES
1.
Must be 3 years old or above
2.
Must be a thoroughbred
3.
Must have an official and registered name in the Stud Book
4.
Must not be under a questionable ownership
5.
The 100 fee must have been paid
IMPORTED MALE HORSE WITH INTENTION TO BECOME A STALLION
1.
Must be 3 years old or above and be born in a country with a recognized and approved Stud
Book by the International Stud Book Committee.
2.
A sale invoice must have been presented.
3.
An Export Certificate must have been sent to the Jockey Club of Greece from the exportation
country.
4.
An official Jockey Club veterinary must have taken markings of the horse
5.
The horses passport must have been send to the Jockey Club of Greece along with the
application form
6.
The 100 fee must have been paid
3.2. REGISTRATION OF BROODMARES
All female horses in order to be eligible for breeding, have to be registered as broodmares starting from the 2010
season by the Stud Book Authority of the Jockey Club Of Greece until 14/2/2010, one day before the beginning of
the covering season (15/2). This registration only takes place once in their entire breeding carrier.
For the registration of a broodmare, the following procedure must be followed:

Complete the relevant application form ( Registration of broodmare application), which then is sent
to the Jockey Club of Greece between 01/12 and 14/02 every year, accompanied with the passport of
the horse. In case of loss of the passport, an application for a duplicate passport application must be
completed.

The above application must be accompanied by acceptable documents verifying the ownership
which must be submitted to the Jockey Club.
ACCEPTABLE OWNERSHIP DOCUMENTS
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Invoice of Sale or
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Official declaration of sale by the Salesman or
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A Private Agreement of ownership assignment between the salesman and the buyer with an
attested signature of the salesman and the buyer for B. and C. (unless they are both present at
the submission of the document to the employee of the Jockey Club of Greece).
The fee for the registration of a broodmare, within the acceptable time limits, until the 14th of February every
year, for a Greek-bred horse or for a foreign bred horse that participated in races in Greece is 50, and of an
imported for breeding purposes only broodmare is 100. This fee is paid only once for the entire breeding
carrier. This fee can automatically be charged on the owners/breeders account or paid cash.
REQUIREMENTS OF REGISTRY
FEMALE HORSE BORN IN GREECE
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Must be 3 years old or above

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Must be thoroughbred
Must have an official and registered name in the Stud Book
Must not be under a questionable ownership
The 50 fee must have been paid

IMPORTED FEMALE HORSE PARTICIPATED IN GREEK HORSE RACES

1.
Must be 3 years old or above
2.
Must be thoroughbred
3.
Must have an official and registered name in the Stud Book
4.
Must not be under a questionable ownership
5.
The 50 fee must have been paid
IMPORTED FEMALE HORSE WITH INTENTION TO BECOME A BROOD MARE
1.
Must be 3 years old or above and be born in a country with a recognized and approved Stud
Book by the International Stud Book Committee.
2.
A sale invoice must have been presented
3.
An Export Certificate must have been send to the Jockey Club of Greece from the exportation
country
4.
An official veterinary must have taken marks of the horse
5.
In case of a pregnant mare the covering certificate must have been presented for the
registration of its foal
6.
The horses passport must have been send to the Jockey Club of Greece along with the
application form
7.
The 100 fee must have been paid
ARREARS REGISTRATION PENALTIES
When an owner of a broodmare decides to use his horse for breeding for the first time it would be best to
follow the procedure above as soon as possible.
In case a covering certificate is received by the Stud Book Department of the Jockey Club of Greece
concerning a new mare which hasnt been registered as a broodmare, the Stud Book department will
notify the owner, who will have to follow the proper procedure until 31/12 of the covering year (late
registration), with no extra charges.
If the owner fails to register the broodmare until 31/12, he will be charged with a 250 fee as long as he
registers the mare as a brood mare the year that the foal is born (1/1/ and on). Otherwise he will be
charged with a 1000 fee provided that he registers the brood mare within 31/12 of the year that the foal
is considered 3 years old.
4. COVERING SEASON
The covering season starts on the 15th of February and ends on the 31st of July.
5. COVERING CERTIFICATES
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Every stallion owner must issue a Covering Certificate of for each mare covered in which the following
details are mentioned:
- Name of the mare owner.
- Name of the mare.
- Name of the stallion.
- Date of the first and the last covering.
Also a declaration confirming that artificial insemination and embryo transfer or transplant or cloning or
any other form of genetic manipulation not herein mentioned, were not used and that the identity of the
mare was verified against her passport before covering took place. This Certificate should be given to the
mare owner and a copy sent to the Jockey Club of Greece within 10 days of the end of the covering
season.
The mares that have not been covered while still in breeding should be mentioned in the special list of
"not covered mare" otherwise they will be considered to be withdrawn from breeding. When a Covering
Certificate relating to a particular mare who has not conceived for one or more covering seasons has not
been submitted, then a Live Foal Report will not be acceptable unless a suitable explanation about the
unreported years has been submitted to the Jockey Club of Greece and accepted by the Board of
Stewards.

6. REGISTRATION OF FOALS

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At the beginning of each year pre-printed Live Foal/ No Foal Reports will be sent to the breeders by the
Jockey Club of Greece according to coverings of the previous year. If a breeder does not receive these
reports by the time the foal is born, he must request them from the Jockey Club of Greece. The Live
Foal/No Foal Report is an official document to be completed by the breeder to declare the results of the
coverings as well as a declaration that the covering that took place was natural and not embryo transfer
or transplant or cloning or any other form of genetic manipulation, not herein mentioned.
The Live Foal/No Foal Report consists of two separate sections.
The first page is completed only in case of birth of a live foal and includes:
a. The name of the breeder.
b. The name of the sire
c. The name of the dam.
d. The date of birth of the foal.
e. The sex of the foal.
f. The coat colour of the foal.
g. Twins must be indicated
The second section must be completed when no live foal is born or if it dies soon after birth. It includes
the name of the sire and dam and the reason that there is no foal (e.g. barren, aborted, died since birth,
dead twins etc).
The Breeder must enter all facts on the Live Foal/ No foal Report and must sign it. It must then be sent to
the Jockey Club of Greece within 15 days of the birth of the foal or within 15 days of the discovery of
being no live foal to record, and at least until the 30th of September of the foaling year without fee
charge.
6.2 After the Jockey Club of Greece has received the Live Foal/ No Foal Reports the identification and the
parentage testing of the foal will be arranged.
These procedures are conducted simultaneously by an official vet of the Jockey Club of Greece or by a
vet designated by the Jockey Club of Greece. To identify the foal a special document, the Certificate of
Foal Registration/ DNA sampling Certificate must be completed.
This document consists of two separate sections:
The front side includes the following data which are to be completed:
a. The name of the sire and dam.
b. The sex, coat colour and the date of birth of the foal.
c. The diagram and the written description of the foal.
d. The Life Number of the foal.
e. The name, signature and stamp of the official vet.
f. The name of the breeder.
The reverse constitutes the DNA/blood type sampling report and includes the following:
a. A statement by the vet concerning DNA sampling.
b. The name and the coat colour of the sire and dam of the foal as well as the date of foaling and the coat
colour of the foal. The above document is signed by both the official or authorized vet who has
conducted the identification and the drawing of the DNA samples and the breeder of the foal who
through his signature certifies the items based upon his information and agrees that the correct samples
were taken from the correct foal and accepts the identification as accurate.
6.3 Upon satisfactory completion of the Certificate of Foal Registration/ DNA sampling and the supply of an
acceptable DNA sample to the Jockey Club of Greece, and provided that the results of the test conducted
by the laboratory do not show any exclusion of the stated parentage of the foal, a Passport for the foal
will be issued.
6.4 The satisfactory description of the foal and the provision of an acceptable DNA sample must be
completed before weaning. All identity documents must contain at least 5 identity features.
6.5 ARREARS OF LIVE FOAL REPORT
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A 50 fee is imposed for every foal from 1 October until 31 December of foals born date.
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A 200 fee is imposed on from 1 January until 31 December of the year that the foal is considered
yearling.
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A 500 fee is imposed on from 1 January until 31 December of the year that the foal is considered
2 years old.
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3 years old.
7. REPORT OF DEATH
In case of death of a registered horse the owner must, within 15 days report it to the Jockey Club of Greece and
send a Death Certificate issued by a veterinary surgeon concerning the cause of death together with the
passport of the dead horse.
8. INSPECTION OF STUDS

The Stewards of the Jockey Club of Greece have the discretion to appoint licensed officials to inspect studs in
Greece. If a foal is born before January 1st it may be registered in the Greek Stud Book with the approval of
the Stewards but it will become a yearling on January 1st following the actual date of its birth.
9. ISSUE OF PASSPORT
9.1. A passport has been issued for every horse foaled in 1991 and onwards and registered in the Greek Stud
Book. For horses foaled earlier than 1991 a foal identity document has been issued. These documents
include the name and the pedigree of the horse, the diagram and the written description of the foal, the
endorsement of acceptance by owners trainers or their appointed agents, medicinal treatment and
medication records, vaccinations inspection and endorsement for foreign travel for racing or breeding
purposes, health information and other society registrations. The passports are not a certificate of
ownership.
9.2. While the passport remains the property of the Greek Jockey Club it must accompany the horse at all
times. It is also the responsibility of all owners, breeders and trainers to use the Passport to check the
identity of each horse in their care, and to sign the relevant page in the Passport to signify that the
identity has been confirmed. Any identity doubt should be reported to the Jockey Club of Greece
immediately.
9.3. Any loss of the passport must be reported to the Jockey Club of Greece immediately. For the issue of a
duplicate Passport, new markings will be taken from the horse and be compared with those kept in file.
If no difference is shown a duplicate Passport will be issued after payment of a fee (see Fee Schedule) to
include the costs of obtaining the new markings. Where there are any identity doubts, DNA/blood typing
test will be carried out at the expense of the applicant.
10. OFFICIAL INSPECTION
When a horse is first sent to the racecourse, or at any other stage designated by the Jockey Club of Greece, the
official Veterinary surgeon will check the identity of the horse against its Passport. New acquired markings
may be added to this Passport, or where any doubt exists as to the true identity of a horse, the vet may require
that a sample is taken for a DNA/blood type test, together with new markings.
11. NAMING OF FOALS
11.1 To name a foal, new markings must be supplied on the Name Registration Form/ Microchip
Implantation, which is included in the passport on a separate page, by an official vet of the Jockey
Club of Greece. At this stage, (new markings), the vet of the Jockey Club of Greece implants a
microchip which is supplied by the Jockey Club and completes the Microchip Implantation Form
which is signed by the vet who implanted the relevant microchip and the owner/trainer who was
present at the time of implantation. The microchip is implanted in the area of the left mid.crest.
MICROCHIP IMPLANTATION FORM
The microchip Implantation Form includes the following data, microchip number (adhesive label),
name of the horse, year of foaling, name of dam.
The above document is signed by both the official or authorized vet who has conducted the
implantation and the owner/trainer of the foal who through their signature certify that the correct
label has been attached and accept the identification as accurate.

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The Name Registration Form includes the following data, the name of the breeder/owner, the name
of the sire and dam of the foal, the sex, the date of birth and its markings, also three alternative
choices of name. If the first name is not accepted, the second one may be given and so on. This
form is completed and signed by the owner and the vet and sent to the Jockey Club of Greece,
together with the Passport.
Naming will be based upon availability of the names claimed and compliance with the naming
rules as stated below.
A horse should be named as soon as possible after its registration as a foal and at least by 1st April
in its two old year. After this date a name may be granted at the discretion of the Stewards of the
Jockey Club of Greece and upon payment of a late naming fee.
Names of foals which will not be for sale may be claimed at any stage after birth, with priority
given to the first applicant if more than one person applies for the same name. No name may be
registered until it is accepted by the Jockey Club of Greece. The final approval of a name is granted
by the Board of Stewards of the Jockey Club of Greece. The Registration Section will publish the
list of approved names.
The owner must write the name of his choice legibly and correctly on the Naming Registration
Form. If it is a foreign name he is obliged to write it in Latin characters with the correct spelling in
the way this is spelt in the language of its country of origin. A clear and concise explanation or
translation is required in the above case. An explanation must also accompany coined or made up
names which have no apparent meaning.

11.6
11.7
11.8

Only the owner of the foal or yearling has the right to name it.
Names may not be claimed or reserved by telephone.
No change of name will be permitted after approval by the Board of Stewards and publication in
the list of approved names. Exceptionally, in case of change of ownership, the name of a horse may
be changed provided the horse has not raced. A new registration is made under his new name and
the owner must pay a change-name fee (see Fee Schedule).
11.9
The change of a name already registered and published can only be requested from the Authority
which originally registered that name.
11.10
It is forbidden to use names of stallions before a period of 15 years after their death or 15 years
after the last recorded year in which they covered mares or at 35 years of age (whichever is the
soonest).
11.11
It is forbidden to use names of broodmares before a period of 10 years after their death or 10 years
after the last recorded year in which they were covered or produced a foal, or at 25 years of age.
11.12
It is forbidden to use names of horses before a period of 5 years after their death or at 20 years of
age (whichever is the soonest)
11.13
The following categories of names are not eligible for use:
a.
Names of horses included in the International List of Protected Names.
b.
Names of more than 18 characters, signs or spaces.
c.
Names of a public persons, unless with their or their families' written permission.
d.
Names that are followed by numbers.
e.
Names which are made up entirely of or include initials, figures, hyphens, full-stops, commas, signs,
exclamation marks, inverted commas, forward or back slash, colon or semi-colon.
f.
Names, the meanings, pronunciation or spelling of which may be considered obscene or insulting,
names considered in poor taste, or names that may be offensive to religious, political or ethnic groups.
g.
They start with a sign other than a letter.
h.
Names of winners of the Greek Derby and of 1000 and 2000 Guineas as well as outstanding Greek
stallions and broodmares that have produced winners of Derbies and 1000 and 2000 Guineas.
i.
Names which in spelling they are identical to and in pronunciation, identical or similar to a protected
name or a name registered for a horse whose year of foaling is within ten years of that of the horse in
question.
12. EXPORTATION OF HORSES
12.1
12.2

The exportation of a Thoroughbred registered in the Greek Stud Book is subject to the jurisdiction of the
Jockey Club of Greece according to the regulations which are in force.
The Stud Book Authority of Greece should send officially to the Jockey Club or the Stud Book Authority
of the country of destination,
a. A Stud Book Certificate/ Export Certificate including the pedigree, the written description and
diagrams of the markings, the name and address of the consignee, the date of exportation, the country
of destination and the Greek Stud Book reference.
b. In case of exportation of a mare in-foal, the Covering Certificate.
c. The blood type/ DNA type if requested, must be exchanged between stud book authorities.
d. The passport must be endorsed and accompany the exported animal.

13. REGISTRATION OF A BREEDER OF A FOAL IN THE GREEK STUD BOOK

The breeder of a foal is the person or entity whose name has been lodged with the Greek Stud Book as
being the owner of the mare at the time that her foal was dropped, unless a special contract has been sent
to the Jockey Club of Greece (selling of the foal or part of it before its birth).
Where the ownership of a mare is in doubt, no foal will be registered until this doubt has been removed
to the satisfaction of the Jockey Club of Greece.
14. HORSE DNA-TYPING
14.1.

All horses foaled in 2001 and onwards, are DNA-typed and parentage tested as a condition for
registration. If the parentage testing shows that a foal is excluded from its stated pedigree it will not be
registered in the Stud Book unless the case is clarified completely to the satisfaction of the Jockey Club
of Greece.
14.2. The Jockey Club of Greece may accept the registration of such a foal under a pedigree other than the
one stated provided that the case is examined thoroughly and irrefutable evidence is produced certifying
the correctness of the identity of the foal under its new pedigree to the satisfaction of the Board of the
Stewards.
14.3. If the foal is accepted by the Jockey Club of Greece under its new pedigree a new Covering Report is
submitted to the Stud Book Authority and new markings are taken under the new corrected pedigree
data in replacement of the old one.
14.4. The procedures to be followed in case of parentage inconsistency are:

o
o
o

The Stud Book Authority will notify in writing the breeder or the owner of the foal that the
parentage testing has shown that the DNA type of the foal is inconsistent with the DNA type of
either or both of its reported parents and will ask for a second sample to confirm the findings of the
first.
The Book Authority will ask the breeder to provide a satisfactory explanation as to how the original
exclusion was caused. All explanations must be received in writing within 30 days of the request.
If no written reply is made by the breeder or the owner of the foal within the above mentioned time,
the registration of the foal will be denied or revoked, in which case the foal can be used neither in
racing nor in breeding.
DNA-typing and parentage testing may be repeated by the decision of the Jockey Club of Greece in
the following cases:
a.
If the Board of the Stewards determines that the identity of a foal is in doubt.
b.
In every legal process or court order.

Officially designated laboratory for DNA typing, for the Greek Stud Book is:
The Department of Immunogenetics, Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford,
Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 7UU.
15. DEADLINES
15.1. Declaration of Mare/Stallion gone to stud.
This must be completed before the horse goes to stud.
15.2. Covering Certificate
This must be completed by 30th September of the breeding year.
15.3. Live Foal/No Foal Report
This must be completed no later than 15 days after the
foaling date, or within 15 days of discovering that there will be no foal to record.
15.4. Foal Registration Form/Microchip Implantation Form
This must be completed after the second month of date of birth and before weaning.
15.5. Name Registration Form.
This must be completed by April 1st of the yearling year to avoid paying extra fee.
15.6. Report of death of a horse registered in the GrSB
This must be reported within 15 days of the incident.
15.7. Identification of the imported horses
This must be done within 10 days of the date of importation.
16. FEE SCHEDULE
16.1. Foal Registration/DNA-sampling 145
16.2. Mare/Stallion DNA- sampling 125
16.3. Naming
16.3.1.
Within the deadline of April 1st 55
16.3.2.
After the deadline of April 1st 140
16.3.3.
Change of name 285
16.4. Passport loss and issue of a duplicate 285
16.5. Issue of Stud Book Certificate 65
16.6. Registration of Stallion 100
16.7. Late registration of Stallion (art. 3)
16.8. Registration of Broodmare 50
16.9. Late registration of Broodmare (art.3)
17. DECEPTIVE PRACTICES AND PENALTIES
The Board of the Jockey Club of Greece has the right, at discretion for such reasonable time as they
consider warranted under the facts and circumstances to deny the registration of a horse in the Greek
Stud Book as well as the privileges deriving from this registration or to impose penalties on any person
who:
a. Has intentionally altered or submitted late a Mare Covering Report, a Live Foal/No Foal Report etc
or any other document in connection with the registration of a foal in the Greek Stud Book.
b. Has intentionally altered or counterfeited or forged a Live Foal/No Foal Report, a Certificate of
Exportation, or Stud Book Certificate, the Identity Document or any other document issued by the
Jockey Club of Greece in connection with the registration of horses.
c. Has intentionally misrepresented a horse's identity, name, age, pedigree, markings, blood type, DNA
type or any other information.
18. OBJECTIONS

The Jockey Club of Greece makes every effort to be fare and accurate in the application of the Stud
Book Rules; therefore they grant the right of raising an objection to any person who faces a charge of
violation of the principal Stud Book Rules or upon whom penalties have been imposed for the same
reason.
The objection must be in writing and submitted to the Jockey Club of Greece within 20 days of the
announcement of the decision and set forth in detail.
The reasons for which the objector thinks the decision that the Jockey Club of Greece has taken is
incorrect or should be modified and any facts including documents or other written material which may
be useful to the Jockey Club of Greece for reconsideration of the case.
All objections will be decided by the Board of the Stewards of the Jockey Club of Greece. However, if
the Chairman thinks that the case needs further consideration, he may refer it to the Stud Book
Committee or to any other relevant committee, which he himself will constitute. After inquiring into the
matter the Committee will submit findings of fact to the Board of Stewards for the final determination of
the objection.